Internal conflict in Bangladesh

Internal conflict in Bangladesh
Date1989–present
LocationBangladesh
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

 Bangladesh

Islamists:

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1][2][3][4][5]

Leftists:

Commanders and leaders
Bangladesh Abdul Hamid (President of Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina (Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
Bangladesh A.K.M Shahidul Hoque (Inspector General of Police)
Bangladesh Mukhlesur Rahman (Additional IGP)		 Bangla Bhai  
Shaykh Abdur Rahman  
Abdullah al-Tasnim  (POW)
Abdun Nu  (POW)

The Internal conflict in Bangladesh is an ongoing small-scale guerrilla campaign, conducted by a number of Islamist and Leftist extremist factions.

Insurgent groups

The first Bangladeshi Islamist militant factions emerged in 1989, when a network of 30 different factions was established and expanded in the following years. The main goal of most Islamist groups in Bangladesh is to create a separate Islamic state, or to govern Bangladesh according to Sharia law. Islamist groups have conducted terrorist attacks against both the government and leftist insurgents.[6]

The left-wing groups Shadhin Janmobhumi and Janojuddah are known to operate in the south of the country.[6]

Timeline

On 14 April 2001, 10 people were killed in a series of bombings perpetrated by Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[7]

On 21 August 2004, HUJI militants perpetrated a grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka, resulting in 24 deaths and over 300 injuries.[8]

On 17 August 2005, a total of 500 bombs exploded in 300 location covering most of the territory of Bangladesh, 2 people were killed and 50 wounded in the incident. Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh later claimed responsibility for the bombings.[9]

On 17 September 2014, a rapid action battalion dismantled an insurgent weapon and explosive storage facility, located in the Satchhari forest, Chunarughat upazila, Habiganj, 112 rocket launchers and 14 sacks of explosive material were confiscated during the operation.[10]

On 18 September 2014, police arrested 7 JMB insurgents, including an top commander Abdullah Al Tasnim, in the Landing Station Port area. The militants intended to utilize 10 kilogrammes of liquid explosives, in a number of terrorist acts through the country, in order to establish cooperation with the ISIL.[11]

On 1 November 2014, a rapid action battalion operation led to the capture of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh's main coordinator Abdun Nur as well as four other militants, IED components were also seized.[12]

On 18 February 2015, two Jamaat-e-Islam rebels were killed in a shootout with policemen, in the Manirampur upazila of Jessore.[13]

On 23 February 2015, security forces raided an Islamist training camp, located inside a livestock farm in Banshkhali, Chittagong. A variety of firearms, ammunition, propaganda materials and training manuals were seized, 5 people were also detained in connection with the incident.[14]

On 8 March 2015, authorities uncovered a cache containing 130 bombs, as well as firearms and ammunition, in the Nunachhara hill of Sitakunda upazila, Chittagong. Three Shibir militants were also detained in connection with the incident. On the same day, a bomb was defused in the Natore Sadal town.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ISIL claims responsibility for Bangladesh mosque attack". Al Jazeera. 27 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Isil cell' plotted bombing campaign in Bangladesh, police claim". The Telegraph. 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Report: ISIL says it shot Italian in Bangladesh". USA Today. 29 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Italian priest attacked in Bangladesh". Al Jazeera. 18 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Australian citizens advised to leave Bangladesh in light of ISIL activities". bdnews24.com. 27 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Terrorism in Bangladesh". Academia. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "9 killed in bomb attack in Bangladesh". rediff.com. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Adiga, Aravind (30 August 2004). "Bangladesh: A democracy is shaken". TIME. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Bombs explode across Bangladesh". BBC News. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Huge arms, explosives haul seized in Habiganj forest". Daily Star. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "JMB trying to contact Islamic State". Daily Star. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Main coordinator of JMB captured". Daily Star. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "2 ‘Jamaat men’ killed in Jessore ‘shootout’". Daily Star. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Militants' training centre busted". Daily Star. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "3 Shibir men held with bombs, bullets in Ctg". Daily Star. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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