Shibir, Maoists, BRN among most active non-state armed groups

February 26, 2014

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DHAKA, Bangladesh – Islami Chhatra Shibir, Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing, was named one of the world's most active non-state armed groups in 2013, local media reported.

Bangladeshis take an oath to resist Jamaat-e-Islami violence at a rally in Dhaka on December 16th. Jamaat student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir is the world's third most active non-state armed group, an international think tank announced Monday (February 24th). [Munir uz Zaman/AFP]

In IHS Jane's latest Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index released Monday (February 24th), Shibir was ranked third among ten such groups, bdnews24.com reported.

Thailand's Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) topped the list followed by the Taliban. The Communist Party of India (Maoist) and al-Qaeda in Iraq were fourth and fifth.

Matthew Henman, manager of Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, told Prothom Alo that Shibir got its ranking because of widespread violence and mayhem perpetrated in the build up to Bangladesh's January 5th elections.

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