Why ISIS would never want to recruit an Indian

Also read: Why ISIS planning to attack India report is false

Amidst the hullabaloo surrounding Yakub Memon's hanging, USA Today reported that the Islamic State (ISIS) is planning a major attack on India, according to a document procured by American Media Institute. It predicted that an attack would provoke an apocalyptic confrontation with the US. Even if the US tries to attack with all its allies, which undoubtedly it will, the Muslim Ummah (community) would be united, resulting in the final battle.

The report further said that the ISIS sought to unite dozens of factions of the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban into a single army of terror. The 32-page Urdu document has been procured from a Pakistani citizen who has deep connections within the Pakistani Taliban and has been independently translated into English by a Harvard scholar and verified by several serving and retired intelligence officials.

However, the report was termed as rubbish by the Indian intelligence bureau (IB) and home ministry. "The document, if reports are to be believed, is the handiwork of senseless IS men," said joint secretary, internal security-I, MA Ganapathy.

There is enough evidence to suggest that the ISIS was created with the support of the US, with an intention to fight the Syria regime led by Bashar al-Assad, in keeping with America's decade-old strategy of supporting rebel and jihadi groups to fulfil their own interests. Even if the report is credible and true, the ISIS' plan of attacking India through their desired means looks seemingly difficult. Read more here.