Jamaat al-Dawah ila al-Quran wal-Sunnah (Arabic: جماعة الدعوة الى القرآن والسنة; Society for Dawah to the Quran and Sunnah), abbreviated as JDQS, also known as The Salafi Group,[4] was a militant Islamist organisation operating in eastern Afghanistan.
Founded around 1986 during the Soviet–Afghan War by Jamil al-Rahman as a splinter from the larger Hezbi Islami faction, Jamaat al Dawa al Quran was a Salafi organisation that hosted many Arab volunteers and received funding from sympathetic Saudi and Kuwaiti businessmen.[5] The group was able to establish the Islamic Emirate of Kunar, an Islamist mini-state in Kunar Province in 1991, but it quickly dissolved after attacks by Hezbi Islami and al-Rahman's assassination in 1991, however JDQ continued to operate.[1]
Following the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan, one faction of JDQ registered as a political party and took part in the 2005 Afghan parliamentary elections. Alleged arbitrary arrests and cultural insensitivity by coalition forces, along with loss of influence in the local Kunar administration, led to JDQ members joining the local insurgency as the Salafi Taliban.[6]
By the later part of the decade, JDQ began taking part in the insurgency against NATO and Afghan security forces in Korangal Valley.[7][8] In 2010, the group pledged allegiance to Mullah Omar, leader of the Taliban. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid released a statement announcing that JDQ was now a part of the Taliban.[2] The group no longer exists as JDQ but merged completely into the Afghan Taliban.
JDQ was involved in the September 2010 kidnapping of British aid worker Linda Norgrove,[3][4] who was accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue attempt.[9]
Designation as a terrorist organizationedit
Countries and organizations below have officially listed the group as a terrorist organization.
Three of the allegations Muslimdost faced during his Tribunal were:[11]
The detainee was a member of Jamaat ud Dawa il al Quran al Sunnat [sic] (JDQ).
Jamyat-u-Dawa-al-Quarani [sic] (JDQ) conducted training with several types of weapons in the Abdullah Abu Masood camp.
The JDQ is a militant religious school which trains students in military camps as well as classrooms. The JDQ has a militant wing and an assassination wing.
Muslimdost acknowledged being a member of the JDQ—fifteen years earlier, during the struggle to oust Afghanistan's Soviet invaders.
Muslimdost said the JDQ had a military wing, and practiced assassination.
Muslimdost said the JDQ had run training camps, and had tried to assassinate him.
The detainee is a member of Jamiat-e-Dawa-el-al-Qurani Wasouna [sic] (JDQ).
The detainee has met with HajiRohullah, leader of Jamiat-e-Dawa-el-al Qurani Wasouna [sic], and Loya Jirga, representative for the Konar region, on numerous occasions.
The First Islamic State: A Look Back at the Islamic Emirate of Kunar 23 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine – The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, February 2016
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Not to be confused with Jama at ud Da wah Jamaat al Dawah ila al Quran wal Sunnah Arabic جماعة الدعوة الى القرآن والسنة Society for Dawah to the Quran and Sunnah abbreviated as JDQS also known as The Salafi Group 4 was a militant Islamist organisation operating in eastern Afghanistan Jamaat al Dawah ila al Quran wal Sunnahجماعة الدعوة الى القرآن والسنةAlso known as The Salafi Group Salafi Taliban FounderJamil al RahmanDates of operationc 1986 1 2010AllegianceIslamic Emirate of Kunar 1991 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 2010 Active regionsKunar AfghanistanIdeologySalafi JihadismPart ofTaliban since 2010 2 Alliesal Qaeda Lashkar e Taiba negated 3 OpponentsIslamic Republic of Afghanistan 2001 2010 NATO 2001 2010 ISAF 2001 2010 Soviet Union 1986 1989 Republic of Afghanistan 1986 1992 Hezb e Islami Gulbuddin 1991 Battles and warsSoviet Afghan War Civil war in Afghanistan 1989 1992 Civil war in Afghanistan 1992 1996 Civil war in Afghanistan 1996 2001 War in Afghanistan 2001 2021 Preceded byIslamic Emirate of KunarSucceeded byTaliban Contents 1 Background 2 Designation as a terrorist organization 3 Combatant Status Review Tribunal 4 Training Camp 5 References 6 External linksBackground editFounded around 1986 during the Soviet Afghan War by Jamil al Rahman as a splinter from the larger Hezbi Islami faction Jamaat al Dawa al Quran was a Salafi organisation that hosted many Arab volunteers and received funding from sympathetic Saudi and Kuwaiti businessmen 5 The group was able to establish the Islamic Emirate of Kunar an Islamist mini state in Kunar Province in 1991 but it quickly dissolved after attacks by Hezbi Islami and al Rahman s assassination in 1991 however JDQ continued to operate 1 Following the 2001 US led invasion of Afghanistan one faction of JDQ registered as a political party and took part in the 2005 Afghan parliamentary elections Alleged arbitrary arrests and cultural insensitivity by coalition forces along with loss of influence in the local Kunar administration led to JDQ members joining the local insurgency as the Salafi Taliban 6 By the later part of the decade JDQ began taking part in the insurgency against NATO and Afghan security forces in Korangal Valley 7 8 In 2010 the group pledged allegiance to Mullah Omar leader of the Taliban Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid released a statement announcing that JDQ was now a part of the Taliban 2 The group no longer exists as JDQ but merged completely into the Afghan Taliban JDQ was involved in the September 2010 kidnapping of British aid worker Linda Norgrove 3 4 who was accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue attempt 9 Designation as a terrorist organization editCountries and organizations below have officially listed the group as a terrorist organization Country Date References nbsp United States 25 May 2016 3 Combatant Status Review Tribunal editHaving an affiliation with the organisation was raised by the Combatant Status Review Tribunal during the hearings of several detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention camp 10 isn names notes 561 Abdul Rahim Muslimdost Three of the allegations Muslimdost faced during his Tribunal were 11 The detainee was a member of Jamaat ud Dawa il al Quran al Sunnat sic JDQ Jamyat u Dawa al Quarani sic JDQ conducted training with several types of weapons in the Abdullah Abu Masood camp The JDQ is a militant religious school which trains students in military camps as well as classrooms The JDQ has a militant wing and an assassination wing Muslimdost acknowledged being a member of the JDQ fifteen years earlier during the struggle to oust Afghanistan s Soviet invaders Muslimdost said the JDQ had a military wing and practiced assassination Muslimdost said the JDQ had run training camps and had tried to assassinate him 798 Sahib Rohullah Wakil Two of the allegations Rohullah faced during his Tribunal were 12 The detainee is an Afghanistan citizen who is a high ranking member of Jama AT UL Dawa AL Qurani sic JDQ Jama AT UL Dawa AL Qurani sic JDQ is an Islamic extremist group operating in Pakistan which received funds from non governmental organisations located throughout the Middle East Rohullah testified that the JDQ was not an extremist group and had not had a military wing since 1991 Rohullah testified that all the JDQ s operations since the ouster of the communists have been humanitarian Rohullah testified that the JDQ had been supported by the Northern Alliance Sabar Lal Melma Three of the allegations Sabar Lal Melma faced during his Administrative Review Board hearing were 13 The detainee is a member of Jamiat e Dawa el al Qurani Wasouna sic JDQ The detainee has met with Haji Rohullah leader of Jamiat e Dawa el al Qurani Wasouna sic and Loya Jirga representative for the Konar region on numerous occasions Jamiat ul Dawa ul Qurani sic an Islamic extremist group with ties to the Pakistani Inter Service Intelligence Directorate consisted of Afghan refugees from camps in the Peshawar area This organisation supported the continued war in Kashmir Training Camp editCounter terrorism analysts and the United Nations assert that the Jamaat al Dawa al Quran maintained JDQ training camps or built its bases on former Lashkar e Taiba training camps 14 15 According to American counter terrorism analysts some Guantanamo captives continued detention was justified by staying at or other association with a JDQ training camp citation needed Allegations used to justify the continued detention of Amir Yakoub Mohammed Al Amir Mahmoud stated he attended and lived near a JDQ training camp 15 The training camp he was alleged to have attended was outside of Assad Abad where he trained on AK 47s M16s RPGs 82 mm mortar and an old piece of Soviet artillery He was alleged to have lived at the camp for a year following the Soviets defeat during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan where he worked with Abu Ekhlas Al Masri citation needed References edit a b The First Islamic State A Look Back at the Islamic Emirate of Kunar CTC Sentinel 19 February 2016 Archived from the original on 23 May 2017 Retrieved 28 May 2016 a b Statement from Kunar based Salafi Group on joining Taliban The Long War Journal 10 January 2010 a b c State Department Terrorist Designations of the Tariq Gidar Group and Jama at ul Dawa al Qu ran State gov 25 May 2016 Retrieved 29 May 2016 a b Salafist group allied with Taliban al Qaeda behind kidnapping of slain British aid worker The Long War Journal 12 October 2010 Hegghammer Thomas 2010 Jihad in Saudi Arabia Violence and Pan Islamism since 1979 Cambridge University Press p 46 Ruttig Thomas 14 January 2010 On Kunar s Salafi Insurgents Afghanistan Analysts Network Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 29 April 2010 Linda Norgrove US forces hunting down kidnap group The Telegraph 13 October 2010 Into the Valley of Death Sebastian Junger Vanity Fair January 2008 Aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by US grenade BBC 2 December 2010 Mark P Denbeaux et al Inter and Intra Departmental Disagreements About Who Is Our Enemy Archived 2008 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Seton Hall University School of Law Summarized transcripts pdf from Abdul Rahim Muslimdost s Combatant Status Review Tribunal pages 1 16 Summarized transcripts pdf from Sahib Rohullah Wakil s Combatant Status Review Tribunal pages 16 25 Summarized transcript pdf Archived 2008 02 27 at the Wayback Machine from Sabar Lal Melma s Administrative Review Board hearing page 248 August 10 2005 Evan Williams 2009 The Terror Trail Dateline Archived from the original on 25 May 2010 Retrieved 12 June 2010 a b OARDEC 29 June 2005 Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Yakoub Mohammed PDF United States Department of Defense pp 49 51 Archived from the original PDF on 3 December 2007 Retrieved 2 May 2008 The detainee trained at a JDQ training camp outside of Assad Abad Afghanistan on the use of AK 47s M16s RPGs 82 mm mortar and an old piece of Soviet artillery External links editThe First Islamic State A Look Back at the Islamic Emirate of Kunar Archived 23 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point February 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamaat al Dawah ila al Quran wal Sunnah amp oldid 1221865490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
