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Lashkar-e-Taiba

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Noun1.Lashkar-e-Taiba - a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"
Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, LET
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947


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Somewhere in the middle of all this are groups at risk, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) in Pakistan and the separatist movements in the Philippines and Thailand.
Jigsaw jihadism by Rosenthal, Justine A. / The National Interest
The government accused the banned organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, reportedly based in Pakistan and the disputed Kashmir territory, of having placed the bombs.
Uncertainty and crisis in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan by Ali, M.M. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
At the present time, the Valley is completely in the thrall of jehadi groups such as, the Hizbul Mujahideen (both the local and Pakistan-based contingents), the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (a breakaway faction of the Hizbul), and the Pakistan-based and sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (the latter, initially known as Harkat-ul-Ansar, changed its name after the kidnap and murder of five foreign tourists in Pahalgam).
Kashmir conflict: Secessionist movement, mobilization and political ... by Tremblay, Reeta Chowdhari / Pacific Affairs
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