Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) is an Islamist extremist organization founded around 1996 in the eastern Indian state of Assam by mostly Bangldeshi-origin Muslims in Assam. The South Asia Terrorism Portal (satp.org) describes it as part of the All Muslim United Liberation Forum of Assam (AMULFA), and that Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam (MULFA) is a sister organization under the AMULFA umbrella.[1]
| Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam | |
|---|---|
| Participant in Insurgency in Northeast India | |
 Logo of MULTA | |
| Active | 1996 - present |
| Ideology | Islamism |
| Motive(s) | Establishment of a Muslim state for Assam |
| Allegiance | al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Assam |
| Area of operations | Assam, India |
| Opponent(s) | Government of India Government of Bangladesh Government of Bhutan UNLFW CorCom |
| Battles and war(s) | Insurgency in Northeast India |
| Designated as a terrorist organisation by | |
| Government of India | |
According to Indian authorities, the organization is tied to terrorist operations and criminal activity throughout Assam, primarily in Dhubri district, but also in Nagaon, Morigaon and Darrang districts. It sells weapons illegally, and conducts kidnapping and extortion to fund its activities.
It operates in conjunction with other extremist organizations, such as a 20 April 2009 gun battle near Lokra against Indian police, in which the Indian Red Horns division killed three members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) along with two MULTA members, Baul Ali and Yunis Ali.[2]
It is also asserted by SATP.org to cooperate with the Maoist National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCM-IM)[1][3]
References
- "Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA)". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- "5 Policemen Among Twelve Killed in Assam". OutlookIndia.com. 2009-04-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- "National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
