{"id":80423,"date":"2013-04-03T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=80423"},"modified":"2013-04-12T10:42:11","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T10:42:11","slug":"wikileaks-muslim-militancy-in-sri-lanka-four-groups-based-in-colombo-former-us-intelligence-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-muslim-militancy-in-sri-lanka-four-groups-based-in-colombo-former-us-intelligence-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Muslim Militancy In Sri Lanka – Four Groups Based In Colombo – Former US Intelligence Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

“(C\/NF) Source reported there are four primary Muslim\u00a0groups based in Colombo: Sri Lanka Jamthi Islam, Thauhid\u00a0Jamath, Thableeq Jamath, and Jamathi Muslim.”\u00a0the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Colombo Telegraph found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0WikiLeaks<\/a><\/span>\u00a0database. The cable discusses Muslim militancy in Sri Lanka. The cable is classified as \u201cCONFIDENTIAL\/\/NOFORN\u201d and\u00a0written on June 09, 2004. The cable is signed by the US Ambassador to Colombo\u00a0Jeffrey J. Lunstead<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The ambassador wrote; “(C\/NF) On 6\/01\/04, RSO and RSO\/FSNI interviewed former Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DII) desk officer M.I. CADER (Source) at Embassy Colombo (cell phone 0777-598768, email -iqbalcader@yahoo.co.in). Source was a former police academy classmate of the RSO\/FSNI, is recently retired and now working in the private sector. As a desk officer in DII, Source’s last assignment was with a Muslim domestic intelligence unit. Recently, RSO and FSNI facilitated Source finding employment in the private sector, therefore the relationship could be described as cooperative. Source provided the following uncorroborated information on militant Muslim organizations and activities in Sri Lanka. ”<\/p>\n

“Source reported that Muslim groups in eastern Sri Lanka have been visited by Pakistani organizers, and that Muslim youths have attended camps in Sri Lanka with names like Jihad, Ossama, Sadam, etc. These camps teach self-defense, but are not known to train in use of firearms. Source reported that some Sri Lankan Muslims have left Sri Lanka to fight in jihads abroad. Others are sent to Saudi Arabia to work or attend college. One NGO in Sri Lanka that helps fund these activities is the Saudi-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), headed locally by a Sudanese national named Omar Idris DIRAR.” the Ambassador further wrote.<\/p>\n

“Source suggested that the primary reason for Muslim militancy in Sri Lanka is to defend Muslims against Tamil (LTTE) aggression in the east. Source outlined that the Sri Lankan Muslim Congress, a political party that won a total of 6 seats in the April Parliamentary elections, is supported by the loosely organized Islamic Unity Foundation (IUF). The IUF has about 125 core members and has military, intelligence, religious, and political wings. The political wing leader, Mohamed Ameer ALI, was elected to Parliament in the April elections under the President’s SLMC party. In addition, Source advised the IUF is believed to have weapons obtained from a variety of sources, including a substantial cache bought\/seized from deposed LTTE rebel leader Karuna during his recent retreat from the Batticaloa area. Weapons have also reportedly been smuggled in from India. Source believes IUF members have received military training in the Kashmir region of India and may have fought there. Source also suggested this group has a connection to Indian underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim. To date, Source does not believe Muslim militancy is focused on targeting U.S. interests.”<\/p>\n

“In the eastern Trincomalee District, Source identified three primary groups organized to defend Muslims against the LTTE in the region: the Knox group (named after a revered Englishman), Ossama group, and Jetty (primarily harbor workers). These groups have the backing of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress. In the eastern Ampara District, Source identified the Mujahadeen group, comprising 150 armed members, as being stronger even than the Ossama group in Trinco.”<\/p>\n

“Source indicated that there is a strong connection between the Sri Lankan underworld and Muslim militants. The connection is based on human, drug and weapons smuggling (many Muslims in the east are fishermen). Source estimated the most effective underworld organization is a Colombo-based group in the Maligawatte area. It is believed this group obtained much of the weaponry abandoned by LTTE rebel leader Karuna during his retreat in April and in turn sold automatic rifles, claymore mines and possibly mortars to militant Muslims in the east.”<\/p>\n

“Toward the end of the discussion, RSO asked the Source about one newly arrived tenant in the low-rent commercial office space located directly across the street from the U.S. Embassy: the Ministry of Eastern Development and Muslim Religious Affairs, headed by newly elected Muslim Minister ATHULLA. Source explained that one of the primary missions of this Muslim-based Ministry is to support development of Muslims in the east. The Minister has expressed no anti-American sentiment to date, but he is believed to have close ties to the underworld Banda Group, a criminal gang of 50-60 individuals who provide money and protection in the eastern Ampara District. Source indicated the Banda Group has provided protective services to ATHULLA, and has reportedly trained the Ossama group in weapons and tactics.”<\/p>\n

Placing a\u00a0Comment the ambassador wrote; ” The information provided by the Source has not been corroborated or authenticated, but the reality is Post has very little insight into the veiled world of Muslim militancy in eastern Sri Lanka and the information provided is just one part of a vast puzzle that makes up the cultural\/political\/religious melting pot of Sri Lanka. The convoluted overlapping layers of political alliances, student activists, NGOs, militant groups, and criminal underworld associations described by the Source is a good illustration of the difficulty we have in assessing the militant Muslim threat to American interests in Sri Lanka. One area of present concern is the widespread human smuggling operations connected to the Muslim-dominated underworld that includes extensive production of fraudulent documents, including false U.S. passports and visas. As just one example, RSO is currently working with DS\/CR\/VF on a Muslim-oriented international human smuggling operation that encompasses Sri Lanka, India, Cyprus, and the U.S. The potential for these operations to facilitate movement of militant Muslims into the U.S. should be of concern. Most observers agree, however, that at present what Muslim militancy exists in Sri Lanka is directed toward defending against Tamil (LTTE) aggression in the east. As Tamil-on-Tamil and Tamil-on-Muslim violence continues in the form of assassinations, extortion, and intimidation, Muslim militancy may escalate. From a national security perspective, the one thing the U.S. has working in its favor is that the LTTE maintains pretty tight control over its territory, and it is unlikely to permit large-scale Muslim militancy to develop in its areas of influence. Any degree of militant Muslim organization in the east would most likely have to take place in the government-controlled cleared areas. Aside from occasional short-lived anti-American disturbances, there is no current indication that U.S. interests are targeted in Sri Lanka. Embassy Colombo continuously monitors this issue, however, and new developments will be reported as they emerge. ”<\/p>\n

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Read the cable below for further details;<\/p>\n

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 000950 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nNOFORN \r\n\r\nDS FOR DS\/IP\/ITA, DS\/IP\/SA, AND DS\/ICI\/PII \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 06\/03\/2014\r\nTAGS: ASEC CE PTER\r\nSUBJECT: SOURCE REPORT ON MUSLIM MILITANCY IN SRI LANKA \r\n\r\nClassified By: RSO Alex Moore, Reason: 1.4(c) \r\n\r\n\u00b61. (C\/NF) On 6\/01\/04, RSO and RSO\/FSNI interviewed former\r\nDirectorate of Internal Intelligence (DII) desk officer M.I.\r\nCADER (Source) at Embassy Colombo (cell phone 0777-598768,\r\nemail - iqbalcader@yahoo.co.in).  Source was a former police\r\nacademy classmate of the RSO\/FSNI, is recently retired and\r\nnow working in the private sector.  As a desk officer in DII,\r\nSource's last assignment was with a Muslim domestic\r\nintelligence unit.  Recently, RSO and FSNI facilitated Source\r\nfinding employment in the private sector, therefore the\r\nrelationship could be described as cooperative.  Source\r\nprovided the following uncorroborated information on militant\r\nMuslim organizations and activities in Sri Lanka. \r\n\r\n\u00b62. (C\/NF) Source reported there are four primary Muslim\r\ngroups based in Colombo: Sri Lanka Jamthi Islam, Thauhid\r\nJamath, Thableeq Jamath, and Jamathi Muslim. \r\n\r\n- Sri Lanka Jamthi Islam is based in Colombo universities and\r\nfunded by the World Assembly of Muslim Youth.  Among other\r\nactivities, the group sponsors youths to attend school in\r\nPakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen. In many instances,\r\nthese youths then return to Sri Lanka to teach in\r\nuniversities. \r\n\r\n- Thableeq Jamath has branches in Indonesia, Malaysia,\r\nPakistan, India, and the Philippines.  Source believes there\r\nare foreign Muslim students in Sri Lanka connected to this\r\norganization. \r\n\r\n- Thauhid Jamath was not discussed in detail. \r\n\r\n- Jamathi Muslim is a smaller group that is not well\r\ndeveloped. \r\n\r\n\u00b63. (C\/NF) Source reported that Muslim groups in eastern Sri\r\nLanka have been visited by Pakistani organizers, and that\r\nMuslim youths have attended camps in Sri Lanka with names\r\nlike Jihad, Ossama, Sadam, etc. These camps teach\r\nself-defense, but are not known to train in use of firearms.\r\nSource reported that some Sri Lankan Muslims have left Sri\r\nLanka to fight in jihads abroad.  Others are sent to Saudi\r\nArabia to work or attend college.  One NGO in Sri Lanka that\r\nhelps fund these activities is the Saudi-based World Assembly\r\nof Muslim Youth (WAMY), headed locally by a Sudanese national\r\nnamed Omar Idris DIRAR. \r\n\r\n\u00b64. (C\/NF) Source suggested that the primary reason for Muslim\r\nmilitancy in Sri Lanka is to defend Muslims against Tamil\r\n(LTTE) aggression in the east.  Source outlined that the Sri\r\nLankan Muslim Congress, a political party that won a total of\r\n6 seats in the April Parliamentary elections, is supported by\r\nthe loosely organized Islamic Unity Foundation (IUF).  The\r\nIUF has about 125 core members and has military,\r\nintelligence, religious, and political wings.  The political\r\nwing leader, Mohamed Ameer ALI, was elected to Parliament in\r\nthe April elections under the President's SLMC party.  In\r\naddition, Source advised the IUF is believed to have weapons\r\nobtained from a variety of sources, including a substantial\r\ncache bought\/seized from deposed LTTE rebel leader Karuna\r\nduring his recent retreat from the Batticaloa area.  Weapons\r\nhave also reportedly been smuggled in from India.  Source\r\nbelieves IUF members have received military training in the\r\nKashmir region of India and may have fought there.  Source\r\nalso suggested this group has a connection to Indian\r\nunderworld figure Dawood Ibrahim.  To date, Source does not\r\nbelieve Muslim militancy is focused on targeting U.S.\r\ninterests. \r\n\r\n\u00b65. (C\/NF) In the eastern Trincomalee District, Source\r\nidentified three primary groups organized to defend Muslims\r\nagainst the LTTE in the region: the Knox group (named after a\r\nrevered Englishman), Ossama group, and Jetty (primarily\r\nharbor workers).  These groups have the backing of the Sri\r\nLanka Muslim Congress. In the eastern Ampara District, Source\r\nidentified the Mujahadeen group, comprising 150 armed\r\nmembers, as being stronger even than the Ossama group in\r\nTrinco. \r\n\r\n\u00b66. (C\/NF) Source indicated that there is a strong connection\r\nbetween the Sri Lankan underworld and Muslim militants.  The\r\nconnection is based on human, drug and weapons smuggling\r\n(many Muslims in the east are fishermen).  Source estimated\r\nthe most effective underworld organization is a Colombo-based\r\ngroup in the Maligawatte area.  It is believed this group\r\nobtained much of the weaponry abandoned by LTTE rebel leader\r\nKaruna during his retreat in April and in turn sold automatic\r\nrifles, claymore mines and possibly mortars to militant\r\nMuslims in the east. \r\n\r\n\u00b67. (C\/NF) Toward the end of the discussion, RSO asked the\r\nSource about one newly arrived tenant in the low-rent\r\ncommercial office space located directly across the street\r\nfrom the U.S. Embassy: the Ministry of Eastern Development\r\nand Muslim Religious Affairs, headed by newly elected Muslim\r\nMinister ATHULLA.  Source explained that one of the primary\r\nmissions of this Muslim-based Ministry is to support\r\ndevelopment of Muslims in the east.  The Minister has\r\nexpressed no anti-American sentiment to date, but he is\r\nbelieved to have close ties to the underworld Banda Group, a\r\ncriminal gang of 50-60 individuals who provide money and\r\nprotection in the eastern Ampara District.  Source indicated\r\nthe Banda Group has provided protective services to ATHULLA,\r\nand has reportedly trained the Ossama group in weapons and\r\ntactics.\r\n\u00b68. (SBU) Finally, Source indicated that DII maintains a list\r\nof Muslim NGOs operating in Sri Lanka which have\r\ninternational links.  At the request of the RSO, the\r\nfollowing list was emailed by Source: \r\n\r\n- World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY)\r\nNo. 05, Turner Road, Borella, Colombo 8 \r\n\r\n- International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO)\r\nNo. 6\/1, Perera Lane, Galle Road, Dehiwala \r\n\r\n- Asian Federation of Muslim Youth (AFMY)\r\nNo. 29\/1 Park Avenue, Borella, Colombo 8 \r\n\r\n- Al Shabab Organization\r\nNo. 18, Grinier Road, Borella, Colombo 8 \r\n\r\n- Al Eemar Organization\r\nNo. 78\/A\/1, Barnes Place, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 7 \r\n\r\n- Al Islam Foundation, Caldera Place, Galle Road, Dehiwala \r\n\r\n- Ahamadiya Jamath Organization\r\nBaseline Road, Dematagoda \r\n\r\n- Jamiyathul Ansari Sunnathul Muhammadiya\r\nParagahadeniya, Kurunegala \r\n\r\n- Center for Islamic Studies\r\nNo. 15A, Rohini Road, Wellawatte, Colombo 6 \r\n\r\n- Jamiyathul Ulema\r\nOrabi Pash Road, Maradana \r\n\r\n- Hubbul Avuliya Organization\r\nPitchers Lane, Maradana \r\n\r\n- Serendib Institute of Research and Development\r\nP.O. Box 760, Colombo \r\n\r\n- Center for Muslim Ethnic Studies\r\nWard Place, Colombo 7 \r\n\r\n\u00b69. (C\/NF) RSO Comment - The information provided by the\r\nSource has not been corroborated or authenticated, but the\r\nreality is Post has very little insight into the veiled world\r\nof Muslim militancy in eastern Sri Lanka and the information\r\nprovided is just one part of a vast puzzle that makes up the\r\ncultural\/political\/religious melting pot of Sri Lanka.  The\r\nconvoluted overlapping layers of political alliances, student\r\nactivists, NGOs, militant groups, and criminal underworld\r\nassociations described by the Source is a good illustration\r\nof the difficulty we have in assessing the militant Muslim\r\nthreat to American interests in Sri Lanka.  One area of\r\npresent concern is the widespread human smuggling operations\r\nconnected to the Muslim-dominated underworld that includes\r\nextensive production of fraudulent documents, including false\r\nU.S. passports and visas.  As just one example, RSO is\r\ncurrently working with DS\/CR\/VF on a Muslim-oriented\r\ninternational human smuggling operation that encompasses Sri\r\nLanka, India, Cyprus, and the U.S.  The potential for these\r\noperations to facilitate movement of militant Muslims into\r\nthe U.S. should be of concern.  Most observers agree,\r\nhowever, that at present what Muslim militancy exists in Sri\r\nLanka is directed toward defending against Tamil (LTTE)\r\naggression in the east.  As Tamil-on-Tamil and\r\nTamil-on-Muslim violence continues in the form of\r\nassassinations, extortion, and intimidation, Muslim militancy\r\nmay escalate.  From a national security perspective, the one\r\nthing the U.S. has working in its favor is that the LTTE\r\nmaintains  pretty tight control over its territory, and it is\r\nunlikely to permit large-scale Muslim militancy to develop in\r\nits areas of influence.  Any degree of militant Muslim\r\norganization in the east would most likely have to take place\r\nin the government-controlled cleared areas.  Aside from\r\noccasional short-lived anti-American disturbances, there is\r\nno current indication that U.S. interests are targeted in Sri\r\nLanka.  Embassy Colombo continuously monitors this issue,\r\nhowever, and new developments will be reported as they\r\nemerge.\r\nLUNSTEAD<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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