ISIS used codes to contact Hyderabad operatives

HYDERABAD: Popo, Jarasim, Afgn, AQ, Arman, Armansani, Zarrar and many other words might sound meaningless and weird. For Islamic State (IS) kingpins, controlling Indian operations and their operatives working here, it means a lot as they are the code words used in internal communication during their `Jihadi Mission'.

In the IS circles, `Popo' means police, while `Jarasim' refers to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A tiny dictionary of code words and their meaning was scripted and circulated by fugitive, Yusuf Al Hindi, who is based in Syria and supervising recruitment of Indian youth for the outfit.

Yusuf, alias Shafi Armar, had used the code language during his communication with the arrested IS activists from Hyderabad and their associates from other parts of the country . He had used the same code during his interaction with the latest busted module a couple of months ago in Hyderabad and the one unearthed in January



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The dreaded Taliban is often referred as `T', the Al Qaida is simply 'Afgn` AQ', while ` is the short from for Afghanistan. Similarly, the operatives also had pseudo names and they were strictly instructed by Yusuf to follow this jargon to "deceive the security agencies''. For their communication, including sending of inspirational videos and photos, Yusuf has been using http:www.justpaste.in, a popular site among the IS activists and the portal shot to fame became of the usage by terrorists for the spread of their infamous activities and agenda.

"Investigations revealed that Yusuf had sent a link from http:justpaste.itsusi to wannabe IS activists either on Facebook or email or other media in which he had sent some code words for deceiving the security agencies on jihadi mission and how to become a good foot soldier for ISIS. He also clarified that it has to be kept confidential,'' NIA officials found during their investigation and intimated about their modus operandi to a court in Delhi recently.