Lashkar-e-Taiba training camps

The Lashkar-e-Taiba training camps, run by the Islamist militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba are presently located at a number of locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. These camps, which include its base camp, Markaz-e-Taiba in Muridke near Lahore and the one near Manshera, are used to impart training to militants. In these camps, the following trainings are imparted:

• the 21-day sectarian religious course (Daura-e-Sufa)
• the 21-day basic combat course (Daura-e-Aam)
• the three-months advanced combat course (Daura-e-Khaas)

Markaz-e-Taiba

The LeT base camp Markaz-e-Taiba in Muridke was established in 1988. It is spread over of land. The initial sectarian religious training, Daura-e-Sufa is imparted here to the militants.Markaz-e-Taiba is now under direct control of Punjab govt after Mumbai attacks.Khaqan babur is appointed administrator of Markaz-e-Taiba by provincial govt.

Other training camps

In 1987, LeT established two training camps in Afghanistan. The first one was the Muaskar-e-Taiba at Jaji in Paktia Province and the second one was the Muaskar-e-Aqsa in Kunar Province.Rao, Aparna, Michael Bollig & Monika Böck. (ed.). (2008) The Practice of War: Production, Reproduction and Communication of Armed Violence, Oxford: Berghahn Books, ISBN 978-1-84545-280-3, pp.136-7 American intelligence analysts justify the extrajudicial...
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