UN Security Council Attributes Red Fort Bombing to AQIS

The United Nations Security Council officially attributed a November 2025 suicide car bombing near the Red Fort in Delhi to Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). According to the 38th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, the attack killed 11 people and injured more than two dozen others when a vehicle driven by suspected suicide bomber Umar Un Nabi exploded.

This finding updates previous assessments from the 37th report, in which a UN Member State had linked the attack to Jaish-i-Mohammed. The current attribution aligns with a May 2026 chargesheet filed by India's National Investigation Agency, which linked the blast to the AQIS-affiliated Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind network. The Rouse Avenue Court has scheduled August 27 to take cognisance of the agency's 7,500-page chargesheet against 11 suspects.

The UN report describes AQIS as evolving from a fragmented group into a regional terrorist entity that utilizes decentralized cells, logistical networks, and financial mechanisms. The monitoring team expressed concern over AQIS attempts to establish cells in Bangladesh and noted a broader intensified threat across South Asia. Additionally, the report highlighted the use of artificial intelligence by terrorist groups for propaganda and bomb-making, alongside a continued interest in chemical and biological weapons.