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Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind

Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
أنصار غزوة الهند
FoundersZakir Rashid Bhat [1]
Burhan Wani [2]
Abu Dujana 
Arif Lelhari 
AmeerZakir Musa [3]
(2017-19)
Hameed Lelhari [4]
(2019)
Imtiyaz Shah [5]
(2019-21)
Ghazi Khalid Ibrahim
(2021–present)
Deputy leaderSoliha Mohammad Akhoon 
(2017-18)
Burhan Koka  
(2018-20)
Abu Bakr Shopiani
(2020–present)
Chief CommanderMustafa Abdul Kareem[6]
Deputy commanderUmar Mansour
SpokespersonTalha Abdul Rahman[7]
Dates of operationJuly 2017–Present[1]
Allegiance
Group(s)Ansar ut-Tawhid wal-Jihad Hind[19][20]
Active regionsJammu and Kashmir
IdeologyIslamic Jihad[1]
Ghazwa-e-Hind[21]
Separatism
Slogan"Kashmir Banega Darul Islam" (Kashmir will become Islamic state)
"Sharyiat ya shahadat" (Sharia or martyrdom)
StatusActive
Allies
Opponents India[22]
 United States[23]
 Israel[24]
 Pakistan (disputed)[25][26][27][28]
ISJK[29]
Battles and warsInsurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Designated as a terrorist group by India[30]
Preceded by
Former field operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen.
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Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (Urdu: أنصار غزوة الهند, lit.'Partisans of the Conquest of Hind') is an al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist jihadist militant group active in Kashmir. The group's stated objective is to create Kashmir as an independent Islamic state under Sharia law and jihad against Indian administration of Jammu and Kashmir.[31]

  1. ^ a b c "Al-Qaida-linked cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind announces Zakir Musa as its chief in Kashmir". Times of India. 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ Zee Media Bureau (15 May 2017). "With Call For 'Islamic Rule', Zakir Musa May Have Signalled Ideological Split in Kashmir Terrorism". The Wire (Indian web publication). Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Zakir Musa, Jammu and Kashmir's most wanted militant, killed in encounter: Police". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2019.
  4. ^ "J&K: Zakir Musa's successor killed in Awantipora encounter.html". News18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Al Qaeda-Inspired Group 'Wiped Out', 7 Militants Including its Chief Killed in Kashmir". News18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Al-Qaeda's message for PM Modi and CM Yogi; 'Ghazwa-e-Hind is not a dream' Details". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Releases Video For Indian Muslims title:BATTLEFIELDS ARE CALLING". YouTube. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Zakir musa allegedly announces allegiance to al-qaeda Abu Dujana helped set up al Qaeda in Kashmir: Zakir Musa in purported statement". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2017.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Tribune was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Al-Qaida-linked cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind announces Zakir Musa as its chief in Kashmir". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Taliban's Kashmir policy: Rhetoric, ideology, and interests". Observer Research Foundation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  12. ^ a b Mohammed, Sinan Siyech. "Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent: After the Return of the Taliban". European Eye on Radicalization. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  13. ^ "UN report about Afghanistan 2024" (PDF). 29 January 2024.
  14. ^ Pantucci, Raffaello; Basit, Abdul (2021). "Post-Taliban Takeover: How the Global Jihadist Terror Threat May Evolve". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 13 (4): 1–7. ISSN 2382-6444.
  15. ^ "Al-Qaeda-Taliban links exposed". Deccan Herald. 12 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Al-Qaeda admits to India's successes in Kashmir; Blasts 'coward' Pak Army for decline in terror". YouTube. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  17. ^ "'Failed To Liberate Kashmir': Taliban mock 'incompetent' Pak Army; Refute Indian proxy charge". YouTube. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Al Qaeda thriving in Kashmir in support of Pakistani intelligence against india reports Al Qaeda camps in azad kashmir Pakistan". Christian Science Monitor. 2 July 2002. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  19. ^ ""Ansar ut-Tawhid wal-Jihad in India" Expresses Support for Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind". SITE Institute. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Al Qaeda Released Video Titled 'Ghazwa-e-Hind Battlefied Is Coming To Spread Islamic Caliphate in India and Kashmir' Al Qaeda again target india". 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Al-Qaeda's message for PM Modi and CM Yogi; 'Ghazwa-e-Hind is not a dream' Details". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: India". US Department of State. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  23. ^ Zelin, Aaron Y. (7 December 2017). "New statement from Anṣār Ghazwat al-Hind: "Concerning Developments on Jerusalem"". jihadology.net. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  24. ^ Zelin, Aaron Y. (7 December 2017). "New statement from Anṣār Ghazwat al-Hind: "Concerning Developments on Jerusalem"". jihadology.net. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  25. ^ "Al-Qaeda admits to India's successes in Kashmir; Blasts 'coward' Pak Army for decline in terror". YouTube. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  26. ^ "'Failed To Liberate Kashmir': Taliban mock 'incompetent' Pak Army; Refute Indian proxy charge". YouTube. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  27. ^ PTI (8 November 2017). "Kashmir al-qaeda chief warns Pakistan against withdrawing support on Kashmir after the alliance with Hizbul". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  28. ^ "Normalization of Indo-Pak ties hurts Kashmir cause: Syed Salahuddin & Zakir musa". Arab News. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  29. ^ "Wilāyat Kashmīr". jihadology.net. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  30. ^ "Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: India". US Department of State. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Army releases list of 12 most wanted militant in Kashmir Valley". Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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