Syed Ali Shah Geelani's exit from Hurriyat marks not just sunset of the jihadist patriarch, but likely collapse of the separatist alliance
Praveen • 5 years agoSyed Ali Shah Geelani's resignation letter shows he committed the same errors he had observed among the jihadists in the 1990s: the New Islamist movement he built, degenerated into a kind of nihilist anti-politics, incapable of actual political purpose
New Kashmir sees lull in violence but jihadi elements may take advantage of political vacuum; classified govt data shows peace can be deceptive
Praveen • 5 years agoThe worst-case scenario for India is that it could have sacrificed the democratic revival of early 2019, without there being legitimate political actors to take their place.
Revoking of Article 370 forces long evaded questions on freedom, democracy back into focus; puts an end to unicorn hunting in Kashmir
Praveen • 6 years agoThe Narendra Modi govt's hopes of building a naya Kashmir rest on developing a relationship with Valley's youth, a profoundly alienated generation which had mainly encountered India at the wrong end of a soldier’s gun
Attack on CRPF convoy in Banihal was a 'fidayeen' attack by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, police says after arrest of Shopian-based accused
• 6 years agoThe Jammu and Kashmir police said they have arrested the "fidayeen" allegedly belonging to terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, accused of attacking the CRPF convey at Banihal town of Ramban on 30 March. The accused has been identified as Owais Ameen, a resident of Shopian, who was arrested within 36 hours of the incident, the police said.
ED attaches properties worth Rs 1.22 crore of terrorists affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in terror financing case
• 6 years agoED initiated investigation under Prevention and Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on a charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against Mohammad Shafi Shah, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Mubarak Shah, and Muzaffar Ahmad Dar under Sections 120-B read with 121-A of Indian Penal Code and Sections 17, 18, 39 & 40 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Adil Ahmed Dar, a lethal example of how Imran Khan's softness has allowed Jaish-e-Mohammad to embrace global jihad
Praveen • 6 years agoJaish-e-Mohammad has shaken off the shackles placed on it by prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s government in Pakistan.
Indian forces killed 260 ultras, neutralised top militant commanders in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018; 100 soldiers lost lives
• 6 years agoSecurity forces achieved major success in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 as they eliminated top militant commanders including Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Naveed Jatt and also 260 ultras but nearly 100 soldiers had to lay down their lives in the line of duty.
Amid rising encounters in Kashmir, jihadists resort to Islamic State-like tactics to instil 'fear', command deference
Rayan Naqash • 6 years agojihadists in Kashmir Valley have began filming executions and sharing them on social media like Islamic State, to terrorise civilians and put down stirrings of rebellion against militancy
Kulgam encounter: Civilian killed, 10 injured in clashes after security forces kill top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Gulzar Paddar
• 6 years agoA civilian was killed and 10 others were injured Saturday in clashes between protestors and security forces following an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, in which five militants including top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Gulzar Paddar were killed
Hizbul commander among five terrorists killed in fierce encounter in Kulgam's Chowgam; search ops launched
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIn Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, five terrorists were killed in an encounter that started late on Friday night in Chowgam area of Qazigund town and went on till Saturday morning.