{"id":34089,"date":"2017-07-27T15:58:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T13:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html"},"modified":"2017-07-27T15:58:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T13:58:43","slug":"kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html","title":{"rendered":"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan territory, a move described by Indian police Thursday as an \"ideological shift\" in the long-running conflict.<\/p>\n
\n
\n

The declaration, by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated propaganda channel, marks the first time the international jihadist group has pushed so far into Kashmir, a restive Muslim-majority region divided between India and Pakistan but claimed in full by both.<\/p>\n

Zakir Musa, a 23-year-old militant based in Indian-administered Kashmir, was named leader of the new group by the Global Islamic Media Front, a propaganda organisation linked to Al-Qaeda.<\/p>\n

The statement, published Wednesday by US monitor SITE Intelligence Group, said \"the jihad in Kashmir had entered a stage of awakening\" and that the new movement would \"liberate our homeland\".<\/p>\n

More details about the new group, 'Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind', would be released soon, the statement added.<\/p>\n

For decades, armed groups in Kashmir have waged an insurgency against Indian rule, fighting for independence or a merger of the territory with Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Al-Qaeda established an Indian chapter in September 2014, but it has not garnered wide support.<\/p>\n

The announcement of a new Islamist outfit in Kashmir linked to the global extremist group was an \"ideological shift\", said Kashmir police chief S. P. Vaid.<\/p>\n

\"Earlier, people were fighting for something different,\" Vaid told AFP on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\"For us, whoever picks up a gun is a terrorist. Musa is a terrorist. Organisation doesn't matter. We'll see, we'll face it.\"<\/p>\n

Musa is a controversial figure in Kashmir, having ruffled feathers by criticising top separatist leaders for not pursuing Islamic law in the contested region.<\/p>\n

Separatist groups have repeatedly stated that Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group have no role in the Kashmiri self-determination movement, claiming the armed movement against Indian occupation as \"indigenous\".<\/p>\n

Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) said the announcement was an Indian conspiracy to label Kashmir's freedom struggle as terrorism.<\/p>\n

LeT spokesman Mehmood Shah in statement issued late Thursday said \"groups such as AL-Qaeda and ISIS are being brought up to label the legitimate freedom struggle as terrorism.\"<\/p>\n

Security officials consider the young militant's following to be small.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Musa was understood to have succeeded Burhan Wani as leader of Hizbul Mujahideen after the charismatic rebel leader was shot dead by Indian forces last July.<\/p>\n

But Musa fell out with the militant group, the largest in Kashmir, over ideological differences.<\/p>\n

Wani's killing sparked months of widespread protests against Indian rule and left nearly 100 civilians dead and thousands injured.<\/p>\n

Kashmir, divided between India and Pakistan since 1947, is one of the most heavily militarised spots on earth with a long history of conflict.<\/p>\n

The conflict has left tens of thousands, mostly civilians, dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan territory, a move described by Indian police Thursday as an \"ideological shift\" in the long-running conflict. The declaration, by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated propaganda channel, marks the first time the international jihadist group has pushed so far […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[553],"tags":[],"ji_location":[2273],"class_list":["post-34089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-feed","ji_location-india"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group - JusticeInfo.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan territory, a move described by Indian police Thursday as an "ideological shift" in the long-running conflict. The declaration, by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated propaganda channel, marks the first time the international jihadist group has pushed so far […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"JusticeInfo.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JusticeInfo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-07-27T13:58:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/JusticeInfoNet_logo_1200x630px.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"AFP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@justiceinfonet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@justiceinfonet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"AFP\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"afp\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/713d340ef5f218fc36ce9b4244364a7f\"},\"headline\":\"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-07-27T13:58:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html\"},\"wordCount\":459,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"AFP News Feed\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html\",\"name\":\"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group - JusticeInfo.net\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-07-27T13:58:43+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/\",\"name\":\"JusticeInfo.net\",\"description\":\"For justice to be done, it must be seen\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Justice Info\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/justiceinfo_logo-trans_1200x1200px.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/justiceinfo_logo-trans_1200x1200px.png\",\"width\":1199,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"Justice Info\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JusticeInfo\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/justiceinfonet\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/justice-info\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyCEsARodyuWtkWyhn-e7pA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"AFP\",\"url\":\"\/en\/?s=AFP\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group - JusticeInfo.net","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group","og_description":"A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan territory, a move described by Indian police Thursday as an \"ideological shift\" in the long-running conflict. The declaration, by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated propaganda channel, marks the first time the international jihadist group has pushed so far […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html","og_site_name":"JusticeInfo.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JusticeInfo\/","article_published_time":"2017-07-27T13:58:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/JusticeInfoNet_logo_1200x630px.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"AFP","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@justiceinfonet","twitter_site":"@justiceinfonet","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"AFP","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html"},"author":{"name":"afp","@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/713d340ef5f218fc36ce9b4244364a7f"},"headline":"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group","datePublished":"2017-07-27T13:58:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html"},"wordCount":459,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["AFP News Feed"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html","url":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html","name":"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group - JusticeInfo.net","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-07-27T13:58:43+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/34089-kashmiri-militant-named-head-of-new-al-qaeda-linked-group.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kashmiri militant named head of new Al-Qaeda-linked group"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/","name":"JusticeInfo.net","description":"For justice to be done, it must be seen","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#organization","name":"Justice Info","url":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/justiceinfo_logo-trans_1200x1200px.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/justiceinfo_logo-trans_1200x1200px.png","width":1199,"height":1200,"caption":"Justice Info"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JusticeInfo\/","https:\/\/x.com\/justiceinfonet","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/justice-info","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyCEsARodyuWtkWyhn-e7pA"]},{"@type":"Person","name":"AFP","url":"\/en\/?s=AFP"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34089"},{"taxonomy":"ji_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ji_location?post=34089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}