Terrorism in kashmir

2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre

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2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre was the massacre of 30 people, mostly Hindu pilgrims, by Kashmiri separatist militants on 1 August 2000 in Pahalgam town located in Anantnag district, Kashmir, India^[1]. The pilgrims were on their way to Amarnath temple on annual pilgrimage.^[2] Many of those killed were porters and men hiring their horses to ferry the pilgrims to the site.^[3] Subsequently then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Pahalgam and blamed Lashkar-e-Taiba for the killings.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Amarnath pilgrimage resumes, BBC, 2000-08-04
2. ^ Night of massacres leaves 105 dead in valley, The Tribune, 2000-08-03
3. ^ Muslim militants kill 21 Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir, The Independent, 2000-08-02
4. ^ Prime Minister Vajpayee's statement in Parliament regarding the recent massacre in Jammu & Kashmir

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• Why no stern warning to Gulam Nabi Azad?

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2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly attack

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2001 attack on Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly
Location	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date	1 October 2001
Attack type	5 Bombings
Death(s)	38
Injured	n/a
Suspected belligerent(s)	Jaish-e-Mohammed

[show] v • d • e Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001) Attacks with 50+ deaths in bold 2001: Indian Parliament – Srinagar – 2002: 1st Raghunath Temple – Akshardam Temple – Kolkata – Kaluchak massacre – Qasimnagar massacre – Rafiganj train – 2nd Raghunath Temple – Mumbai 2002 – Kurnool train – 2003: 1st Mumbai 2003 – 2nd Mumbai 2003 – 3rd Mumbai 2003 – 2005: Ayodhya – Delhi 2005 – Jaunpur train – 2006: Varanasi – Jama Masjid – Doda massacre – Mumbai 2006 – Malegaon – West Bengal train – 2007: Samjhauta Express – Mecca Masjid – Hyderabad – Uttar Pradesh – 2008: Jaipur – Bangalore – Ahmedabad – 1st Delhi 2008 – 2nd Delhi 2008 – Malegaon/Modasa – Agartala – Imphal – Assam – Mumbai 2008 – 2009: 1st Guwahati – 2nd Guwahati – 2010: Pune – Dantewada – Gyaneshwari Express – Varanasi 2010

On 1 October 2001 the militants belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out an attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex in Srinagar using a car bomb and three fidayeen suicide bombers.^[1] 38 people and three fidayeen were killed in this attack.^[2]

 

[edit] The Attack

The attack took place at about 2 PM one hour after close of business. One suicide attacker drove a jeep loaded with explosives to the main entrance and exploded it. The other militants entered the building and seized control. All militants were killed in the ensuing gunbattle which lasted several hours.^[3] No Lawmaker was killed since they were meeting in temporary facilities as the legislature building had recently been damaged in a fire.^[4] Many senior leaders had already left the building. The speaker was escorted to safety by the security forces.

[edit] The aftermath

The terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility and named Pakistani national Wajahat Hussain as the suicide bomber.^[5] Subsequently the Indian foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement aimed clearly at the government of Pakistan. 'India cannot accept such manifestations of hate and terror from across its borders," said the statement. "There is a limit to India's patience.'^[6] Farooq Abdullah, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, eulogized the 38 victims and called for reprisal attacks on Pakistan, where the group blamed for the attack is based. 'The time has come to wage a war against Pakistan and to bomb the militant training camps there,' he said. 'We are running out of patience.'^[7]

[edit] References

1. ^ Fidayeen storm J&K House, kill 29, The Tribune, 2001-10-02
2. ^ AN AUDACIOUS STRIKE, Frontline (magazine), 2001-10-13
3. ^ Bomb blast at J&K assembly entrance, 29 killed, 40 hurt, Rediff.com, 2001-10-01
4. ^ 31 Killed in Attack on Kashmir Legislature, The Los Angeles Times, 2001-10-02
5. ^ Militants attack Kashmir assembly, BBC, 2001-10-01
6. ^ Bombing at Kashmir assembly kills at least 29, CNN, 2001-10-01
7. ^ World Briefing | Asia: India: Kashmir Mourns 38 Attack Victims, The New York Times, 2001-10-04

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2002 Qasimnagar massacre of Kashmiri Pandits

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2002 Qasimnagar massacre of Hindus is massacre of Hindus by suspected terrorists in Qasimnagar (Kasimnagar) near Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir in 2002. On July 13, 2002 up to eight suspected militants walked into the Qasimnagar slum on the outskirts of Jammu and threw three or four grenades before opening fire with automatic weapons. Within minutes 24 people, all Hindus, were dead. Three more died later in hospital and at least 30 were injured, some critically. The dead included 13 women and a child.The gunmen escaped into the thickly wooded hills nearby.The victims were listening to the commentary of Indian-England cricket match.

The Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police said that “Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba” is responsible for the attack
US Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha and condemned the massacre which he described as a “terrorist act”. The State Department also released one-para statement on behalf of Mr Powell saying: “I condemn the vicious killing of over 20 persons in Jammu yesterday. The people of this region deserve peace and development, not the suffering imposed upon them by terrorist thugs who are beyond the pale of the civilised world. The perpetrators of this heinous act are proving once again that they do not have the interest of the Kashmiri people at heart, but rather seek to undermine efforts to ease tensions in the region.”
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a communication with the Ministry of External Affairs here, said: “The present terrorist act in Jammu and Kashmir like yesterday’s attack on a group of foreign tourists in the north of Pakistan form part of the same chain of international terrorism which present today a major threat to peace and security, including in South Asia.
“We emphasise that the first step in ending terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is the consistent implementation of commitments given by the Government of Pakistan for preventing activities of terrorist groups on the territory under its control,” it said.

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2003 Nadimarg Massacre

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2003 Nadimarg massacre was killing of 24 Hindus in the village of Nadimarg in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists on 23 March 2003.^[1][2][3]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 The Attack 3 The aftermath 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Background

In 1990 bulk of the Kashmiri Pandit Hindu residents left the village fearing the rising of Insurgency in Kashmir. Only four Hindu families comprising some 52 people stayed on. "They loved their motherland," says Ghulam Rasool, a resident of a nearby village who knew many of the Nadimarg victims intimately.^[4]

[edit] The Attack

The armed militants came dressed in counterfeit military uniforms.^[5] The attack took place between 11 PM and midnight.^[6] Victims included 11 men, 11 women, and two small boys who were lined up and shot and killed by the gunmen.^[7][8] The victims ranged from a 65 year old man to a 2 year old boy.^[2] On night of 23 March 2003 the terrorists entered at Nadimarg village near Shopian in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir and dragged the Hindus out from their homes, lined them and shot them from automatic weapons. At least 24 Hindus including 11 women and 2 children were killed. The policemen posted there fled the scene. The killers allegedly disfigured the bodies of the victims , looted their houses and took away the ornaments from bodies of the dead women.

[edit] The aftermath

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba miltants suspected to be responsible for this massacre were gunned down by Mumbai police on 29 March.^[9] Another Lashkar-e-Taiba Militant suspected of participating in the massacre was arrested in April, 2003.^[10] Christina Rocca then US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia argued for the need for U.S. to remain "actively and effectively engaged", pointing out to this massacre.^[11] In an editorial in Pakistani Newspaper Dawn Kunwar Idris criticized the massacre and said "Pundits are children of no lesser god that two hundred thousand of them should be driven out of their homes and the remaining few should be left to die a gruesome death."^[12] Chris Patten European Commissioner for External Relations and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan also condemned the massacre.^[13] India accused Pakistan to be involved in this massacre and said that it would deal with Pakistan with strength and resolve.^[14] The police has challaned the Nadimarg massacre case, identifying Zai Mustafa alias Abdullah of Rawalkote, Pakistan as the perpetrator.^[15] Intercepts by the intelligence agencies point out that there was a possible involvement of the Lashkar and the Jaish-e-Mohammed groups which have been operating the Shupian area.
Then chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed promised increased police protection however terror stricken few remaining Hindus decided to leave the area.
The US Ambassador to India Robert D. Blackwill condemned the massacre of 24 Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir and said Washington “look forward to the terrorists being brought to justice swiftly”.
The American Secretary of State Powell and British foreign minister Straw issued a joint statement of 27 March 2003 and condemned the Nadimarg massacre, urged respect for the Line of Control, called on Pakistan to end infiltration across it and urged Pakistan to do its utmost to discourage acts of violence by militants in J&K.[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Kashmir killing stokes tension, Dawn (newspaper), 2003-03-25
2. ^ ^{a b} Kashmir Massacre Shakes Village’s Sense of Fraternity, Los Angeles Times, 2003-03-30
3. ^ 24 Hindus Are Shot Dead in Kashmiri Village, The New York Times, 2003-03-24
4. ^ The Nadimarg outrage , Frontline (magazine), 2003-04-12
5. ^ Grief, Again, TIME, 2003-03-31
6. ^ 24 Hindus killed in Indian Kashmir, Agence France-Presse, 2003-03-24
7. ^ Appendix A -- Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Incidents, 2003 (Revised 6/22/04), United States Department of State
8. ^ 24 Pandits killed in Kashmir, Rediff.com, 2003-03-24
9. ^ Suspected Nadimarg killers gunned down in Mumbai, The Indian Express, 2003-03-29
10. ^ LeT militant involved in Nadimarg massacre held, The Times of India, 2003-04-10
11. ^ Atrocity heightens tensions in Kashmir, The Independent, 2003-03-30
12. ^ The murder of Pundits, Dawn (newspaper), 2003-03-30
13. ^ Patten Offers Condolences After Kashmir Massacre
14. ^ India: Cross-Border Terrorism Infrastructure Must Be Dismantled, Voice of America, 2003-03-26
15. ^ 209 Kashmiri Pandits killed since 1989, say J-K cops in first report, The Indian Express, 2008-05-05

[edit] External links

• Short video on Nadimarg Massacre
• Photographs of the Tragedy

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1998 Prankote massacre

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The 1998 Prankote massacre was the killing of 26 Hindus in the villages of Prankote and Dakikote in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on 17 April 1998.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 The Attack 3 The aftermath 4 References

[edit] Background

In 1990 the bulk of 250,000 Kashmiri Pandits left kashmir after being selectively targeted by the militants. Most are packed in refugee camps in Jammu.

 

[edit] The Attack

Militants had entered the village at night and beheaded the victims. Survivors said that the killers struck when the villagers refused demands from the gunmen to convert to Islam and prove their conversion by eating beef.^[2] Seven members were charred beyond recognition when their house was set on fire.^[1]

[edit] The aftermath

It took 10 hours for news to reach the authorities and security forces reached only after a day.^[3][4] Then Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said "This a shocking incident. I have seen tragedies earlier, but this was bloodcurdling. No bullets were fired, the villagers were butchered."^[5] In April 2008 alleged mastermind Abdul Haque alias Jahangir, a militant belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen was shot dead by Indian security forces.^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} 'The village resembled a ghost area with beheaded bodies lying scattered', Rediff.com, 1998-04-20
2. ^ Gunmen Kill 25 Hindus in Kashmir Attacks, The New York Times, 1998-06-20
3. ^ A new front in the proxy war, Frontline (magazine), 1998-04-20
4. ^ Hired Gun, India Today, 1998-05-04
5. ^ Kashmir Terrorists Behead 26 Hindus in Prankote
6. ^ Top Hizb militant dies in encounter, The Tribune, 2008-04-24

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2002 Qasim Nagar massacre

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The 2002 Qasim Nagar massacre was the killing of 29 Hindu labourers in Qasim Nagar on the outskirts of Jammu (city) in Jammu and Kashmir by alleged Islamic militants on 13 July 2002.^[1][2]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 The Attack 3 The aftermath 4 References

[edit] Background

Killings of Hindus had been intermittent but regular feature of the Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir. Several prior incidents like Wandhama massacre had forced majority of Hindu population of Kashmir valley to leave the area and seek refuge in Jammu and elsewhere.

[edit] The Attack

The militants came disguised as Hindu holy men around 8 PM and hurled grenades and fired AK-47s. There was a power cut at that time and many had gathered around a radio to listen to cricket commentary being broadcast live from Lord's Cricket Ground.^[1][3] Most of those killed were very poor labourers who lived in makeshift sheds fabricated from discarded apple crates.^[4] The dead included 2 blind beggars, 13 women and 1 child.^[1]

[edit] The aftermath

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw condemned the massacre saying "Terrorism be it in Jammu, Kashmir or anywhere else only serves to renew the determination of the free world to fight this evil. My thoughts are with the families and friends of those who suffered".^[5] United States, Britain, and France also condemned the weekend attack.^[6]
Subsequently Indian Police arrested Mohammad Abdullah alias Abu Talah of Lashkar-e-Taiba in connection with this massacre.^[7] Seven more militants belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba were arrested later.^[8]

 

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Panic in the dark as slum is attacked by Islamic militants, The Independent, 2002-07-15
2. ^ 29 killed in militant attack in Jammu, Rediff.com, 2002-07-13
3. ^ Ultras kill 25 in Jammu, The Tribune, 200-07-14
4. ^ A massacre and a message, Frontline (magazine), 2002-08-03
5. ^ Straw speaks to Sinha, condemns latest Jammu massacre, Rediff.com, 2002-07-14
6. ^ India's Parliament Condemns Kashmir Killings, VOA, 2002-07-15
7. ^ LeT ultra involved in Qasim Nagar carnage arrested: Police, Rediff.com, 2002-08-03
8. ^ Terrorists behind Qasim Nagar massacre nabbed, Rediff.com, 2002-09-06

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2002 Raghunath temple attacks

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2002 Raghunath Temple attacks refers to two fidayeen attacks in 2002 on Raghunath Temple in Jammu in India. Built by Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1860, Raghunath temple is dedicated to Hindu God Rama.

[show] v • d • e Terrorist attacks in India (since 2001) Attacks with 50+ deaths in bold 2001: Indian Parliament – Srinagar – 2002: 1st Raghunath Temple – Akshardam Temple – Kolkata – Kaluchak massacre – Qasimnagar massacre – Rafiganj train – 2nd Raghunath Temple – Mumbai 2002 – Kurnool train – 2003: 1st Mumbai 2003 – 2nd Mumbai 2003 – 3rd Mumbai 2003 – 2005: Ayodhya – Delhi 2005 – Jaunpur train – 2006: Varanasi – Jama Masjid – Doda massacre – Mumbai 2006 – Malegaon – West Bengal train – 2007: Samjhauta Express – Mecca Masjid – Hyderabad – Uttar Pradesh – 2008: Jaipur – Bangalore – Ahmedabad – 1st Delhi 2008 – 2nd Delhi 2008 – Malegaon/Modasa – Agartala – Imphal – Assam – Mumbai 2008 – 2009: 1st Guwahati – 2nd Guwahati – 2010: Pune – Dantewada – Gyaneshwari Express – Varanasi 2010

Contents [hide] 1 March attack 2 November attack 3 References 4 External links

[edit] March attack

First attack occurred on 30 March 2002 when two suicide bombers attacked the temple. Eleven persons including three security forces personnel were killed and 20 were injured.^[1] The attack occurred around 10:20 AM when the terrorists arrived and fired at the guards killing them on the spot. They then stormed the temple, threw a grenade andfired indiscriminately at the worshippers. After expending his ammunition one of the attackers who was wearing a suicide vest blew himself up.^[2] Then Minister of State for External Affairs of India, Omar Abdullah, blamed Pakistan for the terrorist attacks on the Raghunath temple in Jammu and ruled out withdrawing troops from the border, saying Islamabad had done nothing to warrant it.^[3]

[edit] November attack

The fidayeen suicide squad attacked the temple second time on 24 November 2002^[4][5] when two suicide bombers stormed the temple and killed fourteen devotees and injured 45 others.^[6][7] Witnesses said terrorists hurled grenades and fired indiscriminately on the heavily-guarded Raghunath temple. ^[8][9] India blamed a Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, for the attack. Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani of India blamed the recent release by the government of Pakistan of the chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed for the attack.^[10]

[edit] References

1. ^ J&K: Court acquits 6 in Raghunath temple attack case, rediff.com, 2006-10-31
2. ^ Foreign ultras storm Raghunath Temple, The Tribune, 2001-03-31
3. ^ Omar Abdullah blames Pak. for Raghunath temple attack, The Hindu, 2002-04-02
4. ^ Heavy firing at Kashmir temple, CNN, 2002-11-24
5. ^ 10 Killed in Attack on Temple in Kashmir, The New York Times, 2002-11-25
6. ^ Kashmir temples hit by gunbattles, BBC, 2002-11-25
7. ^ Kashmir temple reopens, BBC, 2002-11-27
8. ^ Raghunath Temple attacked, 12 dead, The Tribune, 2002-11-24
9. ^ Terrorists attack Jammu temples, 12 dead, The Times of India, 2002-11-24
10. ^ Security Increased in Jammu City Following Attack on Hindu Temple, Voice of America, 2002-11-25

 

[edit] External links

• In pictures: Kashmir temple attack, BBC, 220-11-25
• Website of the Temple

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1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed

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The 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed was an act carried out by members of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front,^[1] a Kashmiri Muslim militant organization, on December 8, 1989 in Jammu and Kashmir.^[2] Rubaiya was the daughter of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the then Home minister of India in the V. P. Singh government.^[3] The kidnappers demanded the release of five of their comrades in exchange for Rubaiya's release. The government accepted their demands and freed the jailed terrorists. Rubaiya was kidnapped within five days of her father becoming the first Muslim Minister for Home Affairs (India).^[4][5]

Contents [hide] 1 Rubaiya 2 Modus operandi 3 Demands of abductors and negotiations 4 Investigation 5 Impact 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading

[edit] Rubaiya

Rubaiya Sayeed, then 23 years old, was the unmarried third daughter of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. She was then a medical intern at Lal Ded Memorial Women’s Hospital.

[edit] Modus operandi

She was kidnapped at 3:45 p.m. on December 8, 1989, about 500 metres from her home at Nowgam when she was returning from the Lal Ded Memorial Women’s Hospital in a local mini bus. Four militants forced her out of the vehicle at gunpoint into a waiting maruti car and disappeared.^[3]

[edit] Demands of abductors and negotiations

The representatives of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front called the local newspaper Kashmir Times on phone at about 5:30 p.m. They said that their group’s mujahideen had kidnapped Dr Rubaiya Sayeed, and she would remain their hostage until the government released Sheikh Abdul Hameed, a JKLF “area commander” Ghulam Nabi Butt, younger brother of the late Maqbool Butt; Noor Muhammad Kalwal; Muhammed Altaf; and Javed Ahmed Zargar a Pakistani citizen.^[6]
The editor Muhammad Sofi phoned both the Home Minister and the government to pass on the news. The chief minister Farooq Abdullah was holidaying in London. He cut short his holidays and returned to Delhi. Senior IB and police officials, including Ved Marwah, Director General of the National Security Guards, reached Srinagar before dawn the next day.
The kidnapping of a young, unmarried woman aroused great anger in Kashmir. The people thought the action was against Islam and against Kashmiriyat.
The negotiations opened through Zaffar Meraj of the Kashmir Times, while Shabnam Lone, daughter of A.B. Ghani Lone and Maulvi Abbas Ansari of the Muslim United Front were tapped as possible channels. Later, a judge of the Allahabad High Court, Moti Lal Bhat, entered the picture. A friend of Mufti, he began negotiating directly with the militants on behalf of the home minister.
At 3:30 a.m. on December 13, 1989, two Union Cabinet Ministers, Inder Kumar Gujral and Arif Mohammad Khan, personally flew into Srinagar believing that Farooq was coming in the way of a deal because Farooq held the view that abject surrender to the terrorists’ demands would open the floodgates.
But the government of V.P. Singh did not have the nerve to hold out. At 7:00 p.m. on December 13, 1989 Dr Rubaiya Sayeed was set free, two hours after the government released the five jailed militants. Thousands of young men gathered at Rajouri Kadal to take them out in a triumphant procession, but they quickly disappeared to their hideouts.

[edit] Investigation

In April 1989 the government claimed to have solved the case, after Ali Mohammad Mir, a senior government officer, was arrested and confessed during interrogation that the conspiracy was organized at the home of Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, in Chanpora; others allegedly involved included Yasin Malik, Ashfaq Majid Wani, Iqbal Gandroo and Salim Nanaji.
Salim Nunaji had driven Rubaiya to Sopore where she was kept at the official residence of another government officer, Javed Iqbal Mir. After three days, she was moved to the home of Mohammad Yaqoob, owner of a plastic factory at Sopore.

[edit] Impact

Years later Farooq Abdullah claimed that his government was threatened with dismissal by the central government if the militants were not exchanged for Rubaiya.^[7] The kidnapping set the stage for heightened militancy in the state. Many say the abduction was the watershed in the Kashmir insurgency. Releasing the militants was nothing short of a blunder.^[8] Had the V P Singh government not buckled down, things would have been different," they say, "The JKLF would not have harmed Rubaiya due to public sentiment.^[3] In 1999 three JKLF militants Shoukat Ahmed Bakshi, Manzoor Ahmed Sofi and Mohammad Iqbal Gandroo were granted bail after 9 years.^[9]

[edit] See also

• Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
• Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar

 

 

[edit] References

1. ^ "14 yrs down, JKLF admits Rubaiya kidnap". The Times of India. 2004-02-08. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/484093.cms. Retrieved 2007-04-28. 
2. ^ Kashmir Muslims Kidnap Indian Aide's Daughter, The New York Times, 1989-12-10
3. ^ ^{a b c} The Rubaiya episode. Its impact, Rediff.com, 1999-12-08
4. ^ Praveen Swami (2002-11-09). "A man of many parts - and parties". The Frontline Magazine, Volume 19 - Issue 23 (The Hindu). http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1923/stories/20021122007701000.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-28. 
5. ^ World Notes INDIA, TIME, 1989-12-25
6. ^ ABDUCTED WOMAN FREED IN KASHMIR, The New York Times, 1989-12-14
7. ^ Farooq toughens stand on autonomy, The Tribune, 2000-02-15
8. ^ Kashmir Officials Under Attack For Yielding to Muslim Abductors, The New York Times, 1989-12-15
9. ^ Rubaiya case accused get bail after 9 yrs, The Tribune, 1999-02-01

[edit] Further reading

• Akbar, M J. Kashmir: behind the vale. Roli Books. ISBN 81-7436-250-9. 

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Sayeed Salahudeen

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Syed Salah U Deen
Born	18 February 1946(1946-02-18) Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir
Spouse	Nafisa
Children	7 Sons

Syed Salahudeen, Syed Salahudin, (born, Syed Mohammed Yusuf Shah, 1946) is the head of the Hizbul Mujahideen, militant outfit in Kashmir and head of an alliance of Kashmiri militant organizations, the Muttahida Jihad Council, that supports the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir's accession to Pakistan. He is responsible for the death of thousands of kashmiris. He also believes that the practical mechanism to solve Kashmir dispute is by "accepting the right to self-determination".^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Political life 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Early life

Born as the last seventh child of middle class parents at Soibugh, Budgam, a village in the Kashmir Valley. His father worked in the Postal Departmemnt of the Government. Mohammed Yusaf Shah initially became interested in studying medicine, but later on decided to become a civil servant. While studying Political Science at University of Kashmir, he started to become influenced by the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami, and become a member of its branch in the Kashmir Valley.
At University, he got involved in persuading Muslim women to veil themselves and also took part in processions in support of Pakistan. After University, he decided not to join the civil service,as he regarded this as traitorous to the cause of Kashmir but instead he became an Islamic preacher at a Madrasa.
He is married, with 5 sons. His oldest son, Shakeel Yousuf, works as a medical assistant at Srinagar's Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, second son Javed Yousuf works in the Education Department as computer operator, while Shahid Yousuf is an agricultural technologist, who trained at the prestigious Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology. Shah's fourth son, Wahid Yusuf, studies in Sri Maharaja Hari Singh Government Medical College, after he was selected in open merit. Mueed Yusuf, the youngest of Shah's sons, is presently pursuing MCA.

[edit] Political life

In 1987, Mohammed Yusaf Shah decided to contest J&K assembly election on the ticket of the Muslim United Front, a coalition of extreme separatist political parties in Srinagar's Amirakadal Constituency. He came second after Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah of the moderate separatist National Conference won the seat, amidst allegations of rigging and bogus polling. Mohammed Yusaf Shah was arrested and put in jail for agitation against rigging by National Conference with the help of the Central Government. This angered Kashmiri Muslims and anti-India sentiments started growing in Kashmir Valley.
After his release in 1989, he was allegedly threatened by the National Conference of dire consequences. This convinced him that armed struggle was the only solution to the Kashmiri problem.He then joined an armed militant organization Hizbul Mujahideen founded by Muhammad Ahsan Dar alias "Master" with the help of Ashraf Dar, Sheikh Waheed, Maqbool Illahi, & Abdullah Bangro. Ahsan Dar who later parted from Hizbul Mujahideen was replaced by Muhammad Yousuf Shah who then adopted nom de guerre "Sayeed Salahudeen", named after Saladin, the 12th century Muslim political and military leader, who fought in the Crusades.
He crossed the Line of Control many times to conduct operations in the Kashmir Valley against the Indian Army. Since 1993, he has been living in Pakistan.

[edit] External links

• Interview with rediff.com, dated Aug 27 2001
• Interview with rediff.com, dated Jan 9 2007
• Terror in twilight, dated Aug 26th - Sep 8th 2006

1. ^ Mir, Hamid (Saturday, January 6, 2007). "The most wanted man in India". Canada Free Press. http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/mir010607.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 

[edit] References

Most Wanted Profiles of Terror by K.P.S Gill, ISBN 81-7436-207-X

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2004 Teli Katha massacre

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2004 Teli Katha massacre was the killing of twelve sleeping Muslim Gujjars by Kashmir Militants on 26 June 2004 in the village of Teli Katha (also called Tiali Katha by some sources) in Surankote tehsil in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Attack 3 Aftermath 4 References

[edit] Background

A violent insurgency has been going on in Jammu and Kashmir since 1989. The militants had intermittently massacred villagers who did not support their cause. The state government had supplied arms to the villagers who had formed Village Defence Committees (VDC) so that they could protect themselves from the militants.

[edit] Attack

The villagers had been sleeping in their dhok. They were fired upon indiscriminately. The members of VDC returned fire forcing the militants to flee in 10–15 minutes and thereby saving many lives. The deceased include seven members of the VDC and their five children. Ten others including four women and three children were injured.^[2] The killings were thought to be revenge for the villagers cooperation with the Indian army during operation Sarp Vinash.^[3] Anger against the militants ran so high that villagers had previously refused to bury militants killed in this operation by the Indian army, claiming their crimes meant they had renounced Islam.^[4]

[edit] Aftermath

Investigations by the authorities that Zubair Masih of Lashkar-e-Taiba had led the group of militants who were responsible for the killings.^[5] In August 2004 security forces killed three militants suspected of involvement in this massacre.^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ 12 Kashmiris Killed in Their Sleep, The Los Angeles Times, 2004-06-27
2. ^ Militants massacre 12 in Poonch, The Tribune, 2004-06-26
3. ^ Militants avenge Sarp Vinash, The Indian Express, 2004-06-27
4. ^ Resistance and reprisal, Frontline (magazine), 2004-07-03
5. ^ LeT commander Zubair Masih led killer group in Surankote, Daily Excelsior, 2004-06-30
6. ^ 3 militants involved in Surankote massacre killed, Daily Excelsior, 2004-08-29

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1998 Wandhama massacre

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The 1998 Wandhama massacre refers to the murder of 23 Kashmiri Pandit Hindus in the town of Wandhama in the Muslim-majority Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on 25 January 1998.^[1] The victims included four children, nine women and 10 men.^[2][3] Lashkar-e-Taiba has been blamed for prepetrating this massacre.^[4]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 The Massacre 3 Reaction 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Background

Wandhama is a small town near Ganderbal in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. The state had a minority population of Hindu Kashmiri Pandits, over a quarter of a million of whom fled from the Kashmir valley to the Hindu-majority Jammu part of the state after militants began carrying out a systematic campaign of assassinations and intimidation against them.^[5][6] The Wandhama Pandits consisted of Pandits who chose to remain in their homeland despite the rise in violence, as well as those Pandits who returned to the region from refugee camps in Jammu.

[edit] The Massacre

On 25 January 1998, 23 Kashmiri Pandits living in the village of Wandhama were killed by unidentified gunmen. According to the testimony of one of the survivors of the incident, a 14 year-old Hindu boy named Vinod Kuman Dhar, the gunmen came to their house dressed like Indian Army soldiers, had tea with them, waiting for a radio message indicating that all Pandit families in the village had been covered. After a brief conversation they rounded up all the members of the Hindu households and then summarily gunned them down with Kalashnikov rifles^[3][7][8] The massacre was allegedly committed by Abdul Hamid Gada of Hizbul Mujahideen and was timed to coincide with the Shab-e-Qadar, the holiest night of the month of Ramzan, when believers stay awake until dawn.^[9] Gada was subsequently shot dead by Indian security forces in 2000.^[10]
Kashmir's Divisional Commissioner S L Bhat, who knew some of the Pandits personally, was quick to arrive at the scene of the carnage. He said, "This is the worst incident I have witnessed, I believe foreign militants were involved in the massacre".
After the massacre, the local Hindu temple was destroyed, as were the houses of the Pandits.^[3][7]

[edit] Reaction

The Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) community all over the world has reacted with shock and outrage at the incident. All the prominent Pandit organisations asked the Centre to dismiss the Farooq Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded a fresh look to their "rehabilitation".
Roots In Kashmir^[11] a frontline worldwide organisation of Kashmiri Pandit Youth also expressed shock over the incident. The group came out strongly against the Government attitude while conducting the investigation.
On the 10th anniversary of Wandhama Massacre; Roots In Kashmir, Coordinator, Aditya Raj Kaul said:

While a case was registered by the local police, yet no action has been taken to even to detect or find out who the culprits were. This incident shames the Indian state and clearly reflects its bias against Kashmiri Pandits.

Panun Kashmir Convenor Agnishekhar said:

We unanimously reiterate our loss of faith in the Farooq Abdullah government's competence to control the situation in Kashmir, where the remaining Pandits are butchered by militants as the administration watches on,`` said Panun Kashmir Convenor Dr Agnishekhar

The day after the incident, agitating Kashmiri Pandits clashed with police in the Capital, New Delhi, when they broke barricades and tried to force their way to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). At least 11 Kashmiri Pandits, including Panun Kashmir convenor Dr Agnishekhar, were injured when they were hit by water cannon. Dr Agnishekhar fell unconscious and rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
In a press release, the Indo-American Kashmir Forum (IAKF) in Washington D.C. condemned the carnage and demanded military protection.

The details of the latest carnage are of unprecedented proportions ... Following the massacre, the militants torched their homes and the nearby Hindu Temple, before escaping into the vastness of night. No group has so far claimed responsibility for this crime against humanity.

The Indo-American Kashmir Forum joined their apex organization in North America, the Kashmiri Overseas Association (KOA), in "condemning this brutal outrage on the Pandit minority in Kashmir":

The significance of this massacre, coming on the eve of a national celebration and in the constituency of Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Chief Minister, is a further indication of the evil designs by fanatic Islamic warriors armed and supported by Pakistan. But even more importantly, it undermines any claims by the Central government in Delhi or by the State government that normalcy is returning in Kashmir. Indeed, since the return of the elected government in the state, Kashmiri Pandits have been the targets of three massacres, one in Sangrampura (March 1997), the other in Gool Gulabgarh (June 1997), and now the latest massacre in Wandhama (January 1998)

Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral joined the mourners in Kashmir's Wandhama village on 28 January. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Governor General K V Krishna Rao (retired), Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and Union Minister for Environment Saifuddin Soz. He said:

I have come here to express my grief on behalf of the nation. The people of Punjab had unitedly defeated the nefarious designs of the enemy. The people of Kashmir will also defeat the designs.

There were protests in several refugee camps where Kashmiri Pandits have been interred since their ethnic cleansing.^[12]
In 1999, The Jammu and Kashmir Yatheem Trust, one of the few non-governmental welfare organisations working in Kashmir, made an attempt to remedy this. Its survey placed the orphan population in the six districts of the Valley at 15,308^[7]
Local law enforcement authorities have been criticized for being dysfunctional in protecting the minority Hindus in Kashmir.

[edit] See also

• Terrorism in Kashmir
• Kashmir
• Kashmiri Pandits
• India
• Terrorism

[edit] References

1. ^ "Villagers massacred in Kashmir". BBC News. 1998-01-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/50620.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
2. ^ "State Department comments on the Massacre". http://usembassy-israel.org.il/publish/press/state/archive/1998/january/sd4129.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "23 Kashmiri Hindus Gunned Down on Republic Day Eve". http://www.subcontinent.com/research/sapra_documents/tr_1998_01_002_s.html. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
4. ^ "Violent 'army of the pure'". BBC News. 2001-12-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/865818.stm. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
5. ^ Kashmir Massacre May Signal the Coming of Widespread Violence, The New York Times, 2003-03-25
6. ^ Kashmir Massacre Shakes Village’s Sense of Fraternity, The Los Angeles Times, 2003-03-30
7. ^ ^{a b c} 'I heard the cries of my mother and sisters',rediff.com
8. ^ I saw them kill my entire family IndianExpress.com
9. ^ The killing of Hamid Gada
10. ^ 'Top militant' killed in Kashmir, BBC, 2000-03-14
11. ^ Roots in kashmir
12. ^ Migrant Pandits voted for end of terror in valley Tribune India

 

 

[edit] External links

• Kashmir-Information.com
• Auschwitz in Kashmir

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Jaish-e-Mohammed

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Jaish-e-Mohammed (Urdu: جيش محمد, literally The Army of Mohammad, transliterated as Jaish-e-Muhammed, Jaish-e-Mohammad or Jaish-e-Muhammad, often abbreviated as JeM) is a major mujahedeen organization based in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.^[1] The group's primary motive is to separate Kashmir from India and it has carried out several attacks primarily in Indian-administered Kashmir.^[2][3] It has been banned in Pakistan since 2002, yet continues to operate several facilities in Pakistan.^[4]
According to B. Raman, Jaish-e-Mohammed is viewed as the "deadliest" and "the principal terrorist organization in Jammu and Kashmir".^[5][1] The group is regarded as a terrorist organization by several countries, including India, United States^[1] and United Kingdom.

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Notable Incidents 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

In March 2000 Maulana Masood Azhar formed Jaish-e-Mohammed from a split within Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HUM) shortly after his December 1999 release from prison.^[1][5] A majority of members left HUM and followed Azhar into the newly founded group.^[5]
In January 2002 the government of President Pervez Musharraf banned the group. In response JeM changed its name to Khaddam ul-Islam.^[1]

[edit] Notable Incidents

• The group, in coordination with Lashkar-e-Tayiba, has been implicated in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack in New Delhi.^[1]
• It has been suspected in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi.^[2][4]
• An informant, posing as a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed, helped police to arrest four people allegedly plotting to bomb a New York City synagogue as well as to shoot Stinger missiles at military aircraft in the United States. The arrest of the four took place in May 2009. One of the four, by the name of James Cromitie, allegedly expressed the desire to join Jaish-e-Mohammed. This expression allegedly took place approximately a year prior to this arrest.^[6][7][8]
• On December 9, 2009, five Muslim Americans, who knew each other from the ICNA Center in Arlington, Virginia,^[9] were detained in Pakistan during a police raid.^[9] The men had met with Jaish-e-Muhammed in Pakistan and offered their assistance in jihadi attacks.^[10] The house they were detained in was occupied by Khalid Farooq, the father of one of the men. He is suspected of ties to Jaish-e-Muhammed, to which the house itself is also linked.^[9]

[edit] See also

• 2009 detention of Americans by Pakistan
• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
• Khuddam ul-Islam
• List of terrorist organisations in India

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Cronin, Audrey Kurth; Huda Aden, Adam Frost, and Benjamin Jones (2004-02-06). "Foreign Terrorist Organizations". CRS Report for Congress (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service): 40–43. http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL32223.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Jaish-e-Mohammad: A profile", BBC News, 2002-02-06, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1804228.stm, retrieved 2009-12-02 
3. ^ Attack May Spoil Kashmir Summit
4. ^ ^{a b} Terror group builds big base under Pakistani officials' noses, Saeed Shah, McClatchy Newspapers, 13 Sep 2009
5. ^ ^{a b c} Raman, B. (2001). JAISH-E-MOHAMMED (JEM) ---A BACKGROUNDER. South Asia Analysis Group. http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers4%5Cpaper332.html. 
6. ^ http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-nybomb2212791308may21,0,141551.story
7. ^ "Synagogue targeted in NY plot, four charged". Reuters. 2009-05-21. http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN20523965. 
8. ^ http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/05/200952144536467973.html
9. ^ ^{a b c} Shane, Scott (December 9, 2009). "Pakistan Detains Five Americans in Raid Tied to Militants". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/world/asia/10inquire.html. Retrieved January 28, 2010. 
10. ^ "Pakistan and FBI confirm US Muslims arrested". BBC. December 10, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8406408.stm. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 

• Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), United States Department of State^{[dead link]}
• Moore, John (2001). "The evolution of Islamic Terrorism: An Overview". Frontline: Target America. PBS Online and WGBH/Frontline. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/target/etc/modern.html. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 

 

 

[edit] External links

• BBC Profile:Maulana Masood Azhar
• South Asia Terrorism Portal
• ISLAMIC RESEARCH SITE

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