Al-Umar-Mujahideen (Urdu: العمر مجاہدین, Hindi: अल उमर मुजाहिदीन) is an Indian & Pakistani Islamic militant group created by Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar in 1989.[2]
| Al-Umar-Mujahideen | |
|---|---|
| Urdu: العمر مجاہدین Hindi: अल उमर मुजाहिदीन | |
| Founder | Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar |
| Dates of operation | 1989-Present |
| Split from |  Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front |
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History edit
Zargar formed the group in 1989 in the area of Jammu and Kashmir to separate the area from Indian control into mainly Muslim control through war and "armed struggle".[3] The group was a split from the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front which then gained members from JKLF, Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen, and Al-Madad.[4] After inter-conflict with the group, Zargar stole weapons from Al-Umar-Mujahideen and established the Al-Umar Commando Force.[5][4]
In 1992, the leader of the group, Zargar, was arrested on multiple murder counts in Srinagar before being released for the passengers in Kandahar, Afghanistan from the hijacked IC 814 flight.[6]
In 2018, the group refused to abide by a proposed cease-fire agreement between them and India, saying that they will continue to be active in the area of Jammu and Kashmir until India withdrawals or until India is defeated.[7]
In March 2023, the Indian government declared the groups' founder Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar an officially designated terrorist and the group Al-Umar-Mujahideen as a terrorist organization.[8]
References edit
- ^ "NIA ने आतंकवादी मुश्ताक अहमद जरगर की संपत्ति की कुर्क, जम्मू कश्मीर लिबरेशन फ्रंट से था संबंध" [Terrorist Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar Property Attached By NIA In Srinagar]. Jagran Prakashan (in Hindi). 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "al Umar Mujahideen". TRAC. 2012. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Al Umar Mujahideen (AuM)". satp.org. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b Staniland, Paul (2014-04-18). Networks of Rebellion: Explaining Insurgent Cohesion and Collapse. Cornell University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-8014-7102-5.
- ^ "al Umar Commando Force". TRAC. 2012. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Shah, Giriraj (2002-01-01). Hijacking And Terror In Sky. Anmol Publications. pp. 105 and 117. ISBN 978-81-261-1090-2.
- ^ "Al-Umar Mujahideen rejects Ramzan ceasefire proposal". Free Press Kashmir. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "NIA attaches property of Pak-based terrorist Mushtaq Zargar in India". WION. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-01-19.