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Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militant group in Kashmir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (Urdu: أنصار غزوة الهند, lit. 'Supporters 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 India.[13]
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Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind | |
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أنصار غزوة الهند | |
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Founder | Zakir Rashid Bhat †[1] |
Ameer | Zakir Musa †[2] (2017-19) Hameed Lelhari †[3] (2019) Imtiyaz Shah †[4] (2019-2020) Ghazi Khalid Ibrahim (2020–present) |
Spokesperson | Talha Abdul Rahman[5] |
Dates of operation | July 2017–Present[1] |
Allegiance | |
Active regions | Jammu and Kashmir |
Ideology | Islamic Jihad[1] Ghazwa-e-Hind Separatism |
Status | Active |
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Opponents | ![]() |
Battles and wars | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |
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