Al-Umar-Mujahideen | |
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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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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]
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]