Hizbul Mujahideen

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Hizbul Mujahideen is a Pakistan-backed Islamist militant organization active in the Kashmir region, known for its armed insurgency against Indian rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist organization
militant organization
separatist group
allegedSupportFrom Inter-Services Intelligence
armedWingOf Jamaat-e-Islami
surface form: Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir
conflict Kashmir conflict
surface form: Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir conflict
countryOfOperation India
designatedAsTerroristBy Canada
European Union
India
Japan
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
designation terrorist organization
financingSources donations from sympathizers
support from Pakistan-based networks
foundedIn 1989
foundedInPeriod late 1980s
founder Muhammad Ahsan Dar
goal integration of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan or establishment of Islamic rule
separation of Jammu and Kashmir from India
headquartersLocation Muzaffarabad
headquartersRegion Azad Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Pakistan-administered Kashmir
ideology Islamic fundamentalism
Islamism
Kashmiri separatism
languageOfCommunication Kashmiri
Urdu
leader Syed Salahuddin
mediaAttention increased after killing of commander Burhan Wani in 2016
notableCommander Burhan Wani
Riyaz Naikoo
notableEvent involvement in numerous attacks on Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir
opposes Indian rule in Jammu and Kashmir
primaryRegionOfOperation Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir Valley
recruitmentBase Azad Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Pakistan-administered Kashmir

local Kashmiri youth
religion Sunni Islam
status active
supportedBy Pakistan
targets Indian government officials
Indian security forces
civilians in Jammu and Kashmir
usesTactics guerrilla warfare
suicide attacks
targeted killings
terrorist attacks

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Kashmir conflict hasInsurgentGroup Hizbul Mujahideen