Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind

Ansar Ghazwat ul-Hind
Ansar Ghazwat ul-Hind
انصار غزوات الهند
	Flag of Ansar Ghazwat ul-Hind
Founder	Zakir Rashid Bhat †
Ameer	Zakir Musa †; (2017-19); Hameed Lelhari †; (2019); Imtiyaz Shah †; (2019-2020); Ghazi Khalid Ibrahim; (2020–present)
Spokesperson	Talha Abdul Rahman
Dates of operation	July 2017–Present
Allegiance	Al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent; ;
Active regions	Jammu and Kashmir
Ideology	Islamic Jihad; Ghazwa-e-Hind; Separatism
Status	Active
Allies	Pakistan; Hizbul Mujahideen; Lashkar-e-Taiba; Jaish-e-Mohammed; Harkat-ul-Mujahideen; Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami; Al-Badr; Afghan Taliban (denied by the Taliban);
Opponents	India
Battles and wars	Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
	Preceded by; Former field operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen.

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Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (Urdu: انصار غزوات الہند, lit. 'Indies battle partisans') is an Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist 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]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Al-Qaida-linked cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind announces Zakir Musa as its chief in Kashmir". Times of India. 27 July 2017.
^ "Zakir Musa, Jammu and Kashmir's most wanted militant, killed in encounter: Police". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2019.
^ "J&K: Zakir Musa's successor killed in Awantipora encounter.html". News18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Al Qaeda-Inspired Group 'Wiped Out', 7 Militants Including its Chief Killed in Kashmir". News18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Releases Video For Indian Muslims title:BATTLEFIELDS ARE CALLING". YouTube. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Zakir musa allegedly announces allegiance to al-qaeda Abu Dujana helped set up al Qaeda in Kashmir: Zakir Musa in purported statement". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference The Tribune was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Al-Qaida-linked cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind announces Zakir Musa as its chief in Kashmir". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ "Taliban's Kashmir policy: Rhetoric, ideology, and interests". Observer Research Foundation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Mohammed, Sinan Siyech. "Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent: After the Return of the Taliban". European Eye on Radicalization. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ Pantucci, Raffaello; Basit, Abdul (2021). "Post-Taliban Takeover: How the Global Jihadist Terror Threat May Evolve". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 13 (4): 1–7. ISSN 2382-6444.
^ "Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: India". US Department of State. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^ "Army releases list of 12 most wanted militant in Kashmir Valley". Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[named-1] "Al-Qaida-linked cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind announces Zakir Musa as its chief in Kashmir". Times of India. 27 July 2017.

[2] "Zakir Musa, Jammu and Kashmir's most wanted militant, killed in encounter: Police". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2019.

[indiatoday-3] "J&K: Zakir Musa's successor killed in Awantipora encounter.html". News18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[news18.com-4] "Al Qaeda-Inspired Group 'Wiped Out', 7 Militants Including its Chief Killed in Kashmir". News18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[youtube.com-5] "Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind Releases Video For Indian Muslims title:BATTLEFIELDS ARE CALLING". YouTube. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[hindustantimes.com-6] "Zakir musa allegedly announces allegiance to al-qaeda Abu Dujana helped set up al Qaeda in Kashmir: Zakir Musa in purported statement". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2017.

[The_Tribune-7] Cite error: The named reference The Tribune was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[named2-8] "Al-Qaida-linked cell Ansar Ghazwat-Ul-Hind announces Zakir Musa as its chief in Kashmir". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[9] "Taliban's Kashmir policy: Rhetoric, ideology, and interests". Observer Research Foundation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[Taliban-10] Mohammed, Sinan Siyech. "Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent: After the Return of the Taliban". European Eye on Radicalization. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[11] Pantucci, Raffaello; Basit, Abdul (2021). "Post-Taliban Takeover: How the Global Jihadist Terror Threat May Evolve". Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. 13 (4): 1–7. ISSN 2382-6444.

[12] "Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: India". US Department of State. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

[Times_of_India-13] "Army releases list of 12 most wanted militant in Kashmir Valley". Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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