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Jihad jinx: J-K terrorists bankrupt
From the Times Of India
NEW DELHI: The terrorists are going through a rough patch in the Valley.
In a recent interception of communication between the outfits by the security agencies, its been discovered that the outfits are going through a crunch situation at present.
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahhiddin (HM) are facing manpower, money, weapon and ammunition crisis. And they have started communicating the urgency for these to their people across the border.
"The terrorists are in a very desperate situation currently. They are sending SOS messages to their people across the border to help them out," said BSF DIG K Srinivasan from Srinagar.
In the latest interception a fortnight back, LeT cadres in the Valley sounded desperate as they asked for ammunitions and weapons.
Victor-3, terrorist in-charge of logistics in the Valley, spoke to his boss Ulfa-3, based in PoK. Ulfa-3 tried to assure that the supply will be restored soon. "You contact XYZ ( some code number) and something will be organised," Ulfa-3 conveyed.
Highly-placed sources in the Valley informed that JeM and HM are the worst hit as they aren't even getting supplies from 'outside'. Sources informed that about 400 newly-trained cadres are waiting with ammunition and sophisticated weapons to cross the border.
"With the three-tier fencing on the border that has thermal sensors and other sophisticated gadgets, pushing people is not so easy for these outfits now, hence the crisis has arised," Srinivasan added.
As a result, LeT cadres are shrinking fast as the 'fresh unit' hasn't been able to arrive.
The ammunition crisis has forced the terrorists to go slow on the assault. Officials inform that the terrorists are not coming in for direct confrontation any more.
"They are trying low cost, high value methods like planting grenades," said a senior official from Srinagar.
It is presumed that in order to conserve ammunition for the 'bigger moments' the outfits are rotating attacks among themselves. It is also being perceived that it is due to this crisis HM chief Syed Salalluddin has started feelers to the Indian government for a ceasefire.
According to an estimate by the security forces, the current reserve of the arms and ammunitions of terrorists will not take them beyond May-June. The forces are now focussing to dig-out these reserves too from the hide-outs.
"We are trying to cut the blood supply," said Srinivasan.
With the cracking down on hawala money, the monetary supply too has been cut off and the terrorists are now resorting to extortion. The security forces have recently killed about 40 terrorists and nabbed 40 weapons and 8000 rounds of ammunitions besides 160 grenades.
However, despite the crisis, sources in Valley informed, that there is a strong perception that there will be a terrorist strike by LeT and Al-Badr within 3-4 days when the Darbar move begins.
"The intention is to keep themselves in news," an official added.
Posted by: john 2005-04-28
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