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| Kashmir militant commander killed | ||
| 2003-04-03 | ||
Saif-ul-Islam, chief commander of the Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen was killed on Wednesday in a gun-battle between militants and Indian forces, according to police. The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says the killing of Saif-ul-Islam is one of the worst setbacks for the militant group.
I think when the Indian medias talk about 'encounters' they mean things like top terrorists being killed in convenient circumstances hours only after their capture, although it does save on trial costs. A spokesman for the Hizbul Mujahideen in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, confirmed the death of their commander. He was the second in command to Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin and his death is being seen as a serious blow for the organisation. The Hezb is the only major Jihadi group operating in Kashmir that is actually made up mostly of Kashmiris instead of Pakistani and Afghan mercenaries, and it has been taking quite a lot of hits lately Saif-ul-Islam had taken over as the commander of the group's Indian operations and had replaced Abdul Majid Dar who was expelled from the group last year.
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| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #1 Looks like he tried to walk them into an ambush. We all know who goes first when that happens. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-04-03 09:02:55 |