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| EU blacklists Hizb ul-Mujahideen |
| 2005-12-01 |
| The European Union (EU) has added Hizbul Mujahedeen, the Pakistan-based outfit carrying out terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir for over a decade, to its list of terrorist organisations. The EU's decision strikes a major blow to the group as restrictive anti-terror measures will be applied to it, including a freeze on its funds, assets and economic resources. The Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) is among the groups active in Jammu and Kashmir and reportedly has strong ties to the Muslim fundamentalist group Jamaat-e-Islami. Founded in late 1980s, the group's primary focus is Indian security forces and politicians in Jammu and Kashmir. It also occasionally strikes at civilian targets. It reportedly operated in Afghanistan and is led by Syed Salahuddin. The outfit claimed responsibility for a car bomb late last month that killed a border guard and injured 21 people on the outskirts of Srinagar. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 "Hizbul Mujahedeen? Why no! We're...uh...Hizbul Al-Mujahedeen...yeah...that's the ticket!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-12-01 19:46 |
| #1 "The EU's decision strikes a major blow to the group..." I don't understand why this would be a major blow to HM. I doubt the ISI is laundering HM funding through EU controlled banking institutions. If this is even a significant will be obvious based on whether HM bothers to change their name. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-12-01 18:07 |