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Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir

Leaders	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2014–2019) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2019–2022) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (February 2022–October 2022) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (2022–2023) † (Leader of ISIL) Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2023–present) (Leader of ISIL)
Dates of operation	2017–present
Active regions	Kashmir
Ideology	Salafism Salafist Jihadism Anti-Barelvi Anti-Deobandi Anti-Hindu sentiment
Part of	Islamic State
Opponents	India Pakistan
Battles and wars	Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

The Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK, ISIS–JK, Islamic State – J&K) is a group affiliated with the Islamic State, operating in Kashmir, specifically the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir.

History

The Islamic State announced in 2016 that ISKP will expand into Kashmir. The Islamic State's presence increased gradually in Jammu and Kashmir during 2017, reportedly with protestors waving the Islamic State flag and the Pakistani flag at rallies around the valley. The rallies were likely by sympathisers and not by the Islamic State, due to the Islamic State's opposition to nationalist flags, as well as opposition to the State of Pakistan. The ISJK's existence has mostly been observed online. In December 2017, a pro-Islamic State video in Urdu was shared on Telegram, using the hashtag “Wilayat Kashmir” (Kashmir Province) in which a masked man pledges allegiance to the Islamic State and invited AQI-affiliated groups to join the Islamic State. The ISJK, similarly to the Islamic State in Kurdistan, has not been listed an official Islamic State wilayah (province), although occasionally is referred to as wilayah. The ISJK is not an official Islamic State faction either, but is a group of ISKP affiliates who operate in Kashmir. The ISJK is overshadowed by LeT, JeM, and HM, who have openly rejected both Al-Qaeda and Islamic State propaganda. The United Jihad Councilchairman and HM leader, Syed Salahuddin, stated that Kashmiri jihad movement is indigenous, and does not have a worldwide caliphate goal, and claimed that both al-Qaeda-affiliated groups and the ISJK are attempts by the Indian government to ruin the image of the Kashmiri jihad movement. Syed Ali Shah Geelani accused ISJK, and the Islamic State as a whole, of being un-Islamic and a creation of the West with the intention of dividing Muslims. The ISJK aims to spread the Islamic State caliphate to Jammu and Kashmir, rather than to split from India or to merge with Pakistan.

Activities

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in Srinagar on November 17, 2017, which killed an Indian policeman.

In 2022, the ISJK attacked Lal Bazar, killing one policeman and injuring two more. The ISJK also threatened Pakistani ISI and its affiliated groups in Kashmir.

References

^ Majid,DHNS, Zulfikar (2022-07-14). "ISJK takes a dig at Pakistani spy agency ISI over Lal Bazar terror attack". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
"Islamic State threatens to 'expand to Kashmir'". The Indian Express. 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
"IS claims Zakura attack". The Tribune India.
"'کشمیری تنظیم کا دولت اسلامیہ سے وفاداری کا اعلان'". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
Majid,DHNS, Zulfikar (2022-07-14). "ISJK takes a dig at Pakistani spy agency ISI over Lal Bazar terror attack". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
"Kashmir freedom movement is indigenous, has no global agenda: Salahuddin". The INS News. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
Network, KL News (2017-07-28). "'Kashmir freedom movement is indigenous', sans global agenda: Salahuddin". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
"ISIS an un-Islamic group, says Hurriyat chief Geelani". Hindustan Times. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
"'The clock is ticking.' In Kashmir, parents try to find their militant sons before Indian forces get to them". Los Angeles Times. 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
"IS claims Zakura attack". The Tribune India.
"J&K cop killed, 2 others injured in terrorist attack at Srinagar's Lal Chowk". India Today. Retrieved 2024-02-17.