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Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
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Harkat-ul-Mujahideen- al-Islami (Urdu: حرکت المجاہدین الاسلامی, lit. 'Islamic jihadist organization'; abbreviated HUM) is a Pakistan-based Islamic jihadist group operating primarily in Kashmir.[9] The group have been considered as having links to Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar.[10]
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Leaders | Sajjad Afghani Fazlur Rehman Khalil |
Dates of operation | 1985–present |
Headquarters | Pakistan |
Ideology | Islamism, jihadism |
Notable attacks | Indian Airlines Flight 814 |
Status | Designated as a terrorist group by |
Part of | United Jihad Council[6] |
Allies | State allies Non-state allies |
Opponents | ![]() |
Battles and wars | Soviet-Afghan war Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |
The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain, the United Nations, the United Kingdom and the United States. In response the organization changed its name to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.[9][11][12] The group splintered from Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), a Pakistani group formed in 1980 to fight the Soviet military in Afghanistan.[7] The Government of India has declared and banned HuM as a jihad organisation.[5]