A new terror outfit being planned in Pakistan
What's the story
Intel sources seem to believe that a new terrorist organization is being incubated in Pakistan that will focus on ex-Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa's ideology. This comes from the dissonance between the terrorists in J&K valley and the view of Kashmiri separatists. Multiple statements and video clips have pointed towards "a widening conflict between key stakeholders of violence" in J&K.
17 Mar 2017
Zakir Musa calls for Islam's supremacy
Hizbul Mujahideen's Zakir Musa upheld a pan-Islamic agenda, inciting the Kashmiri youths to attack with guns and stones for the domination of Islam instead of Kashmiri nationalism. He claimed that "nationalism and democracy were forbidden in Islam." He called for enforcing the Sharia laws in Kashmir promoting the IS dream for Islam's world domination and not a free Kashmir.
17 Mar 2017
Hurriyat leader calls Kashmir a political and not religious issue
Chiding Zakir Musa, the Hizbul commander Burhan Wani's successor, a senior Hurriyat leader said that the Kashmir issue was a political issue and not a religious one. The general secretary of the Hurriyat group, Ghulam Nabi Sumji, said that there was no link between Kashmir and the IS global agenda. He said that this issue was to be solved politically, unlike the IS.
IS in the valley
IS flag makes appearance in the valley
On 3 May, photographs of 9 militants with a black flag like that of the Islamic State was displayed on all social media handles in J&K. On 8 May, Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik denounced this. They warned the Kashmiris that the movement was going the IS way and forgetting Kashmir.
20 May 2017
Musa leaves Hizbul Mujahideen: Is it just a ploy?
On 14 May, Zakir Musa announced that he had left the Hizbul Mujahideen. While he did not talk about IS, he said he supported al-Qaeda and hinted at forming a new terror group. His announcement comes days after the organization rejected his pan-Islamic agenda and call to implement Sharia in Kashmir. Musa announced that he'd continue fighting for the supremacy of Islam in Kashmir.
Historical
Repeat of the 90s when new terror outfits sprung up
This isn't the first time Pakistan has planted a new terror outfit, in the 1990s appears similar new outfits mushroomed in Kashmir like the Hizbul Mujahideen, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and the Lashkar-e-Taiba.