FAS: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HUM)
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Description: Description, activities, strength, area of operation and external aid. Links to additional resources. From the Federation of American Scientists. USA.
The HUM is an Islamic militant group based in Pakistan that operates primarily in Kashmir. It is politically aligned with the radical political party, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazlur Rehman faction (JUI-F). Longtime leader of the group, Fazlur Rehman Khalil, in mid-February 2000 stepped down as HUM emir, turning the reins over to the popular Kashmiri commander and his second in command, Farooq Kashmiri. Khalil, who has been linked to Usama Bin Ladin and signed his fatwa in February 1998 calling for attacks on US and Western interests, assumed the position of HUM Secretary General. HUM operated terrorist training camps in eastern Afghanistan until Coalition airstrikes destroyed them during fall 2001. In 2003, HUM began using the name Jamiat ul-Ansar (JUA), and Pakistan banned the successor JUA in November 2003.
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| Page title: | Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM) |
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| Description: | A profile of Terrorist Organizations and Other Para-States. |
| IP-address: | 208.85.144.199 |