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Militant Group Photograph Goes Viral

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July 14 Amid the swift rise in the Militant recruitment in Kashmir, another photograph of Kashmiri Militants has gone viral over Social Networking. In this new photograph, 14 Militants have posed with automatic rifles in a Burhan- Style photograph which had gone viral in 2015. More than 100 Youth have joined Militancy in the first six months of 2018, as per figures available to The Kashmiriyat. Despite repeated verbal attempts of the Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police, SP vaid, Militancy is showing no signs of declination. In fact the Army General of India has been constantly asking the local Kashmiri youth to give up arms and asking people to keep their wards away from militancy. Though Militancy is growing swiftly as more local youth are picking up arms to strengt...

Militants call killed Cousin of Bilal Molvi as ‘martyr’, offered gun salute.

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July 14 Locals in Heff village of South Kashmir's Shopian district exhumed the body of civilian killed by unknown gunmen before 5 days and buried him next to slain HM commander Sadam Padder. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that soon after Friday prayers at least six militants appeared at the graveyard where Tariq was buried and declared him martyr and asked them to bury him next to slain hizb commander Sadam Padder. They offered gun salute to Tariq and said that he is a martyr and Indian agencies are involved in his killing, they added. Some were saying that he was killed for being an informer and some were saying that he was killed by forces, said a local while adding that today it was cleared by militants that they are not involved in his killing. After his dead body was foun...

Youth Killed In Army firing at Trehgam

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July 11 A civilian has been shot dead during the clashes in Trehgam area of North Kashmir's Kupwara District on Wednesday. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that a civilian identified as Khalid Gaffar was shot by government forces as clashes erupted in Trehgam area. Khalid who is a 22 year old youth had received multiple bullet wounds including one on his neck. Clashes had erupted between Government Forces and civilians in the Trehgam area on Wednesday night. An Army official speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that a cavalcade of Indian Army had come under attack from stone throwers and they had to fire in self defence. Khalid is the fifth civilian to be killed in a span of less than five days, earlier three civilians were killed in Kulgam on Saturday, one in Shopian on Tuesday....

I will Go to Army Camp and Kill the Major who Killed my Sister- Kulgam Mayhem

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July 10 "Leave me, I will go to the Army camp and kill the Major who shot dead my sister," Uzma Jan shouted before she had to be stopped by a few men gathered at her home to condole the killing of Andleeb Jan, 13 who was killed in Army firing along with two others in South Kashmir's Hawoora Village on Saturday, Soon Uzma fainted. The Kashmir Valley has been gripped by a new wave of violence which has taken a strong grip especially down in South Kashmir. The Civilian killings as can be plainly gauged from stats has seen a sharp rise since 2016. More than 200 Civilians have been shot dead in the valley as India government continues to tighten its Iron Fist Policy over Kashmir valley. Villagers clear the blood of a victim from the main road in Hawoora (Pic/ Murtaza Gull) Hawoora- ...

Tell my mother, I am Sorry- Shopian Civilian said Moments Before his Death

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July 10 "Tell me mother, i am sorry and tell her to donate my books to a poor kid," Tamsheel told his friend moments before he stopped breathing after being hit with a bullet at Kundalan area of Shopian District in South Kashmir. A Gunfight had raged early morning on Tuesday in Shopian District when Militants allegedly opened fire on a party of Government Forces who were conducting a search operation in the Kundalan area. As soon as the news of the encounter spread, hundreds of civilians from nearby areas in an attempt to help the trapped Militants reached the Village throwing stones on Government Forces. The Troops opened fire upon the protesting civilians killing one and injuring at least 50 admitted in various hospitals of South Kashmir. One Civilian identified as Tamsheel So...

Burhan Anniversary- Curfew in Tral, Restrictions Elsewhere- District Wise Report

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July 08 Restrictions have been imposed in most of the towns in the Kashmir valley on Saturday ahead of second anniversary of Burhan Wani. From Kulgam Mohammed Ashraf Ganie reported that thousands of women and men are seen flocking the houses of the three slain youth who were killed in Army firing yesterday. He said that despite strict restrictions, a large number of people are visiting the Redwani area to pay their tributes to the slain youth. The Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District has been placed under strict curfew by Government Forces. A Tral Resident told The Kashmiriyat that the movement of public has been severely affected as Government Force personnel are patrolling every lane and by lane in the area. All the entry and exit points to Tral have been locke...

16 Including Doctor and Ph.D Scholar Join Militant Outfit Hizb

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July 07 Militancy has been a growing Phenomena in Kashmir after the killing of Burhan Wani on July 08, 2016. Figures available to The Kashmiriyat reveal that more than 100 youth have joined Militant ranks till date in this year. In the latest series of Photographs 16 youth have released their photographs which includes a Ph.D Scholar from Kulgam and a Doctor who had gone missing on 22 May in 2018 after Troops vandalised property in the Shopian area. Mohammad Roshan Zameer Son of Ghulam Mohammed Tantray resident of Asoora, Bijbehara Islamabad has posed with a gun and announced his entry into the Militant outfit Hizb ul Mujahideen. He s a B.A student and has been missing since May 24, 2018. Waseem Ahmed Rather son of Bashir Ahmed Rather resident of Ashmuji Kulgam has posed ...

India Hungry for Kashmiri Blood- Mirwaiz Qazi Yasir

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July 07 The Chairman of Ummat e Islami and Mirwaiz of South Kashmir expressing deep anger over the mayhem conducted in South Kashmir said that the Forces have grown blood hungry for the dead bodies of Kashmiris. "There is a pattern, if there is no success during CASOs or no encounters rage anywhere, a civilian is killed," Mirwaiz Yasir said. He said over the years Forces have grown fearless as they even after committing inhumane offences have never been punished. "There crimes have been washed away in the name of Nationalism and Patriotism," Mirwaiz Yasir said. He added that even if India kills us all, the last person alive will shout and cry for Freedom of Jammu Kashmir.buy feldene online buy feldene no prescription "We will never bow, What will you get by being hungry for the blood o...

5 Civilians Killed in South Kashmir after Resumption of Anti Militancy Operations

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June 27 After central government ordered to resume anti militancy operations in Kashmir, since then five civilians have been killed in south Kashmir. The first one was Sheeraz Ahmed of Brakpora area of Islamabad (Anantnag) district in South Kashmir who was killed soon during clashes that erupted in Anantnag town after Eid prayers. Sheeraz who was killed near Eidgah Ashajipora that is about 3 kms from his house. "Sheeraz was hit with multiple pellets and fell unconscious" an eyewitness told The Kashmiriyat adding that we rushed him to district hospital Islamabad where he was declared brought dead. Hanifa Banoo, the mother of slain Sheeraz said that he had pellets all over his body including neck, throat, chest, face and abdomen and his death happened due to pellets, however t...

Shopian Killings- He was Sent inside the house by Army, Then Shot from Behind

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April 03 Thousands of people including women gathered early morning on Sunday to bid farewell to the ‘martyr’ at his funeral. Women later marched towards his house singing songs of bravery, “Qoum Ke Shaheedo, Goor Goor Karyo” (Farewell oh martyr of the motherland). The Kashmir valley witnessed a bloody Sunday on 01 April when 13 Militants and 4 Civilians were shot dead in South Kashmir. Among the killed Civilians, Mushtaq Ahmed Thoker aged 38 was shot dead in Dragad Shopian encounter. South Kashmir has turned into a hotbed of Militancy post the killing of Burhan Wani on 08 July, 2016. Security Agencies have dotted their eyes over the developments in this part of Kashmir. On 31 March, Around 11pm, the Government Forces including 44 RR, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir police after receivi...