2 ISIS men nabbed in 2018 were in touch with Pakistani recruiter

NEW DELHI: At least two Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK) terrorists arrested from Srinagar in November 2018 for an attempted strike on a police party, were in online contact with a Pakistani and active Islamic State cadre based in Afghanistan, Huzaifa, who instigated and motivated them to work for Islamic State in J&K.
NIA chargesheet in the case filed on May 22 names four accused - the motorcycle-borne attackers Tariq Ahmed Khan, Haris Mushtaq Khan and Asif Suhail Nadaf who jumped the police naka and attempted to lob a grenade - and Asif Majeed, who allegedly provided food and shelter to the co-accused and collected weapons at the instance of Haris.
As per the chargesheet accessed by TOI, the presence and influence of ISJK has been manifesting since 2014 when ISIS flags were first waved in Kashmir, followed by killing of IS-inspired Mugees Ahmed Mir in November 2017 whose body was wrapped in ISIS flag, declaration of Kashmir-based ISIS wing Al-Hind in 2016, killing of ISJK head Dawood and three others in Srigufwara in June 2018 and more recently, announcement by ISIS-linked Amaq News Agency in May of 'Wilayah of Hind' after the killing of ISJK terrorist Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi.
"Kashmir offers a fertile ground as it has a long history of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism against the state, gingered with local demand for azaadi," the chargesheet said adding that social media expansion has only raised the opportunity to reach potential aspirants. Tahir Ahmed Khan had come in contact with Asif Nazar Dar, a self-styled commander of ISJK now killed, in 2018. They shared jihadi material, IS-related content, voice and text messages.
Tahir also came in online contact with Huzaifa, a Pakistani IS cadre based in Afghanistan. Nazir convinced Tahir to join ISJK in September 2018 at his house in Srinagar, where Ishfaq Sofi was present. Nazar directed Tahir to operate in Valley and put him under ISJK terrorist Adil Wani.
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References

1. ^{^} Islamic State (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} NIA (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^{^} ISIS (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
4. ^{^} terrorism (www.speakingtree.in)
5. ^{^} social media (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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