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WILAYAH OF HIND

May 12, 2019

Islamic State (IS) has claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the Kashmir region killed a militant with alleged ties to the group.

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  • Name: The new ‘province’ claimed by the militant group Islamic State (IS) is called “Wilayah of Hind.” 

  • Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi:
    • IS's Amaq News Agency also claimed that IS inflicted casualties on Indian army soldiers in the town of Amshipora in the Shopian district of Kashmir.

    • The IS statement corresponds with a recent police statement that a militant called Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi was killed in an encounter in Shopian.

    • According to a military officials, Sofi had been involved in several militant groups in Kashmir for more than a decade before pledging allegiance to Islamic State.



Source : The Hindu

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