More youths take to militancy as violence flares in Kashmir

[Zarvan]

PTI
Soldiers in Haphruda forest, Kupwara, during an encounter. On Monday, three militants were killed in different incidents.

A dozen locals turned militants in August-September
At least a dozen more local youths have joined militancy in Kashmir in the last couple of months, as violence continues to flare up in the Valley. Four soldiers and three militants have been killed in the Valley in three different gunfights in the last 48 hours.

Officials said the rising violence is reflective of the continuing draw of militancy among youth and tension building up between India and Pakistan in recent months.

They said violence would continue at this pace for some more time, given the spurt in local militancy, and the possibility of infiltration attempts before winter snow cuts off higher reaches of the Line of Control. One senior official said it was still not clear whether the latest round of violence was because of infiltration by militants. The Army has not yet reported any infiltration.

In contrast, local youths have been joining militant ranks in significant numbers. “We have definite reports to show a dozen local youths have taken to militancy in the August-September period,” he said. This takes the confirmed number of local youths who have joined militancy this year to over 60. The total numbers could be as high as 80, the official said.

Starting Sunday, Kashmir has witnessed at least three major fights between the army and militants, in which the four soldiers were killed.

Among the militants killed are Adil Pathan and Burmi. While reports said they were Pakistani nationals belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad, some dependable sources said they could be among the local youths who had joined militancy in recent times. “There is no report of any confirmed infiltration in recent times. There are two factors that have changed in recent months — the growing tension between India and Pakistan and the large number of youths joining militancy,” one official said.

The security agencies expect the level of violence in the Valley to remain high for at least a couple of more months, until infiltration routes are cut off. “That is presuming that there would be efforts to infiltrate some militants,” one official said.

After receding for years and recording a historic low in 2013, militancy-related violence has shown a significant increase during 2014 and 2015. While the key factor is the sudden enthusiasm among local youths for militancy, much of it is also because of mysterious reasons, as reported by The Hindu on September 17.

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[Burhan Wani]

This is very difficult to understand current situation. Militant group JeM was directly associated to Taliban Mullah Umer so why they are participating in KAshmir.

 

[illuminatidinesh]

This is very difficult to understand current situation. Militant group JeM was directly associated to Taliban Mullah Umer so why they are participating in KAshmir.

JeM is very active in Kashmir right from the beginning, however the outfits leadership was taken care of frequently during the last decade of counter insurgency ops.
On topic the rise in militant activities are nothing but the result of desperation, not going to sustain for long.

 

[Omega007]

JeM is very active in Kashmir right from the beginning, however the outfits leadership was taken care of frequently during the last decade of counter insurgency ops.
On topic the rise in militant activities are nothing but the result of desperation, not going to sustain for long.

And also due to the fact that winter season is almost at the door!!

 

[illuminatidinesh]

And also due to the fact that winter season is almost at the door!!

That is there, coming winter would be interesting in kashmir.

 

[ayesha.a]

This is very difficult to understand current situation. Militant group JeM was directly associated to Taliban Mullah Umer so why they are participating in KAshmir.

The correct question is why wouldn't they.

As the world has repeatedly told you, the good terrorists-bad terrorists distinction exists only in your imagination. The TTP may the the bad terrorists and Kashmiri terrorist groups the good ones for you, but in reality they are all in bed together. "Jihad" for them is a profession, a livelihood - and the only one they are qualified for. They offer their skills to the highest bidder, to whoever can pay them well. If they are fed, clothed and paid to fight in Kashmir, they will do so. If they are paid to fight in FATA, they will do so.

It wasn't by coincidence that really violent insurgency first flared up in Kashmir in 1989, right when the Soviet-Afghan war ended. The professional jihadis were all unemployed, and their new paymasters hired them to go to Kashmir. Kashmir has been plagued by Afghan, Pakistani, Arab, Uzbek and Chechen terrorists in the past, and the present is no different. (Except for their efficacy - now most of them die on the LoC, and the few who get in die uselessly a few days later. India is now too good at counter insurgency for the infiltrators to do much harm.)

 

[HimalyanKingdom]

militancy requires funding, and India is not funding militancy in Kashmir against India itself. So who is a terror sponsor , well requires no explanation.