Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen- al-Islami (Urdu: حرکت المجاہدین الاسلامی, lit. 'Islamic jihadist organization'; abbreviated HUM) is a Pakistan-based Islamic jihadist group operating primarily in Kashmir. The group have been considered as having links to Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar.
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| Leaders | Sajjad Afghani Fazlur Rehman Khalil |
| Dates of operation | 1985–present |
| Headquarters | Pakistan |
| Ideology | Islamism, jihadism |
| Notable attacks | Indian Airlines Flight 814 |
| Status | Designated as a terrorist group by |
| Part of | United Jihad Council |
| Allies | State allies
Non-state allies |
| Opponents | India |
| Battles and wars | Soviet-Afghan war Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |
The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain, the United Nations, the United Kingdom and the United States. In response the organization changed its name to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. The group splintered from Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), a Pakistani group formed in 1980 to fight the Soviet military in Afghanistan. The Government of India has declared and banned HuM as a jihad organisation.
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