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Harkat Ul-ansar (Noun)

Meaning

An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

  • Harkat-ul-Ansar was formed in the early 1990s as a militant offshoot from the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.
  • The group's initial goal was to support the Mujahideen in Afghanistan against the Soviet occupation forces.
  • Harkat-ul-Ansar's terrorist operations in Kashmir were aimed at forcing the Indian government to cede the region to Pakistan.
  • The group's founders were among the most prominent veterans of the anti-Soviet Afghan jihad.
  • Harkat-ul-Ansar was designated as a terrorist organization by the United States in 1997 due to its involvement in numerous attacks in Kashmir.

Synonyms

  • HUA
  • Al Faran
  • Harkat Ul-Mujahedeen
  • HUM
  • Movement Of Holy Warriors
  • Harkat-ul-Mujahidin
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