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| Afghanistan/South Asia |
| HuM leader killed |
| 2004-07-19 |
| In a major breakthrough in anti-terror operations, Pakistan police killed seven militants of the banned militant outfit Harkatul Mujahideen, including its chief Osama Nazir, who carried a reward of Rs 50,000 for his arrest. The seven were killed in a special operation yesterday in Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan’s Online news agency reported Nazir, who has taken part in militant attacks in Kashmir in the past, hailed from Bahawalpur and police accused him and his associates of being responsible for the suicide attacks committed against Pakistani Christian institutions in Murree, Taxila and other cities. Police also arrested Sardar Ibrahim, a member of the banned Pakistani militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi after raiding a hotel room in Abottabad. He also carried Rs 50,000 on his head. Harkatul Mujahideen is a splinter organisation which has close links with Al Qaeda. Earlier, Nazir worked for militants outfits like Jaish-e-Muhammad and later formed Harkatul Mujahideen. Meanwhile, Pakistani security forces clashed on Sunday with militants in the tribal region of south Waziristan on Sunday as they moved against a suspected stronghold that fighters had used to launch attacks against government forces. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 so was Nazir on the outs with JeM such that JeM doesnt take offense at his killing? IE is Pakland taking on the core of the Jihadis, or just the wayward extremists they dont care about? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-19 9:28:01 AM |