Established groups such as the Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen currently spearhead militancy in Kashmir, engaging security forces in gunbattles. Intelligence units in the state claim that emergent Islamic State factions will soon dominate the valley. “It is already known that the Islamic State has made inroads into Kashmir. Any operations they now conduct in Kashmir or elsewhere will be in conjunction with the Islamic State. The Islamic State or Al-Qaeda will not find supporters for their cause who will finance them,” said H.S.

Source: Mint August 08, 2017 00:56 UTC