Musa, an engineering student in his 20s, took over as a Hizb commander after Burhan Wani was killed in July 2016. Hours after the UJC’s statement, Musa, a resident of the Noorpora area in Tral, released an audio message announcing his decision to quit the Hizb. This was followed by posters in south Kashmir, calling for jihad. It remains to be seen how much sway Musa holds among the ranks in south Kashmir,” said a counter-insurgency official. South Kashmir has the highest number of active militants at 140, mainly from Hizb and Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Source: The Hindu May 13, 2017 18:11 UTC