India Names 32 Terrorist Groups

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New Delhi: The government has notified 32 prominent organisations/groups as terrorist organisations operating mainly in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East and Naxal-affected states, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

A number of terrorist groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir and North-East had their hideouts in neighbouring countries, Minister of State for Home Affairs Sri Prakash Jaiswal said in a written reply.

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Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Harkat-ul Mujahideen, Harkatul-Jejad-e-Islami, Jamiat-ul- Mujahideen, Jammua and Kashmir Islamic Front, Al-Badr, Tehrik-e-Mujahideen and Al Umar are prominent militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir.

The United Liberation Front of Assam, All Tripura Tiger Force, National Democratic Front Bodoland and the People's Liberation Army are operating in the North-East region and are reportedly receiving funds from foreign countries.

Kashmir is the region in between India and Pakistan in which both countries claim sovereignty over. It is a mountainous region where clashes between both terrorists and Indian soldiers and terrorists and Pakistani soldiers occur on an almost daily basis. This is also the region where some feel Osama Bin Laden may be hiding out.

Cross-posted at In the Bullpen

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