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This article is about the localized insurgency inIndian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.For the conflict between India and Pakistan over the larger region of Kashmir, seeKashmir conflict.

Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Part of theKashmir conflict
CIA map of theKashmir region
Date13 July 1989[1]– present (35 years, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Jammu and Kashmir
StatusOngoing
Parties
Lead figures

Syed Ali Shah Geelani(until 2020)
Masarat Alam Bhat(2021–present)[22]
Mohammad Abbas Ansari(until 2022)
Amanullah Khan(until 2016)
Hafiz Saeed
Maulana Azhar
Ilyas Kashmiri†
Zakir Rashid Bhat†
Sayeed Salahudeen
Burhan Wani†
Asiya Andrabi
Fazlur Rehman Khalil
Farooq Kashmiri
Arfeen Bhai
Bakht Zameen
Yasir Ahmed (POW)

Islamic State-aligned Dawood Ahmed Sofi†[21]

Number

[26]
(Nov 2019, including soldier posted at international border (LoC))

Unknown
Casualties and losses
2000–2024:
3590 Security Forces killed[27]
2000–2024:
13321 militants killed
847 Surrendered
5832 Arrested[28]
20,000+ civilian deaths[29][30]

Theinsurgency in Jammu and Kashmir,also known as theKashmir insurgency,is an ongoingseparatistmilitant insurgency against theIndian administrationinJammu and Kashmir,[14][31]a territory constituting the southwestern portion of the larger geographical region ofKashmir,which has been the subject of aterritorial disputebetweenIndiaandPakistansince 1947.[32][33]

Jammu and Kashmir, long a breeding ground of separatist ambitions,[34]has experienced the insurgency since 1989.[35][31]Although the failure of Indian governance and democracy lay at the root of the initial disaffection, Pakistan played an important role in converting the latter into a fully-developed armed insurgency.[14][15]Some insurgent groups in Kashmir support complete independence, whereas others seek the region's accession to Pakistan.[36][15]

More explicitly, the roots of the insurgency are tied to a dispute over local autonomy.[37]Democratic development was limited in Kashmir until the late 1970s, and by 1988, many of the democratic reforms provided by the Indian government had been reversed and non-violent channels for expressing discontent were limited, which caused a dramatic increase in support for insurgents advocating violent secession from India.[37]In 1987, adisputed election[38]held in the erstwhilestate of Jammu and Kashmircreated a catalyst for the insurgency when it resulted in some of thestate's legislative assemblymembers forming armed insurgent groups.[39][40][41]In July 1988, a series of demonstrations, strikes, and attacks on the Indian government effectively marked the beginning of the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, which escalated into the most severesecurity issue in Indiaduring the 1990s.

Pakistan, with whom India has foughtthree major warsover theMuslim-majority region,has officially claimed to be giving only its "moral and diplomatic" support to the separatist movement.[42]The PakistaniInter-Services Intelligencehas been accused by both India and theinternational communityof supporting and supplying arms as well as providing training to "mujahideen"militants[43][44]in Jammu and Kashmir.[45][44][46]In 2015, a formerPresident of Pakistan,Pervez Musharraf,admitted that the Pakistani state had supported and trained insurgent groups in Kashmir throughout the 1990s.[47]Several new militant groups with radicalIslamistviews emerged during this time and changed the ideological emphasis of the movement from that of plain separatism toIslamic fundamentalism.This occurred partly due to the influence of a large number of Muslimjihadistmilitants who began to enter the Indian-administeredKashmir Valleythrough Pakistani-controlled territory across theLine of Controlfollowing the end of theSoviet–Afghan Warin the 1980s.[42]India has repeatedly called on Pakistan to end its alleged "cross-border terrorism"in the region.[42]

The conflict between militants andIndian security forcesin Kashmir has led to a large number of casualties;[48]many civilians have also died as a result of being targeted by various armed militant groups.[49]According to government data, around 41,000 people—consisting of 14,000 civilians, 5,000 security personnel and 22,000 militants—have died because of the insurgency as of March 2017,with most deaths happening in the 1990s and early 2000s.[50]Non-governmental organisations have claimed a higher death toll. The insurgency has also forced thelarge-scale migrationof non-Muslim minorityKashmiri Hindusout of the Kashmir Valley.[51]Since therevocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmirin August 2019, the Indian military has intensified itscounter-insurgency operationsin the region.

History

See also:History of KashmirandList of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir

1947–1982

See also:Partition of IndiaandFirst Kashmir War

After independence from colonial rule India and Pakistanwere engaged in a warover the princely state ofJammu and Kashmir.At the end of the war India controlled the southern portion of the princely state.[52]While there were sporadic periods of violence there was no organised insurgency movement.[53]

During this period legislative elections in the state ofJammu and Kashmirwere first held in 1951 andSheikh Abdullah's secular party stood unopposed. He was an instrumental member in the accession of the state to India.[54][55]

However, Sheikh Abdullah would fall in and out of favour with the central government and would often be dismissed only to be re-appointed later on.[56]This was a time of political instability and power struggle in Jammu and Kashmir, and it went through several periods ofpresident's ruleby theFederal Government.[41]

1982–2004

The trend in total yearly civilian and security forces fatalities from insurgency-related violence over 25 years from 1988 to 2013.[57]

AfterSheikh Abdullah's death, his sonFarooq Abdullahtook over asChief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.Farooq Abdullah eventually fell out of favour with the Central Government and the Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi,who had his government toppled with the help of his brother-in-lawG. M. Shah.GM Shah was the chief minister during the1986 Anantnag Riotsuntil he was removed and replaced by Farooq Abdullah.[58]A year later, Abdullah reached an accord with the new Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhiand announced an alliance with theIndian National Congressfor the elections of 1987. The elections were allegedly rigged in favour of Abdullah.[39][41]

Most commentators state that this led to the rise of an armed insurgency movement composed, in part, of those who unfairly lost the elections. Pakistan supplied these groups with logistical support, arms, recruits and training.[59][39][41][60][61]

In the second half of 1989 the alleged assassinations of the Indian spies and political collaborators by theJammu Kashmir Liberation Frontwas intensified. Over six months more than a hundred officials were killed to paralyse government's administrative and intelligence apparatus. The daughter of then interior affairs minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was kidnapped in December and four militants had to be released for her release. This event led to mass celebrations all over the valley. Farooq Abdullah resigned in January after the appointment of Jagmohan Malhotra as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Subsequently, J&K was placed under Governor's Rule under Article 92 ofstate constitution.[62]

Under JKLF's leadership on 21–23 January large scale protests were organised in the Kashmir Valley. As a response to this largely explosive situation paramilitary units of BSF and CRPF were called. These units were used by the government to combat Maoist insurgency and the North-Eastern insurgency. The challenge to them in this situation was not posed by armed insurgents but by the stone pelters. Their inexperience caused at least 50 casualties in Gawkadal massacre. In this incident the underground militant movement was transformed into a mass struggle. To curb the situation AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) was imposed on Kashmir in September 1990 to suppress the insurgency by giving armed forces the powers to kill and arrest without warrant to maintain public order. During this time the dominant tactic involved killing of a prominent figure in a public gathering, such asWali Mohammad Itooin 1994, to push forces into action and the public prevented them from capturing these insurgents. This sprouting of sympathisers in Kashmir led to the hard-line approach of Indian army.[63]

With JKLF at forefront large number of militant groups like Allah Tigers, People's League and Hizb-i-Islamia sprung up. Weapons were smuggled on a large scale from Pakistan. In Kashmir JKLF operated under the leadership of Ashfaq Majid Wani, Yasin Bhat, Hamid Shiekh and Javed Mir. To counter this growing pro-Pakistani sentiment in Kashmir, Indian media associated it exclusively with Pakistan.[64]

JKLF used distinctly Islamic themes to mobilise crowds and justify their use of violence. They sought to establish an Islamic democratic state where the rights of minorities would be protected according to Quran and Sunna and economy would be organised on the principles of Islamic socialism.[65]

The Indian army has conducted various operations to control and eliminate insurgency in the region such asOperation Sarp Vinash,[66][67]in which a multi-battalion offensive was launched against militants from groups likeLashkar-e-Taiba,Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami,al-BadrandJaish-e-Mohammedwho had been constructing shelters in thePir Panjalregion of Jammu and Kashmir over several years.[68]The subsequent operations led to the death of over 60 militants[69]and uncovered the largest network of militant hideouts in the history of insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir covering almost 100 square kilometers.[70][71]

Cultural changes

Cinema houses were banned by some militant groups.[72][73][74]Many militant organisations likeAl baqr, People's league, Wahdat-e-Islam and Allah Tigersimposed restrictions like banning cigarettes, restrictions on Kashmiri girls.[75][tone]

2004–11

Main article:2010 Kashmir unrest

Beginning in 2004 Pakistan began to end its support for insurgents in Kashmir.[76]This happened because militant groups linked to Kashmir twice tried to assassinatePakistani PresidentGeneralPervez Musharraf.[61]His successor,Asif Ali Zardarihas continued the policy, calling insurgents in Kashmir "terrorists",[77]although it is unclear if Pakistan's intelligence agency, theInter-Services Intelligence,thought to be the agency aiding and controlling the insurgency[77][78][79]is following Pakistan's commitment to end support for the insurgency in Kashmir.[77]Despite the change in the nature of the insurgency from a phenomenon supported by external forces to a primarily domestic-driven movement[52][77][80][81][82]the Indian government has continued to send large numbers of troops to the Indian border.[80][82][83]There have been widespread protests against the Indian army presence in Kashmir.[80]

Once the most formidable face of Kashmir militancy,Hizbul Mujahideenis slowly fading away as its remaining commanders and cadres are being taken out on a regular interval by security forces.[84]Some minor incidents of grenade throwing and sniper firing at security forces notwithstanding, the situation is under control and more or less peaceful. A record number of tourists including Amarnath pilgrims visited Kashmir during 2012. On 3 August 2012, a topLashkar-e-Taibamilitant commander, Abu Hanzulah involved in various attacks on civilians and security forces was killed in an encounter with security forces in a village in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.[85]

2012–present

Main articles:2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes,2014–15 India–Pakistan border skirmishes,and2016–17 Kashmir unrest

According toIndian Armydata quoted byReuters,at least 70 young Kashmiris joined the insurgency in 2014, army records showed, with most joining the terrorist organizationLashkar-e-Taiba,which was responsible for carrying out the2008 Mumbai attacks.[86]Two of the new recruits have doctorates and eight were post graduates, the army data showed.[87]According toBBC,despite a Pakistani ban on militant activity in Kashmir in 2006, its militants continue to attempt infiltration into Indian-administered Kashmir. These attempts were curtailed however when people living along theLine of Controlwhich divides Indian and Pakistani Kashmir started to hold public protests against the activities of the insurgent groups.[88]

In 2016,violenceerupted in the aftermath of the killing ofHizbul MujahideenmilitantBurhan Waniby security forces. Since then, militants belonging to theJaish-e-Mohammedgroup carried out the2016 Uri attackand the2018 Sunjuwan attack.In February 2019, thePulwama attackoccurred, in which 40CRPFpersonnel were killed by a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber.

In August 2019, the special status of Jammu and Kashmir wasrevoked,following which the Indian Army intensified its counter-insurgency operations. In June 2020,Doda districtwas declared militancy free whileTralwas declared free from Hizbul Mujahideen militants.[89][90]In July, a Kashmir police tweet from an official twitter handle said "no resident of #Srinagar districtin terrorist ranks now ".[91][92][93]On 27 June 2021, a day after the successful completion of discussions between the Indian Prime Minister and Jammu and Kashmir political leaders, a drone based attack was reported at the technical area ofJammu Airportwhich is under the control of the IAF.[94]In the first three months of 2022, there was a 100% increase in the number of Indian soldiers killed by Kashmiri militants compared to the same period in 2021.[95]

Motivations behind the insurgency

Rigging of 1987 Assembly elections

Further information:1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

Following the rise of Islamisation in the Kashmir valley, during the 1987 state elections, various Islamic anti-establishment groups includingJamaat-e-Islami Kashmirwere organised under a single banner namedMuslim United Front(MUF), that is largely currentHurriyat.MUF's election manifesto stressed the need for a solution to all outstanding issues according toSimla Agreement,work for Islamic unity and against political interference from the centre. Their slogan was wanting the law of the Quran in the Assembly.[96]But the MUF won only four seats, even though it had polled 31% votes in the election. However, the elections were widely believed to be rigged, changing the course of politics in the state. The insurgency was sparked by the apparent rigging ofstate elections in 1987.[39][41][97]

Human rights abuses

Main article:Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian troops entered the valley to quell the insurgency after it began.[98]Some analysts have suggested that the number of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir is close to 600,000 although estimates vary and the government refuses to release official figures.[25]The troops have been accused and held accountable for several humanitarian abuses[82]and have engaged inmass extrajudicial killings, torture,rape and sexual abuse.[83]

Indian security forces have been implicated in many reports forenforced disappearancesof thousands of Kashmiris whereas the security forces deny having their information and/or custody. This is often in association with torture orextrajudicial killing.Human right activists estimate the number of disappeared to be over eight thousand, last seen in government detention.[99][100]The disappeared are believed to be dumped in thousands of mass graves across Kashmir.[101][102][103][104][105]AState Human Rights Commissioninquiry in 2011, has confirmed there are thousands of bullet-ridden bodies buried in unmarked graves in Jammu and Kashmir. Of the 2730 bodies uncovered in 4 of the 14 districts, 574 bodies were identified as missing locals in contrast to the Indian governments insistence that all the graves belong to foreign militants.[106][107]

Military forces in Jammu and Kashmir operate under impunity and emergency powers granted to them by the central government. These powers allow the military to curtail civil liberties, creating further support for the insurgency.[108][109]

The insurgents have also abused human rights,driving awayKashmiri Panditsfrom the Kashmir Valley, an action that has been calledethnic cleansing[110]The government's inability to protect the people from both its own troops and the insurgency has further eroded support for the government.[111]

Amnesty Internationalaccused security forces of exploiting theArmed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) that enables them to "hold prisoners without trial". The group argues that the law, which allows security to detain individuals for as many as two years "without presenting charges, violating prisoners' human rights".[112]The Army sources maintain that "any move to revoke AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir would be detrimental to the security of the Valley and would provide a boost to the terrorists."[113]

FormerIndian Army ChiefGeneral V. K. Singhrejected the accusations that the action was not taken in the cases of human rights violations by Army personnel. On 24 October 2010, he has said that 104 Army personnel had been punished in Jammu and Kashmir in this regard, including 39 officers. He also said that 95% of the allegations of human rights abuses against Indian Army were proved to be false, of which he remarked, had apparently been made with the "ulterior motive of maligning the armed forces".[114]However, according to Human Rights Watch, the military courts in India, in general, were proved to be incompetent to deal with cases of serious human rights abuses and were responsible in covering up evidence and protecting the involved officers.[115]Amnesty International in its report in 2015, titled"Denied" -Failures in Accountability in Jammu and Kashmir,says, "...with respect to investigations, an inquiry that is conducted by the same authority accused of the crime raises serious questions about the independence and impartiality of those proceedings", adding that according to the international law, an independent authority that is not involved in the alleged violations has to investigate such crimes.[116]

These human rights violations are said to have contributed to the rise of resistance in Kashmir.[117][118]

ISI's role

The PakistaniInter-Services Intelligencehas encouraged and aided the Kashmir independence movement through an insurgency[77][78][79]due to its dispute on the legitimacy of Indian rule in Kashmir, with the insurgency as an easy way to keep Indian troops distracted and cause international condemnation of India.[52]FormerPakistan PresidentGeneralPervez Musharrafin Oct 2014 said during TV interview, "We have source (in Kashmir) besides the (Pakistan) army...People in Kashmir are fighting against (India). We just need to incite them."[119]

TheFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),in their first ever open acknowledgement in 2011 in US Court, said that theInter-Services Intelligence (ISI)sponsors and oversees separatist militant groups in Kashmir.[120][121][122][123]

In 2019,Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khanpublicly discouraged Pakistani people from going to Kashmir to do ajihad.People who went to Kashmir will do an "injustice to the Kashmiri people".[124][125]Most of the Pakistani militants who had crossed the border over the years and were caught by the Indian security forces were found to belong to thePunjab provinceof Pakistan.[125]

Mujahideen influence

After theMujahideenvictory in theSoviet–Afghan War,Mujahideen militants, under theOperation Tupacwith the aid ofPakistan,slowly infiltratedKashmirwith the goal of spreading a radicalIslamist ideologyto wageJihadagainst India in the region.[39]

Religion

The majority of the people of Jammu and Kashmir practiseIslam.Indian-American journalistAsra Nomanistates that while India itself is a secular state, Muslims are politically, culturally and economically marginalised when compared to Hindus in India as a whole.[126]The government'sdecisionto transfer 99 acres of forest land near theAmarnath Templein Kashmir division to a Hindu organisation (for setting up temporary shelters and facilities for Hindu pilgrims) solidified this feeling and led to one of the largest protest rallies in Jammu and Kashmir.[127] [128]

Other motivations

Psychological

Psychologist Waheeda Khan, explaining the rebellious nature of the Kashmiris, says that because of the tense situations in the valley from the 1990s, the generation gap between parents and young generations has increased. Young generations tend to blame their parents for failing to do anything about the political situation. So they start experimenting with their own aggressive ways to show their curbed feelings and would go against any authority. A prominent psychiatrist of the valley, Margoob, described that children/teenagers are much more vulnerable to passionate actions and reactions, since the young minds are yet to completely develop psychological mechanisms. When they assume that they are "pushed against the wall", they get controlled by the emotions without bothering about the consequences. Also young people easily identify themselves with the "group" rather than with their individual identities. It leads to psychological distress which causes antisocial behaviour and aggressive attitude. Often, this situation gets worsened by the availability of weapons and people becoming familiar to violence after having exposed to conflict for so long. Waheeda Khan remarks, the major concern is that generations of children who are experiencing long-term violence in their lives, may reach adulthood perceiving that violence is a fair means of solving ethnic, religious, or political differences.[129]

Economic

High unemployment and lack of economic opportunities in Kashmir are also said to have intensified the struggle.[130][131][132]

Stone pelting

Main article:Stone Pelting in Kashmir

Since the2008 protestsand2010 unrest,the turmoil has taken a new dimension when people, particularly youngsters of the Kashmir valley have started pelting stones on security forces to express their aggression and protest for the loss of freedom. In turn they get attacked by the armed personnel with pellets, rubber bullets, sling shots and tear gas shells. This leads to eye-injuries and several other kind of injuries to many people. Security forces also face injuries, and sometimes get beaten up during these events. According to Waheeda Khan, most of the 'stone-pelters' are school and college going students. Large number of these people get arrested during these events for allegedly resorting to stone pelting, after which some of them are also tortured. According to political activist Mannan Bukhari, Kashmiris made stone, an easily accessible and defenseless weapon, their weapon of choice for protest.[133][134]

Kashmiri senior journalist Parvaiz Bukhari remarked:[134][135]

The summer of 2010 witnessed a convulsion in the world's most militarized zone, the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, an unprecedented and deadly civil unrest that is beginning to change a few things on the ground. [...] Little known and relatively anonymous resistance activists emerged, organizing an unarmed agitation more fierce than the armed rebellion against Indian rule two decades earlier. And apparently aware of the post 9/11 world, young Kashmiris, children of the conflict, made stones and rocks a weapon of choice against government armed forces, side-stepping the tag of a terrorist movement linked with Pakistan. The unrest represents a conscious transition to an unarmed mass movement, one that poses a moral challenge to New Delhi's military domination over the region.

Human rights abuses by militants and army

Further information:Human rights abuses in Jammu and KashmirandRape in Kashmir conflict § Rape by militants
See also:Ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus

Islamic separatist militants are accused of violence against the Kashmir populace.[136][137][138]On the other hand, Indian army has also allegedly committed serious crimes like using pellet guns, torture, killing and rape etc., although many court cases have happened on that. The militants have kidnapped and killed many civil servants and suspected informers. Tens of thousands of Kashmiri Pandits have been forced to emigrate as a result of continued violence by the majority. Estimates of the displaced vary from 170,000 to 700,000. Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits had to move toJammubecause of targeted attacks by Islamic radical organizations.[139]

Notable insurgences

  • Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
  • July and August 1989 – 3 CRPF personnel and politician Mohd. Yusuf Halwai of NC/F were killed.[140]
  • 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeeddaughter of the then Home Minister of India Mufti Sayeed.
  • Gawkadal massacre-Central Reserve Police Forceopened fire on a group of Kashmiri protestors, killing 50.[141]
  • Sopore massacre- Killing of 55 Kashmiri civilians by Border security force(BSF)
  • Bijbehara massacre- Massacre of 51 protestors by BSF.
  • 1995 kidnapping of western tourists in Jammu and Kashmir– Six foreign trekkers from Anantnag district were kidnapped by Al Faran. One was beheaded later, one escaped, and the other four remain missing, presumably killed.
  • 1997 Sangrampora massacre– On 22 March 1997, seven Kashmiri Pandits were killed in Sangrampora village in theBudgamdistrict.[142]
  • Wandhama massacre– In January 1998, 24Kashmiri Panditsliving in the village of Wandhama were massacred by Pakistani militants. According to the testimony of one of the survivors, the militants dressed themselves as officers of theIndian Army,entered their houses and then started firing blindly. The incident was significant because it coincided with former US presidentBill Clinton's visit toIndiaandNew Delhihighlighted the massacre to prove Pakistan-supported militancy in Kashmir.[143]
  • 1998 Prankote massacre– 26 Hindu villagers of Udhampur district were killed by militants.
  • 1998 Champanari massacre– 25 Hindu villagers killed on 19 June 1998 by Islamic militants.
  • 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre– 30 Hindu pilgrims massacred by militants.
  • Chittisinghpura massacre– 36 Sikhs massacred by LeT militants though some allegations on Indian security forces exist too. (unclear)
  • 2001 Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly bombing– On 1 October 2001, a bombing at the Legislative Assembly inSrinagarkilled 38.[144]
  • 2002 Raghunath temple attacks– First attack occurred on 30 March 2002 when two suicide bombers attacked the temple. Eleven persons including three security forces personnel were killed and 20 were injured. In second attack, the fidayeen suicide squad attacked the temple second time on 24 November 2002 when two suicide bombers stormed the temple and killed fourteen devotees and injured 45 others.
  • 2002 Qasim Nagar massacre– On 13 July 2002, armed militants believed to be a part of theLashkar-e-Toibathrew hand grenades at the Qasim Nagar market inSrinagarand then fired on civilians standing nearby killing 27 and injuring many more.[145]
  • 2003 Nadimarg Massacre– 24 Hindus killed in Nadimarg, Kashmir on 23 March 2003 byLashkar-e-Taibamilitants.
  • 20 July 2005Srinagarbombing – A car bomb exploded near an armouredIndian Armyvehicle in the famous Church Lane area inSrinagarkilling 4Indian Armypersonnel, one civilian and the suicide bomber. Militant groupHizbul Mujahideen,claimed responsibility for the attack.[146]
  • Budshah Chowk attack – A militant attack on 29 July 2005 atSrinigar's city centre, Budshah Chowk, killed 2 and left more than 17 people injured. Most of those injured were media journalists.[147]
  • Assassination of Ghulam Nabi Lone – On 18 October 2005, suspected Kashmiri militants killed Jammu and Kashmir's then education minister Ghulam Nabi Lone. Militant group called Al Mansurin claimed responsibility for the attack.[148]Abdul Ghani Lone, a prominent All Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen during a memorial rally inSrinagar.The assassination resulted in wide-scale demonstrations against the Indian forces for failing to provide enough security cover for Lone.[145]
  • 2006 Doda massacre– On 3 May 2006, militants massacred 35 Hindus inDodaandUdhampurdistricts in Jammu and Kashmir.[149]
  • On 12 June 2006, one person was killed and 31 were wounded when militants hurled three grenades on Vaishnodevi shrine-bound buses at the general bus stand.[150]
  • 2014 Kashmir Valley attacks– There were four attacks on 5 December 2014 on army, police and civilians resulted in 21 deaths and several injured. Their motive was to disrupt theongoing assembly elections.[151]
  • 2016 Uri attack– Four armed militants sneaked into an army camp and lobbed grenades onto tents causing massive fire culminating in the death of 19 military personnel.
  • 2018 Sunjuwan attack- On 10 February 2018, Jaish-e-Mohammad militants attacked Sunjuwan Army Camp in Jammu and Kashmir. 6 Indian army soldiers, 4 militants, 1 civilian died and 11 were injured.
  • 2019 Pulwama attack- On 14 February 2019, Jaish-e-Mohammad militants attacked a convoy of CRPF men killing 46 personnel and injuring 20.

Tactics

India

Over time the Indian government has increasingly relied on military presence to control the insurgency.[82]The military has allegedly committed human rights violations.[152]The government would often dissolve assemblies, arrest elected politicians and impose president's rule. The government also rigged elections in 1987.[41]In recent times there have been signs that the government is taking local elections more seriously.[153]The government has also funneled development aid to Kashmir and Kashmir has now become the biggest per capita receiver of Federal aid.[154]

Pakistan

The Pakistani central government originally supported, trained and armed the insurgency in Kashmir,[120][121][122][123][155]sometimes known as "ultras" (extremists),[156][157]however after groups linked to the Kashmiri insurgency twice attempted to assassinate president Pervez Musharraf, Musharraf decided to end support for such groups.[61]His successor,Asif Ali Zardarihas continued the policy, calling insurgents in Kashmir "terrorists".[77]

But the PakistaniInter-Services Intelligencehasn't followed the lead of the government and has continued its support for insurgent groups in Kashmir[77][78][79]In 2008, 541 people died due to insurgency,The Economistcalled it the lowest in two decades. The report cited a reduction in the support for militants by Pakistan and war fatigue among the Kashmiris as the reasons for the reduction in casualty figures.[82]

Insurgents

Since around 2000, the insurgency has become far less violent and has instead taken on the form of protests and marches.[127]Certain groups have also chosen to lay down their arms and look for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.[158]

Groups

The different insurgent groups have different aims in Kashmir. Some want complete independence from both India and Pakistan, others want unification with Pakistan and still others just want greater autonomy from the Indian government.[159]

A 2010 survey found that 43% of the people in J&K and 44% of the people inAJKwould favour complete independence from both India and Pakistan, with support for the independence movement unevenly distributed across the region.[160][161]

Militant groups

Over the last two years, the militant group,Lashkar-e-Toibahas split into two factions:Al MansurinandAl Nasirin.Another new group reported to have emerged is the "Save Kashmir Movement".Harkat-ul-Mujahideen(formerly known asHarkat-ul-Ansar) andLashkar-e-Toibaare believed to be operating fromMuzaffarabad,andMuridke,Pakistan respectively.[162]

Other less well known groups are the Freedom Force and Farzandan-e-Milat. A smaller group,Al-Badr,has been active in Kashmir for many years and is still believed to be functioning.All Parties Hurriyat Conference,an organisation that uses moderate means to press for the rights of the Kashmiris, is often considered as themediatorbetween New Delhi and insurgent groups.[163]

Al-Qaeda

It is unclear ifAl Qaedahas a presence in Jammu and Kashmir.Donald Rumsfeldsuggested that they were active[164]and in 2002 theSAShunted forOsama bin Ladenin Jammu and Kashmir.[165]Al Qaeda claims that it has established a base in Jammu and Kashmir.[166]However, there has been no evidence for any of these assertions.[164][165][166]The Indian army also claims that there is no evidence of Al Qaeda presence in Jammu and Kashmir.[167]Al Qaeda has established bases in Pakistani administered Kashmir and some, includingRobert Gateshave suggested that they have helped to plan attacks in India.[167][168][169]

Casualties

According to government data, around 41,000 people—consisting of 14,000 civilians, 5,000 security personnel and 22,000 militants—have died because of the insurgency as of March 2017in bothKashmir ValleyandJammu region.The overwhelming majority of these deaths happened in the 1990s and early 2000s, and there has been a steady decline in violence and sharp drop in the number of deaths 2004 onwards.[50]A 2006 report byHuman Rights Watchclaimed that at least 20,000 civilians had died in the conflict by then.[170]The territory witnessed about 69,820 militancy-related incidents till March 2017.[50]Among the militants killed between 1989 and 2002, about 3,000 were from outside Jammu and Kashmir (mostly from Pakistan and some Afghans). Indian forces engaged in counter insurgency operations captured around 40,000 firearms, 150,000 explosive devices, and over 6 million rounds of assorted ammunition during this period.[171]Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society posits a figure of 70,000 deaths, most of them civilians.[172]The pro-PakistanHuriyat grouphas claimed a higher death toll of 80,000 including civilians, security forces and militants.[173]The districts with the most incidents of killing wereKupwara,Baramulla,Poonch,Doda,AnantnagandPulwama.[174]

Casualties every year in the Jammu and Kahmir insurgency (since 2007)[174]
Year Incidents of Killing Civilians Security Forces Militants Total
2007 427 127 119 498 744
2008 261 71 85 382 538
2009 208 53 73 247 373
2010 189 34 69 258 361
2011 119 33 31 117 181
2012 70 19 18 84 121
2013 84 19 53 100 172
2014 91 28 47 114 189
2015 86 19 41 115 175
2016 112 14 88 165 267
2017 163 54 83 220 357
2018 206 86 95 271 452
2019 135 42 78 163 283
2020 140 33 56 232 321
2021 153 36 45 193 274
2022 151 30 30 193 253

Surrender and rehabilitation policy

Surrendering inJammu and Kashmirhas been institutionalized over the years.[175][176][177]The 1990s saw some surrender policies, while in the 2000s, there was a policy for militants belonging to Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir and another for Pakistan administered territory.[175][176]The first surrender policy for militants in Kashmir was launched on 15 August 1995. It was a copy of the policies already there forNaxalites.[178]

Appeals to surrender

Appeals to surrender are made by security forces to militants at encounter sites as well.[179]Some attempts are successful,[179][180]while others are not.[181]Mothers and other family members have made videos urging their child turned militant to surrender to the security forces. Sometimes the family member is brought to the encounter site and urged to talk to their children through loudspeakers to surrender.[182][175][183]

See also

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