Harakat ul-Mujahadeen (HuM): Origins, Doctrines, & Objectives Spawned from Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 Anti-Western Sunni radicals, & Salafists - Close ties with Osama Bin Laden Reformation of “Pure” Islam Pakistan-India Conflicts
Origins Origination: Soviet-Afghan War (December 1979 – February 1989) - Official creation in 1985 after splitting from Harkat-ul-Jihad-al –Islami (HuJI) Funding enabled establishment of a presence, foothold in region U.S Pakistan’s ISI Anti-Soviet efforts
Doctrines Sunni extremists Madrassas Radicalized “Sharia” Law Fazlur Rehman Khalil Sunni extremists Wahhabism & Deobandi Sects Madrassas Western denunciation Radicalized “Sharia” Law No unique charters - OBL’s 1998 Fatwa ‘World Islamic Front for Combat Against the Jews and Crusaders’ Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia
Objectives -Territorial conflict 1947: Partition of Pakistan Secede Kashmir & Jammu into Pakistani control Western rejection Restoration of “Pure” Caliphate
Conclusions Consistent flow of recruits Overall unrealistic goals Unlikely succession Kashmir claimed by Pakistan, controlled by India Indian military gradually strengthened