The Resistance Front

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The Resistance Front (TRF)
Founders Muhammad Abbas Sheikh   † [1]
Sheikh Sajjad Gul [2]
Patron and Supreme Commander Sheikh Sajjad Gul [2]
Current Chief Operational Commander Basit Ahmed Dar   † [3]
SpokespersonAhmed Khalid [4]
Dates of operation2019–present
Split from Hizbul Mujahideen
MotivesResistance to Indian administration of Jammu and Kashmir [5] [6] [7] [8]
Active regions Jammu and Kashmir
SloganResistance till Victory (Tagline)
Notable attacks2020 Keran encounter, [9] 2020 Handwara encounter [10] , 2021 Attack on BJP councilors meet in Sopore, [11] 2022 sedow Shopian IED attack, [12] 2023 Anantnag encounter [13] [14]
Allies People's Anti-Fascist Front
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
Al-Badr (United Liberation Front) [15] [5]
OpponentsFlag of India.svg India
Battles and wars Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Designated as a terrorist group byFlag of India.svg India
Colours Red and Green
Website kashmirfight.org

The Resistance Front or TRF is a separatist militant organisation actively engaged in insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, and designated as a terrorist organisation in India. [16] Indian government and other experts believe that the organisation was founded by and is an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistan-based Jihadist terrorist group. [17] [18] [19] The group is responsible for attacks on and killings of civilians, including those belonging to religious minority communities such as Kashmiri Hindus [20] [21] [22] [19] government employees, [23] labourers and business owners, local politicians, [22] and tourists, [24] as well as for several attacks on Indian security forces [18] including local policemen. [25] [19]

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Formed using cadres of Jihadist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen [20] [19] [26] in the aftermath of the 2019 abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, TRF uses non-religious nomenclature and symbolism to project a secular image, [17] but has carried out targeted killings of locals from religious minority communities. [22] [20] [21] The group maintains a significant social media presence, some of which has been traced to Pakistan. [27]

Origins

The Resistance Front was founded in October 2019 following the abrogation of Article 370 and the revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian government in August 2019. [14] [28] The TRF portrays itself as an indigenous Kashmiri resistance movement fighting for the freedom of Jammu and Kashmir from India, while the Indian government has accused the TRF of being a frontal organization for Lashkar-e-Taiba. [13] The TRF has been noted for its more secular stance towards Kashmiri independence, with logos, statements, and attack rationale all being distinct from past Islamist Kashmiri insurgents such as Hizbul Mujahideen. [29]

.On April 1, 2020, the TRF gained prominence after a four-day gun battle near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara's Keran Sector, during which five Indian paracommandos and five TRF militants were killed. [30]

Activities

TRF attacks have targeted Kashmiri Pandits, Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims, with the killings being politically motivated instead of religiously motivated. [29] In these attacks on civilians, LeT and HM did not claim responsibility, only the TRF did. [29] TRF has been accused by the Indian government of links to various activities, including planning attacks on security forces and civilians, coordinating the transportation of weapons for proscribed militant groups, recruitment of militants, infiltration across borders, and smuggling of weapons and narcotics. [14]

In 2022, it was responsible for a substantial number of fatalities[ among whom? ] in the region. TRF has also been active in recruitment, making it a prominent militant group in Jammu and Kashmir. [13] [14] The TRF has claimed responsibility for several attacks in Jammu and Kashmir against Indian forces and it has made use of social media videos and posters to spread its propaganda. [13] [14]

Notably, TRF claimed responsibility for an attack on security officers in the Anantnag district using the guerilla warfare strategy, citing it as an "act of revenge" for the killing of their leader, commander Riyaz Ahmed, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. [13] [14]

Major Attacks

YearDateLocationDescription
2019AugustIndian-administered Jammu & KashmirTRF announced its official formation after the abrogation of Article 370.
20205 AprilKeran, KupwaraIndian forces attempted to subdue two TRF militants in the mountains of Keran, Kupwara, while the area was covered in snow. The TRF militants managed to kill five Indian PARA SF before being taken down. [31]
18 AprilNoorbagh, SoporeTRF militants ambushed Indian forces, killing at least three and injuring at least 2 more. [32]
3 MayHandwaraIndian forces stormed a hideout, taking losses of five personnel, including one Colonel, one Major, and an Inspector of SOG, while then taking down the two TRF militants present. [33]
5 MayHandwaraTRF militants ambushed an Indian CRPF party near Wangam Crossing, Handwara, killing four CRPF personnel and injuring a further five more. They managed to snatch two rifles from the fallen CRPF troopers. A young mentally handicapped Kashmiri boy was killed as the CRPF returned fire. [34]
21 MayPrichoo, PulwamaTRF militants attacked a CRPF/JKP party, killing 2 personnel and injuring a third. [35]
8 JuneAnantnag (Islamabad)TRF militants assassinated a BJP Pandit village leader. [36]
1 JulySoporeTRF militants ambushed Indian forces, killing at least two and injuring at least 3 more. Indian forces killed a sixty-four-year-old civilian while returning fire. [37]
8 JulyBandiporaTRF militants assassinated a BJP leader along with his father and brother. [38]
25 SeptemberHawal, SrinagarTRF militants assassinated Babar Qadri, a lawyer in Kashmir who was claimed to be a stooge of the Indian administration. [39]
6 OctoberNuner, GanderbalTRF militants attacked the residence of BJP vice-president of Ganderbal. In this attack one PSO of BJP leader and 1 TRF militant Killed. [40]
30 OctoberKulgamTRF militants ambushed three BJP leaders, firing on their car and killing them all. [41]
8 NovemberMachil, KupwaraTRF militants encountered Indian forces during a search operation during which, three Indian Army personnel and 1 BSF personal killed, finally the three TRF militants were overrun and killed. [42]
23 DecemberDuderhama, GanderbalTRF militants ambushed Indian forces, lobbing grenades at a CRPF party followed by firing on them. Two CRPF troopers were killed while another was injured. [43]
31 DecemberDalgate, SrinagarTRF militants assassinated a non-local Jeweler Satpal Nishchal who was given domicile in Kashmir along with purchasing land there. [44]
202122 JanuaryKishtwar, Chenab ValleyTRF militants ambushed an SOG party with grenades, injuring two personnel severely. [45]
19 FebruaryBarzulla, SrinagarTRF militants ambushed JKP personnel, killing two [46]
29 MarchSoporeTRF militants ambushed a BJP councilor's meeting, killing one JKP SPO and two BJP councilors. [47]
1 AprilNowgam, SrinagarTRF militants attacked a BJP leader's home, killing the JKP guard and taking his rifle. [48]
22 JuneNowgam, SrinagarTRF militants assassinated a CID Inspector. [49]
27 JuneTral, PulwamaAlleged TRF militants assassinated a JKP SPO, also killing his wife and daughter. [50]
7 AugustPoshwan, KulgamTRF militants ambushed a JKP SHO's vehicle, killing one personnel and injuring another. [51]
5 OctoberSrinagarTRF militants assassinated a Kashmiri Pandit Makhan Lal Bindroo accusing of being affiliated with RSS. [52]
7 OctoberEidgah, SrinagarTRF militants assassinated two teachers 1 Hindu and 1 Sikh who forced children to participate in 15 August India Day functions. [53]
9 OctoberMazgam, KulgamTRF militants ambushed a police party in which two personnel were injured, later succumbing to injuries. [54]

International implications

Pakistan's inclusion on the FATF's "grey list" in 2018 and its subsequent removal raised questions about TRF's emergence. Some[ according to whom? ] believe that TRF was strategically created to divert attention from LeT and other terror groups under FATF scrutiny. This move allowed Pakistan to maintain plausible deniability for attacks in India. [13]

Ban and designation

In January 2023, TRF was banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the Indian government. This action designated its leader, Sheikh Sajjad Gul, as a militant. [55] The ban was imposed due to the Indian government's suspicions of TRF's involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari in June 2018. [14]

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