"In 1989, the people of Kăshmir took their historic stance, and declared it a jihăd in the path of Allăh to achieve one of the two honours, either victory or martyrdom. Jihăd missions commenced against the Indian occupation, and the mujăhidin party emerged as a strike force in the midst of the occupation."
— Kashmir conflict

January 1, 1970

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Mu˙ammad Yŗsuf Shăh, who in April 1991 took the name Mujăhid Syed Íală˙uddin and was appointed the Óizb Amir (or Amir of the mujăhidin), a position that he still held in June 2004. He was also the chairman of Jihăd Council. quoted from Richard Bonney (auth.) - Jihād_ From Qur’ān to bin Laden-Palgrave Macmillan UK (2004) page 343