The Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK, ISIS–JK, Islamic State – J&K) was a group loyal to the Islamic State, operating in the Kashmir Valley of India's Jammu and Kashmir.[2] It was not an official faction of the Islamic State.
The Islamic State announced in 2016 that ISKP will expand into Kashmir.[3] In 2017, protestors all around Kashmir, especially in Srinagar, waved the Islamic State flag alongside the Pakistani flag at various rallies.[4][5] In Nowhatta, outside of the Jamia Masjid, a group of people set the Indian flag on fire while flying the Pakistani and Islamic State flags.[4] Flying the Pakistani flag, or any national flag, is against the Islamic State's doctrine and is unlike anything that they would do. Later, the Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed that the Islamic State had no involvement in the rallies and that it was only locals.[6] The ISJK's existence has mostly been observed online. In December 2017, a pro-Islamic State video in Urdu was shared on Telegram, using the hashtag "Wilayat Kashmir" (Kashmir Province) in which a masked man pledges allegiance to the Islamic State and invited AQI-affiliated groups to join the Islamic State. The ISJK has not been listed an official Islamic State wilayah (province).[7]
The ISJK is not recognised by the Islamic State, and ISPP and ISHP are the ones responsible for Islamic State activities in Pakistani and Indian controlled Kashmir, respectively. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province had anncouned the creation of ISHP for IS on 11 May 2019 on Amaq News Agency after clashes in Jammu and Kashmir in which ISJK leader Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi was killed.[8]
ISJKは、アルカイダ とイスラム国のプロパガンダを 公然と拒否している LeT、 JeM、 HMに反対している。統一ジハード評議会の議長でありHMの指導者で あるサイード・サラフディンは、カシミールのジハード運動は土着のものであり、世界的なカリフ制の目標はなく、アルカイダ系のグループとISJKは、インド政府がカシミールのジハード運動のイメージを損なおうとする試みであると主張した。[ 9 ] [ 10 ]サイード・アリ・シャー・ギーラニは 、ISJKとイスラム国全体を非イスラム的であり、イスラム教徒を分裂させる意図で西側諸国が作ったものだと非難した。[ 11 ] ISJKは、インドから分離したりパキスタンと合併したりするのではなく、イスラム国のカリフ制をジャンムー・カシミールに拡大することを目指している。[ 12 ]