The United Jihad Council —an amalgam of Kashmiri militant groups —had, at the time, questioned both the existence and need for al-Qaeda in the state.
Calling it a conspiracy of the “Indian agencies”, the Hizbul Mujahideen had said the al-Qaeda video was “aimed at destroying the indigenous character of the separatist movement and label it international terrorism”. It had also urged the people to make it clear to the world that Kashmiris can wage their own struggle and do not need the al-Qaeda.
With Gaddahn making a mention of the state in an al-Qaeda broadcast, the separatists fear they may have a harder time convincing others of the “indigenous” nature of their “azadi movement”.
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