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Militant alliance backs Geelani in Kashmir

IRNA

Srinagar, Sept 12, IRNA -- An alliance of militant Kashmiri groups 
threw their weight behind a breakaway faction of the All Parties 
Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in a move seen, as bolstering the position 
of hawks in the separatist camp. 
The United Jihad Council (UJC), consisting of militant groups who 
support the merger of Kashmir with Pakistan said a meeting was held in
Muzafarabad under the chairmanship of Syed Salahudin leader of Hizbul 
Mujahedin Thursday. 
According to a statement circulated here the meeting supported the
change of leadership in Hurriyat Conference saying it was a right of 
APHC constituents. 
Jihad Council fully supports the move, the statement said. 
13 groups out of the 27 parted ways with Hurriyat led by veteran 
Shia leader Maulana Abbas Ansari and instead supported former 
Jam`at-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Geelani causing a split in the biggest
multi-party combine in Kashmir. 
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