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	The '''United Jihad Council''', also known as the '''Muttahida Jihad Council''' (MJC), is a [[Islamist]] [[Jihad\|Jihadist]] organisation formed by the [[Pakistan Army]] for unified command and control over the anti-Indian ~~militant~~ groups operating in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{citation \|author=International Crisis Group \|title=Kashmir: Confrontation and Miscalculation \|publisher=International Crisis Group \|date=2002 \|url=http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/28348\|p=6}}</ref>{{sfn\|Snedden\|2013\|p=198}} It was formed in the summer of 1994 and is currently{{when\|date=March 2021}} headed by [[Syed Salahuddin]], the leader of [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]]. The organisation was created to unify and focus efforts of various armed militant groups fighting against ~~the~~ Indian rule in Kashmir. This made distribution of resources like arms, ammunition, propaganda materials and communications more streamlined. It also made it easier to coordinate and pool resources of various militant groups to collect information, plan operations and strike at targets of military importance inside Indian administered [[Kashmir]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2015}}		The '''United Jihad Council''', also known as the '''Muttahida Jihad Council''' (MJC), is an [[Islamist]] [[Jihad\|Jihadist]] organisation formed by the [[Pakistan Army]] for unified command and control over the anti-Indian terror groups operating in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{citation \|author=International Crisis Group \|title=Kashmir: Confrontation and Miscalculation \|publisher=International Crisis Group \|date=2002 \|url=http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/28348\|page=6}}</ref>{{sfn\|Snedden\|2013\|p=198}} It was formed in the summer of 1994 and is currently{{when\|date=March 2021}} headed by [[Syed Salahuddin]], the leader of [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]]. The organisation was created to unify and focus efforts of various armed militant groups fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir. This made distribution of resources like arms, ammunition, propaganda materials and communications more streamlined. It also made it easier to coordinate and pool resources of various militant groups to collect information, plan operations and strike at targets of military importance inside Indian administered [[Kashmir]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2015}}

	The militant group has 13 affiliates.<ref name="ujk_2">{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/united-jihad-council-claims-responsibility-of-pathankot-attack/article8064932.ece \| title=United Jihad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack \| date=4 January 2016 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Srinagar}}</ref> Some of the group members are: [[Harakat-ul-Ansar]], [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]],~~'''~~Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen~~'''~~,~~'''~~Al-Jihad~~'''~~, ~~'''~~Al-Barq~~'''~~, [[Al-Badr (India)\|Al-Badr]],~~'''~~Ikhwan-ul-Mussalmin~~'''~~, ~~'''~~Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen~~'''~~. By early 1999, as many as fifteen organisations were affiliated with the Council, though of these only five were considered influential: [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]], Al-Badr and ~~'''~~Tehrik-i-Jihad~~'''~~. Many of these organisations are recognised as terrorist organisations by the United States and the UN.<ref name=US_Department_of_State>{{cite web\|title=State Department Identifies 40 Foreign Terrorist Organizations\|url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|work=Country Reports on Terrorism 2004\|publisher=U.S. Department of State\|access-date=24 June 2012\|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~68fG1SVtY?url=~~http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|archive-date=~~24 June~~ 2012\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		The militant group has 13 affiliates.<ref name="ujk_2">{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/united-jihad-council-claims-responsibility-of-pathankot-attack/article8064932.ece \| title=United Jihad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack \| date=4 January 2016 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Srinagar}}</ref> Some of the group members are: [[Harakat-ul-Ansar]], [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]], Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen, Al-Jihad, Al-Barq, [[Al-Badr (India)\|Al-Badr]], Ikhwan-ul-Mussalmin, and Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen. By early 1999, as many as fifteen organisations were affiliated with the Council, though of these only five were considered influential: [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]], Al-Badr, and Tehrik-i-Jihad. Many of these organisations are recognised as terrorist organisations by the United States and the UN.<ref name=US_Department_of_State>{{cite web\|title=State Department Identifies 40 Foreign Terrorist Organizations\|url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|work=Country Reports on Terrorism 2004\|publisher=U.S. Department of State\|access-date=24 June 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205044038/http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|archive-date=5 February 2012\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	~~The United Jihad Council emerged as the primary public voice of the~~ [[Mujahideen]] in the [[~~Kargil War\|Kargil~~]] ~~offensive~~. ~~The United Jihad Council, including four other units fighting in the Kargil mountains said the guerrillas would not leave the area because it was their homeland~~. ~~However they agreed to back up after the then US President~~ [[~~Bill Clinton~~]] ~~personally mediated in the situation.{{citation needed~~\|date=~~January 2015~~}}		In June 2012 in an interview, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin accepted that Pakistan had been backing [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] for fighting in Kashmir.<ref name=toi_pak_war/> He had threatened to start attacking Pakistan if the latter stopped backing the separatist militants in Jammu and Kashmir. He claimed the militants were fighting "Pakistan's war".<ref name=toi_pak_war>{{cite news\|last=PTI\|title=Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin warns Pakistan against withdrawing support on Kashmir\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Hizb-chief-Syed-Salahuddin-warns-Pakistan-against-withdrawing-support-on-Kashmir/articleshow/13932562.cms\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=8 Jun 2012}}</ref><ref name=arab_news_pak>{{cite news\|title=Normalization of Indo-Pak ties hurts Kashmir cause: Salahuddin\|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/413443\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[Arab News]]\|date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

	~~It is fairly common now for UJC/MJC members to frequently address public gatherings~~, ~~publish materials and recruit new fighters~~ inside [[~~Azad Kashmir~~]]. State patronage from the autonomous Kashmiri government and protection from Pakistani security forces helps the free movement of men, materials and resources. UJC announced several unilateral ceasefires in the Kashmir region and subsequently withdrew because they were not reciprocated from the Indian side. In view of the recent mass unarmed uprising in Kashmir against the Indian rule, UJC has imposed moratorium on strikes on military targets in local areas.		{{quote\|We are fighting Pakistan's war in Kashmir and if it withdraws its support, the war would be fought inside Pakistan\|[[Sayeed Salahudeen]]<ref name=toi_pak_war/>}}

	In June 2012 in an interview, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin accepted that Pakistan had been backing [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] for fight in Kashmir.<ref name=toi_pak_war/> He had threatened to start attacking Pakistan if the latter stopped backing the separatist militants in Jammu and Kashmir. He claimed the militants were fighting "Pakistan's war".<ref name=toi_pak_war>{{cite news\|last=PTI\|title=Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin warns Pakistan against withdrawing support on Kashmir\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Hizb-chief-Syed-Salahuddin-warns-Pakistan-against-withdrawing-support-on-Kashmir/articleshow/13932562.cms\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=8 Jun 2012}}</ref><ref name=arab_news_pak>{{cite news\|title=Normalization of Indo-Pak ties hurts Kashmir cause: Salahuddin\|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/413443\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[Arab News]]\|date=8 June 2012}}</ref>		The group claimed responsibility for the [[2016 Pathankot attack]], carried out on [[Pathankot Air Force Station\|Pathankot Air Base]] administered by the [[Indian Air Force]] on 3 January 2016.<ref name="ujk_1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/pathankot-terror-attack-live-operation-still-on-to-neutralise-militants-at-air-force-base-2162048 \| title=Pathankot terror attack Live: United Jihad Council claims responsibility \| work=DNA webdesk \| date=4 January 2016 \| agency=Daily News and Analysis \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Pathankot}}</ref> The incident claimed 14 casualties, including 7 security personnel, 1 civilian, and 6 attackers.

	{{quote\|''We are fighting Pakistan's war in Kashmir and if it withdraws its support, the war would be fought inside Pakistan,''\|[[Sayeed Salahudeen]] (leader of Hizbul Mujahideen)<ref name=toi_pak_war/>}}

	The group claimed responsibility of the [[2016 Pathankot attack]], carried out on [[Pathankot Air Force Station\|Pathankot Air Base]] administered by [[Indian Air Force]] on 3 January 2016.<ref name="ujk_1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/pathankot-terror-attack-live-operation-still-on-to-neutralise-militants-at-air-force-base-2162048 \| title=Pathankot terror attack Live: United Jihad Council claims responsibility \| work=DNA webdesk \| date=4 January 2016 \| agency=Daily News and Analysis \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Pathankot}}</ref> The incident claimed 14 casualties including 7 security personnel, 1 civilian and 6 attackers.

	==References==		==References==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* {{citation \|first=Christopher \|last=Snedden \|author-link=Christopher Snedden \|title=Kashmir: The Unwritten History \|publisher=HarperCollins India \|year=2013 \|~~ISBN~~=~~9350298988~~ \|orig-year=first published as ''The Untold Story of the People of ~~Azad~~ Kashmir'', 2012 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0cPjAAAAQBAJ}}		* {{citation \|first=Christopher \|last=Snedden \|author-link=Christopher Snedden \|title=Kashmir: The Unwritten History \|publisher=HarperCollins India \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-9350298985 \|orig-year=first published as ''The Untold Story of the People of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir'', 2012 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0cPjAAAAQBAJ}}


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	{{Short description\|~~Terrorist~~ organisation formed by the Pakistan Army}}{{EngvarB\|date=March 2018}}		{{Short description\|Jihadist organisation formed by the Pakistan Army}}{{EngvarB\|date=March 2018}}
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	The '''United Jihad Council''', also known as the '''Muttahida Jihad Council''' (MJC), is a ~~terrorist~~ organisation formed by the [[Pakistan Army]] for unified command and control over the anti-Indian militant groups operating in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{citation \|author=International Crisis Group \|title=Kashmir: Confrontation and Miscalculation \|publisher=International Crisis Group \|date=2002 \|url=http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/28348\|p=6}}</ref>{{sfn\|Snedden\|2013\|p=198}} It was formed in the summer of 1994 and is currently{{when\|date=March 2021}} headed by [[Syed Salahuddin]], the leader of [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]]. The organisation was created to unify and focus efforts of various armed militant groups fighting against the Indian rule in Kashmir. This made distribution of resources like arms, ammunition, propaganda materials and communications more streamlined. It also made it easier to coordinate and pool resources of various militant groups to collect information, plan operations and strike at targets of military importance inside Indian administered [[Kashmir]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2015}}		The '''United Jihad Council''', also known as the '''Muttahida Jihad Council''' (MJC), is a [[Islamist]] [[Jihad\|Jihadist]] organisation formed by the [[Pakistan Army]] for unified command and control over the anti-Indian militant groups operating in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{citation \|author=International Crisis Group \|title=Kashmir: Confrontation and Miscalculation \|publisher=International Crisis Group \|date=2002 \|url=http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/28348\|p=6}}</ref>{{sfn\|Snedden\|2013\|p=198}} It was formed in the summer of 1994 and is currently{{when\|date=March 2021}} headed by [[Syed Salahuddin]], the leader of [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]]. The organisation was created to unify and focus efforts of various armed militant groups fighting against the Indian rule in Kashmir. This made distribution of resources like arms, ammunition, propaganda materials and communications more streamlined. It also made it easier to coordinate and pool resources of various militant groups to collect information, plan operations and strike at targets of military importance inside Indian administered [[Kashmir]].{{citation needed\|date=January 2015}}

	The militant group has 13 affiliates.<ref name="ujk_2">{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/united-jihad-council-claims-responsibility-of-pathankot-attack/article8064932.ece \| title=United Jihad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack \| date=4 January 2016 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Srinagar}}</ref> Some of the group members are: [[Harakat-ul-Ansar]], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen, Al-Jihad, [[Al-Barq]], [[Al-Badr (India)\|Al-Badr]], [[Ikhwan-ul-Mussalmin]], [[Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen]]. By early 1999, as many as fifteen organisations were affiliated with the Council, though of these only five were considered influential: [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]], Al-Badr and [[Tehrik-i-Jihad]]. Many of these organisations are recognised as terrorist organisations by the United States and the UN.<ref name=US_Department_of_State>{{cite web\|title=State Department Identifies 40 Foreign Terrorist Organizations\|url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|work=Country Reports on Terrorism 2004\|publisher=U.S. Department of State\|access-date=24 June 2012\|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/68fG1SVtY?url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|archive-date=24 June 2012\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		The militant group has 13 affiliates.<ref name="ujk_2">{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/united-jihad-council-claims-responsibility-of-pathankot-attack/article8064932.ece \| title=United Jihad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack \| date=4 January 2016 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Srinagar}}</ref> Some of the group members are: [[Harakat-ul-Ansar]], [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]],'''Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen''','''Al-Jihad''', '''Al-Barq''', [[Al-Badr (India)\|Al-Badr]],'''Ikhwan-ul-Mussalmin''', '''Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen'''. By early 1999, as many as fifteen organisations were affiliated with the Council, though of these only five were considered influential: [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]], Al-Badr and '''Tehrik-i-Jihad'''. Many of these organisations are recognised as terrorist organisations by the United States and the UN.<ref name=US_Department_of_State>{{cite web\|title=State Department Identifies 40 Foreign Terrorist Organizations\|url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|work=Country Reports on Terrorism 2004\|publisher=U.S. Department of State\|access-date=24 June 2012\|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/68fG1SVtY?url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html\|archive-date=24 June 2012\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	The United Jihad Council emerged as the primary public voice of the [[Mujahideen]] in the [[Kargil War\|Kargil]] offensive. The United Jihad Council, including four other units fighting in the Kargil mountains said the guerrillas would not leave the area because it was their homeland. However they agreed to back up after the then US President [[Bill Clinton]] personally mediated in the situation.{{citation needed\|date=January 2015}}		The United Jihad Council emerged as the primary public voice of the [[Mujahideen]] in the [[Kargil War\|Kargil]] offensive. The United Jihad Council, including four other units fighting in the Kargil mountains said the guerrillas would not leave the area because it was their homeland. However they agreed to back up after the then US President [[Bill Clinton]] personally mediated in the situation.{{citation needed\|date=January 2015}}
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	It is fairly common now for UJC/MJC members to frequently address public gatherings, publish materials and recruit new fighters inside [[Azad Kashmir]]. State patronage from the autonomous Kashmiri government and protection from Pakistani security forces helps the free movement of men, materials and resources. UJC announced several unilateral ceasefires in the Kashmir region and subsequently withdrew because they were not reciprocated from the Indian side. In view of the recent mass unarmed uprising in Kashmir against the Indian rule, UJC has imposed moratorium on strikes on military targets in local areas.		It is fairly common now for UJC/MJC members to frequently address public gatherings, publish materials and recruit new fighters inside [[Azad Kashmir]]. State patronage from the autonomous Kashmiri government and protection from Pakistani security forces helps the free movement of men, materials and resources. UJC announced several unilateral ceasefires in the Kashmir region and subsequently withdrew because they were not reciprocated from the Indian side. In view of the recent mass unarmed uprising in Kashmir against the Indian rule, UJC has imposed moratorium on strikes on military targets in local areas.

	In June 2012 in an interview, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin accepted that Pakistan had been backing [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] for fight in Kashmir.<ref name=toi_pak_war/> He had ~~declared~~ to start attacking Pakistan if ~~Pakistan~~ stopped backing the separatist militants in Jammu and Kashmir ~~who, he~~ claimed, were fighting ''Pakistan's war''.<ref name=toi_pak_war>{{cite news\|last=PTI\|title=Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin warns Pakistan against withdrawing support on Kashmir\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Hizb-chief-Syed-Salahuddin-warns-Pakistan-against-withdrawing-support-on-Kashmir/articleshow/13932562.cms\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=8 Jun 2012}}</ref><ref name=arab_news_pak>{{cite news\|title=Normalization of Indo-Pak ties hurts Kashmir cause: Salahuddin\|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/413443\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[Arab News]]\|date=8 June 2012}}</ref>		In June 2012 in an interview, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin accepted that Pakistan had been backing [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] for fight in Kashmir.<ref name=toi_pak_war/> He had threatened to start attacking Pakistan if the latter stopped backing the separatist militants in Jammu and Kashmir. He claimed the militants were fighting "Pakistan's war".<ref name=toi_pak_war>{{cite news\|last=PTI\|title=Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin warns Pakistan against withdrawing support on Kashmir\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Hizb-chief-Syed-Salahuddin-warns-Pakistan-against-withdrawing-support-on-Kashmir/articleshow/13932562.cms\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=8 Jun 2012}}</ref><ref name=arab_news_pak>{{cite news\|title=Normalization of Indo-Pak ties hurts Kashmir cause: Salahuddin\|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/413443\|access-date=8 June 2012\|newspaper=[[Arab News]]\|date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

	{{~~rquote\|center~~\|''We are fighting Pakistan's war in Kashmir and if it withdraws its support, the war would be fought inside Pakistan,''\|[[Sayeed Salahudeen]] (leader of Hizbul Mujahideen)<ref name=toi_pak_war/>}}		{{quote\|''We are fighting Pakistan's war in Kashmir and if it withdraws its support, the war would be fought inside Pakistan,''\|[[Sayeed Salahudeen]] (leader of Hizbul Mujahideen)<ref name=toi_pak_war/>}}

	~~==Pathankot Terror Attack==~~		The group claimed responsibility of the [[2016 Pathankot attack]], carried out on [[Pathankot Air Force Station\|Pathankot Air Base]] administered by [[Indian Air Force]] on 3 January 2016.<ref name="ujk_1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/pathankot-terror-attack-live-operation-still-on-to-neutralise-militants-at-air-force-base-2162048 \| title=Pathankot terror attack Live: United Jihad Council claims responsibility \| work=DNA webdesk \| date=4 January 2016 \| agency=Daily News and Analysis \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Pathankot}}</ref> The incident claimed 14 casualties including 7 security personnel, 1 civilian and 6 attackers.

	~~{{main\|2016 Pathankot attack}}~~
	The group claimed responsibility of the attack carried out on [[Pathankot Air Force Station\|Pathankot Air Base]] administered by [[Indian Air Force]] on 3 January 2016.<ref name="ujk_1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/pathankot-terror-attack-live-operation-still-on-to-neutralise-militants-at-air-force-base-2162048 \| title=Pathankot terror attack Live: United Jihad Council claims responsibility \| work=DNA webdesk \| date=4 January 2016 \| agency=Daily News and Analysis \| access-date=4 January 2016 \| location=Pathankot}}</ref> The incident claimed 14 casualties including 7 security personnel, 1 civilian and 6 attackers.

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Terrorist organisation formed by the Pakistan Army}}{{EngvarB|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
The '''United Jihad Council''', also known as the '''Muttahida Jihad Council''' (MJC), is a terrorist organisation formed by the [[Pakistan Army]] for unified command and control over the anti-Indian militant groups operating in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{citation |author=International Crisis Group |title=Kashmir: Confrontation and Miscalculation |publisher=International Crisis Group |date=2002 |url=http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/publications/publication.html/28348|p=6}}</ref>{{sfn|Snedden|2013|p=198}} It was formed in the summer of 1994 and is currently{{when|date=March 2021}} headed by [[Syed Salahuddin]], the leader of [[Hizb-ul-Mujahideen]]. The organisation was created to unify and focus efforts of various armed militant groups fighting against the Indian rule in Kashmir. This made distribution of resources like arms, ammunition, propaganda materials and communications more streamlined. It also made it easier to coordinate and pool resources of various militant groups to collect information, plan operations and strike at targets of military importance inside Indian administered [[Kashmir]].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

The militant group has 13 affiliates.<ref name="ujk_2">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/united-jihad-council-claims-responsibility-of-pathankot-attack/article8064932.ece | title=United Jihad Council claims responsibility for Pathankot attack | date=4 January 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=4 January 2016 | location=Srinagar}}</ref> Some of the group members are: [[Harakat-ul-Ansar]], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen, Al-Jihad, [[Al-Barq]], [[Al-Badr (India)|Al-Badr]], [[Ikhwan-ul-Mussalmin]], [[Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen]]. By early 1999, as many as fifteen organisations were affiliated with the Council, though of these only five were considered influential: [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]], Al-Badr and [[Tehrik-i-Jihad]]. Many of these organisations are recognised as terrorist organisations by the United States and the UN.<ref name=US_Department_of_State>{{cite web|title=State Department Identifies 40 Foreign Terrorist Organizations|url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html|work=Country Reports on Terrorism 2004|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=24 June 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/68fG1SVtY?url=http://dublin.usembassy.gov/ireland/terror_organisations.html|archive-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The United Jihad Council emerged as the primary public voice of the [[Mujahideen]] in the [[Kargil War|Kargil]] offensive. The United Jihad Council, including four other units fighting in the Kargil mountains said the guerrillas would not leave the area because it was their homeland. However they agreed to back up after the then US President [[Bill Clinton]] personally mediated in the situation.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

It is fairly common now for UJC/MJC members to frequently address public gatherings, publish materials and recruit new fighters inside [[Azad Kashmir]]. State patronage from the autonomous Kashmiri government and protection from Pakistani security forces helps the free movement of men, materials and resources. UJC announced several unilateral ceasefires in the Kashmir region and subsequently withdrew because they were not reciprocated from the Indian side. In view of the recent mass unarmed uprising in Kashmir against the Indian rule, UJC has imposed moratorium on strikes on military targets in local areas.

In June 2012 in an interview, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin accepted that Pakistan had been backing [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] for fight in Kashmir.<ref name=toi_pak_war/> He had declared to start attacking Pakistan if Pakistan stopped backing the separatist militants in Jammu and Kashmir who, he claimed, were fighting ''Pakistan's war''.<ref name=toi_pak_war>{{cite news|last=PTI|title=Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin warns Pakistan against withdrawing support on Kashmir|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Hizb-chief-Syed-Salahuddin-warns-Pakistan-against-withdrawing-support-on-Kashmir/articleshow/13932562.cms|access-date=8 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 Jun 2012}}</ref><ref name=arab_news_pak>{{cite news|title=Normalization of Indo-Pak ties hurts Kashmir cause: Salahuddin|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/413443|access-date=8 June 2012|newspaper=[[Arab News]]|date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

{{rquote|center|''We are fighting Pakistan's war in Kashmir and if it withdraws its support, the war would be fought inside Pakistan,''|[[Sayeed Salahudeen]] (leader of Hizbul Mujahideen)<ref name=toi_pak_war/>}}

==Pathankot Terror Attack==

{{main|2016 Pathankot attack}}
The group claimed responsibility of the attack carried out on [[Pathankot Air Force Station|Pathankot Air Base]] administered by [[Indian Air Force]] on 3 January 2016.<ref name="ujk_1">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/pathankot-terror-attack-live-operation-still-on-to-neutralise-militants-at-air-force-base-2162048 | title=Pathankot terror attack Live: United Jihad Council claims responsibility | work=DNA webdesk | date=4 January 2016 | agency=Daily News and Analysis | access-date=4 January 2016 | location=Pathankot}}</ref> The incident claimed 14 casualties including 7 security personnel, 1 civilian and 6 attackers.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{citation |first=Christopher |last=Snedden |author-link=Christopher Snedden |title=Kashmir: The Unwritten History |publisher=HarperCollins India |year=2013 |ISBN=9350298988 |orig-year=first published as ''The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir'', 2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0cPjAAAAQBAJ}}

[[Category:1994 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Jihadist groups in Jammu and Kashmir]]