Sabzar Bhat: Difference between revisions

==Early life==

==Hizbul Mujahideen==

Bhat was an aide and close friend to the previous Hizbul Mujahideen fighter, [[Burhan Wani]], who was commander and was killed in July 2016.<ref name="BBC"/> Indian security forces considered him effective at [[Terrorism and social media|using social media to recruit youth towards terrorism]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/hizbul-mujahideen-commander-sabzar-bhat-killed-how-security-forces-pulled-off-encounter-in-tral-3487151.html |quote=The security forces pointed out that 26-year-old Ahmad, a resident of Ruthsana village in Tral, was the brain behind utilising social media as a tool to attract young boys towards militancy. He was marked as an 'A-category' militant. |title=Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Bhat killed: How security forces pulled off encounter in Tral |first=Sameer |last=Yasir |date=29 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603012454/http://www.firstpost.com/india/hizbul-mujahideen-commander-sabzar-bhat-killed-how-security-forces-pulled-off-encounter-in-tral-3487151.html |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oneindia.com/india/sabzar-bhat-the-terrorist-who-shot-more-selfies-than-bullets-2448925.html |title=Sabzar Bhat, the terrorist who shot more selfies than bullets |first=Vicky |last=Nanjappa |date=30 May 2017 |access-date=3 June 2017 |publisher=[[Oneindia]] |quote=Intelligence Bureau officials tell OneIndia that like Wani, this person too was a social media tiger. The youth of Kashmir unnecessarily get carried away by such people who make a pomp and show on the social media. This is just a strategy on their part to attract the youth into their fold, the official also added.}}</ref> Indian security forces previously located him in Rathsuna, in March 2017, but he was able to evade them after a 15-hour gunfight that left one policeman dead.<ref name="GK"/><ref name="TOI"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/failed-lover-to-terror-chief-meet-hizbuls-new-poster-boy/1/713490.html |quote=Sabzar Ahmad Bhat alias 'SAB DON', son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat, resident of Ruthsana in Tral, is believed to be the brain behind the use of social media as weapon among terrorist groups for last two years in Kashmir. |title=From failed lover to terror chief: Meet Hizbul's new poster boy in Kashmir |first=Ashraf |last=Wani |date=12 July 2016 |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603023221/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/failed-lover-to-terror-chief-meet-hizbuls-new-poster-boy/1/713490.html |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/jammu-and-kashmir/15-hr-gunbattle-ends-in-jks-tral-policeman-martyred-two-terrorists-gunned-down-complete-details-inside_1983558.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |title=15-hr gunbattle ends in J&K's Tral; policeman martyred, two terrorists gunned down — Complete details inside |date=5 March 2017 |access-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>

Bhat was killed in a firefight with Indian security forces in Soimoh, Tral, approximately forty kilometers outside of [[Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite news |publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] |quote=Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, a senior leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen group, was killed overnight by government troops in Tral area, some 40km south of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, police said. |title=Top rebel commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat killed in Kashmir |date=May 2017 |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/top-rebel-commander-sabzar-ahmad-bhat-killed-kashmir-170527093919071.html}}</ref><ref name="BBC"/> He was subsequently buried in [[Pulwama]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/burhan-wani-s-father-attends-funeral-of-hizbul-militant-sabzar-bhat/story-Ek79Xexmo6OQL4pvRKRcnK.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |quote=Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sabzar Ahmad Bhat was buried in his village in Pulwama on Sunday morning, a day after the 27-year-old was killed in a gun fight with security forces in south Kashmir. |title=Burhan Wani's father attends funeral of Hizbul militant Sabzar Bhat |first=Toufiq |last=Rashid |date=28 May 2017}}</ref> His death sparked clashes and a police-imposed curfew, during which a youth was killed in clashes with the [[Central Reserve Police Force]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/since-july-2016-kashmir-s-schools-and-colleges-stayed-shut-on-60-of-working-days/story-1FlfmjKN23a8osHATOIaFM.html |quote=The killing of Wani’s successor, Sabzar Bhat, on May 27, 2017, threatens to further stoke the fire raging since the April 9, 2017 by-elections for a parliamentary seat. On May 27, 2017, separatists announced three days of strike and protests to mourn Bhat’s death while the police imposed curfew to prevent people from gathering. Yet, clashes took place between protesters and personnel of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Force resulting in the killing of a youth and injuries to 70 others. |title=Since July 2016, Kashmir's schools and colleges stayed shut on 60% of working days |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |first=Athr |last=Parvaiz |date=30 May 2017}}</ref> [[Internet]] and phone service across Kashmir was suspended in an attempt to calm the region.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cctv-footage-helped-police-hunt-down-2-terrorists-in-kashmirs-sopore-1706529 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |quote=Internet services were suspended across Kashmir after Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who has succeeded Burhan Wani, was killed in south Kashmir's Tral on Saturday. |title=CCTV Footage Helps Police Hunt Down Terrorists In Kashmir's Sopore, 2 Killed |first=Nazir |last=Masoodi |date=1 June 2017 |access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/27/not-even-24-hours-since-it-was-restored-mobile-internet-service_a_22112325/ |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |title=Not Even 24 Hours After It Was Restored, Mobile Internet Services In Kashmir Valley Snapped Again |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=3 June 2017 |quote=The Government of Jammu and Kashmir snapped the mobile internet( 2G, 3G and 4G) services in Kashmir fearing law and order problems, especially after the killing of top Hizbul Mujahedeen commander Sabzar Bhat in Tral encounter on Saturday. It has not even been 24 hours since the social media sites and applications including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter were restored in Kashmir Valley.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |quote=Mobile internet services were shut down completely 24 hours later, when the killing of a prominent militant, Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, ignited new demonstrations. His image, clutching by turns guns and selfie sticks, filled Facebook timelines across the region. |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=10 July 2017 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/kashmir-whatsapp-warriors-frontline-conflict-india |title=WhatsApp warriors on the new frontline of Kashmir's conflict |first=Michael |last=Safi |date=8 July 2017}}</ref>

===Diplomatic protest===

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