Syed Salahuddin, the chief of chas been branded as a ‘Global Terrorist’ by the United Stated of America recently. In a television interview, he confessed to having carried out terrorist attacks in India.
Salahuddin said in to a popular news channel, “till now our focus was on Indian occupation forces. All the operations that we have done or are underway, we focus only on the installations of these occupational forces.”
Salahuddin also claimed Kashmir was his ‘home’, and stated the Kashmir Valley is witnessing an uprising after the killing of Burhan Wani. He also revealed he had many supporters in India and that he purchased weapons from the international market. He also added that he can deliver weapons to any part of the world if he is paid for it.
After confessing on many attacks in India, he said the international terror scenario changed after 9/11. He said, “If we would have taken our operations out of Kashmir at that time, India would get a chance to label Kashmir-e-Tehreek a terrorist organization. We have support and we can target any place in India, at any time.”
On June 26th, after the meet with PM Narendra Modi, the U.S., Department of State declared Salahuddin to being a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist.’
In a statement the Department said, “Department of State has designated Mohammad Yusuf Shah, also known as Syed Salahuddin, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S., nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. As a consequence of this designation, U.S., persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with Salahuddin and all of Salahuddin’s property and interests in property subject to the United States jurisdiction are blocked.”
Salahuddin, apart from being the chief, is also a senior member of the militant group Hizbul Mujahideen. He had in 2016 vowed to block any peace resolutions in Kashmir conflicts. He also threatened to increase Kashmiri suicide bombers and said that he will turn the valley “into a graveyard for Indian forces.”
