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Burhan Wani (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was the leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamist militant organization and terrorist group of the Kashmir conflict.
Jul 8, 2017 · This 8th July marks the first death anniversary of Burhan Wani, the poster boy of Hizbul Mujahideen. Before the Jammu and Kashmir plummeted into a state of chaos lasting 7 months, with the state government having to face the wrath of people who came in support of the chocolate-faced militant.
Jul 25, 2016 · Late on the morning of July 8, the day Burhan Wani was to die, personnel at the Srinagar unit of J&K’s Special Operations Group (SOG) listened in as Farooq Wani made an innocuous call: he had unexpected guests for Eid.
Jul 5, 2016 · It is a narrative of heroism constructed around the new militancy that is said to have taken root in four districts of South Kashmir: Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian. Local...
Security forces killed Burhan Wani, a top commander in the militant group, in an encounter on Friday. His death has disturbed the fragile peace in Kashmir as people protested the killing and...
Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the 21-year-old poster boy of militancy in the Valley with a Rs 10-lakh bounty, was killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s...
Jul 9, 2016 · People turned up in large numbers for the funeral prayers of Burhan Wani, the 22-year-old poster boy of militancy in Kashmir who was gunned down by security forces in an operation Friday. Wani, who was the commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, will be laid to rest in his home town of Tral in Pulwama district.
Jul 8, 2016 · Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani (22), the architect of the social-media driven psychological warfare in Kashmir, was killed along with two other militants in an encounter in Anantnag...
Jul 11, 2016 · Militant leader Burhan Wani's death in a gun battle with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir has sparked days of deadly violence. Who was he and why was he so popular, asks local...
Some might argue that the 21-year-old Burhan Wani played a key role in attracting Kashmiri youngsters to the Hizbul Mujahideen. With his death sparking protests, Burhan’s killing at the hands...
