Washington: The US State Department on Monday designated Syed Salahuddin, the head of Kashmiri militant group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, as a specially designated global terrorist.
The move comes just hours before the first meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump at the White House.
As a senior leader of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), the State Department said in September, 2016, Salahuddin, also known as Syed Mohammed Yusuf Shah, vowed to block any peaceful resolution to the Kashmir conflict, threatened to train more Kashmiri suicide bombers, and vowed to turn the Kashmir valley "into a graveyard for Indian forces".
Here are the seven things to know about Hizbul commander Syed Salahuddin
1) Salahuddin is the chief of the terror group Hizbul Mujahideen.
2) Featured on NIA’s most wanted list .
3) Reportedly operates out of a safe house in Pakistan.
4) Heads the United Jihad Council, that supports the annexation of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan.
5) 1987: Contested Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on a Muslim United Front ticket.
6) September 2016: Vowed to block a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir conflict
7) June 2017: Hailed slain terrorist Burhan Wani as a martyr.
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