UK-BASED INSTITUTE SAYS PAKISTAN MILITANT GROUP PRESENT IN BOSNIA
BBC Monitoring International Reports - November 7, 2005

Text of report by "D. Ra" entitled "Harkat-ul-Mojahedin also has members in B-H" published by Bosnian Serb newspaper Nezavisne novine on 7 November

London: The Pakistani Islamic militant group called Harkat-ul-Mojahedin, which is linked to terrorist activities in the Indian province of Jammu and Kashmir, is also present in Bosnia-Hercegovina and has its members there.

This is stated in a report issued by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. The report also states that this militant group has connections and members in numerous countries, including Russia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, the Philippines, and Myanmar [Burma].

The report entitled "Military Balance 2005-06" states that military officers of the Harkat-ul-Mojahedin, also known as Harkat-ul-Ansar, operate chiefly in the Kashmir valley and that this unit has been categorized among "non-government armed groups."

Source: Nezavisne novine, Banja Luka, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 7 Nov 05 p 4

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