http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=108763\ &version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23 <http://> Kashmiri rebel group floats conditional Ramadan truce Published: Thursday, 21 September, 2006, 12:23 PM Doha Time ISLAMABAD: A militant group fighting Indian rule in Kashmir said yesterday a ceasefire was possible in the disputed region during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, but set conditions India has rejected many times before. Ramadan is expected to begin during the coming weekend. Ehsan Elahi, spokesman for the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, the biggest of the Kashmiri militant groups, said India should accept Kashmir as a disputed territory, stop human rights violations, release prisoners unconditionally and redeploy troops to positions held before the insurgency began in 1989. "If these conditions are met then a ceasefire can be considered, then there is a possibility for a ceasefire during Ramadan and even later," he said. However, he said a final decision on any offer would have to come from the United Jihad Council, an alliance of around a dozen militant groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, which is expected to meet later this week. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, which is based in Pakistan but has a Kashmiri-only recruiting policy, has offered a conditional ceasefire several times before. The latest proposal comes days after a meeting between Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Cuba. The two leaders agreed to resume a peace process that was put on ice after a series of bomb blasts killed more than 180 people in Mumbai on July 11. They also decided to establish a joint agency to fight terrorism. Speaking to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Musharraf said a solution to festering disputes with India, including over Kashmir, were within reach. - Reuters [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
