Al-Badr | Mapping Militants Project

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1998
First Recorded Activity

First Attack

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Crenshaw, M., & Robinson, K. (2025). Mapping Militants Project. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25613/G0K4-WF70
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Profile Contents

Narrative

Narrative of the Organization's History

Organization

Leadership, Name Changes, Size Estimates, Resources, Geographic Locations

Strategy

Ideology, Aims, Political Activities, Targets, and Tactics

Major Attacks

First Attacks, Largest Attacks, Notable Attacks

Interactions

Foreign Designations and Listings, Community Relations, Relations with Other Groups, State Sponsors and External Influences

Maps

Mapping relationships with other militant groups over time in regional maps

Pakistan -- All

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Overview

Formed:

January 1, 1998

Al-Badr, initially a group within Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) that split off in 1998, is a Pakistani supported Kashmiri organization comprised mostly of foreign fighters.