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This is a page that depicts Khalistani militants and paramilitary outfits.[1]

Khalistani militant and paramilitary outfits[edit]

Sr. No. Name Founder + year Famous Actions
1. Babbar Khalsa[2] Bhai Talwinder Singh Parmar, Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar (1979) See: List of actions by Babbar Khalsa
2. Khalistan Zindabad Force[2] Bhai Ranjit Singh Neeta Bomb blasts on trains and buses in Jammu, killing of DSP Devinder Sharma.
3. Khalistan Commando Force[2] Manbir Singh Chaheru, (1986) Assassination of Rtd Chief General of Indian army and an architect of Operation Blue Star Arun Vaidya, assassinations of leading culprits of 1984 Anti-Sikh riots Congress(I) Member of Parliament Lalit Maken, Arjan Dass and several other high-profile battles with Indian security forces.
4. Bhindranwala Tigers Force of Khalistan[2] Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal (1984) Major encounter at Rataul village.
5. Khalistan Armed Force aka Dashmesh Regiment Bhai Seetal Singh Matewal, (1990) Major encounter at Bolowali village.
6. Khalistan Liberation Force[2] Bhai Aroor Singh (1986) Killing of SSP Gobind Ram, SSP A.S Brar, SP K.R.S Gill, Lt. Col. Satnam Singh, Ramkat Jatola, SP RS Tiwara, DSP Tara Chand, Major General B.N Kumar, Treasurer Balwant Singh, Lala Bhagwan Das, MLA Sat Pal Parashar, and others
7. International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)[2] Singh Sahib Jasbir Singh Rode, (23 September 1984) based in the United Kingdom
8. Tat Khalsa Bhai Avtar Singh Brahma Encounter in Manakpur, and Operation Mand
9. Malwa Kesri Commando Force Bhai Waryam Singh Khappianwali (1984) 1986 Muktsar bus massacre (Alleged)
10. Shaheed Khalsa Force 1997 SKF claimed credit for marketplace bombings in New Delhi in 1997.

Babbar Khalsa is listed as a terrorist organisation by the United Kingdom,[3] the EU,[4] Canada,[5] India, and the United States.

Others with less details[edit]

  1. All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF)[1]
  2. Khalistan Liberation Army (KLA)
  3. Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF)
  4. Shiromani Akali Dal, Amritsar
  5. Khalistan Liberation Organisation (KLO)[2]
  6. Khalistan National Army (KNA)
  7. Sikhs for Justice
  8. Khalistan Guerilla Force
  9. Khalistan Security Force
  10. Pure Tigers[1]
  11. Dal Khalsa[1]
  12. Panthic Committee[1]
  13. Council of Khalistan[1]
  14. Akali Dal (Eternal Party)[1]
  15. All-India Shiromani Akali Dal[1]
  16. Bhindranwale Militant Group[1]
  17. Sikh International Organization[1]
  18. Khalistan National Army[1]
  19. Azad Khalistan[1]
  20. Waris Punjab De

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the stateless nations. 4: S - Z. Westport, Conn. London: Greenwood Press. p. 2151. ISBN 978-0-313-32384-3. SIKHS: All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSE); Babbar Khalsa International (BKI); Khalistan Liberation Army; Khalsa Dal; Sikh Youth Federation; Panthic Committee; Pure Tigers; Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF); Council of Khalistan; Eternal Party (Akali Dal); All-India Shiromani Akali Dal; Panthic Committee; Khalistan Commando Force (KCF); Bhindranwale Militant Group; Sikh International Organization (SIO); Shaheed Khalsa Force (SKF); Sikh Youth Federation (SYF); Bhinderanwala Tiger Force; Saheed Khalsa Force; Khalistan Liberation Tiger Force; Khalistan National Army (KNA); Saheed Khalsa Force; Azad Khalistan
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Fair 2005, p. 128.
  3. ^ Home Office - Proscribed terrorist groups in the UK Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ EU list of terrorist groups
  5. ^ Canadian listing of terrorist groups Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography[edit]

  • Fair, C. Christine (2005), "Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies: Insights from the Khalistan and Tamil Eelam Movements", Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 11: 125–156, doi:10.1080/13537110590927845, S2CID 145552863
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