Top Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo was eliminated by the Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday in Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Indian Express describes the terrorist as maths teacher ‘The Wire’ which is known for leaning towards Islamists, also couldn’t bring itself to describe Riyaz Naikoo as a terrorist. A Huffington Post article published in 2018 described Hizbul Commander Riyaz Naikoo as someone …
Security forces gunned down Kashmir’s most-wanted terrorist and top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo during an encounter at his native village in Beigpora area in South Kashmir’s Awantipora after a massive search operation was laid late Tuesday night. The operation to nab Riyaz Naikoo -- who was the senior most active commander in Kashmir -- is being seen as a …
Hizbul Mujahideen operational commander Riyaz Naikoo has been killed after a prolonged gunbattle between security forces and terrorists in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Naikoo became the de facto chief of Hizbul Mujahideen after the death of Mohammad Yasin Itoo, who had taken the reins of the outfit after Burhan Wani's death in July 2016. While Burhan Wani was known …
With Zakir Musa's killing, security forces have recorded an extremely important kill in the battle against Islamic fundamentalism in the Valley, in the main south Kashmir where the jungles are now being used to train local youth. Categorised as "A++" level militant, intelligence agencies believe Naikoo is more of a "liberal militant commander" as compared to Musa who settled for …