Al-Qaeda commander Mugais holds up a flag with ISIS-style text. The Gazwatul Hind, a part of the al-Qaeda wing in Kashmir, calls it the flag of Tawheed
An Al-Qaeda militant commander has been killed in Srinagar today. Mugais, who was functioning as part of the Zakir Mussa group in Kashmir was injured in the Zakura shootout earlier in the day.
During the shootout, a sub-inspector of Police lost his life and a cop got injured. Police said that there were 3 militants one was arrested and two managed to escape. Mugais got injured in the shootout. He reportedly succumbed to the injuries later, while fleeing from the spot.
Mugais was earlier associated with LeT. He was currently the commander of Al-Qaeda's wing functional in Kashmir under the title Gazwatul Hind. This wing of Al-Qaeda is represented by a black flag with Urdu text, called the flag of Tawheed.