Azad Kashmir forces

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The Azad Kashmir forces were pro-Pakistani militias and irregular troops from the Kashmir region that fought against Indian forces during the first Indo-Pakistani War following the partition of British India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf irregular militia
military force
paramilitary organization
allegiance Pakistan
conflict First Indo-Pakistani War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
country Pakistan
formedDuring Partition of British India
linked to: Partition of India
hasRole insurgent force
irregular troops
militia
historicalContext post-partition communal and political violence in 1947
ideology pro-Pakistani
involvedIn invasion of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947
languageOfMajority Pahari
Punjabi
operatingArea Azad Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir region
linked to: Kashmir
opponent Dominion of India
Indian Armed Forces
opposedTo accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India
partOf Kashmir conflict
primaryObjective to fight Indian control in Jammu and Kashmir
region South Asia
religionOfMajority Islam
startTime 1947
supportedBy Government of Pakistan
Pakistan Army
usedWarfareStyle guerrilla warfare
irregular warfare

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 belligerent Azad Kashmir forces