Middle east events and news

Days After Father’s Appointment As Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Paytm Employee Joins Kashmiri Jihadi Group Hizbul Mujahideen
Just days after Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai took over as interim chairman of separatist Kashmiri group Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH), his son joined the Pakistan-backed jihadi group Hizbul Mujahideen. On March 19, 2018, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai replaced Syed Ali Shah Geelani as chairman of TeH.
Uzbek Group In Syria Imam Al-Bukhari Brigade (KIB) ‎Denounces U.S. Terrorist Designation, Condemns U.S. ‎‎’Double Standard’‎
On March 25, 2018, the Uzbek group Katibat Al-Imam Al-Bukhari (“Imam Al-Bukhari Brigade,” KIB) released a statement on its Telegram channel condemning the recent U.S. terrorist designation of the group, while lashing out at the U.S. for not coming to the aid of Syrians and for employing a double standard in such designations.(by memri.org).