Tag: #Militants
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PM Khan considering reaching out to the Baloch insurgents
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, during his speech in Gwadar, says he is thinking of talking to insurgents in Balochistan because he thinks things have changed. Addressing students, elders and businessmen during his visit to Gwadar, he said, “We should never have worried that insurgents have come to Balochistan or are involved in the movement.”…
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Afghanistan becomes a battlefield once again as clashes resume
Kabul: Afghanistan became a battlefield once again. According to reports, clashes have resumed in Afghanistan, killing 33 people. ECOSOC Chief Calls for Making Available New Coronavirus Vaccines to All Countries At least 13 security personnel have been killed in clashes with militants in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan. Digital Policy Will be Introduced in Punjab…
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21 Taliban Militants Killed in Clashes & Airstrikes
21 Taliban militants have been killed in clashes and airstrikes.
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7 more Kashmiris martyred: Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir
Srinagar, 11th June: At least seven Kashmiris have been martyred in an alleged clash with hundreds of Indian troops in occupied Kashmir during the recent state terror attack by Indian forces. According to sources, a police officer claimed that some persons were hiding in an apple orchard near Sogo village in the south of Srinagar…
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Sinai militants kill seven Egyptian soldiers: army
Cairo, Feb 10 (AFP/APP): Seven Egyptian soldiers were killed in a militant attack on security facilities in restive North Sinai on Sunday, Egypt’s military said. The army said it “foiled” the attack, “killing 10 terrorists and destroying a four-wheel drive used by the terrorist elements.” The slain soldiers were of various ranks, according to the…
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Five Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by Islamic militants
Jakarta, Jan 21 (AFP/APP): Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area. Indonesia’s foreign ministry said it was working closely with Malaysian and Philippines authorities to rescue the crew, while urging other fishermen…
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Over 100 Afghan militants surrender within 2 days amid clamp-dawn
KABUL, Jan 7 (XINHUA/APP): More than 100 militants have surrendered to Afghan government forces over the past two days amid increasing military pressure on the Taliban, officials said Tuesday. A 20-member group of the Taliban fighters has laid down arms and surrendered to local authorities in the eastern Nangarhar province, said a statement of the…
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147 IS suspects detained across Turkey
ISTANBUL, Dec 31 (XINHUA/APP):Turkish police on Tuesday detained a total of 147 people in nine provinces, including foreign nationals, over their suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Police launched operations in many locations in the central provinces of Ankara and Kayseri, the northwestern provinces of Istanbul and Bursa, Batman, Hatay and Gaziantep…
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71 killed in Niger military camp: defence ministry
Niamey, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Hundreds of militants attacked a Niger military camp near the border with Mali with shelling and mortars, killing 71 soldiers, the defence ministry said Wednesday. Tuesday’s attack in Inates in the western Tillaberi region was the deadliest on Niger’s military since the country’s militant violence began in 2015. “Sadly, we regret…
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Number of soldiers killed in Mali clash rises to 43
Bamako, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): The number of soldiers killed in clashes with militants in eastern Mali earlier this week rose to 43 on Thursday, security sources said. Mali and Niger forces were carrying out a joint operation on Monday when a patrol was attacked by “terrorists” near the northeastern town of Tabankort. The death toll…