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Death toll of al-Shabab militants from foiled attack in central Somalia ri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali government confirmed Friday that 42 al-Shabab terrorists were killed and several others wounded when the regional Galmudug State forces foiled an attack by the militants on a town in the central part of the country.
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8 IS militants killed in Iraq: military
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, believed to be local group leaders, were killed on Tuesday by the Iraqi military in a rural area north of the capital Baghdad, the military said.
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Boko Haram militants kill 3 soldiers, 4 civilians in Cameroon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Yaounde [Cameroon], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Militants of the terror group Boko Haram killed at least three soldiers and four civilians in a raid early Tuesday in Cameroon's Far North region, according to security and local sources.
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Four suspected militants set free in explosives case in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): Pakistan's anti-terrorism court on Saturday acquitted four suspected members of a militant group arrested by the counter-terrorism department (CTD) last year over possessing explosives, including suicide vests.
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Surge in terrorist attacks in Pakistan's North Waziristan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): Terrorist activities are on the surge in Pakistan border areas, especially in the North Waziristan district, according to the country's vernacular media.
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Political distress in Pakistan, a boon for militants
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): The prevalent political disturbance in Pakistan upon the election of the new government, has proven to be beneficial for militants who have, till now staged 24 per cent more attacks on the authority as well as the civilians in both Pakistan and Afghanis
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Taliban suppress protests by women against mandatory hijab in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): Taliban militants dispersed a handful of women who staged a demonstration in Kabul against the decision to make hijab mandatory and also detained journalists.
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63 IS militants surrender to security authorities in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): A total of 63 militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) outfit have laid down arms and surrendered to security authorities in eastern Afghanistan, said an official statement released Tuesday.
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Turkey "neutralizes" 12 Kurdish militants in N. Syria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey said on Monday it had "neutralized" 12 members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, as tension escalates between the two sides after the killing of a Turkish soldier.
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Assam Rifles honours its brave of the most successful operation in J and K
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI/PNN): Battalions of the Assam Rifles are well-known for their valour and self-sacrifice, but the story of an operation undertaken by 7 Assam Rifles is the most inspiring of them all. Operation Dudhi undertaken during its tenure in Jammu and Kashmir from 1989 to
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73 Kurdish militants neutralized in Iraq: Turkish military
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of militants affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed by the Turkish military during the ongoing operation in northern Iraq has risen to 73, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
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Pakistan sees 24 pc spike in militant attacks in April: think-tank
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The number of militant attacks in Pakistan increased by 24 per cent in April, but deaths and injuries decreased by 53 per cent as compared to March this year, an Islamabad based think-tank said.
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