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Congolese woman raped, forced to cook and eat human flesh: Rights activist
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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Will Pakistan live up to its commitments to FATF?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): Sentencing the Lashkar-e-Taiba's founder Hafiz Saeed and Sajid Mir to jail is the biggest progress made by the Pakistan government to take off their name from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) 'grey list'. However, the security expert noted the cou
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4 IS militants killed in airstrike in W Iraq: military
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Four militants of the Islamic State (IS) group, including the group's leader in Anbar Province, were killed on Sunday in an airstrike in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
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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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