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Punjab Police arrest 2 terrorists, avert I-Day attack
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 16 (ANI): Days after Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh warned of escalated terror threat to the state from Pakistan-based forces, the Punjab Police arrested two terrorists, allegedly associated with a UK-based terror entity and averted a possi
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Afghan forces kill 80 Taliban terrorists, repel Mazar-i-Sharif
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan armed forces said on Tuesday that they have repulsed a Taliban offensive in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, with over 80 militants killed in the operation.
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Two BSF personnel killed in exchange of fire with militants in Tripura
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhalai (Tripura) [India], August 3 (ANI): Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including a Sub Inspector, were killed in an exchange of fire between a patrolling party and some militants in the Dhalai district of Tripura on Tuesday morning.
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Over 1,000 Afghan soldiers retreat to Tajikistan after clashes with Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], July 5 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 1,037 Afghan troops retreated to Tajikistan following clashes with the Taliban militants, the Tajik State Committee for National Security (SCNS) told Sputnik.
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Afghan military kills 143 Taliban terrorists in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan Military killed 143 militants of radical movement Taliban and wounded 121 during operations in several Afghan provinces in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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Attacks kill 7 electricity workers in Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven electricity workers in Iraq were killed and 11 others wounded during the past ten days in attacks by militants aiming to prevent the government from supplying electricity during the scorching summer, the Iraqi government said on Saturday.
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3 Kenyans killed by militants in border region
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Kenyans were killed and one injured on Thursday by suspected al-Shabab militants who had raided a construction site in Kenya's border town of Dhobley, the police said.
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Nigerian troops kill 73 Boko Haram militants in two weeks
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops have killed 73 Boko Haram militants in operations conducted in past two weeks in the restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Pakistan's support to China's clampdown on Uyghurs continues to grow
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): In recent years, Pakistan's support to Chinese actions near the border has evolved from counterterrorism measures taken against Uyghur-origin militants affiliated with South Asian jihadist outfits to lifting individuals at the behest of the Chinese govern
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Nigerian troops kill 12 Boko Haram militants in northeast region
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve Boko Haram militants were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops thwarted an attack by the extremist group on a military base in the northeastern state of Borno, said a spokesperson for the army.
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US air force strikes facilities of pro-Iranian militants near Syria-Iraq b
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 28 (ANI): US military aircraft have struck facilities of the Iranian-backed militants in the Syrian-Iraqi border region, the US Department of Defense said on Sunday (local time).
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Pakistan's dangerous role in sustaining Hamas remains off the radar: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 23 (ANI): A recent revelation by an ex-Pakistani Minister of how Islamabad has been helping Palestinian militants by providing training to them, has made geopolitical observers take notice of how Pakistan is confusing the already obfuscate matters in Middle East.
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