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US to send 200 additional troops to Syria ahead of Raqqa offensive
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 10 (ANI): The United States will send as many as 200 additional troops to help Kurdish and Arab fighters launch an assault on Islamic State's key stronghold of Raqqa.
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Congress takes on Parrikar, says Pak "still offensive"
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 26 (ANI): The Congress Party on Saturday appeared not to be in tune with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's assertion that firing from across the border had stopped in the last two days as the enemy was feeling the heat of retaliation and said the fact remains t
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Ethnic armed groups launch attack on military outposts in northern Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Nov. 21 (ANI): Military conflicts broke out in the border area of northern Myanmar's Shan state yesterday morning after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched simultaneous offensives on military outposts and police stations in Muse and Kutkai townships as well
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Mosul offensive: Scores of men, boys killed by ISIS
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct. 23 (ANI): The ISIS killed 284 men and boys as Iraqi-led coalition forces closed in on Mosul, the terror group's last major stronghold in Iraq.
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Congress lauds BSF for stopping infiltration at LoC, IB
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): Appreciating the aggressive offensive firing carried out by the Border Security Force (BSF) after Pakistan violated the ceasefire in the Hiranagar sector of Jammu, the Congress on Saturday said the retaliation by force means the BSF is active and stopping te
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BSF retaliated Pak firing in most befitting manner: IG D.K. Upadhyay
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General D.K. Upadhyay on Friday confirmed that the launch of an "aggressive offensive firing" of small arms and area weapons in Hira Nagar in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed lives of one militant
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Seven Pak rangers, one militant killed in retaliatory firing by BSF in Hir
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): In reply to the sniper attack by Pakistani Rangers, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday launched an aggressive offensive firing of small arms and area weapons at 9. 35 am, killing one militant and seven Pakistani Rangers in Hira Nagar in Jammu and Kash
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Iraqi, Kurdish forces launch assault on ISIS stronghold
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 17 (ANI): Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Monday that a military offensive has begun to seize back the Iraqi city of Mosul after two years of ISIS control.
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Taliban launches major assault to capture Kunduz
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct. 3 (ANI): As the Taliban launched a major offensive on Monday to capture Kunduz, Afghan Government forces are fighting on the ground and from the air to defend the northern city.
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Syrian Army announces new offensive on rebel-held Aleppo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept. 23 (ANI): The Syrian army has announced a major new offensive on rebel-held eastern Aleppo after international powers with a stake in country's civil war failed to revive a collapsed ceasefire during diplomatic talks in New York.
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Sharif will deny all acts of terror sponsored by Pak which India must acce
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 22 (ANI): Rubbishing Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, the Janata Dal (United) today said that Sharif will deny all acts of terror sponsored by his country, adding that India must learn to accept this situation an
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Govt. should be more offensive in dealing with terror attacks: Goa CM Pars
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Sept. 18 (ANI): Dubbing the Uri attack as unfortunate, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday said the Centre has to be more offensive in dealing with such terror attacks.
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