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Operation Mahadev: 3 terrorists killed during encounter in J&K's Lidwas

This comes after an encounter broke out between the Army and terrorists earlier on Monday

J&K LG launches portal to provide relief to kin of terror attack victims

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday launched a web portal to expedite the process of providing relief and compassionate appointment to the families of terror attack victims in the Union Territory. Sinha said the portal, developed by the Home Department in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre, will be centralised platform to capture and maintain comprehensive district-wise data on terrorism-affected families. "Launched a dedicated web portal today for terror victim families in Jammu Kashmir. The initiative will streamline & expedite the process of providing relief, compassionate appointments, and other forms of assistance to those who have suffered from terrorism in the UT," the LG said in a post on X. "I am personally monito ring & overseeing the redressal of all cases across the UT," Sinha added. On July 13, Sinha handed over appointment letters to the next of kin of 40 terror victims in Baramulla. Speaking on the occasion, he had said ..

Two Indians killed, one abducted by terrorists in south-west Niger

Two Indians were killed and one abducted following a terrorist attack in south-west Niger, said the Indian Embassy here. "In a heinous terror attack on 15 July in Niger's Dosso region, two Indian nationals tragically lost their lives and one was abducted," the Embassy posted on social media on Friday. Unidentified gunmen attacked an army unit guarding a construction site in Dosso, about 130 kilometres from the capital Niamey, local media reported. The Indian mission said it is working with local authorities to repatriate the mortal remains of those killed. The embassy is also working to "ensure safe release" of the Indian abducted. Indians in the West African nation are also advised by the mission to remain vigilant.

Pak national held in J-K identified as terrorist guide, probe underway

A Pakistani national arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) near Jammu and Kashmir's border districts of Poonch and Rajouri while attempting to infiltrate into India is a terrorist guide, officials said on Monday. Mohammed Arif was leading a group of four Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists into the Indian side when he was overpowered and arrested by alert Army troops on Sunday afternoon. The terrorists with him jumped from a steep cliff and returned to the Pakistani side with injuries, the officials said. Arif, a resident of Datote village in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was arrested from the forward Hajura post in Gambhir area under the Army's Ace of Spades division, they added. Recapping the events of the day, they said vigilant troops, maintaining an aggressive surveillance posture in the rugged terrain, detected suspicious movement of a group of suspected terrorists attempting to exploit the difficult terrain and dense foliage in order to infiltrate. While Arif, in his late

UN says terrorist use of AI is 'very likely', calls for urgent action

A new UN report outlines how artificial intelligence could aid terrorists across cyber, physical and propaganda domains, and urges governments to act now

2 police officers, 4 Taliban militants killed in shootout in PoK: Officials

At last two police officers and four Taliban militants were killed in an overnight shootout in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said on Thursday. The clash followed after the security forces, on a tip-off about the presence of militants, launched an operation in the Hussain Kot forest area in the Rawalakot district of the region. The Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Rawalakot, Riaz Mughal, told the media that the police launched a raid after a tip-off regarding the presence of terrorists in the area. He said that the terrorists were hiding in a cave and were surrounded, but when the police attempted to apprehend them, one of the terrorists hurled a grenade at the officers, prompting retaliatory fire. In the exchange, all four terrorists were neutralised, he said, adding that three were identified as Zarnosh Naseem, his brother Gibran Naseem and Ulfat, while the fourth was unidentified yet. Mughal confirmed that two police officers, Gulzar and Tariq Bashir, were killed

SIA raids house linked to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch

One jawan lost his life in the line of duty during the ongoing operation, as per Army officials.

Encounter between security forces and terrorists enters day 2 in Kishtwar

Encounter between Security forces and terrorists in Singhpora area of Chatroo continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar.

If US can extradite terrorists, Pak can give us Saeed, Lakhvi: Indian envoy

Calling upon to form an international coalition against terrorism, India's Ambassador to Israel JP Singh, has stressed that India's Operation Sindoor against Pakistan is "paused" and "not over", demanding that Islamabad should handover key terrorists Hafiz Saeed, Sajid Mir and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi just like US did with one of the masterminds of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Tahawwur Hussain Rana. Narrating the incidents leading up to India's offensive, Singh in an interview with Israeli TV channel i24 on Monday said that the operation was initially against terror groups in Pakistan. "The terrorists killed people based on their religion. They asked people their religion before killing them and 26 innocent lives were lost", the Indian ambassador said citing the Pahalgam attack of April 22. "India's operation was against terror groups and their infrastructure to which Pakistan responded by attacking India's military installations", he emphasised. Asked if the ceasefire is holding and if

Six terrorists gunned down in two major operations in Kashmir: Indian Army

The first operation was carried out in Kellar in Shopian district on May 14, in which three terrorists were gunned down. The second operation was carried out in Tral in Pulwama on May 15

India ramps up efforts for UN listing of LeT front TRF, meets top officials

An Indian delegation met top officials of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate here even as New Delhi stepped up efforts to designate The Resistance Front, an LeT proxy, as a UN-listed terror outfit. The Resistance Front (TRF), a front for Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), had claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. An Indian technical team, which is in New York, interacted today (Wednesday) with the Monitoring Team of the 1267 Sanctions Committee and other partner countries in the UN. They also met with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), sources told PTI. A readout from UNOCT and CTED of the meeting with the Indian team Wednesday, provided to PTI, said that United Nations Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov of the Office of Counter-Terrorism and Assistant ...

Operation Sindoor: Over 100 terrorists killed, Pak fighter jets down | India-Pakistan

The Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force held a press briefing on Sunday (May 11) evening on Operation Sindoor.

'Operation Sindoor ongoing, 100 terrorists killed': Govt briefs all-party meet

The Indian government briefed political parties on Operation Sindoor—a precision military response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

Pahalgam attack: Houses of three more suspected terrorists razed in J&K

The houses of three suspected terrorists have been razed by authorities in the Kashmir Valley. It is seen as a crackdown on terrorism days after the dastardly Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed. Officials on Saturday said that houses of the alleged terrorists were demolished in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir on Friday night. Earlier, the houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including that of the Pahalgam terror attack's prime suspect, were destroyed when explosives believed to be stored there went off during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. On Friday night, the house of Ahsan ul Haq Sheikh in the Muran area of Pulwama district was torn down, officials said, adding that he was "trained in Pakistan" in 2018 and had recently "infiltrated" into the Valley. In a similar action in Chotipora of the Shopian district, the house of an active top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Shahid Ahmad Kuttay was razed, they said. Kuttay, active for t

IWT suspension: India likely to take visible on-ground action soon

India on Wednesday suspended the IWT and downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan, a day after 26 people - mostly tourists - were killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir's Pahalgam

Homes of suspected Pahalgam terror attackers demolished in Jammu & Kashmir

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir are on the hunt to track down Adil Thokar and Asif Shaikh, who are believed to have been part of the Pahalgam terror attack

One jawan killed in gunfight with hiding terrorists in J-K's Udhampur

A search operation was carried out in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday, following which the suspected militants and security forces exchanged fire

Pahalgam attack: Photo, sketch of terrorists released by security agencies

Terrorists from The Resistance Front, linked to banned group LeT, opened fire on tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, killing 26 and injuring several others

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Ivory Coast losing US aid as al-Qaida, other extremist groups approaching

With its tomato patches and grazing cattle, the Ivory Coast village of Kimbirila-Nord hardly looks like a front line of the global fight against extremism. But after jihadis attacked a nearby community in Mali five years ago and set up a base in a forest straddling the border, the US committed to spending USD 20 million to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group here and in dozens of other villages. The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts mean that support is now gone, even as violence in Mali and other countries in the Sahel region south of the Sahara has reached record levels and sent tens of thousands refugees streaming into northern Ivory Coast. Locals worry they have been abandoned. Diplomats and aid officials said the termination of aid jeopardises counterterrorism efforts and weakens US influence in a part of the world where some countries have turned to Russian mercenaries for help. In Kimbirila-Nord, US funding, among other things, helped yo