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BSF jawans hone skills in militancy combat training
In the north-eastern province of Meghalaya, the 73rd battalion team of Border Security Force (BSF) is undergoing rigorous training to hone their skills to fight against terrorism and other cross-border crimes.Captain Gajendra Singh, Commandant, 73rd battalion of BSF said: "This is the best commando team of BSF. This is a high-risk area and is a dangerous place especially during rainy season as there are high chances of natural calamities such as landslides, etc and since the area is covered with huge mountains, along with the plains of Bangladesh, the personnel who are deployed there have to be more cautious."BSF camps are located at the border of Assam and Bangladesh and the entire camp covers the border with high barb wire fencing, and the barrack consists of their own resting quarters, check posts, night camp posts, according to Captain Singh.Elaborating the training process that the personnel go through, he asserted: "The BSF personnel during their training sessions perform ...
Egypt: 40 suspected terrorists killed in raids
At least 40 suspected terrorists were killed in raids by Egyptian security officials in connection with bomb blast near Giza pyramid here.CNN quoted state media as reporting that the raids were conducted at dawn on Saturday.Three suspected hideouts of terrorists who were planning a hostile attack during the holiday season were targeted, stated Egypt's Interior Ministry according to the state-run Al-Ahram online newspaper.Citing a ministry statement, Al-Ahram revealed that ammunition, firearms and improvised explosive devices were seized in significant numbers.The statement asserted that the raids were ordered "as a continuation of the ministry's efforts in chasing terrorist elements involved in the implementation of hostile operations seeking to destabilize the country's security"."Information was available to the national security sector about the preparation and planning of a series of terrorist attacks targeting state institutions, especially economy, tourism industry, armed ...
Permanent NDRF batallion for Arunachal
Arunachal Pradesh was given a permanent battalion of the National Disaster Response Force on Saturday and Chief Minister Pema Khandu laid the foundation stone for the 12th battalion headquarters at Hollongi, near here. Speaking on the occasion, Khandu said the permanent stationing of the NDRF battalion in Arunachal Pradesh will not only help the state, but will also be available for service to neighbouring Assam. He said the fight against natural calamities and man-made disaster in the state would be strengthened by the presence of NDRF and lives and property would be saved. To fight calamities, the state police forces and the central police forces are also being equipped. Awareness and disaster drill are being conducted among the civilian population, Khandu said. The chief minister thanked the MHA for the project and said it was due to the efforts of the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju that the battalion headquarters was ...
Yemen's Houthi rebels begin to withdraw from Hodeida
Yemeni Houthi rebels began to pull out their forces from the strategic port city of Al Hodeida under the recent ceasefire agreement reached between the warring parties, the rebels' spokesman said on Saturday.
Yemen rebels begin withdrawal from Hodeida port: UN
Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, the country's key aid lifeline, under an agreement reached in Sweden earlier this month, a UN official said Saturday. The official, who requested anonymity, said that the Huthi rebels began to pull back from the Red Sea port at midnight (2100 GMT Friday).
Unmanned Mynamarese bamboo boat found off Nagai coast
An unmanned boat bearing Myanmar flag was found off Nagapattinam coast Saturday, police said. Some fishermen found the vessel and brought it near the shore at Samanthanpettai andinformed Nagapattinam coastal security group police. The boat is made ofbambooand has a blue-tiled roof structure resembling that of a Myanmarese temple, police said. It contained eight small idols of Lord Buddha and a few poojaarticles.
Egypt kills 40 'terrorists' in crackdown after Giza attack
Egyptian police killed 40 alleged "terrorists" in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian guide. The suspects were killed in separate raids in Giza governorate, home to Egypt's famed pyramids and the scene of Friday's deadly bombing, and in the restive Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said. Thirty "terrorists" were killed in two raids in Giza and the remaining 10 were killed in the North Sinai, a statement said without directly linking them to the tour bus bombing. It said authorities had received information the suspects were preparing a spate of attacks against state and tourist institutions and churches. "Information was received by the national security that a group of terrorists were planning to carry out a series of aggressive attacks targeting state institutions, particularly economic ones, as well as tourism, armed forces, police and Christian places of worship," the ministry ...
India condemns Giza terrorist attack
India on Saturday condemned the "cowardly" terrorist attack on the tourist bus near Giza Pyramids in Egypt.Extending condolences to the family of the deceased and wishing speedy recovery for those wounded in the incident, the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said, "We stand with the Government and people of Egypt in their fight against terrorism."As many as four people including three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian tour guide lost their lives in a roadside bombing that targeted a tourist bus in Cairo on Friday.The blasts which took place in the Haram district of Giza, famous for the Egyptian pyramids, also injured 11 people.No group or individual has claimed the responsibility for the attack as yet.
India condemns terror attack in Egypt
India on Saturday condemned Friday's terror attack in Egypt targeting a tourist bus that claimed four lives and injured 10 people.
Huge cache of arms and ammunition seized in J&K's Kathua district
The Army averted a major terror attack with the recovery of a huge cache of arms and ammunition during an operation in Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday, an official said.
Egyptian forces kill 40 'extremists' after terror attack
Egyptian security forces killed 40 suspected extremists during operations in several parts of the country in response to an attack on a tourist bus a day before that claimed four lives, officials said on Saturday.
Hooda panel recommends creation of specialised information warfare units, restructuring of military intelligence
The panel headed by former Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General (retired) DS Hooda has recommended that the Army and the Air Force should sort out their issues such as the ownership of attack helicopter and utilisation of air defence assets which are common for both the services in a big way. Lt Gen Hooda had overseen the surgical strikes conducted across the Line of Control (LoC) in 2016."The way information warfare is being carried out against us and the way it is emerging on a global scale, the Hooda panel has suggested that the Army and defence forces set up specialised information warfare units in the areas where we are carrying out counter-insurgency operations," sources who have dealt with Lt Gen Hooda's report, told ANI.Lt Gen Hooda submitted his report to the NSAB recently and held discussions with the members of the NSAB including noted China expert Lt Gen SL Narasimhan about 10 days ago.The panel was set up by the government based on the recommendation of Defence ...
Afghanistan: 15 Taliban fighters killed
As many as 15 Taliban fighters were killed in Afghan forces operations here, stated local officials on Saturday.Tolo News quoted Herat governor's spokesman Jailani Farhad as stating that the operation was conducted in Zarkoh district where 15 Taliban militants including nine commanders of the group were killed.He also said that Taliban's shadow district governor Mullah Abdulrahman, along with his five fighters, were killed in a separate airstrike in Ghorian district.Different parts of the Obe and Pashtun Kot districts were cleared of Taliban, Farhad asserted.However, the Taliban is yet to comment on the report.
6 killed in Afghan landmine blast
Four women and two children have been killed in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan's Faryab province, authorities said on Saturday.
Spike in bomb and grenade attacks in Thailand's restive south
Junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha decried "opportunists" on Saturday after a wave of coordinated bomb attacks by suspected insurgents hit Thailand's Muslim-majority "deep south" in the lead-up to the New Year holidays. The region bordering Malaysia has been in the grip of a low-level but bloody insurgency for more than a decade as ethnic Malay militants battle the Buddhist-majority state for greater autonomy. Since 2004, insurgents armed with homemade bombs and grenades have clashed with Thailand's powerful military, killing nearly 7,000 people, mostly civilians, of both Muslim and Buddhist faith. However, 2017 saw a record low of 235 people killed in clashes. The latest attacks occurred Friday night in a series of seven separate incidents in three different districts of Narathiwat province, said police commander Major General Dussadee Choosungkit. Two bomb attacks occurred in Sri Sakhon district, four in Chanae district, and militants "ambushed a base in Rangae district" using grenades,
Clashes near Pulwama gunfight site
At least 11 persons were injured on Saturday in clashes between the security forces and civilian protesters near the site of a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Bangladesh: 8 arrested for spreading rumours ahead of elections
Eight people have been arrested from different parts of the capital city for allegedly spreading rumours regarding the 11th general election.According to Dhaka Tribune, they were allegedly spreading fake news on social media platforms.The suspects were arrested on Friday from Moghbazar and Mouchak areas by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).A team of RAB2 conducted raids in the areas and arrested the suspects in connection with the case, stated an SMS issued on Saturday.Video making equipment, laptops and mobile phones were also seized from their possession.Security in the south-Asian nation has been beefed up ahead of the general election which is scheduled for December 30. Armed forces have been deployed in 389 'upazilas' or administrative region till January 2.
Four militants killed in J&K
Four militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said.
Sudan police break up new protests as opposition leader arrested
Sudanese police broke up several protests held after Friday prayers, as security agents arrested a top opposition leader following calls for more demonstrations against a rise in bread prices. Angry crowds have taken to the streets in Khartoum and other cities since December 19 after a government decision to hike the cost of bread. Nineteen people have been killed so far in the protests, the government said, and the UN on Friday called on the authorities in Sudan to investigate the deaths. Police fired tear gas at hundreds of worshippers who staged demonstrations after Friday prayers in several cities, including Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman on the west bank of the Nile, witnesses said. Photographs posted by activists on social media networks showed thick plumes of smoke rising from some neighbourhoods in Khartoum as protesters burnt garbage and tyres. In Omdurman, crowds of worshippers chanted "Freedom, Peace, Justice" as they poured out of a mosque belonging to main ...
Encounter underway in J-K's Pulwama
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Hanjan area of Pulwama in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said. He said as the forces were conducting searches, the hiding militants fired upon them. The forces retaliated, leading to the encounter, the official said. He said the gunfight is going on and further details were awaited.