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Pulwama encounter: 4 terrorists killed
Four terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in a village in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday.The encounter broke out last night in Panjran village of the district's Lassirpora area, the public relations officer (Defence) said. The security forces have seized three AK series rifles from the site of the gunfight.A search operation is underway.
Three militants killed in Pulwama gunfight
Three militants have been killed in an overnight gunfight between security forces and holed up militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police sources said.
Jihadists kill 21 regime forces in Syria's northwest: Monitor
Jihadists in northwestern Syria on Thursday launched an attack on government forces killing at least 21 fighters, a war monitor said, following a series of regime advances in the area. The deadly assault in a northern strip of Hama province, comes amid an escalation in violence in parts of the country's northwest held by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Damascus and its ally Russia have since late April ramped up deadly air strikes and rocket fire on the region, and fighters have clashed on its edges. Thursday's attack by HTS militants and allied jihadist groups on the village of Jibeen, follow a series of regime advances in the region in recent weeks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said. "The insurgents are launching a counterattack," Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. "They are making strategic advances," he said, adding that they have seized several hilltops. He said at least 14 jihadists were killed in ensuing ...
100 Cameroon opposition members freed: Party
A hundred members of the opposition Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC) were freed Thursday following their arrest during demonstrations last week, the party told AFP. However MRC vice president Mamadou Mota, who was also detained on June 1, remains in detention, the same opposition party source said. "Today 100 of our members, arrested on Saturday... have been freed," said lawyer Christopher Ndong, secretary general of the MRC. In all, 351 MRC supporters were arrested during protests which took place in several towns throughout the country, including Nkongsamba, in the west, and Yaounde, according to the party's figures. "There are still 251 people incarcerated in prison cells," said Ndong. At least 30 of those arrested, including Mota, have been transferred to Yaounde's main prison. The prison also houses MRC head Maurice Kamto, the country's main opposition figure who has been detained since January. The MRC has been organising demonstrations since the October 2018 ...
Militants kill Territorial Army man in Anantnag
A Territorial Army man was killed by militants on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
2 SPOs go missing in J-K, probe underway
Police Thursday initiated investigations after two special police officers (SPOs) failed to report back at district police lines in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesman said. Although the spokesman did not elaborate, there have been several instances in the past where security personnel, including SPOs, have joined terror groups. "Two SPOs have not reported back at police lines in Pulwama. Police have launched investigation into the matter, " the spokesman said.
One militant killed in Pulwama gunfight
One militant was killed on Thursday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Jihadists kill 11 regime forces in Syria's northwest: Monitor
Jihadists in northwestern Syria on Thursday launched an attack on government forces killing at least 11 fighters, a war monitor said, following a series of regime advances in the area. The deadly assault in a northern strip of Hama province, comes amid an escalation in violence in parts of the country's northwest held by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Damascus and its ally Russia have since late April ramped up deadly air strikes and rocket fire on the region, and fighters have clashed on its edges. Thursday's attack by HTS militants and allied jihadist groups in the village of Jibeen, follow a series of regime advances in the region in recent weeks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said. "The insurgents are launching a counterattack," Observatory head Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP. He said at least five jihadists were killed in ensuing clashes. State news agency SANA said that militants launched rocket attacks on a number of villages in .
Territorial Army jawan visiting home on Eid holiday shot dead by militants in south Kashmir
Suspected militants shot dead a Territorial Army jawan, who was home on leave for Eid, in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. Police said unidentified gunmen came to the residence of Manzoor Ahmad Beg in Sadoora village in Anantnag district Thursday evening and shot at him. An critically injured Beg was rushed to the district hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Beg was posted at neighbouring Shopian district and was attached with 34 Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles. Eid was celebrated on June 5.
Territorial Army jawan shot dead by militants in south Kashmir
Suspected militants shot dead a Territorial Army jawan, who was home on leave, in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. Police said unidentified gunmen came to the residence of Manzoor Ahmad Beg in Sadoora village in Anantnag district Thursday evening and shot at him. An critically injured Beg was rushed to the district hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Beg was posted at neighbouring Shopian district and was attached with 34 Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles.
NIA files charge sheet in case of weapons loot from ex-PDP MLA's house
The NIA Thursday filed a charge sheet in connection with a case of loot of weapons, including seven AK series assault rifles, from the residence of a former PDP MLA in Jammu and Kashmir. The agency named Adil Bashir Sheikh, a special police officer (SPO) deployed at the Srinagar residence of Wachi MLA Aijaz Ahmad Mir, and Rafique Ahmad Bhat, a militant, as it filed the prosecution complaint before a special court in Jammu. They have been charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Arms Act, the agency said. Seven AK rifles, a pistol and some other ammunition were looted from the MLA's house on September 28 last year. The NIA took over the case from state police. A National Investigation Agency spokesperson said the two, along with Yawar Ahmad Dar, "stole the weapons from government quarter allotted to the former PDP MLA while he was away and his security guards had gone to their houses leaving the weapons behind". "SPO Sheikh entered the house on the pretext of
Lanka SC appoints bench to hear pleas against former IGP, defence secretary
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Thursday appointed a seven-member bench to hear petitions filed against the sacked police chief and the former defence ministry secretary for allegedly failing to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks even though security authorities had prior intelligence warning. The seven-judge bench appointed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya will consider the Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions against sacked police chief Pujith Jayasundara and Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando. The case will be taken up on July 12. The petitions were filed by a travel company executive, Janath S Vidanage, and the parents of two children killed by suicide bombers at one of the three Churches attacked on April 21. The petitioners accused the sacked inspector-general and the former defence secretary of infringing the fundamental rights of the people by failing to prevent the attacks on three churches and three hotels even when intelligence information had ...
One dead, 22 injured in West Point training accident
One US military trainee was killed and 22 trainees and soldiers were injured in an accident Thursday at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, the academy said. The trainee, known as a cadet, was killed when a flatbed truck-like troop transporter known as a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle reportedly rolled near the elite West Point officers academy. The injured included 20 cadets and two regular soldiers, who were transported to local hospitals. "Details of the incident are under investigation," the academy said in a statement. The 117-year-old West Point supplies many if not most of the top leaders of the US army, and two presidents graduated from it: Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower, who was supreme commander of allied forces in Europe in World War II.
Cong MP writes to Shah seeking relief for war veteran
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure "justice" to Kargil war veteran Mohammad Sanaullah, who has been recently declared a 'foreigner' and sent to a detention camp. Gogoi, in his letter to Shah, made available to the media on Thursday, urged him to institute an inquiry into the alleged inefficiency of the police officers who verified his documents and the subsequent declaration of the former army personnel as 'foreigner' by the Foreigners' Tribunal at Boko. The Congress MP, elected to the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive term from Kaliabor in the just-concluded polls, demanded that the erring officials be barred from continuing their duty in such "irresponsible manner". People of Assam are pinning hopes on the central government for justice, he insisted. "Sanaullah's long service in the armed forces is proof of his patriotism and citizenship and we sincerely want relief for the veteran armyman," the MP added. A resident Kolohikash .
Keep alive alliance of free people: Macron tells Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evoked the spirit of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy to defend global approach and multilateralism, telling visiting US President Donald Trump that "we must keep alive the alliance of free people".
Militants, security forces battle in Pulwama
A gunfight started on Thursday between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Two SPOs go missing along with weapons in J&K
Two special police officers (SPOs) went missing along with their weapons on Thursday from the police lines area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.
Modi to visit Maldives, Sri Lanka on June 8-9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Maldives and Sri Lanka from June 8 to 9, in his first bilateral trip after his re-election for a second term, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
Afghan peace marchers reappear safe after Taliban 'discussions'
A group of Afghan peace marchers who were whisked away for several days by the Taliban, prompting fears for their safety, reappeared unharmed Thursday. The so-called People's Peace Movement attracted international attention last year when they walked hundreds of kilometres across Afghanistan and into the capital Kabul in an attempt to reduce the record levels of violence across the country. About 30 members of the People's Peace Movement started a new walk on May 27, when they set out from Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province in the southwest. Four of the group were taken into vehicles by the Taliban on Sunday as they crossed into insurgent-held territory, with most of the rest of the group taken away on Monday. Bismillah Watandost, the marchers' spokesman and among those who disappeared, said the group had not been kidnapped but had been unable to communicate, as their phones were not working in Taliban-controlled areas. "The People's Peace movement has come back with some good ..
Two Pakistani soldiers killed while on Eid patrol duty
Two Pakistani soldiers were killed Thursday when suspected militants opened fire on a vehicle of the paramilitary troops deployed on Eid security duty in the restive Balochistan province. The two Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were on Eid patrol duty in the Hernai area when the terrorists targeted them, the Army said in a statement, without elaborating further on the incident. The slain soldiers were identified as Yar Muhammad, 23, of Kuch District in Sibi and Mehtab Khan, 19, from Laki Marwat.