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SevenNaxals surrender in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh
SevenNaxals, two of them carrying cash reward on their heads, surrenderedin Sukma district of Chhattisgarh today, citing exploitation and atrocities by members of the armed movement, police said. The ultras turned themselves in before Deputy Inspector General of CRPF S Elengo and Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena at Sukma town,around 500km from state capital Raipur, a senior police official told PTI over the phone. One of them, Aayte, a hardcore cadre who was active as a member of the Mahupadar LGS (local guerrilla squad) under the Kanger Ghati area committee of Maoists, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, he said. Another senior cadre, Joga, a militia commander, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, the official added. Enki, a former Konta LOS (local organisation squad) member, was among the ultras who surrendered, while the other four were lower rung cadres, he said. In their statements, the Naxals said they were frustrated by the ...
27 Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, Sukma districts
Twenty seven Naxals were arrested from separate places in Chhattisgarhs Bastar and Sukma districts, police said today. While 20 ultras were arrested in Bastar, seven others, including a woman, wereheld from two places in Sukma, a senior police official told PTI. In Sukma, a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was carrying out a search operation yesterday in the forests near Gogunda and Simel villages in Fulbagdi area when it nabbed Muchaki Bhima (25), Muchaki Sula (25), Madvi Muda (28) and Madvi Sula (32), an official said. Three others, identified as Madvi Kesha (35), Madvi Bhima (25) and woman cadre Kumari Madvi (20) were arrested by a joint team of the CRPF's CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and the district force from Kottaguda village under Chintalnar police station area today, he said. He informed that they were members of Maoist front organisations like the Dandakarnya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan, janmilitia and Chetna Natya Manch. The seven .
Seven suspected Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen drone strike
Seven suspected Al-Qaeda fighters were killed today when a drone targeted their car in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, a security official said. The car was hit as it drove along a side road in Shabwa's Bihan district, the official, from forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's internationally recognised government, told AFP. The US military is the only force known to operate armed drones over Yemen. The security official said the militants were members of Al-Qaeda, and said the aircraft that carried out the strike was American. The United States considers the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to be the radical group's most dangerous branch. A long-running drone war against AQAP has intensified since US President Donald Trump took office in January 2017. AQAP has flourished in the chaos of the country's civil war, which pits the Saudi-backed government against Shiite Huthi rebels.
Retired commandent of IRB, 3 others abducted in Manipur
Four persons, including a retired commanding officer (CO) of the 4th Indian Reserved Battalion (IRB) have been abducted by armed gunmen from Sekmai in Manipur's Imphal West district, a top police officer said today. The abduction of the four senior citizens took place on Thursday evening when they were on their evening walk from Sekmai to Khurkul village, Manipur Director General of Police L M Khaute told PTI. The four were the retired CO of 4th IRB, Angom Kunjo (70), Khwairakpam Yaiskul (70), Khwairakpam Abalo (65) and Khwairakpam Rotonmani (70), he said adding they were whisked away in a vehicle by unidentified armed men. The police have registered a case at Sekmai police station and search operations are on at several places in the state since yesterday to nab the culprits, he added.
JKLF chairman Malik detained, Hurriyat leader Farooq put under house arrest ahead of 2nd death anniversary of Burhan Wani
JKLF chairman Yasin Malik was detained while moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest at his Nigeen residence ahead of the second death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, a police official said. Malik was detained from his residence in Maisuma, he said, adding that he has been lodged at Maisuma police station. Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani continued to remain under house detention at his residence in Hyderpora but was allowed to offer Friday prayers at a nearby mosque before being put under house arrest again. The separatists have called for a strike across the valley on July 8. Authorities have also put restrictions around the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of the summer capital and did not allow Friday prayers there, the official said. Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kokernag area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on July 8, 2016. His killing triggered massive ...
7 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh (Lead, Correcting figure)
Seven Maoists, including four with rewards on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, police said.
11 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh
Eleven Maoists, including four with rewards on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday morning, police said.
Turkey police detain two Britons over 'terror propaganda': report
Anti-terror police have detained two Britons of Iraqi origin at an airport in southwest Turkey on charges of spreading terror propaganda for outlawed Kurdish militants, media reported today. Two brothers identified as Ayman Barzan and Hariam Barzan were held yesterday at Dalaman airport after they were interviewed by anti-terror risk analysis police over their "suspicious behaviours", the DHA private news agency reported. Police later checked their social media accounts where they allegedly disseminated propaganda in favour of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, DHA said. Turkey considers the YPG as the Syrian branch of the PKK -- which has waged a bloody insurgency against the state since 1984 and is blacklisted as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies. The two brothers, who were detained by police, were later placed by a local court in pre-trial detention, DHA said.
Scores attend funeral of slain policeman in Kashmir
Scores of people on Friday attended the funeral prayers of Jammu and Kashmir constable Javaid Ahmad Dar who was abducted and murdered by militants.
Three Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh gunbattle; cop injured
Three Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh today, a senior official said. A jawan of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was also injured in the exchange of fire in the insurgency-hit district, located around 450km from the state capital Raipur, he said. The gunbattle took place in a forest under Katekalyan police station limits when a joint team of the DRG and the District Force was out on an anti-Maoist operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sundarraj P told PTI over phone. When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest near Pedadabba village, Naxals triggered an IED blast and fired indiscriminately, leading to the gunbattle between the two sides, he said. "A DRG jawan suffered injuries in the incident," the IPS officer said. After the guns fell silent, the bodies of three Naxals were recovered from the spot, the DIG said. Three weapons were also found at the site, he said. Further ...
Abducted J&K policeman killed by militants
The body of a Jammu and Kashmir policeman abducted by militants was found on Friday in Kulgam district, police said.
Israel court gives brief reprieve to threatened Bedouin village: Lawyer
Israel's Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the demolition of a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, a lawyer for residents said today, following growing international concerns over the move. The temporary injunction issued yesterday night stops the Israeli authorities razing Khan al-Ahmar until at least July 11 to give the state time to respond, attorney Shlomo Lecker told AFP. It follows a new petition by residents who submitted a planning application to rebuild the village at its present location. There has been strong international pressure on Israel to reverse its plans to raze Khan al-Ahmar, which the Israeli authorities say was built illegally. In May the Supreme Court rejected a final appeal against its demolition. Activists say the villagers had little alternative but to build without Israeli construction permits that are almost never issued to Palestinians in the parts of the West Bank where Israel has full control over civilian affairs. Israeli rights ..
Turkey seeks nearly 350 arrests over Gulen ties: Report
Turkish police today launched nationwide raids to detain nearly 350 people, including soldiers, accused of links to the group blamed for the July 2016 failed coup, state media reported. Prosecutors in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 271 soldiers, 122 of whom are still on active duty, as part of a probe into followers of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in the Turkish armed forces, news agency Anadolu reported. Turkey has accused Gulen of ordering the attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 15, 2016 -- a charge he strongly denies. The raids were spread across 47 provinces, including the western province of Izmir, where prosecutors issued 75 warrants as part of an investigation into a Gulen "cell inside the armed forces", the agency added. Over 77,000 people including military personnel have been arrested over alleged Gulen links under the post-coup state of emergency imposed nearly two years ago. Ankara's Western allies including the European Union have .
Terrorists attack Imam in J-K's Pulwama
A group of terrorists fired upon at an imam of Hanfia Mosque in Pulwama's Parigam village in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Friday morning.The imam, Mohd Ashraf Thoker, was rushed to a nearby hospital with multiple bullet injuries.More details on the matter are awaited.Since a few days, the state has been witnessing a huge spurt in terror activity.On a related note, the body of Jammu and Kashmir police constable, who was kidnapped by terrorists in Shopian district, was found today morning by locals of Kulgam's Pariwan.Resident of Vehil village in Shopian, Javaid Ahmad Dar, was abducted from a local medical shop yesterday.
Policeman found dead after being kidnapped by militants in J-K
Police today recovered the body of a policeman who was kidnapped by militants from his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. Constable Javaid Ahmad, posted as the personal security officer to Senior Superintendent of Police Shailendra Mishra, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from his home at Vehil last night, a police official said. He was shot in the head, the official said. Dar was found dead by the roadside at Sehpora in the neighbouring Kulgam district, the official added. In a separate incident, a civilian was injured when militants opened fire at him in Pulwama district.
Over 5,200 bodies retrieved in Iraq's Mosul
More than 5,200 bodies have been retrieved during the past months buried under debris of the devastated buildings in Iraq's Mosul city, officials said.
Three dead in Nicaragua clashes as US slaps sanctions on government
Three people were killed in fresh clashes in Nicaragua today as the US sanctioned the Central American country's police chief and two other top officials over rights abuses and corruption. The deaths occurred in renewed violence in the country's northwest, where security forces loyal to President Daniel Ortega fought with anti-government activists in a bid to quash the popular uprising against the embattled leader. More than 220 people have been killed in the ongoing unrest since mid-April. Earlier, around 20 truckloads of riot police and paramilitaries moved into the indigenous Sutiaba area of Leon to clear roads blocked by barricades. "They attacked to remove the barricades that the protesters had built, there is still a police presence in Sutiaba, the population is very fearful, in their homes. There are policemen with weapons," Roman Catholic priest Victor Morales told AFP. "There is a lot of tension and we have confirmed we have at least three dead." The victims were identified ..
UN calls for 'all parties' to find Yemen political solution
The UN Security Council said today that "all parties" should work toward a political solution for Yemen, and repeated a call for the key port of Hodeida to remain open. The statements came after UN envoy Martin Griffiths updated the Security Council via a video link from the region. Members "reaffirmed their unequivocal support for the efforts of the special envoy, and encouraged all parties to engage constructively with his efforts to progress a political solution," the Security Council said in a statement. They also "reaffirmed that a political solution remains the only way to end the conflict," the statement added. The Security Council said it recognized the importance of the ports of Hodeida and Saleef, and reiterated a call for these to be kept open. Rebel-held Hodeida, whose port operations could eventually be overseen by the UN, has recently been the target of a government offensive backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition that includes the United Arab Emirates. The UAE said Sunday
Suspected militants kidnap cop in J-K
Suspected militants tonight kidnapped a policeman from his house in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. Constable Javaid Ahmad was kidnapped by unknown gunmen from his house at Vehil, a police official said. He said security forces have been alerted and operations launched to track down the kidnappers for rescuing the cop.
Police team comes under attack; two held
A police team that went to attend a call was pelted with bricks following which a case was registered against nine persons, officials said here today. An FIR against nine persons including half dozen ladies has been filed," DSP Vijai Shankar Mishra said. He said two persons were arrested while hunt for others was on. Yesterday, a 'Dial 100' vehicle was called on the false pretext that a Max pick-up had been looted, Mishra said. As soon as the police vehicle reached village Navali, some persons started brick-batting forcing the police to retreat, he added.