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Jawan injured in militant attack succumbs to injuries
An Army jawan, injured in a militant attack on an Army patrol near the Line of Control in Keran Sector of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday, has succumbed to injuries, the Army said today. Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh (26) and another jawan sustained bullet injuries during a standoff attack by militants along the LoC in Keran while they were patrolling forward areas ahead of the fence. While the injured were provided immediate first aid, Singh was later evacuated to Army's 92 Base Hospital here, where he succumbed to injuries late last night, an Army official said. A Srinagar-based defence spokesman said the Army paid befitting tribute to Singh in a solemn ceremony at Badamibagh cantonment here. Northern Army Commander, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, along with Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen AK Bhatt and all ranks paid homage to the jawan on behalf of a proud nation, the spokesman said. He said representatives from other security agencies also joined in paying their last respects to Singh. Singh had joined .
Ghani to attend SCO in China's Qingdao
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will attend the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province, on Saturday and Sunday.The SCO Summit is scheduled for June 9 to 10.Acting foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani and other senior government officials will also attend the two-day summit, reported Afghan's TOLO News.According to Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the summit, among many issues, is set to discuss the fight against insurgency in the war-torn country and the region."We hope that all countries will cooperate with us in fighting terrorism and drug dealers. Another crucial issue for us is regional connectivity," the report quoted spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sebghatullah Ahmadi, as saying.The Foreign Affairs Ministry also stated that Kabul continues its efforts to secure a permanent spot in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Iraqi refugee held in France on suspicion of IS 'war crimes'
An Iraqi refugee in France thought to be a former senior member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Paris and indicted on suspicion of "war crimes" over his alleged involvement in a massacre in his country. The 33-year-old man, referred to as Ahmed H, is accused of having participated in the June 2014 capture and execution of an estimated 1,700 young, mainly Shiite army recruits from the Speicher military camp to the north of Tikrit. Ahmed H was arrested in March and indicted days later on a range of charges including "killings in connection with a terrorist group" and "war crimes", and placed in pre-trial detention, the Paris prosecutor said. The case highlights fears by Western intelligence agencies that jihadists have been able to take advantage of the migrant crisis to enter Europe. Having arrived in France in the summer of 2016 Ahmed H obtained refugee status a year later and was given a 10-year resident card, a source close to the investigation told AFP ...
NATO urges Taliban to lay down arms, engage in talks
NATO's Secretary General on Thursday called on the Taliban militant insurgent group to lay down their arms and engage in dialogue with the Afghan government coordinator as part of a ceasefire plan in the war-torn nation.
NATO hails Afghan's ceasefire announcement with Taliban
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that the announcement of the ceasefire by the Afghan government with the Taliban is a positive step towards peace in Afghanistan."I welcome the announcement of a ceasefire made by President Ghani and the Government of National Unity. This is a positive step forward on the path to peace. NATO fully supports an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process," Tolo quoted Stoltenberg as saying.The NATO chief called on the Taliban to accept the proposal of ceasefire.Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani announced that the ceasefire will start from the 27th of Ramzan (June 12) to the fifth day of Eid-ul-Fitr (June 19).The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also welcomes the move.For years, Taliban militants in Afghanistan often use suicide bombers to create unrest in the region, claiming that their struggle is a holy war to impose Islamic rule.On June 4, over 2,000 Afghan religious scholars from ...
31 injured as bus rolls down into ditch in Doda
A bus hit two pedestrians and rolled down into a ditch in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, injuring 31 people, police said today. The incident occurred near a petrol pump and was captured in CCTV, the police said. The injured were rushed to a hospital. In another accident, 12 people were injured when a bus turned turtle on road in Udhampur today, the police said, adding that they were hospitalised.
IS attacks kill 17 pro-regime fighters in south Syria: monitor
Islamic State group jihadists today killed at least 17 pro-regime fighters including six soldiers in surprise attacks in southern Syria, a monitor said. Nine jihadists also lost their lives in the assaults in the desert of the southern province of Sweida, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. They were the first attacks of their kind in the area, where no IS presence had been noted in more than a year, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said. The 17 pro-regime combattants killed also included nine Iranians and fighters belonging to pro-Iran Shiite militias, as well as two unidentified fighters, he said. IS has ramped up its attacks against pro-regime forces since its fighters last month left their last stronghold near Damascus under an evacuation deal with the regime. The new toll brings to 179 the number of pro-regime troops killed in more than two weeks in jihadist attacks across the country since May 22. At least 89 jihadists were killed ...
Maoist bunker destroyed, cache of arms and ammunition seized
Security personnel today destroyed a Maoist bunker and seized a large quantity of explosives, arms and ammunition in Maoist-affected Giridih district today, police said. The incident happened during a joint operation carried out by the district armed police and the CoBRA at a place called Jarha, the police said. The security personnel also recovered four walkie-talkies, two pistols, a large quantity of ammunition, detonators, cooker bomb, gelatin sticks, chemical for making explosives and a plastic drum, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Giridih district, Surendra Kumar Jha, said while addressing a press conference here. Jha said he was receiving information continuously about the Maoist activities in Parasnath jungle and launched the operation on the basis of the information. The operation against the Maoists was on, Jha added. In a separate incident today, a CoBRA commando of the CRPF was killed and a policeman injured during an encounter with Naxals in Saraikela ...
CRPF trooper, policeman killed in Jharkhand shootout
A CRPF trooper and a state policeman were killed during a shootout with Maoists in Jharkhand's Khuti district on Thursday, officials said.
Germany arrests 4 suspected IS members; 1 killed US troops
German authorities have arrested four Iraqis suspected of membership in the Islamic State group, including one who is alleged to have carried out attacks that killed and wounded US troops, officials said today. The men were arrested yesterday in the western cities of Dortmund and Bottrop, and Amberg-Sulzbach county in Bavaria, the federal prosecutors' office said in a statement. Among those arrested was Mohammed Rafea Yaseen Y, who is suspected of joining the Islamic State of Iraq group in his western hometown of Rutba in 2006. The 27-year-old Iraqi, whose surname wasn't provided due to German privacy rules, allegedly helped make improvised explosive devices and used them to carry out 12 attacks around Rutba between 2006 and 2008, prosecutors said. US troops were killed or wounded in the first 10 attacks, while Iraqi security forces and civilians were killed in the other two, according to the prosecutors' statement. Markus Schmitt, a spokesman for the prosecutors' office, was unable ..
WhatsApp nos announced for graft complaints against cops
Police today asked business community in the city not to give 'mamools' (bribe) to police personnel and announced WhatsApp numbers for lodging complaints in case of demands by anyone. An official release requested the commercial establishments, including hotels, bars, cafes and petty shops, in the limits of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda police commissionerates (covering Hyderabad and adjoining towns) not to give bribe to any police officer or staff. If any police personnel sought 'mamool, a complaint can be lodged onwhatsApp numbers 9490617444, 9490617111 for taking action in the matter, the release added.
Philippine police arrest nearly 500 in alleged online fraud
Philippine police arrested nearly 500 people, including eight Israeli nationals, who they say were involved in an online investment fraud that victimized people overseas, including in Australia and South Africa, police said today. In one of the Philippines' biggest anti-cybercrime busts in years, police chief Oscar Albayalde said 474 Filipino employees and the Israelis were taken into custody following the raid on three buildings in Clark Freeport, a former US Air Force base north of Manila, where the alleged online fraud was committed. The suspects lured victims into investing in foreign stocks in a purportedly flourishing London-based company then took their money through an online app after obtaining their bank account and credit card details, said Chief Superintendent Marni Marcos, who heads the national police Anti-Cybercrime Group. The Israeli men were arrested "while in the act of managing, operating and manning the three target buildings" while the Filipinos were caught ...
Gunfight near LoC, one soldier killed
One soldier was killed and another injured in a gunfight with militants trying to sneak across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Thursday, defence officials said.
Toll from Baghdad blasts rises to 18 dead, 38 wounded
Iraq's prime minister today ordered an investigation into overnight explosions that tore through a mosque in Baghdad as officials raised the casualty toll to 18 dead and 38 wounded. The blasts took place in Baghdad's Sadr City when a weapons depot exploded inside a Shiite mosque, the officials said. It was not clear what triggered the explosions that destroyed or damaged 20 homes. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. In a statement issued by his office, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that storing weapons in a crowded residential area by "unauthorized parties" was a "crime that led to the killing of innocent people". Al-Abadi directed the Interior Ministry to take "legal deterrent measures" against those who "committed this crime." He ordered security forces to conduct searches inside and outside the cities to confiscate weapons from parties "outside the official security forces," referring to Shiite militias. Sadr ..
18 killed in Baghdad explosion
At least 18 people were killed and about 90 wounded in an explosion that hit Sadr City, a suburb of Baghdad controlled by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the winning coalition in the Iraqi elections in May, police said on Thursday.
Soldier injured in gunfight near LoC dies
A soldier injured in a gunfight with militants near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday succumbed to injuries in a hospital.
Centre has taken several steps to strengthen security forces in J&K: Rajnath
The Centre has taken a slew of measures for augmenting the strength of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir and creating new job opportunities for the state's youth, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here today. The minister is on a two-day visit to the state to review the security situation. Giving details about the steps taken for strengthening and augmenting the police infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, Singh said the Centre is providing all the help it can in this regard. "Rs 174 crore has been given for restoration of police stations, while Rs 500 crore has been provided for acquisition of high-end weapons," Singh told reporters here. He said the Centre has also hiked the monthly remuneration of 25,474 Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the state from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000. "For creating new job opportunities for the youth of Jammu and Kashmir, we have made all out efforts along with the state government," Singh said. The Home minister said that 3,882 youths have been ...
CISF takes over security of Shirdi Airport
The CISF on Thursday took over the security of Shirdi International Airport, with a sanctioned strength of more than 180 personnel, an official said.
Suspected jihadists kill 5 in north Mozambique: police
Suspected jihadists using knives and machetes killed five people in an area of Mozambique that has been rocked by a spate of attacks blamed on radical Islamists, police said today. Cabo Delgado, a northern province expected to become the centre of a natural gas industry after several promising discoveries, has seen a string of assaults on security forces and civilians since October. "There was one more attack (by) the same group that have been attacking the neighbouring villages, (it) attacked a village yesterday around 9:00 pm (local time)and killed five and destroyed houses and left running," a police source told AFP. The attackers targeted Namaluco village in the Quissanga district of Cabo Delgado. Police believe the same group also hacked seven people to death in another village in the region on Tuesday after beheading 10 people in another settlement on May 27. "The strategy of the group is to attack different villages over several days, confusing the strategic response of ...
Shirdi airport gets CISF cover
The CISF today took over security of the international airport in Maharashtra's temple town of Shirdi, which is frequented by lakhs of Sai Baba devotees every year. A contingent of over 180 armed personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), headed by a Deputy Commandant-rank officer, were inducted at the civil facility after a ceremonial event. Located in Ahmednagar district, at a distance of 238 km from state capital Mumbai, Shirdi is home to the famous shrine of Sai Baba and is one of the prominent pilgrimage centres in the country. The temple is about 12 km from the 1,300 acre airport that is located in Kakadi village. With this latest induction, the CISF now guards a total of 60 civil airports in the country. The Union Home Ministry had in January cleared the proposal to deploy the paramilitary force at the facility which was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on October 1 last year. According to a CISF spokesperson, the contingent, that includes both men and ..