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Afghans submitted 1.17 million war crimes claims to court
Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has gotten a staggering 1.17 million statements from Afghans who say they were victims. The statements include accounts of alleged atrocities not only by groups like the Taliban and the Islamic State group, but also involving Afghan Security Forces and government-affiliated warlords, the U.S.-led coalition, and foreign and domestic spy agencies, said Abdul Wadood Pedram of the Human Rights and Eradication of Violence Organization. Based in part on the many statements, ICC judges in The Hague would then have to decide whether to seek a war crimes investigation. Its uncertain when that decision will be made. The statements were collected between November 20, 2017, and January 31, 2018, by organizations based in Europe and Afghanistan and sent to the ICC, Pedram said. Because one statement might include multiple victims and one organisation might ...
Clashes help militants slip away in J&K
A stone pelting mob in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramullah district on Friday attacked security forces engaged in a gunfight with militants, giving the terrorists scope to escape.
Security forces in J&K launch searches in Samba
Security forces started search operations in parts of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday after some people reported suspicious movements in the area.
Florida shooting: President Trump to visit school
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he is planning to meet with the families of the students and teachers who were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School yesterday.President Trump made the announcement during a nationwide address from the White House, in which he described the massacre as a "scene of terrible violence, hatred and evil"."In times of tragedy, the bonds that sustain us are those of family, faith, community, and country. These bonds are stronger than the forces of hatred and evil - and these bonds grow even stronger in the hours of our greatest need," Donald Trump said.17 people died on Wednesday when the 19-year-old suspect, Nikolas Cruz, who was a former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and was expelled from the school for disciplinary reasons, opened fire.Cruz was booked on 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday.According to local media, 15 people were injured.Further, the leader of a white nationalist militia on ...
Militants fire at CRPF camp in J-K's Pulwama
Militants tonight fired a few shots towards a CRPF camp in Awantipora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said. "Militants fired a few shots at the CRPF camp at Panzgam in Awantipora area at 8.10 pm," a police official said. He said the jawans from the camp returned fire, forcing the militants to flee. No casualties have been reported in the incident, the official said. A search operation has been launched in the area to track down the militants, the official added. The incident comes days after six Army personnel and a civilian were killed in a terror attack on the Sunjuwan military station in Jammu.
Arrested IM men to be used to unearth its existing modules: officer
The Delhi Police will be looking to unearth Indian Mujahideen's existing modules in India and take down the terror group's operatives and sympathisers on leads from its two recently-arrested top members, a senior policeman said today. Ariz Khan was caught by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police from the Indo-Nepal border last Tuesday, while his Nepal-based associate Tauqeer was arrested in January. The duo will be put through joint interrogation for cross checking information provided by them, the senior Special Cell officer said. Khan will also be taken to different states where serial blasts were executed by the IM, to unearth their network, the official said requesting anonymity. Khan was sent to 25 days police custody by a Delhi court last evening. Seeking his remand, the Special Cell told the court that he was required to be quizzed over the Batla House case besides various other serial blasts in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi. Khan was allegedly involved in the Batla House ...
Man held for suspicious movement along Indo-Pak border
A man was held by security forces when he was roaming under suspicious circumstances in border belt of Kanachak in Jammu district, police said today. The man, identified as Ratan Chand alias Umer Din, who had converted to Islam few years back and was living in Gujjar Basti, was detained last night by the security forces in Lali Da Bagh area, they said. He was question by the officers of the security forces and later handed over to the police for further interrogation, the police said.
Italy eyes support in western Afghanistan
Rome, Feb 15 (IANS/AKI) Italy needs to redistribute the troops it deploys world conflict zones and wants military support from other countries for its contingent in western Afghanistan, Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Wednesday.
Terrorists attack CRPF camp in Awantipora
Terrorists on Thursday opened fire at CRPF camp in Panz Gam village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.The security forces also retaliated to the firing that took place at around 8 in the evening.The area has been cordoned and the security forces are conducting search operations.This comes days after the militants stormed the army camp in Sunjwan area of the state killing five army personnel and one civilian.
Two naxals held in Chg with tiffin bomb
Two naxals, including a woman, were today arrested and an 18-kg tiffin bomb was recovered from them in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kondagaon district, police said. "The cadres, identified as Ramdhar Sori (20) and Parvati Korram (20), were picked up from the forests of Rajarani hills under Mardapal police station limits when a joint team of security forces was out on a search operation," Kondagaon Additional Superintendent of Police Maheshwar Nag told PTI. Personnel of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Special Task Force (STF) and district force were involved in the operation, he said. A tiffin bomb weighed 18 kg, an electricity wire and Maoist banners and literature were recovered from the possession of the duo, the ASP said. "During interrogation, the two revealed that the explosive was mean to harm security forces involved in providing security to the road construction work in the area," he said.
Infiltration foiled on LoC, two terrorists killed
The Army killed two militants in a gunfight on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, foiling an infiltration bid from Pakistan, military sources said.
53 militants killed in massive security operation: Egypt
Egyptian security forces killed 53 militants since the beginning of a massive security operation, mainly in restive northern Sinai Peninsula, the epicenter of a years-long Islamic insurgency, the armed forces said today. Spokesman Col. Tamer el-Rifaai said that forces also arrested five militants and 680 others including "criminal elements" and people suspected of supporting militants. He spoke at a press conference in the presence of senior military and Interior Ministry officials. El-Rifaai also said that forces found and destroyed hundreds of militant hideouts, targets and explosive devices. The casualty figures couldn't be independently verified as journalists and independent investigators are banned from accessing the turbulent Sinai region. The massive security campaign that began on Friday covers north and central Sinai and parts of Egypt's Nile Delta and the Western Desert, along the porous border with Libya which authorities contend that Islamic militants and smugglers use as
Afghan officials: Attacks kill 10 police; blast kills 2 kids
Attacks blamed on the Taliban in northern and western Afghanistan killed at least 10 members of the country's security forces, officials said today, while a land mine explosion in western Herat province killed two children. In western Farah province, police commander Abdul Razaq Alkhani said a Taliban attack killed seven policemen last night. The Taliban hit a police post in Bala Buluk district and the hours-long fighting also killed three insurgent before the Taliban were pushed back, Alkhani said. In northern Faryab province, Karim Yuresh, spokesman for the provincial police chief, said a Taliban attack killed three policemen in Qaysar district, also last night. Ten Taliban insurgents were also killed in the ensuing gunbattle, he added. The two children killed in a land mine explosion in western Herat province were children of a local Taliban figure, said Abdul Ahad Walizada, spokesman of the provincial chief police. He blamed the Taliban but did not provide more details. The ...
18 new sexual abuse claims against UN peacekeepers in DRC
The United Nations has said it had registered 18 alleged cases of sexual abuse and exploitation by its peacekeepers and civilian personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year. Fourteen of the allegations involve paternity cases or complainants seeking "care for children born out of relationships," said Adama Ndao, head of the conduct and discipline unit at MONUSCO, the UN's peacekeeping mission in the country yesterday. Some incidents relate to events that date back as far as 2013, she said, adding that complainants were being offered "psychological and medical support". "All allegations are being investigated by the competent structures," Ndao said. The 18 registered allegations are one fewer case than the 19 claims of sexual abuse or exploitation made against UN peacekeepers in DRC in 2016. UN peacekeeping missions have been hit by a raft of sex abuse scandals, including child sex abuse, in DR Congo and elsewhere. On Monday, a UN spokesman said South African troops ...
Bihar Min passes apathetic remark on CRPF jawan last rites
Bihar Minister Vinod Singh who missed the last rites ceremony of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel Mujahid Khan said that his attendance at the ceremony "would not have brought him back to life".On being questioned why Singh skipped the last rites of Khan, who lost his life in Srinagar's Karan Singh area terror attack, the Bhojpur district minister said: "What would we have achieved had I gone there yesterday? I salute the soldier from my heart and could not have brought him back had I gone there yesterday."Khan was on Wednesday laid to rest at his native village of Piro in Bhojpur.
Promotion for constable who foiled attack on CRPF's Karan Nagar camp
The process to give out-of-turn promotion to Constable Raghunath Gaith, who foiled the suicide attack by militants on a CRPF camp in Karan Nagar, has been initiated, a senior officer said today. On Monday, a gunfight broke out between security forces and militants after their attempt to strike the CRPF camp here was foiled. Mujahid Khan, a jawan of the paramilitary force from Bihar, was killed in the incident. "We have started the process of out-of-turn promotion for Raghunath Gaith. He foiled the suicide attack on our Karan Nagar Battalion headquarters. The jawans who foiled the suicide attack at Sumbal (in Bandipora district) last year, will also be given out-of-turn promotions," Director General, CRPF, R R Bhatnagar told reporters here. He also congratulated CRPF personnel for a clean operation at Karan Nagar as there was no collateral damage. "Our jawan, Mujahid Khan, gave the best example of bravery and sacrifice by laying down his life while fighting the terrorists at Karan ...
PM didn't meet Nirav Modi in Davos: Sources
No meeting took place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nirav Modi in Davos, said sources on Thursday.Punjab National Bank (PMB) has filed two financial fraud complaints of Rs. 11400 crore and Rs 280 crore against Nirav Modi, a billionaire celebrity jewellery designer."No official business delegation travelled with PM Modi. There was no meeting between Nirav Modi and PM Narendra Modi in Davos, it was just a photo opportunity at an event," said sources.The Congress targeted Prime Minister Modi for allowing PNB fraud-accused Nirav Modi to be part of the Indian business delegation at Davos.Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted: "Guide to Looting India by Nirav MODI. 1. Hug PM Modi 2. Be seen with him in DAVOS Use that clout to: A. Steal 12,000Cr B. Slip out of the country like Mallya, while the Govt looks the other way. From1MODI2another."The Congress said the Prime Minister should speak on the "biggest banking loot of the past 70 years" and explain how the designer was allowed .
Florida, the 'Gunshine State' often devastated by firearms
Dubbed the "Sunshine State" for its sun-soaked climate, Florida is also ironically branded the "Gunshine State," a place where firearms are easy to come by -- especially for perpetrators of violence. The state, home to 21 million people, has handed out more gun permits than any other state -- around 1.9 million as of January, according to official statistics. But this only makes up part of the total number of firearms, an unknown figure that cannot be estimated. Comparing the number of firearm permits with the number of inhabitants puts Florida at mid-range for gun ownership -- trailing a number of mostly-white rural states. But the peninsula, located in the southeast of the country, has been the setting of several particularly deadly shootings in recent years. The worst remains an attack on an Orlando gay nightclub on June 12, 2016, which saw a heavily armed man -- who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group -- kill 49 people. Six months later, a man opened fire at Fort ...
IS-linked cleric on trial for 2016 Jakarta attack
An alleged ideologue of terror organisation Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, linked to the Islamic State, went on trial on Thursday for his involvement in the 2016 attack in the Indonesian capital.
Rahul releases 'guide to looting India' over Nirav Modi fraud
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed jewellery designer Nirav Modi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, releasing a guide to "looting" the country.Rahul Gandhi in a sarcastic tweet took out a "guide to looting India" by "Nirav Modi" and stated a few pointers in doing so."1. Hug PM Modi, 2. Be seen with him in Davos," tweeted Gandhi.He added that the same "clout" is used to steal Rs. 12,000 crore."Slip out of the country like (Vijay) Mallya, while the Government looks the other way," Gandhi said.Earlier on February 5, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked noted jewellery designer Nirav Modi, his brother Nishal Modi and Punjab National Bank (PNB) officials for cheatig the bank to the tune of Rs 280.7 crore.The action comes after the Income Tax department raided Modi's offices in Delhi, Surat and Jaipur.Nirav Modi, an Indian born jewellery designer and founder of USD 2.3 billion Firestar Diamond, has designer jewellery boutiques across three continents - in ...