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String of attacks on security forces in J&K last year
The 'fidayeen' terror attack on an Army installation in the Sunjwan area of Jammu region is one of the many such attacks in J&K in the recent past. Terrorists, especially foreigners, have been targeting the various installations of security forces in the state, mostly during the night, to inflict maximum damage. On the last day of 2017, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants carried out a suicide attack at a CRPF camp at Lethpora in Pampore in Pulwama district, killing six CRPF personnel. Two of the terrorists were also shot dead. On August 26 last year, eight security forces personnel, including four CRPF jawans, were killed when a group of terrorists attacked district police lines in Pulwama, triggering an encounter in which three militants were also killed. Before that, on 16th June, six police personnel including, an SHO, were killed in Achabal in Anantnag district. Two civilians were also injured. A group of militants had laid an ambush on a police party in the ...
Toll rises to 6 in military camp attack, 3 terrorists gunned
A day after the pre-dawn audacious terror strike at the military camp here, the Army today said it has found the bodies of three of its personnel and a civilian, taking the toll to six, and gunned down three suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists. Five Army men, including two junior commissioned officers (JCOs), and the father of a soldier have been killed in the attack by the terrorists who struck at the sprawling camp of the 36 Brigade of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) yesterday, an Army spokesperson said. In a statement, Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand said three heavily armed terrorists have been killed in the ongoing operation. While two were gunned down yesterday, the body a third terrorist was found today, he said, adding they were in combat gear. He said that AK-56 rifles, an under barrel grenade Launcher, ammunition and grenades were from them. The spokesperson also said, "There has been no firing since last night." Earlier in the day, ...
Security up for Shah's rally in Jind
Security has been tightened across Haryana's Jind district ahead of BJP chief Amit Shah's February 15 bike rally. The All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) has been threatening to disrupt Shah's rally, citing non- fulfilment of a number of their demands as the reason behind it. The administration has deputed eight SSP, 55 DSP, 200 Inspector, 5,500 police men and 250 women police for the rally. Over 450 NGOs will also take part in the security arrangement, SSP Arun Singh said. Over eight companies of paramilitary forces have reached the Jind Police line and as many companies will reach the spot tomorrow, he said.
Subedar Madan Lal fought terrorist with bare hands; saved kin
He faced a group of heavily armed desperate terrorists with bare hands, took scores of bullets on his chest and arms, yet ensured that the assailants could not inflict much harm on his family. Subedar Madal Lal Choudhary, 50, eventually fell to the AK 47 bullets fired by the terrorists, who attacked his quarter at Sunjwan Army station in Jammu, but still foiled their plan to cause maximum damage. A pall of gloom descended on this non-descript hamlet after the news of Madan Lal Choudhary's death reached here. Yet, the people of the border belt of Hiranagar in Kathua district are proud of the brave son of soil who took on armed intruders with bare hands and saved his family and kin. Madan Lal Choudhary's family had come to his quarter in the Military Station, Sunjwan, as they need to shop for the wedding of a relative. "He mustered a lot of courage and saved the life of other family members very tactically by not allowing the terrorists to enter his quarter," his brother ...
Egypt kills 16 militants
Egypt's armed forces on Sunday announced that 16 alleged militants had been killed as part of a new security offensive in the northern and central Sinai Peninsula.
Woman injured during clashes succumbs to injuries
An 18-year-old woman, who was injured during clashes between protesters and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir last month, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital here, a police official said today. Saima Wani breathed her last yesterday at the SKIMS hospital here after battling for life for 17 days, he said. The official said Saima was the sister of militant Sameer Ahmad Wani, who was killed in an encounter with the security forces, along with another militant, on January 24. A 17-year-old boy, Shakir Ahmad, was killed and two women, including Saima, were injured during the clashes between protesters and the security forces near the encounter site.
Afghan conflict to intensify in 2018 'game changer'
Fighting in Afghanistan has escalated with US and Afghan officials tipping 2018 to be a "game- changer" as relentless airstrikes pummel Islamist militant groups -- but others warn the 16-year war has simply become a more violent stalemate. A traditional easing in fighting during the freezing winter months has been absent this year as the Taliban and Islamic State group respond to intensifying US and Afghan air assaults. Since US President Donald Trump announced his new strategy for Afghanistan in August, giving the US Air Force more leeway to go after militants, American pilots have been bombarding Taliban and IS fighters, their training camps and drug-making laboratories. "The gloves are off," Brigadier General Lance Bunch, who directs future air operations in Afghanistan, told reporters recently. The new policy has "definitely been a game-changer and the Taliban is definitely feeling it", he added. The US is deploying more troops and aircraft to Afghanistan, which has
UK's Johnson urges 'independent' probe of Rohingya crisis in
Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson stopped off in Myanmar today to press Aung San Suu Kyi on the need for an independent probe into violence in Rakhine state, as the country faces mounting pressure to punish troops accused of atrocities against the Muslim Rohingya. Johnson met with the embattled Myanmar leader, whose reputation among the international community has crumbled over her handling of the Rohingya crisis, in the capital Naypyidaw while on a four-day tour in Asia. The meeting followed Johnson's visit to a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, where nearly 700,000 Rohingya have sought sanctuary after fleeing a Myanmar army crackdown launched in northern Rakhine last August. The UN has accused Myanmar security forces of driving the Muslim minority across the border in an ethnic cleansing campaign. Doctors Without Borders estimates at least 6,700 Rohingya died in the first month of violence. But Myanmar has staunchly denied the charges and ...
28 people injured in accident on Jammu-Punjab National Highway
As many as 28 people were today injured when their bus turned turtle after colliding with a truck on Jammu-Punjab National Highway, police said. The bus, coming from Punjab, turned turtle after it collided with a truck which it was trying to overtake at Jatwal village in Samba district, they said. All the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital and some critically injured people were later shifted to the Government Medical College here for specialised treatment.
NIA takes stock of Sunjwan army camp attack
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Sunday reached Sunjwan Army Camp in Jammu to take stock of the situation after the terrorist attack.The terrorists stormed the Sunjwan army camp in the wee hours of Saturday killing five security personnel and one civilian.In addition, ten people were injured including a pregnant woman.The Army has successfully neutralised four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists in the ongoing search operation.Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is also in Jammu to review the security situation.
Nine killed in terror attack, Army chief in Jammu
The death toll in a terror attack on an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir was put at nine on Sunday as Army chief General Bipin Rawat arrived here to review the anti-terrorist operation at the site.
20 militants arrested in raids in Pakistan
Twenty militants were arrested today by paramilitary Frontier Corps in an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Army said that a cache of arms and ammunition, including RPG rockets, sub machine guns and sniper rifle ammunition, laptops and communication equipment were also recovered. The arrest was made by paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) in Buleda, Gish Kaur, Tratha and Pishin areas. "During operation 20 suspected terrorists were apprehended," according to a statement issued by the Pakistan Army spokesman. The Army didn't specify the association of militants but an official on the condition of anonymity said that they were linked to Baloch nationalists groups which are active in the province.
Women injured during clashes succumbs to injuries
An 18-year-old woman, who was injured during clashes between protesters and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir last month, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital here, police said today. Saima Wani breathed her last at the SKIMS hospital here after battling for life for 17 days, they said. On January 24, two militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces. A 17-year-old boy, Shakir Ahmad, was killed and two women, including Wani, were injured during the clashes between protesters and the security forces near the encounter site.
Pregnant woman, injured in army camp attack, delivers baby
A pregnant woman, who was injured in an attack by armed terrorists on the family quarters at the Sunjuwan military camp here, delivered a baby girl in the hospital today. Rifleman Nazir Ahmed and his pregnant wife were injured in the firing by the terrorists and were shifted to the Military Hospital at Satwari here, an army official said. "The army doctors worked all night to save the life of the severely injured pregnant woman with gunshots wounds and helped her deliver a baby girl, following a caesarean section operation," Jammu-based army PRO Lt Col Devender Anand told PTI. "Both the mother and the baby are stable," he added. Lt Col Anand said the condition of a 14-year-old boy, who was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound in his head, however remained critical. Five armymen, including two junior commissioned officers (JCOs), and the father of an armyman died, 11 others were injured, besides three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists were killed in the two-day ..
Sunjwan terror attack: 5 Army men,1 civilian killed; 3 JeM men
Security forces have neutralised three terrorists holed up in the Sunjwan Army camp here, while six people, including five Army personnel, have been killed in the attack by suspected JeM militants, Army officials said today. A defence spokesperson in a statement said three terrorists had so far been killed in the ongoing operation. A group of heavily armed men struck the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry before dawn yesterday. Five Army men, including two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs), were killed in the attack. The spokesperson said the third terrorist was also found wearing Army combats and was heavily armed like the other two. AK-56 rifles, Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, ammunitions and grenades were seized from them, he said. A senior police official had earlier said that four terrorists were killed by security forces. A JCO and a jawan were killed yesterday. The spokesperson said during sanitation of residential quarters by
Army confirms 9 fatalities in Jammu attack
A Defence Ministry spokesman on Sunday confirmed that nine people were killed in the ongoing anti-terror operation in an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir.
1 killed, 12 injured in knife attack in Beijing shopping mall
One person was killed and 12 others were injured today when a disgruntled knife-wielding man went on a stabbing spree at a busy shopping mall in downtown Beijing, police said. The attack happened around 1 pm at Joy City in the commercial area of Xidan, Xicheng District, police said. A woman injured in the attack died at the hospital. Three men and nine women were injured in the attack. Their condition was not critical, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The police have caught the suspect and identified him as a 35-year-old man, surnamed Zhu. The suspect has claimed responsibility for the attack and said he was motivated by personal grievances, police officials said. Knife attacks by disgruntled people in public places and schools are common in China to highlight their grievances. Violent crime is rare in China compared with many other countries, but there has been a series of knife and axe attacks in recent years, many targeting children. Last year, a man wounded 11 ...
Police appeals to public not to throng encounter site in Jammu
The Jammu and Kashmir Police today appealed to the public to avoid thronging the Sunjwan Army camp area where an encounter between the Army and terrorists was underway. Six persons, including five armymen and the father of a jawan, died while five others were injured in an attack by Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists. At least three JeM terrorists have also been gunned down. "I appeal to the public here not to throng the encounter sites. Several people had gathered here," Superintendent of Police, Jammu (South), Sandeep Chaudhary said while speaking to reporters here. He said the gathering of people at the site created problems for the security personnel engaged in the encounter. It had to be ensured that people are not harmed and kept away, he said. Please avoid coming to encounter sites, he said. Chaudhary also appealed to people to maintain communal harmony. "If some miscreants are engaged in creating communal tension, they will be taken to task," he said. Five armymen ...
20 suspected militants arrested in Pakistan
Pakistani forces arrested 20 militants during raids conducted in Balochistan province on Sunday, the military said.
Egypt reports successes in Sinai operation against militants
Egypt's military says it has destroyed dozens of targets, killed 16 militants and detained over 30 suspects as part of its latest security operation in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic militants are most active. Army spokesman Col. Tamer el-Rifaai said on Sunday that vehicles, weapons caches, communications centers and illegal opium fields were targeted in the sweep. The operation, which targets "terrorist and criminal elements and organisations," started on Friday and involves army and police forces. It covers north and central Sinai, the Nile Delta and the Western Desert along the porous border with Libya. Militant attacks increased dramatically in Egypt since the military's 2013 ouster of elected but divisive Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Violence has been concentrated in north Sinai, but has also spread to the mainland.