Myanmar asks Manipur militants to pack up by June 10

Myanmar asks Manipur militants to pack up by June 10 New Delhi: To shore up its ties with India, Myanmar government has ordered Manipur-based militant outfits to shut their camps and training facilities and leave its soil by June 10. Quoting intelligence inputs, official sources said the Myanmar Army's order was issued on May 24 -- three days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh embarked on his visit to the neighbouring country -- and the move is considered as a goodwill...
04:47 PM, May 30, 2012

At least 20 killed in Nigeria university attack

At least 20 killed in Nigeria university attack Abuja: Heavily armed militants launched vicious attacks at a University campus in northern Nigeria's restive Kano city on Sunday, targeting worshippers at two church services and leaving at least 20 people dead. The two centres were targeted simultaneously at the Bayero University when Christians were holding church services. The militants, who came on motorcycles, first threw explosives at the services, and then attacked the panic stricken people as they tried...
08:47 PM, Apr 29, 2012

Pak army uses bullets, classrooms to fight militancy

Pak army uses bullets, classrooms to fight militancy Gulibagh: Hazrat Gul spent two years in detention for allegedly aiding the Pakistani Taliban when they publicly flogged and beheaded people during a reign of terror in the scenic Swat Valley. Now he wiles away his time in pristine classrooms, a Pakistani flag pin on his crisp uniform, learning about word processing, carpentry and car repairs at the Mashal de-radicalisation centre run by the army. Part of a carrot and...
02:54 AM, Apr 26, 2012

Militants attack Pak jail, free nearly 400: Police

Militants attack Pak jail, free nearly 400: Police Bannu: Dozens of Islamist militants stormed a prison in northwest Pakistan early on Sunday and freed nearly 400 inmates, including one on death row for trying to assassinate former president Pervez Musharraf, police officials said. Pakistan's Taliban movement, which is close to al Qaeda, said it was behind the brazen assault by militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles. A police official said most of those who escaped...
12:50 AM, Apr 16, 2012

J&K: 2 HuJI militants escape from police custody

J&K: 2 HuJI militants escape from police custody Srinagar: Two militants of HuJI including its dreaded commander made a dramatic escape from police custody near Patnitop while they were being driven from Kishtwar to Udhampur to attend a court case. Sher Khan and his associate Jameel alias Abdullah were escorted by policemen in a vehicle when they fled away apparently after stopping for tea at a shop near Patnitop. Security forces have cordoned off the various exit and...
08:45 AM, Mar 29, 2012

Several people injured in J&K car bomb blast

Several people injured in J&K car bomb blast New Delhi: A day of violence in Kashmir as a car bomb blast occurred on the national Highway in Bijbhera in Anantnag district on Thursday. Several people are reported to be injured. Reports say the car was parked near a security installation near a hospital. The explosion caused panic among people who fled the area, thinking militants had carried out a suicide attack, they said. The impact of the blast...
07:19 PM, Mar 22, 2012

2 suspected LeT militants detained in Delhi

2 suspected LeT militants detained in Delhi New Delhi: Delhi Police on Wednesday detained two suspected militants from Nizamuddin Area in the capital. Sources say that the operation was carried out by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police. The two suspects are to believed to be part of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Meanwhile, it is yet to be confirmed that these two are part of any two terror plot. The two suspects are being questioned by the police....
11:14 AM, Feb 29, 2012

Kishtwar: 2 LeT militants gunned down in encounter

Kishtwar: 2 LeT militants gunned down in encounter Kishtwar: Two top militants of Lashker-e-Tioba (LeT) were on Sunday gunned down by security forces in a fierce gun-battle in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants of LeT in Dool-Banzwar forest belt in Kishtwar district, troops of 17 Rastriya Rifles and Police launched a cordon and search operation in the area to track them down, a senior Police official said. The...
01:51 PM, Feb 26, 2012

Primary enemy is al Qaeda, not Taliban: Panetta

Primary enemy is al Qaeda, not Taliban: Panetta Washington US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said that al Qaeda is the primary enemy of United States in the Af-Pak region and those parts of the Taliban who support al-Qaeda are also an American target. "The Taliban is a very broad group. Our primary enemy in that part of the world is al Qaeda. The Taliban elements, the terrorist elements that support al Qaeda are also our enemy," Panetta...
12:15 PM, Feb 16, 2012

Militants kill 15 security personnel in Pak

Militants kill 15 security personnel in Pak Islamabad: Militants killed 15 paramilitary troopers and injured 12 more in an attack on four security posts in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday. The militants attacked the security check posts at Margat, a coal-rich area near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, on Tuesday night. The rebels used light and heavy weapons during the attack, which continued for five hours, officials of the Frontier Corps...
02:49 AM, Feb 02, 2012

Pak attack: 6 securitymen, 17 militants killed

Pak attack: 6 securitymen, 17 militants killed Islamabad: Six Pakistani security personnel and 17 Taliban militants were killed in an overnight gun fight in the restive Kurram tribal region of northwest Pakistan, security officials said on Wednesday. A group of about 50 heavily armed Taliban militants attacked Pakistani troops while they were conducting a search operation in a village in Kurram Agency late Tuesday night. The militants gunned down six security personnel and injured four more. Seventeen...
07:53 PM, Jan 25, 2012

700 militants surrender arms in Assam

700 militants surrender arms in Assam Guwahati: From guns to roses, life turned full circle for close to 700 militants from nine separatist groups in Assam on Tuesday when they laid down arms to join the mainstream in the presence of union Home Minister P Chidambaram. In one of northeast India's biggest surrender ceremonies in Assam's main city of Guwahati, a total of 676 militants laid down weapons and in return received roses from the home...
04:18 AM, Jan 25, 2012

Developments in Pak no cause for concern: Army

Developments in Pak no cause for concern: Army Jammu: The standoff between the civilian government and the military in Pakistan is nothing new and not a cause for concern, but the developments there are being closely monitored by India, a top Army commander said on Sunday. "What is happening in Pakistan is not historically new. They have had these problems before. Therefore, the country as well as Army are watching the events closely," General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command,...
10:32 AM, Jan 16, 2012

Al Qaeda, Taliban seek Pakistani militants' help

Al Qaeda, Taliban seek Pakistani militants' help Dera Ismail Khan: Prominent al qaeda and Afghan Taliban fighters asked Pakistani militants in a pair of rare meetings to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against US-led forces in Afghanistan, militant commanders said on Monday. The meetings were held in Pakistan's tribal region in November and December at the request of the Afghan Taliban's leadership council. They could indicate the militants are struggling in...
05:21 AM, Jan 03, 2012

Manipur polls: Militants to hold peace talks

Manipur polls: Militants to hold peace talks Imphal: Militants, preparing to hold peace talks and lodged in government-run designated camps, have been instructed not to involve themselves in the forthcoming Manipur Assembly elections on January 28, official sources said on Thursday. The decision to instruct the militants particularly those belonging to Kuki community, was taken during a meeting of the newly-constituted state co-ordination committee to monitor the January 28 election in Imphal on Wednesday evening. The meeting...
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