Militants

Sri Lanka To "Reassess" Security In Pakistan After Terror Warning

Wednesday September 11, 2019

The board said the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office had advised it to "reassess the situation" after it received "reliable information of a possible terrorist threat" against the national squad.

Not Happy With The Way Peace Talks Are Going, Naga Group Tells PM Modi

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday August 9, 2019

All may not be well with the Naga peace talks, which are now in a very advanced stage. A recent letter from Naga militant group NSCN(IM) indicates that its top leadership, which has spearheaded peace talks with the centre for 22 years, is 'not happy' with the way things have progressed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge for the second s...

Congresswomen Helping Fuel Rise Of Militant Hard Left, Says Donald Trump

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 18, 2019

US President Donald Trump stepped up his vilification of four liberal lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, underscoring that the attacks will form a key part of his strategy for winning re-election in 2020.

26 Dead, 56 Hurt in Somalia Hotel Attack, Al-Shabaab Claim Responsibility

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 14, 2019

At least 26 people, including several foreigners, were killed and 56 injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants on a popular hotel in southern Somalia, a top regional official said on Saturday.

US, Taliban Resume Talks After Rival Afghans Agree To End Bloodshed

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 9, 2019

US and Taliban officials will on Tuesday resume talks in Qatar aimed at ending Afghanistan's 18-year war, hours after a delegation of Afghan citizens and the militants ended a meeting with both sides calling for an end to civilian casualties.

Witness In Murder Trial Says US Navy SEAL Didn't Kill Prisoner, He Did

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 21, 2019

A witness in the court-martial trial of a decorated US Navy SEAL charged with killing a captive teenage militant while deployed to Iraq confessed on Thursday that it was he -- not the defendant -- who put an end to the boy's life.

After Threat To Punjabis In Shillong, Amarinder Singh Sends In Delegation

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday June 15, 2019

A week after militant group HNLC issued a threat to Punjabi settlers asking them to vacate the Punjabi Lane area of Shillong, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sent a four-member delegation to the hill state to work out a solution.

German-Made Assault Rifle Found After Maoist Encounter In Chhattisgarh

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday June 16, 2019

Encounter between security forces and Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district led to the killing of two militants and the recovery of a foreign-made assault rifle

Arunachal Lawmakers Want Wife Of Killed Colleague To Be Elected Unopposed

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Cutting across party lines, members of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday said Chakat Aboh, wife of assembly lawmaker Tirongn Aboh who was killed by militants last month, should get elected unopposed from his Khonsa West seat.

"Zakir Musa's Death Ended New Idea Of Militancy In Kashmir": Top Cop

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 28, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday said that with the killing of the chief commander of Ansar Gazwatul Hind Zakir Musa, the new idea of militancy had ended in Kashmir.

Suspected Indonesian Rioters "Pledged Support" For ISIS: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2019

Two men detained by Indonesian police for rioting this week were part of a group that had pledged support to the ISIS militant group and intended to carry out jihad, or holy war, police said on Thursday.

'American Taliban' To Be Free After 17 Years. Is US Ready To Welcome Him Back?

World News | Alex Horton, Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post | Thursday May 23, 2019

John Walker Lindh's eyes, dark and wild, were ubiquitous across magazine covers and cable news channels, alongside militants in Afghanistan, after he was captured in November 2001. He was a long-haired guerrilla with a California address - a traitor to some, a misguided kid sucked into Islamic jihad to others.

NPP Lawmaker, His Son Among 11 Killed By Militants In Arunachal Pradesh

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Tuesday May 21, 2019

A lawmaker and his son were among 11 people killed by NSCN (IM) militants in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district today. Two others were critically injured in the attack.

Army Jawan Injured In Shopian Encounter Dies

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

An Army jawan, who was injured in an encounter with militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, has succumbed, police said.

250 Rockets Barrage From Gaza Draw Israeli Strikes, 4 Palestinians Dead

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 5, 2019

Gaza militants on Saturday fired some 250 rockets at Israel, which responded with strikes as a fragile ceasefire again faltered in an escalation that left four Palestinians dead, including a baby in disputed circumstances.