LAKKI MARWAT – Security forces killed eight suspected militants during an intelligence-based operation in the Sultankhel area near Mianwali on Friday. Officials said the operation targeted a terrorist hideout in a forest between Kaichi Kamar and Sultankhel. The militants were killed, and a large amount of weapons and explosives was recovered. Read More: Security Forces […]
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Pakistan Forces Kill Dozens of Militants Near Afghan Border
PESHAWAR – Pakistan’s security forces have killed dozens of militants who were trying to infiltrate the country from Afghanistan, according to state media and official sources. The operation took place in the Mohmand district after intelligence reports revealed that a large group of armed militants was preparing to cross into Pakistan through the mountainous Khor […]
Jaffar express driver shares traumatic experience during militant attack
The driver of the Jaffar Express, Amjad, recounted a terrifying encounter with militants. He explained that the attackers first detonated an explosive under the train’s engine. This explosion caused several bogies to derail. As soon as the train halted, terrorists from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched an immediate assault on the passengers. One rescued […]
Attacks on FC in Balochistan – hybrid war beyond the rules
Two major incidents occurred in Balochistan involving the martyrdom of at least 12 soldiers from FC on the same day. They followed another blast in Chaman which killed at least 6 people nearly two weeks ago. These terrorist acts are emblematic of a fundamental problem of how Balochistan has evolved into a new operational space […]
Two Iran Revolutionary Guards killed in clash with militants
DUBAI: Two members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in clashes with militants in a northwestern region near the border with Turkey, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday. “The governor of Maku said two Guards were martyred in a clash with terrorists while defending the fatherland,” the television reported. It gave no further […]
Hunt for backers of ‘sleeper cell’ militants who fled Egypt for Kuwait
JEDDAH/CAIRO: Security chiefs launched an investigation on Saturday to find out how a militant cell linked to the banned Muslim Brotherhood escaped from Egypt and set up operations in Kuwait. The militants were arrested on Friday in a series of raids by Kuwaiti security forces. A special unit of Kuwait’s Interior Ministry uncovered the cell, […]
Iraqi special forces kill 14 Daesh militants in country’s north
Iraqi special forces say they have conducted an operation near the northern city of Kirkuk in which they killed 14 members of the Daesh group. A statement from Iraqi Counterterrorism Forces on Monday says that during the operation, Iraqi forces received support from warplanes of the US-led coalition The statement says the operation, just south […]
Turkey detains 2 militants trying to enter parliament
Police in Turkey have detained two suspected left-wing militants who tried to enter the country’s parliament with sharp objects and a hoax explosive device, officials said Wednesday. Fahrettin Altun, the presidential communications director, said in a tweet that the suspects were identified as members of the banned Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front, also known as DHKP-C. […]
Israel cuts Gaza fishing limit after rocket launch
Israel reduced the offshore fishing limit it imposes for vessels operating out of Gaza from Tuesday following rocket fire from the territory by Palestinian militants, officials said. Gaza fishermen will now be able to operate no more than six nautical miles into the Mediterranean, down from a limit of up to 15 nautical miles Israel […]
Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight
The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumours after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president’s office said on Tuesday. The ban on platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber has been lifted with immediate effect, the source told Reuters. Security in […]