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Jammu and Kashmir witnesses rise in local youths joining militancy; 81 youths recruited this year till May, say officials
•The unilateral ceasefire during the holy month of Ramzan may have brought a halt to anti-militancy operations in Kashmir but security agencies have warned of a rise in recruitment of local youths into militant groups
James Mattis says US' new Afghan policy is an 'opportunity' for Pakistan to enforce counter-terrorism campaign
•James Mattis said US will "watch" Pakistan's choices on Donald Trump's new Afghan and South Asia strategy to combat terrorism in its tracks
US tells Pakistan to take 'decisive action' against militant groups that are threats to region
•The Trump administration said Wednesday it was necessary that Islamabad take "decisive action" against militant groups based in Pakistan
13 Philippine marines killed in battle with Islamic State militants in Marawi
•Thirteen Philippine marines were killed in fierce fighting with Muslim militants who have laid siege to southern Marawi city for nearly a month
US special forces helping Philippine troops end siege by Islamic State militants in Marawi
•US special forces are helping the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to Islamic State, a US embassy spokesperson in Manila told Reuters on Saturday.
Baghdad car bomb kills 10, injures 22; Islamic State claims responsibility
•A car bomb exploded outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad, killing 10 people and wounding 22, hospital and police officials have said.
Day after 3 youth were found dead, another man's body discovered in Kashmir's Baramulla
Fp Archives •A man's body was found in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday, a day after three bullet-riddled bodies of three youth were found at an orchard in Srinagar.
Active online, foreign women become Islamic State widows
Fp Archives •At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq
Myanmar army attack kills 22 Kachin guerrilla fighters
Fp Archives •At least 22 guerrilla fighters from the militant wing of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) have died in a heavy artillery attack by the Myanmar army, media reported on Thursday.
Pakistan using militant groups to counter Indian forces, says Pentagon
Fp Archives •In a blunt assessment of terrorist safe havens in Pakistan, the Pentagon has told the US Congress that the country is using militant groups as proxies to counter the superior Indian military.