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Over 20 Palestinians killed as Israel's army, Gaza militants trade heavy cross-border fire
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Over 20 Palestinians killed as Israel's army, Gaza militants trade heavy cross-border fire

Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defence minister, noticed more than 400 rockets from Gaza late on Wednesday, while Islamic Jihad claimed that the Palestinian 'resistance' continued to fire

J&K: Two militants killed in police encounter in Baramulla
India

J&K: Two militants killed in police encounter in Baramulla

Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, including an AK 47 rifle and a pistol, were recovered from the site of the encounter

Pakistan militants kill four police officers, wound six in attacks
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Pakistan militants kill four police officers, wound six in attacks

The bomb killed four officers in a police vehicle carrying reinforcements sent to respond to the attack on a police station in Lakki Marwat, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan

Are leftover US weapons in Afghanistan being used for violence in India and Pakistan?
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Are leftover US weapons in Afghanistan being used for violence in India and Pakistan?

As per reports, the arms left by the United States at the time of its withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 are being used by Pakistani Taliban militants. The spillover of these high-tech weapons and night-vision devices has also made its way into Kashmir

Militants kidnap 25 people in northern DR Congo
World

Militants kidnap 25 people in northern DR Congo

The north of DR Congo has been mostly peaceful for years -- suffering little of the militia violence that has plagued the east of the vast nation for decades

Paw Patrol: The tales of Zoom and other Indian Army assault dogs who have bravely fought terrorists
India

Paw Patrol: The tales of Zoom and other Indian Army assault dogs who have bravely fought terrorists

Zoom, an assault canine, is recuperating after suffering critical injuries during an encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army has been successfully using dogs since 1960 in counter-insurgency operations

Militants block road linking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan; demand release of accomplices
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Militants block road linking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan; demand release of accomplices

Sources said the militants were demanding the release of their accomplices, including those involved in the gruesome murder of foreigners in the Nanga Parbat area and other terrorist incidents in Diamer

Israeli airstrike kills senior Islamic Jihad commander, second leader to be killed in conflict
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Israeli airstrike kills senior Islamic Jihad commander, second leader to be killed in conflict

The fighting has killed at least 29 Palestinians and seen hundreds of rockets fired toward Israel in the worst violence between Israel and Palestinian militants since the end of an 11-day war in 2021

Israel, militants trade fire as Gaza death toll climbs to 24 including six children
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Israel, militants trade fire as Gaza death toll climbs to 24 including six children

The fighting began with Israel's killing of a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in a wave of strikes Friday that Israel said were meant to prevent an imminent attack

Jammu and Kashmir: 'Over 64% of youths joining terrorism killed within a year,' say officials
India

Jammu and Kashmir: 'Over 64% of youths joining terrorism killed within a year,' say officials

The officials said another alarming trend noticed was the large influx of pistols apparently meant to carry out targeted killings

Two militants killed in encounter in J&K's Kulgam
India

Two militants killed in encounter in J&K's Kulgam

The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants is being ascertained

Jammu and Kashmir: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants killed in encounter
India

Jammu and Kashmir: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants killed in encounter

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said as per the documents and other incriminating materials recovered from the encounter site, one of the killed terrorists has been identified as Abdullah Goujri, a resident of Faisalabad in Pakistan

Militant attacks hurt Pakistan relations with Afghan Taliban
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Militant attacks hurt Pakistan relations with Afghan Taliban

Last month came a sharp deterioration in relations between the two neighbours when Pakistan carried out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. Witnesses said the strikes hit a refugee camp and another location, killing at least 40 civilians

People are fed up and want peace: Kashmir DGP on recent spate of encounters in Valley
India

People are fed up and want peace: Kashmir DGP on recent spate of encounters in Valley

According to Dilbag Singh, a new group of militants have come up and their purpose was to engage the security force deployment meant for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit

Jammu and Kashmir: Three soldiers injured in gunfight with terrorists in Baramulla
India

Jammu and Kashmir: Three soldiers injured in gunfight with terrorists in Baramulla

Based on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in the Malwah area of Baramulla in north Kashmir, the security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation there, a police official said

Jammu and Kashmir: Militants gun down one non-local civilian in Budgam; injure another in Pulwama
India

Jammu and Kashmir: Militants gun down one non-local civilian in Budgam; injure another in Pulwama

This comes in the wake of another non-local civilian, Muhammad Akram of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh, being attacked on Sunday

Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar
India

Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar

One of the terrorists was involved in the killing of a head constable, Ali Mohammad Ganie, in Anantnag on 29 January, 2022

Kulgam : Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in J-K
India

Kulgam : Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in J-K

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hassanpora village of Kulgam district following information about the presence of militants there, a police spokesperson said

Jammu and Kashmir: Two cops killed in militant attack in Bandipora
India

Jammu and Kashmir: Two cops killed in militant attack in Bandipora

The incident took place in Bandipora's Gulshan Chowk this evening, the officials said, adding, security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation

Manipur attack: Combing operations on for militants, border security to be augmented
India

Manipur attack: Combing operations on for militants, border security to be augmented

The operation conducted jointly by Assam Rifles and state police will be on in the jungles surrounding the village of Sekhen where the ambush was laid on Saturday killing para-military forces