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Ukays rock band member killed in Syria
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Ukays rock band member, Wan Mohd Aquil Wan Zainal Abidin or Akel Zainal, who joined the IS militant group in Syria, was killed in an air strike in Syria earlier this year. Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay,
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Suspected militants kill two in Indian Kashmir, set apple trucks ablaze
SRINAGAR: Suspected militants shot and killed two drivers and set fire to their apple trucks in Indian Kashmir on Thursday, a senior police official said. The official said the attack took place in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, which is a
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IGP: Militant Yazid Sufaat will be free next month
IPOH: Militant Yazid Sufaat will be released when his detention period ends next month, said Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. He said, in accordance to the law, the police will not stop the release of Yazid,
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Three militants, two civilians killed as violence spreads in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Indian security forces killed three separatists, while suspected militants shot dead two people yesterday, one of the bloodiest days in Kashmir since New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s autonomy more than two months ago. The killings were the first
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India: Pakistan-backed militants targeting Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: Indian security officials yesterday said they had found evidence of attacks planned by Pakistani military-backed militants on a major Hindu pilgrimage in the disputed Muslim-dominated region of Kashmir. Tension has run high in the mountainous region since a
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Imran Khan: Pulwama terror attack indigenous, Pakistan not involved
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the Pulwama terror attack that left 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel dead, was an “indigenous thing” that happened in Kashmir. Imran Khan also said that since Jaish-e-Mohammed, a terror group
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Somalia’s frightening network of Islamist spies
Somalia’s militant Islamists remain relatively undiminished, despite a 12-year UN-backed campaign against them, largely thanks to its sophisticated web of spies, writes the BBC’s Mary Harper. Often, when I return to the UK from Somalia, I get a phone call
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