Tag: Forces
Israel to bolster forces along Gaza border amid protests
JERUSALEM: Israel said it was reinforcing troops around the Gaza Strip on Thursday as a precaution against incursions by Palestinians during violent protests along...
Indian troops martyr 15 Kashmiris in February
SRINAGAR: In Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), Indian troops, in their acts of state terrorism, martyred 15 Kashmiris including a young boy and a young...
Libyan forces may conspiring with migrant smugglers on human trafficking: UN
UNITED STATES: Human trafficking is on the rise in Libya, according to a report by a UN panel of experts which found that Libyan forces...
Outrage at mutilation of Kurdish female fighter
AFRIN: Global condemnation has erupted after videos posted online revealed the mutilation of a body belonging to a female member of the Kurdish Women’s...
Philippine forces arrest top Maoist guerrilla leader
MANILA: Philippine security forces arrested the head of the communist movement’s armed wing following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to target guerrilla leaders after peace...
Nigeria forces killed 35 people in attacks on villages: Amnesty
ABUJA: Nigerian Air Force killed at least 35 people in attacks on villages in the northeastern state of Adamawa in December, Amnesty International said...
Turkish forces take control of 11 Kurdish positions
AFRIN: Turkish troops have taken control of 11 Kurdish positions and created "safe zones" in neighbouring Syria's northwestern region of Afrin, according to Turkish...
65 insurgents killed during foreign forces operations in Paktika
PAKTIKA: At least 65 Taliban insurgents were killed during foreign forces operations in Paktika province on Saturday night, local officials said on Tuesday, reported...
Turkish forces push into Syria, Kurdish militia repulsed attacks
AZAZ: Turkish ground forces pushed into northern Syria’s Afrin province on Sunday, the army said, after Turkey launched artillery and air strikes on a...
Death toll from hotel attack in Kabul rises to 18: ToloNews
KABUL: The death toll from the deadly attack on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul climbed to 18 and six other people were wounded, according to...
Tunisian forces kill top aide of al Qaeda in Maghreb
TUNIS: Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), an...
Honduran forces battle protesters as election chaos lingers
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduran soldiers and police clashed with protesters blocking roads across the Central American country on Saturday, as discontent continues to fester nearly two...
Somalia forces demolish thousands of schools: Amnesty International
MOGADISHU: New satellite imagery analysis by Amnesty International gives the first comprehensive view of how thousands of structures, including several schools, were demolished in suddenly forced...
Russian forces evacuate Syria civilians from Eastern Ghouta
DAMASCUS: Russian military of the Centre for a reconciliation of the warring parties in the Syrian Arab Republic continues a humanitarian evacuation from Eastern...
Jharkhand: Security forces kill two Maoists in encounter
JHARKHAND/CHHATTISGARH: Two suspected members of the outlawed Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) were killed in an encounter with the Hazaribagh district police on Thursday night.
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Daesh cells operate in capital of Afghanistan
KABUL: Middle-class Afghans turned extremists have assisted Daesh’s expansion from its stronghold in Afghanistan’s restive east to Kabul, analysts say, and helping to make...
Papua New Guinea volcanic ash-spew forces villagers to flee
SYDNEY: A remote island volcano in Papua New Guinea has begun spewing ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of more than 500 residents,...
