Tag: Militants
Iraqi forces fail to recapture Tikrit from militants again
Iraqi forces halted an advance designed to retake the hometown of executed former dictator Saddam Hussein on Tuesday after facing fierce resistance from Islamic...
Israel says Gaza militants fired rockets, breached truce
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket salvoes, and Israeli retaliation appeared imminent
Three rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel on Tuesday...
Governor of Iraq Sunni heartland says US to help against militants
The governor of Iraq's Sunni heartland province of Anbar said he has secured a promise of US support in a battle against the Islamic...
Woman, child among three killed in crossfire with militants
Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed on Saturday during an armed clash between security forces and militants in Balochistan's Kharan...
‘US, Afghanistan have failed to intercept militants fleeing border’
Says if any militants are found fleeing from Pakistan into Afghanistan, “we would love to see them taken out by ISAF and Afghan forces”;...
Over 500 suspected militants taken into custody under PPA: report
More than 500 suspected terrorists belonging to banned outfits have been nabbed by the security forces from across Pakistan including the federal capital, BBC...
Eight militants killed, others arrested in Pat Feeder clash
Frontier Corps (FC) and Sindh Rangers jointly carried out an operation in bordering area between Balochistan and Sindh, killing at least eight armed men...
Pakistani troops lose a soldier in Bajaur clash, slay 14 militants
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Backed by helicopter gunships, Pakistani troops on Saturday killed 14 militants following an attack on army posts near the Afghan border, two army officers...
Militants get impatient, give ultimatum for peace
Pakistan militant leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar has announced termination of 2006 Peace Accord with the government as a protest against Pak Army military action...
Army targeted tribesmen not militants: TTP
Hafiz Gul Bahadur group reviews peace treaty with the government
Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) commander Umar Khurrassani on Wednesday claimed that at least 39 local tribesmen including...
Army gets PM’s nod to take down terrorists
As the civilian and military leaderships narrowed their gaps over important national issues, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has agreed to army’s ‘prompt action’ against...
Bomb kills three cops in Charsadda
At least three cops were killed and around 30 people were injured as a result of a high intensity explosion on Nowshehra Road in...
Baloch militants feel FC’s heat, 30 killed
FC conducts operation in Khuzdar and Kalat, destroys six vehicles, seizes arms
At least 30 suspected Baloch militants were killed, 10 security personnel injured and...
Militants attack Pasni radar-post in Balochistan, kill one
Pasni Radar-post controls air traffic from Western and Gulf countries towards South Asia and Central Asian States
An armed militant attack at Pasni Radar-Post in...
No intel shared by US on militants moving to Syria: FO
Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam on Thursday said the United States had not provided any intelligence to the government which could establish that militants...
Militants kill 20 security men in Yemen checkpoint raid
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Suspected militants killed 20 members of Yemen's security forces in a dawn raid on a checkpoint on Monday, state news agency Saba said, in...
Five militants killed in Turbat
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Security forces on Saturday killed five militants and arrested eight during a search operation in Balochistan's Kech District, a security official claimed.
The official, who...