Islamist Militants
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Mali: Twin attacks by Islamist terrorists kill 49 civilians, 15 soldiers
World | Sep 08, 2023, 07:54 AM ISTMalian forces killed 50 assailants in response to the attacks. Three days of national mourning will be observed in Mali to honour the deceased civilians and soldiers.
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Three detained for Bangladesh bloggers murders
World | Sep 11, 2015, 01:41 PM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested three members of a banned Islamist militant group suspected to be involved with the murders of secular bloggers Avijit Roy and Ananta Bijoy Das, officials said on Friday.Militant group Ansarullah
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Egypt hangs six Islamist militants
World | May 17, 2015, 05:03 PM ISTCairo: Egypt on Sunday executed six convicted Islamist militants who were members of the Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group, the state prison department said in statement.The hanged Islamists were top leaders in Beit al-Maqdis group.
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Boko Haram leader killed in clashes, claims Nigerian military
World | Sep 25, 2014, 02:47 PM ISTAbuja: Nigerian forces have killed a man claiming to be the leader of Islamist Boko Haram militants, Abubakar Shekau, the country's defence authority said on Wednesday.Mohammed Bashir, who has been acting or posing in videos
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Libya's Tripoli airport captured by Islamist militants
World | Aug 24, 2014, 07:23 AM ISTTripoli: Libya's Islamist militants' coalition Libya Dawn announced on Saturday that they have taken the Tripoli international airport, a crucial stronghold for the Zintan pro-secular militias, a TV report said.An Al Nabaa TV report showed
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10 Islamist militants get death penalty in Bangladesh
World | Jun 20, 2013, 06:53 PM ISTDhaka, Jun 20 : Ten militants of a banned Bangladeshi Islamist outfit were sentenced to death today by a fast-track court here after they were found guilty of involvement in a deadly suicide bombing in
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ISI Ordered Killing Of Pak Journalist Shahzad, Say US Officials
World | Jul 05, 2011, 02:38 PM ISTNew York, Jul 5 : US officials say they have intelligence that Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about Islamist militants having infiltrated into
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20 Killed In Afghan Landmine Bus Blast: Police
World | Jul 01, 2011, 08:00 AM ISTKabul, Jun 30 : Twenty Afghan civilians including women and children were killed today when a landmine exploded under a bus they were travelling in, a senior police figure said.“An IED (improvised explosive device) struck