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  Mali: Twin attacks by Islamist terrorists kill 49 civilians, 15 soldiers

  World | September 08, 2023 7:54 IST

  Malian 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 | September 11, 2015 13:41 IST

  Dhaka: 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 17:03 IST

  Cairo: 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 | September 25, 2014 14:47 IST

  Abuja: 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 | August 24, 2014 7:23 IST

  Tripoli: 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 | June 20, 2013 18:53 IST

  Dhaka, 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 | July 05, 2011 14:38 IST

  New 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 | July 01, 2011 8:00 IST

  Kabul, 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