A Frontier Corps Balochistan soldier was martyred on Monday in an attack by militants on M-8 near Shapak, District Hoshab. Sepoy Kifait Ullah, a resident of Sibi, embraced martyrdom when militants attacked a water bowser through a pressurized IED. “Such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by hostile intelligence agencies (HIAs) cannot sabotage the hard-earned […]
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Turkey replaces three pro-Kurdish party mayors for suspected militant links
DIYARBAKIR: Turkey replaced pro-Kurdish party mayors with state officials in three southeastern cities and detained more than 400 people for suspected militant links on Monday, the Interior Ministry said, in a move likely to fuel tensions in Turkey’s southeast. Ahead of nationwide local elections in March, President Tayyip Erdogan had warned of such a move […]
Egypt militant returned from Libya back on trial: media
An Egyptian militant captured in Libya and returned to Cairo was put on trial again Tuesday over five terror attacks, including one for which he has already received a death sentence in absentia, according to local media. Hisham Al-Ashmawy — one of the country’s most-wanted militants — “is accused of carrying out terror operations against […]
Militant rocket fire kills 12 civilians in Syria: state media
Rocket fire has killed 12 civilians in a regime-held village in northwestern Syria, state news agency SANA has said blaming former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham for the attack. SANA said 15 people were also wounded late Sunday in the attack on Al-Wadihi village south of Aleppo city and said HTS, which controls parts of […]