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23 Jun 2017

The Mautes of the Philippines: From monied family to Islamic State

Before they formed one of the most dreaded militant groups in the Philippines and pledged loyalty to Islamic State, the Mautes were a wealthy, political family in the southern region of Mindanao, largely influenced by the matriarch, Farhana.

Arab nations cut ties

05 Jun 2017

Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in new Mideast crisis

Saudi Arabia and other Arab powers severed diplomatic ties on Monday with Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich nation that is home to a major US military base, accusing it of supporting terrorist groups and backing Iran.

Militant groups

08 May 2017

Syria says up to 5,000 Chinese Uighurs fighting in militant groups

Up to 5,000 ethnic Uighurs from China`s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang are fighting in various militant groups in Syria, the Syrian ambassador to China said on Monday, adding that Beijing should be extremely concerned about it.

05 Nov 2016

AFSPA extended in Assam by 6 months

The controversial AFSPA has been extended by six months in entire Assam and the 20km-wide belt in Meghalaya bordering the state with the Centre declaring that the "disturbed area" status, which has been in force since 1990, will continue.

21 Oct 2016

Centre holds talks with Manipur, militant groups

KNO and UPF indicated their demands in the presence of senior representative of the Manipur government, an official statement issued here said.

11 Sep 2016

Iran supports Russia-US deal for truce in Syria

Iran supports the deal between Russia and the US to bring about a truce in Syria, an official said on Sunday.

06 Aug 2016

Don't adopt selective approach to fighting terror: US to Pakistan

Toner said that unlike the Pentagon, the State Department had continued its assistance and some of that included security assistance.

12 Feb 2016

India, UAE ask countries to cut 'support' to militant groups

Without naming any country, both sides, in a joint statement, also condemned use of religion to justify, support and sponsor terrorism while expressing concern over radicalisation and religious intolerance.

03 Feb 2016

Geelani terms Pakistan Parliamentary panel report as "unfair & unjustified"

The recommendations of the Parliamentary Panel headed by member parliament Awais Ahmad Leghari depicts an apologetic policy and it cannot be named more than this that it is an attempt to appease India, Geelani said.

Pakistan TV channel

31 Jan 2016

Despite ban, Pak channel brings JuD chief Hafiz Saeed on talk show

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on November 2 had restrained all Pakistani television channels from “all kinds of coverage” of the JuD and 60 other proscribed organisations and their leaders.

08 Jan 2016

Pakistan carries out deadly air strikes against militants

The strikes targeted Maizer and Sher Ali villages in the Shawal valley of troubled North Waziristan tribal district, where the military has been carrying out a major offensive against extremist groups since mid-2014.

U.S. intelligence

07 Jan 2016

Tech executives, U.S. officials to confer on militants'' social media use

U.S. intelligence and law enforcement figures will meet with Silicon Valley executives on Friday to discuss the use of social media by militant groups.

16 Dec 2015

US lawmakers lash out at Pak for terrorist safe havens

Radical Islamist groups in Pakistan are destabilising Afghanistan and threatening neighbouring India, a US lawmaker said.

07 Oct 2015

Bihar polls: Alert sounded ahead of PM Modi's rallies in Bihar

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