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Qatar Tribune
3 hours ago
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- Qatar Tribune
Indian forces kill 3 extremists linked to April Kashmir attack
dpa New Delhi India on Tuesday said its security forces killed three extremists believed to be responsible for a deadly terrorist attack in April in Indian-administered Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed, sparking a confrontation with Pakistan. The three 'terrorists' were shot dead in a firefight with the military, Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament during a debate on India's military action against targets in Pakistan in May. All three were 'Pakistani' nationals, Shah said, adding there was 'irrefutable evidence' of their involvement in the April 22 attack that killed mostly Indian tourists. According to Shah, investigations into weapons, ammunition and other evidence helped confirm their role. 'These three rifles were used to kill our innocent citizens,' he said, noting that the weapons were found on the bodies of the dead. One of the men was reportedly a commander of the banned Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which is believed to be based in Pakistan, although it is outlawed there as well. Tensions between India and Pakistan soared following the militant attack, which occurred in a mountain meadow near the town of Pahalgam. India accused its neighbour of complicity, a claim Islamabad denied. India launched missile strikes on May 7, and Pakistan downed several Indian aircraft. Both sides exchanged missiles, drones and heavy fire. The crisis was defused with a ceasefire on May 10. The Himalayan region of Kashmir remains a flashpoint between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Both countries control parts of the territory but claim it in full.
LeMonde
4 hours ago
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- LeMonde
Attack on military base in Burkina Faso reportedly leaves 50 soldiers dead
An attack by an armed group on a military base in northern Burkina Faso has left about 50 soldiers dead, according to accounts by a community leader and a resident on Tuesday, July 29. The Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, or JNIM, was suspected of carrying out the attack on Monday on the base in Dargo in Boulsa province in the northern region of the landlocked West African nation. The two sources, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they feared repercussions from the military, said about 100 militants participated in the attack, and that the gunmen burned and looted the base after the killings. The military government has yet to publicly acknowledge the attack. JNIM, one of several armed groups conducting attacks across West Africa, has been blamed for hundreds of civilian and military deaths. Burkina Faso is witnessing a surge in attacks by armed groups who are in control of most of the country, especially outside of the capital. The deteriorating security situation has led to political shifts in the country and served as the pretext for back-to-back coups. The military leader, Ibrahim Traore, has been unable to rein in the Islamist groups despite his redrawing of political and military allies.
India Today
4 hours ago
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- India Today
Deadly ambush on Burkina Faso army base leaves 50 soldiers dead
An attack by an armed group on a military base in northern Burkina Faso has left about 50 soldiers dead, according to accounts by a community leader and a resident on Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, or JNIM, was suspected of carrying out the attack Monday on the base in Dargo in Boulsa province in the northern region of the landlocked West African two sources, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they feared repercussions from the military, said about 100 militants participated in the attack, and that the gunmen burned and looted the base after the killings. The military government has yet to publicly acknowledge the one of several armed groups conducting attacks across West Africa, has been blamed for hundreds of civilian and military deaths. Burkina Faso is witnessing a surge in attacks by armed groups who are in control of most of the country, especially outside of the deteriorating security situation has led to political shifts in the country and served as the pretext for back-to-back coups. The military leader, Ibrahim Traore, has been unable to rein in the Islamist groups despite his redrawing of political and military allies.- Ends
Russia Today
4 hours ago
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- Russia Today
US congresswoman labels Gaza ‘a genocide'
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has declared that the situation in Gaza amounts to a 'genocide,' blasting the worsening humanitarian crisis and starvation in the enclave. She also called on Hamas to release the remaining hostages captured during the Islamist group's October 7 assault on Israel, which left around 1,200 people dead. 'It's the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct 7th in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza,' Greene wrote on X on Tuesday. She was replying to a controversial tweet by Congressman Randy Fine. 'Release the hostages. Until then, starve away,' he wrote last week, suggesting that the discourse around starvation in Gaza was 'Muslim terror propaganda.' Greene criticized the post, stressing that the lawmaker's 'awful statement will actually cause more antisemitism.' Fine was reportedly dropped from a list of candidates endorsed by the pro-Israel US lobby organization AIPAC days after the post. The UN warned on Tuesday that the situation in Gaza is one step away from being classified as a famine. There is mounting evidence that 'widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease' are causing hunger‑related deaths, the UN's food security watchdog IPC said. West Jerusalem has rejected claims of deliberate starvation, placing the blame on poor coordination in aid flows and accused Hamas of hijacking convoys and stealing food. In March, Israel entirely cut off the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza to pressure Hamas into a ceasefire, but later relented. On Sunday, following mounting international pressure, Israel pledged to resume food airdrops and allow pauses in fighting to let humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza. According to the UN, more than 100 trucks made it into the enclave on Sunday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed that the volume of assistance needs to increase. 'The trickle of aid must become an ocean,' he wrote on Tuesday, calling for Israel and Hamas to agree on an immediate ceasefire.
CTV News
5 hours ago
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- CTV News
Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency as threats hatched in prison persist
The country's coat of arms is displayed on the facade of a government building in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ash Allen, File) PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Legislators in Trinidad and Tobago have extended a state of emergency after the attorney general said the twin-island nation's prison system has been compromised. He blamed prison officers and even attorneys of helping inmates accused of plotting to kill high-ranking officials. Authorities recently moved high-risk prisoners to military bases as part of a recent crackdown on jailed gang leaders accused of using smuggled cellphones to plot a series of assassinations, robberies and kidnappings with help from criminal associates on the outside. Attorney General John Jeremie revealed to Parliament on Monday that some prison guards could openly be heard warning inmates when specialized police agents showed up to conduct prison raids, and he also accused some attorneys of illegally helping those behind bars. 'The system has been compromised, and it has been serving inmates as a protected criminal command center,' Jeremie said. The latest state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago was extended for three months after authorities warned that the threat of a plot to kill key government officials and attack public institutions still exists. The initial emergency was declared on July 18 and was expected to last 15 days. However, the Caribbean nation's Parliament convened an extraordinary sitting on Monday to extend the measure until late October. 'We are here for an extension, we are here because the threat exists,' Saddam Hosein, legal affairs minister, said during the sitting. Prisoners who were deemed 'high risk' were moved to military bases in west Trinidad, but that didn't deter attempts to interfere with their detention, according to the attorney general. 'Those locations that they were removed to were very recently also infiltrated by two drones,' Jeremie said, adding the military thwarted those attempts. Meanwhile, the Prison Officers' Association, which represents prison guards, has condemned the accusations against the guards. It's the second state of emergency that the twin-island republic implements in a matter of months. Last December, authorities took similar action, citing concerns about gang violence. That state of emergency lasted until mid-April. While members of Parliament from both the government and the opposition unanimously voted in favor of extending the emergency, the main opposition questioned whether there had been any major arrests in the first 10 days of the measure being in place. Government officials noted that police have arrested more than 340 people and launched over 800 operations so far. The extended emergency was approved a day after Trinidad and Tobago marked 35 years since the failed coup by the Islamist group Jamaat-al-Muslimeen, which left 24 people dead. The attorney general referenced that insurrection, saying the present circumstances are 'not dissimilar from those at that time.' Anselm Gibbs, The Associated Press
