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Free Malaysia Today
11 hours ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Dozens of troops dead after rebels overrun Mali military base
JNIM has claimed responsibility for a host of recent attacks in the Sahel region. (AFP pic) BAMAKO : An Al-Qaeda-linked rebel group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Mali yesterday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers. More than 400 soldiers have reportedly been killed by insurgents since the start of May in bases and towns in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, an unstable region prone to coups. The extremist group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), said in a statement yesterday that it had seized the base in Boulkessi in central Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso. The Malian army said it had been forced to pull back. 'Many men fought, some until their last breath, to defend the Malian nation,' its statement said, without giving any casualty numbers. A spokesman did not respond to a question about the toll, but two security sources said more than 30 soldiers had been killed. A municipal source at Mondoro, near the base, said the insurgents 'cleared the camp' and that there were many dead. Videos shared online showed dozens of insurgents overrunning the base. One showed rebels stepping on the bodies of soldiers who had fallen between sandbags. Reuters could not immediately authenticate the videos. Widening insecurity JNIM has claimed responsibility for a host of recent attacks in the region. On May 24, it said it had attacked a base in Dioura, central Mali, killing 40 soldiers. Last Friday, it said it had seized a base in Sirakorola in southwestern Mali, although the army said it had repelled the attack. It did not provide a toll for that incident either. In neighbouring Burkina Faso, JNIM claimed attacks on military positions and the town of Djibo in mid-May in which it said it had killed 200 soldiers. And in Niger, more than 100 soldiers were killed in two attacks in the Tahoua region on May 24 and the Dosso region on May 26, security sources said. Neither Burkina Faso nor Niger has published an official death toll. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are all ruled by juntas that seized power between 2020 and 2023, citing the inability of civilian governments to stamp out jihadist insurgencies. All have cut ties with western nations and turned to Russia for military support, but are still struggling to contain violence that has displaced millions.
Khaleej Times
a day ago
- General
- Khaleej Times
Ukraine says hit $7bn worth of Russian military planes in drone attack
Ukraine's SBU security service said on Sunday that it had hit Russian military planes worth a combined $7 billion in a wave of drone strikes on Russian air bases thousands of kilometres behind the front lines. "$7 billion: This is the estimated cost of the enemy's strategic aviation, which was hit today as a result of the SBU's special operation," the agency said in a social media post.
The Print
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
India preempted Pakistan's offensive, struck military sites, Rawalpindi airport, says PM Shehbaz Sharif
'On the night of the 9th and 10th, we decided to respond in a measured fashion to Indian aggression. Our forces were set to act at 4.30 am after Fajr prayers. However, before we could execute our plan, India launched BrahMos missile attacks, targeting military installations across Pakistan, including the airport in Rawalpindi,' Sharif said. Speaking at the Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral summit in Lachin Thursday, Sharif confirmed that Pakistan's military, under Field Marshal and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, had prepared a targeted strike against India in the early hours of 10 May. New Delhi: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has publicly acknowledged that Indian forces preemptively struck key Pakistani military sites, including the Rawalpindi airport, just hours before Islamabad was set to launch a retaliatory offensive. India initiated these precision strikes under 'Operation Sindoor', using its advanced BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. The operation was intended as a retaliatory response to the 22 April terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 people were killed. Amid mounting hostilities, a cessation of military hostilities was declared on 10 May after Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) reached out to his Indian counterpart to halt military actions. At the trilateral summit, PM Sharif praised the solidarity shown by Turkey and Azerbaijan during the conflict, highlighting the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. 'When Pakistan was attacked by India, my very dear brother President Erdoğan and our brothers and sisters in Turkey stood by Pakistan like a formidable fortress,' Sharif said. 'President Ilham Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan also showed immediate and heartfelt solidarity. It was one of the finest moments in our history—three brotherly nations standing together like a family in difficult times. We will never forget this,' he added. (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Also read: As Op Sindoor began, India's top military brass watched strikes unfold live from South Block
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
India virtually rejects Washington's claim of offering trade to halt Indo-Pak conflict
India on Thursday (May 29, 2025) said the issue of trade did not come up in its discussions with the U.S. during the clashes between the Indian and Pakistani militaries, virtually rejecting Washington's repeated claims that its offer of trade to the two sides stopped the conflict. New Delhi's fresh assertion came in the wake of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick telling a New York court that India and Pakistan reached a "tenuous ceasefire" only after President Donald Trump offered both nations trading access with the U.S. to avert a "full-scale war." In the last few weeks, Mr. Trump has also repeatedly claimed that he threatened India and Pakistan that the U.S. will stop trade with the two nations if they don't stop the conflict. India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries. "From the time Operation Sindoor commenced on May 7 till the understanding on cessation of firing and military action was reached on May 10, there were conversations between Indian and the U.S. leaders on the evolving military situation," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "The issue of trade or tariff did not come up in any of those discussions," he said at his weekly media briefing. Mr. Jaiswal was answering questions on the Trump administration's submission at the New York court. "The External Affairs Minister has also made it clear that the cessation of firing was decided upon in direct contacts between the DGMOs of India and Pakistan," Mr. Jaiswal said. Mr. Lutnick made the submission in the the Court of International Trade last week, while opposing any attempt to restrain President Trump from using emergency powers to impose tariffs. The top official said the President's power to impose tariffs is crucial to his ability to conduct real-world diplomacy. "For example, India and Pakistan — two nuclear powers engaged in combat operations just 13 days ago — reached a tenuous ceasefire on May 10. This ceasefire was only achieved after President Trump interceded and offered both nations trading access with the United States to avert a full-scale war," Mr. Lutnick said in the submission. "An adverse ruling that constrains presidential power in this case could lead India and Pakistan to question the validity of President Trump's offer, threatening the security of an entire region, and the lives of millions," he said. The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ruled that a majority of Mr. Trump's tariff policies are illegal and ordered a stay on them. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance had a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 9 that focused on ways to de-escalate the India-Pakistan tensions. After India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar too held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and many of his counterparts from across the world. It is learnt that after Operation Sindoor was launched, India told the U.S. that it would respond to Pakistan's military actions.
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
India denies US claim that trade offer averted full-scale clash with Pak
India on Thursday said the issue of trade did not come up at all in talks between Indian and American leaders during its military clashes with Pakistan, virtually rejecting Washington's repeated claims that its offer of trade stopped the confrontation. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a New York court that India and Pakistan reached a "tenuous ceasefire" only after President Donald Trump offered both nations trading access with the US to avert a "full-scale war". In the last few weeks, Trump has also repeatedly claimed that he threatened India and Pakistan that the US will stop trade with the two nations if they don't stop the conflict. India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries. "From the time Operation Sindoor commenced on May 7 till the understanding on cessation of firing and military action was reached on May 10, there were conversations between Indian and the US leaders on the evolving military situation," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "The issue of trade or tariff did not come up in any of those discussions," he said at his weekly media briefing. Jaiswal was answering questions on the Trump administration's submission at the New York court. "The external affairs minister has also made it clear that the cessation of firing was decided upon in direct contacts between the DGMOs of India and Pakistan," Jaiswal said. Lutnick made the submission in the the Court of International Trade last week, while opposing any attempt to restrain Trump from using emergency powers to impose tariffs. The top official said the president's power to impose tariffs is crucial to his ability to conduct real-world diplomacy. "For example, India and Pakistan - two nuclear powers engaged in combat operations just 13 days ago - reached a tenuous ceasefire on May 10. This ceasefire was only achieved after President Trump interceded and offered both nations trading access with the United States to avert a full-scale war," Lutnick said in the submission. "An adverse ruling that constrains presidential power in this case could lead India and Pakistan to question the validity of President Trump's offer, threatening the security of an entire region, and the lives of millions," he said. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
