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Times of Oman
a day ago
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- Times of Oman
LeT commander Suleman involved in Pahalgam terror attack killed in 'Op Mahadev': Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the Lashkar-e-Taiba top commander Suleman, involved in the Pahalgam terror attack, was among the three terrorists killed by security forces during the recent Operation Mahadev in Jammu and Kashmir. "... In the Operation Mahadev, Suleman alias Faizal..., Afghan and Jibran, these three terrorists were killed in a joint operation of the Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police... Suleman was an A-category commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Afghan was an A-category Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. And Jibran was also an A-grade terrorist... All three terrorists who killed our citizens in the Baisaran valley have been eliminated...," Shah said during the second debate on the Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha. The top BJP leader said, " All three terrorists - Suleman, Afghan and Jibran were killed in yesterday's operation. The people who used to supply food to them were detained earlier. Once the bodies of these terrorists were brought to Srinagar, they were identified by those who were kept detained by our agencies." Shah informed that those who killed our citizens in the ghastly Pahalgam terror attack have been killed. "In a joint Operation Mahadev, the Indian Army, CRPF, and J&K Police have neutralised three terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam terror attack," Shah said while addressing the lower house of Parliament. "Innocent civilians were killed in front of their families by asking their religion. I condemn this barbaric act. I express my sympathies to the families who lost their loved ones," he said. On Monday, the three terrorists were killed in Operation Mahadev in an intense firefight with security forces in the Harwan area near Dachigam National Park of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. The anti-terror Operation Mahadev took place in the general area of Lidwas, Chinar Corps of Indian Army said.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
India says it has killed militants who shot dead tourists in Kashmir
India has said its security forces killed three militants who shot dead 26 civilians near a tourist town in Indian-administered Kashmir in April, triggering a brief military conflict with Minister Amit Shah told parliament the men had been killed by Indian forces near the disputed region's main city Srinagar on Monday. He claimed the attackers were Pakistani nationals, a charge Islamabad denies. The men's identity was confirmed through forensic and ballistic tests, Shah told MPs. Pakistan has not commented on the claims, which have not been independently confirmed and come amid mounting criticism of India's government for alleged security lapses in Kashmir. Twenty-six men, mostly Hindu tourists, were killed by gunmen who opened fire at a mountain meadow not far from the scenic town of Pahalgam on 22 April, in one of the deadliest attacks in the region in recent years. The victims were killed in cold blood in front of their wives and family members. A local Muslim pony handler who tried to help them was also shot accused Islamabad of supporting militant groups involved in the attack - a charge Pakistan has repeatedly denied. In May, India launched a series of strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan responded with drones, missiles and fighter jets, leading to four days of intense military action from both of people were killed in the bloodiest confrontation between India and Pakistan in decades, before US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between them. India's opposition leaders have accused the government of "severe security lapses" and have been questioning why it has taken this much time to catch the parliament on Monday, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi demanded that Shah should personally take responsibility for the attack. "The country wants to know why the government has not been able to nab the terrorists even after 100 days since the attack," he said. Shah responded on Tuesday, saying that security forces had "neutralised the three terrorists" involved in the attack in a mission called "Operation Mahadev". The three died in a gun battle in a wildlife reserve in the mountains of Dachigam, about 30km (18 miles) from Srinagar, the Indian army said on Monday. The clash could not be independently confirmed by the BBC. The army did not immediately identify those it on Tuesday, Shah claimed the men - who he identified as Suleiman Shah, Afghan and Jibran - were Pakistani nationals."When the terrorists were killed [on Monday], we recovered three rifles - one M9 American rifle and two AK-47s. The cartridges we had collected were also from an M9 and AK-47. We sent the rifles last night to the central forensics lab in Chandigarh where they fired them, and these were then compared and it was confirmed these were the three rifles used in the attack to kill our innocent citizens," Shah said."I have the ballistic report," he told the house, holding up some papers. "Six scientists have cross verified it. They told me this morning on a video call these are 100% the bullets that they had fired."At the beginning of the investigation in May, Indian police had issued sketches of three men, saying two were Pakistanis while one was a local in June, Indian investigators said all three militants were Pakistani nationals from the UN-proscribed militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) after it arrested two locals for allegedly sheltering the suspected militants prior to the on Tuesday, Shah clarified that only two men - Suleiman Shah and Afghan - were believed to be LeT members. He did not say which group the Indian authorities thought the third militant Jibran was associated with. The militants were identified by locals who had provided them shelter, he claimed. "We have voter ID numbers of the two of them, we have weapons recovered from them. The chocolates recovered from them are also made in Pakistan," Shah said. "They killed our tourists and now they have been killed."Shah also defended the speed of the investigation amid questions on how the three men had managed to remain undetected over the past three months."Right after the attack, we handed over the investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA)," he said. "We made all arrangements with the security and border forces to ensure they [culprits] couldn't leave the country."Some opposition leaders, however, remained unconvinced and questioned the lack of security in Pahalgam on the day of the attack. "Why was not even one security personnel present there?" Congress party leader Priyanka Gandhi asked. "Is the safety and security of the citizens not the responsibility of the prime minister, home minister and defence minister?" she asked.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Former Hamas hostage shares urgency of bringing remaining hostages back
Former Hamas hostage Keith Siegel and hostage family members Anat Angrest and Lishay Lavi-Miran discuss the Oct. 7 terror attacks in southern Israel and efforts to release those still held in Gaza on 'Special Report.'
France 24
2 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Sudan: RSF names parallel government
Africa 14:41 A coalition led by the paramilitary group fighting for power in Sudan's brutal civil war has announced the leadership for its self-declared parallel government, further tearing the fabric of a fraying nation. Also, Islamic states take responsibility for a brutal attack on a church in eastern DRC that killed at least 43 worshippers. IS claims that dozens of homes and shops were burned during the attack. Finally, the super Falcons back on Nigerians soil after flying high with a stunning Women's Africa Cup of Nations victory over Morocco. The team bringing home their 10th title after a dramatic 3-2 comeback against the atlas lionesses on saturday.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Indian army shoots dead suspected mastermind of Kashmir tourist massacre
The Indian army on Monday said it killed three alleged militants after an intense gunfight in India-administered Kashmir. One of the men killed was described in Indian media reports as the 'mastermind' of the 22 April attack, when 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, were killed in the picturesque Pahalgam valley. "Three terrorists have been neutralised in an intense firefight. Operation Continues," the Indian army wrote on X. The gunfight reportedly took place in the mountains of Dachigam, around 30km from Srinagar city. Police Inspector-General Vidhi Kumar Birdi told reporters that the joint operation by the military, paramilitary and police was still ongoing, and declined to provide more details. But multiple Indian media reports quoted security sources as identifying one of those killed as Suleiman Shah, an operative for the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, describing him as one of the perpetrators and the main orchestrator of the Pahalgam attack. New Delhi accused Pakistan of backing the gunmen who carried out the massacre in the restive Himalayan valley. Islamabad denied the charge and sought an independent investigation. Monday's incident is the second major gunfight in the region since 22 April. The Indian army also said in May that its soldiers killed three suspected militants in a gunfight. April's terror attack triggered one of the worst military escalations in decades between India and Pakistan, which saw dozens of people killed in cross-border shelling as well as drone and missile attacks on both sides. The conflict began after India struck alleged militant hideouts in Pakistan on 7 May to avenge the killings. After their air forces engaged in the biggest dog-fight since the Second World War, the nuclear-powered neighbours stepped back from the brink of an all-out conflict with US president Donald Trump announcing they had agreed to a ceasefire. Mr Trump said once again on Monday that he believed India and Pakistan would still be fighting now if he had not stopped the conflict, and said he did so by threatening to pull out of trade talks with both countries. Pakistan thanked Mr Trump for brokering the agreement at the time of the ceasefire, while India insists the conflict was ended through bilateral talks and not third-party mediation from Washington. Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh told the parliament on Monday that New Delhi ended its military conflict with Pakistan as it had met all its objectives. "India halted its operation because all the political and military objectives studied before and during the conflict had been fully achieved," Mr Singh said. "To suggest that the operation was called off under pressure is baseless and entirely incorrect," he said. Mr Singh claimed "terror heads" were destroyed in Pakistan and "none of our soldiers were harmed'. India confirmed for the first time on 31 May that it had lost jets during the conflict but refused to clarify their number or nature. Pakistan claimed it had shot down five Indian aircraft in air-to-air combat, including French-made Rafale jets. India said it had downed 'a few planes', a claim that was refuted by Islamabad, even though the country acknowledged its air bases had suffered hits. Indian opposition groups have questioned what they say is the intelligence failure behind the Kashmir attack and the government's inability to capture the assailants – issues they were expected to raise during the parliament discussion.
