Home
LATEST on SATP
CURRENT OPENING
Search
SEARCH ON SATP
SEARCH TERRORISM UPDATE
KEYWORD
Keyword is required.
START DATE
END DATE
KEYWORD
Keyword is required.
START DATE
END DATE
South Asia
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Afghanistan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheet
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Capital Region
Kabul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
East Afghanistan
Kapisa
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kunar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Laghman
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nangarhar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nuristan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Panjsher
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Parwan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Afghanistan
Badakhshan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Baghlan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Balkh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Faryab
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jowzjan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kunduz
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Samangan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sar-e-Pul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Takhar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
South Afghanistan
Daykundi
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kandahar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uruzgan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Zabul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southwest Afghanistan
Helmand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nimroz
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southeast Afghanistan
Bamyan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Ghazni
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Khost
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Logar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Paktika
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Paktiya
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Wardak
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Afghanistan
Badghis
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Farah
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Ghor
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Herat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bangladesh
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Islamist Terrorism
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Left-wing Extremism
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bhutan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Central
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Eastern
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southern
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Western
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
India
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jammu & Kashmir
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maoist Insurgency
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gujarat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Haryana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jharkhand
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kerala
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Telangana
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Bengal
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Insurgency North East
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Arunachal Pradesh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Assam
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Manipur
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Meghalaya
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mizoram
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nagaland
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tripura
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
ISLAMIST/OTHER CONFLICTS
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chandigarh (UT)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Delhi
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gujarat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Haryana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Himachal Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jharkhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kerala
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pondicherry
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sikkim
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Telangana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Bengal
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maldives
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Proviencs
Dhekunu (South)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mathi Dhekunu (Upper South)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mathi Uthuru (Upper North)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu (Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu Dhekunu (South Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu Uthuru (North Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uthuru (North)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nepal
Assessments
Bibliography
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Provinces
Province No. 1
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 2
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 3
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 4
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 5
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 6
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 7
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pakistan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Balochistan
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
FATA
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Islamabad Capital Territory
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pakistan Occupied kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gilgit-Baltistan
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sindh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sri Lanka
Assessments
Bibliography
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Provinces
Central Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Eastern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Central Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Western Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Northern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sabaragamua Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uva Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Western Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Arunachal Pradesh
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Assam
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jammu & Kashmir
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Manipur
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Meghalaya
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mizoram
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nagaland
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tripura
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maoist Insurgency
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Timelines
Gujarat
Timelines
Haryana
Timelines
Jharkhand
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Timelines
Kerala
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Timelines
Telangana
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Timelines
West Bengal
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
ASSESSMENTS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BACKGROUNDER
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
CONFLICT MAPS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
DATA SHEETS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
DOCUMENTS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
TERRORIST GROUPS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
TIMELINES
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BOOKS
The Knights of Falsehood
The Global Threat of Terror
Book Store
TERRORISM UPDATE
VIDEOS
FREEDOM FROM FEAR
WAR WITHIN BORDERS
SECOND SIGHT
ICM IN MEDIA
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
RISK ALERT
ISLAMIST EXTREMISM & TERRORISM IN SOUTH ASIA
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/PROJECTS/REPORTS
South Asia: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2007
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Date
Incidents
Expand All..
Collapse All...
December - 1 
A leader of the Congress party, identified as Panthu Nayak was killed by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on the outskirts of Amangal town in the Mahaboobnagar district on December 1, reports The Hindu. Nayak was t
Read more...
A leader of the Congress party, identified as Panthu Nayak was killed by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on the outskirts of Amangal town in the Mahaboobnagar district on December 1, reports The Hindu. Nayak was the president of Amangal mandal (administrative division) in the district. He was about to enter in a temple when the Maoists opened fire on him killing him on the spot.
Read less...
December - 1 
Intelligence agencies warned that terrorists may carry out attacks in the national capital New Delhi in the next two weeks, reports PTI. The input provided by Intelligence Bureau to Delhi Police on December 1 talks about the possibility of terrorist
Read more...
Intelligence agencies warned that terrorists may carry out attacks in the national capital New Delhi in the next two weeks, reports PTI. The input provided by Intelligence Bureau to Delhi Police on December 1 talks about the possibility of terrorist strike at market places or other crowded places by militant outfits like the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul Jihad-al-Islami. Following the intelligence warning, Police Commissioner Y. S. Dadwal issued orders for mounting vigil at all major markets and other crowded places, including malls, railway stations, Delhi Metro and bus stands.
Read less...
December - 1 
Meanwhile, the beat officer of Assam forest department, Narayan Kumar Nandy, who was abducted by the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley militants on November 13, was released on December 1-night, according to Telegraph. A joint team of the polic
Read more...
Meanwhile, the beat officer of Assam forest department, Narayan Kumar Nandy, who was abducted by the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley militants on November 13, was released on December 1-night, according to Telegraph. A joint team of the police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel picked him up from a forest along the Assam-Mizoram border.
Read less...
December - 1 
Meanwhile, the Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio asked the Union Government to prevail upon Myanmar to declare a cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) instead of trying to drive out the outfit, reports Telegra
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio asked the Union Government to prevail upon Myanmar to declare a cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) instead of trying to drive out the outfit, reports Telegraph. He said, “Peace in the Naga areas of Myanmar is essential to develop trade with Myanmar through Nagaland.”
Read less...
December - 1 
On December 1, the police recovered some gelatine and detonators from a car in the capital city of Raipur and detained two persons, belonging to Orissa, in this connection. "From 14 boxes, 300 kg of gelatines and 3900 pieces of detonators, besides wi
Read more...
On December 1, the police recovered some gelatine and detonators from a car in the capital city of Raipur and detained two persons, belonging to Orissa, in this connection. "From 14 boxes, 300 kg of gelatines and 3900 pieces of detonators, besides wires were seized from a car by the Amanaka police of Raipur city," District Superintendent of Police (SP), Amit Kumar, informed. "We have also detained one Gopal Agrawal and his driver Vijay Rajput of Khariar Road city of Kalahandi district of Orissa and they are being interrogated," he added. The SP did not rule out a Maoist link as the same type of explosives are used by the insurgents in the Rajnandgaon district.
Read less...
December - 1 
The Nagaland Police recovered one rocket launcher and five rocket bombs from three arms smugglers, belonging to the neighbouring State of Manipur, who were arrested from Kuki Dolong area in the Dimapur district on December 1, reports UNI . According
Read more...
The Nagaland Police recovered one rocket launcher and five rocket bombs from three arms smugglers, belonging to the neighbouring State of Manipur, who were arrested from Kuki Dolong area in the Dimapur district on December 1, reports UNI . According to police sources, the rocket launcher and the bombs were bought at Chonai near Moreh in the Chandel district of Manipur for INR 1.8 lakh and were meant to be sold to a person in Dimapur for INR 250000.
Read less...
December - 1 
The Tripura Director General of Police (DGP), K. T. D. Singh, said on December 1 that the outlawed terrorist groups of the State are still maintaining more than 30 hideouts in Bangladesh from where they are infiltrating armed cadres into Tripura by t
Read more...
The Tripura Director General of Police (DGP), K. T. D. Singh, said on December 1 that the outlawed terrorist groups of the State are still maintaining more than 30 hideouts in Bangladesh from where they are infiltrating armed cadres into Tripura by taking advantage of the porous Eastern border of the State, according to Tripurainfo. He also said that nothing much has changed in terms of the militants getting logistic support in Bangladesh. “The number of hideouts has not been reduced despite assurance of taking tough stand and only one temporary camp has reportedly been relocated,” he added.
Read less...
December - 1 
A Frontier Corps soldier, identified as Allah Ditta, was killed in an attack by militants on a check-post in the Dera Bugti district on December 1, according to Dawn.
Read more...
A Frontier Corps soldier, identified as Allah Ditta, was killed in an attack by militants on a check-post in the Dera Bugti district on December 1, according to Dawn.
Read less...
December - 1 
At least six people, including four women and a child, were killed and more than 15 people were injured when stray shells landed on their homes in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, late on December 1, according to Daily Times. The shells h
Read more...
At least six people, including four women and a child, were killed and more than 15 people were injured when stray shells landed on their homes in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, late on December 1, according to Daily Times. The shells hit the homes during an exchange of fire between militants and security forces after the militants attacked the Banda check-post. Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that a shell hit the house of Saladar Khan killing a six-year-old boy and three women of the family. Two men were also killed when shells landed on their houses.
Read less...
December - 1 
In another incident, a portion of a railway track was blown up in a bomb blast at Jam Wahi in the Sukkur district late on December 1-night. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read more...
In another incident, a portion of a railway track was blown up in a bomb blast at Jam Wahi in the Sukkur district late on December 1-night. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read less...
December - 1 
Nepal News reports that the government has mobilised a special taskforce in the Dhanusha, Mahottari, Siraha and Sarlahi districts in the Terai region to check incidents of violence, murder, abduction and extortion from December 1. The taskforce in ea
Read more...
Nepal News reports that the government has mobilised a special taskforce in the Dhanusha, Mahottari, Siraha and Sarlahi districts in the Terai region to check incidents of violence, murder, abduction and extortion from December 1. The taskforce in each district, comprising 50 security force personnel, have been authorised to arrest and initiate legal action against those suspected of involving in criminal activities and possessing arms.
Read less...
December - 1 
Meanwhile, activists of the pro-peace accord at another meeting questioned the neutrality of the caretaker government questioning the rationale behind an adviser attending a discussion on anti-peace agreement. They demanded that the chief adviser to
Read more...
Meanwhile, activists of the pro-peace accord at another meeting questioned the neutrality of the caretaker government questioning the rationale behind an adviser attending a discussion on anti-peace agreement. They demanded that the chief adviser to the caretaker government dismiss the Law and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein from the advisory council for damaging the neutrality of the government.
Read less...
December - 1 
On December 1, 104 cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) surrendered to the police at the remote Katagari Hat in Deshigram village in Tarash sub-district of Sirajganj district, reports Daily Star. Police sources said that the greater Cha
Read more...
On December 1, 104 cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) surrendered to the police at the remote Katagari Hat in Deshigram village in Tarash sub-district of Sirajganj district, reports Daily Star. Police sources said that the greater Chalon Beel area in the district had turned into a safe hven for the PBCP cadres who committed various crimes including murder, robbery and abduction. The surrender is the result of the continuous operation by the law enforcement agencies in the area, they maintained.
Read less...
December - 1 
The Law and Information Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein on December 1 said that the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord of December 2, 1997, can be reviewed, reports Daily Star. Addressing a discussion organised by the Parbatya Chattagram Samo
Read more...
The Law and Information Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein on December 1 said that the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord of December 2, 1997, can be reviewed, reports Daily Star. Addressing a discussion organised by the Parbatya Chattagram Samo Odhikar Andolon, a platform of the anti-peace accord Bengali settlers, he said, “No agreements are perfect without several reviews. Time has come to review the CHT Peace Accord considering prevailing conflicts between the Bengalis and the hill people.”
Read less...
December - 1 
At least 23 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and 57 others injured during encounters between troops and the militants in the area south of Adampan in the Mannar district on December 1, reports Sri Lanka Army. Three soldiers
Read more...
At least 23 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and 57 others injured during encounters between troops and the militants in the area south of Adampan in the Mannar district on December 1, reports Sri Lanka Army. Three soldiers were also killed while 20 others were wounded in the clashes.
Read less...
December - 1 
On December 1, a claymore mine detonated by the LTTE cadres targeting an army foot patrol in the Urani area of Jaffna district killed one soldier and injured another.
Read more...
On December 1, a claymore mine detonated by the LTTE cadres targeting an army foot patrol in the Urani area of Jaffna district killed one soldier and injured another.
Read less...
December - 1 
On December 1, troops destroyed a bunker of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Mannar district killing nine LTTE cadres and wounding 47 others. Three soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured during the incident.
Read more...
On December 1, troops destroyed a bunker of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Mannar district killing nine LTTE cadres and wounding 47 others. Three soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured during the incident.
Read less...
December - 1 
On the same day, troops killed three LTTE militants in the Periyathampane area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
On the same day, troops killed three LTTE militants in the Periyathampane area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 1 
Separately, 20 more LTTE cadres were killed and 25 others injured by the troops in the Periyapantichurichchan area of Vavuniya district. Six soldiers were injured due to LTTE mortar fire and three more soldiers were injured in explosion of anti-perso
Read more...
Separately, 20 more LTTE cadres were killed and 25 others injured by the troops in the Periyapantichurichchan area of Vavuniya district. Six soldiers were injured due to LTTE mortar fire and three more soldiers were injured in explosion of anti-personnel mines during the clash.
Read less...
December - 1 
Separately, LTTE cadres attacked soldiers guarding a defense line at Umayaratakulam in the Muhamalai area of the Jaffna peninsula. Retaliatory fire by the troops killed six LTTE cadres.
Read more...
Separately, LTTE cadres attacked soldiers guarding a defense line at Umayaratakulam in the Muhamalai area of the Jaffna peninsula. Retaliatory fire by the troops killed six LTTE cadres.
Read less...
December - 1 
Separately, two of the outfit’s cadres attempting to enter the security forces held areas of Kokkuthuduwai in the Vavuniya district were shot dead by the troops.
Read more...
Separately, two of the outfit’s cadres attempting to enter the security forces held areas of Kokkuthuduwai in the Vavuniya district were shot dead by the troops.
Read less...
December - 1 
Six more LTTE militants were killed during clashes with the troops in the Muhamale area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
Six more LTTE militants were killed during clashes with the troops in the Muhamale area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 1 
The dead body of a person identified as, Thambimuttu Nadarasa, was found with cut injuries from the Kalmadu area of Batticaloa district on December 1. Investigations revealed that the victim had been a LTTE cadre but later left the organization. It i
Read more...
The dead body of a person identified as, Thambimuttu Nadarasa, was found with cut injuries from the Kalmadu area of Batticaloa district on December 1. Investigations revealed that the victim had been a LTTE cadre but later left the organization. It is believed that LTTE had killed him for the desertion.
Read less...
December - 1 
Troops at FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the same area launched an attack on a LTTE bunker line, killing four cadres and destroying two of their bunkers.
Read more...
Troops at FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the same area launched an attack on a LTTE bunker line, killing four cadres and destroying two of their bunkers.
Read less...
December - 1 
Two soldiers were killed and six others injured during indiscriminate mortar fire directed by the LTTE towards Manthai, Mullikulam, Thiruketheeswaran and other neighbouring areas of Mannar district.
Read more...
Two soldiers were killed and six others injured during indiscriminate mortar fire directed by the LTTE towards Manthai, Mullikulam, Thiruketheeswaran and other neighbouring areas of Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 2 
A 22-year-old student of a seminary based in the Chandoosa area, Shehzad Ahmed Palla, was killed by suspected militants in the Sopore area of Baramulla district. With the throat slit, his dead body was spotted and recovered from the nearby village of
Read more...
A 22-year-old student of a seminary based in the Chandoosa area, Shehzad Ahmed Palla, was killed by suspected militants in the Sopore area of Baramulla district. With the throat slit, his dead body was spotted and recovered from the nearby village of Dangarpora. However, none of the militant groups have claimed responsibility for killing so far.
Read less...
December - 2 
According to New Indian Express, police are on a high alert in the Kalimela, MV-79, Motu, Bhejangwada and Chitrakonda areas of the Malkangiri district with the beginning of the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week on December 2. Patrolling h
Read more...
According to New Indian Express, police are on a high alert in the Kalimela, MV-79, Motu, Bhejangwada and Chitrakonda areas of the Malkangiri district with the beginning of the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week on December 2. Patrolling has been intensified and vehicles are being checked at the entry and exit points of Malkangiri town and Kalimela to avert the entry of Maoists into the district. Bordering areas connecting the district to Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh have been sealed and a red alert has been sounded. Shops and business establishments at Kalimela remained closed. Through hundreds of posters and banners put up at Kalimela, the Maoists have urged people to fight against injustice and join the PLGA.
Read less...
December - 2 
According to Statesman, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a railway track at Rajapatti station in the Chapra district on December 2, while protesting the recent arrest of its secretary Lal Babu Sahni alias Bhaskarji. Whi
Read more...
According to Statesman, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a railway track at Rajapatti station in the Chapra district on December 2, while protesting the recent arrest of its secretary Lal Babu Sahni alias Bhaskarji. While no loss of life or injuries was reported, railway traffic on the Chapra-Gopalganj sector of the Northwest Railway was disrupted for hours.
Read less...
December - 2 
Elsewhere in the State, a senior most commander of the Al-Badr Mujahideen, Bilal Afghani alias Chhotta Bilal, has been trapped by the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police in village Aarth in the Budgam district. The encounter was cont
Read more...
Elsewhere in the State, a senior most commander of the Al-Badr Mujahideen, Bilal Afghani alias Chhotta Bilal, has been trapped by the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police in village Aarth in the Budgam district. The encounter was continuing till last reports came in.
Read less...
December - 2 
In another incident, a goods train derailed when the Maoists removed a portion of the track near Kamalur in the Bailadila iron ore mining area, police said. The derailment badly affected railway traffic.
Read more...
In another incident, a goods train derailed when the Maoists removed a portion of the track near Kamalur in the Bailadila iron ore mining area, police said. The derailment badly affected railway traffic.
Read less...
December - 2 
In another incident, at least four to five Maoists are suspected to have been injured in an encounter with the police in between Chandra and Perimili villages in Etapalli tehsil on December 2-night, according to Hitavada. Police also recovered some e
Read more...
In another incident, at least four to five Maoists are suspected to have been injured in an encounter with the police in between Chandra and Perimili villages in Etapalli tehsil on December 2-night, according to Hitavada. Police also recovered some explosives and arms from encounter site.
Read less...
December - 2 
Meanwhile, about 150 armed Maoists stormed the Rokel market of Chhindgarh police station area. However, no casualty was reported. All the attacks came as the CPI-Maoists are celebrating the People's Guerrilla Army (PLA) week from December 2-8 in memo
Read more...
Meanwhile, about 150 armed Maoists stormed the Rokel market of Chhindgarh police station area. However, no casualty was reported. All the attacks came as the CPI-Maoists are celebrating the People's Guerrilla Army (PLA) week from December 2-8 in memory of their comrades.
Read less...
December - 2 
Meanwhile, the CPI-Maoist organised a 24-hour shutdown in the districts of Chapra, Tirhut and Champaran to protest against the arrest of Bhaskarji and the alleged ill-treatment given to him in the high security Beur Central Jail in capital Patna. He
Read more...
Meanwhile, the CPI-Maoist organised a 24-hour shutdown in the districts of Chapra, Tirhut and Champaran to protest against the arrest of Bhaskarji and the alleged ill-treatment given to him in the high security Beur Central Jail in capital Patna. He was arrested along with an associate from a hideout at Nayatola in the Kumhrar locality of Patna on November 22 with hundreds of claymore mines, hand grenades and other explosives. The shutdown call is reported to have evoked a mixed response, with urban areas unaffected, and normal life in some rural pockets was disrupted.
Read less...
December - 2 
Meanwhile, the Dingpi Area Peace and Development Committee while speaking to the media in the capital Imphal complained against the ongoing counter-insurgency operations launched by the security forces targeting the United National Liberation Front L
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Dingpi Area Peace and Development Committee while speaking to the media in the capital Imphal complained against the ongoing counter-insurgency operations launched by the security forces targeting the United National Liberation Front Liberation (UNLF) militants in the Somtal area of Chandel district bordering Myanmar.
Read less...
December - 2 
Meanwhile, the Maoists set ablaze two tractors of a private contractor Maksood Ahmed, engaged in the construction of a road near Bakrundi village in Kurkheda tehsil on December 2-night.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Maoists set ablaze two tractors of a private contractor Maksood Ahmed, engaged in the construction of a road near Bakrundi village in Kurkheda tehsil on December 2-night.
Read less...
December - 2 
New Indian Express reports that the CPI-Maoist has called for spreading the people's war to every nook and corner of the country while celebrating the PLA week from December 2. An unnamed police officer in Raipur said that the Maoists have pasted pos
Read more...
New Indian Express reports that the CPI-Maoist has called for spreading the people's war to every nook and corner of the country while celebrating the PLA week from December 2. An unnamed police officer in Raipur said that the Maoists have pasted posters in the Bastar region, urging activists to take their war to all the corners of the country. On December 2, 2000, the Naxalites (left-wing extremists) had formed the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) in memory of three of their Central Committee Members - Shyam, Mahesh and Murali, who they claimed were killed by the Andhra Pradesh Police in fake encounters.
Read less...
December - 2 
On December 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked two police personnel in front of a police station in the Dantewada district, killing a Head Constable and injuring an Assistant Sub-Inspector, reports The Hindu. They also lo
Read more...
On December 2, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked two police personnel in front of a police station in the Dantewada district, killing a Head Constable and injuring an Assistant Sub-Inspector, reports The Hindu. They also looted an AK-47 and.303 rifles from the policemen.
Read less...
December - 2 
On December 2, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) asked the social welfare office of Tamenglong district to make available rice meant for the elderly people under the Annapurna scheme through the respective blocks by Dec
Read more...
On December 2, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) asked the social welfare office of Tamenglong district to make available rice meant for the elderly people under the Annapurna scheme through the respective blocks by December 17. The outfit threatened to take punitive action against non-compliance of its ‘diktat ‘.
Read less...
December - 2 
One cloth merchant, Yusub Ali, who was abducted and kept in captivity by suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants since November 19, was shot dead at Sora Ningthibi Khun under Kakching police station in the Thoubal district on Dece
Read more...
One cloth merchant, Yusub Ali, who was abducted and kept in captivity by suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants since November 19, was shot dead at Sora Ningthibi Khun under Kakching police station in the Thoubal district on December 2-night.
Read less...
December - 2 
One inter-State passenger bus was set ablaze by suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants at Koirou Lambi Nepram Leirak under Singjamei police station in the Imphal West district on the same afternoon. Police suspect that the incident occurr
Read more...
One inter-State passenger bus was set ablaze by suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants at Koirou Lambi Nepram Leirak under Singjamei police station in the Imphal West district on the same afternoon. Police suspect that the incident occurred in connection with the violation of a ‘ban’ imposed by the PLA on the import of mitha patta (betel leaves) in Manipur.
Read less...
December - 2 
One Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, identified as Thangjalen Singsit alias Lelen alias Boilen alias Jamkholet from Molenphai of Churachandpur district, was arrested during another search operation at New Checkon in the Imphal East district on the s
Read more...
One Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, identified as Thangjalen Singsit alias Lelen alias Boilen alias Jamkholet from Molenphai of Churachandpur district, was arrested during another search operation at New Checkon in the Imphal East district on the same day.
Read less...
December - 2 
One People’s Revolutionary Army (PLA) cadre, Thokchom Paul alias Sharma alias Ibungo, was arrested by Manipur Police during a search operation at Andro Bazaar in the Thoubal district December 2
Read more...
One People’s Revolutionary Army (PLA) cadre, Thokchom Paul alias Sharma alias Ibungo, was arrested by Manipur Police during a search operation at Andro Bazaar in the Thoubal district December 2
Read less...
December - 2 
One unidentified militant was killed by AR personnel during an encounter at Molvailup village under Chassad police station in the Ukhrul district on the same day. One Italian made pistol with magazine, one magazine of AK 47, three live rounds of AK 4
Read more...
One unidentified militant was killed by AR personnel during an encounter at Molvailup village under Chassad police station in the Ukhrul district on the same day. One Italian made pistol with magazine, one magazine of AK 47, three live rounds of AK 47 and two fired cases of AK ammunition were recovered from his possession.
Read less...
December - 2 
Police in Kupwara district arrested Waqar Ahmed and Feroz Ahmed War, both members of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), along with some arms and ammunition, a radio set and two mobile phones.
Read more...
Police in Kupwara district arrested Waqar Ahmed and Feroz Ahmed War, both members of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), along with some arms and ammunition, a radio set and two mobile phones.
Read less...
December - 2 
Security forces neutralised two terrorist hideouts at Darhal in the Rajouri district and recovered three 82mm mortar bombs, 175 AK rounds, 12 UBGL grenades, eight Chinese hand grenades and two improvised explosive devices.
Read more...
Security forces neutralised two terrorist hideouts at Darhal in the Rajouri district and recovered three 82mm mortar bombs, 175 AK rounds, 12 UBGL grenades, eight Chinese hand grenades and two improvised explosive devices.
Read less...
December - 2 
Separately, a group of six suspected Maoists blew up the tower of a private mobile phone company at Girola village in the Gadchiroli district on December 2 and later cut off the telephone lines of the village panchayat (local self government body), r
Read more...
Separately, a group of six suspected Maoists blew up the tower of a private mobile phone company at Girola village in the Gadchiroli district on December 2 and later cut off the telephone lines of the village panchayat (local self government body), reports Telegraph.
Read less...
December - 2 
Separately, one unidentified militant was shot dead by Manipur Police at the crossing point of Khuman Pali and Dingku road of Imphal West district on December 2-night , reports Imphal Free Press. One hand grenade was recovered from his possession.
Read more...
Separately, one unidentified militant was shot dead by Manipur Police at the crossing point of Khuman Pali and Dingku road of Imphal West district on December 2-night , reports Imphal Free Press. One hand grenade was recovered from his possession.
Read less...
December - 2 
Separately, the Maoists had also pasted posters in Malkangiri district headquarter.
Read more...
Separately, the Maoists had also pasted posters in Malkangiri district headquarter.
Read less...
December - 2 
Six cadres of the Alpha and Charlie companies of the United Liberation of Asom (ULFA) ‘28 Battalion’ in the Tinsukia district surrendered before the Police and laid down their arms on December 2. They were identified as, Diganta Moran a.k.a. Sanu Ran
Read more...
Six cadres of the Alpha and Charlie companies of the United Liberation of Asom (ULFA) ‘28 Battalion’ in the Tinsukia district surrendered before the Police and laid down their arms on December 2. They were identified as, Diganta Moran a.k.a. Sanu Rangpi, Dadul Dowerah a.k.a. Dhilon Dowerah, Pranab Rajkhowa, Dalit Moran, Kula Moran and Danny Bora. They deposited an AK-56 rifle with two magazines, a Belgium-made 12 bore pump action gun with seven rounds of ammunition, a .56 pistol with 14 rounds of ammunition, a .36 high explosive grenade, 7 kg of TNT and two coils of flexible wire.
Read less...
December - 2 
The Hindu reports that for the first time the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have put up banners in the Bandhugaon block of Koraput district to observe the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week which began on December 2. The ban
Read more...
The Hindu reports that for the first time the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have put up banners in the Bandhugaon block of Koraput district to observe the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week which began on December 2. The banners were hanging on the roadside in Alamanda village and the posters invite the people to join the Maoist movement in the interior Kaploda village in the block. Through the posters and banners, Maoists had put the message asking people to evict the landlords from the villages who had tortured the peasants. The posters further asked people to bring Praja administration (people’s administration) for justice in the villages.
Read less...
December - 2 
The Special Operations Group of Jammu Police arrested a top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant from a bus in Nagrota along with arms, ammunition, two identity cards and a mobile telephone. Mohd Hayat Bhoru (code Danish), who had undergone training in d
Read more...
The Special Operations Group of Jammu Police arrested a top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant from a bus in Nagrota along with arms, ammunition, two identity cards and a mobile telephone. Mohd Hayat Bhoru (code Danish), who had undergone training in different camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir for five and a half years, was en route to Jammu city to create a safe hideout for HM ‘divisional commander’ Maqsood Bhat, presently operating in the Neel area of Banihal, who had been directed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence to carry out a major terrorist attack in Jammu city.
Read less...
December - 2 
Three people, including a two-year-old child, were injured in a grenade attack on December 2 near Kathiatoli in the Nagaon district, IANS reports. Suspected cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) lobbed a grenade at a garments shop near
Read more...
Three people, including a two-year-old child, were injured in a grenade attack on December 2 near Kathiatoli in the Nagaon district, IANS reports. Suspected cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) lobbed a grenade at a garments shop near Kathiatoli injuring the shop owner and his son, besides another person who was there at the time of the blast.
Read less...
December - 2 
Three suspected militants, identified as Mohd Ali, Mohd Nazeer and Rashid, were arrested by security forces from Banola Nullah in the Mendhar area of Poonch district along with 700 grams gun powder, 10 detonators, 10 gelatin sticks and five meters co
Read more...
Three suspected militants, identified as Mohd Ali, Mohd Nazeer and Rashid, were arrested by security forces from Banola Nullah in the Mendhar area of Poonch district along with 700 grams gun powder, 10 detonators, 10 gelatin sticks and five meters cortex wire.
Read less...
December - 2 
Two Army personnel, Nirmal Singh and Narinder Chauhan, and a militant were killed in an encounter with the militants at village Dadyal in the Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district on December 2, according to Daily Excelsior.
Read more...
Two Army personnel, Nirmal Singh and Narinder Chauhan, and a militant were killed in an encounter with the militants at village Dadyal in the Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district on December 2, according to Daily Excelsior.
Read less...
December - 2 
Unidentified armed militants abducted Afzal Hossain and Imran Hossain, sons of a political leader and contractor Tazzuddin Laskar, from his house at Jalalpur in the Cachar district, Telegraph reports.
Read more...
Unidentified armed militants abducted Afzal Hossain and Imran Hossain, sons of a political leader and contractor Tazzuddin Laskar, from his house at Jalalpur in the Cachar district, Telegraph reports.
Read less...
December - 2 
A Frontier Corps (FC) spokesperson in Swat, meanwhile, said 22 militants had been arrested at the FC checkpoint at Ayub Bridge in Kanju, two each at Fizzagut and another two at Landaki. Among those arrested are Afghan national Waheedullah, who allege
Read more...
A Frontier Corps (FC) spokesperson in Swat, meanwhile, said 22 militants had been arrested at the FC checkpoint at Ayub Bridge in Kanju, two each at Fizzagut and another two at Landaki. Among those arrested are Afghan national Waheedullah, who allegedly headed the propaganda wing of the militants; Maulana Ghaniur Rehman, a cleric of Imam Dehri in Swat; and Mohammad Iqbal, believed to be a financer of the militants.
Read less...
December - 2 
According to Dawn, the local Taliban killed three people and injured five others in an attack on a cockfight fare at the Shene Ghundae village in the Shabqadar dub-division of Charsadda district of NWFP on December 2. Witnesses said the weekly fare w
Read more...
According to Dawn, the local Taliban killed three people and injured five others in an attack on a cockfight fare at the Shene Ghundae village in the Shabqadar dub-division of Charsadda district of NWFP on December 2. Witnesses said the weekly fare was in progress when a group of militants appeared from nowhere and opened indiscriminate fire on the people. Three persons, Nawar, Bismillah Jan and Mohammad Ali were killed on the spot. Witnesses said that the militants arrived in three pick-up trucks and were armed with sophisticated weapons, including Kalashnikovs. A spokesman for the local Taliban, Abdu Nauman Askari, said that they had earlier warned Akhtiar Khan, the organiser of the cockfighting fare and alleged ringleader of gambling dens in the area, to abandon the ‘anti-Islam’ practices. An official of the concerned Sro Kaley police station told Dawn that the militants had entered the area from the adjacent Mohmand Agency. He added that since the militants came through unfrequented routes, it was difficult for police to trace them.
Read less...
December - 2 
In the provincial capital Peshawar, a CD shop was damaged when a bomb exploded in Zargerabad while another explosive planted beside a CDs market in Mohallah Faisalabad was defused before it could explode early on December 2-morning, The News reported
Read more...
In the provincial capital Peshawar, a CD shop was damaged when a bomb exploded in Zargerabad while another explosive planted beside a CDs market in Mohallah Faisalabad was defused before it could explode early on December 2-morning, The News reported. No loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read less...
December - 2 
Meanwhile, security forces occupied two important mountain tops which had been recently vacated by militants in their stronghold of Matta sub-division in the Swat district on December 2, according to Dawn. People in Pir Kalay said the militants had a
Read more...
Meanwhile, security forces occupied two important mountain tops which had been recently vacated by militants in their stronghold of Matta sub-division in the Swat district on December 2, according to Dawn. People in Pir Kalay said the militants had abandoned the posts a few days ago and retreated to the Puchaar area near the sub-division’s border with Dir district. They are reported to have training camps in the area. The military said the security forces (SFs) had captured various heights in Bariam Bar and Pir Kalai and they now dominated the Shakardara-Bariam road with fire and observation. It said the SFs were overlooking the area till Matta.
Read less...
December - 2 
Elsewhere, on December 2, in the Rautahat district, a JTMM-J cadre, Jaswanta Singh, threatened to kill a journalist, Shiva Puri, within two days, Kantipuronline reports. Singh also issued similar threats to two other journalists, Prabhat Jha and Sail
Read more...
Elsewhere, on December 2, in the Rautahat district, a JTMM-J cadre, Jaswanta Singh, threatened to kill a journalist, Shiva Puri, within two days, Kantipuronline reports. Singh also issued similar threats to two other journalists, Prabhat Jha and Sailendra Gupta, in the district.
Read less...
December - 2 
Maoists captured a house owned by one Bholaman Shrestha at Khandbari-1 in the Sankhuwasabha district on an unspecified date accusing him of being a feudal, Kantipuronline reports. Maoist district secretary Nabin said their party would use the seized
Read more...
Maoists captured a house owned by one Bholaman Shrestha at Khandbari-1 in the Sankhuwasabha district on an unspecified date accusing him of being a feudal, Kantipuronline reports. Maoist district secretary Nabin said their party would use the seized house as their party office. They further declared that all the houses and lands belonging to Shrestha in the district were under their control.
Read less...
December - 2 
Meanwhile, secretaries of over 3,000 Village Development Committees (VDC) across the country have decided to hold nation-wide strikes to protest against the government’s indifference towards protecting them from atrocities by the armed groups in the
Read more...
Meanwhile, secretaries of over 3,000 Village Development Committees (VDC) across the country have decided to hold nation-wide strikes to protest against the government’s indifference towards protecting them from atrocities by the armed groups in the Terai region, Himalayan Times reports. In a press conference in Kathmandu on December 2, chairman of the VDC Rights Protection Centre, Bhuwani Prasad Ghimire, said that, “We have decided to launch strong phase-wise protests in all VDC offices across the country from December 9.” The VRPC has announced closure of VDC offices on every Sunday from December 9 to December 30 and on Sunday and Monday in January, and from February onwards the secretaries would work and live in the district headquarters and later even stop working and even resign en masse. Ghimire also informed that, altogether 489 secretaries of different VDCs in Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Saptari and Sarlahi districts have tendered their resignations until now, adding that, “We will go for more aggressive protest programmes if the government ignores our demands.”
Read less...
December - 2 
Police arrested three cadres of the JTMM-J on December 2-morning in the Siraha district. They were identified as JTMM-J Siraha district in-charge Prem Paswan a.k.a. Bijaya, Sushil Mandal and Nagendra Paswan. Two rounds of bullets were also recovered
Read more...
Police arrested three cadres of the JTMM-J on December 2-morning in the Siraha district. They were identified as JTMM-J Siraha district in-charge Prem Paswan a.k.a. Bijaya, Sushil Mandal and Nagendra Paswan. Two rounds of bullets were also recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 2 
Police submitted a charge sheet before the Jhenidah Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court against six Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants on December 2-evening, in connection with the serial bomb blasts in Jhenidah on August 17, 2005, reports Dail
Read more...
Police submitted a charge sheet before the Jhenidah Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court against six Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants on December 2-evening, in connection with the serial bomb blasts in Jhenidah on August 17, 2005, reports Daily Star. They were identified as Abul Kalam Azad alias Bulbul, Mohammad Ali, Jhenidah Sadar, Omar Faruk alias Laden, Jahangir Alam and Abul Kashem. They were arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel from different places in the Jhenidah district on October 28, and following their confessions huge explosives, including 16 grenades, were recovered from their houses on the next day. They were operating in the south-western districts, including Jhenidah, for several years. Bulbul, earlier confessed his direct involvement in the grenade attack on Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's meeting on August 21 in 2004. He reportedly named 12 other militants involved in the attack. Bulbul is also an accused in an arms case at Shailkupa police station. According to RAB sources, Mohammad Ali used to preserve arms for the HuJI while working as an oil trader at the local market and following his confession grenades were recovered from a place under the floor of his house.
Read less...
December - 2 
A day earlier, troops deployed at the Muhamale FDL killed two LTTE cadres during their retaliation. Two LTTE bunkers were also destroyed.
Read more...
A day earlier, troops deployed at the Muhamale FDL killed two LTTE cadres during their retaliation. Two LTTE bunkers were also destroyed.
Read less...
December - 2 
In a separate incident, one LTTE cadre, identified as Darani, committed suicide detonating a suicide jacket while the troops were conducting a search operation in the Vadiri area on December 2. Troops also recovered one more suicide jacket and a hand
Read more...
In a separate incident, one LTTE cadre, identified as Darani, committed suicide detonating a suicide jacket while the troops were conducting a search operation in the Vadiri area on December 2. Troops also recovered one more suicide jacket and a hand grenade from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 2 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is said to be extorting huge sums of money from civilians in the government controlled Jaffna peninsula, according to Daily Mirror. Despite the heavy military presence in the peninsula, LTTE agents were bel
Read more...
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is said to be extorting huge sums of money from civilians in the government controlled Jaffna peninsula, according to Daily Mirror. Despite the heavy military presence in the peninsula, LTTE agents were believed to be carrying out the extortion from shop owners and civilians with family members residing overseas, warning at times of dire consequences if the demands for money were not met. The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said it had also received information of continued trends of extortion in Jaffna over the past few weeks, adding that the amount demanded was reportedly increasing frequently. In July 2007, the SLMM said it had received complaints of extortion with extortionists demanding up to Rupees 500,000 from shop owners and people with relatives abroad. Apart from threats posed by LTTE extortionists, civilians in Jaffna also continue to face fears of abductions and killings by the LTTE and other groups. The weekly SLMM security assessment report noted that it had enquired into the situation of civilians seeking protection in Jaffna this week and found that there were currently 193 surrendees in the Jaffna region, of which 174 males and two females were at the Jaffna prison while the remaining 17, consisting of four families have been accommodated at a children’s home in Vaddukoddai.
Read less...
December - 3 
A surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, identified as Bogadhar Gogoi, was killed by two ULFA militants on December 3 at Bordoibaam village under Tengakhat police station of Dibrugarh district for allegedly helping the army to trac
Read more...
A surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, identified as Bogadhar Gogoi, was killed by two ULFA militants on December 3 at Bordoibaam village under Tengakhat police station of Dibrugarh district for allegedly helping the army to track down ULFA cadres, reports Telegraph. In retaliation to the killing, a group of masked men on motorbikes attacked an ULFA leader Madhurjya Gohain’s house in the same village and damaged some portion of his house and destroyed some of his belongings.
Read less...
December - 3 
Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested two over-ground workers of militants from village Huddal under the jurisdiction of Gandoh police station in the Doda district. They were identified as Mohammed Yaseen and Majid Hussain. Police recovered three R
Read more...
Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested two over-ground workers of militants from village Huddal under the jurisdiction of Gandoh police station in the Doda district. They were identified as Mohammed Yaseen and Majid Hussain. Police recovered three RPG shells and two UBGL shells from their possession.
Read less...
December - 3 
Further, unidentified gunmen opened fire at the showroom of the Eastern Motors dealing in Maruti cars on December 3-morning.
Read more...
Further, unidentified gunmen opened fire at the showroom of the Eastern Motors dealing in Maruti cars on December 3-morning.
Read less...
December - 3 
Meanwhile, Police recovered the bullet-riddled dead body of 25-year-old Firdous Ahmad Rishi from the outskirts of village Dooru, near Zainageer Canal in the Anantnag district. Reportedly abducted by armed militants from his village on December 2-even
Read more...
Meanwhile, Police recovered the bullet-riddled dead body of 25-year-old Firdous Ahmad Rishi from the outskirts of village Dooru, near Zainageer Canal in the Anantnag district. Reportedly abducted by armed militants from his village on December 2-evening, Rishi was found killed in the same area where a 22-year-old seminary student, Shahzad Ahmed Palla, had been abducted and slaughtered just a day before. Even as no militant outfit has claimed responsibility, officials indicated that militants of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and Jaish-e-Mohammed could have been responsible for the killing.
Read less...
December - 3 
On December 3, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) announced a week-long economic blockade in the Maoist-affected areas in the north of the State, according to New Indian Express. According to sources, the Maoists are planning attacks du
Read more...
On December 3, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) announced a week-long economic blockade in the Maoist-affected areas in the north of the State, according to New Indian Express. According to sources, the Maoists are planning attacks during the week to make their presence felt in the three north coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and East and West Godavari districts. They Maoists announced that they would target government properties and warned the tribals against helping the police and acting as informers. Meanwhile, an unnamed senior police official said more security force personnel were being deployed to give special protection to government properties. Some leaders were also warned to avoid staying in their native villages during this week.
Read less...
December - 3 
One girl, Memei of Lilong Nungei, who was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants on December 2, later succumbed to her injury at Shija hospital on December 3.
Read more...
One girl, Memei of Lilong Nungei, who was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants on December 2, later succumbed to her injury at Shija hospital on December 3.
Read less...
December - 3 
Police claimed to have killed four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in an encounter at Katta area in the Etapalli tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli district on December 3-evening, reports Times of India. However
Read more...
Police claimed to have killed four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in an encounter at Katta area in the Etapalli tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli district on December 3-evening, reports Times of India. However, their dead bodies are believed to have been carried away by their fellow cadres. The police also recovered a single-barrel gun, and two explosives of 15-20 kg each from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 3 
Security forces (SFs) killed Al Badr Mujahideen's ‘chief commander’ in Kashmir valley, Bilal Afghani alias Chhotta Bilal, during a 24-hour-long encounter at Aarth village in the Budgam district on December 3. Sources told Daily Excelsior that the 24-
Read more...
Security forces (SFs) killed Al Badr Mujahideen's ‘chief commander’ in Kashmir valley, Bilal Afghani alias Chhotta Bilal, during a 24-hour-long encounter at Aarth village in the Budgam district on December 3. Sources told Daily Excelsior that the 24-hour-long operation of Budgam Police and Central Reserve Police Force at village Aarth came to an end on December 3-evening with the recovery of Bilal Afghani's dead body. One AK-47 rifle, one UBGL and one grenade-thrower were also recovered from the debris of the house that was destroyed during the course of the encounter. Senior Superintendent of Police (Budgam), Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, confirmed Afghani's death and said that the 30-year-old Pakistani militant had operated in Budgam district for nearly five years after having operated in the Bandipora area in north Kashmir for two years. He informed that Afghani was involved in over two dozen attacks on Police and security forces besides civilian targets, primarily in the Beerwah-Tangmarg belt.
Read less...
December - 3 
The Supreme Court on December 3 stayed the death sentence of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in the Red Fort attack case in which three Army personnel were killed on December 22, 2000, according to Daily Excelsior. A bench comprising Justices G. P.
Read more...
The Supreme Court on December 3 stayed the death sentence of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in the Red Fort attack case in which three Army personnel were killed on December 22, 2000, according to Daily Excelsior. A bench comprising Justices G. P. Mathur and P. Sadasivam also issued notices on the petition of Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq, a Pakistani national and LeT militant to the Delhi Government. The Delhi High Court had confirmed the death sentence of the petitioner on September 14, 2007. A trial court had sentenced the petitioner to death in 2005 and Nazir Ahmed Quasid and his son Farooq Ahmed Quasid to life imprisonment. The High Court had, however, acquitted six others in the case. The petitioner had challenged his conviction and sentence in the case on the grounds that there was no evidence against him showing his involvement in the conspiracy and both the Trial Court and High Court had committed a grave error of law.
Read less...
December - 3 
The suspected militant, who was shot dead by Manipur Police at the crossing point of Khuman Pali and Dingku road of Imphal West district on December 2-night, was identified as Thoudam Momo alias Romen belonging to the People’s Revolutionary Party of
Read more...
The suspected militant, who was shot dead by Manipur Police at the crossing point of Khuman Pali and Dingku road of Imphal West district on December 2-night, was identified as Thoudam Momo alias Romen belonging to the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).
Read less...
December - 3 
Three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants were shot dead by Assam Rifles (AR) personnel during the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the Old Samtal area of Chandel district on December 3, reports Imphal Free Press. According to Ar
Read more...
Three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants were shot dead by Assam Rifles (AR) personnel during the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the Old Samtal area of Chandel district on December 3, reports Imphal Free Press. According to Army sources, their dead bodies could not be recovered as the remaining militants managed to drag them away under cover of heavy fire. Army have reportedly secured and consolidated areas up to Tuitong. 26 more improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and later defused, bringing the total number of IEDs recovered so far to 115. The road till Changjal village was opened using dozers and nine villages were so far cleared of the militants’ presence. Meanwhile, the UNLF claimed to have killed four soldiers and wounded some others. The outfit also accused the Army of resorting to heavy bombardments resulting in the displacement of several Kuki villagers.
Read less...
December - 3 
A CD shop and a barber shop were blown up in the Sheikh Mohammadzai area of provincial capital Peshawar on December 3, Dawn reported. The owner of the CD shop, Daud Khan, told police that they had received threats from some people.
Read more...
A CD shop and a barber shop were blown up in the Sheikh Mohammadzai area of provincial capital Peshawar on December 3, Dawn reported. The owner of the CD shop, Daud Khan, told police that they had received threats from some people.
Read less...
December - 3 
A civilian was killed in an exchange of fire and artillery shells between security forces and militants near Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 3. The civilian was killed when some artillery shells fired from an unknown location hit some house
Read more...
A civilian was killed in an exchange of fire and artillery shells between security forces and militants near Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 3. The civilian was killed when some artillery shells fired from an unknown location hit some houses near Miranshah, according to Daily Times.
Read less...
December - 3 
According to Daily Times, the army destroyed a petrol and ammunitions depot used by militants in the Swat district of NWFP with heavy artillery fire from helicopter gun-ships. Fuel supply to the militants has been suspended after the destruction of a
Read more...
According to Daily Times, the army destroyed a petrol and ammunitions depot used by militants in the Swat district of NWFP with heavy artillery fire from helicopter gun-ships. Fuel supply to the militants has been suspended after the destruction of a key petrol station in the Kooz Shor area of Matta sub-division, said Amjad Iqbal, a military spokesman at the Swat Media Centre. Security forces seized sophisticated weapons and explosives from a house in the Nangolai area of Kabal sub-division, said Iqbal. Troops have taken control of the area between Kanjoo and Baryam Chowk of Swat, he added. He informed that troops had set up check posts at Pir Kalay and Barymam Chowk - areas previously controlled by the militants.
Read less...
December - 3 
Earlier, unidentified men distributed pamphlets in residential areas of Mardan warning people to halt ‘un-Islamic’ businesses, or face consequences.
Read more...
Earlier, unidentified men distributed pamphlets in residential areas of Mardan warning people to halt ‘un-Islamic’ businesses, or face consequences.
Read less...
December - 3 
Further, Police arrested a suspect in connection with a bomb blast that killed six people in a seminary near Qila Saifullah on December 3, police said on December 4, Dawn reported. The suspect, Abdul Khaliq, who spent a night in the Jamia Imdadul Alu
Read more...
Further, Police arrested a suspect in connection with a bomb blast that killed six people in a seminary near Qila Saifullah on December 3, police said on December 4, Dawn reported. The suspect, Abdul Khaliq, who spent a night in the Jamia Imdadul Alum Mullah Bakhtair Adda seminary was arrested from Garung on the Qila Saifullah-Loralai national highway on December 3-night.
Read less...
December - 3 
Meanwhile, as residents continued to return to their homes in Kabal, hundreds reportedly abandoned their houses in the Shor, Sambat Kharerai and other areas of Matta after heavy artillery fire on Taliban positions, residents said.
Read more...
Meanwhile, as residents continued to return to their homes in Kabal, hundreds reportedly abandoned their houses in the Shor, Sambat Kharerai and other areas of Matta after heavy artillery fire on Taliban positions, residents said.
Read less...
December - 3 
Meanwhile, the security forces opened fire on a suspected vehicle on the Miranshah-Bannu road, injuring one person.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the security forces opened fire on a suspected vehicle on the Miranshah-Bannu road, injuring one person.
Read less...
December - 3 
Military authorities said militants were now on the run and planning to escape to the adjacent Dir Upper district from Peochar in Swat, a former stronghold of the militants.
Read more...
Military authorities said militants were now on the run and planning to escape to the adjacent Dir Upper district from Peochar in Swat, a former stronghold of the militants.
Read less...
December - 3 
Security forces on December 3 arrested 30 militants, including a commander, The News reported. Among the detainees was militants' head in Khwazakhela, ‘Commander’ Liaqat.
Read more...
Security forces on December 3 arrested 30 militants, including a commander, The News reported. Among the detainees was militants' head in Khwazakhela, ‘Commander’ Liaqat.
Read less...
December - 3 
Six security force personnel were abducted and their check-post in the Loi Sam area of Khar in the Bajaur Agency was blown up by armed men on December 3-night, according to Dawn. Security forces also defused two unexploded missiles in Khar.
Read more...
Six security force personnel were abducted and their check-post in the Loi Sam area of Khar in the Bajaur Agency was blown up by armed men on December 3-night, according to Dawn. Security forces also defused two unexploded missiles in Khar.
Read less...
December - 3 
Six students of a seminary near Qila Saifullah were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast on December 3, Dawn reported. The management of the Jamia Imdadul Alum Mullah Bakhtair Adda suspects that an Afghan national who had stayed in the semi
Read more...
Six students of a seminary near Qila Saifullah were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast on December 3, Dawn reported. The management of the Jamia Imdadul Alum Mullah Bakhtair Adda suspects that an Afghan national who had stayed in the seminary overnight might have a hand in the explosion. The explosive device had been planted in a room of the seminary. Police sources quoted the seminary’s management as saying that an Afghan national had requested permission to spend December 2-night there and left early in the morning. Qila Saifullah is approximately 150 kilometers from the provincial capital Quetta.
Read less...
December - 3 
The Frontier Corps (FC) seized a huge quantity of arms in Swat in two separate raids on December 3. FC soldiers raided a girls’ school at Mingalai and a shop near the Mingora Airport on a tip-off and seized two suicide vests, six rocket launchers, 25
Read more...
The Frontier Corps (FC) seized a huge quantity of arms in Swat in two separate raids on December 3. FC soldiers raided a girls’ school at Mingalai and a shop near the Mingora Airport on a tip-off and seized two suicide vests, six rocket launchers, 250 rocket shells, four drums of improvised explosive devices, 50 anti-personnel mines, one car, dozens of Kalashnikovs and bullets.
Read less...
December - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up a video shop situated on the Mardan-Malakand road. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. The explosion damaged the windowpanes and shutter of the shop, situated at Mangal Bagh Chowk.
Read more...
Unidentified militants blew up a video shop situated on the Mardan-Malakand road. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. The explosion damaged the windowpanes and shutter of the shop, situated at Mangal Bagh Chowk.
Read less...
December - 3 
Daily Star quoting intelligence and local sources said that 1000 cadres belonging to the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), including their regional leader Abdus Samad Khan alias Samad, have taken shelter in the shoal areas of Shivalaya and Daulat
Read more...
Daily Star quoting intelligence and local sources said that 1000 cadres belonging to the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), including their regional leader Abdus Samad Khan alias Samad, have taken shelter in the shoal areas of Shivalaya and Daulatpur sub-districts in the Manikganj district, Goalunda sub-district in the Rajbari district and Bera sub-district in the Pabna district. Samad is the regional commander of the outfit for Faridpur, Kushtia and Rajbari districts. The Manikganj Police Superintendent Imtiaz Ahmed said that the district police is aware of the development and is conducting raids in different areas to arrest the extremists.
Read less...
December - 3 
A day earlier, troops in the Muhamalai area launched an attack on two LTTE bunkers killing at least five militants. The two bunkers were completely destroyed.
Read more...
A day earlier, troops in the Muhamalai area launched an attack on two LTTE bunkers killing at least five militants. The two bunkers were completely destroyed.
Read less...
December - 3 
Elsewhere, four LTTE militants were killed in heavy clashes in the Muhamale area at the north of A-9 highway in the Jaffna district on December 3. Troops also destroyed one of their bunkers in the attack.
Read more...
Elsewhere, four LTTE militants were killed in heavy clashes in the Muhamale area at the north of A-9 highway in the Jaffna district on December 3. Troops also destroyed one of their bunkers in the attack.
Read less...
December - 3 
Further, on December 3 (today), two LTTE cadres were killed during a pre-dawn confrontation between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Alakaluppoddukulam area.
Read more...
Further, on December 3 (today), two LTTE cadres were killed during a pre-dawn confrontation between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Alakaluppoddukulam area.
Read less...
December - 3 
In an encounter that ensued after Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants attacked the areas south of Adampan in the Mannar district on December 3-morning, 35 LTTE cadres were killed by the troops and an equal number of them injured. Six Ar
Read more...
In an encounter that ensued after Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants attacked the areas south of Adampan in the Mannar district on December 3-morning, 35 LTTE cadres were killed by the troops and an equal number of them injured. Six Army personnel were also killed and 20 others received injuries in the clash.
Read less...
December - 3 
Meanwhile, five LTTE cadres were arrested by the troops on duty in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
Meanwhile, five LTTE cadres were arrested by the troops on duty in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
December - 3 
Meanwhile, security forces assisted by Army Engineer troops removed 419 anti-personnel mines during de-mining operations in the Kuduruvitankulam, Vilattikulam and Umayaratuvaram areas of the Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Meanwhile, security forces assisted by Army Engineer troops removed 419 anti-personnel mines during de-mining operations in the Kuduruvitankulam, Vilattikulam and Umayaratuvaram areas of the Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 3 
On December 3, security forces recovered a bomb from inside an unattended parcel detected near a telephone post opposite the house of Tamil National Alliance Jaffna District Parliamentarian M.K. Shivagilingam at Jawattha in Colombo around 8:40 am, ac
Read more...
On December 3, security forces recovered a bomb from inside an unattended parcel detected near a telephone post opposite the house of Tamil National Alliance Jaffna District Parliamentarian M.K. Shivagilingam at Jawattha in Colombo around 8:40 am, according to the Ministry of Defence Website.
Read less...
December - 3 
Troops on foot patrol in the general area of Pavattakulam in the same district confronted a group of LTTE militants on December 3 and killed a member of the LTTE intelligence wing, identified as Suharthan. Later, troops recovered four hand grenades,
Read more...
Troops on foot patrol in the general area of Pavattakulam in the same district confronted a group of LTTE militants on December 3 and killed a member of the LTTE intelligence wing, identified as Suharthan. Later, troops recovered four hand grenades, one cyanide capsule, a grenade pouch and a dog tag in close proximity to his dead body.
Read less...
December - 4 
A section of former Bodo leaders have threatened to revive their original demand of "separate State of Bodoland" if the Government provides scheduled tribe (ST) status to the six communities who have been demanding their inclusion in the ST list, Sen
Read more...
A section of former Bodo leaders have threatened to revive their original demand of "separate State of Bodoland" if the Government provides scheduled tribe (ST) status to the six communities who have been demanding their inclusion in the ST list, Sentinel reports. They warned the State Government of another unrest in Assam if it goes ahead with its decision to accord ST status to the six communities. Former Bodo leader Daorao Dekhreb Nazrary said both New Delhi and Dispur should remember that the existing tribal communities, who are the sons of the soil of Asom, must not be affected by granting of ST status to more communities of the State.
Read less...
December - 4 
A top Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist ) leader, Panduranga Reddy alias Sagar alias Pratap, operating in the Nallamala forest of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, was arrested in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu, on December 5, r
Read more...
A top Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist ) leader, Panduranga Reddy alias Sagar alias Pratap, operating in the Nallamala forest of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, was arrested in Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu, on December 5, reports The Hindu. Prakasam Superintendent of Police Naveen Chand has reportedly confirmed the arrest. On December 4-night, the Special Intelligence Bureau officials arrested two persons, including P. Srisailam, an electronic media journalist from Hyderabad, at Kandukur in the Prakasam district, and secured information that led to the arrest of Sagar in Chennai. Sagar who hails from Lakshmipuram village of Ardhaveedu mandal (administration division) in the Prakasam district joined the extremist movement some 15 years ago. He rose to become Secretary of the Nallamala Forest Divisional Committee operating in Prakasam district.
Read less...
December - 4 
According to Kalinga Times, two suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested on December 4 while putting up banners and posters from Sikhapali area in the Malkangiri district. Police also recovered a gun
Read more...
According to Kalinga Times, two suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested on December 4 while putting up banners and posters from Sikhapali area in the Malkangiri district. Police also recovered a gun from their possession. As the Maoists are observing the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army week beginning from December 2, police have intensified their patrolling and combing operations in the district as well as in the neighboring Koraput and Rayagada districts. The police had sealed the State's adjoining borders with Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh as they were apprehending Maoist violence during the PLGA week. Meanwhile, roads continued to wear a deserted look for the fourth day on December 5 in the Kalimela, Motu, MV-79 and Padia areas of the district.
Read less...
December - 4 
According to The Hindu, disillusioned with party ideology and ill-health, CPI-ML Prathigatana group Manair dalam (squad) ‘commander’ Jangam Potti Rajaiah alias King alias Shivaji and dalam member Bandam Naresh alias Sumanth surrendered before the Sup
Read more...
According to The Hindu, disillusioned with party ideology and ill-health, CPI-ML Prathigatana group Manair dalam (squad) ‘commander’ Jangam Potti Rajaiah alias King alias Shivaji and dalam member Bandam Naresh alias Sumanth surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, Y. Gangadhar, in Karimnagar district on December 4. Both carried 8 mm rifles and were involved in some extortion cases.
Read less...
December - 4 
Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered explosives and ammunition and neutralised a terrorist hideout during a search operation at village Tariemar under the jurisdiction of Bhaderwah police station in Doda district. The seizure included 30
Read more...
Elsewhere in the State, security forces recovered explosives and ammunition and neutralised a terrorist hideout during a search operation at village Tariemar under the jurisdiction of Bhaderwah police station in Doda district. The seizure included 30 kg explosive, five Chinese grenades, one radio set, 67 AK rounds and four UBGL grenades.
Read less...
December - 4 
Elsewhere in the State, the Child Development Project Officer of the Tamenglong district, N. Madhubala, said that she was forced to sign an agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak- Muivah (NSCN-IM) on behalf of the State Social
Read more...
Elsewhere in the State, the Child Development Project Officer of the Tamenglong district, N. Madhubala, said that she was forced to sign an agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak- Muivah (NSCN-IM) on behalf of the State Social Welfare Department, reports Imphal Free Press. She added that she was kept in confinement at an undisclosed location until she agreed to put her signature on the agreement paper. The NSCN-IM reportedly complained that all of the 16 Integrated Child Development Services buildings in the Nungba legislative assembly constituency which were said to have been constructed during 2002-2005, existed only on paper. In response, Madhubala explained that even if it was true then the incident did not happen during her tenure as project officer of the district.
Read less...
December - 4 
Further, Maoists blocked the road by putting boulders and trees in the Antagarh area of Kanker district.
Read more...
Further, Maoists blocked the road by putting boulders and trees in the Antagarh area of Kanker district.
Read less...
December - 4 
Imphal Free Press, contrary to its earlier report, mentioned that a girl from Lilong Nungei, identified as Memei, who was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants on December 2, is alive. According to the earlier report, she succumbed to her inj
Read more...
Imphal Free Press, contrary to its earlier report, mentioned that a girl from Lilong Nungei, identified as Memei, who was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants on December 2, is alive. According to the earlier report, she succumbed to her injury at Shija hospital on December 3.
Read less...
December - 4 
In another incident, Maoists set ablaze a truck in the Bhopalpatnam road near Bijapur.
Read more...
In another incident, Maoists set ablaze a truck in the Bhopalpatnam road near Bijapur.
Read less...
December - 4 
In another incident, security forces arrested three cadres of the Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT), Krishnamohan Reang, Dhananjay Reang and Gunadhar Reang, on December 4 from the Laikhand area under Kanchanpur subdivision in the North Tripura
Read more...
In another incident, security forces arrested three cadres of the Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT), Krishnamohan Reang, Dhananjay Reang and Gunadhar Reang, on December 4 from the Laikhand area under Kanchanpur subdivision in the North Tripura District.
Read less...
December - 4 
Meanwhile, Nasir Ahmad Bhat, the head of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s (HM) operations in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested in a raid near Pulwama on December 4, according to The Hindu. A resident of the village Arwani in the southern Kashmir district of An
Read more...
Meanwhile, Nasir Ahmad Bhat, the head of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s (HM) operations in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested in a raid near Pulwama on December 4, according to The Hindu. A resident of the village Arwani in the southern Kashmir district of Anantnag, Bhat is the senior-most HM ‘commander’ to have ever been arrested. Bhat’s arrest, police sources said, has retarded the group’s plans to sabotage State elections scheduled to be held next summer. Operating under the direct command of the HM’s Rawalpindi-based chief, Mohammad Yusuf Shah a.k.a. Syed Salahuddin, Bhat had the overall responsibility of its operations within Jammu and Kashmir. Over the past three years, he is believed to have directed a string of bombings and shootouts which claimed several hundred lives. Bhat - who used the codename ‘Ghazi Misbahuddin’ - had been despatched to rebuild the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen after it lost a series of top commanders to Indian counter-terrorism operations in 2003-2004.
Read less...
December - 4 
Meanwhile, the Assam Rifles refuted allegations that hardship was inflicted on the local populace during the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the Somtal area of Chandel district.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Assam Rifles refuted allegations that hardship was inflicted on the local populace during the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the Somtal area of Chandel district.
Read less...
December - 4 
Meanwhile, the locomotive and two sleeper coaches of the Kamrup Express were partially damaged in a bomb blast on the tracks between Bokajan and Khatkhati stations in the Karbi Anglong district on December 4-night. Police suspect the hand of the Adiv
Read more...
Meanwhile, the locomotive and two sleeper coaches of the Kamrup Express were partially damaged in a bomb blast on the tracks between Bokajan and Khatkhati stations in the Karbi Anglong district on December 4-night. Police suspect the hand of the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) in the blast. Although police recovered two wires from the blast site, it was not clear whether a timer or a remote-controlled device was used to trigger the crude bomb. The sub-divisional police officer of Bokajan, Satyen Gogoi, said, "The crude bomb was hidden in the ballast on the track. Had it been kept right under the track, the impact would have damaged the track and derailed the train."
Read less...
December - 4 
Meanwhile, two other non-tribal villagers, who were abducted by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres from Dhalai district on December 4-night, are still being kept in the militants’ confinement.
Read more...
Meanwhile, two other non-tribal villagers, who were abducted by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres from Dhalai district on December 4-night, are still being kept in the militants’ confinement.
Read less...
December - 4 
Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) abducted two persons, identified as Shakti Rishidas and Brajendra Das, at gunpoint in the Dhalai district on December 4, according to Telegraph. Both of them are residents of Dalucherra vil
Read more...
Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) abducted two persons, identified as Shakti Rishidas and Brajendra Das, at gunpoint in the Dhalai district on December 4, according to Telegraph. Both of them are residents of Dalucherra village under Salema police station, and were abducted when they went to graze cattle near the Longtarai hill range.
Read less...
December - 4 
Militants triggered a bomb blast in the office of the District Special Branch (DSB) of police near the court complex in Poonch town on December 4-evening injuring head constable Mohammed Sadiq, Daily Excelsior reported.
Read more...
Militants triggered a bomb blast in the office of the District Special Branch (DSB) of police near the court complex in Poonch town on December 4-evening injuring head constable Mohammed Sadiq, Daily Excelsior reported.
Read less...
December - 4 
On December 4, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed three civilians of the Janglagaon government relief camp in the Bijapur district, reports Chhattisgarh. All the three civilians went to a nearby river area and were later r
Read more...
On December 4, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed three civilians of the Janglagaon government relief camp in the Bijapur district, reports Chhattisgarh. All the three civilians went to a nearby river area and were later reported missing. Their dead bodies were reportedly recovered on December 4-morning.
Read less...
December - 4 
On December 4, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that the government is keeping a watch on some people who may be involved in a case pertaining to raising money from the booming stock markets for funding suspected terrorist activities, repor
Read more...
On December 4, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that the government is keeping a watch on some people who may be involved in a case pertaining to raising money from the booming stock markets for funding suspected terrorist activities, reports Times of India. He was answering a question in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the parliament) whether the government is aware of money being invested in the stock market by terrorist outfits. "Recently one case has come to our notice. It is suspected that this case may have some links with some persons who are under watch. I cannot divulge further details", the Minister said. The share market has witnessed a sharp rise over the last few months with the benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex touching the 20,000-mark toward the end of October 2007.
Read less...
December - 4 
One vehicle was damaged when a bomb was exploded by militants targeting security force (SF) personnel at New Chekon area in the Imphal East district on December 4, according to Assam Tribune.
Read more...
One vehicle was damaged when a bomb was exploded by militants targeting security force (SF) personnel at New Chekon area in the Imphal East district on December 4, according to Assam Tribune.
Read less...
December - 4 
Separately, an encounter was reported between police and the Maoists in Cherla hills under Mirtur police station in Bijapur district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7. No causality was reported.
Read more...
Separately, an encounter was reported between police and the Maoists in Cherla hills under Mirtur police station in Bijapur district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7. No causality was reported.
Read less...
December - 4 
Separately, two persons possessing firearms were arrested by police during a search operation at Chankhala in the West Tripura district.
Read more...
Separately, two persons possessing firearms were arrested by police during a search operation at Chankhala in the West Tripura district.
Read less...
December - 4 
An Afghan national was killed and two soldiers and two civilians were wounded in separate attacks on houses and a security camp in the Mirali sub-division of North Waziristan on December 4-night, according to Dawn. Officials said that militants at
Read more...
An Afghan national was killed and two soldiers and two civilians were wounded in separate attacks on houses and a security camp in the Mirali sub-division of North Waziristan on December 4-night, according to Dawn. Officials said that militants attacked a paramilitary forces’ camp in Mirali with more than 20 rockets, injuring two soldiers. In retaliatory action by the security forces through shelling, an Afghan national was killed when a shell hit his house. A woman and her son sustained injuries in the shelling.
Read less...
December - 4 
British police have arrested two supporters of an outlawed movement of Balochistan, a human rights campaigner said in London on December 6, according to The News. Scotland Yard said the two men, aged 25 and 39, were detained during early morning raid
Read more...
British police have arrested two supporters of an outlawed movement of Balochistan, a human rights campaigner said in London on December 6, according to The News. Scotland Yard said the two men, aged 25 and 39, were detained during early morning raids on December 4 in north and north-west London on suspicion of the "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism." Activist Peter Tatchell informed that the duo were lawful supporters of the movement and feared they could be extradited to Pakistan to face a possible death sentence. "I urge the British government to not give in to pressure from the Pakistani President (Pervez) Musharraf," he said. Tatchell named the men as Faiz Mohammed Baloch - with whom he has worked on human rights campaigns - and Nawabzada Hyrbiyar Marri. "These arrests are likely to have been at the request of the Pakistan government, which has long been seeking the extradition of Baloch nationalists exiled in London," he added.
Read less...
December - 4 
In another incident, a militant were killed and two soldiers wounded in the Dashat area of the Turbat district on the same day, according to Dawn. Two armed men were later arrested from the incident site.
Read more...
In another incident, a militant were killed and two soldiers wounded in the Dashat area of the Turbat district on the same day, according to Dawn. Two armed men were later arrested from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 4 
In the first such attack of its kind, a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a high security zone in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 4, according to Daily Times. Except for the suicide bomber, who was sai
Read more...
In the first such attack of its kind, a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a high security zone in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 4, according to Daily Times. Except for the suicide bomber, who was said to be in her mid-30s, no other casualty was reported in the blast. The offices of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are located in the maximum-security Peshawar Cantonment area, The News reported. Peshawar police chief Tanveerul Haq Sipra said the bomber blew herself up when she was stopped at a military check-post on the on Babar Road. Sipra said the woman’s belly was blown up while her chest, face and legs were intact. "From her body parts, we have confirmed the gender of the bomber. She seems to be an Afghan and around 34 years of age," he added. A security official said the woman wearing a blue burqa (veil) had been stopped by guards at the checkpoint, Dawn reported. "She lifted the veil from her face and smiled, and then there was a huge explosion," an unnamed security official quoted a guard at the scene as saying. The woman was said to be in her mid-to-late 30s. The lower part of her body had been torn apart but the upper part was surprisingly intact, unlike in other cases of suicide bombing.
Read less...
December - 4 
One Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, Khan Zaman, was killed and a Balochistan Constabulary soldier, Ali Mohammad, sustained injuries in an attack on their check-post in the Hudda area of Quetta on December 4, according to Daily Times.
Read more...
One Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, Khan Zaman, was killed and a Balochistan Constabulary soldier, Ali Mohammad, sustained injuries in an attack on their check-post in the Hudda area of Quetta on December 4, according to Daily Times.
Read less...
December - 4 
Security forces killed over 230 militants and arrested 90, including some foreign nationals, since the start of military operations in the Swat district of the NWFP, according to interior ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Dawn report
Read more...
Security forces killed over 230 militants and arrested 90, including some foreign nationals, since the start of military operations in the Swat district of the NWFP, according to interior ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Dawn reported. In his weekly press briefing on law and order on December 4, he said the operation in Swat was continuing and expressed the hope that elections in Swat would be held on January 8, along with other parts of the country. He claimed that "The situation has considerably improved and most of the areas have been cleared of the militants, enabling local residents to resume their normal activities." Cheema said the civil administration was functioning normally in the Swat and Shangla districts and police had set up pickets. The writ of the government, he added, would be also established in other areas.
Read less...
December - 4 
The Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP) unveiled its militant youth wing called Madhesh Raksha Bahini (Madhesh Security Brigade) on December 4 at Birgunj in the Parsa district, Nepal News reports. Clad in sky-blue jackets, 122 cadres of the Bahini held a pa
Read more...
The Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP) unveiled its militant youth wing called Madhesh Raksha Bahini (Madhesh Security Brigade) on December 4 at Birgunj in the Parsa district, Nepal News reports. Clad in sky-blue jackets, 122 cadres of the Bahini held a parade in Birgunj. According to the party’s district secretary Shiva Patel, the Bahini would be working for the rights of Madheshi community and conducting campaigns to end irregularities in government offices and social anomalies. He said they were trained in self-defence tactics like using lathis, judo and karate. He claimed there were 23,000 such members across the country.
Read less...
December - 4 
11 LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of the outfit’s cadres in the Mullikulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
11 LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of the outfit’s cadres in the Mullikulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 4 
A day earlier, seven LTTE cadres were killed and an unspecified number of them injured during clashes between troops and the militants at Nagarkovil in the Jaffna district. Four soldiers who were wounded during the exchange of fire succumbed to their
Read more...
A day earlier, seven LTTE cadres were killed and an unspecified number of them injured during clashes between troops and the militants at Nagarkovil in the Jaffna district. Four soldiers who were wounded during the exchange of fire succumbed to their injuries later.
Read less...
December - 4 
A day earlier, troops launched an artillery attack on a group of LTTE cadres who were moving in the Nagarkovil area of Jaffna district. One cadre was reportedly killed in the attack.
Read more...
A day earlier, troops launched an artillery attack on a group of LTTE cadres who were moving in the Nagarkovil area of Jaffna district. One cadre was reportedly killed in the attack.
Read less...
December - 4 
At least 10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and an unspecified number of them injured during clashes between troops and the outfit’s cadres at the Kilali FDL (Forward Defence Line) in Jaffna district on December 4, reports
Read more...
At least 10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and an unspecified number of them injured during clashes between troops and the outfit’s cadres at the Kilali FDL (Forward Defence Line) in Jaffna district on December 4, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two soldiers were killed and three others wounded during the clashes.
Read less...
December - 4 
At Manthai, troops razed a LTTE bunker and killed at least seven cadres. One soldier was injured in the incident.
Read more...
At Manthai, troops razed a LTTE bunker and killed at least seven cadres. One soldier was injured in the incident.
Read less...
December - 4 
At the Nagarkovil FDL, troops killed three LTTE cadres and injured two others on December 4. One soldier was injured in the incident.
Read more...
At the Nagarkovil FDL, troops killed three LTTE cadres and injured two others on December 4. One soldier was injured in the incident.
Read less...
December - 4 
Elsewhere, 10 more LTTE cadres were killed during another encounter between troops and the militants at Parappakandal.
Read more...
Elsewhere, 10 more LTTE cadres were killed during another encounter between troops and the militants at Parappakandal.
Read less...
December - 4 
Four LTTE cadres were injured in the Dematagala and Debaraduwa areas, 30-km north of the Yala National Park in the Hambantota district. Troops conducting search operations inside the Yala reserve mounted an attack when they observed movement of LTTE
Read more...
Four LTTE cadres were injured in the Dematagala and Debaraduwa areas, 30-km north of the Yala National Park in the Hambantota district. Troops conducting search operations inside the Yala reserve mounted an attack when they observed movement of LTTE militants in the area, reports said. One Army soldier sustained injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 4 
Meanwhile, the chief government whip Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle told Parliament that of the 2,184 persons arrested by the security forces over the weekend, over 1,800 persons have already been released after questioning. The Minister said only 36
Read more...
Meanwhile, the chief government whip Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle told Parliament that of the 2,184 persons arrested by the security forces over the weekend, over 1,800 persons have already been released after questioning. The Minister said only 360 persons are now in the custody. They will also be released when the investigations are completed. He added, "But investigations should be carried out on these arrested people. As I mentioned earlier, the LTTE is very capable of issuing forged identity cards and police reports." "They [bombers] did not have any labels on them as LTTE or terrorists. Therefore, the Government was compelled to search people and places in the interest of public security, since that was the responsibility of the Government," Daily News quoted him as saying. The Minister was responding to a question raised by the UNP Member of Parliament T. Maheshwaran regarding the Tamil people detained during a special search operation conducted over the weekend after the November 28 bomb blasts in Colombo.
Read less...
December - 4 
Two soldiers who were on duty at Kilaly FDL in the Jaffna district sustained injuries due to LTTE artillery attacks.
Read more...
Two soldiers who were on duty at Kilaly FDL in the Jaffna district sustained injuries due to LTTE artillery attacks.
Read less...
December - 5 
According to Assam Tribune, four persons, including two drivers of private vehicles, were abducted by suspected Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants at Kanchanpur in the North Tripura district on December 5-evening. However, one driver
Read more...
According to Assam Tribune, four persons, including two drivers of private vehicles, were abducted by suspected Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants at Kanchanpur in the North Tripura district on December 5-evening. However, one driver managed to escape from the militants’ captivity.
Read less...
December - 5 
According to New Indian Express, the Sambalpur district police confirmed that the man arrested from Khadia Basti in Rourkela on November 29, who identified himself as Ashu Bhokta, an auto driver, is the Maoist leader Damdeo, the man behind growth of
Read more...
According to New Indian Express, the Sambalpur district police confirmed that the man arrested from Khadia Basti in Rourkela on November 29, who identified himself as Ashu Bhokta, an auto driver, is the Maoist leader Damdeo, the man behind growth of the CPI-Maoist outfit in the Deogarh and Sambalpur districts. Damdeo’s identity was established only after Sambalpur police confirmed the photograph sent by Rourkela police.
Read less...
December - 5 
According to Sangai Express, the Manipur Hills and Plain Contractors’ Association while commenting on the quality of the contract work stated that they get only 45 percent of the sanctioned amount to execute the work, since engineers deducted certain
Read more...
According to Sangai Express, the Manipur Hills and Plain Contractors’ Association while commenting on the quality of the contract work stated that they get only 45 percent of the sanctioned amount to execute the work, since engineers deducted certain percentages from the total amount to give to Ministers and several militant outfits. S. Kumar, the Association’s vice-president, said that for any contract work of estimated cost INR 10 lakhs, the contractor pays 10 percent i.e. INR 1 lakh to the outfit owning the project .
Read less...
December - 5 
Elsewhere in the State, the Warangal district police arrested two persons for allegedly trying to supply arms to the Prathighatana group of Naxalites (left-wing extremists) and seized six revolvers and 20 live rounds of ammunition from them.
Read more...
Elsewhere in the State, the Warangal district police arrested two persons for allegedly trying to supply arms to the Prathighatana group of Naxalites (left-wing extremists) and seized six revolvers and 20 live rounds of ammunition from them.
Read less...
December - 5 
Elsewhere, SFs arrested two ULFA linkmen, identified as Indrajit Moran of Julliard under Doomdooma police station and Pinku Chetia of Borali Gaon under Kakopathar police station in the Tinsukia district, on December 5. Police later released Indrajit
Read more...
Elsewhere, SFs arrested two ULFA linkmen, identified as Indrajit Moran of Julliard under Doomdooma police station and Pinku Chetia of Borali Gaon under Kakopathar police station in the Tinsukia district, on December 5. Police later released Indrajit Moran as there was no specific prima-facie evidence against him.
Read less...
December - 5 
Further, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed to have killed two security force personnel and wounded many others at Thanjal village between Old Samtal and Laithung village in the Chandel district on December 5-morning. A spokesperson
Read more...
Further, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed to have killed two security force personnel and wounded many others at Thanjal village between Old Samtal and Laithung village in the Chandel district on December 5-morning. A spokesperson for the outfit said the security forces retreated from the village after these losses.
Read less...
December - 5 
Kanglaonline quoting intelligence source reports that around 250 United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, including some important leaders, are still in Lajang village which is yet to be retrieved by the troops engaged in the ongoing counter-i
Read more...
Kanglaonline quoting intelligence source reports that around 250 United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, including some important leaders, are still in Lajang village which is yet to be retrieved by the troops engaged in the ongoing counter-insurgency ‘Operation Somtal-2’ in the Chandel district. The report added that one media team spotted a bunker dug by the militants at Sehlon village. "UGs keep coming and going at our village but they never stay for a long time," said Jamkhothang Mate, a villager.
Read less...
December - 5 
Meanwhile, Mucherla Ramudu, a top ‘platoon commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, carrying head money of INR 20000, surrendered before police in Mahabubnagar. Ramudu, who joined the Pangal dalam (squad) in 2003, was involved in 15 cases, including the killing
Read more...
Meanwhile, Mucherla Ramudu, a top ‘platoon commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, carrying head money of INR 20000, surrendered before police in Mahabubnagar. Ramudu, who joined the Pangal dalam (squad) in 2003, was involved in 15 cases, including the killing of Maktal Member of Legislative Assembly C. Narsi Reddy, murder of Charakonda Pandaiah and G. Veeraiah at Vatvarlapally village. He was also involved in the killing of Masaiah at Inole village in the district, according to the police. Ramadu disclosed that he surrendered to the police due to continuous counseling of parents and relatives.
Read less...
December - 5 
Meanwhile, Th. Radheshyam, the Superintendent of Police of Thoubal district, addressing a press conference at district police headquarters said that the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants were responsible for the December 2 hijacking of a truck and
Read more...
Meanwhile, Th. Radheshyam, the Superintendent of Police of Thoubal district, addressing a press conference at district police headquarters said that the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants were responsible for the December 2 hijacking of a truck and the abduction of its driver and conductor from Mantripukhri area. The abducted duo was later rescued by police personnel following an encounter with the militants at Mantripukhri on December 5.
Read less...
December - 5 
Meanwhile, the Manipur Police rescued the driver and conductor of a truck, Nongthombam Nanao and Nongthombam Robin, following an encounter with suspected militants at Itham Moirang Purel in the Thoubal district on December 5-morning. According to pol
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Manipur Police rescued the driver and conductor of a truck, Nongthombam Nanao and Nongthombam Robin, following an encounter with suspected militants at Itham Moirang Purel in the Thoubal district on December 5-morning. According to police sources, the truck loaded with tyres and GI sheets was hijacked by unidentified militants from the Mantripukhri area on December 2.
Read less...
December - 5 
Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal, told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that insurgent groups active in the north-eastern States have developed links with Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the In
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal, told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that insurgent groups active in the north-eastern States have developed links with Pakistan's external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). These insurgent groups are using Bangladesh territory as their hideouts, he informed.
Read less...
December - 5 
Meanwhile, the Orissa government apprehends infiltration of Maoists into the proposed POSCO steel plant site in the Jagatsinghpur district taking advantage of the volatile situation there, reports The Telegraph. "The Naxalites are likely to capitalis
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Orissa government apprehends infiltration of Maoists into the proposed POSCO steel plant site in the Jagatsinghpur district taking advantage of the volatile situation there, reports The Telegraph. "The Naxalites are likely to capitalise on the volatile situation prevailing in POSCO project area. However, police personnel are keeping a close watch over their activities," said Home Secretary Tarunkanti Mishra, while talking to reporters in Bhubaneswar on December 5.
Read less...
December - 5 
Nine civilians and two Manipur Rifles personnel were wounded when a bomb was exploded by unidentified militants targeting two security convoys at Khurai Lamlong crossing in the Imphal East district on December 5-evening, reports Imphal Free Press.
Read more...
Nine civilians and two Manipur Rifles personnel were wounded when a bomb was exploded by unidentified militants targeting two security convoys at Khurai Lamlong crossing in the Imphal East district on December 5-evening, reports Imphal Free Press.
Read less...
December - 5 
On December 5, security force (SF) personnel neutralized two camps of the Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Kanker Gutta hills of Bijapur district, according to Chhattisgarh 24x7. During a combing operation in the area, SFs
Read more...
On December 5, security force (SF) personnel neutralized two camps of the Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Kanker Gutta hills of Bijapur district, according to Chhattisgarh 24x7. During a combing operation in the area, SFs personnel exchanged fire with three Maoists and also neutralized their camps. One ‘pipe bomb’ was recovered from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 5 
On December 5-evening, three suspected Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during an exchange of fire with police near Edupulamma forest area in the Mampa police station limits of Visakhapatnam district, according
Read more...
On December 5-evening, three suspected Communist Party of India of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed during an exchange of fire with police near Edupulamma forest area in the Mampa police station limits of Visakhapatnam district, according to The Hindu.
Read less...
December - 5 
One suspected woman cadre of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Thounaojam Bimola alias Shila, was arrested by police from Kakching Sumak Leikai in the Thoubal district on December 5. However, Ajit Meitei, the Thou
Read more...
One suspected woman cadre of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Thounaojam Bimola alias Shila, was arrested by police from Kakching Sumak Leikai in the Thoubal district on December 5. However, Ajit Meitei, the Thoubal district commander of the PREPAK’s Red Army, stated that Shila was not involved in any operation of the outfit.
Read less...
December - 5 
P. K. Mishra, the Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF) of Assam-Meghalaya frontier, said that personnel of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) had demolished two camps of militants operating from Northeast India, in its territory, reports PTI
Read more...
P. K. Mishra, the Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF) of Assam-Meghalaya frontier, said that personnel of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) had demolished two camps of militants operating from Northeast India, in its territory, reports PTI. He said that "The BDR has demolished two camps in Chittagong Hill Tracts that belonged to Indian militants groups prior to the DG level conference between the frontier guards of the two countries." Asked about the outfit running the camps, he said "we are yet to confirm the militant group". The report added that during the four-day conference between the BSF and BDR in October 2007, the BSF Director General handed over a list of 172 camps of different militant outfits operating in Bangladesh.
Read less...
December - 5 
Police arrested the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) 'divisional commander' for central Kashmir, Tajamul Islam, from a hideout in the Sopore town of Baramulla district on December 5-night, Daily Excelsior reported.
Read more...
Police arrested the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) 'divisional commander' for central Kashmir, Tajamul Islam, from a hideout in the Sopore town of Baramulla district on December 5-night, Daily Excelsior reported.
Read less...
December - 5 
Security forces (SFs) came under attack from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) when five militants going along with a marriage party fired at them at Namhulung under Tengeri police station in the Tinsukia district on December 5, reports Sent
Read more...
Security forces (SFs) came under attack from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) when five militants going along with a marriage party fired at them at Namhulung under Tengeri police station in the Tinsukia district on December 5, reports Sentinel. Security forces opted not to retaliate the firing but when they moved towards the marriage party, the militants fled towards the Doomdooma reserve forest.
Read less...
December - 5 
The Kuki National Front (KNF) is reported to have asked two persons, Khaikholam Haokip and Nehminthang Baite, to ‘surrender’. The outfit alleged that they were involved in several cases of extortion and the looting of passenger vehicles between Motbu
Read more...
The Kuki National Front (KNF) is reported to have asked two persons, Khaikholam Haokip and Nehminthang Baite, to ‘surrender’. The outfit alleged that they were involved in several cases of extortion and the looting of passenger vehicles between Motbung and Sapermeina in the Senapati district, and they had escaped to the Churachandpur district and had received shelter from an unnamed civil society organisation.
Read less...
December - 5 
The Union government will take a holistic review of the internal security of the country by holding a high-level meeting in the national capital Delhi on December 20 and will try to evolve a joint strategy for countering terrorists and Naxals, report
Read more...
The Union government will take a holistic review of the internal security of the country by holding a high-level meeting in the national capital Delhi on December 20 and will try to evolve a joint strategy for countering terrorists and Naxals, reports Zee News. The conference will be attended by all Chief Ministers of the States and will be chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Top officials of the paramilitary forces and security agencies will also participate in the conference. The conference is expected to stress on co-ordination between the State administration and the central intelligence agencies on sharing of intelligence inputs. The proposal for setting up a special central investigative agency to probe terrorism related incidents is also expected to be a highlight during the conference. The growing strength of Maoists in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal has led to rising concerns, and has prompted for a review of the strategy to tackle it.
Read less...
December - 5 
Two soldiers, Chuni Lal and Muzaffar Ahmed, and an equal number of militants affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group died in an overnight gun-battle at Ladhermud in the Awantipora area of Pulwama district on December 5. According to the Deputy
Read more...
Two soldiers, Chuni Lal and Muzaffar Ahmed, and an equal number of militants affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group died in an overnight gun-battle at Ladhermud in the Awantipora area of Pulwama district on December 5. According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police in Awantipora, Police received specific information regarding the presence of militants at Ladhermud on which an operation was launched by Awantipora Police along with the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force.
Read less...
December - 5 
A spokesman of the banned Baloch Liberation Army, Beebarg Baloch, claimed that its leader Balach Marri was killed in Balochistan at Sarlat area in the Naushki district, The Post reported. While declining to give any details of the killing, he said th
Read more...
A spokesman of the banned Baloch Liberation Army, Beebarg Baloch, claimed that its leader Balach Marri was killed in Balochistan at Sarlat area in the Naushki district, The Post reported. While declining to give any details of the killing, he said that security forces had started military activity in the Naushki area before November 21 and that aerial facility, including unmanned detective planes, were sought. So far, reports have indicated that Balach Marri was killed on November 21 at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.
Read less...
December - 5 
Earlier, troops backed by tanks and gunship helicopters advanced towards Imam Dheri and seized control of a seminary run by Fazlullah, and an adjacent mosque without any resistance. De-mining experts have reportedly started combing the area for landm
Read more...
Earlier, troops backed by tanks and gunship helicopters advanced towards Imam Dheri and seized control of a seminary run by Fazlullah, and an adjacent mosque without any resistance. De-mining experts have reportedly started combing the area for landmines and booby traps. In Khwazkhela, the troops have taken control of a police station from the militants and handed it over to the local police. An unspecified number of militants fled the towns before they were overrun. About 400 troops and police moved in, and found the complex abandoned, AP reported. The troops also dismantled a prison set up by militants inside a girls’ primary school in the Matta sub-division and freed dozens of people, an intelligence official told AFP. There were reports that Fazlullah’s deputy, Maulana Shah Dauran, had been killed in a gun-battle late on December 5, military spokesman Amjad Iqbal said. "The forces will chase militants out of the area," the in-charge of the Swat operation, Maj-Gen Naseer Janjua, said told journalists in the village, according to Dawn. He claimed that most parts of the Swat Valley had been cleared of militants and some remaining pockets would soon be eliminated.
Read less...
December - 5 
Elsewhere in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, militants fired four missiles at the Bajaur Scouts camp near Khar, the headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, on December 5-morning. The missiles landed near the camp while a power supply tower was da
Read more...
Elsewhere in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, militants fired four missiles at the Bajaur Scouts camp near Khar, the headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, on December 5-morning. The missiles landed near the camp while a power supply tower was damaged. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 5 
Meanwhile, a rocket fired at the government slaughter house in Khar on December 4-night partially damaged the infrastructure.
Read more...
Meanwhile, a rocket fired at the government slaughter house in Khar on December 4-night partially damaged the infrastructure.
Read less...
December - 5 
Meanwhile, two militants were killed in the Shakardara area near the Usmani Sar mountain. They were reported to be carrying a rocket-launcher and were planning an attack on the forces from the mountaintop. Police said that four militants had been arr
Read more...
Meanwhile, two militants were killed in the Shakardara area near the Usmani Sar mountain. They were reported to be carrying a rocket-launcher and were planning an attack on the forces from the mountaintop. Police said that four militants had been arrested in a place near Chakdara on December 5-night, adding that they were close associates of Maulana Fazlullah. Sources said that cleric Maulana Nadar, who had been abducted by militants two weeks back on charges of spying for the government, had been released.
Read less...
December - 5 
Security forces captured Imam Dheri, headquarters of the pro-Taliban militant leader Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM, and the Khwazkhela area in Swat district, officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The army also blew up the houses of
Read more...
Security forces captured Imam Dheri, headquarters of the pro-Taliban militant leader Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM, and the Khwazkhela area in Swat district, officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The army also blew up the houses of Fazlullah and his spokesman Maulana Sirajuddin, besides seizing several weapons, computers and some bottles of liquor from the site, army officials said. The liquor was believed to be seized at militants’ check-posts from people. A militant, however, denied that the liquor belonged to them and termed it ‘a drama’, according to Dawn. "They are in control of that area and they can stage any drama they want. It has nothing to do with us," said Afsar Khan.
Read less...
December - 5 
The security agencies have found certain clues of females in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) getting training for suicide attacks, The Post reported. "Yes… there are some evidences of females' training in tribal areas regarding suicide
Read more...
The security agencies have found certain clues of females in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) getting training for suicide attacks, The Post reported. "Yes… there are some evidences of females' training in tribal areas regarding suicide bombing as the first woman did so in Peshawar," Minister for Interior, Lt. Gen. (R) Hamid Nawaz, informed the media in Islamabad on December 5, a day after a woman bomber killed herself in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.
Read less...
December - 5 
Himalayan Times reports that CPN-Maoist cadres assaulted and severely injured a foreign tourist, identified as Steve Jan from Switzerland, at Birethanti in the Kaski district on December 5 as he did not pay the ‘tourist fee’ as demanded by them. Maoi
Read more...
Himalayan Times reports that CPN-Maoist cadres assaulted and severely injured a foreign tourist, identified as Steve Jan from Switzerland, at Birethanti in the Kaski district on December 5 as he did not pay the ‘tourist fee’ as demanded by them. Maoists reportedly demanded NR 1800 from Steve and assaulted him with bamboo sticks when he refused to pay them the money. Steve also disclosed that the Maoists are charging each tourist NR 100 per day.
Read less...
December - 5 
Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula has revealed that only around 19,000 combatants of the Maoist's People's Liberation Army (PLA) would be declared eligible to be included into the national army, Nepal News reports. Speaking at a media programme in
Read more...
Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula has revealed that only around 19,000 combatants of the Maoist's People's Liberation Army (PLA) would be declared eligible to be included into the national army, Nepal News reports. Speaking at a media programme in Chitwan on December 5, Sitaula said that the seven parties have reached a consensus that only 19,000 PLA combatants would be eligible for formal military force after the completion of second phase verification by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). Sitaula further said that a committee constituted by the Council of Ministers upon receiving the final verification report from the UNMIN would take necessary decision on the future of the PLA.
Read less...
December - 5 
15 civilians were killed and 23 others injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered remote controlled claymore mine explosion targeting a Ceylon Transport Board passenger bus at Abimanpura in the Padaviya area of Anuradhapura distri
Read more...
15 civilians were killed and 23 others injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered remote controlled claymore mine explosion targeting a Ceylon Transport Board passenger bus at Abimanpura in the Padaviya area of Anuradhapura district on December 5, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 5 
A day earlier, five LTTE cadres were killed during clashes with the troops in the Muhamalai and Nagarkovil areas, while three of their bunkers were destroyed.
Read more...
A day earlier, five LTTE cadres were killed during clashes with the troops in the Muhamalai and Nagarkovil areas, while three of their bunkers were destroyed.
Read less...
December - 5 
A group of LTTE militants who were hiding in the jungles of Chinnacippikulam launched an attack on a regular route clearing patrol of the Army, killing three soldiers. Troops retaliated and inflicted an unspecified number of casualties on the LTTE.
Read more...
A group of LTTE militants who were hiding in the jungles of Chinnacippikulam launched an attack on a regular route clearing patrol of the Army, killing three soldiers. Troops retaliated and inflicted an unspecified number of casualties on the LTTE.
Read less...
December - 5 
At Addaikkalamoddai in the Mannar district, troops killed four cadres of the LTTE.
Read more...
At Addaikkalamoddai in the Mannar district, troops killed four cadres of the LTTE.
Read less...
December - 5 
Elsewhere, three more LTTE cadres were killed by troops in the Adampan area.
Read more...
Elsewhere, three more LTTE cadres were killed by troops in the Adampan area.
Read less...
December - 5 
Four LTTE cadres were killed during clashes that occurred at Periyakuriyittakulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Four LTTE cadres were killed during clashes that occurred at Periyakuriyittakulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 5 
Four more LTTE militants were killed during another clash between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Umayaratuvarankulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Four more LTTE militants were killed during another clash between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Umayaratuvarankulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 5 
Four soldiers aboard a tractor were killed and two others injured when the tractor hit a LTTE pressure mine in the Sinnasettikulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Four soldiers aboard a tractor were killed and two others injured when the tractor hit a LTTE pressure mine in the Sinnasettikulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 5 
Further, on December 5, troops killed five LTTE cadres engaged in the construction of a bunker at Muhamalai FDL (forward defence line) in the Jaffna district.
Read more...
Further, on December 5, troops killed five LTTE cadres engaged in the construction of a bunker at Muhamalai FDL (forward defence line) in the Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 5 
On December 5, three LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of militants at Adampan in the Mannar district.
Read more...
On December 5, three LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of militants at Adampan in the Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 5 
Similarly, two more LTTE cadres were killed by troops deployed at the Kilaly FDL in Jaffna district.
Read more...
Similarly, two more LTTE cadres were killed by troops deployed at the Kilaly FDL in Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 5 
Sri Lanka Democracy Forum (SLDF) has accused the LTTE of heaping misery on the island's Tamil community and urged the outfit’s chief Velupillai Prabhakaran to renounce the 'politics of suicide and political killings' to get on to the path of a negoti
Read more...
Sri Lanka Democracy Forum (SLDF) has accused the LTTE of heaping misery on the island's Tamil community and urged the outfit’s chief Velupillai Prabhakaran to renounce the 'politics of suicide and political killings' to get on to the path of a negotiated end to the ethnic conflict, reports IANS. "The LTTE leader has to publicly renounce the movement's politics of suicide and political killings as a first and important step in establishing its serious intent towards a negotiated political solution," said SLDF, which groups Tamil activists who seek a peaceful and negotiated end to the ethnic conflict. "The choice for the LTTE is clear: it either transforms itself by abandoning the secessionist cry and its cult of suicide and works towards a negotiated settlement by joining the democratic process; or faces eventual rejection by the Tamil community, and isolation by the international community," the statement added.
Read less...
December - 5 December - 6
The LTTE claimed that at least 10 soldiers were killed when the outfit’s cadres repulsed army attacks on a LTTE-held area in the Mannar district on December 5 and December 6, reports Reuters. "The Sri Lanka Armed Forces (SLAF) teams... retreated with
Read more...
The LTTE claimed that at least 10 soldiers were killed when the outfit’s cadres repulsed army attacks on a LTTE-held area in the Mannar district on December 5 and December 6, reports Reuters. "The Sri Lanka Armed Forces (SLAF) teams... retreated with heavy casualties. At least 10 of the SLAF men were killed and several others were wounded, front line sources confirm," said LTTE military spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan in an email statement, and added that the outfit suffered no casualties in the fighting. The military, however, denied the clashes had taken place. "There is no such advance by the army and no such casualties to the army in that area," said military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara.
Read less...
December - 5 
Troops, during search operations following the December 5 clashes at Debaraduwa and Dematagala areas in the Hambantota district, found the dead body of one female LTTE cadre along with one LTTE dog tag, ten pairs of rubber slippers, one wrist watch,
Read more...
Troops, during search operations following the December 5 clashes at Debaraduwa and Dematagala areas in the Hambantota district, found the dead body of one female LTTE cadre along with one LTTE dog tag, ten pairs of rubber slippers, one wrist watch, five steel cooking pots and several other items from the incident site. As reported earlier, four LTTE cadres were injured when troops attacked a group of the outfit’s cadres in the area.
Read less...
December - 6 
A former panchayat (local self-government body) member and activist of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist party, Gopal Singh, was shot dead by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Shyamnagar forest area
Read more...
A former panchayat (local self-government body) member and activist of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist party, Gopal Singh, was shot dead by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Shyamnagar forest area under Belpahari police station of West Midnapore district on December 6, reports Telegraph. Police recovered a poster near the dead body saying he was killed because he was a police informer.
Read less...
December - 6 
A local court in Banka on December 6 awarded death sentence to five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in connection with the killing of three policemen at Gaura village in the Banka district on November 3, 2005, according to Times o
Read more...
A local court in Banka on December 6 awarded death sentence to five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in connection with the killing of three policemen at Gaura village in the Banka district on November 3, 2005, according to Times of India. Additional District and Sessions judge of a fast track court, Gangotri Ram Tripathi, awarded capital punishment to Umesh Yadav, Naresh Yadav, Dhaneshwar Yadav and Suresh Yadav, all of Gaura village, and Ashok Yadav of the Sahiya village in Jamui district, for killing the then officer in-charge of Anandpur police station, Bhagwan Singh, and two constables, Braj Bhushan Prasad and Nityanand Kumar. All of them were deployed for maintaining law and order at Gaura village during the Kali Puja celebrations on November 3, 2005, when a large number of Maoists carried out an attack and killed them. Many civilians had also sustained injuries in the incident. The Maoists had also looted four rifles, a revolver and 80 rounds of ammunition from the policemen. Public prosecutor Mohammad Mansoor Ali told that police had submitted charge sheet against 12 accused in the case. However, seven of them are still at large.
Read less...
December - 6 
A senior leader of the National Conference (NC), the main opposition party in Jammu and Kashmir, survived a bid on his life when militants attacked his house with automatic weapons and hand grenades on December 6-night, Tribune reported. Official sou
Read more...
A senior leader of the National Conference (NC), the main opposition party in Jammu and Kashmir, survived a bid on his life when militants attacked his house with automatic weapons and hand grenades on December 6-night, Tribune reported. Official sources said militants opened fire and also hurled hand grenades towards the house of NC block president Abdul Rashid Khanday at Begagam Damhal Hanjipora in the Kulgam district. The guards posted there also retaliated and the exchange of fire continued for some time. However, Khanday and his family members escaped unhurt in the attack.
Read less...
December - 6 
According to New Indian Express, the blogspot of People’s March, the unofficial magazine of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), which has been publishing the Maoist literature from all over the country, was blocked on December 6. People
Read more...
According to New Indian Express, the blogspot of People’s March, the unofficial magazine of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), which has been publishing the Maoist literature from all over the country, was blocked on December 6. People’s March is being published from Tripunithura in the Ernakulam district of Kerala and is edited by P. Govindan Kutty. "I had uploaded an item yesterday. But today I found the site blocked. Even my gmail ID has been disabled," said Govindan Kutty. However, it is not known as to why peoplesmarch.googlepages.com was disabled, but the service provider has left a message saying that the action was taken for violation of ‘program policies.’ According to the Google Page Creator, its service should not be used for unlawful activities. The Website of People’s March was also blocked a year ago by the Centre for its alleged association with the Maoists. However, the print edition is not banned. People’s March has carried articles on CPI-Maoist programmes and interviews with leaders including ‘general secretary’ Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathi and spokesperson Azad.
Read less...
December - 6 
According to Sentinel, the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), while observing its "7th martyrs’ day" on December 6, stated that the Union and Assam Governments should honour its "self-rule territory" demand if they are ready to
Read more...
According to Sentinel, the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), while observing its "7th martyrs’ day" on December 6, stated that the Union and Assam Governments should honour its "self-rule territory" demand if they are ready to come to the negotiating table.
Read less...
December - 6 
Elsewhere at Chintapalli, the district police arrested Kamalamma, divisional committee member of the Jana Natya Mandali, the CPI-M’s cultural wing, and ‘commander’ of the Korukonda dalam (squad).
Read more...
Elsewhere at Chintapalli, the district police arrested Kamalamma, divisional committee member of the Jana Natya Mandali, the CPI-M’s cultural wing, and ‘commander’ of the Korukonda dalam (squad).
Read less...
December - 6 
In a separate incident, CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the police near Vaadamamidi in G.K. Veedhi mandal of Visakhapatnam district on December 6-morning, leaving one police constable, M. Venkata Ramana, seriously injured.
Read more...
In a separate incident, CPI-Maoist cadres attacked the police near Vaadamamidi in G.K. Veedhi mandal of Visakhapatnam district on December 6-morning, leaving one police constable, M. Venkata Ramana, seriously injured.
Read less...
December - 6 
Meanwhile, Nagaland Post reported that the Meghalaya Police has launched a flush-out operation targeting HNLC extortionists in the coal belt area.
Read more...
Meanwhile, Nagaland Post reported that the Meghalaya Police has launched a flush-out operation targeting HNLC extortionists in the coal belt area.
Read less...
December - 6 
Meanwhile, the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) imposed a ‘ban’ on Muslim girls wearing tunics and skirts to schools and colleges from Class I and above from the next academic session in Manipur, reports Telegraph. The outfit asked them to wea
Read more...
Meanwhile, the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) imposed a ‘ban’ on Muslim girls wearing tunics and skirts to schools and colleges from Class I and above from the next academic session in Manipur, reports Telegraph. The outfit asked them to wear either the phanek (long skirt) or salwar covering the ankles and being sanctioned by Islamic law. Belal Khan, the ‘information and publicity secretary’ of the outfit, said "If one knows and preserves his own culture and identity, he or she would also honour and regard the culture and identity of other communities. This will help forge the unity of people in the state. "
Read less...
December - 6 
One suspected militant was shot dead by Manipur Police during an encounter along the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences doctors colony road under Lamphel police station in the Imphal west district on December 6- afternoon, reports Imphal Free Pre
Read more...
One suspected militant was shot dead by Manipur Police during an encounter along the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences doctors colony road under Lamphel police station in the Imphal west district on December 6- afternoon, reports Imphal Free Press. One HE-36 grenade and one Nokia mobile handset were recovered from his possession. However, some other militants who were engaged in extortion along with him at offices in the Lamphel area managed to escape from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 6 
Pakistani militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) have joined hands with the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) of Bangladesh to destabilise India’s sovereignty taking the strategic advantage of the eastern border, the Directo
Read more...
Pakistani militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) have joined hands with the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) of Bangladesh to destabilise India’s sovereignty taking the strategic advantage of the eastern border, the Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), A. K. Mitra, said on December 6, UNI reported. Talking to the media in Agartala, Mitra pointed out that the western frontier of India was relatively tough for Pakistani militants but the eastern border with Bangladesh had become more useful for them and foreign militants were utilising South Bengal border for anti-Indian activities. The BSF chief is on a two-day visit to the Tripura-Bangladesh border to oversee the border management strategy on the eve of the Assembly elections in Tripura. "We have authentic report of Bangladeshi fundamentalist movement being abetted by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)," Mitra informed and added that Bangladeshi and Pakistani militants have formed a strong nexus to carry out attacks in the Indian hinterland. He disclosed that 14 militants of the LeT and JeM were arrested in South Bengal border, trying to sneak into India from Bangladesh in the past six months. Speaking on the recent terrorist attacks in India, including the recent serial bomb blasts in Uttar Pradesh, Mitra said circumstantial evidence point to a kind of a joint mission by the HUJI, along with LeT and JeM.
Read less...
December - 6 
Police arrested a ‘zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Chotu Turi alias James, from a rented house in Jharuapada area of Sambalpur town on December 6-morning, reports New Indian Express. The police also
Read more...
Police arrested a ‘zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Chotu Turi alias James, from a rented house in Jharuapada area of Sambalpur town on December 6-morning, reports New Indian Express. The police also seized mattresses and some documents revealing that the house was being used as a transit camp.
Read less...
December - 6 
Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant during a search operation at village Bansan in the Reasi district. Senior Superintendent of Police, J. L. Sharma, identified the arrested militant as Liaquat Ali. On his disclosures, police personnel r
Read more...
Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant during a search operation at village Bansan in the Reasi district. Senior Superintendent of Police, J. L. Sharma, identified the arrested militant as Liaquat Ali. On his disclosures, police personnel recovered two UBGL grenades. Ali had joined the LeT outfit only seven months back and was since then operating in the Gool area, according to Daily Excelsior.
Read less...
December - 6 
Shillong Times quoting intelligence sources reports that the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has resumed its extortion drive in the coal belt of Borsora in the West Khasi Hills district. The HNLC demanded INR 500000 from coal exporters
Read more...
Shillong Times quoting intelligence sources reports that the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has resumed its extortion drive in the coal belt of Borsora in the West Khasi Hills district. The HNLC demanded INR 500000 from coal exporters owning ten or more trucks. Those having five and more than five trucks were asked to pay ransom between INR 250000 to 300000.
Read less...
December - 6 
Six suspected militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia (HuJI) reportedly sneaked into Delhi from Deoband in Uttar Pradesh possibly to carry out attacks in the national capital Delhi ahead of the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition on December 6 (
Read more...
Six suspected militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia (HuJI) reportedly sneaked into Delhi from Deoband in Uttar Pradesh possibly to carry out attacks in the national capital Delhi ahead of the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition on December 6 (today), reports Indian Express. Intelligence Bureau inputs to Delhi Police said the six militants entered Seelampur area of East Delhi on December 5 and could possibly carry out strikes in the national capital, police sources said. The six militants traveled in a white car with a fake registration number from Deoband in the western part of Uttar Pradesh, the site of the Darul Uloom seminary, to Seelampur area. While one of the passengers traveling in the car was stated to be of African origin, two were believed to be Afghan nationals and the remaining locals.
Read less...
December - 6 
The ‘ban’ imposed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on the import of betel leaves from south Assam to Manipur has affected the trade in the Cachar district of Assam, reports Telegraph. The members of Prayas, a civil society organisation working f
Read more...
The ‘ban’ imposed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on the import of betel leaves from south Assam to Manipur has affected the trade in the Cachar district of Assam, reports Telegraph. The members of Prayas, a civil society organisation working for the welfare of cultivators in south Assam, said the ban could affect the south Assam economy in the long run. The report added that people in Manipur have preference for the Bangla and Khasi varieties of betel leaf, grown abundantly in the hills and plains of the Cachar district in Assam.
Read less...
December - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a villager, identified as Jinkala Shankar, branding him as a police informant, at Yelimonigudem in the Gurrampode mandal (administrative division) of Nalgonda district on December 6-ni
Read more...
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a villager, identified as Jinkala Shankar, branding him as a police informant, at Yelimonigudem in the Gurrampode mandal (administrative division) of Nalgonda district on December 6-night, according to The Hindu. Maoists reportedly held Shankar responsible for an encounter in which four senior cadres had been killed by the police in an operation earlier this year.
Read less...
December - 6 
The Executive Engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of its Khuga Division, identified as Konjengbam Bheigyachandra, was abducted by suspected militants from Majorkhul in the Churachandpur district on December 6, according to Sangai
Read more...
The Executive Engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of its Khuga Division, identified as Konjengbam Bheigyachandra, was abducted by suspected militants from Majorkhul in the Churachandpur district on December 6, according to Sangai Express.
Read less...
December - 6 
Two persons were wounded when the Black Widow (BW) militants attacked Dipendu Langthasa and Nirmal Langthasa, sons of Congress party leader Govinda Langthasa, near Gurubari in the North Cachar Hills district on December 6, reports Indian Express. Whi
Read more...
Two persons were wounded when the Black Widow (BW) militants attacked Dipendu Langthasa and Nirmal Langthasa, sons of Congress party leader Govinda Langthasa, near Gurubari in the North Cachar Hills district on December 6, reports Indian Express. While the two brothers managed to escape the ambush, their driver and security guard sustained injuries.
Read less...
December - 6 
Five CD and video shops were blown up at Chota Lahor in the Swabi district of the NWFP on December 6, according to Dawn. Official sources informed that the blasts also damaged two other shops and adjacent buildings. A leaflet in Urdu distributed a fe
Read more...
Five CD and video shops were blown up at Chota Lahor in the Swabi district of the NWFP on December 6, according to Dawn. Official sources informed that the blasts also damaged two other shops and adjacent buildings. A leaflet in Urdu distributed a few days ago asked shop-owners to close their businesses or face consequences. Police suspect the local Taliban to be behind the blast.
Read less...
December - 6 
In another incident, a house was attacked with a hand-grenade in the Chandni Chowk area of Khuzdar on December 6-night, Dawn reported. However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
Read more...
In another incident, a house was attacked with a hand-grenade in the Chandni Chowk area of Khuzdar on December 6-night, Dawn reported. However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
Read less...
December - 6 
One trooper was killed and four others sustained injuries in Dera Bugti on December 6, according to Frontier Post. A remote-controlled bomb reportedly exploded when a truck carrying security force personnel reached Sangseela, about eight Km from Dera
Read more...
One trooper was killed and four others sustained injuries in Dera Bugti on December 6, according to Frontier Post. A remote-controlled bomb reportedly exploded when a truck carrying security force personnel reached Sangseela, about eight Km from Dera Bugti. A convoy of Frontier Corps consisting of three vehicles was en route to Dera Bugti when one vehicle blew up.
Read less...
December - 6 
Police in the provincial capital Peshawar arrested two persons, identified as Aman and Baz Mohammed, on December 6 and recovered automatic weapons and ammunition from their possession. The arms and ammunition were apparently being smuggled to Punjab.
Read more...
Police in the provincial capital Peshawar arrested two persons, identified as Aman and Baz Mohammed, on December 6 and recovered automatic weapons and ammunition from their possession. The arms and ammunition were apparently being smuggled to Punjab.
Read less...
December - 6 
Four groups fighting for autonomy in the Terai region have formed a joint front and announced protest programmes, according to Kantipuronline. The groups, including a faction of the Madheshi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF) led by Bhagya Nath Gupta, anno
Read more...
Four groups fighting for autonomy in the Terai region have formed a joint front and announced protest programmes, according to Kantipuronline. The groups, including a faction of the Madheshi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF) led by Bhagya Nath Gupta, announced on December 6 the formation of a front called "Broader Madheshi Rastriya Morcha". Gupta said that the front was formed as the scattered agitation was not yielding desired results in the Terai. He also claimed that other groups in the region, including the Joint Tharu National Front, the Limbuwan and Khumbhuwan groups, would also join the front. He, however, asserted that they will not forge an alliance with the armed outfits in the Terai, which have been demanding a separate State.
Read less...
December - 6 
Meanwhile, the police arrested over 45 persons affiliated to various armed groups operating in the Terai districts along with a number of unauthorized weapons from them.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the police arrested over 45 persons affiliated to various armed groups operating in the Terai districts along with a number of unauthorized weapons from them.
Read less...
December - 6 
The head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Ian Martin, met CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda to discuss the future of the peace process, reports Nepal News. The two also discussed how an enabling atmosphere could be created for conducting t
Read more...
The head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Ian Martin, met CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda to discuss the future of the peace process, reports Nepal News. The two also discussed how an enabling atmosphere could be created for conducting the constituent assembly elections at the earliest. They are also reported to have exchanged views on the ongoing second phase verification of the Maoist People’s Liberation Army and the management of the camps, which is getting complicated with the winter setting in.
Read less...
December - 6 
A day earlier, five LTTE cadres were killed during clashes between Army troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Kallikulam, Parappakandal, Periyaumayadukulam and Pudakkadu areas of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
A day earlier, five LTTE cadres were killed during clashes between Army troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Kallikulam, Parappakandal, Periyaumayadukulam and Pudakkadu areas of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 6 
Five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, including Muhamalai area leader identified as Gnanasundaram alias Mani, were shot dead by the Army troops deployed at the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the Jaffna district on December 6-m
Read more...
Five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, including Muhamalai area leader identified as Gnanasundaram alias Mani, were shot dead by the Army troops deployed at the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the Jaffna district on December 6-morning, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 6 
Further, on December 6, a group of LTTE cadres fired towards troops before they attempted to infiltrate the Muhamalai FDL. Troops in retaliation killed four militants and also destroyed two of the outfit’s bunkers.
Read more...
Further, on December 6, a group of LTTE cadres fired towards troops before they attempted to infiltrate the Muhamalai FDL. Troops in retaliation killed four militants and also destroyed two of the outfit’s bunkers.
Read less...
December - 6 
Meanwhile, defence spokesperson and minister, Keheliya Rambukwella, said in Parliament that Kilinochchi was within sight, and therefore the government would pursue the target of eradicating terrorism to create a democratic environment, according to D
Read more...
Meanwhile, defence spokesperson and minister, Keheliya Rambukwella, said in Parliament that Kilinochchi was within sight, and therefore the government would pursue the target of eradicating terrorism to create a democratic environment, according to Daily Mirror. The minister said that the government had won unprecedented military victories after 30 years of war and should not let go of this advantageous position and added, "If we let this chance go, the country will slip back to the position that existed 30 years ago."
Read less...
December - 6 
Meanwhile, the Parliament approved the extension of the state of emergency for another month, according to Colombo Page. Sri Lanka has been in a state of emergency since the assassination of the then Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in August 200
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Parliament approved the extension of the state of emergency for another month, according to Colombo Page. Sri Lanka has been in a state of emergency since the assassination of the then Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in August 2005 and under the Constitution of Sri Lanka, it comes up for review every month.
Read less...
December - 6 
One civilian, identified as Thevarasa Sathin Kumar, was killed and another, Nadarasa Indra Kumar, injured when LTTE cadres stormed a house at Anandapuram in the Kalviyankadu area of the same district and opened fire towards them on December 6.
Read more...
One civilian, identified as Thevarasa Sathin Kumar, was killed and another, Nadarasa Indra Kumar, injured when LTTE cadres stormed a house at Anandapuram in the Kalviyankadu area of the same district and opened fire towards them on December 6.
Read less...
December - 6 
The government on December 6 vowed to destroy the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) strongholds and also warned of more LTTE attacks on civilians, reports Reuters. Cabinet spokesperson Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said the LTTE attack in the Anurad
Read more...
The government on December 6 vowed to destroy the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) strongholds and also warned of more LTTE attacks on civilians, reports Reuters. Cabinet spokesperson Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said the LTTE attack in the Anuradhapura district on December 4-night showed the desperation of the group. "Why are they aiming at civilians? What are they gaining by that? That means they are weak and desperate. We are trying our level best to destroy these terrorists in their own places," Yapa said, adding, "We took back full control of the east, and we are now engaging (them) on various other fronts, so we are trying to weaken them further, and we want to make sure that terrorism is wiped out from this country."
Read less...
December - 6 
Three soldiers were injured in a LTTE mortar fire in the Kallikulam and Parappakandal areas of the Mannar district.
Read more...
Three soldiers were injured in a LTTE mortar fire in the Kallikulam and Parappakandal areas of the Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 6 
Troops foiled another infiltration attempt by LTTE cadres in the Omanthe area of Vavuniya district, killing three of them.
Read more...
Troops foiled another infiltration attempt by LTTE cadres in the Omanthe area of Vavuniya district, killing three of them.
Read less...
December - 6 
Troops recovered two T-56 weapons, eight T-56 magazines, one hand grenade, one shotgun, three pouches, one LTTE flag, three TVs, one solar power equipment, two plastic water tanks, one flasher, one kerosene cooker, two wheelbarrows and a few other it
Read more...
Troops recovered two T-56 weapons, eight T-56 magazines, one hand grenade, one shotgun, three pouches, one LTTE flag, three TVs, one solar power equipment, two plastic water tanks, one flasher, one kerosene cooker, two wheelbarrows and a few other items from the Manirasakulam area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
December - 7 
Assam Tribune reports that suspected Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) militants shot at and wounded Hem Chetri, the driver of an Arunachal Pradesh-bound oil tanker, while targeting his vehicle at Rangapara railway level-crossing under Rangapar
Read more...
Assam Tribune reports that suspected Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) militants shot at and wounded Hem Chetri, the driver of an Arunachal Pradesh-bound oil tanker, while targeting his vehicle at Rangapara railway level-crossing under Rangapara police station in the Sonitpur district on December 7-night.
Read less...
December - 7 
IANS reports that the dead body of a timber trader, identified as Chappu Sao, was recovered from a forest in the Khunti district on December 7-morning. He was abducted by cadres of the Jharkhand Liberation Front (JLT), a splinter group of the Communi
Read more...
IANS reports that the dead body of a timber trader, identified as Chappu Sao, was recovered from a forest in the Khunti district on December 7-morning. He was abducted by cadres of the Jharkhand Liberation Front (JLT), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Murhu village on December 6-night. Police officials said that the JLT cadres who had demanded INR 1000000 from the timber trader were responsible for the killing.
Read less...
December - 7 
One unidentified ULFA agent, who bailed out militants by providing false documents to courts, was arrested by the Army from Binoy Gutia village under Borboree police station in the Dibrugarh district on December 7, reports Press Trust of India.
Read more...
One unidentified ULFA agent, who bailed out militants by providing false documents to courts, was arrested by the Army from Binoy Gutia village under Borboree police station in the Dibrugarh district on December 7, reports Press Trust of India.
Read less...
December - 7 
Security forces killed a militant in an ambush at Dalwath in the Safapora area of Bandipora district on December 7, according to Daily Excelsior. Three of his associates, however, managed to escape from the incident site. The slain militant is believ
Read more...
Security forces killed a militant in an ambush at Dalwath in the Safapora area of Bandipora district on December 7, according to Daily Excelsior. Three of his associates, however, managed to escape from the incident site. The slain militant is believed to be a Pakistani cadre of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
Read less...
December - 7 
United Press International quoting intelligence source reports that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has launched a massive extortion drive in Guwahati. The outfit set a one-week deadline for traders and business houses to pay the ransom. A
Read more...
United Press International quoting intelligence source reports that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has launched a massive extortion drive in Guwahati. The outfit set a one-week deadline for traders and business houses to pay the ransom. According to security forces (SFs) engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Assam, the ULFA ‘commanders’ Hira Sarania or B. Dutta signed most of the extortion notes, which were delivered through messengers. Most of the business houses were, however, reluctant to report the incident to the police. "It created panic among them only after they started getting telephone calls from the ULFA rebels to pay the money in a week," an unnamed senior security official said. He said most of the calls came from western Assam districts or from the neighboring State of Meghalaya.
Read less...
December - 7 
A militant was killed and 30 others were arrested from village Goth Hajwani in the Dera Bugti district during a search operation by the troops on December 7. According to Daily Times, security forces conducted a search operation in the area during wh
Read more...
A militant was killed and 30 others were arrested from village Goth Hajwani in the Dera Bugti district during a search operation by the troops on December 7. According to Daily Times, security forces conducted a search operation in the area during which the militants opened fire on them. In retaliation, security forces killed one militant while 30 others were arrested.
Read less...
December - 7 
A policeman and a militant were killed and three policemen were injured when a check-post came under attack in the Charsadda district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 7-night, Dawn reported. Police sources said that about 15 mil
Read more...
A policeman and a militant were killed and three policemen were injured when a check-post came under attack in the Charsadda district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 7-night, Dawn reported. Police sources said that about 15 militants had attacked the post, some 18 kilometers north of Charsadda city, at about 1am. Police subsequently returned fire, killing a militant.
Read less...
December - 7 
Elsewhere in the FATA, the local Taliban burnt hundreds of CDs, tape recorders, CD players and TV sets in Landikotal on December 7, according to The News. The militants led by Hazrat Ali burnt dozens of TV sets, CD players, tape recorders in a ground
Read more...
Elsewhere in the FATA, the local Taliban burnt hundreds of CDs, tape recorders, CD players and TV sets in Landikotal on December 7, according to The News. The militants led by Hazrat Ali burnt dozens of TV sets, CD players, tape recorders in a ground after the Friday congregation in the presence of hundreds of persons. Talking to the media, Ali claimed that a large number of TV sets, CDs and CD players were handed over to them voluntarily while some of the gadgets were recovered during raids on CD and TV shops in Landikotal Bazaar. He urged the local people to avoid such doing such businesses and co-operate with the Taliban in their efforts against evil. The Taliban leader warned that those found guilty would face serious consequences.
Read less...
December - 7 
On the same day, a civilian sustained injuries in a bomb blast in a sweet shop on Jinnah Road in the provincial capital Quetta.
Read more...
On the same day, a civilian sustained injuries in a bomb blast in a sweet shop on Jinnah Road in the provincial capital Quetta.
Read less...
December - 7 
Security forces arrested 22 militants from the Mingora and Matta areas of Swat district on December 7. Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that the militants were arrested while they were trying to flee from the area. He said those ap
Read more...
Security forces arrested 22 militants from the Mingora and Matta areas of Swat district on December 7. Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said that the militants were arrested while they were trying to flee from the area. He said those apprehended were accomplices of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah and were involved in subversive activities. Gen Waheed added that there were reports that local people had started demolishing houses and sanctuaries used by the militants.
Read less...
December - 7 
The military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad on December 7 confirmed that eight militants have been killed and four arrested after a clash in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, The Post reported. He said that the militants attacked a
Read more...
The military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad on December 7 confirmed that eight militants have been killed and four arrested after a clash in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, The Post reported. He said that the militants attacked a convoy of security forces in Miranshah and the troops killed eight of them and arrested four in retaliation. He added that security forces recovered rocket launchers, Kalashnikov rifles and explosives from the arrested militants.
Read less...
December - 7 
Kantipuronline reports that CPN-Maoist cadres have forced the family of Til Bahadur Khadka in the Tulasipur municipality of the Dang district to live out of home for the last four months allegedly for not paying them a donation of NR 1.5 million. Kha
Read more...
Kantipuronline reports that CPN-Maoist cadres have forced the family of Til Bahadur Khadka in the Tulasipur municipality of the Dang district to live out of home for the last four months allegedly for not paying them a donation of NR 1.5 million. Khadka’s family is currently living in Kathmandu fearing for their lives. Khadka, a furniture entrepreneur, said the Maoists took away all his office papers and also seized vehicles, private land and a three-storied house situated at Tulasipur Chowk. He said the Maoists have been collecting NR 33,600 rent from the house each month for the last four months. He also informed that the Maoists seized his furniture factories based in Ghorahi and Tulasipur, demanding the donation amount. Khadka also added that, "My family was also forced to desert home after the Maoists repeatedly threatened to kidnap and murder my young children."
Read less...
December - 7 
Police arrested one Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, Nazrul Islam, when he was visiting his parents at Khanpur village in the Dinajpur district on December 7-afternoon, reports Daily Star. According to police sources, Nazrul was charge
Read more...
Police arrested one Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, Nazrul Islam, when he was visiting his parents at Khanpur village in the Dinajpur district on December 7-afternoon, reports Daily Star. According to police sources, Nazrul was charge-sheeted in connection with the August 17, 2005 countrywide serial bomb blasts.
Read less...
December - 7 
17 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including six female cadres, were killed and 18 others injured in pre-emptive strikes launched by the Army in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district on December 7, reports Sri Lanka Army. The tro
Read more...
17 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including six female cadres, were killed and 18 others injured in pre-emptive strikes launched by the Army in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district on December 7, reports Sri Lanka Army. The troops also destroyed five LTTE bunkers.
Read less...
December - 7 
Further, on December 7, two LTTE cadres were killed by the troops during another encounter between the two sides in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
Further, on December 7, two LTTE cadres were killed by the troops during another encounter between the two sides in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 7 
Troops in the Palamoddai area of Vavuniya district attacked a LTTE bunker and killed four cadres on December 7. Three cadres were also injured in the incident.
Read more...
Troops in the Palamoddai area of Vavuniya district attacked a LTTE bunker and killed four cadres on December 7. Three cadres were also injured in the incident.
Read less...
December - 8 
A Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) militant, identified as London Dimasa, said to have been involved in the ambush on Congress leader Dibendu Langthasa on December 6, was killed in an encounter with police at Waris village, about 20-km from Haflong on Decembe
Read more...
A Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) militant, identified as London Dimasa, said to have been involved in the ambush on Congress leader Dibendu Langthasa on December 6, was killed in an encounter with police at Waris village, about 20-km from Haflong on December 8, reports Telegraph. The police arrested another militant, Stabli Dimasa, and seized an US-made carbine from him. A joint police and Central Reserve Police Force team raided the village after it received information that seven militants, who were involved in December 6 ambush on the Congress leader, had taken shelter at Warsi. An exchange of fire followed, during which the militant was killed, while other militants managed to escape.
Read less...
December - 8 December - 9
A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives were seized by police from various areas affected by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kisinda police limits of Naktideul block in Sambalpur district, according to New Indian Express.
Read more...
A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives were seized by police from various areas affected by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kisinda police limits of Naktideul block in Sambalpur district, according to New Indian Express. Thousands of rounds of ammunition of various firearms besides explosives and incriminating documents were seized. Separately, one landmine was detected and subsequently defused along the road at Ranghiakhendi on Kanchanpur-Kelo route under Naktideul block on December 8. Two more landmines were recovered at Sarapali in the same area on December 9. All the three landmines were recovered on the basis of information revealed by the arrested Maoist, Chotu Turi alias James.
Read less...
December - 8 
A youth was injured when a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened indiscriminate fire on residents of the Anjan village in Gulma district on December 8-night. Times of India reports that around 15 Maoists raided the vill
Read more...
A youth was injured when a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened indiscriminate fire on residents of the Anjan village in Gulma district on December 8-night. Times of India reports that around 15 Maoists raided the village in search of some youths who the extremists suspect were involved in the activities of Shanti Sena, an anti-Maoist force formed by the villagers. While fleeing, the Maoists planted a five kg ‘cane-bomb’ under the culvert of the approach road. A police team on December 9 recovered the ‘cane-bomb’.
Read less...
December - 8 
According to Chhattisgarh 24x7, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze materials used for construction of a mobile tower by the private telecom company Air Tel in Amakada village under Antagarh block of Bastar district
Read more...
According to Chhattisgarh 24x7, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze materials used for construction of a mobile tower by the private telecom company Air Tel in Amakada village under Antagarh block of Bastar district on December 8-night. The construction of the mobile tower was about to begin within two days. The Maoists also warned the villagers to not give their land for the construction of the tower.
Read less...
December - 8 
According to Prabhat Khabar, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a machine at a bridge construction site at Ranpur village in Garhwa district on December 8-night and severely assaulted its operator. Maoists also looted
Read more...
According to Prabhat Khabar, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a machine at a bridge construction site at Ranpur village in Garhwa district on December 8-night and severely assaulted its operator. Maoists also looted the mobile phones of the supervisor and some other workers present at the site. It is believed that ‘zonal commander’ Mahendra Singh Kharwar and ‘area commander’ Sarita, along with 40 Maoist cadres from Chhattishgarh were involved in the incident.
Read less...
December - 8 
Elsewhere, in Bardari village of the same district, Maoists assaulted the supervisor of a private construction company and stopped the road and bridge construction work there.
Read more...
Elsewhere, in Bardari village of the same district, Maoists assaulted the supervisor of a private construction company and stopped the road and bridge construction work there.
Read less...
December - 8 
Four hardcore militants of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) surrendered before the security forces at Kamanmura under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district on December 8, Tripurainfo reports. They were identified as Surya Debbarma, Ma
Read more...
Four hardcore militants of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) surrendered before the security forces at Kamanmura under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district on December 8, Tripurainfo reports. They were identified as Surya Debbarma, Maharam Debbarma, Binan Debbarma and Ranandra Debbarma. According to Police, the surrendered militants were wanted in extortion cases in several villages under Jirania and Champaknagar area of the district.
Read less...
December - 8 
Meanwhile, a joint team of the Sambalpur Police, Excise and Revenue personnel and one platoon of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force destroyed a large patch of Ganja (hemp) plants in the same district. The cultivation was spread over 30 acr
Read more...
Meanwhile, a joint team of the Sambalpur Police, Excise and Revenue personnel and one platoon of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force destroyed a large patch of Ganja (hemp) plants in the same district. The cultivation was spread over 30 acres in the Kudanali, Talanali and Sankhapur villages under Naktideul block. About 70,000 plants have reportedly been destroyed on December 8-evening. Market sources put the worth of Ganja destroyed at INR 300 million.
Read less...
December - 8 
Meanwhile, one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Yumkham Naobi alias Tombi alias Dhanraj, was arrested from Khurai Salanthong in the Imphal East district on December 8-night, reports Telegraph. He confessed that another PR
Read more...
Meanwhile, one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Yumkham Naobi alias Tombi alias Dhanraj, was arrested from Khurai Salanthong in the Imphal East district on December 8-night, reports Telegraph. He confessed that another PREPAK militant, M. Sanatomba alias Dinesh alias James, who was shot dead by Manipur Police during an encounter along the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences doctors’ colony road under Lamphel police station in the Imphal West district, was involved in the November 16 bomb blast in Paona Bazar.
Read less...
December - 8 
Militants of the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) waylaid a police convoy and snatched an automatic carbine gun and a pistol from Sub-Inspector M.L. Barman at a place near Songsak in the East Garo Hills district on December 8. Barman is the off
Read more...
Militants of the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) waylaid a police convoy and snatched an automatic carbine gun and a pistol from Sub-Inspector M.L. Barman at a place near Songsak in the East Garo Hills district on December 8. Barman is the officer-in-charge of the anti-dacoity camp at Dagal in Songsak. The incident occurred when he along with one of his armed bodyguards was proceeding towards Williamnagar. Police said that around six masked persons, carrying three AK-47 rifles and several pistols and appearing to be a mixed group of Bodos and Garos, were involved in the incident. Militants were reportedly extorting money from trucks on the road near Songsak reserve forest on December 8-morning.
Read less...
December - 8 
On December 8, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the building of an abandoned police outpost at Mahindwara under Runnisaidpur police station in the Sitamarhi district, according to Times of India. The force deployed at M
Read more...
On December 8, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the building of an abandoned police outpost at Mahindwara under Runnisaidpur police station in the Sitamarhi district, according to Times of India. The force deployed at Mahindwara outpost had been shifted to Koahi village about five months ago due to threats from Maoists, said the Superintendent of Police, M R Naik.
Read less...
December - 8 
On December 8-night, police and CPI-Maoists exchanged fire near Yedukalammakonda under Pampa police station limits in the Visakhapatnam district. However, no one was injured in the gun battle. A .303 rifle, and kit bags were recovered from the site o
Read more...
On December 8-night, police and CPI-Maoists exchanged fire near Yedukalammakonda under Pampa police station limits in the Visakhapatnam district. However, no one was injured in the gun battle. A .303 rifle, and kit bags were recovered from the site of the encounter.
Read less...
December - 8 
One Sea-Tiger [cadre of the sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] was among the three persons arrested by the ‘Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu Police in the car parking area of the international airport terminal in the capital Chennai
Read more...
One Sea-Tiger [cadre of the sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] was among the three persons arrested by the ‘Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu Police in the car parking area of the international airport terminal in the capital Chennai on December 8, reports The Hindu. The three were allegedly involved in the purchase of a boat for the LTTE. Police detained three persons, two Sri Lankans identified as James alias Raja (45) of Mannar and Jayakumar alias Gaurishankar (34) of Jaffna, and an Indian national identified as Ravikumar (42) of Choolaimedu, on suspicion. During questioning it was found that Jayakumar was a Sea-Tiger and had illegally come to India in February 2007. He had allegedly smuggled out of the country computer spare parts, swimming pads and Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment for the LTTE by concealing them in beedi bundles. Police seized INR 4.78 lakh and 4,140 Sri Lankan rupees along with four mobile phones from the arrested persons. It is alleged that Ravikumar helped James in the purchase of essential items for the LTTE.
Read less...
December - 8 
Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Jhadapapda village under Pendry police station limits of Gadchiroli district on December 8, according to Chhattisgarh 24x7. The arrested Maoists were involved in several
Read more...
Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Jhadapapda village under Pendry police station limits of Gadchiroli district on December 8, according to Chhattisgarh 24x7. The arrested Maoists were involved in several incidents in neighbouring district of Kanker in Chhattisgarh. The arrested Maoists have been brought to Kanker.
Read less...
December - 8 
Separately, in Malkangiri district, traffic came to a halt on the State highway connecting the district headquarter town with Motu on the Andhra Pradesh border as the Maoists had dug up the road, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police S.K. Gajbhiye said
Read more...
Separately, in Malkangiri district, traffic came to a halt on the State highway connecting the district headquarter town with Motu on the Andhra Pradesh border as the Maoists had dug up the road, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police S.K. Gajbhiye said.
Read less...
December - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel in the forest near Gandima village Rayagada district on December 8, the police said, according to The Hindu. “The SOG team came under a voll
Read more...
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel in the forest near Gandima village Rayagada district on December 8, the police said, according to The Hindu. “The SOG team came under a volley of bullets from the Maoist guerrillas when they were going out to search a place. When the security forces retaliated, the attackers fled, leaving behind two rifles and ammunition. No injury has been reported so far,” Muniguda police station in-charge A.K. Mohanty said.
Read less...
December - 8 
A girls’ school was damaged in a bomb blast in Ahmed Shah village near the provincial capital Peshawar on December 8-night, according to Dawn. Teachers and students of the Government Girls Middle School had received several warning letters asking the
Read more...
A girls’ school was damaged in a bomb blast in Ahmed Shah village near the provincial capital Peshawar on December 8-night, according to Dawn. Teachers and students of the Government Girls Middle School had received several warning letters asking them to start wearing the veil. This is the second bomb blast in the limits of the Matni police station over the past two weeks. A blast had damaged the Government Primary Girls’ School in Sher Bahadur village on November 26.
Read less...
December - 8 
Meanwhile, security forces arrested 24 suspected militants in Kanjoo and Baryam Top areas, including a confidante of cleric Fazlullah, sources told to Daily Times. Fazlullah’s close aide Maulana Muhammad Esa was arrested in Swat and shifted to an und
Read more...
Meanwhile, security forces arrested 24 suspected militants in Kanjoo and Baryam Top areas, including a confidante of cleric Fazlullah, sources told to Daily Times. Fazlullah’s close aide Maulana Muhammad Esa was arrested in Swat and shifted to an undisclosed location.
Read less...
December - 8 
President Pervez Musharraf on December 8 dismissed assertions that al Qaeda leaders are present in Pakistan, Daily Times reported on December 9. In an interview aired by CNN, the president said, “It is just their guess. So I don’t want to make such w
Read more...
President Pervez Musharraf on December 8 dismissed assertions that al Qaeda leaders are present in Pakistan, Daily Times reported on December 9. In an interview aired by CNN, the president said, “It is just their guess. So I don’t want to make such wild guesses.” According to AP, he challenged anyone to provide him with firm intelligence, adding, “They (al Qaeda) can be anywhere.” He also said emergency would be lifted from the country next week. He stated that growing militancy in Pakistan’s north was a reason for imposition of the state of emergency, adding that the Swat operation was continuing successfully. Musharraf said once the emergency was lifted on December 15, the situation in Pakistan would be much better. He said the legislation to revoke the Provisional Constitution Order was in its final stages and the constitution would be revived by December 15.
Read less...
December - 8 December - 8
Security forces have arrested 21 suspected members of the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) during search operations in Kohlu and some areas of Dera Bugti, according to Dawn. Five armed men were arrested on December 8-night and 16 on December 9.
Read more...
Security forces have arrested 21 suspected members of the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) during search operations in Kohlu and some areas of Dera Bugti, according to Dawn. Five armed men were arrested on December 8-night and 16 on December 9. Sources said the security forces had also destroyed a camp of the militants in the Kahan area and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition, including long- and short-range missiles, rocket launchers and other weapons. The BLA confirmed the operation and accused the security forces of arresting around 400 people from Kahan and the Zan-Koh area of Dera Bugti.
Read less...
December - 8 
The Pakistan Army claimed on December 8 that it has cleared almost all militants from Swat after killing 290 rebels and arresting another 143 in recent weeks. According to AFP, Major General Nasser Janjua said 20,000 troops backed by helicopter gun s
Read more...
The Pakistan Army claimed on December 8 that it has cleared almost all militants from Swat after killing 290 rebels and arresting another 143 in recent weeks. According to AFP, Major General Nasser Janjua said 20,000 troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery had driven the militants out of their strongholds in an ongoing military operation. “Fazlullah is still on the run with hardcore militants estimated to be between 200 to 400, including some foreigners,” Janjua told reporters in Mingora, and added, “The militants have retreated to two places in the mountains in the northwest of the valley and we will chase them there.” However, Janjua was careful not to claim success, saying the militants remain dangerous and likely will try to regroup for at least one major counter-attack, adds Associated Press. He said officials believe that some of the fighters loyal to Fazlullah have melted into the local populace, while the hardcore supporters have been pushed into the Piochar side valley. He also said Fazlullah had been involved with the “enemy”, and claimed al Qaeda had played a role in the unrest in the conservative region. He informed that said five soldiers and six civilians had been killed in the operation and around 20 civilians had also been wounded. He opined that it would take up to four months to stabilise the region, adding that it would take at least 12 months to reopen the region to tourists.
Read less...
December - 8 
Meanwhile, senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader and the Minister for Science, Technology and Environment, Mahantha Thakur, and three other Members of Parliament (MPs) resigned from their respective posts and interim Parliament on December 10, saying th
Read more...
Meanwhile, senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader and the Minister for Science, Technology and Environment, Mahantha Thakur, and three other Members of Parliament (MPs) resigned from their respective posts and interim Parliament on December 10, saying that the move was necessary to bring the Madheshi “revolt to a logical conclusion”. “I resigned from the post of minister and MP as per the desire of the Madhesi people,” he said. Citing the same reasons, Hridayesh Tripathi of the Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi faction), Mahendra Prasad Yadav of the CPN-UML and Ram Chandra Raya of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party also tendered resignations as MPs to the Speaker.
Read less...
December - 8 
Two persons were injured in a clash between cadres of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) and Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) in Bhojpur district on December 8, reports Nepal News. The cadres of the two organisations broke into clashes
Read more...
Two persons were injured in a clash between cadres of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) and Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) in Bhojpur district on December 8, reports Nepal News. The cadres of the two organisations broke into clashes and scuffle over minor dispute at Dingla. According to police, UML cadres Dinesh Bhatta and Jitkumar Rai were seriously injured in the incident.
Read less...
December - 8 
Four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed by troops in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district on December 8, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
Four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed by troops in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district on December 8, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 8 
Meanwhile, the dead bodies of three LTTE cadres were recovered from Mannar and Thampanai areas along with seven T-56 weapons on December 8.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the dead bodies of three LTTE cadres were recovered from Mannar and Thampanai areas along with seven T-56 weapons on December 8.
Read less...
December - 8 
Separately, troops confronted a group of LTTE cadres in the Kallikulam area and killed four of them.
Read more...
Separately, troops confronted a group of LTTE cadres in the Kallikulam area and killed four of them.
Read less...
December - 8 
Sporadic clashes continued between troops and the LTTE cadres in the Periyathampane area where troops successfully retaliated and repulsed several outfit’s offensives and neutralized a LTTE mortar location by launching a concentrated artillery attack
Read more...
Sporadic clashes continued between troops and the LTTE cadres in the Periyathampane area where troops successfully retaliated and repulsed several outfit’s offensives and neutralized a LTTE mortar location by launching a concentrated artillery attack on it. Heavy casualties on LTTE were reported from the confronted areas in Periyathampane, while one soldier was also killed.
Read less...
December - 8 
Troops retaliated and repulsed an attempt by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres to infiltrate into the Periyathampane area of Vavuniya district, killing at least 10 cadres while injuring several others on December 8, reports Sri Lanka
Read more...
Troops retaliated and repulsed an attempt by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres to infiltrate into the Periyathampane area of Vavuniya district, killing at least 10 cadres while injuring several others on December 8, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA). Two soldiers were injured during the clash.
Read less...
December - 8 
Two more LTTE cadres were killed by troops during another confrontation at Adampan in the Mannar district on December 8.
Read more...
Two more LTTE cadres were killed by troops during another confrontation at Adampan in the Mannar district on December 8.
Read less...
December - 9 
A police constable was killed while three militants were trapped in an encounter with the police at Bhatyas in the Gool area of Ramban district on December 9-night, Daily Excelsior reported. Reports said a police party from Gool launched a search ope
Read more...
A police constable was killed while three militants were trapped in an encounter with the police at Bhatyas in the Gool area of Ramban district on December 9-night, Daily Excelsior reported. Reports said a police party from Gool launched a search operation at Bhatyas after securing information about the presence of three militants. In the consequent exchange of gunfire between the two sides, police constable Gagandeep Sharma was killed. The militants were trapped in the hide-out when last reports came in.
Read less...
December - 9 
Meanwhile, in a bid to prevent youth from joining the CPI-Maoist, Jharkhand Police are organising street plays to show the hollowness of the extremist way of life. "Bhatke Rahi (Misguided Traveller)", a 30-minute play written by Superintendent of Pol
Read more...
Meanwhile, in a bid to prevent youth from joining the CPI-Maoist, Jharkhand Police are organising street plays to show the hollowness of the extremist way of life. "Bhatke Rahi (Misguided Traveller)", a 30-minute play written by Superintendent of Police in Ranchi, M S Bhatia, is reportedly aimed at stopping youths from joining the extremists. Bhatia said, "The play shows how Naxalites rob happiness and deny development to common people by illusory dreams." The play directed by Dilip Palwle, a graduate of Delhi School of Drama, will be performed in the Maoist-affected villages till December 20.
Read less...
December - 9 
Meanwhile, the Maoists' call for an economic blockade has reportedly failed to disrupt life in the State. "The last two days of the formation week of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) were declared as economic blockade by the CPI Maoists. We
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Maoists' call for an economic blockade has reportedly failed to disrupt life in the State. "The last two days of the formation week of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) were declared as economic blockade by the CPI Maoists. We have seen that there has been no such effect in common life and the area has been peaceful," said Akun Sabarwal, Superintendent of Police in the Visakhapatnam District.
Read less...
December - 9 
Militants of the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley abducted a forest beat officer, identified as Jakir Hossain from his native Baruncherra village in the Hailakandi district on December 9-night, reports Telegraph. According to the Police, Hossa
Read more...
Militants of the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley abducted a forest beat officer, identified as Jakir Hossain from his native Baruncherra village in the Hailakandi district on December 9-night, reports Telegraph. According to the Police, Hossain’s father, Jamir Uddin Barbhuyan, was also abducted along with him, but the militants later released him in the forests.
Read less...
December - 9 
On December 9, police arrested ‘commander’ of the Bansaguda local guerrilla squad and deputy-commander of the Bansaguda-dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist, Telem Mangu Raju alias Rambabu (carrying head money of INR 20000) in Kanker district.
Read more...
On December 9, police arrested ‘commander’ of the Bansaguda local guerrilla squad and deputy-commander of the Bansaguda-dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist, Telem Mangu Raju alias Rambabu (carrying head money of INR 20000) in Kanker district.
Read less...
December - 9 
On December 9, police arrested a CPI-Maoist leader, Ashoka Nagesia alias Ashokaji who was visiting his sister’s marriage ceremony at Navatoli village under Mahuadand police station limits in Latehar district, reports Ranchi Express. During interrogat
Read more...
On December 9, police arrested a CPI-Maoist leader, Ashoka Nagesia alias Ashokaji who was visiting his sister’s marriage ceremony at Navatoli village under Mahuadand police station limits in Latehar district, reports Ranchi Express. During interrogation Ashoka revealed that he was involved in several incidents in the State and in bordering Chhattisgarh.
Read less...
December - 9 
Police have arrested four cadres belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and seven cadres of the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) from different parts of the Guwahati city, Assam Tribune reports. According to police, the m
Read more...
Police have arrested four cadres belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and seven cadres of the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) from different parts of the Guwahati city, Assam Tribune reports. According to police, the militants were taking shelter in various parts of the city with the intention of unleashing a reign of terror across the city. “We have managed to avert some serious sabotage in the city, which these militants were planning to carry out,” claimed Debojit Deori, Additional Superintendent of Police (City). Police also recovered a number of blank extortion notes, incriminate documents, a car and INR 1.5 lakh in cash from the possession of the AANLA militants.
Read less...
December - 9 
Police recovered an AK-47, two magazines and 60 live ammunition of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Pamulapadu village of Podili mandal (administrative division) in Prakasam district on December 9, reports The Hindu. According to
Read more...
Police recovered an AK-47, two magazines and 60 live ammunition of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Pamulapadu village of Podili mandal (administrative division) in Prakasam district on December 9, reports The Hindu. According to Superintendent of Police, V. Navinchand, the recovery was done on the basis of information given by the arrested Maoist, N. Panduranga Reddy alias Sagar alias Pratap on December 5. During interrogation, Sagar also revealed that the State secretary of CPI-Maoist had handed over to him the cash and jewels looted in Vemavaram and Morjampadu famine raids in Guntur district, Chaitanya Grameena Bank branch at Pedakonamgundla village also in Guntur district and State Bank of Hyderabad branch at Dondapadu in Nalgonda district for dumping. Police recovered the 9.475-kg gold and INR 741000 in cash, from Chintala Chenchugudem in the Nallamala forest area, in the same district.
Read less...
December - 9 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres destroyed a school building at Sangam village in the Pakhanjur area of Kanker district on December 9-night, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read more...
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres destroyed a school building at Sangam village in the Pakhanjur area of Kanker district on December 9-night, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read less...
December - 9 
A team of Lahore Police on December 9 arrested a wanted terrorist from the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan after a two-hour long shootout in Mandi Bahauddin, Daily Times reported. Muhammad Saleem alias Hafiz Bilal, a resident of Gujranwala, had planted a fou
Read more...
A team of Lahore Police on December 9 arrested a wanted terrorist from the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan after a two-hour long shootout in Mandi Bahauddin, Daily Times reported. Muhammad Saleem alias Hafiz Bilal, a resident of Gujranwala, had planted a four kg improvised explosive device at the Bab-al-Imran mosque in Malakwal on June 30, 2006. Police also seized two Kalashnikov rifles and more than 2,000 bullets from the Saleem’s possession. Authorities had announced a PKR 500,000 reward for Saleem’s arrest.
Read less...
December - 9 
Activists of Lashkar-i-Islam on Sunday December 9 executed an alleged outlaw at Bara in the Khyber Agency of FATA, Dawn reported. The decision to execute Riaz Khan had been taken by the group’s Shura (executive council) in consultation with local eld
Read more...
Activists of Lashkar-i-Islam on Sunday December 9 executed an alleged outlaw at Bara in the Khyber Agency of FATA, Dawn reported. The decision to execute Riaz Khan had been taken by the group’s Shura (executive council) in consultation with local elders. The ‘death sentence’ was carried out in Nala-Malikdin Khel with hundreds of people gathered there to watch. Haji Misri Khan, a member of the Shura of the Lashkar-i-Islam, told Dawn that the death sentence had been given after a “thorough investigation into charges of murder, kidnapping and other heinous crimes against the man.” Riaz Khan, he claimed, had confessed to “all crimes he had committed over 10 to 15 years.”
Read less...
December - 9 
Elsewhere in the district, security forces arrested four people, including Maulana Rasheed, a candidate for a National Assembly seat from Swat, on charges of having links with the militants, Dawn reported. Maulana Rasheed was part of a team which had
Read more...
Elsewhere in the district, security forces arrested four people, including Maulana Rasheed, a candidate for a National Assembly seat from Swat, on charges of having links with the militants, Dawn reported. Maulana Rasheed was part of a team which had earlier negotiated with the government on behalf of Maulana Fazlullah in the past.
Read less...
December - 9 
Meanwhile, bodies of three people, abducted by militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah some three months ago, were found in the Arkot area of Matta sub-division on December 9-morning.
Read more...
Meanwhile, bodies of three people, abducted by militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah some three months ago, were found in the Arkot area of Matta sub-division on December 9-morning.
Read less...
December - 9 
Meanwhile, people again started moving out of Mingora and its adjoining areas on December 9, amid reports that the government was preparing for a major operation in the remaining strongholds of the militants.
Read more...
Meanwhile, people again started moving out of Mingora and its adjoining areas on December 9, amid reports that the government was preparing for a major operation in the remaining strongholds of the militants.
Read less...
December - 9 
Meanwhile, two missiles fired early on December 9 landed near the runway of the Pakistan Air Force base in Peshawar. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. According to a statement from the military, four missiles had been fired.
Read more...
Meanwhile, two missiles fired early on December 9 landed near the runway of the Pakistan Air Force base in Peshawar. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. According to a statement from the military, four missiles had been fired.
Read less...
December - 9 
Three police personnel and seven civilians, including two children, were killed and a child was wounded in a car bombing in the Swat district of NWFP on December 9, army spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said, Daily Times reported. The suicide bo
Read more...
Three police personnel and seven civilians, including two children, were killed and a child was wounded in a car bombing in the Swat district of NWFP on December 9, army spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said, Daily Times reported. The suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden jeep when he was stopped at the Ningolai check-post in Kabal sub-division at around 11.15am. According to a bomb disposal official, about 10kg to 15kg of explosives were used in the blast, Dawn reported. “It was a suicide attack,” said Swat Media Centre spokesman Major Amjad Iqbal.
Read less...
December - 9 
Cadres of the Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) killed a civilian, identified as Prem Raj Thapa, at Biratnagar in the Morang district on December 9-night, Nepal News reports. The JTMM-J Morang in-charge Kuber Singh co
Read more...
Cadres of the Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) killed a civilian, identified as Prem Raj Thapa, at Biratnagar in the Morang district on December 9-night, Nepal News reports. The JTMM-J Morang in-charge Kuber Singh confirmed that Thapa was killed by his group’s cadres for cheating local youths in the name of sending them abroad for employment.
Read less...
December - 9 
Meanwhile, all the Village Development Committees (VDC) remained closed across the nation due to a strike called by the VDC secretaries to protest against the government’s failure to provide them security. “All VDC offices were closed today as our pr
Read more...
Meanwhile, all the Village Development Committees (VDC) remained closed across the nation due to a strike called by the VDC secretaries to protest against the government’s failure to provide them security. “All VDC offices were closed today as our protest programme has started,” said Bhuwani Prasad Ghimire, the chairman of VDC Rights’ Protection Centre. He said that they were compelled to go for a strike as the government remained mum over the issue of providing security to them from all kinds of armed and unarmed groups who have been extorting, threatening and kidnapping VDC secretaries.
Read less...
December - 9 
The Young Communist League (YCL) chairman Ganeshman Pun, on December 9, warned of forming a parallel government if the Nepali Congress disagrees to hold the Constituent Assembly polls on the basis of a proportional electoral system, reports Himalayan
Read more...
The Young Communist League (YCL) chairman Ganeshman Pun, on December 9, warned of forming a parallel government if the Nepali Congress disagrees to hold the Constituent Assembly polls on the basis of a proportional electoral system, reports Himalayan Times. Pun said that "Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's right to stay as a Prime Minister will end if the proposal of proportional electoral system passed by the special session of the parliament was not implemented… If Prime Minister Koirala did not resign in such condition, a parallel government of republicans will be formed.”
Read less...
December - 9 
At least six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of outfit’s cadres in the north of Narrikkulam in Vavuniya district on December 9, reports Sri Lanka Army. While one soldier was also killed in the
Read more...
At least six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of outfit’s cadres in the north of Narrikkulam in Vavuniya district on December 9, reports Sri Lanka Army. While one soldier was also killed in the incident, two T-56 weapons were recovered from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 9 
At Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the Jaffna district, LTTE cadres attacked troops and injured two soldiers.
Read more...
At Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the Jaffna district, LTTE cadres attacked troops and injured two soldiers.
Read less...
December - 9 
In Umayarathuwankulam, one soldier was injured in explosion of an anti personnel mine.
Read more...
In Umayarathuwankulam, one soldier was injured in explosion of an anti personnel mine.
Read less...
December - 9 
On December 9, LTTE ‘pistol gang’ cadres shot dead a youth, Mayuran, in the Erlaly area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
On December 9, LTTE ‘pistol gang’ cadres shot dead a youth, Mayuran, in the Erlaly area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 9 
On the same day, LTTE cadres attacked troops in the Narrikkulam area. One LTTE cadre was killed and two soldiers sustained injuries during the subsequent clash between the two sides.
Read more...
On the same day, LTTE cadres attacked troops in the Narrikkulam area. One LTTE cadre was killed and two soldiers sustained injuries during the subsequent clash between the two sides.
Read less...
December - 9 
Seven soldiers were injured during clashes with LTTE at Periyapanndivirichchan in the Vavuniya district. One of the injured soldiers died of his injuries later.
Read more...
Seven soldiers were injured during clashes with LTTE at Periyapanndivirichchan in the Vavuniya district. One of the injured soldiers died of his injuries later.
Read less...
December - 9 
Troops recovered eight dead bodies of the LTTE cadres along with five T-56 weapons, one Light Machine Gun, one T-81 riffle and two radio sets from the Periyathampane area in the same district on December 9, SLA reports. "Dead bodies of eight militant
Read more...
Troops recovered eight dead bodies of the LTTE cadres along with five T-56 weapons, one Light Machine Gun, one T-81 riffle and two radio sets from the Periyathampane area in the same district on December 9, SLA reports. "Dead bodies of eight militants were recovered by Army troops who conducted a search operation in Periyathampane today. Six bodies were handed over to the Vavuniya hospital but the other two were decomposed," the Defence ministry said in a statement, adds PTI.
Read less...
December - 10 
Earlier, on December 10-night, CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze road construction machinery in the Narayanpur district, reports Chhattisgarh. The Maoists also left behind a pamphlet asking the contractor to stop the road construction work.
Read more...
Earlier, on December 10-night, CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze road construction machinery in the Narayanpur district, reports Chhattisgarh. The Maoists also left behind a pamphlet asking the contractor to stop the road construction work.
Read less...
December - 10 
Elsewhere, two BNCT militants, identified as Jaksha Kumar Tripura and Barunjoy Tripura, surrendered before the security forces at Gandacherra in the Dhalai district on the same day.
Read more...
Elsewhere, two BNCT militants, identified as Jaksha Kumar Tripura and Barunjoy Tripura, surrendered before the security forces at Gandacherra in the Dhalai district on the same day.
Read less...
December - 10 
Hindustan Times reports that around 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four persons at Sukki village in the Vaishali district on December 10-night. Armed Maoists reportedly surrounded the village from all side
Read more...
Hindustan Times reports that around 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed four persons at Sukki village in the Vaishali district on December 10-night. Armed Maoists reportedly surrounded the village from all sides and stood guard while their comrades carried out the attack. The extremists also attacked the house of the village head and tried to set it ablaze. Official sources said that Sukki village dominated by landed upper caste-Bhumihars has been a traditional target of the Maoists.
Read less...
December - 10 
Hitavada reports that two Maoists, identified as Ramdas Bhura Kunjami and Surekha Tani Weladi alias Dewala Ramdas Kunjami, who were working with dalam (squad) number 18 in the Aheri and Etapalli areas were arrested from the Sharada Lodge at Wardha on
Read more...
Hitavada reports that two Maoists, identified as Ramdas Bhura Kunjami and Surekha Tani Weladi alias Dewala Ramdas Kunjami, who were working with dalam (squad) number 18 in the Aheri and Etapalli areas were arrested from the Sharada Lodge at Wardha on December 10.
Read less...
December - 10 
Meanwhile, Rh. Raising, secretary of ‘steering committee’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), reportedly raised the Naga issue at the British Parliament in Westminster London on December 10, and appealed to the Britis
Read more...
Meanwhile, Rh. Raising, secretary of ‘steering committee’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), reportedly raised the Naga issue at the British Parliament in Westminster London on December 10, and appealed to the British people to help in solving the vexed “Indo-Naga problem.” He reportedly said that perpetual extension of the terms of cease-fire on the pretext of commitment and assurances is clearly viewed as a ploy of the government to buy time. The report added that V.S. Atem, another leader of the outfit, visited the United States in November to lobby the outfit’s cause.
Read less...
December - 10 
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on December 10 dismissed the bail petition of medical practitioner and People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) activist, Binayak Sen, reports The Hindu. Binayak Sen, vice president of the PUCL’s Chhattisgarh unit, was
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on December 10 dismissed the bail petition of medical practitioner and People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) activist, Binayak Sen, reports The Hindu. Binayak Sen, vice president of the PUCL’s Chhattisgarh unit, was arrested on May 14 by the local police for allegedly acting as a courier for the naxalites (left-wing extremists). The PUCL leader has been charged under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Chattisgarh Special Public Security Act.
Read less...
December - 10 
Meanwhile, two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants, Biswarai Debbarma and Shyamal Debbarma, surrendered before the Assistant Commandant of Tripura State Rifles (10th Battalion) at Murabari Post in the West Tripura District on Decem
Read more...
Meanwhile, two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants, Biswarai Debbarma and Shyamal Debbarma, surrendered before the Assistant Commandant of Tripura State Rifles (10th Battalion) at Murabari Post in the West Tripura District on December 10. They also deposited one grenade and 13 rounds of bullets.
Read less...
December - 10 
Militants of the Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) abducted four workers engaged in the erection of barbed wire fencing along the India-Bangladesh border at Tlangsang under Vangmun police station in the North Tripura district, according to Tri
Read more...
Militants of the Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) abducted four workers engaged in the erection of barbed wire fencing along the India-Bangladesh border at Tlangsang under Vangmun police station in the North Tripura district, according to Tripurainfo. The workers were abducted while they were proceeding from Tlangsang to Khangthalang on December 10. One of them, however, managed to escape and reached the Khangthalang Border Security Force out post on December 11. Police has launched a operation to rescue the kidnapped persons.
Read less...
December - 10 
On December 10-night, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a bus carrying around 150 supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and injured two of them in between the Ramgarh and Kantapahari areas o
Read more...
On December 10-night, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a bus carrying around 150 supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and injured two of them in between the Ramgarh and Kantapahari areas of the West Midnapore district, according to IANS. The Maoists shouted slogans and fired at the bus and hurled crude bombs, police said. Maoist posters were also recovered from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 10 
On the same say, two other militants, one from the Biswamohan Debbarma faction, identified as Sanjit Kumar Jamatia, and another belonging to the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), Monoranjan Debbarma, surrendered before the security forces in the Khasia
Read more...
On the same say, two other militants, one from the Biswamohan Debbarma faction, identified as Sanjit Kumar Jamatia, and another belonging to the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), Monoranjan Debbarma, surrendered before the security forces in the Khasiamangal area of Teliamura police station in the same district. They also deposited two locally-made revolvers and five live rounds of ammunition.
Read less...
December - 10 
Separately, Maoists cadres attacked villagers in Punampalli village in Dantewada district on December 10-morning and abducted vice-sarpanch (village head), Gudma Sudda. The villagers, resident of the Dornapal government relief camp had gone to the vi
Read more...
Separately, Maoists cadres attacked villagers in Punampalli village in Dantewada district on December 10-morning and abducted vice-sarpanch (village head), Gudma Sudda. The villagers, resident of the Dornapal government relief camp had gone to the village when the attack took place. While the villagers were set free after being kept in captivity for three hours, the vice-sarpanch was kept back.
Read less...
December - 10 
Separately, one Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militant, Yamkholun Khongsai alias Lencha alias Ratab, was arrested by Manipur Police during a search operation at Hatta in the Imphal East district on December 10-morning, reports Sangai Express. Four extor
Read more...
Separately, one Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militant, Yamkholun Khongsai alias Lencha alias Ratab, was arrested by Manipur Police during a search operation at Hatta in the Imphal East district on December 10-morning, reports Sangai Express. Four extortion notes were recovered from Ratab, who belonged to Saichan village in the Senapati district. Later, one Kuki National Army (KNA) militant, Paokhojang Khongsai alias Thangboy Khongsai, was arrested from the same area. Thangboy hailed from Monjang village in the Senapati district. Following his confession, another KNA cadre, Chungthang Haokip alias C.T. alias Thangboi, was arrested along with an extortion note from his rented accommodation at the Chassad Avenue.
Read less...
December - 10 
Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, including a self-styled ‘lieutenant’, Hamom Phulendro alias Great alias Sunil, were shot dead by Manipur Police during an encounter at a hotel in the Imphal West district on December 10-morning, report
Read more...
Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, including a self-styled ‘lieutenant’, Hamom Phulendro alias Great alias Sunil, were shot dead by Manipur Police during an encounter at a hotel in the Imphal West district on December 10-morning, reports Imphal Free Press. One AK-47 rifle with one magazine containing 22 live rounds, one 9-mm pistol with three live rounds and one .36 hand grenade were recovered from the encounter site. Sunil was suspected to have been involved in various ambushes on the security forces, including the February 24-ambush at Khoirok Lamkang near Laimaton, in which 16 security personnel were killed and seven others injured.
Read less...
December - 10 
Two militants of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), identified as Santilal Tripura alias Sathai and Mrinal Debbarma alias Munwi, surrendered before the security forces at the Tripura State Rifles Post
Read more...
Two militants of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), identified as Santilal Tripura alias Sathai and Mrinal Debbarma alias Munwi, surrendered before the security forces at the Tripura State Rifles Post under Jirania police station in the West Tripura district on December 10, according to Tripurainfo. Police said that the duo escaped from their hideouts in Bangladesh along with their wives and expressed a desire to eschew violence.
Read less...
December - 10 
Two suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants, Abdul Latif alias Sherkhan and Nazir Ahmed alias Taekwondo, were arrested from Burma Camp in the Dimapur district on December 10-night. A huge cache of arms and explosives, extortion no
Read more...
Two suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants, Abdul Latif alias Sherkhan and Nazir Ahmed alias Taekwondo, were arrested from Burma Camp in the Dimapur district on December 10-night. A huge cache of arms and explosives, extortion notes issued by the ‘finance cell’ of the outfit to different establishment and INR 36, 620 in the denomination of INR 1000 and INR 500 were recovered from their possession. According to police sources, the seizure included one country made revolver with two rounds of ammunition, two rounds of ammunition of 0.22, 5 rounds of ammunitions of AK-47, a Chinese made grenade, 105 rounds of 9mm ball (KF.23-07-05, two letters of extortion notice issued by PULF finance cell that was signed by one Raj. They were arrested while transporting arms and explosives to Manipur. They were booked under Arms Act, R/W 5 Explosives Substance Act and 7/8 Nagaland Security Regulation Act.
Read less...
December - 10 
Daily Times quoting the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) source reports that eight persons, including five schoolchildren, were injured when a suicide bomber exploded his car targeting a Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) bus carrying air force employees’ c
Read more...
Daily Times quoting the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) source reports that eight persons, including five schoolchildren, were injured when a suicide bomber exploded his car targeting a Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) bus carrying air force employees’ children at a military base at Kamra about 50 kilometres northwest of Islamabad on December 10. “A suicide bomber exploded his white car on the outskirts of the PAC factories on the Qutba-Attock Road on Monday at 7.30am near a PAC school bus carrying children to schools in Attock City,” said the PAF, by adding that the bomber was alone in the car and he died immediately after the explosion. “Consequently, five children and three adults travelling in the bus were injured,” mentioned the PAF.
Read less...
December - 10 
Elsewhere, four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured after their vehicle hit a landmine in the Toba Nelegh area of Dera Bugti district. Police said the FC personnel were patrolling the area.
Read more...
Elsewhere, four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were injured after their vehicle hit a landmine in the Toba Nelegh area of Dera Bugti district. Police said the FC personnel were patrolling the area.
Read less...
December - 10 
Major Amjad Iqbal, a spokesman of the government media centre in Mingora, disclose that five militants having close links with Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM were arrested on December 10-night – three from Kabal and two from Mingora, Dawn reported.
Read more...
Major Amjad Iqbal, a spokesman of the government media centre in Mingora, disclose that five militants having close links with Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM were arrested on December 10-night – three from Kabal and two from Mingora, Dawn reported.
Read less...
December - 10 
Meanwhile, four CD and video shops were destroyed in separate bomb blasts in the Badha Bera Bazaar and adjoining areas of provincial capital Peshawar on December 10-night. No loss of life or injuries was reported. Owners of CD and video shops had rec
Read more...
Meanwhile, four CD and video shops were destroyed in separate bomb blasts in the Badha Bera Bazaar and adjoining areas of provincial capital Peshawar on December 10-night. No loss of life or injuries was reported. Owners of CD and video shops had recently received anonymous letters, asking them to close their business. The letters stated that selling of CDs was un-Islamic and it spread obscenity.
Read less...
December - 10 
Meanwhile, provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal said that seven troops escaped from captivity after overpowering their Taliban guards. He said, “The two officers and five soldiers reached at a safe location at around 4 a.m.” He also mentioned
Read more...
Meanwhile, provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal said that seven troops escaped from captivity after overpowering their Taliban guards. He said, “The two officers and five soldiers reached at a safe location at around 4 a.m.” He also mentioned that seven people, including a would-be suicide bomber, and one foreign national were detained in Kanjoo and Mingora. Amjad further added that houses of Maulana Fazlullah’s aides, Akbar Hussain and Ishaq, were demolished by locals in Kabal.
Read less...
December - 10 
On December 10, five persons, including four of a family and a child, were killed and another child was injured when Army neutralised suspected militant hideouts with artillery in the Chaparyal and Venai areas of Swat district in the North West Front
Read more...
On December 10, five persons, including four of a family and a child, were killed and another child was injured when Army neutralised suspected militant hideouts with artillery in the Chaparyal and Venai areas of Swat district in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), reports Daily Times. The residents said the Army continued targeting militant positions in the Ghat Piochar, Shaur, Namal, Venai and Chaparyal areas.
Read less...
December - 10 
One civilian, Mohammad Shafi, was killed when a landmine exploded near Dera Allahyar in the Jaffarabad district on December 10, reports Dawn. According to police, he was going to Raza village on his donkey cart when it hit the landmine.
Read more...
One civilian, Mohammad Shafi, was killed when a landmine exploded near Dera Allahyar in the Jaffarabad district on December 10, reports Dawn. According to police, he was going to Raza village on his donkey cart when it hit the landmine.
Read less...
December - 10 
Security forces on the second day of the operation raided a number of areas of Balochistan and arrested 16 militants after facing some resistance, Daily Times reported. They also seized rocket launchers, mortar shells, anti-personnel mines, hand gren
Read more...
Security forces on the second day of the operation raided a number of areas of Balochistan and arrested 16 militants after facing some resistance, Daily Times reported. They also seized rocket launchers, mortar shells, anti-personnel mines, hand grenades, machine guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in an operation conducted in the Khahan area of Kohlu. According to information, nearly 50 people were initially arrested people but most were freed after questioning. Meanwhile, Tanzeem-e-Anjuman-e-Ittihad Marr alleged that several people, including women and children, were killed during the operation while hundreds were arrested. FC Inspector General Major General Saleem Nawaz, however, rejected the claim and said that no one was killed in the operation. However, some militants were arrested and arms and ammunition were seized during the operation, he added.
Read less...
December - 10 
Troops launched artillery attack on suspected militant hideouts near the Piochar and Loe Namal towns in the Swat district of NWFP on December 10-night, killing 20 militants and injuring at least 15 others, according to Daily Times. “According to our
Read more...
Troops launched artillery attack on suspected militant hideouts near the Piochar and Loe Namal towns in the Swat district of NWFP on December 10-night, killing 20 militants and injuring at least 15 others, according to Daily Times. “According to our information, 20 militants were killed while 10-15 were injured on Monday night,” military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP on December 11. He said the army also used gunship helicopters to purge the areas of militants.
Read less...
December - 10 
Himalayan Times reports that the Maoists threatened to kill a Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) activist, Agni Prasad Budhathoki, a resident of the Syabrumba Village Development Committee (VDC) area of Panchthar district,
Read more...
Himalayan Times reports that the Maoists threatened to kill a Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) activist, Agni Prasad Budhathoki, a resident of the Syabrumba Village Development Committee (VDC) area of Panchthar district, if he did not pay them NR 150,000 donation. The CPN-UML district office secretary, Raj Kumar Bhandari, said that the Maoist in-charge of Syabrumba VDC, Dewan, and his bodyguard came to Budhathoki's house on December 10-night and demanded NR 150,000 donation from him. He also threatened to kill him if he did not pay the money within three days.
Read less...
December - 10 
A day earlier, troops repulsed a LTTE small arms and mortar attack at the Muhamalai FDL, killing three cadres.
Read more...
A day earlier, troops repulsed a LTTE small arms and mortar attack at the Muhamalai FDL, killing three cadres.
Read less...
December - 10 
At Navathkulama in the Vavuniya district, troops retaliated and killed four LTTE cadres when the outfit’s cadres emerging from a wayside jungle tried to strike a foot patrol of the Army.
Read more...
At Navathkulama in the Vavuniya district, troops retaliated and killed four LTTE cadres when the outfit’s cadres emerging from a wayside jungle tried to strike a foot patrol of the Army.
Read less...
December - 10 
Elsewhere, on December 10 (today), four LTTE militants were killed when troops laid an ambush in the Navathkulama area, according to Ministry of Defence Website.
Read more...
Elsewhere, on December 10 (today), four LTTE militants were killed when troops laid an ambush in the Navathkulama area, according to Ministry of Defence Website.
Read less...
December - 10 
Elsewhere, three more LTTE cadres were killed in the Welioya area during another confrontation between the two sides.
Read more...
Elsewhere, three more LTTE cadres were killed in the Welioya area during another confrontation between the two sides.
Read less...
December - 10 
Elsewhere, three soldiers were injured in a LTTE attack at Periyapantrichurichchan. Troops repulsed the attack causing heavy damages to the LTTE. Details are yet to be ascertained.
Read more...
Elsewhere, three soldiers were injured in a LTTE attack at Periyapantrichurichchan. Troops repulsed the attack causing heavy damages to the LTTE. Details are yet to be ascertained.
Read less...
December - 10 
Further, on December 10, six more LTTE cadres were killed by troops in the Kokkuthuduvai area of Mullaitivu district.
Read more...
Further, on December 10, six more LTTE cadres were killed by troops in the Kokkuthuduvai area of Mullaitivu district.
Read less...
December - 10 
Meanwhile, a massive protest rally organised by the Tamil Makkal Viduthalaip Puligal (TMVP), the political wing of the LTTE breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman, was staged in the Batticaloa town on December 10. Over 5,000 people, mostly T
Read more...
Meanwhile, a massive protest rally organised by the Tamil Makkal Viduthalaip Puligal (TMVP), the political wing of the LTTE breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman, was staged in the Batticaloa town on December 10. Over 5,000 people, mostly Tamils were seen marching, yelling slogans against the LTTE and their political ally, Tamil National Alliance (TNA). According to a press release issued by the TMVP, the aim of the protest is to force the TNA MPs for the Eastern Province to not to block the development activities presently undergoing in the East on the orders of the LTTE. The TMVP is also preparing to hand over a petition extending support to eliminate LTTE terrorism, media reports said.
Read less...
December - 10 
On the same day, two LTTE cadres were killed during encounters between the two sides at Kurisuddakulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read more...
On the same day, two LTTE cadres were killed during encounters between the two sides at Kurisuddakulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 10 
One soldier was killed during an encounter between the two sides at Muhamalai in the Jaffna district.
Read more...
One soldier was killed during an encounter between the two sides at Muhamalai in the Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 10 
Troops killed one LTTE cadre at Villattikulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Troops killed one LTTE cadre at Villattikulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 10 
Two soldiers were injured when a anti-personnel mine exploded at Periyathampane in the same district.
Read more...
Two soldiers were injured when a anti-personnel mine exploded at Periyathampane in the same district.
Read less...
December - 11 
According to a NDTV report, extortion activities by the militant outfits have increased in Assam in recent times. The report said that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDBF) demands six per cent from all projects, which falls under Bodoland
Read more...
According to a NDTV report, extortion activities by the militant outfits have increased in Assam in recent times. The report said that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDBF) demands six per cent from all projects, which falls under Bodoland territory. Every truck passing thorough the Bengal-Assam border at the Sri Rampur Gate has to pay up INR 150. Each commercial taxi is charged INR 150 per month. The NDFB takes a two per cent cut from all salaried employees and charges INR 2-3 lakhs per annum from tea gardens. They also charge three per cent from the money meant for education projects like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 'Education for All' campaign. The report added that though the amount of money demanded by the militants is less, the target base has been increased. Meanwhile, admitting to the rise in extortion activities, the Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, ''Yes the fact is that extortion is very much there but I don't know about increase.''
Read less...
December - 11 
Assam Tribune reports that suspected militants of the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) abducted a trader, identified as Pankaj Goel, from his residence at Thakurbari under Rangapara Police Station in the Sonitpur district on December 11.
Read more...
Assam Tribune reports that suspected militants of the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) abducted a trader, identified as Pankaj Goel, from his residence at Thakurbari under Rangapara Police Station in the Sonitpur district on December 11. His father, Omprakash Goel, was also shot at and injured while trying to prevent the abduction.
Read less...
December - 11 
Further, in the Guntur district, a CPI-Maoist couple, V. Narasimha Rao alias Suryam alias Vamsi and his wife Velaga Lakshmi alias Jaya, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, Mahesh Chandra Laddha. Rao was as a member of the ‘Krishnapatti a
Read more...
Further, in the Guntur district, a CPI-Maoist couple, V. Narasimha Rao alias Suryam alias Vamsi and his wife Velaga Lakshmi alias Jaya, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police, Mahesh Chandra Laddha. Rao was as a member of the ‘Krishnapatti area committee’ while Lakshmi was a member of the Bellamkonda dalam. The couple was involved in several incidents, including a landmine blast that killed Circle Inspector of Police Brahmaiah and his gunman in October 2002, in famine raids in Morjampadu and Vemavaram villages in the Machavaram mandal (administrative division) in 2002.
Read less...
December - 11 
Meanwhile, two extremists, L. Raju alias Sampath, a member of the Venkatapuram dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Khammam district, and G. Yakaiah, who was a member of the Illendu dalam of Praja Pratighatana group, s
Read more...
Meanwhile, two extremists, L. Raju alias Sampath, a member of the Venkatapuram dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Khammam district, and G. Yakaiah, who was a member of the Illendu dalam of Praja Pratighatana group, surrendered before the Warangal district Superintendent of Police, Sowmya Mishra.
Read less...
December - 11 
The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) has ‘banned’ celebration of the Thabal Chongba festival in other parts of the country by students from Manipur, according to Assam Tribune. Thabal Chongba is a traditional moonlight dance of the Meiteis during the Y
Read more...
The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) has ‘banned’ celebration of the Thabal Chongba festival in other parts of the country by students from Manipur, according to Assam Tribune. Thabal Chongba is a traditional moonlight dance of the Meiteis during the Yaoshang / holi (colour) festival. The ‘ban’ was declared by the outfit in reaction to the festival organized by the Manipur Culture Development Association in Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore), capital of Karnataka, as part of their culture and sports meet at a football ground there on November 10.
Read less...
December - 11 
Three constables of the Special Operation Group of the Orissa Police were injured when a claymore mine planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded in the Malkangiri district on December 11, according to KalingaTimes. T
Read more...
Three constables of the Special Operation Group of the Orissa Police were injured when a claymore mine planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded in the Malkangiri district on December 11, according to KalingaTimes. The blast occurred near MPV-31 village under Kalimela block when the policemen were trying to defuse two mines that the Maoists had planted on a tree.
Read less...
December - 11 
Three suspected armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were arrested from Siraiparai village in the Theni district on December 11 while they were distributing pamphlets and holding roadside meetings calli
Read more...
Three suspected armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were arrested from Siraiparai village in the Theni district on December 11 while they were distributing pamphlets and holding roadside meetings calling for an "armed struggle", according to Times of India. Two other extremists, however, managed to escape. The pamphlets distributed by the Maoists advised farm labourers "not to carry spade and crow bar if they really wanted to enjoy the fruits of their hard work."
Read less...
December - 11 
Two Naxalites (left-wing extremists) of the Praja Pratighatana group were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Tadwai forest area of Warangal district on December 11, reports New Indian Express. The incident occurred when police came acro
Read more...
Two Naxalites (left-wing extremists) of the Praja Pratighatana group were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Tadwai forest area of Warangal district on December 11, reports New Indian Express. The incident occurred when police came across a group of Naxalites who opened fire at them. However, two senior leaders, Ashok and Suresh, along with 11 extremists managed to escape from the incident site. The police recovered two locally-made revolvers and five bullets from the encounter site.
Read less...
December - 11 
In a separate incident, troops shot dead a man and wounded two others for violating curfew restrictions in the Fizaghat town. The Swat valley remains under a dusk-to-dawn curfew since the troops launched the operation in November.
Read more...
In a separate incident, troops shot dead a man and wounded two others for violating curfew restrictions in the Fizaghat town. The Swat valley remains under a dusk-to-dawn curfew since the troops launched the operation in November.
Read less...
December - 11 
Militants on December 11 publicly executed an alleged outlaw, Dildar, wanted by the Kohat police in connection with two murder cases in Darra Adamkhel. Talking to Dawn, local Taliban chief Tariq claimed that the accused had ‘confessed’ to having kill
Read more...
Militants on December 11 publicly executed an alleged outlaw, Dildar, wanted by the Kohat police in connection with two murder cases in Darra Adamkhel. Talking to Dawn, local Taliban chief Tariq claimed that the accused had ‘confessed’ to having killed six people for money and refused to leave the area. He had been captured on December 9. He claimed that the Taliban had received an appeal from a woman that Dildar, a fugitive and resident of College Town, Kohat, was hiding in Darra Adamkhel after killing her son on May 16. A jirga (council) held on December 10 sentenced the accused to death after a brief trial and the sentence was carried out the next day in the presence of hundreds of people.
Read less...
December - 11 
The army also said in a statement that it detained a man in the Khwazakhela town for allegedly recruiting, training and harboring suicide bombers. It said the suspect was affiliated with the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). A cache of arms, bombs, fa
Read more...
The army also said in a statement that it detained a man in the Khwazakhela town for allegedly recruiting, training and harboring suicide bombers. It said the suspect was affiliated with the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). A cache of arms, bombs, fake passports and an FM radio transmitter were reportedly seized from his house.
Read less...
December - 11 
Troops killed 20 militants in an ongoing operation against supporters of Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM in the Swat district of NWFP, according to Dawn. Troops targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in the valley’s Puchaar and Loee Namal towns.
Read more...
Troops killed 20 militants in an ongoing operation against supporters of Maulana Fazlullah of the TNSM in the Swat district of NWFP, according to Dawn. Troops targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in the valley’s Puchaar and Loee Namal towns. The operation, which commenced on December 11-night, continued the next day, in which 20 militants were killed, AFP reported. Provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal said that the troops “extensively engaged militant locations, which resulted in a number of militant casualties.”
Read less...
December - 11 December - 12
Cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) obstructed traffic in the Gaighat bazaar of Udayapur district for two hours on December 12 demanding action against the Armed Police Force (APF) personnel who assaulted their activists on December 11, Himala
Read more...
Cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) obstructed traffic in the Gaighat bazaar of Udayapur district for two hours on December 12 demanding action against the Armed Police Force (APF) personnel who assaulted their activists on December 11, Himalayan Times reports. Earlier, a team of APF personnel assaulted six YCL cadres who were consuming alcohol and creating disturbance at a shop in front of the APF camp in Ratmate on December 11-night.
Read less...
December - 11 
Police on December 11-night arrested and subsequently released a Maoist, identified as Devendra Poudel, of Amalchaur-1 in the Baglung district with a pistol in his possession, according to Kantipuronline. Poudel was arrested along with a Chinese pist
Read more...
Police on December 11-night arrested and subsequently released a Maoist, identified as Devendra Poudel, of Amalchaur-1 in the Baglung district with a pistol in his possession, according to Kantipuronline. Poudel was arrested along with a Chinese pistol, nine rounds of bullets and two magazines. He was handed over to the valley in-charge of the YCL on the condition that he would present himself at the Metropolitan Police Sector Office in Lainchaur when called.
Read less...
December - 11 
12 of the over 2000 Tamils arrested in Colombo and its suburbs on December 1 and 2 in one of the largest security crackdown are confirmed hardcore LTTE terrorists, said Deputy Inspector General of Police D. W. Prathapasinghe on December 11, according
Read more...
12 of the over 2000 Tamils arrested in Colombo and its suburbs on December 1 and 2 in one of the largest security crackdown are confirmed hardcore LTTE terrorists, said Deputy Inspector General of Police D. W. Prathapasinghe on December 11, according to The Island.
Read less...
December - 11 
A day earlier, troops killed three LTTE cadres and injured two others during an encounter at Kandaperiyakulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read more...
A day earlier, troops killed three LTTE cadres and injured two others during an encounter at Kandaperiyakulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 11 
At least 20 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and over 30 injured when three separate clashes between troops and the outfit’s cadres occurred within a span of four hours commencing at about 11.30 am in the southwest region
Read more...
At least 20 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and over 30 injured when three separate clashes between troops and the outfit’s cadres occurred within a span of four hours commencing at about 11.30 am in the southwest region of Adampan in the Mannar district on December 11, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA). Three soldiers were also killed during these clashes. Fighting erupted when a group of LTTE cadres attempted to infiltrate in to the cleared areas (area under government control). Meanwhile, the LTTE claimed that at least 26 soldiers were killed and more than 80 wounded in three incidents in Mannar after an army attack, adds Reuters. "All the SLAF (Sri Lankan Armed Forces) teams were beaten back to their earlier fortifications," said the LTTE military spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan, adding, three militants were also killed.
Read less...
December - 11 
Elsewhere, two LTTE cadres were injured during a clash between the two sides at Kallikulam.
Read more...
Elsewhere, two LTTE cadres were injured during a clash between the two sides at Kallikulam.
Read less...
December - 11 
Four more LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of militants in the Nagarkovil area.
Read more...
Four more LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted a group of militants in the Nagarkovil area.
Read less...
December - 11 
Four soldiers were wounded during clashes between the militants and troops in the Periyathampane and Kurisuddakulam areas of the same district on December 11.
Read more...
Four soldiers were wounded during clashes between the militants and troops in the Periyathampane and Kurisuddakulam areas of the same district on December 11.
Read less...
December - 11 
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said that the government is unwilling to observe a truce ahead of any peace talks with the LTTE, according to Reuters. The President and the Foreign Minister were in Tokyo for meetings with the Japanese
Read more...
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said that the government is unwilling to observe a truce ahead of any peace talks with the LTTE, according to Reuters. The President and the Foreign Minister were in Tokyo for meetings with the Japanese government.
Read less...
December - 11 
Separately, LTTE cadres fired mortars towards troops deployed at the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Lines) in the Jaffna district, SLA reported. Troops in retaliation killed five militants and destroyed one LTTE bunker. Similarly, three more LTTE cad
Read more...
Separately, LTTE cadres fired mortars towards troops deployed at the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Lines) in the Jaffna district, SLA reported. Troops in retaliation killed five militants and destroyed one LTTE bunker. Similarly, three more LTTE cadres were killed by troops during another encounter at Kilaly FDL. One soldier was also killed and another sustained injuries during the clash.
Read less...
December - 11 
The government is committed to a political settlement to the national problem while countering terrorism, reiterated President Mahinda Rajapakse on December 11, reports Colombo Page. He stated that his government is “firmly committed to work with all
Read more...
The government is committed to a political settlement to the national problem while countering terrorism, reiterated President Mahinda Rajapakse on December 11, reports Colombo Page. He stated that his government is “firmly committed to work with all stakeholders in promoting a political settlement” while “vigorously countering terrorist threats.” He expressed hope that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will denounce violence and terrorism and co-operate to work out an acceptable solution.
Read less...
December - 12 
A hand grenade was hurled by unidentified militants at the residence of H. Devshekhar Sharma, the State Transport Commissioner, at Khongman Part-II in the Imphal West district on December 12- evening. The building was partially damaged in the attack,
Read more...
A hand grenade was hurled by unidentified militants at the residence of H. Devshekhar Sharma, the State Transport Commissioner, at Khongman Part-II in the Imphal West district on December 12- evening. The building was partially damaged in the attack, according to Sangai Express.
Read less...
December - 12 
A Kashmiri militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Mohammad Arif, was killed in an encounter with the Army in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district on December 12, according to Daily Excelsior. One AK 56 rifle was recovered from his p
Read more...
A Kashmiri militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Mohammad Arif, was killed in an encounter with the Army in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district on December 12, according to Daily Excelsior. One AK 56 rifle was recovered from his possession.
Read less...
December - 12 
According to New Indian Express, about 15 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze road construction machinery and a tractor at Gouraram village in the Khammam district on December 12-midnight. They also threatened
Read more...
According to New Indian Express, about 15 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze road construction machinery and a tractor at Gouraram village in the Khammam district on December 12-midnight. They also threatened the driver with dire consequences if he continued with the road construction work.
Read less...
December - 12 
According to Telegraph, the Joint Monitoring Committee meeting of the representatives of the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), Meghalaya Government and Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was held in the national capital New Delhi on Decembe
Read more...
According to Telegraph, the Joint Monitoring Committee meeting of the representatives of the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), Meghalaya Government and Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was held in the national capital New Delhi on December 12. The meeting reportedly expressed concern over the reported extortion being carried out by the outfit and stressed the need to strictly adhere to ground rules of the cease-fire agreement signed on July 23, 2004. The truce was extended for another year in June 2007. During the meeting, the outfit was also asked to maintain a neutral stand as far as the State Assembly elections were concerned. Wanding Marak, ‘general secretary’ of the ANVC, and Naveen Sharma, Joint Secretary of the MHA, was present at the meeting. A decision was taken to have regular interactions between the outfit, the Centre and the State Government from January 2008.
Read less...
December - 12 
An attempt by militant groups to launch a attack upon security forces was foiled when 17 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and later defused in the Thoubal district on December 12-morning, reports Imphal Free Press. While 14 IEDs wer
Read more...
An attempt by militant groups to launch a attack upon security forces was foiled when 17 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and later defused in the Thoubal district on December 12-morning, reports Imphal Free Press. While 14 IEDs were recovered from a place along the Imphal-Ukhrul road between Mahadeva and Litan, three of them were recovered from Wangjing along the Imphal-Moreh section of the National Highway-39.
Read less...
December - 12 
Earlier, Maoists intruded into the house of Midium Balaraju, sarpanch (village head) of Pydigudem village in the same district, and assaulted him holding responsible for the road construction works sanctioned under the Prime Minister Sadak Yojana.
Read more...
Earlier, Maoists intruded into the house of Midium Balaraju, sarpanch (village head) of Pydigudem village in the same district, and assaulted him holding responsible for the road construction works sanctioned under the Prime Minister Sadak Yojana.
Read less...
December - 12 
Indian Express reports that three police personnel were killed and another wounded when armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the Bishrampur Police station in the Bastar district on December 12-night. "Over 50 arme
Read more...
Indian Express reports that three police personnel were killed and another wounded when armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the Bishrampur Police station in the Bastar district on December 12-night. "Over 50 armed Naxalites came in four vehicles to Bishrampur Police station on Wednesday night and opened indiscriminate firing and then triggered multiple landmine blasts," said the Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IGP), Rajinder Kumar Vij. The extremists later exploded three land mines and blew up the police station.
Read less...
December - 12 
Separately, one woman, Laitonjam Hemolata Devi, was captured and later paraded before the media by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants in the Imphal West district on December 12-evening, for her alleged supply of betel leaf. The PLA stated t
Read more...
Separately, one woman, Laitonjam Hemolata Devi, was captured and later paraded before the media by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants in the Imphal West district on December 12-evening, for her alleged supply of betel leaf. The PLA stated that restriction would be ‘imposed’ on her movement outside the house for three months. A PLA spokesman said that during the ‘interrogation’, Hemolata informed that at least 13 persons are selling and consuming tobacco products. The spokesman added that they should ‘surrender’ to the outfit within three days and the shops should remain closed for three months. Meanwhile, PLA militants set ablaze tobacco products ‘seized’ from four persons, Kangujam Sangeeta Devi , Ape Devi, Ningombam Sampha and Okram Thambou, who were also asked to surrender within three days.
Read less...
December - 12 
Telegraph reports that the Army has retrieved Khenjoy and Sehlon ridges from the United National Liberation Front’s (UNLF) domination during the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the Chandel district. The Army is currently engaged in clearing t
Read more...
Telegraph reports that the Army has retrieved Khenjoy and Sehlon ridges from the United National Liberation Front’s (UNLF) domination during the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the Chandel district. The Army is currently engaged in clearing the Somtal area of IEDs and more than 68 IEDs were reportedly defused in November 2007. The Director General of Assam Rifles, Lt. Gen. Paramjit Singh, visited Sajik Tampak, once a militant stronghold but now occupied by the security forces, and Somtal.
Read less...
December - 12 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks near Bhalui station in the Lakhisarai district in the early hours of December 12 (today), disrupting railway traffic on the Patna-Howrah mainline, reports Times of India.
Read more...
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up railway tracks near Bhalui station in the Lakhisarai district in the early hours of December 12 (today), disrupting railway traffic on the Patna-Howrah mainline, reports Times of India. Maoists blasted railway lines near Bhalui and also fired upon villagers who rushed to the spot on hearing the explosion. However, no causalities were reported.
Read less...
December - 12 
Two suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, Takhellambam Gyaneshwar alias Jutin and Laishram Surchandra alias Loya, were shot dead by Assam Rifles (AR) personnel during an encounter at Yelang Khangpokpi under Waikhong police station in th
Read more...
Two suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, Takhellambam Gyaneshwar alias Jutin and Laishram Surchandra alias Loya, were shot dead by Assam Rifles (AR) personnel during an encounter at Yelang Khangpokpi under Waikhong police station in the Thoubal district on December 12-night, reports Sangai Express. Two Chinese pistols, 44 live rounds, two mobile phone handsets along with an extra SIM card, a Yamaha motorcycle and INR 16,640 were recovered from their possession.
Read less...
December - 12 
Two women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sehelestica Minz alias Sujata and Rasmita Naik alias Kabkit, surrendered before the Sambalpur district administration on December 12, along with two rifles and five r
Read more...
Two women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sehelestica Minz alias Sujata and Rasmita Naik alias Kabkit, surrendered before the Sambalpur district administration on December 12, along with two rifles and five rounds of live bullets, reports The Hindu. Both the cadres were residents of Deogarh district and were active in the outfit’s activities in the Sambalpur region.
Read less...
December - 12 
According to Daily Times, the Gwadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Abdul Rab Lasi, was killed in a hand grenade attack at his residence in the Hub city of Balochistan, while two Balochistan Constabulary personnel, Ismail Khan and Muhammad Ya
Read more...
According to Daily Times, the Gwadar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Abdul Rab Lasi, was killed in a hand grenade attack at his residence in the Hub city of Balochistan, while two Balochistan Constabulary personnel, Ismail Khan and Muhammad Yaqoob, were shot dead in the provincial capital Quetta on December 12. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the second incident.
Read less...
December - 12 
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 38 others injured in an attack and in roadside explosions in different areas of North Waziristan on December 12, according to Dawn. However, the military said in a statement that six soldiers had been killed and 25 in
Read more...
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 38 others injured in an attack and in roadside explosions in different areas of North Waziristan on December 12, according to Dawn. However, the military said in a statement that six soldiers had been killed and 25 injured in the ambush. It informed that militants had suffered 15 casualties in a counter-attack. Major General Arshad Waheed said security forces backed by gunship helicopters spotted the fleeing militants and opened fire, killing 15 of them in “immediate retaliation”, AP reported. Local people said they had seen the bodies of 15 soldiers and disputed the military’s claim that 15 militants had been killed. A military convoy, going from Miranshah to the Razmak sub-division, came under intense firing by militants after it had hit an improvised explosive device in the Dosali area. The militants reportedly used heavy machine-guns and rockets. Three army trucks were damaged in the attack. Sources said the convoy struck another explosive device in the Damdail area and four soldiers were wounded. Another convoy, going from the Razmak sub-division to Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, hit a bomb planted on the road, leading to two soldiers being injured.
Read less...
December - 12 
Further, a hand grenade was hurled on a hostel of the Midwife Training School in Khuzdar and a vehicle of the Frontier Corps escaped a bomb attack in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti district on December 12, according to Dawn. No casualty was, however,
Read more...
Further, a hand grenade was hurled on a hostel of the Midwife Training School in Khuzdar and a vehicle of the Frontier Corps escaped a bomb attack in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti district on December 12, according to Dawn. No casualty was, however, reported.
Read less...
December - 12 
Intelligence agencies have foiled a plot to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf by arresting some al Qaeda terrorists from Karachi’s Malir area, and seizing a large amount of ammunition from their possession, Daily Times reported. Sources said tha
Read more...
Intelligence agencies have foiled a plot to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf by arresting some al Qaeda terrorists from Karachi’s Malir area, and seizing a large amount of ammunition from their possession, Daily Times reported. Sources said that al Qaeda operatives told interrogators that they were plotting to kill Pervez Musharraf during his next trip to Karachi. The terrorists had planned to blow up the entire bridge on Drig Road at the precise moment when Musharraf’s convoy was to reach there while coming from the airport to Shahrah-e-Faisal, sources said, adding that two more attacks were planned in case Musharraf survived the first one. The terrorists also told interrogators that their plans would be carried out despite their arrest as the group had been divided into smaller groups to execute their tasks.
Read less...
December - 12 
Militant ‘commander’ Baitullah Mehsud has assured the government that he will support the election process in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), former parliamentarian Maulana Mirajud Din said on December 12, according to Daily Times. A
Read more...
Militant ‘commander’ Baitullah Mehsud has assured the government that he will support the election process in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), former parliamentarian Maulana Mirajud Din said on December 12, according to Daily Times. A delegation led by Miraj called on Baitullah Mehsud at an unknown place, and discussed the law and order issue with him. Later, Miraj said that the meeting decided that the elections would be held peacefully in the area. The Mehsud tribe had earlier announced not to support the elections. Miraj told reporters that local Taliban supported the election process in the area, APP reported.
Read less...
December - 12 
Asian Tribune reports that French Courts ordered a further remand custody of four months for 19 top LTTE leaders in France. They include the 14 arrested in Paris in April 2007 and five arrested in September 2007. It is learnt that the suspects would
Read more...
Asian Tribune reports that French Courts ordered a further remand custody of four months for 19 top LTTE leaders in France. They include the 14 arrested in Paris in April 2007 and five arrested in September 2007. It is learnt that the suspects would be tried in April 2008 for several criminal activities, including extortion, intimidation, forceful fund collection, money laundering and fraudulent finance dealings. The suspects include the LTTE leader in France, Parithi alias Nadarajah Mathienthiran, political and propaganda chief Aravindan Thureswamy alias Metha and Thuraisamy Jayamurthy alias Sinna Jeya, who was in-charge of finance and money laundering (arrested on April 1) and Ranjan who replaced Parithi after the former’s arrest.
Read less...
December - 12 
Five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed during clashes between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district on December 12, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
Five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed during clashes between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district on December 12, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 12 
Meanwhile, investigations have revealed that one person arrested during the recent search operation in Colombo had received training in a foreign flying school and have direct connections with the LTTE, said Defense spokesman and Minister Keheliya Ra
Read more...
Meanwhile, investigations have revealed that one person arrested during the recent search operation in Colombo had received training in a foreign flying school and have direct connections with the LTTE, said Defense spokesman and Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, according to Daily News. “It is true that 2,594 were taken into custody during the recent search operations but within 24 hours 1,954 of them were freed. Then only 383 were retained but at the moment only 97 are in custody. It is discovered that nine of them have direct contacts with the terrorists and one had undergone flying lessons in a foreign flying school,” the Minister said. Further, the LTTE reportedly has plans to transport explosives for subversive purposes using someone pretending to be an ice-cream vendor, said army spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara on December 12, according to Daily Mirror. He said that terrorists were planning to smuggle in explosives by concealing them in the ice-cream boxes fixed to bicycles.
Read less...
December - 12 
On December 12, troops killed another LTTE cadre in the Nedunkandal area of Mannar district.
Read more...
On December 12, troops killed another LTTE cadre in the Nedunkandal area of Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 12 
President Mahinda Rajapakse said that Sri Lanka's military offensive against the LTTE is aimed at attempting to force the outfit to come to peace talks. The operations in the east and north in recent months are trying to put pressure on the LTTE as w
Read more...
President Mahinda Rajapakse said that Sri Lanka's military offensive against the LTTE is aimed at attempting to force the outfit to come to peace talks. The operations in the east and north in recent months are trying to put pressure on the LTTE as well as freeing civilians from “the clutches of LTTE terror,'' Rajapakse told Sri Lankan businessmen during a visit to Japan, according to a report on the army's Website.
Read less...
December - 12 
Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops opened fire towards a group of the outfit’s cadres near the Kilaly FDL (Forward Defence Line) in Jaffna district on December 12.
Read more...
Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops opened fire towards a group of the outfit’s cadres near the Kilaly FDL (Forward Defence Line) in Jaffna district on December 12.
Read less...
December - 12 
Two more LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted another group of militants near the Nagarkovil FDL.
Read more...
Two more LTTE cadres were killed when troops confronted another group of militants near the Nagarkovil FDL.
Read less...
December - 13 
Elsewhere in the same district, a grenade was hurled by suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants at the courtyard of a person, Mohammed Bashir Ahmad, at Lilong Bazaar near the Lilong Higher Secondary Madrassa on December 13-morning
Read more...
Elsewhere in the same district, a grenade was hurled by suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants at the courtyard of a person, Mohammed Bashir Ahmad, at Lilong Bazaar near the Lilong Higher Secondary Madrassa on December 13-morning. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read less...
December - 13 
Five people were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast carried out by suspected militants in a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express train in Assam's Golaghat district on December 13 (today), according to PTI. The explosion, which occurred between Na
Read more...
Five people were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast carried out by suspected militants in a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express train in Assam's Golaghat district on December 13 (today), according to PTI. The explosion, which occurred between Naujan and Sugajan, destroyed the luggage van of the train and a small portion of the railway track as well.
Read less...
December - 13 
Jharkhand government will raise a special task force to combat the growing threat of Maoists in the State, The Hindu reported. The State cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Madhu Koda, has sanctioned INR 104.89 crore to create the special force. The f
Read more...
Jharkhand government will raise a special task force to combat the growing threat of Maoists in the State, The Hindu reported. The State cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Madhu Koda, has sanctioned INR 104.89 crore to create the special force. The force would come up on the lines of a special force in Andhra Pradesh (Greyhound) which has been successful to a considerable extent in curbing left-wing extremism, a senior police officer said. A police officer in the rank of inspector-general will command the 1,989-personnel strong force. A Deputy Inspector of Police, two Superintendents of Police and 22 Deputy Superintendents of Police will assist him in the campaign to crush Maoists in Jharkhand. The force would also comprise 155 Sub-Inspectors, 54 Assistant Sub-Inspectors, 315 Havildars, 1,295 Constables and other staff. The special task force will be provided with automatic weapons and other gadgets and will mainly remain engaged in neutralising Maoist hideouts in the jungles and difficult terrains of Jharkhand.
Read less...
December - 13 
Meanwhile, the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast in the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express train which killed five people on December 13.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) has claimed responsibility for the bomb blast in the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express train which killed five people on December 13.
Read less...
December - 13 
Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claimed that its cadres, as part of their ‘Operation Red Sun’, attacked a combined group of AR personnel and Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres causing several casualties at Lamlong in the Chandel district o
Read more...
Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claimed that its cadres, as part of their ‘Operation Red Sun’, attacked a combined group of AR personnel and Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres causing several casualties at Lamlong in the Chandel district on December 13-morning, reports Imphal Free Press.
Read less...
December - 13 
Meanwhile, two hardcore ULFA cadres, identified as Dusmanta Nath and Ujin Rabha, surrendered before the security forces at Dariduri in the Goalpara district on December 13.
Read more...
Meanwhile, two hardcore ULFA cadres, identified as Dusmanta Nath and Ujin Rabha, surrendered before the security forces at Dariduri in the Goalpara district on December 13.
Read less...
December - 13 
On the same day, an Asom Gana Parishad leader and Member of Legislative Assembly from the Sootea constituency, Padma Hazarika, was shot at and his vehicle set ablaze by unidentified militants in the Sonitpur district, Assam Tribune reports.
Read more...
On the same day, an Asom Gana Parishad leader and Member of Legislative Assembly from the Sootea constituency, Padma Hazarika, was shot at and his vehicle set ablaze by unidentified militants in the Sonitpur district, Assam Tribune reports.
Read less...
December - 13 
Separately, an encounter was reported between AR troops and a group of unidentified militants near Kondom Lairembi in the Chandel district on the same morning, according to Telegraph. However, no casualty was reported.
Read more...
Separately, an encounter was reported between AR troops and a group of unidentified militants near Kondom Lairembi in the Chandel district on the same morning, according to Telegraph. However, no casualty was reported.
Read less...
December - 13 
Telegraph reports that the former general secretary of the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Munindra Singha Lahkar, was shot dead by three unidentified militants from point blank range in the Rangia town of Kamrup district on December 13-eve
Read more...
Telegraph reports that the former general secretary of the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Munindra Singha Lahkar, was shot dead by three unidentified militants from point blank range in the Rangia town of Kamrup district on December 13-evening.
Read less...
December - 13 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two over-ground workers of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group, identified as Rahim Malik a.k.a. Osama, and Mushtaq Dar a.k.a. Chandi, from Sopore in the Baramulla district on December 13. A police spokesman sai
Read more...
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two over-ground workers of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group, identified as Rahim Malik a.k.a. Osama, and Mushtaq Dar a.k.a. Chandi, from Sopore in the Baramulla district on December 13. A police spokesman said that two hand grenades were recovered from their possession.
Read less...
December - 13 
The Punjab Police have foiled an attempt by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists to assassinate the Sirsa-based Sacha Sauda (a sect) chief, Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh, and heads of two other sects, UNI reported. The Senior Superintendent of Pol
Read more...
The Punjab Police have foiled an attempt by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists to assassinate the Sirsa-based Sacha Sauda (a sect) chief, Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh, and heads of two other sects, UNI reported. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Kapurthala), Rakesh Aggarwal, informed that three members of the BKI module, identified as Gurinder Singh, Zorawar Singh alias Zora and Parmider Singh alias Babloo, were arrested and two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) assembled by using 9.75 kg high quality RDX recovered. The police also seized 300 grams of RDX, two detonators, two timers, 40 cartridges of different bores, four boxes of other explosive material, two kg of copper wire and two mobile phones along with several other articles. Aggarwal disclosed that 12 other BKI gang members, including its kingpin Gurpreet Singh, were still at large. Aggarwal said the module was assigned the task to assassinate Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh besides Baba Ashutosh, head of the Noormahal based Divya Jyoti Sansthan, and Baba Bhaniara Wala. Besides several politicians, including the Anti-Terrorists Front chairperson and former All India Youth Congress chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta, was also on the hit list of this group, he said. Another Babbar Khalsa module comprising Sandip Singh of Rurrka Khurad, Harminder Singh of Ludhiana, Bhabdip Singh and Bhapinder Singh of district Hoshiarpur, Sarabjit Singh of Ludhiana and Dilbag Singh of Amritsar is reportedly still at large. Gurpreet Singh is an active BKI militant and had received training in assembling explosive devices in Pakistan and he had been given the task by the outfit’s chief Wadhawa Singh to revive terrorism in Punjab.
Read less...
December - 13 
The Task Force on Naxalites on December 13 underscored the need for more synergy between the affected States and the Centre to effectively deal with left-wing extremism, according to New Indian Express. The Task Force meeting in Bhubaneswar was presi
Read more...
The Task Force on Naxalites on December 13 underscored the need for more synergy between the affected States and the Centre to effectively deal with left-wing extremism, according to New Indian Express. The Task Force meeting in Bhubaneswar was presided over by M. L. Kumawat, Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Union Home Ministry. The meeting discussed security preparedness as well as intelligence gathering network in all the affected States. Nodal officers on Naxalites and intelligence representatives from nine States – Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal – attended the meeting. Talking to the media after the meeting, Kumawat stressed that the synergy was required in all fields, including development works and security aspects. Naxalite violence, Kumawat informed, has considerably decreased in the recent times. In Orissa, incidents have come down significantly as is evident from only two deaths of security force personnel last year in Naxalite violence, he pointed out. He refuted claims that in some areas of the States the Naxalites run a parallel administration. “The State is mighty and democratically elected governments can never be wished away like that”, he said. There was, however, no commitment from the Centre to the demands of the states for deployment of more Central Reserve Police Force personnel. Instead, the States were asked to fill up the vacancies in different ranks of police administration.
Read less...
December - 13 
A woman was killed and two others sustained injuries in the shelling by security forces at Peochar, a militant stronghold, in the Swat district of NWFP on December 13-night, Daily Times reported. However, officials refused to confirm or deny the shel
Read more...
A woman was killed and two others sustained injuries in the shelling by security forces at Peochar, a militant stronghold, in the Swat district of NWFP on December 13-night, Daily Times reported. However, officials refused to confirm or deny the shelling.
Read less...
December - 13 
Elsewhere in the province, a policeman was injured in a rocket attack in Bannu on December 13-night.
Read more...
Elsewhere in the province, a policeman was injured in a rocket attack in Bannu on December 13-night.
Read less...
December - 13 
Intelligence agencies have warned against a spate of suicide attacks by terrorists based in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Swat, targeting VVIPs, including President Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the US a
Read more...
Intelligence agencies have warned against a spate of suicide attacks by terrorists based in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Swat, targeting VVIPs, including President Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the US and Indian embassies and sensitive national and military installations, sources told Daily Times on December 13. “The high value targets include the top government hierarchy, top politicians including former religious affairs minister Ejazul Haq, and the Attock Oil Refinery in Rawalpindi. Besides the US and Indian embassies, their consulates and several other religious and political personalities are also on the hit list,” said a confidential National Crisis Management Cell report. The report titled, “Threat to VVIPs, Politicians, Foreign Missions and Military Installations,” was forwarded on December 12 to all home secretaries and police chiefs of the four provinces, the federal capital, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Northern Areas. The report reveals that militants from the FATA and Swat are planning to carry out suicide attacks in collusion with al Qaeda. Sources said the terrorists could be guised as women, or be in military or police uniforms. “Furthermore, five suicide bombers have already entered the NWFP to move to their target areas,” the report suggested. “The emphasis needs to be on the security of foreign diplomats, foreigners living in Pakistan, and the Christian community who would attend Christmas prayers at different churches in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It is apprehended that hardcore religious elements may try to disrupt the New Year celebrations,” the report stated.
Read less...
December - 13 
Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) on December 13 arrested 14 militants, including a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, and continued to target militant strongholds in the Swat district of NWFP. "Maulvi Bashir was among the 14 militants arrested. The arr
Read more...
Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) on December 13 arrested 14 militants, including a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, and continued to target militant strongholds in the Swat district of NWFP. "Maulvi Bashir was among the 14 militants arrested. The arrests were made during search operations in Matta, Kanju and Fizaghat," security officials told Daily Times.
Read less...
December - 13 
Two suicide bombings near an army check-post in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on December 13 killed seven people, including three personnel of the Pakistan Army, military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said, according to Daily Times. An offi
Read more...
Two suicide bombings near an army check-post in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on December 13 killed seven people, including three personnel of the Pakistan Army, military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said, according to Daily Times. An official at the Inter-Services Public Relations said three of the dead were soldiers, while the remaining four were civilians. Meanwhile, independent sources said the blasts had killed 12 people and injured 16. AP quoted deputy police chief Rehmatullah Niazi as saying that 10 people had died. No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts so far. Official sources said that a young, bearded man approached the military checkpoint at the Hana Road in the cantonment area and when the military police tried to stop him, he blew himself up at about 5pm, according to Dawn. As the military personnel were busy in the rescue operation and stopping people from getting close to the scene of the first bombing, a second suicide bomber detonated his explosives.
Read less...
December - 13 
The CPN-Maoist on December 13 gave a 48-hour ultimatum to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala saying they would start a new movement from December 16 and seek to reshuffle the cabinet if their demands were not met, according to Times of India. When
Read more...
The CPN-Maoist on December 13 gave a 48-hour ultimatum to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala saying they would start a new movement from December 16 and seek to reshuffle the cabinet if their demands were not met, according to Times of India. When the parliament convenes on December 15-afternoon, the Maoists want the government to move a proposal for amending the new constitution, abolishing the monarchy. Prachanda, chairman of the CPN-Maoist, issued the warning in Simra airport in south Nepal while returning to Kathmandu from Janakpur town, where he had been attending a programme of the Rastriya Madhesi Mukti Morcha, the Terai wing of the party.
Read less...
December - 13 
Elsewhere in the same district, Mamun, belonging to the Lalchand Bahini outfit, was arrested by the RAB personnel from Khasmathurapur village under Daulatpur sub-division. One light gun was recovered from him. According to police sources, he is accus
Read more...
Elsewhere in the same district, Mamun, belonging to the Lalchand Bahini outfit, was arrested by the RAB personnel from Khasmathurapur village under Daulatpur sub-division. One light gun was recovered from him. According to police sources, he is accused in several cases of murder and abduction.
Read less...
December - 13 
Two Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) cadres, Anwar Hossain and Selim, were arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel from their hideout at Ballavpur village under Sadar sub-division in the Kushtia district on December 13-night. Two Indian m
Read more...
Two Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) cadres, Anwar Hossain and Selim, were arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel from their hideout at Ballavpur village under Sadar sub-division in the Kushtia district on December 13-night. Two Indian made shutter guns and four bullets were recovered from their possession.
Read less...
December - 13 
11 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops countered a small arms attack launched by the outfit in the area north of Parayanakulam in Vavuniya district on December 13, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
11 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops countered a small arms attack launched by the outfit in the area north of Parayanakulam in Vavuniya district on December 13, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 13 
During an encounter between the two sides in the area north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district on December 13, a soldier was killed and two others wounded.
Read more...
During an encounter between the two sides in the area north of Janakapura in Vavuniya district on December 13, a soldier was killed and two others wounded.
Read less...
December - 13 
During another encounter at Parappakandal in the Mannar district, troops killed two militants and also destroyed one LTTE bunker.
Read more...
During another encounter at Parappakandal in the Mannar district, troops killed two militants and also destroyed one LTTE bunker.
Read less...
December - 13 
Further, on December 13 (today), LTTE militants detonated a claymore mine targeting a Police route clearing party at Kurukkalpudukulam, injuring a policeman who died later.
Read more...
Further, on December 13 (today), LTTE militants detonated a claymore mine targeting a Police route clearing party at Kurukkalpudukulam, injuring a policeman who died later.
Read less...
December - 13 
Further, on December 13, two LTTE cadres hiding inside a house at Viyaparamulla in the Point Pedro area blew themselves up by detonating explosives, when the troops swooped on the premises at about 5.10 am after receiving information over their prese
Read more...
Further, on December 13, two LTTE cadres hiding inside a house at Viyaparamulla in the Point Pedro area blew themselves up by detonating explosives, when the troops swooped on the premises at about 5.10 am after receiving information over their presence in the house. Seven civilians, inmates of the house, were also injured in the blast.
Read less...
December - 13 
Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka government on December 13 expressed deep displeasure to the British High Commissioner Dominic Chilcott in Colombo over his reported remarks that political aspirations for carving out a separate Tamil state was not illegal, re
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka government on December 13 expressed deep displeasure to the British High Commissioner Dominic Chilcott in Colombo over his reported remarks that political aspirations for carving out a separate Tamil state was not illegal, reports AFP. Chilcott on December 10 had warned Sri Lanka to clean up its human rights record or risk international sanctions.
Read less...
December - 13 
Separately, troops confronted a group of LTTE militants at Kandaperiyakulam, northwest of Poovarasankulam, and killed four of them.
Read more...
Separately, troops confronted a group of LTTE militants at Kandaperiyakulam, northwest of Poovarasankulam, and killed four of them.
Read less...
December - 13 
The number of LTTE cadres killed during three separate clashes between troops and the militants within a span of four hours commencing at about 11.30 am in the southwest region of Adampan in the Mannar district on December 11 has increased to 33. Lat
Read more...
The number of LTTE cadres killed during three separate clashes between troops and the militants within a span of four hours commencing at about 11.30 am in the southwest region of Adampan in the Mannar district on December 11 has increased to 33. Latest reports also stated that 16 soldiers were injured during the clash in which two of the LTTE’s heavy mortars, most probably of 120-mm caliber, were badly damaged following resistant fire directed by the troops. According to earlier reports, 20 LTTE cadres and three soldiers had died during the clashes.
Read less...
December - 13 
Troops killed two more LTTE cadres in two separate incidents in the Ponnar and Muhamalai areas of Jaffna district.
Read more...
Troops killed two more LTTE cadres in two separate incidents in the Ponnar and Muhamalai areas of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 14 
According to Chhattisgarh 24x7, one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, L. Kishor, was killed and two others, Virendra Singh and Rajendra, were injured in an encounter between CRPF personnel and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Mao
Read more...
According to Chhattisgarh 24x7, one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, L. Kishor, was killed and two others, Virendra Singh and Rajendra, were injured in an encounter between CRPF personnel and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Dharwarm village in the Bijapur District on December 14.
Read less...
December - 14 
At least four labourers were shot dead by suspected militants in the North Cachar Hills district on December 14, reports PTI. The police said that four labourers cutting bamboo at the Longpo area under Umrangshu police station were shot dead by the m
Read more...
At least four labourers were shot dead by suspected militants in the North Cachar Hills district on December 14, reports PTI. The police said that four labourers cutting bamboo at the Longpo area under Umrangshu police station were shot dead by the militants who escaped after the incident.
Read less...
December - 14 
Further, an agent of the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), identified as Mojibullah Alam alias Asfi Alam, was arrested by the Special Branch of Assam Police at Guwahati on December 14-night, reports Sentinel. He belonged to Azampur villag
Read more...
Further, an agent of the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), identified as Mojibullah Alam alias Asfi Alam, was arrested by the Special Branch of Assam Police at Guwahati on December 14-night, reports Sentinel. He belonged to Azampur village under Uttara police station in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. Alam was earlier an activist of the Jamaat-e-Islami, and in 1993 he joined the Harkat-ul-Majahideen (HUM) and underwent training in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. From 2006 onwards, he was working as an ISI operative looking after all ISI activities in Northeast.
Read less...
December - 14 
Meanwhile, two left-wing extremists, Penuka Rama, ‘commander’ of the Mahabubabad area dalam (squad), and Malothu Naveen, member of the Mohananna dalam of the Praja Pratighatana group, surrendered before the police in Warangal on December 14, reports
Read more...
Meanwhile, two left-wing extremists, Penuka Rama, ‘commander’ of the Mahabubabad area dalam (squad), and Malothu Naveen, member of the Mohananna dalam of the Praja Pratighatana group, surrendered before the police in Warangal on December 14, reports The Hindu. Rama reportedly joined the outfit in 2002.
Read less...
December - 14 
Nagaland Police arrested four women and seized 1,773 rounds of live ammunition from their possession during separate search operations at Khuzama police check gate in the Kohima district, reports United News of India. The Kohima Superintendent of Pol
Read more...
Nagaland Police arrested four women and seized 1,773 rounds of live ammunition from their possession during separate search operations at Khuzama police check gate in the Kohima district, reports United News of India. The Kohima Superintendent of Police stated on December 16 that two women were arrested on December 14 and 1,673 rounds of live cartridges for AK-47 rifles were seized from them. They were traveling in a Dimapur-bound taxi coming from Manipur
Read less...
December - 14 
Posters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) condemning the violence in Nandigram were found pasted on the wall of the State Secretariat building in the capital Kolkata on December 14, reports IANS. Security force personnel found the p
Read more...
Posters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) condemning the violence in Nandigram were found pasted on the wall of the State Secretariat building in the capital Kolkata on December 14, reports IANS. Security force personnel found the posters on gate number 1 and immediately removed them. "Yes, Maoist posters have been found on the gate of the state secretariat as well in other places. The matter is being investigated by the police," State Home Secretary Prasad Ranjan Roy said. One of the posters blamed Chief Minster Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Left Front chairman Biman Bose and Communist Party of India - Marxist politburo member Binoy Konar for the March 14 firing and the spiraling violence in Nandigram. Maoist posters were also found on the walls of a Coffee House in central Kolkata.
Read less...
December - 14 
Security forces neutralised three terrorist hideouts in the Arnas, Lasooli and Jhandia areas of Reasi district on December 14 and recovered one pistol, two magazines, five blankets, eight pencil cells, five grenades, 4.5 kg explosives, one stove, ker
Read more...
Security forces neutralised three terrorist hideouts in the Arnas, Lasooli and Jhandia areas of Reasi district on December 14 and recovered one pistol, two magazines, five blankets, eight pencil cells, five grenades, 4.5 kg explosives, one stove, kerosene oil and eatables. However, no arrests were made during the searches.
Read less...
December - 14 
Two People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants, Okram Bhumeshwor and Sapam Boycha, were arrested from Bashikhong in the Imphal East district on December 14, reports United News of India . L. Kailun, Superintendent of Police of Imph
Read more...
Two People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants, Okram Bhumeshwor and Sapam Boycha, were arrested from Bashikhong in the Imphal East district on December 14, reports United News of India . L. Kailun, Superintendent of Police of Imphal East district, said they had undergone special training in arms and were operating in the Imphal areas.
Read less...
December - 14 
Further, Fazlullah’s brother on December 14 asked the TNSM chief to surrender. Fazle Ahad - who was arrested by security forces at the beginning of the military operation - said in a message aired on government-run radio: "Fighting the government is
Read more...
Further, Fazlullah’s brother on December 14 asked the TNSM chief to surrender. Fazle Ahad - who was arrested by security forces at the beginning of the military operation - said in a message aired on government-run radio: "Fighting the government is not in the interest of Pakistan and the nation. Therefore, militants have to lay down their weapons."
Read less...
December - 14 
President Pervez Musharraf introduced six more amendments in the Constitution through executive orders on December 14 - a day before the lifting of the emergency, revocation of the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) and restoration of the Constitut
Read more...
President Pervez Musharraf introduced six more amendments in the Constitution through executive orders on December 14 - a day before the lifting of the emergency, revocation of the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) and restoration of the Constitution. Attorney General Malik Mohammed Qayyum told Dawn that Article 41(3) had been amended to remove a confusing clause in the Constitution that was inserted by the government of Gen Zia-ul-Haq. He said an amendment in Article 44 (2) allowed the incumbent president to seek re-election for a fresh term of five years, notwithstanding any bar in the Constitution. The Attorney General said the judges who had taken oath under the PCO would take a fresh oath under the Constitution after its restoration on December 15 (today) at 1.30pm. The president made amendments in six articles of the Constitution in exercise of his powers under the Provisional Constitution Order No 1 of 2007 through promulgation of the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 2007.
Read less...
December - 14 
Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief),
Read more...
Taliban militants from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on December 14 decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and appointed Baitullah Mehsud as their Central Amir (chief), a spokesman for the militant commander told Dawn. The militants have named their movement as Tehrik Taliban-i-Pakistan and said the aim of the movement was to enforce Sharia (Islamic law) in their respective areas. The decision was taken at a meeting of 40 Taliban leaders, held in an undisclosed place in South Waziristan. "The sole objective of the Shura meeting was to unite the Taliban against NATO forces in Afghanistan and to wage a ‘defensive jihad’ against Pakistani forces here," Baitullah’s spokesman Maulana Omar said. He claimed that Pakistani forces were bombing seminaries and killing people and the Taliban wanted to avenge the forces’ action. The meeting asked the government to call off the military operation in Swat and North Waziristan and abolish all military checkpoints within 10 days. Otherwise, it warned, a suitable course of action would be chalked out in the next meeting of the militants. Taliban leaders from seven tribal agencies, six Frontier Regions of FATA and the NWFP districts of Swat, Kohistan, Buner, Dir, Malakand, Kulachi, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank and D.I. Khan attended the meeting. They demanded release of Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and other Taliban jailed across the country. The meeting also formed a 40-member consultative committee (Shura) to be headed by Baitullah Mehsud. Maulana Umar has been chosen as spokesman for the committee.
Read less...
December - 14 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested a Harkat-ul-Jihad al Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militant, Manirul Islam Madina, from Porabari Narayanpur village in the Benapole district here on December 14, reports Daily Star. Manirul is a close associate o
Read more...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested a Harkat-ul-Jihad al Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militant, Manirul Islam Madina, from Porabari Narayanpur village in the Benapole district here on December 14, reports Daily Star. Manirul is a close associate of Mufti Hannan, the outfit’s operations commander, and is the main accused in the grenade attack on the Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina's meeting in national capital Dhaka on August 21, 2004. A revolver, one bullet, two Indian mobile phone sets and two air tickets were recovered from his possession.
Read less...
December - 14 
10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops repulsed small arms attacks launched by the outfit in the area North West of Adampan in Mannar district on December 14, reports Sri Lanka Army. One soldier was also injured.
Read more...
10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed when troops repulsed small arms attacks launched by the outfit in the area North West of Adampan in Mannar district on December 14, reports Sri Lanka Army. One soldier was also injured.
Read less...
December - 14 
At Umayarathuwankulam, four LTTE cadres were killed by troops.
Read more...
At Umayarathuwankulam, four LTTE cadres were killed by troops.
Read less...
December - 14 
During another confrontation between the two sides at Parappakandal, troops killed five cadres.
Read more...
During another confrontation between the two sides at Parappakandal, troops killed five cadres.
Read less...
December - 14 
Further, on December 14, troops deployed north of A-9 at Muhamalai confronted a group of LTTE cadres and killed two of them while injuring a large number of others when they attempted to infiltrate into the security force’s FDL (Forward Defence Line)
Read more...
Further, on December 14, troops deployed north of A-9 at Muhamalai confronted a group of LTTE cadres and killed two of them while injuring a large number of others when they attempted to infiltrate into the security force’s FDL (Forward Defence Line). One soldier was injured during the clashes.
Read less...
December - 14 
LTTE cadres launched a mortar attack, supported by their artillery, towards troops in the Adampan area of Mannar district and injured five soldiers. One of the injured soldier succumbed to his injuries later. Troops also retaliated, details of which
Read more...
LTTE cadres launched a mortar attack, supported by their artillery, towards troops in the Adampan area of Mannar district and injured five soldiers. One of the injured soldier succumbed to his injuries later. Troops also retaliated, details of which are yet to be ascertained.
Read less...
December - 14 
One more LTTE cadre was killed by troops in the Kokkuthuduvai area.
Read more...
One more LTTE cadre was killed by troops in the Kokkuthuduvai area.
Read less...
December - 14 
Six more LTTE cadres were killed and an unspecified number of them injured by troops in the Kaduruvitankulam area of Vavuniya district. The incident occurred when a group of outfit’s cadres attempted to infiltrate into the cleared areas (area under
Read more...
Six more LTTE cadres were killed and an unspecified number of them injured by troops in the Kaduruvitankulam area of Vavuniya district. The incident occurred when a group of outfit’s cadres attempted to infiltrate into the cleared areas (area under government control).
Read less...
December - 15 
A group of Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants abducted a villager, identified as Damodhar Chakma, at gunpoint on December 15-night from Upanbali Para under Longthorai Valley subdivision in the Dhalai district, according to Tripurainfo
Read more...
A group of Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants abducted a villager, identified as Damodhar Chakma, at gunpoint on December 15-night from Upanbali Para under Longthorai Valley subdivision in the Dhalai district, according to Tripurainfo.
Read less...
December - 15 
According to Assam Tribune, a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Ratul Das, was killed by some unidentified militants at his residence at Dharam Nala in the Karbi Anglong district on December 15-night.
Read more...
According to Assam Tribune, a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Ratul Das, was killed by some unidentified militants at his residence at Dharam Nala in the Karbi Anglong district on December 15-night.
Read less...
December - 15 
Elsewhere, two All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militants, Santi Debbarma and his brother Kishore Debbarma, were arrested by security forces at Madhya Bagbari under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district on December 15.
Read more...
Elsewhere, two All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militants, Santi Debbarma and his brother Kishore Debbarma, were arrested by security forces at Madhya Bagbari under Sidhai police station in the West Tripura district on December 15.
Read less...
December - 15 
Shillong Times quoting Meghalaya Police source reports that one suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militant was assaulted by civilians when he was trying to hijack a Jeep belonging to a coal exporter, Milan Khongsit, at Mawngap
Read more...
Shillong Times quoting Meghalaya Police source reports that one suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militant was assaulted by civilians when he was trying to hijack a Jeep belonging to a coal exporter, Milan Khongsit, at Mawngap in the East Khasi Hills district on December 15-night.
Read less...
December - 15 
Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC) and ‘supreme commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), said on December 15 that the militant leadership is ready to support the Irish peace model as a first step towards the solution of Kas
Read more...
Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC) and ‘supreme commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), said on December 15 that the militant leadership is ready to support the Irish peace model as a first step towards the solution of Kashmir issue, provided Government of India accepts the disputed status of Kashmir issue, Kashmir Times reported. In an interview to a local news agency Current News Service, Salahuddin said, “The Kashmir issue is unresolved for last 60 years. Government of India must accept the disputed status of Kashmir issue. In that case we are ready to support the Irish peace model as the first step towards the solution. The other related steps must follow in a phased manner.” He rejected the four point formula of Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf saying it has created doubts in the minds of people since the formula has not been explained. "Different parties and people are differently interpreting the formula. Mehbooba Mufti is interpreting it according to her own interests and same is the case with other parties," the UJC chairman said. Describing the India-Pakistan talks on Kashmir as a futile exercise, he stated that Musharraf was expecting a breakthrough from the dialogue. "We had already predicted that the talks are not going to yield any results. Implementation of UN resolution is the only solution of Kashmir issue and all other activities in this regard are neither a solution nor acceptable to people," Salahuddin said. He denied that there was any pressure on militant groups from Pakistan and added that militancy is more effective and self reliant at this time. "Whosoever comes into power in Pakistan, they can not stop the struggle in Kashmir. Our struggle is not for the freedom of Pakistan but for the survival of Kashmiris," he claimed. Salahuddin opined that the ongoing movement would continue even if Pakistan stops supporting it.
Read less...
December - 15 
The Hindu reports that an anonymous e-mail threatening to blow up airports in the country on January 12 was received on December 15 by the Gurgaon (in Haryana) based call centre of Air India. An Air India official said on December 17, "The anonymous
Read more...
The Hindu reports that an anonymous e-mail threatening to blow up airports in the country on January 12 was received on December 15 by the Gurgaon (in Haryana) based call centre of Air India. An Air India official said on December 17, "The anonymous mail said airports would be bombed on January 12. Since it does not specify anything particular, this kind of threat falls under the ‘non-specific’ category, which is a low-level threat. But since it pertains to the law and order situation, we referred the case to the police which is investigating the matter." Officials of the Central Industrial Security Force, which supervises security at the Delhi airport, said they had taken all steps to counter any adverse situation even though it was a non-specific threat.
Read less...
December - 15 
The Sambalpur district police on December 15-night arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as James alias Pawan Lohar and Uddhaba Putta, from a rented house at Sambalpur. Three landmines weighing 10-kilograms each
Read more...
The Sambalpur district police on December 15-night arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as James alias Pawan Lohar and Uddhaba Putta, from a rented house at Sambalpur. Three landmines weighing 10-kilograms each, fuse wires and communication gadgets were recovered from the arrested Maoists, reports The Hindu. The report further said that James was an expert in laying landmines and was wanted in as many as 24 criminal cases, including 10 of murder.
Read less...
December - 15 
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden bicycle into a military checkpost, killing five persons and injuring 11 others in Nowshera in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 15. The District Police Officer Mubarak Zeb told Daily Time
Read more...
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden bicycle into a military checkpost, killing five persons and injuring 11 others in Nowshera in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 15. The District Police Officer Mubarak Zeb told Daily Times that six people, including the suicide bomber, were killed as he detonated himself at the entrance of the Army Supply Corps centre. “The bomber was riding on a bicycle. He detonated the explosives fastened to his body as he reached the army check post around 9.18am,” said the police officer, adding that 11 more people had sustained injuries in the blast. However, eyewitnesses said eight people were killed. Four of them were army personnel while the rest were civilians, the witnesses added.
Read less...
December - 15 
President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan on December 15, exactly six weeks after imposing it, reports The Hindu. Stressing that this was the first time in the country’s history that emergency was being lifted in a mere 42 days, he
Read more...
President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan on December 15, exactly six weeks after imposing it, reports The Hindu. Stressing that this was the first time in the country’s history that emergency was being lifted in a mere 42 days, he said the situation had improved so much that restoring the Constitution was not a difficult decision. Simultaneously, he revoked the November 3 provisional constitutional order (PCO) and restored the Constitution, but with all the amendments he made during this period. Immediately after passing the emergency revocation order, Musharraf administered the constitutional oath of office to Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, previously sworn in under the PCO after the imposition of emergency. Other judges of the Supreme Court, who were also sworn in under the PCO, also took the constitutional oath of office.
Read less...
December - 15 
Rashid Rauf, allegedly involved in a London terror plot to blow up transatlantic flights in August 2006, disappeared on December 15 from outside a local court in Islamabad, where he was brought from the Adiala Jail for a hearing, according to Dawn. O
Read more...
Rashid Rauf, allegedly involved in a London terror plot to blow up transatlantic flights in August 2006, disappeared on December 15 from outside a local court in Islamabad, where he was brought from the Adiala Jail for a hearing, according to Dawn. Official sources confirmed he was brought to the court of Zafar Awan in Islamabad for hearing of a case and when he was being guarded by two policemen, he managed to escape. Rauf had remained in detention even after all charges against him had been dropped amidst reports that Islamabad was seriously considering a request from London to extradite him to the UK. The government on December 16 Sunday set up a four-member committee headed by an additional secretary to investigate the escape of Rashid Rauf. Two policemen have been taken into custody so far and are facing interrogation, said Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah. However, members of his family and his lawyer termed it a ‘mysterious disappearance’, saying they suspected it to have been arranged by security agencies. Hashmat Habib, the lawyer of the accused, also rejected the government’s claim that his client had escaped from custody.
Read less...
December - 15 
Security forces arrested seven suspected militants from Kuza Banda village near Maulana Fazalullah’s native area of Imam Dehri, on December 15-night, Dawn reported. The military stated that Abdul Shakoor, a cleric suspected of having issued decrees i
Read more...
Security forces arrested seven suspected militants from Kuza Banda village near Maulana Fazalullah’s native area of Imam Dehri, on December 15-night, Dawn reported. The military stated that Abdul Shakoor, a cleric suspected of having issued decrees in support of beheading soldiers, and his four sons were among the seven persons detained. Mohammad, one of the sons of the cleric, was allegedly preparing for a suicide bombing mission and a jacket used for such attacks is reported to have been found in their possession.
Read less...
December - 15 
Nepal News reports that a meeting of the top leaders on December 15 has agreed to hold the Constituent Assembly (CA) election within March-April 2008. The election timeline will be stated in the interim constitution while the date will soon be fixed
Read more...
Nepal News reports that a meeting of the top leaders on December 15 has agreed to hold the Constituent Assembly (CA) election within March-April 2008. The election timeline will be stated in the interim constitution while the date will soon be fixed by the government. As per the agreement, CA seats elected under proportional representative system have been increased to 335, fixing the total number of seats at 601. The number of seats elected under first-past-the-pole system will be 240 while the number of CA members to be nominated by the Prime Minister has been increased to 26 from 17. The leaders also agreed to amend the interim constitution, incorporating ‘democratic republic’, a provision to be endorsed by the first sitting of the CA.
Read less...
December - 16 
According to Prabhat Khabar, police arrested a woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Seema alias Ranjeeta alias Geeta, from a lodge at the district headquarter of Garhwa on December 16. Police also arrested Sh
Read more...
According to Prabhat Khabar, police arrested a woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Seema alias Ranjeeta alias Geeta, from a lodge at the district headquarter of Garhwa on December 16. Police also arrested Shravan Vishwakarma, an ‘area commander’ of the outfit, from the house of one Vinay Kumar Soni on the basis of information provided by Seema.
Read less...
December - 16 
Around 299 prisoners, including 105 Maoists, escaped from the Dantewada jail on December 16 after overpowering the security guards. Three security guards and two undertrial prisoners were reportedly injured during the clashes. The Hindu reports that
Read more...
Around 299 prisoners, including 105 Maoists, escaped from the Dantewada jail on December 16 after overpowering the security guards. Three security guards and two undertrial prisoners were reportedly injured during the clashes. The Hindu reports that Maoist commander, identified as Sujit Kumar, overpowered a jail guard inside the prison and opened fire after snatching his rifle. As many as 377 inmates were lodged in the district prison. The Maoists also snatched two .303 rifles, three muskets and one wireless set from the guards before escaping, Home Minister Ram Vichar Netam told PTI. Rahul Sharma, Superintendent of Police in Dantewada, said the jail break was a “pre-meditated conspiracy” hatched by the undertrials, who were mostly Maoist supporters.
Read less...
December - 16 
At least seven persons, including five women, were killed and 22 others were wounded when unidentified militants blew up a crowded mini-bus exploding an improvised explosive device (IED) near Paorabi under Lamlai police station along the Imphal Ukhru
Read more...
At least seven persons, including five women, were killed and 22 others were wounded when unidentified militants blew up a crowded mini-bus exploding an improvised explosive device (IED) near Paorabi under Lamlai police station along the Imphal Ukhrul road Imphal East district on December 16-evening, according to Imphal Free Press. One security convoy was reportedly targeted in the explosion. Another bomb was exploded by unidentified militants near the Assam Rifles camp at Sagolmang under the same police station, reports Sangai Express.
Read less...
December - 16 
Imphal East district Superintendent of Police L. Kailun said that two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants, Elangbam Ibosana alias Inaocha alias Tayaima and Haorangbam Kalamu alias Nganba alias Inao, were arrested from Lamlong Bazaar area on Dece
Read more...
Imphal East district Superintendent of Police L. Kailun said that two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants, Elangbam Ibosana alias Inaocha alias Tayaima and Haorangbam Kalamu alias Nganba alias Inao, were arrested from Lamlong Bazaar area on December 16.
Read less...
December - 16 
In another incident, the Khotkhoti police recovered an unidentified body from Laharijan under Bokajan police station in the same district on December 16.
Read more...
In another incident, the Khotkhoti police recovered an unidentified body from Laharijan under Bokajan police station in the same district on December 16.
Read less...
December - 16 
Meanwhile, the outgoing Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal P.K. Barbora, said on December 16 that a faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is being supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (I
Read more...
Meanwhile, the outgoing Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal P.K. Barbora, said on December 16 that a faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is being supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) after its split, according to Telegraph. "One faction, operating in lower Assam, is in league with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and other fundamentalist forces, while the other faction, operating in Upper Assam has build up a nexus with National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K)," Barbara said. He disclosed that the faction operating in lower Assam has camps in Bangladesh and it supported influx of Bangladeshis into Assam. The other faction, active in Upper Assam, is, however, not in favour of such influx.
Read less...
December - 16 
Meanwhile, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed to have killed five security force (SF) personnel and wounded seven others in an attack on a security post at Aeiyang village in the Sajik area of Chandel district on December 15-morning.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed to have killed five security force (SF) personnel and wounded seven others in an attack on a security post at Aeiyang village in the Sajik area of Chandel district on December 15-morning.
Read less...
December - 16 
One PLA cadre, Debeshwar Singh alias Thamba, was arrested by Assam Rifles personnel at Khudengthabi along the Imphal-Moreh road on December 16.
Read more...
One PLA cadre, Debeshwar Singh alias Thamba, was arrested by Assam Rifles personnel at Khudengthabi along the Imphal-Moreh road on December 16.
Read less...
December - 16 
Police also recovered around 2400 rounds of bullets and arms such as 7.62 mm and 9 mm pistols and .303 rifles from the Maoists’ hideout in Jarang forest under Jujumara police station in the same district on December 16.
Read more...
Police also recovered around 2400 rounds of bullets and arms such as 7.62 mm and 9 mm pistols and .303 rifles from the Maoists’ hideout in Jarang forest under Jujumara police station in the same district on December 16.
Read less...
December - 16 
The Dimapur Police and Assam Rifles (31 Battalion) personnel, on receiving information about the presence of suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres in the Naga Gaon area, launched a joint operation and arrested one Bijoy Singh alias Joy Kuma
Read more...
The Dimapur Police and Assam Rifles (31 Battalion) personnel, on receiving information about the presence of suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres in the Naga Gaon area, launched a joint operation and arrested one Bijoy Singh alias Joy Kumar, a resident of Kakching in Manipur, reports Nagaland Post. 2,500 pages of KYKL letter pads, two bundles of fuse wire, two personal diaries containing details of tax collection, one computer C.P.U, one empty ammunition box measuring 7.62m, two containers of motor cap measuring 2 inch, three telephone sets, one empty case of fuse (V.429), one computer antenna, 10 numbers of CDs and one card reader were recovered from his possession.
Read less...
December - 16 
The Kuki Students Organisation, Chandel and the Kuki Chiefs Association, Chandel, stated that valley-based militant outfits operating in the border areas of Chandel district are forcibly driving innocent villagers into grouping centres at their own c
Read more...
The Kuki Students Organisation, Chandel and the Kuki Chiefs Association, Chandel, stated that valley-based militant outfits operating in the border areas of Chandel district are forcibly driving innocent villagers into grouping centres at their own convenient places and are using them as human shields in the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in Somtal. The report added that militants have driven out people from Khengjoy, JM Moljol, Sijang, Old Samtal, S Bungpi, S Bongjoi and Toitung, and gathered them at Molcham, Twileng, New Somtal and Jangnomphai and Lajang villages for using them as human shields. Some of the villagers were taken as forced labourers and their whereabouts were not known. The two Kuki bodies termed the counter-insurgency operation Somtal-II as a "ray of hope" and a new "lease of life" from the Central government to the beleaguered, innocent and indigenous people of Chandel district.
Read less...
December - 16 
The Meghalaya Police neutralised a joint camp of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) during an operation at Narpuh reserve forest in the Jaintia Hills on December 16, reports Telegrap
Read more...
The Meghalaya Police neutralised a joint camp of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) during an operation at Narpuh reserve forest in the Jaintia Hills on December 16, reports Telegraph. A number of 9-mm live cartridges, .22 live cartridges, one very high frequency handset, six micro cassettes, a prescription of a Bangladeshi doctor, photographs, a diary and four butts of AK-56 rifles were recovered. However, no arrests were made. The Inspector-General of Police (eastern range), B.L. Buam, said that police surrounded the camps, about 25-km from the Bangladesh border, around 4.30am (IST). "The exchange of fire lasted for 40 minutes," said Buam, adding, the militants of both groups are engaged in extortion in the Jaintia Hills coal belt. He stated that the police received information about the camps while interrogating two HNLC militants who were arrested on December 16. The duo, identified as Pynhunlang Kharbani, the ‘area commander’ of HNLC in Jaintia Hills, and Robinson Lyngdoh Lyngkhoi, were arrested up from Chiehruphi village in the Jaintia Hills.
Read less...
December - 16 
Tripura government, on December 16, announced a special rehabilitation package for surrendered militants in the State. Only the surrendered militants, who have not yet received assistance from the central government, will be covered under the scheme.
Read more...
Tripura government, on December 16, announced a special rehabilitation package for surrendered militants in the State. Only the surrendered militants, who have not yet received assistance from the central government, will be covered under the scheme. In the first phase, a total of 1456 militants, who had joined the mainstream before year 1998, will be rehabilitated through existing schemes of the Tribal Welfare department, while the remaining surrendered militants will be rehabilitated in a phased manner. However, leaders of surrendered militants claimed that altogether 6000 militants of different groups had surrendered to the security forces before 1998 and they did not get any assistance from the government
Read less...
December - 16 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Singa Prasad alias Ravi, member of the Prakasam district committee and secretary of Gundlakamma area committee, and Jathavath Ramsingh Naik alias Kesava, the Gundlakamma ar
Read more...
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Singa Prasad alias Ravi, member of the Prakasam district committee and secretary of Gundlakamma area committee, and Jathavath Ramsingh Naik alias Kesava, the Gundlakamma area committee member, were arrested by police on December 16-evening while they were searching for food near the Kurchedu forest area on the border of Guntur-Prakasam district, reports The Hindu. However, four other Maoists, Ashok, Murali, Vimala and Bharathi, who were camping in the same area, managed to escape. Prasad joined the outfit in August 2000 as a district member in Tiger Project, moved to Palavanka dalam (squad) in 2003 and was elevated as ‘deputy commander’. Police sources said that Prasad was accused in 10 murder cases and was a key member who was monitoring operations in the Prakasam district. Kesava joined the outfit in 2002 and was reportedly involved in four murders.
Read less...
December - 16 
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at Ranjana Hardware shop at Khurai Lamlong Bazar. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
Read more...
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at Ranjana Hardware shop at Khurai Lamlong Bazar. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
Read less...
December - 16 
President Pervez Musharraf has for the first time identified an area where he thinks al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden may be hiding, according to Dawn. When asked where he thinks the Osama could be, Musharraf said in an interview to The Washington Pos
Read more...
President Pervez Musharraf has for the first time identified an area where he thinks al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden may be hiding, according to Dawn. When asked where he thinks the Osama could be, Musharraf said in an interview to The Washington Post that he could be in the area that borders Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal agency and Afghanistan’s Kunar province.
Read less...
December - 16 
Three paramilitary troops were injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb on December 16 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Dawn. Witnesses said that the truck carrying food was passing near a private clinic when the bom
Read more...
Three paramilitary troops were injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb on December 16 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Dawn. Witnesses said that the truck carrying food was passing near a private clinic when the bomb exploded.
Read less...
December - 16 
Special Task Force personnel arrested 10 cadres of the Madhesi Mukti Tigers, including a woman, from Biratnagar in the Morang district on December 16, according to Kantipuronline. A Chinese pistol, five mobile sets, a motorcycle, and their donation p
Read more...
Special Task Force personnel arrested 10 cadres of the Madhesi Mukti Tigers, including a woman, from Biratnagar in the Morang district on December 16, according to Kantipuronline. A Chinese pistol, five mobile sets, a motorcycle, and their donation pads, among others, were recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 16 
The United Madheshi Front (UMF), comprising the Rajendra Mahato-led Nepal Sadbhawana Party and the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) led by Upendra Yadav, announced nationwide protests to press for the rights of the Madheshi people from December 26, Ka
Read more...
The United Madheshi Front (UMF), comprising the Rajendra Mahato-led Nepal Sadbhawana Party and the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) led by Upendra Yadav, announced nationwide protests to press for the rights of the Madheshi people from December 26, Kantipuronline reports. The UMF stated that it would hold protest programmes in the Terai towns such as Biratnagar, Birgunj, Janakpur, Bhairahawa, Butwal and Nepalgunj from mid-December to mid-January 2008. The leaders also warned that the state has to take the responsibility for the consequences if it tries to quell the peaceful Madhesh movement. They also said that they would be compelled to launch a decisive movement in the Terai if the government does not fulfil their demands soon.
Read less...
December - 16 
Further, troops killed a LTTE infiltrator, identified as Isaamudan alias Nadarasa Suriyaprakash, at the Nagarkovil FDL (Forward Defence Line).
Read more...
Further, troops killed a LTTE infiltrator, identified as Isaamudan alias Nadarasa Suriyaprakash, at the Nagarkovil FDL (Forward Defence Line).
Read less...
December - 16 
On December 16, suspected LTTE militants lobbed a hand grenade in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district and injured two civilians.
Read more...
On December 16, suspected LTTE militants lobbed a hand grenade in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district and injured two civilians.
Read less...
December - 16 
One more soldier was wounded when LTTE cadres directed fire on the troops at Adampan in the Mannar district.
Read more...
One more soldier was wounded when LTTE cadres directed fire on the troops at Adampan in the Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 16 
Separately, troops engaged in a search and clear operation in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district confronted a group of LTTE cadres and killed five of them.
Read more...
Separately, troops engaged in a search and clear operation in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district confronted a group of LTTE cadres and killed five of them.
Read less...
December - 16 December - 17
The dead bodies of two civilians hacked to death by the LTTE were recovered from the Kaithady area of Jaffna district on December 16. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) confirmed on December 17 that their volunteer worker Sooriyakanth
Read more...
The dead bodies of two civilians hacked to death by the LTTE were recovered from the Kaithady area of Jaffna district on December 16. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) confirmed on December 17 that their volunteer worker Sooriyakanthy Thawaraja was among the slain civilians. The SLRCS stated that Thawaraja was abducted by unidentified gunmen from his home in the Kalviyankadu area in the presence of his family on December 14.
Read less...
December - 16 
The Nation on December 16 reported that LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran received minor injuries in an aerial attack carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force. “He had been treated in an underground facility in a secret location in the Wanni by the LTT
Read more...
The Nation on December 16 reported that LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran received minor injuries in an aerial attack carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force. “He had been treated in an underground facility in a secret location in the Wanni by the LTTE’s Thileepan Medical Unit, the official emergency care unit of the LTTE. The November 28 attack by the Air Force near Jeyanthy Nagar in Kilinochchi hit the underground bunker in which Prabhakaran was staying and a section of the bunker had crumbled and some falling debris had struck the LTTE Leader by accident and he received minor injuries,” it stated. The report further said that the LTTE leader has fully recovered from the incident and is now moving about without any problem.
Read less...
December - 16 
Three more LTTE cadres were killed when troops deployed in the Muhamalai area, south of A-9 road, of Jaffna district launched a small arms attack on the LTTE defence line.
Read more...
Three more LTTE cadres were killed when troops deployed in the Muhamalai area, south of A-9 road, of Jaffna district launched a small arms attack on the LTTE defence line.
Read less...
December - 16 
Troops in the area west of Adampan confronted a group of LTTE cadres on December 16 and killed five of them.
Read more...
Troops in the area west of Adampan confronted a group of LTTE cadres on December 16 and killed five of them.
Read less...
December - 16 
Troops in the forward defence positions in the Vilayathikulam area of Vavuniya district repulsed two infiltration attempts of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and killed at least seven militants on December 16, reports Sri Lanka Army. One
Read more...
Troops in the forward defence positions in the Vilayathikulam area of Vavuniya district repulsed two infiltration attempts of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and killed at least seven militants on December 16, reports Sri Lanka Army. One LTTE bunker was also destroyed by the troops.
Read less...
December - 16 
Two soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres opened fire towards in the Janakapura area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Two soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres opened fire towards in the Janakapura area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 17 
A political activist of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Democratic), identified as Krishna Bhagat, was abducted and killed by suspected cadres of the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), a breakaway fraction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoi
Read more...
A political activist of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Democratic), identified as Krishna Bhagat, was abducted and killed by suspected cadres of the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), a breakaway fraction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Karanja in the Latehar district on December 17-night, reports The Hindu.
Read less...
December - 17 
Around 500 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the office of a private construction company engaged in laying rail lines between Rajgir in Bihar and Tilaiya in Jharkhand and injured 11 workers at Dhansura in the Ga
Read more...
Around 500 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the office of a private construction company engaged in laying rail lines between Rajgir in Bihar and Tilaiya in Jharkhand and injured 11 workers at Dhansura in the Gaya district on December 17-night, reports New Indian Express. They also damaged eight tractors and an earth mover machine, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Magadh range), A. Bashishtha stated. Official sources indicated that the attack is the result of the construction company failing to abide by the extortion demand of the CPI-Maoist.
Read less...
December - 17 
Assam Tribune reports that two hardcore Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Karbi Anglong district on December 17. According to police sources, a group of militants fired at
Read more...
Assam Tribune reports that two hardcore Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Karbi Anglong district on December 17. According to police sources, a group of militants fired at the security force personnel at Chowkihola in the Bokajan police station area, and in the retaliatory fire, two militants were killed.
Read less...
December - 17 
Meanwhile, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that at least seven security force personnel, including an officer, were killed and three others wounded in an attack by the Manipur People’s Army (MPA) cadres near Old Somtal in the Chan
Read more...
Meanwhile, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that at least seven security force personnel, including an officer, were killed and three others wounded in an attack by the Manipur People’s Army (MPA) cadres near Old Somtal in the Chandel district. According to a statement issued by the UNLF ‘senior publicity officer’ Ksh Yoiheiba, cadres of the MPA (293 Battalion) attacked a vehicle convoy of the security forces near Old Somtal. However, Assam Rifles spokesperson, Colonel L.M. Pant, denied the UNLF claim and said that the outfit was indulging in false propaganda to boost the morale of its cadres, adds Telegraph.
Read less...
December - 17 
On December 17, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh suspended the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jail), P. D. Verma, and six other police personnel for negligence, a day after 298 inmates, including several hardcore Maoists, escaped from
Read more...
On December 17, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh suspended the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jail), P. D. Verma, and six other police personnel for negligence, a day after 298 inmates, including several hardcore Maoists, escaped from the Dantewada district jail. Deputy Jailer B. S. Markam, who was earlier suspended, has now reportedly been arrested. The State Home Minister Ramvichar Netam told Hindustan Times that show cause notices have been served to Inspector General of Police (Bastar) Rajinder K. Vij and Dantewada Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma for their failure to comply with the ministry’s instruction to ensure that at least 50 security force personnel were deployed in every jail in the Maoist-affected district. "It is a serious lapse on part of the officials," said Netam. Meanwhile, police arrested five inmates who had escaped from the prison.
Read less...
December - 17 
Separately, IANS reports that police arrested a woman CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Jamuna alias Sapna, from in Siwni village in the Kanker district on December 15, and seized two bombs from Durgkondal area on the basis of her disclosure. Police al
Read more...
Separately, IANS reports that police arrested a woman CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Jamuna alias Sapna, from in Siwni village in the Kanker district on December 15, and seized two bombs from Durgkondal area on the basis of her disclosure. Police also recovered Maoist literature and INR 80000 from her house in the capital Raipur on December 17. "Police had conducted a raid at a house in Fafadih area just one km from Raipur central jail Monday night on the basis of the disclosure made by Jamuna during interrogation… The woman commander told police that the Raipur house is basically used by her husband Sumeet. We did not find anyone in the house Monday night when we raided, but a bundle of Maoist literature and Rs.80, 000 were seized," official sources said
Read less...
December - 17 
The Manipur Director General of Police Y. Joykumar stated that three suspects involved in the December 16 bomb blast were arrested during a search operation near the incident site on December 17-evening. He denounced the People’s Liberation Army’s (P
Read more...
The Manipur Director General of Police Y. Joykumar stated that three suspects involved in the December 16 bomb blast were arrested during a search operation near the incident site on December 17-evening. He denounced the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) statement accusing the security forces of triggering the blast deliberately to cause civilian casualties even though the cadres of the outfit planted the improvised explosive device. He said the allegation was "nothing but to draw the sympathy of the people and cover up their fault."
Read less...
December - 17 
The Union Government is careful about the movements of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) not only in Tamil Nadu but also elsewhere in the country, said National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan in Chennai on December 17, The Hindu reported.
Read more...
The Union Government is careful about the movements of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) not only in Tamil Nadu but also elsewhere in the country, said National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan in Chennai on December 17, The Hindu reported. Ruling out joint patrolling with the Sri Lankan Navy in the Indian Ocean, he said that there was only coordinated patrolling, with India and Sri Lanka doing patrolling in their respective areas. "This is for the first time that the country's military planners are focusing on threats to the country from the southern peninsula," Times of India quoted defence sources as saying.
Read less...
December - 17 
Three People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres, including one who was involved in the October 1 bomb blasts at Paona Bazaar and Thangal Bazaar, were arrested in two separate search operations at Takyel Kolom Leikai and Sagolband Moi
Read more...
Three People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres, including one who was involved in the October 1 bomb blasts at Paona Bazaar and Thangal Bazaar, were arrested in two separate search operations at Takyel Kolom Leikai and Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak in the Imphal West district on December 17- morning. They were identified as Imocha Sharma alias Khagemba, Konthoujam Dhiren alias Bobu and Laishram Ibomcha Singh. One 9-mm pistol along with one magazine with seven live rounds was recovered from Imocha’s possession. Imocha confessed that he along with another one PREPAK cadre, Krishna, exploded a hand grenade in Thangal Bazaar on October 1 injuring three civilians. Later, Krishna alias Sunil alias Momom was killed by police at Kongba Uchekon in the Imphal East district on November 11. Imocha further claimed that the November 16 bombing at Sarajeevan Videocon House in Paona Bazaar was carried out under instructions from one Wangba of the PREPAK after the bomb was handed over to one Sanatomba, a PREPAK cadre. Sanatomba was also killed by the Imphal West district police commandos at RIMS colony in December.
Read less...
December - 17 
Two People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants were killed and another injured during a factional clash at Sora Mamang Ching in the Thoubal district on December 17, reports Imphal Free Press. Police suspect the slain militants belonged to the
Read more...
Two People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants were killed and another injured during a factional clash at Sora Mamang Ching in the Thoubal district on December 17, reports Imphal Free Press. Police suspect the slain militants belonged to the Farooq faction of the PULF.
Read less...
December - 17 
Two unidentified dead bodies of suspected militants were recovered from Upper Hansal Manhansigaon in the Karbi Anglong district on December 17.
Read more...
Two unidentified dead bodies of suspected militants were recovered from Upper Hansal Manhansigaon in the Karbi Anglong district on December 17.
Read less...
December - 17 
Zee News reports that a high-level meeting of senior officials chaired by the Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal in New Delhi took stock of the Naxalite (left-wing extremist) violence in the country on December 17. The meeting follow
Read more...
Zee News reports that a high-level meeting of senior officials chaired by the Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal in New Delhi took stock of the Naxalite (left-wing extremist) violence in the country on December 17. The meeting followed the meetings of the Naxal task force and an inter-ministerial group (IMG), which recently examined the Maoist violence in about a dozen states, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said. The IMG meeting had decided to pay special attention to 33 districts in eight states ahead of the chief ministers' meet on internal security on December 20. A MHA official said the 33 identified districts requiring special attentions are spread over Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh. Of the badly-affected districts, Jharkhand alone accounts for ten, followed by Chhattisgarh with seven.
Read less...
December - 17 
A boy was killed while nine other persons, including a police constable, were injured in a bomb blast on the Abdul Sattar Road of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on December 17-evening, The News reported.
Read more...
A boy was killed while nine other persons, including a police constable, were injured in a bomb blast on the Abdul Sattar Road of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on December 17-evening, The News reported.
Read less...
December - 17 
At least 12 army recruits were killed and two wounded in a suicide attack near the Army Public College in the heart of the Kohat cantonment area in NWFP on December 17-morning, according to Dawn. The recruits were returning to their barracks after th
Read more...
At least 12 army recruits were killed and two wounded in a suicide attack near the Army Public College in the heart of the Kohat cantonment area in NWFP on December 17-morning, according to Dawn. The recruits were returning to their barracks after the morning exercise when a boy aged 15 to 17 years rushed towards them and blew himself up. Ten recruits were killed on the spot and two others died later in hospital. On July 19, a suicide blast in a mosque in an army compound in the same area had claimed 22 lives.
Read less...
December - 17 
Elsewhere in the province, The Post reported that SFs recovered an explosive laden vehicle during a search operation against militants in the Swat valley on December 17.
Read more...
Elsewhere in the province, The Post reported that SFs recovered an explosive laden vehicle during a search operation against militants in the Swat valley on December 17.
Read less...
December - 17 
Further, SFs arrested two militants who are believed to be close associates of TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah at Bariam check-post.
Read more...
Further, SFs arrested two militants who are believed to be close associates of TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah at Bariam check-post.
Read less...
December - 17 
In another incident, suspected militants detonated two bombs that damaged the shrine of Abdul Shakoor Malang Baba situated in the limits of Chamkani Police station in provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 17, according to Daily T
Read more...
In another incident, suspected militants detonated two bombs that damaged the shrine of Abdul Shakoor Malang Baba situated in the limits of Chamkani Police station in provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 17, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read less...
December - 17 
Local Taliban militants on December 17 denied that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden might be hiding inside or near the tribal areas of the country, according to Dawn. A spokesman for the recently-formed United Taliban Movement of Pakistan (UTMP) in a s
Read more...
Local Taliban militants on December 17 denied that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden might be hiding inside or near the tribal areas of the country, according to Dawn. A spokesman for the recently-formed United Taliban Movement of Pakistan (UTMP) in a statement accused President Pervez Musharraf of making false claims to please the ‘Americans’ in order to make money. Musharraf had claimed in an interview to The Washington Post that Laden might be hiding in the area that borders Bajaur tribal agency and Afghanistan’s Kunar province. "No one except Osama knows where he is. Musharraf is making such statements to make more money," Taliban spokesman, Maulana Omar, said. He alleged that such statements were tantamount to inviting US forces to invade the country. He added that the tribal militants would welcome and protect Osama bin Laden if he ever came to their area. He denied that the Afghan Taliban had formed the UTMP, but acknowledged that they shared the same ideals and goals. "Of course, our mission is the same and we believe that Mullah Omar is our caliph but, at the same time, we have our own separate struggle which is limited to Pakistan."
Read less...
December - 17 
Meanwhile, two hours after the truce announcement, suspected militants fired 12 missiles on military camp in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, and attacked the Banda Post manned by the paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers with rockets. Sec
Read more...
Meanwhile, two hours after the truce announcement, suspected militants fired 12 missiles on military camp in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, and attacked the Banda Post manned by the paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers with rockets. Security forces retaliated with firing artillery and rocket shells towards the direction from where missiles were fired on the camp and Banda Post. However, casualties have not been ascertained so far.
Read less...
December - 17 
Militants in North Waziristan on December 17 announced a unilateral cease-fire on the eve of Haj and Eidul Azha (Festival of Sacrifice), saying they would not attack troops till January 1, 2008, according to The News. An unnamed militant commander to
Read more...
Militants in North Waziristan on December 17 announced a unilateral cease-fire on the eve of Haj and Eidul Azha (Festival of Sacrifice), saying they would not attack troops till January 1, 2008, according to The News. An unnamed militant commander told The News that the cease-fire decision was taken in a meeting of senior militant commanders held with tribal militants’ central leader, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, in the chair. He said Hafiz Gul Bahadur directed his fellow militants to stop attacks on security forces in North Waziristan till January 1, 2008. The militant commander also said that militants would have no objection over movement of security forces in the region during the cease-fire. He added that Bahadur directed his fighters to avoid abducting soldiers during the truce and let them travel wherever they wanted to go. However, military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said though he did not know about any such cease-fire announced by the militants, the army would continue its hunt on militants. "We have a clear cut stand. Army would retaliate if they were attacked," he stated.
Read less...
December - 17 
Separately in the capital, a civilian sustained injuries in a landmine blast while another landmine was defused by the police.
Read more...
Separately in the capital, a civilian sustained injuries in a landmine blast while another landmine was defused by the police.
Read less...
December - 17 
The Post reported that four security force (SF) personnel, including two captains, are missing from Kohat. A police officer told BBC that the two officers of fourteenth division, along with two soldiers, were going from Dera Ismail Khan to the provin
Read more...
The Post reported that four security force (SF) personnel, including two captains, are missing from Kohat. A police officer told BBC that the two officers of fourteenth division, along with two soldiers, were going from Dera Ismail Khan to the provincial capital Peshawar, but they suddenly disappeared after entering Kohat. He said there was no contact with them since December 17-evening. They are believed to have been kidnapped by Taliban between Darra Adamkhel and Mattani, according to Dawn. Their vehicle was also taken away.
Read less...
December - 17 
Three women were injured in a bomb blast outside the Frontier Constabulary’s (FC) headquarters in the Oghi sub-division of Mansehra district in the NWFP, on December 17, according to Dawn. Police said the bomb which damaged the wall of the FC headqua
Read more...
Three women were injured in a bomb blast outside the Frontier Constabulary’s (FC) headquarters in the Oghi sub-division of Mansehra district in the NWFP, on December 17, according to Dawn. Police said the bomb which damaged the wall of the FC headquarters had been planted near a house.
Read less...
December - 17 
Two children were killed and six members of a family sustained injuries in an exchange of fire between security forces (SFs) and militants near Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, on December 17-night, Dawn reported. Local people said troops
Read more...
Two children were killed and six members of a family sustained injuries in an exchange of fire between security forces (SFs) and militants near Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, on December 17-night, Dawn reported. Local people said troops bombed Palangzai and Banda villages near Miranshah, damaging several houses, after 11 rockets had been fired at the Banda checkpoint despite a cease-fire announced by the militants to mark Eid-ul-Azha. The two children were killed in an attack on the house of an Afghan national in Palangzai. AFP added that one soldier was injured when militants fired 12 mortar rounds and two rockets at a checkpoint in Miranshah, the military said in a statement. At another location in the city, two soldiers were reportedly wounded when militants fired 25 mortar rounds and seven rockets.
Read less...
December - 17 
A group of around 20 armed cadres of the Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT) attacked a police post at Madar in the Siraha district on December 17-night. Siraha district Superintendent of Police, Mingmar Lama, said that the MMT cadres detonated three socket
Read more...
A group of around 20 armed cadres of the Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT) attacked a police post at Madar in the Siraha district on December 17-night. Siraha district Superintendent of Police, Mingmar Lama, said that the MMT cadres detonated three socket bombs and fired from a homemade pistol towards police. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
December - 17 
A team of the Special Task Force arrested two MMT cadres, identified as Ashok Yadav and Chandra Dev Yadav, from the Koshi area in Saptari district on December 17-night along with a bundle of letter head, some documents and donation receipts of the MM
Read more...
A team of the Special Task Force arrested two MMT cadres, identified as Ashok Yadav and Chandra Dev Yadav, from the Koshi area in Saptari district on December 17-night along with a bundle of letter head, some documents and donation receipts of the MMT.
Read less...
December - 17 
Kantipuronline reports that the Maoists have demanded huge quantities of rice as donation from local farmers in the Sankhuwasabha district. They have also threatened to take strong action against those who fail to 'donate' rice to their party in time
Read more...
Kantipuronline reports that the Maoists have demanded huge quantities of rice as donation from local farmers in the Sankhuwasabha district. They have also threatened to take strong action against those who fail to 'donate' rice to their party in time. The Maoists are demanding 20 to 100 muris of rice from the farmers in the village.
Read less...
December - 17 
A suspected militant belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) was killed and two Rapid Action Battalion personnel were injured during an hour-long encounter at the Maddhya Badda locality in the national capital Dhaka on December
Read more...
A suspected militant belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) was killed and two Rapid Action Battalion personnel were injured during an hour-long encounter at the Maddhya Badda locality in the national capital Dhaka on December 17, reports Daily Star. The slain militant was identified as Kamal of Jamalpur town. Another militant, identified as Al Beruni alias Sabuj alias Rony, belonging to the lesser known outfit Islamic Dal was arrested. A rifle, a revolver, two pistols, and seven bullets were recovered from the arrested militant.
Read less...
December - 17 
The Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal on December 17 sentenced four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants to 14 years' rigorous imprisonment each in a case concerning recovery of explosives, reports Daily Star. They were also fine
Read more...
The Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal on December 17 sentenced four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants to 14 years' rigorous imprisonment each in a case concerning recovery of explosives, reports Daily Star. They were also fined Taka 50,000 each. The convicts were identified as JMB Chittagong Region Commander Jabed Iqbal alias Mohammad, Naimuzzaman alias Sohag, Ayub Ali alias Abu Jar and Jahidul Islam alias Sumon alias Boma Mizan. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and police had recovered huge quantity of explosives and arms from a house at Nur Para in the Cox's Bazaar Sadar sub-district on December 13, 2005 and had arrested the JMB militants in connection with the recovery.
Read less...
December - 17 
At least five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and four others injured when troops opened fire towards a group of the outfit’s cadres moving in the Chepidkkulam area of Mannar district on December 17, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
At least five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and four others injured when troops opened fire towards a group of the outfit’s cadres moving in the Chepidkkulam area of Mannar district on December 17, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two soldiers sustained injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 17 
At Parappakandal in the Mannar district, troops retaliated to a LTTE attack and killed one militant.
Read more...
At Parappakandal in the Mannar district, troops retaliated to a LTTE attack and killed one militant.
Read less...
December - 17 
Elsewhere, five more LTTE cadres were killed and an equal number of them wounded during clashes between the two sides at Uyilankulam.
Read more...
Elsewhere, five more LTTE cadres were killed and an equal number of them wounded during clashes between the two sides at Uyilankulam.
Read less...
December - 17 
Five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and four others injured during encounters between troops and the militants in Manthai in the Mannar district on December 17, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two soldiers sustained injuries in th
Read more...
Five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed and four others injured during encounters between troops and the militants in Manthai in the Mannar district on December 17, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two soldiers sustained injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 17 
Four more LTTE cadres were killed when troops destroyed two bunkers of the outfit in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
Four more LTTE cadres were killed when troops destroyed two bunkers of the outfit in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 17 
Further, on December 17, four LTTE cadres were killed in a retaliatory fire by troops in the area north of Uyilankulam.
Read more...
Further, on December 17, four LTTE cadres were killed in a retaliatory fire by troops in the area north of Uyilankulam.
Read less...
December - 17 
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has become the third most dangerous place for media in the world, with the killings of seven journalists during 2007, a study conducted by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on December 17, reports Colombo Page. "Sri Lanka rank
Read more...
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has become the third most dangerous place for media in the world, with the killings of seven journalists during 2007, a study conducted by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on December 17, reports Colombo Page. "Sri Lanka ranks third, seven journalists killed this year against four last year due to the intensity of the civil war," PEC said. According to the PEC monitoring system, never before all over the world has so many journalists been killed in one year, the total up to date is 110 in 27 countries as compared to 96 in 2006 and 68 in 2005. The majority of journalists killed were in conflict zones of Iraq, Sri Lanka, Somalia and Afghanistan.
Read less...
December - 17 
President Mahinda Rajapakse said on December 17 that his government could ban the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) if the organisation were to repeat incidents like the parcel bomb blast on the outskirts of Colombo on November 28, reports The
Read more...
President Mahinda Rajapakse said on December 17 that his government could ban the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) if the organisation were to repeat incidents like the parcel bomb blast on the outskirts of Colombo on November 28, reports The Hindu. He said there "were limits to the tolerance of his government vis-à-vis the dastardly activities" of the LTTE. Commenting on a report in The Nation about the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran being injured in an aerial attack on November 28, Rajapakse said though the government was not in a position to confirm the veracity of the report, it was sure that on that particular day the Sri Lanka Air Force had definitely hit two "important targets" of the LTTE in Kilinochchi.
Read less...
December - 17 
Separately, troops launched an attack on the LTTE bunker line at Muhamalai and destroyed two bunkers. Three LTTE cadres were killed while three soldiers sustained injuries in the incident.
Read more...
Separately, troops launched an attack on the LTTE bunker line at Muhamalai and destroyed two bunkers. Three LTTE cadres were killed while three soldiers sustained injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 17 
Similarly, one soldier on duty at Periyathampane in the Vavuniya district sustained injuries when LTTE cadres fired at the troops on December 17.
Read more...
Similarly, one soldier on duty at Periyathampane in the Vavuniya district sustained injuries when LTTE cadres fired at the troops on December 17.
Read less...
December - 17 
Two LTTE cadres were killed during another encounter between the two sides at Kilaly.
Read more...
Two LTTE cadres were killed during another encounter between the two sides at Kilaly.
Read less...
December - 18 
A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an exchange of fire with the Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel inside a forest area near Gudari in the Rayagada district on December 18-afternoon, according to The
Read more...
A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an exchange of fire with the Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel inside a forest area near Gudari in the Rayagada district on December 18-afternoon, according to The Hindu. The slain Maoist was identified as a hardcore cadre from Andhra Pradesh. The SOG personnel also recovered five guns and a large amount of ammunition from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 18 
According to Sahara Samay, the prime accused in the October 27 Giridih massacre, identified as Anil Ram, an ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested following a police raid on a village under Govindpur police
Read more...
According to Sahara Samay, the prime accused in the October 27 Giridih massacre, identified as Anil Ram, an ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested following a police raid on a village under Govindpur police station in the Nawada district on December 18-night. Anil Ram was later handed over to the Jharkhand Police. At least 17 people, including former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi's son, were killed in the attack.
Read less...
December - 18 
Assam Tribune reports that two Assam Police personnel, Mayaram Kalita and Royal K. Sangma, were killed and five others injured when a group of armed militants of the Black Widow (BW) attacked their camp at Phiding Railway Station under Mahur police s
Read more...
Assam Tribune reports that two Assam Police personnel, Mayaram Kalita and Royal K. Sangma, were killed and five others injured when a group of armed militants of the Black Widow (BW) attacked their camp at Phiding Railway Station under Mahur police station in the North Cachar Hill district on December 18. Around 30 militants attacked the camp from three sides, lobbing grenades and firing indiscriminately which lasted for at least 30 minutes.
Read less...
December - 18 
Chetti Prameela alias Swarnakka alias Vidya, a commander of the Venkatapuram Special Guerrilla Squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Khammam district, surrendered before the Warangal district Superintendent of Police, Soumy
Read more...
Chetti Prameela alias Swarnakka alias Vidya, a commander of the Venkatapuram Special Guerrilla Squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Khammam district, surrendered before the Warangal district Superintendent of Police, Soumya Mishra, on December 18, reports The Hindu.
Read less...
December - 18 
Earlier, on December 18, around 50-60 Maoists attacked the houses of two Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist Movement) supporters and set it ablaze at Bechala village in the Bijapur district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read more...
Earlier, on December 18, around 50-60 Maoists attacked the houses of two Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist Movement) supporters and set it ablaze at Bechala village in the Bijapur district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read less...
December - 18 
Meanwhile, one person, Sambram Premananda, who was wounded in the December 16 bomb blast near Paorabi under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district, succumbed to his injuries at the RIMS hospital in Imphal city on December 18, according to
Read more...
Meanwhile, one person, Sambram Premananda, who was wounded in the December 16 bomb blast near Paorabi under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district, succumbed to his injuries at the RIMS hospital in Imphal city on December 18, according to Imphal Free Press. With this, the death toll in the blast has increased to eight.
Read less...
December - 18 
On December 18, around 100 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) destroyed a primary school building at Kudoor village under Mardapal police station in the Bastar district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read more...
On December 18, around 100 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) destroyed a primary school building at Kudoor village under Mardapal police station in the Bastar district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read less...
December - 18 
On December 18, eight employees of the engineering cell of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences were abducted by suspected militants in connection with demands for allocation of work order to some staff members of the cell as demanded by the ab
Read more...
On December 18, eight employees of the engineering cell of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences were abducted by suspected militants in connection with demands for allocation of work order to some staff members of the cell as demanded by the abductors. Three of them were later released on the same evening.
Read less...
December - 18 
The Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Malla Raji Reddy alias Sattenna, was arrested from Angamaly town in the Ernakulam district on December 17, according to The Hindu. Reddy, who was underground for over t
Read more...
The Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Malla Raji Reddy alias Sattenna, was arrested from Angamaly town in the Ernakulam district on December 17, according to The Hindu. Reddy, who was underground for over three decades, is one of the senior most Maoist leaders and a contemporary of CPI-Maoist chief Ganapathy. He also worked as central organising committee member, central committee member, military mission member and politburo member of the outfit. Reddy, who hails from Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh, is in charge of the outfit’s south west regional bureau (SWRB), which includes Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. Raji Reddy, who was founder of the Singareni Karmika Sangham (Sikasa), a frontal organization of Maoists in the coal belt region of Singareni in the Khammam district, joined the Maoist fold in 1975 inspired by Kondapalli Seetharamaiah. He is known to have visited Gadchiroli in Maharashtra and spread the movement among the tribals. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Kranthikari Adivasi Mahila Sangham (Revolutionary Adivasi Women’s Organisation), a Maoist front of Adivasi women. He worked as Gadchiroli division secretary till 1985 and was later elevated as the zonal committee member of the Dandakaranya (south Bastar region) region.
Read less...
December - 18 
Three Kuki National Army (KNA) militants, ‘l/cpl’ Lanmilien alias Timothy Haokip, ‘pvt’ Haokholet alias Albert Lhungdim and Henry alias Khailen, defected to the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) along with some weapons on December 18. They brought
Read more...
Three Kuki National Army (KNA) militants, ‘l/cpl’ Lanmilien alias Timothy Haokip, ‘pvt’ Haokholet alias Albert Lhungdim and Henry alias Khailen, defected to the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) along with some weapons on December 18. They brought with them one AK 56 rifle with two magazines loaded with 150 rounds, one US Carbine with two magazines containing 150 rounds, a lathode propeller (80 mm) and 10 bombs, one M-21 rifle with 100 live rounds, one walkie-talkie set. This was reportedly the second case of defection from the KNA to the UKLF in 2007.
Read less...
December - 18 
Three suspected Kuki National Front (KNF) cadres belonging to their Presidential faction were killed by the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants during a factional clash at Zoulen village under Saikul police station in the Senapati district on Decemb
Read more...
Three suspected Kuki National Front (KNF) cadres belonging to their Presidential faction were killed by the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants during a factional clash at Zoulen village under Saikul police station in the Senapati district on December 18-morning, reports Sangai Express. According to a KLA spokesperson, the clash occurred after the KNF militants entered Zoulen village which is within the ‘operational area’ of KLA to collect money and paddy from the villagers. He mentioned that five KNF cadres were wounded in the clash. The report added that Zoulen village is located near Chanung which is under Lamlai police station and there are around 50 armed cadres of the KLA in the area.
Read less...
December - 18 
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen opened fire at the residence of the Education Minister L. Jayantakumar at Pishum Oinam Leikai on December 18-evening, according to Sangai Express. However, no casualty was reported.
Read more...
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen opened fire at the residence of the Education Minister L. Jayantakumar at Pishum Oinam Leikai on December 18-evening, according to Sangai Express. However, no casualty was reported.
Read less...
December - 18 
A 10-year-old boy sustained injuries in a landmine blast in the Dashat-i-Goran area of Dera Bugti district on December 18, Dawn reported.
Read more...
A 10-year-old boy sustained injuries in a landmine blast in the Dashat-i-Goran area of Dera Bugti district on December 18, Dawn reported.
Read less...
December - 18 
A day earlier in the capital, militants lobbed a bomb at a police post on Ring Road in the precincts of Yakatoot Police Station late on December 18, Yakatoot Police Station Moharir Watan Khan said, adding that there were no casualties.
Read more...
A day earlier in the capital, militants lobbed a bomb at a police post on Ring Road in the precincts of Yakatoot Police Station late on December 18, Yakatoot Police Station Moharir Watan Khan said, adding that there were no casualties.
Read less...
December - 18 
A man was killed and five others injured during violence in Parachinar in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after a hand grenade attack on December 18, according to Daily Times. The hand grenade hurled from a house at a mob in Maan Singh
Read more...
A man was killed and five others injured during violence in Parachinar in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after a hand grenade attack on December 18, according to Daily Times. The hand grenade hurled from a house at a mob in Maan Singh Street injured a person. The infuriated mob reportedly besieged the house and set it ablaze. Subsequently, security forces opened fire at protesters killing one and injuring five others.
Read less...
December - 18 
Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) arrested eight suspected militants and targeted militant positions in the Puchar and Manjad areas of Swat district on December 18-night. SFs destroyed several militant hideouts and the eight people arrested from the B
Read more...
Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) arrested eight suspected militants and targeted militant positions in the Puchar and Manjad areas of Swat district on December 18-night. SFs destroyed several militant hideouts and the eight people arrested from the Baryam Pul and Fizagat checkpoints were said to be close aides of the TNSM chief Maulana Fazlullah.
Read less...
December - 18 
President Pervez Musharraf said in Chashma in Punjab on December 18 that Pakistan was a respected nuclear state with excellent safety and security standards at all nuclear power plants, according to Dawn. "Pakistan’s nuclear safety regulatory infrast
Read more...
President Pervez Musharraf said in Chashma in Punjab on December 18 that Pakistan was a respected nuclear state with excellent safety and security standards at all nuclear power plants, according to Dawn. "Pakistan’s nuclear safety regulatory infrastructure is effective, functional and respected by the world bodies," the president said after performing the Containment Dome Placement ceremony at the Chashma Nuclear Plant-2.
Read less...
December - 18 
The US House of Representatives has passed a $785 million aid package for Pakistan for the fiscal 2008 despite its reservations over the state of emergency imposed on November 3, according to Dawn. The US Senate is also expected to approve the packag
Read more...
The US House of Representatives has passed a $785 million aid package for Pakistan for the fiscal 2008 despite its reservations over the state of emergency imposed on November 3, according to Dawn. The US Senate is also expected to approve the package, which includes $300 million of military assistance, by December 19. The other major item on the approved list is that of $350 million for economic support fund. The package for Pakistan includes $50.9 million of development assistance, $39.8 million for child survival and health, $10.3 for anti-terrorism activities, $32 million for anti-narcotics efforts, and $2 million for training and education of military officers in the United States. This is part of a five-year $3.5 billion package signed in June 2003, when President Pervez Musharraf visited the Camp David presidential resort for a meeting with President George W. Bush. The bill approved by the House also includes a provision authorising the US administration to provide assistance to build the capacity of Pakistan’s other security forces critical to the success of counter-terrorist operations. These include the Frontier Corps and other internal security forces specifically responsible for counter-terrorism operations. Forces responsible for border protection and interdiction, including the forces that guard coastal waters, will also benefit from this provision.
Read less...
December - 18 
Cadres of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) shot dead two persons, identified as Pashupati Shrestha and Gajendra Shresth, in the Saptari district on December 18-night, according to Himalayan Times. According to the Superintendent of Police Ch
Read more...
Cadres of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) shot dead two persons, identified as Pashupati Shrestha and Gajendra Shresth, in the Saptari district on December 18-night, according to Himalayan Times. According to the Superintendent of Police Chhabilal Joshi, about 10-12 persons are believed to have been involved in the incident.
Read less...
December - 18 
The task force set up by the Seven Party Alliance have agreed on 20-point recommendations to end the political and constitutional deadlock in the country, reports Himalayan Times. The task force has recommended that Nepal be declared a Federal Democr
Read more...
The task force set up by the Seven Party Alliance have agreed on 20-point recommendations to end the political and constitutional deadlock in the country, reports Himalayan Times. The task force has recommended that Nepal be declared a Federal Democratic Republic subject to endorsement by the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly and has proposed to increase the number of Constituent Assembly members to 601 from 497 at present. The government will provide the salary to all Maoist combatants in the cantonments as per the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on instalment basis and the combatants who are disqualified by the United Nations Mission in Nepal would be back home after providing them their dues. The agreement mentions that the CPN-Maoist shall join the government once this agreement is endorsed by the alliance leaders. The task force also recommends setting up a number of commissions, including the National Peace and Rehabilitation Commission, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Recommendation Commission for Restructuring the State, Probe Commission on Disappearances, Land Reform Commission, Farmers’ Commission, Workers’ Commission, Commission for Disabled and Monitoring Committee to oversee the implementation of the agreements that the government has reached with different groups.
Read less...
December - 18 
RAB sources have identified the person killed in the December 17 encounter at the Madhya Badda locality of national capital Dhaka as a JMB militant, reports New Age. Earlier it was reported that a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militan
Read more...
RAB sources have identified the person killed in the December 17 encounter at the Madhya Badda locality of national capital Dhaka as a JMB militant, reports New Age. Earlier it was reported that a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militant was killed in the encounter.
Read less...
December - 18 
A day earlier, troops in the Warikuttu area of Vavuniya district recovered a cache of weapons and explosives. The seizure included two Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) bombs, six RPG chargers, 115 T-56 ammunition rounds, 92 sniper ammunition rounds, th
Read more...
A day earlier, troops in the Warikuttu area of Vavuniya district recovered a cache of weapons and explosives. The seizure included two Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) bombs, six RPG chargers, 115 T-56 ammunition rounds, 92 sniper ammunition rounds, three Light Machine Gun links, one sniper gun tool kit, four hand grenades, 11 T-56 magazines, one mine exploder, two claymore stands, five anti personnel mine (APM) fuses, two belt orders, two jackets with pouches, one pack, one RPG pack, 30-m of detonator cord, 15 APMs, two sniper magazines and one detonator.
Read less...
December - 18 
A public opinion survey by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a Colombo-based think-tank, the 27th in the series of such surveys conducted by it since 2001, shows that 48.5 per cent of the Sinhalese community feel that the war can be ended and
Read more...
A public opinion survey by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a Colombo-based think-tank, the 27th in the series of such surveys conducted by it since 2001, shows that 48.5 per cent of the Sinhalese community feel that the war can be ended and peace restored only by the government defeating the LTTE. However, in the other three communities (Tamils - 62.3 per cent, Upcountry Tamils - 96.7 per cent, Muslims - 85.2 per cent) the option chosen was to stop the war and conduct peace negotiations. However, when asked if they feel that a political settlement is essential to end the conflict, majorities in all four groups (Sinhalese - 35.6 per cent, Tamils - 67.1 per cent, Upcountry Tamils - 40.3 per cent, Muslims - 71.0 per cent) state that a political settlement is essential. The survey covered the Sinhalese, Muslim and the Upcountry Tamil communities in the areas outside North and East. A "booster" sample from the Tamil community in the East is also included in the survey, using a non-random sampling technique. As per the survey, 42.6 per cent of Sinhalese feel that the country is somewhat close to a settlement to the ethnic conflict. The same question, when posed to the other three communities, elicited a different response.
Read less...
December - 18 
Further, on December 18, army troops directed fire towards the LTTE bunker line at Nagarkovil in the Jaffna district, killing three militants. One bunker was also destroyed.
Read more...
Further, on December 18, army troops directed fire towards the LTTE bunker line at Nagarkovil in the Jaffna district, killing three militants. One bunker was also destroyed.
Read less...
December - 18 
Meanwhile, the LTTE claimed that its militants overran a military outpost in the Vavuniya district, killing at least five soldiers, reports AFP. The outfit launched the offensive at Weerapuram, just outside their de facto mini-state, said the outfit’
Read more...
Meanwhile, the LTTE claimed that its militants overran a military outpost in the Vavuniya district, killing at least five soldiers, reports AFP. The outfit launched the offensive at Weerapuram, just outside their de facto mini-state, said the outfit’s military spokesperson Rasiah Ilanthirayan in a statement, adding, "At least five Sri Lanka armed forces men were killed and others fled..."
Read less...
December - 18 
On the same day, troops confronted a group of LTTE cadres at Muhamalai, south of A 9 road, in the Jaffna district, killing one cadre. One LTTE bunker was also destroyed.
Read more...
On the same day, troops confronted a group of LTTE cadres at Muhamalai, south of A 9 road, in the Jaffna district, killing one cadre. One LTTE bunker was also destroyed.
Read less...
December - 18 
One soldier was killed and two others injured when the LTTE cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion using a remote-controller, targeting troops at Varikuttiaruwa in the Vavuniya district.
Read more...
One soldier was killed and two others injured when the LTTE cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion using a remote-controller, targeting troops at Varikuttiaruwa in the Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 18 
Suspected LTTE cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion targeting a passenger train carrying around 300 civilians at Kantale in the Trincomalee district on December 18-night. The explosion hit the engine compartment of the Colombo bound night mail
Read more...
Suspected LTTE cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion targeting a passenger train carrying around 300 civilians at Kantale in the Trincomalee district on December 18-night. The explosion hit the engine compartment of the Colombo bound night mail train from Trincomalee. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
December - 18 
Troops killed two LTTE cadres during an encounter at Mulliankulam in the Vavuniya district on December 18.
Read more...
Troops killed two LTTE cadres during an encounter at Mulliankulam in the Vavuniya district on December 18.
Read less...
December - 19 
A bomb was hurled by unidentified militants on police personnel engaged in a search operation near Kwakeithel police outpost in the Imphal West district on December 19-night, reports Sangai Express. While no casualty was reported, one shop opposite t
Read more...
A bomb was hurled by unidentified militants on police personnel engaged in a search operation near Kwakeithel police outpost in the Imphal West district on December 19-night, reports Sangai Express. While no casualty was reported, one shop opposite the police outpost was partially damaged.
Read less...
December - 19 
According to Danik Bhaskar, police arrested three cadres of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Santosh Nageshiya, Mohindra Paikra and Anand Pratap near Dangiri village of Jashpur district. Police recovered Maoist pamphlets, one 12 mm rifle, one Air gun an
Read more...
According to Danik Bhaskar, police arrested three cadres of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Santosh Nageshiya, Mohindra Paikra and Anand Pratap near Dangiri village of Jashpur district. Police recovered Maoist pamphlets, one 12 mm rifle, one Air gun and a sword from their possession.
Read less...
December - 19 
According to reports, the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) maintains a fleet of boats to ferry ration and other items to its cadres at their camps in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The HNLC surrendered ‘chairman’ Julius Dorph
Read more...
According to reports, the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) maintains a fleet of boats to ferry ration and other items to its cadres at their camps in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The HNLC surrendered ‘chairman’ Julius Dorphang told Telegraph that since the Chittagong Hill Tracts is surrounded by deep jungles and criss-crossed by rivers, a boat was the easiest mode of transport. He also said that most of the items were collected from different places from where they were taken to loading points along the Feni, Karnaphuli, Sangu (Sankhu) and Matamuhuri rivers. From the offloading points, the ration was carried to the camps.
Read less...
December - 19 
Imphal Free Press quoting a spokesperson of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) reports that cadres of the outfit ‘seized’ tobacco products worth INR 12 lakhs from a mini-truck bound for Moreh at Koirengei on the National Highway-39 on Decemb
Read more...
Imphal Free Press quoting a spokesperson of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) reports that cadres of the outfit ‘seized’ tobacco products worth INR 12 lakhs from a mini-truck bound for Moreh at Koirengei on the National Highway-39 on December 12. The tobacco products, which were being transported from Guwahati, belonged to one Jiten Bihari of Thangal Bazaar and one Khumak Kuki of Moreh. The spokesperson said that the UNLF handed over tobacco products to Sagolband Thingom Leikai Youth Welfare Club’s volunteers, who later set ablaze those products. He asked Bihari and Khumak Kuki to ‘surrender’ before the outfit by December 30. He also mentioned that Bihari asked the outfit to let him off on payment of a sum of INR 2 lakhs.
Read less...
December - 19 
Meanwhile, a HNLC cadre, who had escaped during police raid on the camp jointly set up by the HNLC and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) inside Narpuh Reserve Forest of Jaintia Hills on December 17, surrendered before East Khasi Hills SP A.
Read more...
Meanwhile, a HNLC cadre, who had escaped during police raid on the camp jointly set up by the HNLC and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) inside Narpuh Reserve Forest of Jaintia Hills on December 17, surrendered before East Khasi Hills SP A.R. Mawthoh on December 19, reports Shillong Times.
Read less...
December - 19 
Meanwhile, a letter from a CPI-Maoist leader and some pamphlets were found during a police raid at the house of a suspended and arrested jailer in the district headquarters Dantewada, reports Hindustan Times. "Police recovered a letter written in Eng
Read more...
Meanwhile, a letter from a CPI-Maoist leader and some pamphlets were found during a police raid at the house of a suspended and arrested jailer in the district headquarters Dantewada, reports Hindustan Times. "Police recovered a letter written in English by a leader of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist, Narayan Sanyal, during the raid on the house of jailer BS Mankar who was first suspended and then arrested for his involvement in the Dantewada jail break," the Dantewada District Superintendent of Police, Rahul Sharma told IANS. "Sanyal has mentioned various cases pending against him in the letter seized from Mankar's house at Dantewada earlier this week. The letter has some paragraphs about the Maoist movement and Salwa Judum too," Sharma said, adding that some Maoist pamphlets were also found in the raid.
Read less...
December - 19 
Meanwhile, an unnamed senior police officer of the North Cachar Hills district revealed that at least 20 Black Widow (BW) militants are operating in the district to attack security force personnel engaged in counter-insurgency operations in the distr
Read more...
Meanwhile, an unnamed senior police officer of the North Cachar Hills district revealed that at least 20 Black Widow (BW) militants are operating in the district to attack security force personnel engaged in counter-insurgency operations in the district.
Read less...
December - 19 
On December 19, the CPI-Maoist cadres opened fire on a police party who were conducting combing operations in the Golaguda area in the same district. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read more...
On December 19, the CPI-Maoist cadres opened fire on a police party who were conducting combing operations in the Golaguda area in the same district. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read less...
December - 19 
On December 19-night, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged two students’ hostels at Pichhikoder village under the Mardoom police station limits in the Bastar district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7. Subsequently, Maoists damage
Read more...
On December 19-night, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged two students’ hostels at Pichhikoder village under the Mardoom police station limits in the Bastar district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7. Subsequently, Maoists damaged three more school buildings and one Panchayat (local-self government body) building at Harrakoder village. Another school building was damaged at Parpuda village.
Read less...
December - 19 
Police personnel arrested five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along with an unspecified number of arms following an encounter in the Varusanadu hills area in the Theni district on December 19, reports The Hindu.
Read more...
Police personnel arrested five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along with an unspecified number of arms following an encounter in the Varusanadu hills area in the Theni district on December 19, reports The Hindu. Three Maoists and unspecified numbers of police personnel were also injured in the encounter. Police sources said the team also seized weapons from them. The arrested were identified as Mahalingam of Tirupattur in Vellore district, Marudhu alias Lenin of Manamadurai, Muruganandham of Vriddachalam, Sachin alias Yogesh of Chhattisgarh and Maran alias Balamurugan of Sellur in Madurai district.
Read less...
December - 19 
Separately, police arrested one CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Dinish Nagvansi of Kodenar dalam (squad) near Kondagaon in the Bastar district on December 19, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read more...
Separately, police arrested one CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Dinish Nagvansi of Kodenar dalam (squad) near Kondagaon in the Bastar district on December 19, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read less...
December - 19 
Telegraph quoting intelligence sources reports that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would strike before the three-phase panchayat (local self-government) elections, scheduled to be held on December 31, January 4 and 9 in Assam, to prove it
Read more...
Telegraph quoting intelligence sources reports that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would strike before the three-phase panchayat (local self-government) elections, scheduled to be held on December 31, January 4 and 9 in Assam, to prove its existence and use the disruption as publicity stunts. The report added that the commander of the ‘Charlie Company of the outfit’s 28 Battalion’, Jiten Dutta, recently warned all Congress Party candidates, especially those who had deserted the party in the wake of the quit Congress notice issued by the outfit in February, but had rejoined the party ahead of the panchayat polls and are contesting the elections — of dire consequences.
Read less...
December - 19 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) announced on December 19 a complete ban on militant grenade attacks in public places, Daily Times reported. "There is a complete ban on grenade attacks by Hizbul and other outfits," HM operations chief Ghazi Misbahuddin sa
Read more...
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) announced on December 19 a complete ban on militant grenade attacks in public places, Daily Times reported. "There is a complete ban on grenade attacks by Hizbul and other outfits," HM operations chief Ghazi Misbahuddin said in a statement. The group said such attacks were banned because "the movement is passing through a crucial phase and we need the utmost caution."
Read less...
December - 19 
The Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) has served extortion notes on government officials based in the South Garo Hills district, police said in Tura on December 19, reports Nagaland Post. The LAEF, which is believed to have close links with the
Read more...
The Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) has served extortion notes on government officials based in the South Garo Hills district, police said in Tura on December 19, reports Nagaland Post. The LAEF, which is believed to have close links with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), is involved in extorting money from coal mine owners in Nangalbibra and coal exporters in the Gasuapara area bordering Bangladesh. "Now, the LAEF is even serving extortion notes, ranging from INR 5,000 to INR 20,000 to government officials in the district," South Garo Hills District Superintendent of Police (SP) H. Toi said. He, however, informed that the police had managed to contain the militant activities with the arrest of a suspected LAEF militant Sukar Momin alias Sulu Ralo and two government employees – Bainstan Momin alias Bes and Tarius Sangma - alleged to be the LAEF's linkmen from Baghmara. Police also seized a locally-made revolver and extortion notes from Sukar Momin's possession, he added. He also disclosed, "The job of these linkmen was to serve extortion notes to the targets specified by the militants, collect the money and hand it over to the LAEF." Meanwhile, intelligence sources said the NSCN-IM had provided the LAEF with as many as 15 AK-47s, 25 automatic M20 pistols and three highly powerful Universal Machine Guns, besides over a hundred hand grenades to carry out their operations in Garo Hills.
Read less...
December - 19 
The Tinsukia District police arrested Nagen Moran, a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre and a close associate of Jiten Dutta, leader of the ‘28 Battalion’ of the ULFA, from Margherita on December 19-night, reports Sentinel. During interroga
Read more...
The Tinsukia District police arrested Nagen Moran, a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre and a close associate of Jiten Dutta, leader of the ‘28 Battalion’ of the ULFA, from Margherita on December 19-night, reports Sentinel. During interrogation, Moran confessed before the police that he was involved in the car bomb blast that occurred at Beng Phukuri area in Tinsukia on November 25. On the basis of his confession, police arrested a doctor, Rupai Bora, who owned the Bora Nursing Home at Doomdooma. Bora provided medical help to the injured ULFA cadres and also visited the militants’ camp at Lathau in Arunachal Pradesh.
Read less...
December - 19 
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including Assistant Commandant B K Kapil, were killed during an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Kadma village under Rajepur police station in the East Ch
Read more...
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including Assistant Commandant B K Kapil, were killed during an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Kadma village under Rajepur police station in the East Champaran district on December 19-evening, reports Times of India. A joint team of Bihar Police and the para-military CRPF personnel engaged the Maoists when they were retreating from Lakhsminia village in the adjoining Sheohar district following a police raid there. Three Maoists were also killed during the encounter although body of only one of them was recovered during the subsequent search operations, reports Patna Daily.
Read less...
December - 19 
Suspected militants bombed an audio-cassettes shop in the Chamkani Police Station limits of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on December 19, according to Daily Times. The blast damaged the shop, but no casualties were reported.
Read more...
Suspected militants bombed an audio-cassettes shop in the Chamkani Police Station limits of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on December 19, according to Daily Times. The blast damaged the shop, but no casualties were reported.
Read less...
December - 19 
Two pro-government Bugti tribesmen were killed and five injured when a vehicle was blown up with a remote-control bomb in Bekar area, some 122km from Dera Bugti town, on December 19, according to Dawn. District Police Officer Najam Tareen confirmed t
Read more...
Two pro-government Bugti tribesmen were killed and five injured when a vehicle was blown up with a remote-control bomb in Bekar area, some 122km from Dera Bugti town, on December 19, according to Dawn. District Police Officer Najam Tareen confirmed that the assailants’ main target was Wadera Ali Mohammad Masoori Bugti, the father of Mir Tariq Hussain Masoori Bugti, a candidate for the BP-24 Dera Bugti seat. However, Mir Tariq’s father survived the attack and two cousins were killed.
Read less...
December - 19 
On December 19, a top-level meeting of the seven party alliance (SPA), which was to adopt the 20-point agreement finalised by the seven-party taskforce, could not take place as the Maoist leaders failed to turn up for the meeting, reports Nepal News.
Read more...
On December 19, a top-level meeting of the seven party alliance (SPA), which was to adopt the 20-point agreement finalised by the seven-party taskforce, could not take place as the Maoist leaders failed to turn up for the meeting, reports Nepal News. C P Mainali, chairman of the United Left Front, said that the CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda and other key Maoist leaders did not attend the meeting complaining of lack of negotiation among three major parties - Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) and Maoists - on some key issues including the demands for cabinet reshuffle and a roundtable conference for determining the election model for constituent assembly election.
Read less...
December - 19 
The Nepal government has sent a formal letter to the United Nations (UN) requesting extension of the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by six months. The current term of the UNMIN is due to expire on January 22, 2008, reports Nepal
Read more...
The Nepal government has sent a formal letter to the United Nations (UN) requesting extension of the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by six months. The current term of the UNMIN is due to expire on January 22, 2008, reports Nepal News.
Read less...
December - 19 
A day earlier, troops retaliated after an LTTE attack and shot dead three militants in the Umayaratuvarankulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
A day earlier, troops retaliated after an LTTE attack and shot dead three militants in the Umayaratuvarankulam area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 19 
At Thampanai, troops confronted a group of LTTE cadres and killed two of them. Three soldiers were wounded in the clash.
Read more...
At Thampanai, troops confronted a group of LTTE cadres and killed two of them. Three soldiers were wounded in the clash.
Read less...
December - 19 
Meanwhile, the government on December 19-evening confirmed that the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was injured in an aerial strike by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) on a hideout in Kilinochchi on November 26, reports Colombo Page. Issuing a press
Read more...
Meanwhile, the government on December 19-evening confirmed that the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was injured in an aerial strike by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) on a hideout in Kilinochchi on November 26, reports Colombo Page. Issuing a press statement, the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said: "Acting on reliable intelligence, the Air Force carried out a successful air strike targeting the leader of the LTTE, Velupillai Prabhakaran on 26th November 2007. Intelligence sources confirmed that Velupillai Prabhakaran had sustained injuries in the air strikes carried out by four attack aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force on a bunker complex in Jayanthinagar, Kilinochchi around 5.25 p.m. on 26th November 2007." However, the MCNS said, "Though the Air Force believed that Velupillai Prabhakaran had been hit in this attack, non availability of ground information to confirm such at that time prevented the Government from releasing this information to the media." The SLAF Commander Air Vice Marshal Roshan Gunathilake said that the SLAF strongly feels that the target was accurately taken by the fighter jets wounding Prabhakaran. "There was no room for anybody to escape unhurt due to the extent of damage caused to the location by the air raid", the Commander added.
Read less...
December - 19 
On December 19, troops foiled an infiltration attempt by the LTTE in the Palamoddai area of Mannar district and killed two militants.
Read more...
On December 19, troops foiled an infiltration attempt by the LTTE in the Palamoddai area of Mannar district and killed two militants.
Read less...
December - 19 
Security forces neutralised a line of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bunkers, killing eleven militants in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district on December 19, reports Sri Lanka Army. The incident occurred when a group of LTTE cadres attem
Read more...
Security forces neutralised a line of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bunkers, killing eleven militants in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district on December 19, reports Sri Lanka Army. The incident occurred when a group of LTTE cadres attempted to infiltrate into the cleared areas (area under government control) and opened heavy fire towards the troops’ positions.
Read less...
December - 19 
Three soldiers were injured due to the explosion of an anti-personnel mine in the Eluttumadduwal area of Jaffna district on December 19.
Read more...
Three soldiers were injured due to the explosion of an anti-personnel mine in the Eluttumadduwal area of Jaffna district on December 19.
Read less...
December - 20 
According to The Hindu, a fast-track court of additional district and sessions judge V S Pathak sentenced Dilip Ram, a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to life imprisonment in connection with the abduction of a businessman A
Read more...
According to The Hindu, a fast-track court of additional district and sessions judge V S Pathak sentenced Dilip Ram, a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), to life imprisonment in connection with the abduction of a businessman Ajit Kumar from Gadapar locality in the district headquarter Nawada on April 14, 2004. The businessman is reportedly still untraceable in spite of the payment of a ransom of INR 120,000 to the abductors. The Maoists had initially demanded INR 500,000 for his release.
Read less...
December - 20 
According to Times of India, around 12 policemen were killed following an ambush by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a dense forest near Tarlaguda in the Dantewada district on December 20. Police said that 33 police personne
Read more...
According to Times of India, around 12 policemen were killed following an ambush by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a dense forest near Tarlaguda in the Dantewada district on December 20. Police said that 33 police personnel were escorting six policemen, who had fallen ill at Kistaram police station when the Maoists ambushed them in the area. "The police party comprised 33 jawans and 21 have returned safely to the Golapalli police station while the rest of them are missing," said the Director General of Police, Vishwaranjan.
Read less...
December - 20 
Four militants belonging to the’ 709 battalion’ of the ULFA outfit surrendered before the Army at Kamalpur in the Kamrup district on December 20, reports Shillong Times. While one of the surrendered militants was a ‘sergeant major’ another was a 17-y
Read more...
Four militants belonging to the’ 709 battalion’ of the ULFA outfit surrendered before the Army at Kamalpur in the Kamrup district on December 20, reports Shillong Times. While one of the surrendered militants was a ‘sergeant major’ another was a 17-year-old cadre who had joined the outfit while he was studying in Class X standard in Goalpara High School in western Assam. They deposited one Chinese made pistol with two magazines and 20 rounds of live ammunition, few grenades, four explosive fitted with programmable timer devices at the time of surrender.
Read less...
December - 20 
Kalinga Times reports that the Orissa Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik urged the Central government to increase financial assistance for police modernisation and stressed on the need for raising more India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) to tackle the growin
Read more...
Kalinga Times reports that the Orissa Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik urged the Central government to increase financial assistance for police modernisation and stressed on the need for raising more India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) to tackle the growing Maoist problem in the State. Speaking at the Chief Ministers' Conference on Internal Security in New Delhi on December 20, Patnaik demanded sanction of five more IRBs for Orissa. He asked the Union government to give a special grant of INR 300 million for the Training Resource Centre (TRC) of Special Operations Group, which is coming up near Bhubaneswar. The TRC is being developed as a permanent Training Resource Centre for counter terrorism, jungle warfare and anti-extremist operations, Patnaik stated. Urging the Centre to expand the scope and coverage of the police modernisation scheme, Patnaik said the size of Police Modernization Scheme for Orissa be enhanced from INR 265 million to INR 600 million. Further, Patnaik sought sanction of Central assistance for upgrading capability of the remaining 58 police stations located in the areas affected by Maoist violence, and sanction of another coastal police station for Puri. Patnaik also urged the Centre to consider deployment of two more battalions of Central Para-military Forces in the State. Underlining the need for implementation of a composite socio-economic package for the Maoist-affected areas, Patnaik said there was a need for relaxation of existing norms of the ongoing schemes and creation of a special fund for direct and immediate intervention to fill up the critical gaps.
Read less...
December - 20 
Meanwhile, Sangai Express reports that one faction of the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), identified as called Kuki Revolutionary Army –Unification (KRA-U), started its operation in Saikul area in the Senapati district since August 21. The new faction
Read more...
Meanwhile, Sangai Express reports that one faction of the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), identified as called Kuki Revolutionary Army –Unification (KRA-U), started its operation in Saikul area in the Senapati district since August 21. The new faction was formed under the leadership of founder members of the KRA, David Chongloi, Rocky and Sehkkam. A meeting of the ‘central committee’ of the outfit unanimously elected David Chongloi as its ‘president’, W. Lincoln as ‘general secretary’, Ch. Rocky as ‘defence secretary’, Kh. Hills as ‘finance secretary’ and Ch. Lenin as ‘publicity secretary’. On December 20, David Chongloi addressing media persons in an unspecified place in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam said that the main objective of the outfit was to bring about unification and work towards achieving the common goal. He said the KRA-U would work for the welfare of Kukis, Meiteis and other communities, and sought the cooperation and support of all the communities in the activities of the outfit.
Read less...
December - 20 
Meanwhile, the Maoists have called for a general strike on December 20 (today) in protest against the suicide committed by their jailed leader Nagina Manjhi.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Maoists have called for a general strike on December 20 (today) in protest against the suicide committed by their jailed leader Nagina Manjhi.
Read less...
December - 20 
Nagaland Post reports that the ‘general secretary’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Isak-Muivah (NSCN–IM), Th.Muivah, criticised the November 23 inter-factional agreement signed between leaders of IM and Khaplang (NSCN-K) factions at Hov
Read more...
Nagaland Post reports that the ‘general secretary’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Isak-Muivah (NSCN–IM), Th.Muivah, criticised the November 23 inter-factional agreement signed between leaders of IM and Khaplang (NSCN-K) factions at Hovishe under the Niuland Sub-division in the Dimapur district, describing those involved as "unprincipled" and "spineless workers". While saying "unity among the Nagas in their national salvation line is a necessity" for which the NSCN –IM also stood for, he stated that "a conglomeration of different kinds of people with different shades of opinion" was only a "crowd which has nothing to do with the politics of unity."
Read less...
December - 20 
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Al-Qaeda threatened to blow up the offices of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam unit and All Assam Students Union (AASU) in Guwahati and also to kill its advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya, reports P
Read more...
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Al-Qaeda threatened to blow up the offices of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam unit and All Assam Students Union (AASU) in Guwahati and also to kill its advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya, reports PTI. The report added that a letter addressed to the BJP state unit’s president, Ramen Deka, by eight persons claiming to be ISI and Al-Qaeda active members in Assam threatened "to blow out the main BJP and AASU offices like the World Trade Centre (in USA)". "Your offer to (Bangladeshi writer) Taslima Nasreen to stay in Assam is against Islam and its tenets. If you don’t stop your activities immediately a powerful bomb will be exploded in your main office," sated the letter. The hand-written letter, in immigrant Bangladeshi style Assamese dated December 11 on plain paper and received by post on December 20, alleged that the BJP under Deka’s leadership was "resorting to mental and physical torture of local Muslims. "Samujjal Bhattacharya’s death is also certain for his activities as AASU advisor", the letter threatened.
Read less...
December - 20 
Police on December 20-night arrested the self-styled divisional commander of the Ranvir Sena (a private army of the upper castes), identified as Ajgaybee Sharma, along with five associates from Pokhwan village under Shakurabad police station in the J
Read more...
Police on December 20-night arrested the self-styled divisional commander of the Ranvir Sena (a private army of the upper castes), identified as Ajgaybee Sharma, along with five associates from Pokhwan village under Shakurabad police station in the Jehanabad district, according to Times of India. Police recovered two pistols and live cartridge from their possession. Ajgaybee was wanted in two dozen cases of extortion, murder and massacre, registered with the Tekari, Konch and Belaganj police stations of Gaya district and Goh and Uphare police station of the Aurangabad district. He was also involved in the massacre at Miyapur village in the Aurangabad district when he and his associates reportedly shot dead 34 persons and injured 20 others. He was also charged for co-ordinating the activities of the outfit in the Magadh division.
Read less...
December - 20 
Separately, one sabotage attempt by the suspected Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) was foiled when trains were cancelled after revealing that 10 girders and roller bearings were missing from a rail bridge over the Doyang river in the Golaghat
Read more...
Separately, one sabotage attempt by the suspected Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) was foiled when trains were cancelled after revealing that 10 girders and roller bearings were missing from a rail bridge over the Doyang river in the Golaghat district on December 20-evening, according to Telegraph. The revelation was made half an hour before the Mariani-Guwahati special passenger train was shedudled to pass by the bridge.
Read less...
December - 20 
Separately, suspected militants lobbed a Chinese hand grenade at the residence of a pharmacist of State Medical Department, Ningombam Gojen Singh, at Thoubal Ningombam on December 20-night. Gojen Singh is the brother-in-law of Manipur Chief Minister
Read more...
Separately, suspected militants lobbed a Chinese hand grenade at the residence of a pharmacist of State Medical Department, Ningombam Gojen Singh, at Thoubal Ningombam on December 20-night. Gojen Singh is the brother-in-law of Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.
Read less...
December - 20 
Seven persons, including three women, who were linked to the Manipur-based People’s Revolutionary Party of Kanleipak (PREPAK), were arrested from a flat at Bapuji Nagar near Jadavpur University in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, on December 20-morni
Read more...
Seven persons, including three women, who were linked to the Manipur-based People’s Revolutionary Party of Kanleipak (PREPAK), were arrested from a flat at Bapuji Nagar near Jadavpur University in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal, on December 20-morning, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as ‘sgt major’ M. German, T. Gunindro, K. Suresh, Sonamani, Geeta, Rojita and Rita. According to police sources, German and Gunindro were PREPAK militants involved in the financial matters of the outfit. The others were suspected to be sympathisers of the outfit. Two CDs, documents and some cameras were recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 20 
Six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Bharti Akka, area committee secretary, Raju, platoon commander of the Jan Shakthi dalam (squad), Sadhu and Dinga, Jagdish and Madhu, all dalam members, surrendered before t
Read more...
Six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Bharti Akka, area committee secretary, Raju, platoon commander of the Jan Shakthi dalam (squad), Sadhu and Dinga, Jagdish and Madhu, all dalam members, surrendered before the police in the district headquarter Gadchiroli on December 20, reports Hitavada. Police said that all of them will be provided financial assistance as per provisions of the surrender and rehabilitation policy.
Read less...
December - 20 
Stating that Maoists are the single largest security challenge to India, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh urged chief ministers to cripple the extremists with all means at their command, reports Statesman. Addressing the chief ministers' conference
Read more...
Stating that Maoists are the single largest security challenge to India, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh urged chief ministers to cripple the extremists with all means at their command, reports Statesman. Addressing the chief ministers' conference on internal security on December 20 in New Delhi, he reiterated the need to upgrade the country's internal security machinery and called for superior policing techniques to defeat the Maoist insurgency. "Not a day passes without an incident of left-wing extremism taking place somewhere or the other. There also seems to be a consolidation of various groups with better coordination and strike capabilities," said Dr. Singh. He added: "I have said in the past that left-wing extremism is the single biggest security challenge to the Indian state. It continues to be so, and we cannot rest in peace till we have eliminated this virus. We need a coordinated response to this challenge. The answers to the problem are well known. We need to cripple Naxalite forces with all the means at our command." Referring to the Dantewada jailbreak on December 16 in Chhattisgarh where nearly 300 prisoners along with Maoists escaped, Singh lamented the paucity of policemen to counter the fast-emerging challenges including hinterland terrorism. "I hear that there were only three personnel at the Dantewada jail. Inadequate, ill-equipped, ill-trained, poorly-motivated personnel cannot take on the Naxal extremists who are increasingly better equipped and organized…. They are carefully targeting all aspects of economic activity. They are targeting vital economic infrastructure so as to cripple transport and logistic capabilities and also slow down any development activity," he said. Singh urged the chief ministers to strengthen core policing, fill up vacancies in police forces and show better leadership and resolve to face up to the challenge.
Read less...
December - 20 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi while addressing the meeting on internal security chaired by the Prime Minister in New Delhi, asked the Union Government to take up the issue of terrorist camps in the neighboring country, as also expedite the fen
Read more...
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi while addressing the meeting on internal security chaired by the Prime Minister in New Delhi, asked the Union Government to take up the issue of terrorist camps in the neighboring country, as also expedite the fencing of the porous border and institute a better border management mechanism. He also mentioned about the arrest of a Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent for Northeast and Assam by the Special Branch of Assam Police. He said that all outfits have been running training camps in some of the countries that have borders with Assam and the Northeast. The report added that ninety per cent of the operations conducted inside Assam by the terrorists are planned in these countries,
Read less...
December - 20 
The Chief Minister Madhu Koda demanded 40 additional companies of the Central Para Military Force (CPMF) to fight left-wing extremists in the State during the Chief Ministers' Conference chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Decemb
Read more...
The Chief Minister Madhu Koda demanded 40 additional companies of the Central Para Military Force (CPMF) to fight left-wing extremists in the State during the Chief Ministers' Conference chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on December 20, according to Ranchi Express. Koda cited the instance of the neighbouring Chhattisgarh, which has 72 such companies vis-a-vis 30 available in Jharkhand. "Our strategy to combat and demolish the naxalites menace through enhancing border surveillance, increasing patrolling in areas of extremists' dominance and launching intensive combing operations is being jeopardised for want of adequate forces," the Chief Minister said.
Read less...
December - 20 
The Delhi High Court has received an e-mail threatening to target some judges, blow up the Parliament building in New Delhi and the Taj Mahal monument at Agra in Uttar Pradesh, reports The Hindu. The e-mail, purportedly sent by an unnamed terrorist o
Read more...
The Delhi High Court has received an e-mail threatening to target some judges, blow up the Parliament building in New Delhi and the Taj Mahal monument at Agra in Uttar Pradesh, reports The Hindu. The e-mail, purportedly sent by an unnamed terrorist outfit, was received by the High Court Registrar a few weeks ago. The matter was immediately brought to the notice of the Union Government and the e-mail was reportedly forwarded to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Read less...
December - 20 
Two Manipur Police commandos, Khoirom Santosh and Y. Prabin Singh, were wounded when militants armed with guns and rockets ambushed a four-vehicle police convoy at Salungpham village in the Thoubal district on December 20, according to Telegraph. San
Read more...
Two Manipur Police commandos, Khoirom Santosh and Y. Prabin Singh, were wounded when militants armed with guns and rockets ambushed a four-vehicle police convoy at Salungpham village in the Thoubal district on December 20, according to Telegraph. Sangai Express reports that police personnel were attacked when they rushed to the incident site after intercepting a report of factional clashes involving the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants, including one Sidaba who is the Thoubal District ‘commander’ of the outfit at Ukhongshang.
Read less...
December - 20 
A Pakistan-born architect convicted of plotting a "jihad" bombing campaign in Australia had his appeal dismissed on December 20, Dawn reported. Faheem Khalid Lodhi was sentenced to 20 years jail in August 2006 after a jury found him guilty of plannin
Read more...
A Pakistan-born architect convicted of plotting a "jihad" bombing campaign in Australia had his appeal dismissed on December 20, Dawn reported. Faheem Khalid Lodhi was sentenced to 20 years jail in August 2006 after a jury found him guilty of planning to blow up the electrical grid in Sydney. Lodhi was convicted of preparing for a terrorist act by seeking information about chemicals capable of making explosives. He was also found guilty of possessing a "terrorism manual" and of buying two maps of the Sydney electricity grid in preparation for a terrorist act.
Read less...
December - 20 
An internet centre and two CD shops were blown up in various areas of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Dawn. According to police, the explosives had been planted inside the shops. An unnamed se
Read more...
An internet centre and two CD shops were blown up in various areas of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Dawn. According to police, the explosives had been planted inside the shops. An unnamed senior police official said the explosion left police with no other option but to force the owners of internet centres, snooker clubs, CD and video shops to close their businesses, which was not being tolerated by the Taliban.
Read less...
December - 20 
Further, Police foiled an attempt to blow up a rail track in Sariab by defusing an explosive device which had been planted to the main railway line near the Killi Shahnawaz area.
Read more...
Further, Police foiled an attempt to blow up a rail track in Sariab by defusing an explosive device which had been planted to the main railway line near the Killi Shahnawaz area.
Read less...
December - 20 
In another incident, a police officer and his son were injured when some people hurled a hand-grenade at their house.
Read more...
In another incident, a police officer and his son were injured when some people hurled a hand-grenade at their house.
Read less...
December - 20 
In Sui, police defused a bomb which was planted near a technical training centre.
Read more...
In Sui, police defused a bomb which was planted near a technical training centre.
Read less...
December - 20 
In the industrial town of Hub, a pylon of high power transmission was blown up suspending electricity supply to a vast area.
Read more...
In the industrial town of Hub, a pylon of high power transmission was blown up suspending electricity supply to a vast area.
Read less...
December - 20 
The government has decided to ban Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant outfit that was formed on December 14 in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Times reported. Sources said that the decision was made on the recommendation
Read more...
The government has decided to ban Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a militant outfit that was formed on December 14 in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Times reported. Sources said that the decision was made on the recommendation of top officials of the country’s security apparatus. Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan stated that no decision to ban TTP had been made as yet but the matter was under the government’s serious consideration. Sources said that intelligence agencies had already been tasked to check out the TTP infrastructure including its main leaders, financiers and supporters in the FATA and elsewhere. The government has banned 18 militant outfits and put two on the watch list since 2001.
Read less...
December - 20 
Two Frontier Corps personnel were killed in an attack in Nushki on December 20, according to Dawn.
Read more...
Two Frontier Corps personnel were killed in an attack in Nushki on December 20, according to Dawn.
Read less...
December - 20 
Kantipuronline reports that the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Auto Mechanic Workers Union has shut down offices of the Sipradi Trading Private Ltd, an authorized vehicle distributor, in the capital Kathmandu since December 5. Demanding the reinstatemen
Read more...
Kantipuronline reports that the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Auto Mechanic Workers Union has shut down offices of the Sipradi Trading Private Ltd, an authorized vehicle distributor, in the capital Kathmandu since December 5. Demanding the reinstatement of the two dismissed staff who had not completed their probationary period, the Union has padlocked the company’s head office and service station at Naikap; showroom at Thapathali; as well as a service centre at Teku, Soaltee Mode and a spare parts showroom at Kalanki. Sipradi Trading Private Ltd is the distributor of Indian Tata vehicles in Nepal.
Read less...
December - 20 
Meanwhile, Ram Chandra Poudel, the Minister for Peace and Reconstruction and the NC vice president, has said that the Maoists are still harbouring ideas to capture state power by force. Speaking at Syangja, Poudel said, "By forcing suspension of the
Read more...
Meanwhile, Ram Chandra Poudel, the Minister for Peace and Reconstruction and the NC vice president, has said that the Maoists are still harbouring ideas to capture state power by force. Speaking at Syangja, Poudel said, "By forcing suspension of the election and demanding roundtable meet, the Maoists are trying to derail the Constituent Assembly polls."
Read less...
December - 20 
Meanwhile, the verification of the Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres stationed in Kathmandu by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) commended from December 20. Some 200 Maoist combatants are stationed in Kathmandu city for providing
Read more...
Meanwhile, the verification of the Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres stationed in Kathmandu by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) commended from December 20. Some 200 Maoist combatants are stationed in Kathmandu city for providing security to top Maoist leaders.
Read less...
December - 20 
On December 20, senior Maoist leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara set three conditions for ensuring Maoist participation in the election process, reports Nepal News. Addressing a programme in Pokhara, Mahara demanded the replacement of the term monarchy by
Read more...
On December 20, senior Maoist leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara set three conditions for ensuring Maoist participation in the election process, reports Nepal News. Addressing a programme in Pokhara, Mahara demanded the replacement of the term monarchy by republic in the interim constitution, adoption of full proportional representation system through roundtable meeting and reconstitution of cabinet. "If they are not fulfilled, the elections cannot take place and the Maoists, too, will not take part in that," Mahara said. He added that the refusal to adopt the proportional representation system fully by Nepali Congress (NC) is a big conspiracy, which could lead to a serious problem in the Madhesh region.
Read less...
December - 20 
A regional leader of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Mohammed Sahai, was killed during an encounter with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel at Purba Banagram village under Ataikula sub-distric
Read more...
A regional leader of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Mohammed Sahai, was killed during an encounter with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel at Purba Banagram village under Ataikula sub-district in the Pabna district on December 20, reports Daily Star. Three RAB personnel and one sub-inspector of police were injured during the encounter. One rifle, three shutter guns, four hand bombs, six rifle bullets and 27 revolver bullets were recovered from the encounter site.
Read less...
December - 20 
A day earlier, the Eravur police assisted by the troops found the dead body of a civilian, Ramachandran Navarathnaraja, from the Thalawai area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
A day earlier, the Eravur police assisted by the troops found the dead body of a civilian, Ramachandran Navarathnaraja, from the Thalawai area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
December - 20 
At Kandaperiyakulam in the Vavuniya district, the LTTE cadres opened fire towards troops and injured two soldiers on December 20.
Read more...
At Kandaperiyakulam in the Vavuniya district, the LTTE cadres opened fire towards troops and injured two soldiers on December 20.
Read less...
December - 20 
Colonel’ Karuna, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), who is living in the United Kingdom (UK) now is to be investigated for possible war crimes, a British daily The Times sai
Read more...
Colonel’ Karuna, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), who is living in the United Kingdom (UK) now is to be investigated for possible war crimes, a British daily The Times said in a report on December 21, according to Colombo Page. Human rights groups have accused Karuna and his armed group of atrocities, including extrajudicial killings, torture and abductions of civilians and recruiting child soldiers. The Crown Prosecution Service is looking into whether there is sufficient evidence to bring him to trial under international laws on war crimes, torture and hostage-taking. Karuna, who was arrested in London on November 2 for travelling on a forged passport, has requested for political asylum in Britain.
Read less...
December - 20 
During another encounter between the two sides in the Talaivankulam area, troops killed two LTTE cadres.
Read more...
During another encounter between the two sides in the Talaivankulam area, troops killed two LTTE cadres.
Read less...
December - 20 
Elsewhere, a militant was killed and another wounded in an encounter that occurred between the two sides in the Mullikulam area on December 20.
Read more...
Elsewhere, a militant was killed and another wounded in an encounter that occurred between the two sides in the Mullikulam area on December 20.
Read less...
December - 20 
Four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed during a clash between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district on December 20, according to Sri Lanka Army reports. Two soldiers were injured and two bunk
Read more...
Four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed during a clash between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district on December 20, according to Sri Lanka Army reports. Two soldiers were injured and two bunkers destroyed in the incident.
Read less...
December - 20 
Further, on December 20, two LTTE cadres were killed when troops launched an attack in the LTTE-held areas in Kilaly of Jaffna district. Troops also destroyed some newly built LTTE bunkers. Two soldiers sustained injuries during the attack.
Read more...
Further, on December 20, two LTTE cadres were killed when troops launched an attack in the LTTE-held areas in Kilaly of Jaffna district. Troops also destroyed some newly built LTTE bunkers. Two soldiers sustained injuries during the attack.
Read less...
December - 20 
Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) stated that it has received reports of the TMVP forcing civilians to carry arms in some areas of Ampara on at least two occasions. In its latest weekly monitoring report, covering the period December
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) stated that it has received reports of the TMVP forcing civilians to carry arms in some areas of Ampara on at least two occasions. In its latest weekly monitoring report, covering the period December 10-16, the SLMM said that on December 11, two men (ages 19 and 20) and one boy (age 17) were abducted, reportedly by the TMVP, from Thirukoil in Ampara. "The SLMM received information that they were given guns and forced to patrol the area on motorbikes," the mission said. It also stated that, on the same day, another 18-year-old man was abducted from Thandiady in Ampara. "It was reported that the perpetrator was the TMVP, and the man was forced to do armed street patrolling," the SLMM added. It also stated that after the arrest of Karuna in London, the confrontation between the Pillaiyan and Karuna factions of the TMVP had increased in the East.
Read less...
December - 20 
On the same day, one more LTTE cadre was killed by troops in the Talaivankulam area.
Read more...
On the same day, one more LTTE cadre was killed by troops in the Talaivankulam area.
Read less...
December - 20 
Separately, troops foiled an infiltration attempt by the LTTE in the Nagarkovil area of Jaffna district and killed two militants.
Read more...
Separately, troops foiled an infiltration attempt by the LTTE in the Nagarkovil area of Jaffna district and killed two militants.
Read less...
December - 20 
Troops also confronted a group of LTTE cadres in the Kokkuthuduvai area of Vavuniya district and injured one cadre.
Read more...
Troops also confronted a group of LTTE cadres in the Kokkuthuduvai area of Vavuniya district and injured one cadre.
Read less...
December - 20 
Two female LTTE cadres were killed when troops opened fire towards a group of outfit’s cadres in the Ethavetunuvewa area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Two female LTTE cadres were killed when troops opened fire towards a group of outfit’s cadres in the Ethavetunuvewa area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 20 
Two more LTTE cadres were killed by the troops in the Kambiliyawa area of Vavuniya district.
Read more...
Two more LTTE cadres were killed by the troops in the Kambiliyawa area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 21 
A hand grenade was hurled at the residence of Gourakishore, Executive Engineer of Minor Irrigation Department, at Chingamakha on the same morning.
Read more...
A hand grenade was hurled at the residence of Gourakishore, Executive Engineer of Minor Irrigation Department, at Chingamakha on the same morning.
Read less...
December - 21 
Assam Rifles and Army personnel neutralised a hideout of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in the Chandel district on December 21, reports Assam Tribune. One 9-mm pistol, one SLR, five magazines of AK series rifles, 3 radio sets, 100 pairs
Read more...
Assam Rifles and Army personnel neutralised a hideout of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in the Chandel district on December 21, reports Assam Tribune. One 9-mm pistol, one SLR, five magazines of AK series rifles, 3 radio sets, 100 pairs of combat dress, 200 numbers of combat belts, 10 syntax tanks, 30 jericans, 40 blankets, three generators, two invertors, three batteries, 50 liters of petrol oil, 50 liters kerosene oil, large quantity of explosive for making IEDs and large quantity of rations were recovered from the hideout. Colonel Lalit Mohan Pant, PRO of the Assam Rifles, said "Radio communication between the underground indicate several fatal casualties to their cadres and a scores of them injured. Some cadres are missing believed to have deserted their group". He added that one ‘lieutenant colonel’ Pathao instructed the cadres to vacate their camp and move towards Myanmar. So far a total of 170 IEDs have been recovered and subsequently destroyed, the officer said.
Read less...
December - 21 
Further, seven suspected persons linked to the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), who ware from Calcutta in West Bengal, were later remanded to police custody on December 21-afternoon. Shillong Times quoted an Army spokesman saying,
Read more...
Further, seven suspected persons linked to the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), who ware from Calcutta in West Bengal, were later remanded to police custody on December 21-afternoon. Shillong Times quoted an Army spokesman saying, "Rojita Devi, who is among the seven arrested on Thursday is a well-known artiste of Manipuri cinema."
Read less...
December - 21 
In an incident of fratricidal killing, two insurgents of the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA), identified as Putul Munda and Arjun Karmakar, were killed “as punishment” in the Karbi Anglong district, official sources said on December 22, repor
Read more...
In an incident of fratricidal killing, two insurgents of the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA), identified as Putul Munda and Arjun Karmakar, were killed “as punishment” in the Karbi Anglong district, official sources said on December 22, reports The Hindu. Their bodies were recovered from Bokajan-Hidipi road on December 21-night. The two were eliminated “as punishment” by the ANLA for failing to deposit with the outfit the extortion money they had collected, the sources said.
Read less...
December - 21 
Police shot dead an extortionist claiming to be a cadre of the Garo Hills-based Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) and arrested another in an encounter at Baghmara in South Garo Hills on December 21, reports Telegraph. One Chinese pistol, a revol
Read more...
Police shot dead an extortionist claiming to be a cadre of the Garo Hills-based Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) and arrested another in an encounter at Baghmara in South Garo Hills on December 21, reports Telegraph. One Chinese pistol, a revolver with six rounds of ammunition and INR 40,000 was recovered after the encounter. The police said the extortionist, Sucheng Marak from Rewak village, was the leader of a gang involved in extorting money from government offices in South Garo Hills. The gang had been collecting money in the name of the Achik force for the past month after serving demand notes to government offices. A few magistrates and block development officers also received demand notes, the police said.
Read less...
December - 21 
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed to have killed at least five security force (SF) personnel and injured many others at Tuileng near Molcham on December 21. The outfit added that cadres of its armed wing, Manipur People’s Army (MPA)
Read more...
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed to have killed at least five security force (SF) personnel and injured many others at Tuileng near Molcham on December 21. The outfit added that cadres of its armed wing, Manipur People’s Army (MPA), used rockets and sophisticated weapons in the encounter in which one of its cadres was injured. The report added that another gun fight with SF personnel was continuing at S Bongjoi near Layang.
Read less...
December - 21 
Two suspected militants shot at and wounded an Executive Engineer of Manipur’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Soubam Dhanabir Singh, at his residence in Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai of Imphal West district on December 21-morning, reports Teleg
Read more...
Two suspected militants shot at and wounded an Executive Engineer of Manipur’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Soubam Dhanabir Singh, at his residence in Thangmeiband Sinam Leikai of Imphal West district on December 21-morning, reports Telegraph.
Read less...
December - 21 
Two unidentified women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the forests near Tiger Camp under Maredumilli police station limits of East Godavari district on December 21, re
Read more...
Two unidentified women cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the forests near Tiger Camp under Maredumilli police station limits of East Godavari district on December 21, reports New Indian Express. The police recovered three .303 guns, two 12 bore guns and nine kit bags from the encounter site.
Read less...
December - 21 
According to The Post, the death toll in the suicide bombing at a mosque in the Sherpao town of Charsadda district in the NWFP on December 21 has increased to 60. As reported earlier, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded Eid-ul-Azha (festiva
Read more...
According to The Post, the death toll in the suicide bombing at a mosque in the Sherpao town of Charsadda district in the NWFP on December 21 has increased to 60. As reported earlier, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded Eid-ul-Azha (festival of sacrifice) congregation in the hometown of former interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao in the early hours on December 21. Sherpao narrowly escaped the attack while his younger son Mustafa Sherpao sustained injuries. Quoting eye witnesses, the District Police Officer Feroz Shah said that Sherpao and his son remained safe because they were standing in the first row while the suicide bomber blew himself up in the eighth row. The newspaper added that more than seven students from a religious seminary had been arrested in connection with the attack. Meanwhile, two Afghan refugees were among four suspects arrested in connection with the suicide attack, Dawn reported. Security officials said the men, one of them a seminary student as well as a local prayer leader, were arrested in addition to two others detained earlier. This was the second attempt on the life of Sherpao. On April 28, 2007, thirty-one persons were killed and the then Interior Minister Sherpao and his young son Sikandar Sherpao Khan were among several people wounded in a suicide attack, moments after the Minister finished a speech at a public rally in his hometown Charsadda. An intelligence official said the second assassination attempt appeared to have been carried out by the same group which had organised the first attack. The group behind the first attack, he informed, was based in the neighbouring Mohmand tribal region.
Read less...
December - 21 
At least 50 persons were killed and 80 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers offering Id-ul-Adha prayers at the Markazi Jamia Masjid Sherpao in Charsadda, 20-km from Peshawar in the North West Frontier Provi
Read more...
At least 50 persons were killed and 80 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers offering Id-ul-Adha prayers at the Markazi Jamia Masjid Sherpao in Charsadda, 20-km from Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21-morining, reports The Hindu. The apparent target was Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, the Interior Minister in the just-dissolved government, who was among the worshippers. The former Minister, however, escaped unhurt in the attack, but his son Mustafa was among the wounded. The mosque is located next to the former Minister’s home and was packed with more than 1,000 worshippers at the time of the attack. Meanwhile, the NWFP Inspector General of Police Mohammed Shareef Virk on December 22 (today) told Geo News as many as 48 people lost their lives and over 114 others were injured in suicide attack. He informed that at least seven to eight kilogram explosive material was used in the blast.
Read less...
December - 21 
On December 21, the LTTE cadres opened fire towards troops at Parikariperiyakulam in the Vavuniya district. One soldier received injuries in the incident.
Read more...
On December 21, the LTTE cadres opened fire towards troops at Parikariperiyakulam in the Vavuniya district. One soldier received injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 21 
One more LTTE cadre was killed by troops during a connotation at Mullikulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read more...
One more LTTE cadre was killed by troops during a connotation at Mullikulam in the Vavuniya district.
Read less...
December - 21 
Separately, two unidentified LTTE gunmen shot dead a civilian, identified as Muthukumaran Sivapalan in the Wadukkodai area of Jaffna district on December 21.
Read more...
Separately, two unidentified LTTE gunmen shot dead a civilian, identified as Muthukumaran Sivapalan in the Wadukkodai area of Jaffna district on December 21.
Read less...
December - 21 
The LTTE is attempting to ‘evacuate’ its leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran to a foreign country for medical treatment following November 26 (Prabhakaran’s birth day) air raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at a location in Kilinochchi, reported Daily
Read more...
The LTTE is attempting to ‘evacuate’ its leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran to a foreign country for medical treatment following November 26 (Prabhakaran’s birth day) air raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at a location in Kilinochchi, reported Daily News on December 21. "Intelligence reports indicate that the top Tiger has sustained injuries or fractures in his arm and a leg. Since the Tiger leader is already suffering from diabetes the situation has got worse and the LTTE is making attempts to evacuate him to a foreign country for further treatment", the paper said. It also claimed that 116 of his bodyguards died and soon after the raid the LTTE completely sealed off the area.
Read less...
December - 21 
Troops launched two small arms attack on two groups of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hiding in their bunkers ahead of the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) of Jaffna district on December 21, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two outfit’s cadres we
Read more...
Troops launched two small arms attack on two groups of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hiding in their bunkers ahead of the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) of Jaffna district on December 21, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two outfit’s cadres were killed while an unspecified number of them sustained injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 22 
On December 22, another UNLF hideout was neutralised in an unspecified place in the same district, according to Imphal Free Press. Eight kilograms of explosives, one RPG round, eight magazines, nine fired lethod cases, 15 blankets, four 9 volt batter
Read more...
On December 22, another UNLF hideout was neutralised in an unspecified place in the same district, according to Imphal Free Press. Eight kilograms of explosives, one RPG round, eight magazines, nine fired lethod cases, 15 blankets, four 9 volt batteries, one 12 volt car batteries, eight jerricans, 13 plates, 12 bowls, one entrenching tool, one duty register, and a medicine drum were recovered. The militants, however, managed to escape from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 22 
One suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, N. Samananda, was arrested after a brief encounter in the Thanga area.
Read more...
One suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, N. Samananda, was arrested after a brief encounter in the Thanga area.
Read less...
December - 22 
The Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) threatened to blow up vital installations and security establishments in the State, reports Nagaland Post. On December 22, the BKI ‘regional commander (North East)’ Balwinder Singh in an e-mail statement sent to
Read more...
The Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) threatened to blow up vital installations and security establishments in the State, reports Nagaland Post. On December 22, the BKI ‘regional commander (North East)’ Balwinder Singh in an e-mail statement sent to a local English daily stated, "By the end of this month (December), we are going to explode (blast) bombs in Shillong city to take revenge on Khasi Students’ Union for committing atrocities on Punjabis residing in Sweepers Colony (Punjabi Colony) in Lewduh in previous years and for India's oppression on us."
Read less...
December - 22 
The Uttar Pradesh Police and central security agencies during a joint operation on December 22-morning (today) arrested two militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi-al Islami (HuJI) from Barabanki railway station. The duo, identified as Khalid Mohammed and
Read more...
The Uttar Pradesh Police and central security agencies during a joint operation on December 22-morning (today) arrested two militants of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi-al Islami (HuJI) from Barabanki railway station. The duo, identified as Khalid Mohammed and Tariq, alleged to be involved in the recent serial blasts in the State, were arrested along with 1.25-kg of RDX and some gelatin sticks. Khalid, who hails from Jaunpur area of Uttar Pradesh, received training from HuJI cadres in Kashmir, while Tariq is a resident of Azamgarh district of the State.
Read less...
December - 22 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested an ehsar (full-time cadre) of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Janagalia of Shaghata sub-district in the Gaibandha district on December 22, reports Daily Star. Books and leaflets on Isla
Read more...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested an ehsar (full-time cadre) of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Janagalia of Shaghata sub-district in the Gaibandha district on December 22, reports Daily Star. Books and leaflets on Islamic revolution were also recovered from her house. Three sons of the woman, who are also JMB cadres, managed to escape before the raid, RAB sources said.
Read less...
December - 22 
Troops in the Mannar district launched an attack on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) entry/exit point on Uyilankulam-Andankulam road on December 22 around 10.00 am, killing at least eight cadres and injuring 12 others, reports Sri Lanka Ar
Read more...
Troops in the Mannar district launched an attack on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) entry/exit point on Uyilankulam-Andankulam road on December 22 around 10.00 am, killing at least eight cadres and injuring 12 others, reports Sri Lanka Army. Seven LTTE bunkers were also destroyed by the Army troops. During the exchange of fire one solider was killed and six others were injured. However, after the gun battle troops captured the LTTE point.
Read less...
December - 23 
A Pakistani militant of the LeT outfit was killed in an encounter with troops of Rashtriya Rifles and police at village Harah under the jurisdiction of Gool police station in Ramban district. He has been identified as Abu Umar, a Pakistani, operating
Read more...
A Pakistani militant of the LeT outfit was killed in an encounter with troops of Rashtriya Rifles and police at village Harah under the jurisdiction of Gool police station in Ramban district. He has been identified as Abu Umar, a Pakistani, operating in Gool for the last one and a half year. One AK-47 rifle with three magazines and five rounds, one Chinese grenade and one Dicta phone cassette were recovered from him.
Read less...
December - 23 
According to Tribune, hundreds of thousands of pounds are allegedly being sent to Kashmir to fund militancy through counterfeiting and mortgage fraud. This information was revealed in a report appearing in Scotland on December 23. “A Scottish gang is
Read more...
According to Tribune, hundreds of thousands of pounds are allegedly being sent to Kashmir to fund militancy through counterfeiting and mortgage fraud. This information was revealed in a report appearing in Scotland on December 23. “A Scottish gang is bankrolling murderous terrorist attacks in Kashmir, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds each year through counterfeiting and mortgage fraud,” the report said. The report quoting MI 5 sources revealed, “Around 50 Scots Asians - most of them in Glasgow - are raising funds for Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Kashmiri separatist group responsible for hundreds of deaths and reportedly involved in the kidnap and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl.” It said that much of the cash raised in Scotland is sent first to Dubai, where it is laundered, and then passed on to JeM terrorists operating in Kashmir. The report revealed that up to £50,000 a month is raised in Scotland. As well as money from mortgage fraud, around £15,000 of this total is raised by selling counterfeit DVDs, CDs and clothing at market stalls and in pubs and clubs across Scotland. MI5 estimates that there are about 50 hardcore JeM sympathisers living in Scotland, responsible for shipping half a million pounds abroad every year to fund the militants' activities halfway across the world.
Read less...
December - 23 
Elsewhere in the State, 12 HM militants surrendered before the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at Ramban on December 23. They were identified as Manzoor Ahmad a.k.a. Furkaan Ali (Divisional Commander), Mumtaz Ali a.k.a. Asif Rahi (District Commander)
Read more...
Elsewhere in the State, 12 HM militants surrendered before the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at Ramban on December 23. They were identified as Manzoor Ahmad a.k.a. Furkaan Ali (Divisional Commander), Mumtaz Ali a.k.a. Asif Rahi (District Commander), Abu Qayoom a.k.a. Imran Khan (Deputy District Commander), Feroz Din Malik a.k.a. Gazeen Nasrula (Battalion Commander), Abdul Latif a.k.a. Javed Iqbal (Deputy Battalion Commander), Shakeel Ahmad Gujar a.k.a. Danish Iqbal (Section Group Commander), Ghulam Hassan a.k.a. Kamran Akmal (Operation Commander), Shah Nwaz a.k.a. Shafu Rohman (Operation Commander), Mohammed Rafi a.k.a. Zaffar (Operation Commander), Bashir Ahmad Gujar a.k.a. Berkat, Abu Latif Taidwa a.k.a. Zuabiruelha and Riyaz Ahmed Kholi a.k.a. Sajad. They deposited 10 AK-56 rifles, two SLR 26 AK magazines, two SLR magazines, 777 AK rounds, 44 SLR rounds, seven grenades, two remote controlled IED, two wireless sets, and eight pouches.
Read less...
December - 23 
Meanwhile, a gun-battle is in progress at Palnoo village in the Kulgam district, where the holed up militants are said to have held five civilians hostage inside a mosque. Sources told Daily Excelsior that SF personnel entered Palnoo village after re
Read more...
Meanwhile, a gun-battle is in progress at Palnoo village in the Kulgam district, where the holed up militants are said to have held five civilians hostage inside a mosque. Sources told Daily Excelsior that SF personnel entered Palnoo village after receiving information regarding the presence of three local militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Asgar, Jehangir and Firdaus. The three reportedly took shelter inside the village mosque and refused to come out. During the course of negotiations by civilians, the militants opened fire in which a civilian and a soldier were wounded. Officials stated that the holed up militants captured five men of the civilian rescue team and held them hostage. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tikoo, said that the militants would be either killed or arrested if they failed to surrender.
Read less...
December - 23 
Militants belonging to the Presidential faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) took 28 Meitei persons, including some students, hostage when they were traveling in the Senapati district on December 23, reports PTI. However, all of them were later r
Read more...
Militants belonging to the Presidential faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) took 28 Meitei persons, including some students, hostage when they were traveling in the Senapati district on December 23, reports PTI. However, all of them were later released.
Read less...
December - 23 
Nagaland Post quoting police source reports that unidentified militants shot dead Wangsha Rajkumar, a former Parliamentarian belonging to the Congress Party, at his residence at Deomali in the Tirap district on December 23-night.
Read more...
Nagaland Post quoting police source reports that unidentified militants shot dead Wangsha Rajkumar, a former Parliamentarian belonging to the Congress Party, at his residence at Deomali in the Tirap district on December 23-night.
Read less...
December - 23 
On December 23, two students were killed in an explosion inside a hut in Bapunagar under Pakhanjoor police station limits in the Kanker district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7. The explosive was reportedly kept by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI
Read more...
On December 23, two students were killed in an explosion inside a hut in Bapunagar under Pakhanjoor police station limits in the Kanker district, reports Chhattisgarh 24x7. The explosive was reportedly kept by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who were frequently visiting in the area, Superintendent of Police, Ratan Lal Dange said.
Read less...
December - 23 
Police arrested Lalan Yadav, an area commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from his home at Rahadiya village in the Chatra district on December 23, according to Prabhat Khabar. Police recovered one 9-mm loaded pistol and five
Read more...
Police arrested Lalan Yadav, an area commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from his home at Rahadiya village in the Chatra district on December 23, according to Prabhat Khabar. Police recovered one 9-mm loaded pistol and five cartridges from his possession. Subsequently, police also arrested a Maoist supporter, Isteyaq Khan, from the nearby Charka Kala village and recovered one motorcycle without number plate and extremist literature following the information provided by the arrested Maoist.
Read less...
December - 23 
Police arrested nine CPI-Maoist cadres following an encounter near Badgaon forests area in the Kanker district on December 23, reports Chhattisgarh. Police recovered some Maoist pamphlets and literature from the arrested cadres. The encounter occurre
Read more...
Police arrested nine CPI-Maoist cadres following an encounter near Badgaon forests area in the Kanker district on December 23, reports Chhattisgarh. Police recovered some Maoist pamphlets and literature from the arrested cadres. The encounter occurred when Maoists belonging to the Partapur area committee attacked the policemen who were conducting search operations in the area.
Read less...
December - 23 
Security forces killed two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in an encounter at Papchhan village in the Bandipora district on December 23, according to Daily Excelsior. Two AK-47 rifles with three magazines and 172 rounds besides two hand grenad
Read more...
Security forces killed two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in an encounter at Papchhan village in the Bandipora district on December 23, according to Daily Excelsior. Two AK-47 rifles with three magazines and 172 rounds besides two hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Srinivas, said that the residents and local sources of Army had identified the slain militants as Abu Anas and Mohsin, both Pakistani cadres of the LeT.
Read less...
December - 23 
SFs neutralised a terrorist hideout at Sulla in the Gool area and recovered two RPG shells, six UBGL grenades, five gelatin sticks, five kg powder in plastic container and one detonator.
Read more...
SFs neutralised a terrorist hideout at Sulla in the Gool area and recovered two RPG shells, six UBGL grenades, five gelatin sticks, five kg powder in plastic container and one detonator.
Read less...
December - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on December 23 attacked Kamalur railway station in the Dantewada district, reports Times of India. "About 100 Maoists cordoned off Kamalur railway station and took hostage all the staff members,
Read more...
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on December 23 attacked Kamalur railway station in the Dantewada district, reports Times of India. "About 100 Maoists cordoned off Kamalur railway station and took hostage all the staff members," officials of Bhanshi police station said. The Maoists fled after taking away a walkie talkie set, three pieces of magnet phones, two pieces of control phones, one WLL phone, signal torch and other equipments from the railway station. However, none of the railway staff were harmed.
Read less...
December - 23 
The Special Task Force (STF) personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Police shot dead two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in an encounter on Dewa Road, 18 kilometres from State capital Lucknow, on December 23, reports The Hindu. The duo was travelli
Read more...
The Special Task Force (STF) personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Police shot dead two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in an encounter on Dewa Road, 18 kilometres from State capital Lucknow, on December 23, reports The Hindu. The duo was travelling in a car and was intercepted near the Central Food Technological Research Centre on Dewa Road. Two AK-47 rifles, a huge quantity of AK-47 cartridges, 10 hand grenades, a fuse, a detonator and a suicide belt were recovered from the car. Brij Lal, the Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order and STF), said that both the unidentified terrorists were part of a Fidayeen (suicide squad) team and had entered the State from Nepal. He further said that the slain terrorists had planned a big terrorist attack in Lucknow. A map with notings in Urdu was also recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 23 
The Lahore Police have finalised security arrangements for Christmas, and declared 61 churches as most sensitive, Dawn reported. There are intelligence reports that suicide attackers might attack churches on the eve of Christmas and the administratio
Read more...
The Lahore Police have finalised security arrangements for Christmas, and declared 61 churches as most sensitive, Dawn reported. There are intelligence reports that suicide attackers might attack churches on the eve of Christmas and the administration has planned to deploy 4,000 policemen outside the churches.
Read less...
December - 23 
Three potential suicide bombers were arrested near Dara Tang in the Punjab province on December 23, according to The Post. However, one of their associates managed to escape from the incident site. The police recovered some suicide bomb jackets and o
Read more...
Three potential suicide bombers were arrested near Dara Tang in the Punjab province on December 23, according to The Post. However, one of their associates managed to escape from the incident site. The police recovered some suicide bomb jackets and other weapons from the possession of the three militants were identified as Wasif, Abdul Habib and Naib Buhadir. They were trained in Afghanistan, according to preliminary interrogation reports.
Read less...
December - 23 
The Seven Party Alliance (SPA), following a six hour-long negotiation in the capital Kathmandu, signed a 22-point deal on December 23, 2007, agreeing to declare the country a federal democratic republic through the parliament, subject to implementati
Read more...
The Seven Party Alliance (SPA), following a six hour-long negotiation in the capital Kathmandu, signed a 22-point deal on December 23, 2007, agreeing to declare the country a federal democratic republic through the parliament, subject to implementation by the first meeting of elected Constituent Assembly (CA), Nepal News reported. The Nepali Congress (NC) leader Mahesh Acharya also said that the Maoists will rejoin the Government, following the agreement. The 22-point deal provides for 60-40 allocation for proportional and direct election – of 601 total seats of CA, 335 has been set aside for proportional representation, 240 for direct election and 26 will be nominated by the cabinet. The negotiating parties also agreed to allow the Government to decide on the date for the CA election.
Read less...
December - 23 
Activists of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) destroyed the flag pole and the national flag at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Paris and caused some damage to the Embassy premises on December 23-morning, reports Daily News. The attack occurred ho
Read more...
Activists of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) destroyed the flag pole and the national flag at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Paris and caused some damage to the Embassy premises on December 23-morning, reports Daily News. The attack occurred hours before Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama arrived in Paris at the start of an official visit to Europe where he would engage in talks in Paris, Brussels and Frankfurt.
Read less...
December - 24 
According to Ranchi Express, cadres of the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed two contractors, identified as Ram Lal Tuti and Mahadeo Mahto, in the Khunti district on Dec
Read more...
According to Ranchi Express, cadres of the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed two contractors, identified as Ram Lal Tuti and Mahadeo Mahto, in the Khunti district on December 24. Sources said that the contractors were killed when they failed to pay the levy demanded by the JLT.
Read less...
December - 24 
In a separate incident in the same district, CPI-Maoist cadres killed 15 cattle, brought under a government scheme, in Bande village on December 24. The Maoists also carried away 55 cows with them.
Read more...
In a separate incident in the same district, CPI-Maoist cadres killed 15 cattle, brought under a government scheme, in Bande village on December 24. The Maoists also carried away 55 cows with them.
Read less...
December - 24 
One People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Ahmad Shah, was arrested during a search operation at Lilong area in the Thoubal district on December 24, reports Assam Tribune. Three demand letters and a diary of PUFL were recovered from them.
Read more...
One People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Ahmad Shah, was arrested during a search operation at Lilong area in the Thoubal district on December 24, reports Assam Tribune. Three demand letters and a diary of PUFL were recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 24 
One person, Mukut Phukan, was shot dead by unidentified militants at his residence in Kothalguri in the Dibrugarh district on December 24, reports Sentinel.
Read more...
One person, Mukut Phukan, was shot dead by unidentified militants at his residence in Kothalguri in the Dibrugarh district on December 24, reports Sentinel.
Read less...
December - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the Jagargunda police station of Dantewada district on December 24, according to The Hindu. They opened fire from all sides of the police station, about 450-km from the State capital, t
Read more...
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the Jagargunda police station of Dantewada district on December 24, according to The Hindu. They opened fire from all sides of the police station, about 450-km from the State capital, to which the police retaliated. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
December - 24 
The police on December 24- night rescued all the five civilians held captive by militants inside a mosque in the Kulgam district and killed all the three militants, ending the 24-hour hostage crisis, The Hindu reported. The security personnel lobbed
Read more...
The police on December 24- night rescued all the five civilians held captive by militants inside a mosque in the Kulgam district and killed all the three militants, ending the 24-hour hostage crisis, The Hindu reported. The security personnel lobbed tear gas shells, forcing the three militants to come out. They then engaged the captors in a gun battle in which two militants were killed, police sources said. Another militant fled and took shelter in one of the minarets of the mosque and engaged the police in an encounter for nearly an hour, after which he too was eliminated. The DIG H.K. Lohia said all the five hostages were unharmed and the mosque suffered no damage in the gun battle. According to sources, there were clear instructions to maintain a tight cordon around the Jamia Masjid (mosque) of Palnoo village so as to ensure that the three local ‘commanders’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) did not manage to escape, adds Daily Excelsior. The militants killed on the mosque premises were identified as Shiraz Ahmad Bhat alias Asgar, Muddasir Ahmad Mir alias Jehangir and Ishfaq Ahmad Wagay.
Read less...
December - 24 
Four pro-government Bugti tribesmen were killed and three others injured in an ambush on December 24-evening near Dera Bugti, some 500-km from Quetta, reports Dawn. According to police, Wadera Wazir Khan Nothani was going to Sui from Dera Bugti in a
Read more...
Four pro-government Bugti tribesmen were killed and three others injured in an ambush on December 24-evening near Dera Bugti, some 500-km from Quetta, reports Dawn. According to police, Wadera Wazir Khan Nothani was going to Sui from Dera Bugti in a pick-up along with a friend and security guards. When their vehicle reached the Nelagh area, some unidentified assailants opened fired on them with heavy weapons, killing four of them on the spot.
Read less...
December - 24 
Meanwhile, the number of those killed in December 23 suicide attack in the Mingora area of Swat district increased to 14 as two more dead bodies, identified as Sakeena of Madian and Nawab of Amankot, were recovered from the blast scene on December 24
Read more...
Meanwhile, the number of those killed in December 23 suicide attack in the Mingora area of Swat district increased to 14 as two more dead bodies, identified as Sakeena of Madian and Nawab of Amankot, were recovered from the blast scene on December 24.
Read less...
December - 24 
Several trenches were destroyed as several gunship helicopters pounded Taliban positions in the Bamakhela area of Matta tehsil (administrative division) in Swat. The Mingora Media Centre in-charge Colonel Nadeem said that the helicopters had targeted
Read more...
Several trenches were destroyed as several gunship helicopters pounded Taliban positions in the Bamakhela area of Matta tehsil (administrative division) in Swat. The Mingora Media Centre in-charge Colonel Nadeem said that the helicopters had targeted Taliban positions at Bamakhela. He, however, did not disclose the number of militant casualties. Officials said the troops controlled the area from Charbagh to Kalam after the two-day operation.
Read less...
December - 24 
Three persons were killed and 20 others injured in sectarian clashes at Parachinar in the Kurram Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas on December 24, reports Daily Times. According to Aaj television channel, 11 persons have been killed s
Read more...
Three persons were killed and 20 others injured in sectarian clashes at Parachinar in the Kurram Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas on December 24, reports Daily Times. According to Aaj television channel, 11 persons have been killed so far during the clashes in Parachinar. The political administration told the channel that talks were underway with tribal elders to restore peace in the area. The channel also reported that a security official was also missing from the Bagan area.
Read less...
December - 24 
Two persons were shot dead by the security forces for violating the curfew in the Swat area of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 24, reports Daily Times. One of the dead was identified as Akbar Zada, while the identity of the other is n
Read more...
Two persons were shot dead by the security forces for violating the curfew in the Swat area of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 24, reports Daily Times. One of the dead was identified as Akbar Zada, while the identity of the other is not known.
Read less...
December - 24 
The Maoist chairman Prachanda said that his party will rejoin the interim government within a day or two. “We will return to the government in a day or two. There may be new faces... or we may even send the same persons to the cabinet,” Prachanda tol
Read more...
The Maoist chairman Prachanda said that his party will rejoin the interim government within a day or two. “We will return to the government in a day or two. There may be new faces... or we may even send the same persons to the cabinet,” Prachanda told reporters on December 24, reports Nepal News. He stated that December 23 ‘historical agreement’ has added new dimension to the peace process besides leading country to the election path. He further said the Constituent Assembly election would definitely take place within Chaitra (March-April).
Read less...
December - 24 
The president and secretary of the Badarganj sub-district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami and seven other cadres were sued for attack on a television (TV) dramatist and his brother at their house in the Rangpur district on December 22-night, family sources s
Read more...
The president and secretary of the Badarganj sub-district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami and seven other cadres were sued for attack on a television (TV) dramatist and his brother at their house in the Rangpur district on December 22-night, family sources said, reports Daily Star. The TV dramatist Nannu Chowdhury and his brother Mozammel Chowdhury were injured as Jamaat cadres led by their President and Secretary Rustom Ali and Abdul Halim Khan manhandled them severely, they said.
Read less...
December - 24 
Elsewhere, three soldiers were injured due to the explosion of an LTTE laid landmine in the Pokkaravani area.
Read more...
Elsewhere, three soldiers were injured due to the explosion of an LTTE laid landmine in the Pokkaravani area.
Read less...
December - 24 
In a separate incident, an LTTE local leader, identified as Gunaratnam Sahayadevan alias Para, was killed by troops in a retaliatory fire as they were attacked by the LTTE cadres, when they were searching a house at Vinayagapuram in the Ampara distri
Read more...
In a separate incident, an LTTE local leader, identified as Gunaratnam Sahayadevan alias Para, was killed by troops in a retaliatory fire as they were attacked by the LTTE cadres, when they were searching a house at Vinayagapuram in the Ampara district on December 24. Troops recovered a T-56 weapon and ammunition from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 24 
In the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district troops advanced further in the un-cleared areas (area not under government control) and destroyed one bunker killing two cadres.
Read more...
In the Muhamalai area of Jaffna district troops advanced further in the un-cleared areas (area not under government control) and destroyed one bunker killing two cadres.
Read less...
December - 24 
Meanwhile, the number of LTTE cadres killed during the gun battle between the two sides to capture LTTE entry/exit point on Uyilankulam-Andankulam road in the Mannar district on December 22 increased to 22, according to an LTTE transmission monitored
Read more...
Meanwhile, the number of LTTE cadres killed during the gun battle between the two sides to capture LTTE entry/exit point on Uyilankulam-Andankulam road in the Mannar district on December 22 increased to 22, according to an LTTE transmission monitored by troops. Earlier it was reported that eight militants were killed and twelve others injured in the incident.
Read less...
December - 24 
One LTTE cadre was killed by troops during an encounter in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district.
Read more...
One LTTE cadre was killed by troops during an encounter in the Narrikkulam area of Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 24 
Separately, the LTTE cadres fired heavy volume of artillery and mortar targeting troops in the Pokkaravani area of Mannar district. Troops retaliated and in the ensuing battle two LTTE cadres were killed while two soldiers sustained injuries.
Read more...
Separately, the LTTE cadres fired heavy volume of artillery and mortar targeting troops in the Pokkaravani area of Mannar district. Troops retaliated and in the ensuing battle two LTTE cadres were killed while two soldiers sustained injuries.
Read less...
December - 24 
The security forces continued to advance in the Vavuniya-Mannar sector on December 24, taking full control of Thampanai town on the Madhu road as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in the area withdrew amid heavy fire, according to de
Read more...
The security forces continued to advance in the Vavuniya-Mannar sector on December 24, taking full control of Thampanai town on the Madhu road as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in the area withdrew amid heavy fire, according to defence sources. The fall of Thampanai town is considered a major breakthrough in the efforts to flush out the LTTE from these areas and clear the path to Wanni, senior military officers said. Thampanai is three to four kilometres on the Madhu road from the Mannar-Vavuniya main supply route and stretches to nearly four kilometres. Troops earlier captured the Uyilankulam LTTE entry/exit point and a major LTTE base south of Periyathampane on December 22.
Read less...
December - 24 
Troops opened fire towards a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in the Kandaperiyakulam area of Vavuniya district on December 24 and killed four cadres, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
Troops opened fire towards a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in the Kandaperiyakulam area of Vavuniya district on December 24 and killed four cadres, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 24 
Two more LTTE cadres were killed when troops in the Kandaperiyakulam area of Vavuniya district directed fire on an LTTE movement.
Read more...
Two more LTTE cadres were killed when troops in the Kandaperiyakulam area of Vavuniya district directed fire on an LTTE movement.
Read less...
December - 25 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Tekpur in the Nawada district on December 25, reports The Hindu.
Read more...
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Tekpur in the Nawada district on December 25, reports The Hindu.
Read less...
December - 25 
Another militant of the Harkat ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI), suspected to be involved in the Uttar Pradesh blasts of November 2007, was arrested by police from Wani Mohalla in the Banihal sub-division of Ramban district on December 25, Daily Excelsior re
Read more...
Another militant of the Harkat ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI), suspected to be involved in the Uttar Pradesh blasts of November 2007, was arrested by police from Wani Mohalla in the Banihal sub-division of Ramban district on December 25, Daily Excelsior reported. He was identified as Tariq Kashmiri alias Akhter, a resident of Wani Mohalla in Banihal. Official sources said the questioning of two HuJI militants, Mohammed Khalid and Mohammed Tariq, residents of Jaunpur and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh respectively, who were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police from near Barabanki railway station on December 21, revealed that Tariq Kashmiri was also part of the HuJI network involved in the November 23 serial bomb blasts in court complexes of Uttar Pradesh. Tariq Kashmiri is the second militant to be detained in Jammu region on the basis of Khalid and Tariq’s questioning. On December 22-morning, police had arrested Sajjad Abbas Wani from his house in the Kushal area of Chatroo in Doda district.
Read less...
December - 25 
Bihar Times reports that the Bihar Government had decided to shift hardcore Naxalite (left-wing extremist) inmates from one central jail to another. This decision was taken following the repeated case of trouble in the prisons all over the State, inc
Read more...
Bihar Times reports that the Bihar Government had decided to shift hardcore Naxalite (left-wing extremist) inmates from one central jail to another. This decision was taken following the repeated case of trouble in the prisons all over the State, including the recent revolt in the Beur Model Jail in capital Patna. This move was aimed to preventing the prisoners from developing proximity and organizing themselves. According to an official estimate, there are around 700 hardcore Naxalites in the Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Buxar central jails.
Read less...
December - 25 
Five All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants, Akash Tirkey alias Danial Ekka, self-styled area commander, Dhoni Oraon, Chandan Bhumij, Thomas Kerketta, and Samanan Tati alias Raju Tati, were arrested on December 25. .38 revolvers, 30 r
Read more...
Five All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militants, Akash Tirkey alias Danial Ekka, self-styled area commander, Dhoni Oraon, Chandan Bhumij, Thomas Kerketta, and Samanan Tati alias Raju Tati, were arrested on December 25. .38 revolvers, 30 rounds of assorted ammunition, one improved explosive device (IED) (briefcase variety) and AANLA letter pads were recovered from them. They confessed that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) are providing training and arms and ammunition to them.
Read less...
December - 25 
Four security force personnel and a woman were injured in a bomb blast triggered by unidentified militants near Khona Tiniali under Sonari police station in the Tinsukia district on December 25.
Read more...
Four security force personnel and a woman were injured in a bomb blast triggered by unidentified militants near Khona Tiniali under Sonari police station in the Tinsukia district on December 25.
Read less...
December - 25 
Imphal Free Press quoting a spokesperson of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reports that a consignment of canned beer, brought in from Myanmar, was ‘seized’ and later destroyed by the PLA militants at Samaram Laikon on December 25.
Read more...
Imphal Free Press quoting a spokesperson of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reports that a consignment of canned beer, brought in from Myanmar, was ‘seized’ and later destroyed by the PLA militants at Samaram Laikon on December 25.
Read less...
December - 25 
Meanwhile, a fake currency racket, being operated from across Line of Control (LoC) for funding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and headed by a former legislator, was detected by the security agencies with the arrest of the former legislator’s son and
Read more...
Meanwhile, a fake currency racket, being operated from across Line of Control (LoC) for funding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and headed by a former legislator, was detected by the security agencies with the arrest of the former legislator’s son and recovery of fake currency worth INR 45,000 from him. Police have reportedly pursuing a hunt for the former Member of Legislative Council of Kupwara, Mohammed Abdullah Bhat and his two Anantnag-based associates, who were in possession of fake currency worth lakhs, which had been supplied to them from other side of the border for funding militancy, official sources said. The fake currency network was being used primarily to finance the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) network.
Read less...
December - 25 
Meanwhile, the Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) threatened to withdraw from the peace process with the Central Government and go underground out of frustration over ‘no progress’ in the on-going peace talks with Government of India, reports Shillong Times.
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) threatened to withdraw from the peace process with the Central Government and go underground out of frustration over ‘no progress’ in the on-going peace talks with Government of India, reports Shillong Times.
Read less...
December - 25 
One suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Mutum Romio, was arrested near the Lamphel Sana Keithel traffic point on December 25 morning. INR 70,000 was reportedly recovered from his possession.
Read more...
One suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Mutum Romio, was arrested near the Lamphel Sana Keithel traffic point on December 25 morning. INR 70,000 was reportedly recovered from his possession.
Read less...
December - 25 
One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre was killed during an encounter by Army in the Sivsagar district on December 25-night, reports UNI.
Read more...
One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre was killed during an encounter by Army in the Sivsagar district on December 25-night, reports UNI.
Read less...
December - 25 
Separately, on December 25, police arrested five CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Sangam Poyam, Kamluram, Madavee Chaituram, Gopa Mangu and Madavee Gopa, who had escaped from the Dantewada jail on December 16, from Pinkonda village in the Bijapur dis
Read more...
Separately, on December 25, police arrested five CPI-Maoist cadres, identified as Sangam Poyam, Kamluram, Madavee Chaituram, Gopa Mangu and Madavee Gopa, who had escaped from the Dantewada jail on December 16, from Pinkonda village in the Bijapur district, according to Chhattisgarh 24x7.
Read less...
December - 25 
Three militants belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested near Hotel Bheigo in the Imphal West district on December 25. They were identified as Nongmeikappam Robindro, Thingbaijam Premjit alias Ja
Read more...
Three militants belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested near Hotel Bheigo in the Imphal West district on December 25. They were identified as Nongmeikappam Robindro, Thingbaijam Premjit alias James and Heirom Shantikumar alias Apasa.
Read less...
December - 25 
Three suspected Babar Khalsa militants were arrested on December 25-morning from Bihar on the India-Nepal border for their alleged role in the October 2007 bomb blast in Ludhiana that claimed six lives, PTI reported. Two of the three were identified
Read more...
Three suspected Babar Khalsa militants were arrested on December 25-morning from Bihar on the India-Nepal border for their alleged role in the October 2007 bomb blast in Ludhiana that claimed six lives, PTI reported. Two of the three were identified as Gurpreet Singh and Sandeep and were arrested while they were attempting to flee into Nepal, official sources said. They are allegedly involved in the blast in a multiplex at Ludhiana on October 15 in which at least six people were killed and 25 others injured.
Read less...
December - 25 
According to Dawn, a fort of the Frontier Corps in Wadh came under a rocket attack on December 25. However, the rockets caused no damage or casualty.
Read more...
According to Dawn, a fort of the Frontier Corps in Wadh came under a rocket attack on December 25. However, the rockets caused no damage or casualty.
Read less...
December - 25 
At least 31 persons have died and more than 50 wounded so far in the continuing sectarian violence in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), The Post reported. The clashes have intensified after receiving support from the lo
Read more...
At least 31 persons have died and more than 50 wounded so far in the continuing sectarian violence in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), The Post reported. The clashes have intensified after receiving support from the local Taliban from other tribal areas, news channels and the eyewitnesses said on December 25. Hundreds of the armed Taliban militants set ablaze two religious buildings in Sadda, a city near Parachinar, and also attacked residential complexes with sophisticated weapons causing heavy damage in the area. Sectarian clashes have been reported from Maqbal, Nasti Kot, Kunj Ali Zai and Bash Khel, Khar Klay, Sadda, Sangeena, Shashoo, Mukhai Zai, Tunga, Bilyamin and other areas. According to official sources, the fighting that erupted in some parts of Parachinar is also spreading to other areas. Meanwhile, due to the prolonged curfew and tension in the agency, acute shortage of daily use items and medicine has been created and the people have demanded of the government to airlift necessities of life to the agency, according to The News.
Read less...
December - 25 
In another incident, a bomb exploded in the industrial town of Hub. The explosive was said to be locally-manufactured and planted near the town’s telephone exchange. No loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read more...
In another incident, a bomb exploded in the industrial town of Hub. The explosive was said to be locally-manufactured and planted near the town’s telephone exchange. No loss of life or injuries was reported.
Read less...
December - 25 
Security forces (SFs) on December 25 blew up the hujra (living quarters) of Mahmood Khan, an associate of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, in the Hazara village of Kabal subdivision in the Swat district. The government’s media centre alleged that the b
Read more...
Security forces (SFs) on December 25 blew up the hujra (living quarters) of Mahmood Khan, an associate of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, in the Hazara village of Kabal subdivision in the Swat district. The government’s media centre alleged that the building was being used as a centre for planning terrorist activities. It claimed that the house and a seminary run by Mahmood had been left untouched on "humanitarian grounds".
Read less...
December - 25 
SFs also claimed arresting Alam Khan, another associate of Maulana Fazlullah, near the Fizzagut checkpoint. Police also defused an explosive device planted along the roadside at Kot village in the Charbag area.
Read more...
SFs also claimed arresting Alam Khan, another associate of Maulana Fazlullah, near the Fizzagut checkpoint. Police also defused an explosive device planted along the roadside at Kot village in the Charbag area.
Read less...
December - 25 
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nepal, in a statement on December 25, expressed serious concern over the growing human rights abuse in the Terai region, reports Nepal News. The NHRC said that it had been receiving information form vari
Read more...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nepal, in a statement on December 25, expressed serious concern over the growing human rights abuse in the Terai region, reports Nepal News. The NHRC said that it had been receiving information form various sources about growing cases of murder, extortion, abduction and intimidation of ordinary people, government employees and political cadres in the eastern and central Terai region. Such an environment of fear has caused growing displacement of people from the region, the statement added. The NHRC, however, did not mention the names of the groups involved in the rights violation.
Read less...
December - 25 
Separately, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel recovered one foreign-made SBBL gun, one LG gun and 54 bullets of M-16 rifle from Satkania and Fatikchhari sub-district in the Chittagong district on December 25-night.
Read more...
Separately, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel recovered one foreign-made SBBL gun, one LG gun and 54 bullets of M-16 rifle from Satkania and Fatikchhari sub-district in the Chittagong district on December 25-night.
Read less...
December - 25 
A cadre of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP), a LTTE breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, identified as Karunakaran Udayakumar, was shot dead by LTTE gunmen at Sandiveli in the Batticaloa district on December 25.
Read more...
A cadre of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP), a LTTE breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, identified as Karunakaran Udayakumar, was shot dead by LTTE gunmen at Sandiveli in the Batticaloa district on December 25.
Read less...
December - 25 
A day earlier, troops shot dead three LTTE militants who were hiding inside a house and lobbed a hand grenade towards the soldiers at Maniarkulam in the Vavuniya district. Troops later recovered the dead bodies of the three militants along with some
Read more...
A day earlier, troops shot dead three LTTE militants who were hiding inside a house and lobbed a hand grenade towards the soldiers at Maniarkulam in the Vavuniya district. Troops later recovered the dead bodies of the three militants along with some explosive devices from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 25 
In another incident, one soldier sustained injuries due to LTTE small arms fire in the Parappakandal area of Mannar district.
Read more...
In another incident, one soldier sustained injuries due to LTTE small arms fire in the Parappakandal area of Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 25 
Meanwhile, troops confronted a group of LTTE militants along the front lines in the Villattikulam area of Vavuniya district on December 25, killing five militants, Colombo Page reported.
Read more...
Meanwhile, troops confronted a group of LTTE militants along the front lines in the Villattikulam area of Vavuniya district on December 25, killing five militants, Colombo Page reported.
Read less...
December - 25 
The dead bodies of two civilians, identified as Aiyyapulle Sudanandan and Paramayavi Paskaran, with gun shot injuries, were found by the police from the general area (area under government control) of Suduwendrapilaw in the Vavuniya district. Similar
Read more...
The dead bodies of two civilians, identified as Aiyyapulle Sudanandan and Paramayavi Paskaran, with gun shot injuries, were found by the police from the general area (area under government control) of Suduwendrapilaw in the Vavuniya district. Similarly, another dead of a civilian, Kandasamy Subramanuyam, was recovered by the police from the Chekkadipilaw area.
Read less...
December - 25 
Three more LTTE militants were killed during another clash between the two sides in the Kallikulam area.
Read more...
Three more LTTE militants were killed during another clash between the two sides in the Kallikulam area.
Read less...
December - 25 
Two more LTTE cadres were killed by troops during another clash at Parikariperiyakulam in the same district.
Read more...
Two more LTTE cadres were killed by troops during another clash at Parikariperiyakulam in the same district.
Read less...
December - 25 
Two soldiers sustained injuries in an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Periyathampane area of Vavuniya district on December 25.
Read more...
Two soldiers sustained injuries in an anti-personnel mine explosion in the Periyathampane area of Vavuniya district on December 25.
Read less...
December - 26 
A group of five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including two women cadres, reportedly pasted posters on four shops and on a private bus in the Thombattu village of Udupi district on December 26-night, reports The Hindu. The posters urged the peopl
Read more...
A group of five Naxalites (left-wing extremists), including two women cadres, reportedly pasted posters on four shops and on a private bus in the Thombattu village of Udupi district on December 26-night, reports The Hindu. The posters urged the people to boycott elections as politicians have failed to provide basic facilities to the village.
Read less...
December - 26 
Another PREPAK cadre, Sorokhaibam Ramchandra Singh alias Abung alias Roshan, was arrested from the eastern side of Heirangoithong bridge in the same district on December 26.
Read more...
Another PREPAK cadre, Sorokhaibam Ramchandra Singh alias Abung alias Roshan, was arrested from the eastern side of Heirangoithong bridge in the same district on December 26.
Read less...
December - 26 December - 27
Army said that four ULFA cadres, Akur Rabha, Neel Sagar Rabha, Ajen Marak and Uday Ghosh, were arrested with a huge quantity of arms and ammunition at Balaikhawar and Hatisila villages near Lakhipur on December 26 and 27. One AK-81 rifle, three magaz
Read more...
Army said that four ULFA cadres, Akur Rabha, Neel Sagar Rabha, Ajen Marak and Uday Ghosh, were arrested with a huge quantity of arms and ammunition at Balaikhawar and Hatisila villages near Lakhipur on December 26 and 27. One AK-81 rifle, three magazines with 65 rounds of ammunition, one 9-mm Italian pistol with five rounds of ammunition, one crude bomb weighing one kilogram and fake currency worth INR 4000 were recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 26 
Five Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants and collaborators were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Hazacharra and Naisingpara area of the Kanchapur Reang camps in the North Tripura district on December 26, reports Tripurainfo.
Read more...
Five Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) militants and collaborators were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Hazacharra and Naisingpara area of the Kanchapur Reang camps in the North Tripura district on December 26, reports Tripurainfo. They were identified as Rahela Reang, Dhuram Reang, Raviram Reang, Dabit Reang and Nagiram Reang.
Read less...
December - 26 
Meanwhile, an unnamed Assam Police official told IANS, "The AANLA has a written agreement with the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) for possible joint operations against the security forces and of not carryi
Read more...
Meanwhile, an unnamed Assam Police official told IANS, "The AANLA has a written agreement with the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) for possible joint operations against the security forces and of not carrying out extortion in each others' areas of influence without prior notice." "We believe some AANLA leaders are operating out of Jharkhand and therefore the outfit establishing linkages with Naxalite (Maoist) groups cannot be ruled out. We are keeping a close watch on their activities," the police official said.
Read less...
December - 26 
Meanwhile, two NSCN-IM cadres, M.B. Singh alias Cobra and Changen Akhom, were arrested under Deomali police station in the Tirap district on December 26. They were suspected to be the NSCN-IM’s main operatives in Tirap and Changlang districts. Singh,
Read more...
Meanwhile, two NSCN-IM cadres, M.B. Singh alias Cobra and Changen Akhom, were arrested under Deomali police station in the Tirap district on December 26. They were suspected to be the NSCN-IM’s main operatives in Tirap and Changlang districts. Singh, hailing from the State of Bihar, had reportedly amassed massive wealth in less than two years through suspicious sources of income.
Read less...
December - 26 
Meghalaya Police on December 26 stated that the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) was being helped by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Jaintia Hills, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in W
Read more...
Meghalaya Police on December 26 stated that the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) was being helped by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Jaintia Hills, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in West Khasi Hills and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in areas of Ri-Bhoi district. According to Shillong Times, the HNLC's declining manpower and continued failure to start an extortion drive in Shillong city had forced the outfit to seek help of other outfits and extort money from businessmen, especially coal traders, in other districts of the State bordering Bangladesh. "The firepower of HNLC is less at present and the outfit cannot buy more weapons due to financial constraints. It has to borrow arms from other militant groups," the sources said.
Read less...
December - 26 
One more PREPAK cadre, Akoijam Sarat Singh, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police Commandos from Thangal Bazaar on the same day.
Read more...
One more PREPAK cadre, Akoijam Sarat Singh, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police Commandos from Thangal Bazaar on the same day.
Read less...
December - 26 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is suspected to be involved in the December 23 killing of former Parliamentarian, Wangcha Rajkumar, at Deomali in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, reports UNI. K. Rijiju, a Parl
Read more...
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is suspected to be involved in the December 23 killing of former Parliamentarian, Wangcha Rajkumar, at Deomali in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, reports UNI. K. Rijiju, a Parliamentarian from Arunachal Pradesh, in his condolence message, had mentioned of the ‘unholy nexus’, which the "politicians maintain with the anti-social forces" and that "Rajkumar was among those who had raised their voices" against it. The report added that the NSCN-IM was active in the Tirap and Changlang districts and Rajkumar had been receiving threatening calls from the outfit before he was murdered, asking him to tow its line.
Read less...
December - 26 
Two militants, Aravinda Tisso and Bikram Terang, were arrested from Hidim Terang village under Manja police outpost in the Karbi Anglong district on December 26, reports Assam Tribune. Five AK-47s and 200 bullets were recovered from them.
Read more...
Two militants, Aravinda Tisso and Bikram Terang, were arrested from Hidim Terang village under Manja police outpost in the Karbi Anglong district on December 26, reports Assam Tribune. Five AK-47s and 200 bullets were recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 26 
Two more UNLF militants, Nongmaithem Prasad alias Pasha Singh and Usham Jadumani alias Raju, were arrested from Yaiskul Chingakham Leirak in the Imphal West district on December 26.
Read more...
Two more UNLF militants, Nongmaithem Prasad alias Pasha Singh and Usham Jadumani alias Raju, were arrested from Yaiskul Chingakham Leirak in the Imphal West district on December 26.
Read less...
December - 26 
Two suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants belonging to the Umar Farooq faction, identified as Mohammed Izu Khan and Mohammed Raju Khan, were killed by a rival faction during a clash atop the hill of Changamdabi Sagol Lou Khabei
Read more...
Two suspected People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants belonging to the Umar Farooq faction, identified as Mohammed Izu Khan and Mohammed Raju Khan, were killed by a rival faction during a clash atop the hill of Changamdabi Sagol Lou Khabei Leikai under Yairipok police station in the Thoubal district on December 26-night, reports Sangai Express.
Read less...
December - 26 
32 more persons, including five children, a woman and two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, were killed and scores of others injured on December 26 in continued sectarian violence in Kurram Agency on the fourth consecutive day, The News reported.
Read more...
32 more persons, including five children, a woman and two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, were killed and scores of others injured on December 26 in continued sectarian violence in Kurram Agency on the fourth consecutive day, The News reported. The death toll from the four days of clashes has reportedly increased to 47 while more than 100 people have been injured. Official sources said the rival groups attacked each other’s positions in Balishkhel, Sadda, Sangina, Khar Kali, Ali Zaik, Bagan and Upper Kurram. Curfew has been clamped in Parachinar for the last five days without any break thus causing severe shortage of edibles and medicines. Heavy weapons, including mortar and rocket shells, are allegedly being used by both the warring groups. One of the shells that landed at a residential area in Sadda bazaar killed five children and a woman and wounded six children. Further, a group of armed men attacked the Mangak security post manned by FC personnel near Sadda killing two soldiers, Taza Gul and Niaz. A rocket attack killed two people at Balishkhel mosque and injured seven others. Three tribesmen were killed during a clash in the suburbs of the city and two in the Ahmadi Shuma area of Lower Kurram. Details of those killed elsewhere in the clashes on December 26 were not available.
Read less...
December - 26 
A music centre situated in the Bano Market of Dera Ismail Khan was blown up on December 26 morning, according to The Post. While no loss of life or injuries was reported, the explosion damaged at least 40 shops and a transformer in the area.
Read more...
A music centre situated in the Bano Market of Dera Ismail Khan was blown up on December 26 morning, according to The Post. While no loss of life or injuries was reported, the explosion damaged at least 40 shops and a transformer in the area.
Read less...
December - 26 
Elsewhere in the province, militants abducted 10 policemen after blowing up a checkpoint of the Haivad police station in Bannu on December 26-evening, according to Dawn.
Read more...
Elsewhere in the province, militants abducted 10 policemen after blowing up a checkpoint of the Haivad police station in Bannu on December 26-evening, according to Dawn.
Read less...
December - 26 
Further in Dara Adamkhel, the local Taliban brought down billboards, posters and banners of all candidates for the NA-47, tribal territory-12 seat, on December 26 and warned of ‘dire consequences’ if these are put up again. The Taliban reportedly too
Read more...
Further in Dara Adamkhel, the local Taliban brought down billboards, posters and banners of all candidates for the NA-47, tribal territory-12 seat, on December 26 and warned of ‘dire consequences’ if these are put up again. The Taliban reportedly took the step on the directive of their ‘high command’, claiming that it was needed to prevent clashes among supporters of the candidates over sites for displaying election material. The NA-47, Dara Adamkhel constituency comprises parts of the Frontier Region Kohat, Peshawar, Bannu, Lakkai, Tank, and Frontier Region areas of Dera Ismail Khan.
Read less...
December - 26 
In another incident, unidentified people blew up the office of a cable TV network situated on the Agha Mir Jani Shah Road in the provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 26, according to Dawn. Sources said that the owner of the offi
Read more...
In another incident, unidentified people blew up the office of a cable TV network situated on the Agha Mir Jani Shah Road in the provincial capital Peshawar in the early hours of December 26, according to Dawn. Sources said that the owner of the office, Ejaz Hussein, had been threatened to close the business.
Read less...
December - 26 
Meanwhile, police arrested a would-be suicide bomber who tried to enter the rally of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Peshawar. The 15-year-old boy, who had a small bomb consisting of dynamite and nails, was caught at the security checkpoint b
Read more...
Meanwhile, police arrested a would-be suicide bomber who tried to enter the rally of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Peshawar. The 15-year-old boy, who had a small bomb consisting of dynamite and nails, was caught at the security checkpoint by the police, said local police officer Rahim Shah.
Read less...
December - 26 
Security forces have arrested 18 militants from different locations in the Swat district, said a press release of the Media Information Centre in Mingora. These militants were involved in terrorist activities, it said, adding the militants' hideouts
Read more...
Security forces have arrested 18 militants from different locations in the Swat district, said a press release of the Media Information Centre in Mingora. These militants were involved in terrorist activities, it said, adding the militants' hideouts were also attacked in Piochar and Gorra, according to The Post.
Read less...
December - 26 
Taliban militants released seven security force personnel abducted about three weeks ago in Bajaur, AFP quoted officials as saying. The militants had abducted the seven soldiers from two security posts in early December and then blew up the posts loc
Read more...
Taliban militants released seven security force personnel abducted about three weeks ago in Bajaur, AFP quoted officials as saying. The militants had abducted the seven soldiers from two security posts in early December and then blew up the posts located around Khar, the main town of the Bajaur Agency.
Read less...
December - 26 
Two bomb blasts were reported from the Balochistan province on December 26, according to Dawn. Police sources said that a device planted near a girls’ school in Mastung’s Hindu Mohalla exploded, causing damage to the main gate and a wall of the schoo
Read more...
Two bomb blasts were reported from the Balochistan province on December 26, according to Dawn. Police sources said that a device planted near a girls’ school in Mastung’s Hindu Mohalla exploded, causing damage to the main gate and a wall of the school, and shattering windows of several nearby houses. In Khuzdar, the blast reportedly occurred near Chamrok Chowk. However, no fatality was reported in these explosions.
Read less...
December - 26 
Unidentified gunmen abducted two Frontier Corps personnel in North Waziristan while they were heading towards the Razmak army camp early on December 26, according to Daily Times.
Read more...
Unidentified gunmen abducted two Frontier Corps personnel in North Waziristan while they were heading towards the Razmak army camp early on December 26, according to Daily Times.
Read less...
December - 26 
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) Chairman Prachanda on December 26 said that although the fight for the republic and nationality was still continuing, there was no need for another war. Speaking at the national conference o
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) Chairman Prachanda on December 26 said that although the fight for the republic and nationality was still continuing, there was no need for another war. Speaking at the national conference of pro-Maoist writers in capital Kathmandu, he stressed on the need to begin a new fight for ‘New Nepal’ as the Maoists had not come to the management level of the parliamentary system yet.
Read less...
December - 26 
On December 26, eleven Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres from Khairmara and Solu-Salleri brigades broke away from their outfit to join the Jwala Singh led Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J), reports Nepal News. The cadres, led by the
Read more...
On December 26, eleven Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres from Khairmara and Solu-Salleri brigades broke away from their outfit to join the Jwala Singh led Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J), reports Nepal News. The cadres, led by the Solu-Salleri brigade commander Shikhar, complained that there was no ‘intra-party justice’ in the outfit.
Read less...
December - 26 
Separately, police arrested Dinesh Sah, the JTMM-J military commander, and an Indian national identified as Binod Kumar Yadav from Bhrikutichowk in Biratnagar on charges of supplying weapons to the cadres of the outfit involved in the murder and abdu
Read more...
Separately, police arrested Dinesh Sah, the JTMM-J military commander, and an Indian national identified as Binod Kumar Yadav from Bhrikutichowk in Biratnagar on charges of supplying weapons to the cadres of the outfit involved in the murder and abduction people belonging to the Pahade community in the Terai region.
Read less...
December - 26 
The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF-Gupta) and the National Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN), representing the Madheshi and Janajati population have criticised the 23-point accord signed by seven party alliance (SPA), reports Nepal News.
Read more...
The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF-Gupta) and the National Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN), representing the Madheshi and Janajati population have criticised the 23-point accord signed by seven party alliance (SPA), reports Nepal News. Kishore Bishwas, vice president of MJF-Gupta, on December 26 (today) told a private FM channel that the agreement was nothing but a ‘sham.’ "We had raised three simple demands – declare republic, adopt full proportional representation (PR) system and go for federal autonomy with right to self-determination. That would have created environment conducive for Constituent Assembly," he added. Pasang Sherpa, president of NFIN, also said that the Janajatis’ demands for full PR system and ethnic autonomy were not addressed by the accord. "There is nothing in the accord to be encouraged," he said.
Read less...
December - 26 
Five people, including a cadre of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP), were injured when unidentified extremists lobbed bombs towards them at Durgapur Bazaar in the district headquarters of Jhenidah on December 26, reports Daily Star.
Read more...
Five people, including a cadre of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP), were injured when unidentified extremists lobbed bombs towards them at Durgapur Bazaar in the district headquarters of Jhenidah on December 26, reports Daily Star.
Read less...
December - 26 
At Janakapura in the Vavuniya district, troops shot dead two LTTE militants and injured another during an encounter.
Read more...
At Janakapura in the Vavuniya district, troops shot dead two LTTE militants and injured another during an encounter.
Read less...
December - 26 
Elsewhere, troops at Chettukulam killed six LTTE militants and captured the area earlier occupied by the LTTE.
Read more...
Elsewhere, troops at Chettukulam killed six LTTE militants and captured the area earlier occupied by the LTTE.
Read less...
December - 26 
Further on December 26, troops captured two more LTTE bunkers in the Nagarkovil area of Jaffna district and killed two militants.
Read more...
Further on December 26, troops captured two more LTTE bunkers in the Nagarkovil area of Jaffna district and killed two militants.
Read less...
December - 26 
Meanwhile, at least 15 LTTE militants were killed and 19 others injured during an encounter between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Adampan area of Mannar district, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two soldiers were also killed while 12 others sustained
Read more...
Meanwhile, at least 15 LTTE militants were killed and 19 others injured during an encounter between troops and the outfit’s cadres in the Adampan area of Mannar district, reports Sri Lanka Army. Two soldiers were also killed while 12 others sustained injuries during the clash. Troops later neutralised six LTTE bunkers.
Read less...
December - 26 
Naval troops supported by the Air Force on December 26 foiled a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boat movement comprising 16 Sea-Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats from Vedithalthivu in the north of Mannar to Delft Islands destroying six of th
Read more...
Naval troops supported by the Air Force on December 26 foiled a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) boat movement comprising 16 Sea-Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) boats from Vedithalthivu in the north of Mannar to Delft Islands destroying six of the outfit’s boats, including two suicide boats, and killed at least 40 militants on board, the Navy said, according to Daily News. One of the 12 Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of the Navy that were engaged in the operation too sustained heavy damage during the sea battle. At least 12 sailors on board the FAC were reported missing after the incident. "The Navy believes it was a logistics movement of the LTTE from Vedithalthivu to Delft Island and we are in the process of evaluating the exact damages to the LTTE during this confrontation," a senior Navy official told Daily News.
Read less...
December - 26 
On the same day, troops confronted a group LTTE cadres moving towards the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in Jaffna district and killed four militants.
Read more...
On the same day, troops confronted a group LTTE cadres moving towards the Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in Jaffna district and killed four militants.
Read less...
December - 26 
Similarly, one LTTE militant was killed and four others injured by troops at Kokkuthuduvai in the same district.
Read more...
Similarly, one LTTE militant was killed and four others injured by troops at Kokkuthuduvai in the same district.
Read less...
December - 26 
The President Mahinda Rajapakse on December 26 reiterated that there is no point of discussing a political solution to the North East problem unilaterally without pushing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) too to seek a political solution, r
Read more...
The President Mahinda Rajapakse on December 26 reiterated that there is no point of discussing a political solution to the North East problem unilaterally without pushing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) too to seek a political solution, reported Daily News. "Some believe that military victories are not useful and that what is needed is a political solution. We must realise that military victories will surely pave the way to push the LTTE to seek a political solution to the problem," the President said, adding, "The LTTE should realise that they cannot solve problems by means of war and by pointing guns at us. We have recorded unprecedented military victories during the past two years. But even today we are inviting the LTTE to the negotiations table after abandoning arms," the President emphasised. "Our aim is an honourable peace. We will not bow down before terrorism in that effort. It will be a difficult path, but with the blessings of the international community, we are moving towards that goal," the President observed.
Read less...
December - 26 
Troops during further search operations in the Maniarkulam area of Vavuniya district on December 26 recovered more weapons, ammunition, explosives and a large number of other LTTE war like items from the area where troops had confronted the LTTE in t
Read more...
Troops during further search operations in the Maniarkulam area of Vavuniya district on December 26 recovered more weapons, ammunition, explosives and a large number of other LTTE war like items from the area where troops had confronted the LTTE in the morning killing three militants. One T-56 weapon, 631 rounds of live ammunition, two detonators with a wire, two hand grenades, one ICOM radio set, one claymore mine firing device, two T-56 magazines, three pouches, 200 grams of C-4 explosive, five field dressing sets, one dog tag, and several other items were among the recovery.
Read less...
December - 26 
Two more LTTE militants were killed and three others injured by troops in the Kiriibbanwewa area.
Read more...
Two more LTTE militants were killed and three others injured by troops in the Kiriibbanwewa area.
Read less...
December - 27 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as L. Rambabu of Pedabayalu dalam (squad), was arrested at Chodavaram in the Visakhapatnam district on December 27, reports The Hindu.
Read more...
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as L. Rambabu of Pedabayalu dalam (squad), was arrested at Chodavaram in the Visakhapatnam district on December 27, reports The Hindu.
Read less...
December - 27 
A group of 30-40 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted seven villagers from Surakheda forest area in the Bijapur district on December 27, according to Dainik Bhaskar. The villagers were abducted when they were coll
Read more...
A group of 30-40 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted seven villagers from Surakheda forest area in the Bijapur district on December 27, according to Dainik Bhaskar. The villagers were abducted when they were collecting firewood from the nearby forest area. Three villagers, however, managed to escape.
Read less...
December - 27 
An encounter between army personnel and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants occurred in the Dangori reserve forest area of Tinsukia district. However, the militants managed to escape from the incident site.
Read more...
An encounter between army personnel and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants occurred in the Dangori reserve forest area of Tinsukia district. However, the militants managed to escape from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 27 December - 28
Chhattisgarh 24x7 reports that one of the seven villagers abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Bijapur district on Decembers 27 returned to his village on December 28-afternoon. The whereabouts of the rest of the
Read more...
Chhattisgarh 24x7 reports that one of the seven villagers abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Bijapur district on Decembers 27 returned to his village on December 28-afternoon. The whereabouts of the rest of the villagers are not yet known.
Read less...
December - 27 
Director General of Police of Tripura K.T.D. Singh said, "Terrorism in Tripura is now under control." Compared to 152 civilians killed in insurgency related violence in 2000, the death toll in 2007 stands at only 19. The number of extremist-related i
Read more...
Director General of Police of Tripura K.T.D. Singh said, "Terrorism in Tripura is now under control." Compared to 152 civilians killed in insurgency related violence in 2000, the death toll in 2007 stands at only 19. The number of extremist-related incidents fell from 449 in 2000 to 102 in 2007. Similarly, abductions have reduced from 542 in 2000 to 58 in 2007.
Read less...
December - 27 
Elsewhere in the district, the Maoists stopped a lorry going to Chintapalli from Narsipatnam and set it ablaze.
Read more...
Elsewhere in the district, the Maoists stopped a lorry going to Chintapalli from Narsipatnam and set it ablaze.
Read less...
December - 27 
Elsewhere in the same district, one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Lourembam Suresh Singh alias Machingouba, was arrested from Khoyathong Pukhri Mapal on December 27.
Read more...
Elsewhere in the same district, one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Lourembam Suresh Singh alias Machingouba, was arrested from Khoyathong Pukhri Mapal on December 27.
Read less...
December - 27 
Further, two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants, Pijush Debbarma and Birendra Debbarma, were arrested at Aidangkur, a remote village under Champahower police station in the West Tripura district on December 27. Two high explosive g
Read more...
Further, two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants, Pijush Debbarma and Birendra Debbarma, were arrested at Aidangkur, a remote village under Champahower police station in the West Tripura district on December 27. Two high explosive grenades were recovered from their possession.
Read less...
December - 27 
One Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Mayangbam Premchand Meetei alias West, was arrested from Kongba Bazaar in the Imphal East district on December 27.
Read more...
One Kangleipak Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Mayangbam Premchand Meetei alias West, was arrested from Kongba Bazaar in the Imphal East district on December 27.
Read less...
December - 27 
One People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Kshetrimayum Ibomcha Singh alias Ibungo, was arrested from Singjamei Chingamakhong in the Imphal West district on December 27.
Read more...
One People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Kshetrimayum Ibomcha Singh alias Ibungo, was arrested from Singjamei Chingamakhong in the Imphal West district on December 27.
Read less...
December - 27 
One PULF cadre, Mohammed Irshad Ali, was arrested from Kiyamgei Mayai Leikai in the same district.
Read more...
One PULF cadre, Mohammed Irshad Ali, was arrested from Kiyamgei Mayai Leikai in the same district.
Read less...
December - 27 
One Unite National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Chanam Ibomcha alias Khongdum alias Devadas alias Khongthan, was arrested from Dharmasala in the Imphal West district on December 27.
Read more...
One Unite National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Chanam Ibomcha alias Khongdum alias Devadas alias Khongthan, was arrested from Dharmasala in the Imphal West district on December 27.
Read less...
December - 27 
Sentinel quoting Assam Minister Tarun Gogoi reports that the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) is being supported by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). He said that the ‘banned outfit’ tag has become essential t
Read more...
Sentinel quoting Assam Minister Tarun Gogoi reports that the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) is being supported by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). He said that the ‘banned outfit’ tag has become essential to rein in the activities of AANLA.
Read less...
December - 27 
Some persons claiming themselves to be United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres assaulted one Dilip Chetia, looted INR 12,000, ornaments and valuable, and raped his wife at his residence at Borhola village under Sonari police station on December
Read more...
Some persons claiming themselves to be United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres assaulted one Dilip Chetia, looted INR 12,000, ornaments and valuable, and raped his wife at his residence at Borhola village under Sonari police station on December 27, according to a delayed report.
Read less...
December - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of Korukonda dalam (squad) killed a tribal, identified as Tambeli Beturu Siddhu, branding him as a police informer at Peddagedda junction in Chintapalli mandal (administrative division) of Visak
Read more...
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of Korukonda dalam (squad) killed a tribal, identified as Tambeli Beturu Siddhu, branding him as a police informer at Peddagedda junction in Chintapalli mandal (administrative division) of Visakhapatnam district on December 27-night, reports The Hindu. The Maoists left a letter in the name of Korukonda Area Committee which stated that the tribal was killed as he was passing on information about Maoists to the police after taking training for three months as home-guard. The letter further said that he was caught near Vangasala on December 27-night when he came to gather information and admitted in a praja court (people’s court) that he was working at the instance of Annavaram Sub-Inspector.
Read less...
December - 27 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead one person, Henam Boyboi, at Chirang Mayai Leikai under Sekmai police station in the Thoubal district on December 27, reports Sangai Express.
Read more...
Unidentified gunmen shot dead one person, Henam Boyboi, at Chirang Mayai Leikai under Sekmai police station in the Thoubal district on December 27, reports Sangai Express.
Read less...
December - 27 
Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson, was assassinated on December 27 in a gun and suicide attack as she drove away from a campaign rally just minutes after addressing thousands of supporters at Liaq
Read more...
Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson, was assassinated on December 27 in a gun and suicide attack as she drove away from a campaign rally just minutes after addressing thousands of supporters at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi, according to Daily Times. 30 more people were killed and over 100 others, including Benazir’s political secretary Naheed Khan and Sherry Rehman, wounded when a suicide attacker riding on a motorbike blew himself up after firing at Benazir who was waving to her supporters from her vehicle’s sun roof. PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar stated that Benazir fell inside the vehicle after receiving bullets in her head and neck. Witnesses said three gun shots were heard before the suicide blast near her Black Lexus bulletproof vehicle. She later died at the Rawalpindi General Hospital. “The blast happened at around 5:10pm and the doctors pronounced her dead at 5:25pm,” Babar said. "It may have been pellets packed into the suicide bomber's vest that hit her," interior ministry spokesman Javed Cheema told AFP. Following the assassination, PPP activists reacted violently in different cities in Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan. Angry protestors took to the streets, pelted stones, burned government and private property and various vehicles besides chanting slogans against the government, The Post reported. At least 10 people were killed in different parts of the country, including two in Lahore, during the exchange of fire. In Karachi, police said at least 70 vehicles were burnt by protesters, including 35 trucks filled with wheat. All petrol pumps were immediately closed as knots of protesters blocked many roads. Incidents of aerial firing were reported in different parts especially in Peshawar, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Quetta. Official sources told The News that civil armed forces have been summoned in aid of the security agencies to maintain law and order, adding the security around sensitive installations and government personalities has been beefed up.
Read less...
December - 27 
Four boys were killed on December 27 when a grenade they found by a canal near the central city of Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province exploded, according to Daily Times. Police said it was unclear why a grenade had been dumped by the canal, but t
Read more...
Four boys were killed on December 27 when a grenade they found by a canal near the central city of Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province exploded, according to Daily Times. Police said it was unclear why a grenade had been dumped by the canal, but the area is near the border with Balochistan province.
Read less...
December - 27 
President Pervez Musharraf strongly condemned the tragic murder of Benazir Bhutto and expressed the resolve to combat extremists and terrorists till their elimination. In a message to the bereaved family, he termed the assassination “a great tragedy”
Read more...
President Pervez Musharraf strongly condemned the tragic murder of Benazir Bhutto and expressed the resolve to combat extremists and terrorists till their elimination. In a message to the bereaved family, he termed the assassination “a great tragedy” and announced three-day national mourning.
Read less...
December - 27 
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin citing an alleged claim of responsibility by al Qaeda for Benazir Bhutto's assassination, CNN reported. Italian news agency Adnkronos International said
Read more...
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin citing an alleged claim of responsibility by al Qaeda for Benazir Bhutto's assassination, CNN reported. Italian news agency Adnkronos International said that al Qaeda Afghanistan commander and spokesman Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid had telephoned the agency to make the claim. "We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat [the] mujahadeen," the agency quoted Al-Yazid as saying.
Read less...
December - 27 
Two police personnel sustained injuries when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a remote controlled explosive device in the Buner district of NWFP on December 27, according to Statesman.
Read more...
Two police personnel sustained injuries when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a remote controlled explosive device in the Buner district of NWFP on December 27, according to Statesman.
Read less...
December - 27 
Unidentified militants blew up a girl’s college and damaged 11 rooms in Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on December 27-night, reports Daily News.
Read more...
Unidentified militants blew up a girl’s college and damaged 11 rooms in Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on December 27-night, reports Daily News.
Read less...
December - 27 
On December 27, the Young Communist League (YCL) cadres in Kavre summoned R. L. Sramajibi, editor of Kavre Times, to furnish a statement over a road accident that occurred three years ago, reports Kantipur Online. Sramajibi in a statement said, “… Th
Read more...
On December 27, the Young Communist League (YCL) cadres in Kavre summoned R. L. Sramajibi, editor of Kavre Times, to furnish a statement over a road accident that occurred three years ago, reports Kantipur Online. Sramajibi in a statement said, “… They have been frequently targeting me, this time on the pretext of the accident.”
Read less...
December - 27 
At least 10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including a women area leader Savithri, were killed by troops during a clash at Periyakurittakulam in the Mannar district on December 27, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
At least 10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including a women area leader Savithri, were killed by troops during a clash at Periyakurittakulam in the Mannar district on December 27, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 27 
Elsewhere, six LTTE cadres were killed by troops during an encounter at Kaduruvitankulam.
Read more...
Elsewhere, six LTTE cadres were killed by troops during an encounter at Kaduruvitankulam.
Read less...
December - 27 
Elsewhere, troops destroyed three LTTE bunkers and killed three militants south of A-9 road in the Muhamalai area.
Read more...
Elsewhere, troops destroyed three LTTE bunkers and killed three militants south of A-9 road in the Muhamalai area.
Read less...
December - 27 
Four civilians, including a 12 year old boy, were killed in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered claymore mine explosion in the Kurumankadu area of Vavuniya district on December 27, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA). The claymore mine was b
Read more...
Four civilians, including a 12 year old boy, were killed in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered claymore mine explosion in the Kurumankadu area of Vavuniya district on December 27, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA). The claymore mine was believed to have been placed on a bicycle and detonated from a distance. Six persons, including a policeman, were injured in the explosion.
Read less...
December - 27 
Further, on December 27, troops recovered 1350 hand grenades from the Thavasikulam area in the Thoppigala region of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
Further, on December 27, troops recovered 1350 hand grenades from the Thavasikulam area in the Thoppigala region of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
December - 27 
In a separate incident, one more LTTE bunker at Muhamalai was attacked and destroyed by the troops. Two militants were killed in the incident.
Read more...
In a separate incident, one more LTTE bunker at Muhamalai was attacked and destroyed by the troops. Two militants were killed in the incident.
Read less...
December - 27 
LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine targeting a Special Task Forces (STF) team in the Kalavanchchikudy area of Batticaloa district. One STF officer was killed while another sustained injuries in the explosion.
Read more...
LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine targeting a Special Task Forces (STF) team in the Kalavanchchikudy area of Batticaloa district. One STF officer was killed while another sustained injuries in the explosion.
Read less...
December - 27 
On the same day, troops after monitoring movement of LTTE militants in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district launched an attack killing two militants. One soldier was killed while two others sustain injuries in the incident.
Read more...
On the same day, troops after monitoring movement of LTTE militants in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district launched an attack killing two militants. One soldier was killed while two others sustain injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 27 
Seven more LTTE militants were killed in the Kallikulam area of Vavuniya district when troops clashed with a group of the outfit’s cadres. Three soldiers were also reported injured in the incident.
Read more...
Seven more LTTE militants were killed in the Kallikulam area of Vavuniya district when troops clashed with a group of the outfit’s cadres. Three soldiers were also reported injured in the incident.
Read less...
December - 27 
Sri Lanka Air Force fighter crafts bombed a Sea-Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) training base at Ellamulavaikkal, north of Mullaitivu. "Sri Lankan Air Force supersonic Mig-27 and KFir combat fighters made dashing sorties at Ellamulavaikkal, north of Mul
Read more...
Sri Lanka Air Force fighter crafts bombed a Sea-Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) training base at Ellamulavaikkal, north of Mullaitivu. "Sri Lankan Air Force supersonic Mig-27 and KFir combat fighters made dashing sorties at Ellamulavaikkal, north of Mullaitivu on Thursday morning," the defence ministry statement said, according to Rediff. According to reliable intelligence, the LTTE was conducting a special training session at the facility, which was continuously functioning since 2001, the statement added. The LTTE has been conducting multi-pronged war exercises at the facility when it was hit by the jets, the statement added.
Read less...
December - 28 
Air Marshal PK Barbora, the AOC-in-C Western Air Command designate said in Guwahati on December 28, "The ULFA has turned out to be the worst enemy of the people and will be totally wiped out within the next ten years." Commenting on the derailed peac
Read more...
Air Marshal PK Barbora, the AOC-in-C Western Air Command designate said in Guwahati on December 28, "The ULFA has turned out to be the worst enemy of the people and will be totally wiped out within the next ten years." Commenting on the derailed peace process with the ULFA, Barbora said ULFA's demand was "ridiculous" and thus there was no headway. "ULFA is demanding sovereignty, but from whom? Are the people of Assam not enjoying the same benefits under the Constitution as the people of other states?" he asked.
Read less...
December - 28 
Around 200 armed cadres and Sangham (a group of hardcore over-ground cadres) members of the CPI-Maoist destroyed a under construction primary school building and a primary health centre at Morlle village in the Bijapur district on December 28.
Read more...
Around 200 armed cadres and Sangham (a group of hardcore over-ground cadres) members of the CPI-Maoist destroyed a under construction primary school building and a primary health centre at Morlle village in the Bijapur district on December 28.
Read less...
December - 28 
Elsewhere, eight landmines, each weighing four kilograms, were recovered from Bhupatipur forest area in Eturunagaram mandal in the same district.
Read more...
Elsewhere, eight landmines, each weighing four kilograms, were recovered from Bhupatipur forest area in Eturunagaram mandal in the same district.
Read less...
December - 28 
In a joint operation, the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF) arrested Aftab Alam Ansari, a top militant belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jehad-Islami (HuJI) from the Cossipore area in the no
Read more...
In a joint operation, the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF) arrested Aftab Alam Ansari, a top militant belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jehad-Islami (HuJI) from the Cossipore area in the northern part of Kolkata on December 28, reports The Hindu. Ansari is suspected to be one of the masterminds behind the serial blasts in the court premises at Lucknow, Faizabad and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on November 23.
Read less...
December - 28 
In another incident, Maoists attacked the police team who were conducting operations in the Hallur village in search of seven abducted villagers who had been taken away by the CPI-Maoist cadres on December 27. However, no causality was reported in th
Read more...
In another incident, Maoists attacked the police team who were conducting operations in the Hallur village in search of seven abducted villagers who had been taken away by the CPI-Maoist cadres on December 27. However, no causality was reported in the incident.
Read less...
December - 28 
In another incident, the militants attacked a Border Security Force post using rocket launchers at Nongpok Sekmai in Imphal East. A vehicle parked inside the post was partially damaged. No casualty was reported.
Read more...
In another incident, the militants attacked a Border Security Force post using rocket launchers at Nongpok Sekmai in Imphal East. A vehicle parked inside the post was partially damaged. No casualty was reported.
Read less...
December - 28 
Meanwhile, militants abducted and subsequently gunned down a civilian, Mohd Shabir, near his house at Mastan Dara in the Surankote tehsil (local administrative unit) of Poonch district on December 28. Police said two militants entered into the house
Read more...
Meanwhile, militants abducted and subsequently gunned down a civilian, Mohd Shabir, near his house at Mastan Dara in the Surankote tehsil (local administrative unit) of Poonch district on December 28. Police said two militants entered into the house of Shabir, abducted and took him to an isolated field where he was grilled, tortured and then shot dead.
Read less...
December - 28 
On December 28, at least 21 residents of Guwahati city were arrested and later remanded to police custody for playing varied roles in United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) network of subversion. "We rounded up 25 people in the past two days, of wh
Read more...
On December 28, at least 21 residents of Guwahati city were arrested and later remanded to police custody for playing varied roles in United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) network of subversion. "We rounded up 25 people in the past two days, of whom 22 were arrested on specific charges. The 21 people arrested today were remanded in police custody," an unnamed police officer engaged in the crackdown said.
Read less...
December - 28 
On December 28, Police recovered 429 live rounds, four landmines, each weighing five kilograms, from Thani rivulet in Ootai forest area of Kothaguda mandal in the Warangal district.
Read more...
On December 28, Police recovered 429 live rounds, four landmines, each weighing five kilograms, from Thani rivulet in Ootai forest area of Kothaguda mandal in the Warangal district.
Read less...
December - 28 
One surrendered HNLC cadre, Stephan Rymbai, was arrested from his rented house at Salini Colony in Mihmyntdu of Jaintia Hills district on December 28. Police said that Rymbai had been involved in a number of crimes even after he came over-ground.
Read more...
One surrendered HNLC cadre, Stephan Rymbai, was arrested from his rented house at Salini Colony in Mihmyntdu of Jaintia Hills district on December 28. Police said that Rymbai had been involved in a number of crimes even after he came over-ground.
Read less...
December - 28 
Separately, one directional mine from a dump at Pochapur forest area in Narasampet mandal was seized in the same district. Another landmine was recovered from a dump near Medaram village in Tadvai mandal of Warangal district.
Read more...
Separately, one directional mine from a dump at Pochapur forest area in Narasampet mandal was seized in the same district. Another landmine was recovered from a dump near Medaram village in Tadvai mandal of Warangal district.
Read less...
December - 28 
The dead body of a person, who was shot dead by unidentified militants, was recovered from Imphal River at Laphupat Tera Khunou under Mayang Imphal police station in the Imphal West district on December 28.
Read more...
The dead body of a person, who was shot dead by unidentified militants, was recovered from Imphal River at Laphupat Tera Khunou under Mayang Imphal police station in the Imphal West district on December 28.
Read less...
December - 28 
Troops of the Assam Rifles (AR) shot dead three militants in an encounter at Kuljang in Chandel district on December 28, reports Telegraph. One US carbine and another 9mm carbine were also recovered from the site of the encounter.
Read more...
Troops of the Assam Rifles (AR) shot dead three militants in an encounter at Kuljang in Chandel district on December 28, reports Telegraph. One US carbine and another 9mm carbine were also recovered from the site of the encounter.
Read less...
December - 28 
Unidentified militants attacked a patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) resulting in a brief exchange of fire at Nongpok Sekmai under Yairipok police station on December 28-night,.
Read more...
Unidentified militants attacked a patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) resulting in a brief exchange of fire at Nongpok Sekmai under Yairipok police station on December 28-night,.
Read less...
December - 28 
At least 27 people were killed and many wounded in violence during a nationwide outpouring of grief and protest strikes over Benazir Bhutto’s assassination while army was deployed in 16 districts of Sindh and paramilitary forces elsewhere in the coun
Read more...
At least 27 people were killed and many wounded in violence during a nationwide outpouring of grief and protest strikes over Benazir Bhutto’s assassination while army was deployed in 16 districts of Sindh and paramilitary forces elsewhere in the country. A complete general strike and funeral prayer congregations in all the country’s four provinces, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Kashmir and Northern Areas marked the day as the former Prime Minister, killed in an unidentified assassin’s gun-and-bomb attack in Rawalpindi on December 27, was buried at her ancestral Garhi Khuda Bux village in the Sindh province. Protests at several places turned violent, with demonstrators attacking and burning both public and private properties, mostly in Sindh where 17 people were reported killed. In Karachi, seven workers were burnt to death after a factory was set on fire. Two policemen were also killed. Hospitals received eight bodies with gunshot wounds. Over 400 vehicles and 18 banks were burnt in the city since December 27-night. In other parts of Sindh, incidents of violence completely paralysed civic life on second day of mourning with 10 people killed and around two dozens injured. Two deaths each were reported from Jacobabad and Thatta and one each from Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Badin, Matiari, Tando Allahyar and Khairpur. Government properties, banks, private vehicles, gas and petrol stations, telephone exchanges were prime targets of attackers in every district. The bungalow of former Sindh chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim was torched in G.M.B. Colony in Qasimabad. In Jaranwala in Punjab six police personnel were reported injured. Meanwhile, an army statement in Rawalpindi said the troops had been deployed in 16 Sindh districts, including Karachi, on the requisition of the provincial government, to assist the local administration restore law and order. "
Read less...
December - 28 
Meanwhile, at several mosques in the agency, militants left warning letters, written in Pashto, asking people to stop their mature girls from attending schools and colleges or face the consequences.
Read more...
Meanwhile, at several mosques in the agency, militants left warning letters, written in Pashto, asking people to stop their mature girls from attending schools and colleges or face the consequences.
Read less...
December - 28 
The al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Adnkronos International (AKI) news agency reported. "We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat (the) mujahadeen," AKI qu
Read more...
The al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Adnkronos International (AKI) news agency reported. "We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat (the) mujahadeen," AKI quoted al Qaeda commander and main spokesman Mustafa Abu Al Yazid as saying. According to AKI, Al Yazid is the main al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan. "It is believed that the decision to kill Benazir...was made by Al Qaeda No 2, the Egyptian doctor, Ayman Al Zawahiri in October," AKI said. "...one cell comprising a defunct Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)’s Punjabi volunteer succeeded in killing Benazir," it added. Meanwhile, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US Homeland Security departments on December 28 claimed that al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri masterminded the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Geo News reported.
Read less...
December - 28 
The former Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) minister, Asfandyar Amirzaib and eight others were killed and several others injured in a roadside bomb explosion near the Manglore village of Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on D
Read more...
The former Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) minister, Asfandyar Amirzaib and eight others were killed and several others injured in a roadside bomb explosion near the Manglore village of Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 28, according to Daily Times.
Read less...
December - 28 
The Interior Ministry of the Pakistan Government, on December 28, claimed that the death of Benazir Bhutto was neither a result of a bullet wound nor a bomb splinter, but of a fracture to her skull when her head struck the lever of her vehicle’s sunr
Read more...
The Interior Ministry of the Pakistan Government, on December 28, claimed that the death of Benazir Bhutto was neither a result of a bullet wound nor a bomb splinter, but of a fracture to her skull when her head struck the lever of her vehicle’s sunroof as she ducked the gunfire and bomb blast. The Hindu reports that Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema told journalists that Bhutto, who had emerged from the sunroof of her vehicle to wave to supporters, tried to duck the explosion but the impact of the blast threw her against the lever on the right side of the sunroof, causing a fracture to her skull causing death. Cheema also said that there was "irrefutable evidence" that the attack was masterminded by South Waziristan-based al Qaeda leader Beithullah Mehsud.
Read less...
December - 28 
Meanwhile, the Madheshi leaders from various parties, who had only resigned from the parliament as well as their parties last week, have announced the formation of a new party, the Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party under the leadership of former ministe
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Madheshi leaders from various parties, who had only resigned from the parliament as well as their parties last week, have announced the formation of a new party, the Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party under the leadership of former minister Mahanta Thakur. In a special function held in the capital on December 28, Thakur said, "Our aim is to achieve republican, democratic, federal Nepal and Terai-Madhesh - One Province with right to self determination." He said the new party is not against CA, but would like to see concerns of Madheshi people addressed first.
Read less...
December - 28 
On December 28, with the passage of the third constitution amendment bill by the parliament, Nepal turned into a federal democratic republic. Nepal News reports that out of 273 members of parliament, 270 voted in favour of the amendment bill that set
Read more...
On December 28, with the passage of the third constitution amendment bill by the parliament, Nepal turned into a federal democratic republic. Nepal News reports that out of 273 members of parliament, 270 voted in favour of the amendment bill that set mid-April timeline for constituent assembly (CA) election. As per the amendment, the Prime Minister will bear all the responsibilities of the head of the state until the CA election. A simple majority of the CA will implement the federal democratic republican order.
Read less...
December - 28 
Separately, the Limbuban State Council (LSC), which has been agitating for the right to self-determination and ethnic autonomy in eastern Nepal, has formally split, reports Kantipur Online. Differences over the issue of CA elections and forming a wor
Read more...
Separately, the Limbuban State Council (LSC), which has been agitating for the right to self-determination and ethnic autonomy in eastern Nepal, has formally split, reports Kantipur Online. Differences over the issue of CA elections and forming a working alliance with other agitating groups demanding autonomous regions based on ethnicity led to the split on the organisation. The dissident group is being led by general secretary Misekhang Thamsuhang and central committee member Kumar Lingden, where the parent group is is being headed by Chairman Sanjuhang Palungwa and general secretary Phogohang Banem.
Read less...
December - 28 
A day earlier, the LTTE militants opened fire towards troops and Civil Defence Force personnel at Padaviya in the Vavuniya district, injuring one home guard who succumbed to his injuries later. Troops retaliated and during subsequent search recovered
Read more...
A day earlier, the LTTE militants opened fire towards troops and Civil Defence Force personnel at Padaviya in the Vavuniya district, injuring one home guard who succumbed to his injuries later. Troops retaliated and during subsequent search recovered the dead bodies of two LTTE militants along with four hand grenades and one magazine of a gun.
Read less...
December - 28 
At Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district, troops shot dead two militants and injured three others. Similarly, two more LTTE cadres were killed and one injured by troops during a clash at Vilayathikulam. Elsewhere, foiling an attempt by the LTTE cadr
Read more...
At Kiriibbanwewa in the Vavuniya district, troops shot dead two militants and injured three others. Similarly, two more LTTE cadres were killed and one injured by troops during a clash at Vilayathikulam. Elsewhere, foiling an attempt by the LTTE cadres to infiltrate into the Periyapandivirichchankulam area troops killed two militants. One soldier sustained injuries during the incident.
Read less...
December - 28 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa hinted that Prabhakaran might have been killed in the air raid on his bunker in Kilinochchi on November 26. "Our intelligence sources believe that he (Prabhakaran) was seriously injured or killed. It is obvious t
Read more...
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa hinted that Prabhakaran might have been killed in the air raid on his bunker in Kilinochchi on November 26. "Our intelligence sources believe that he (Prabhakaran) was seriously injured or killed. It is obvious that the LTTE will not divulge this for a long period," Rajapaksa told Sunday Observer on December 28. He discounted the validity of the pictures put out by the LTTE of Prabhakaran delivering his annual Heroes' Day address over TV and radio on November 27, a day after he was supposedly injured or killed in an air raid. "The LTTE can also publish pictures but (the pictures do) not give any indication that he is alive, until he comes for a public meeting," Rajapaksa said.
Read less...
December - 28 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stated that the Government can make a fresh start to address Tamil grievances once it officially bans the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and abolishes the Cease-fire Agreement (CFA) signed with the LTTE.
Read more...
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stated that the Government can make a fresh start to address Tamil grievances once it officially bans the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and abolishes the Cease-fire Agreement (CFA) signed with the LTTE. "The Ceasefire Agreement exists only on paper. Obviously we can see that there is no Ceasefire. It has become a joke," the Defence Secretary said. He suggested that the LTTE should be banned since it is terrorist organisation and said that the President can come out with new proposals for resolving the grievances of the Tamil people after the CFA is abrogated and the LTTE is banned. "We should not give solutions to the LTTE which is a terrorist organisation. The LTTE is just a part of the Tamil people and solutions should be given to the Tamil people," he stressed. He said that the military victories will definitely pave the way for a peaceful solution to the North East problem as successive Governments had failed to combat terrorism though they had genuine political solutions.
Read less...
December - 28 
Further, on December 28, troops killed four militants during clashes between the two sides in the north of A-9 road at Muhamalai of Jaffna district.
Read more...
Further, on December 28, troops killed four militants during clashes between the two sides in the north of A-9 road at Muhamalai of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 28 
On December 28, during another attack launched by the troops in the Nagarkovil area, one LTTE militant was killed.
Read more...
On December 28, during another attack launched by the troops in the Nagarkovil area, one LTTE militant was killed.
Read less...
December - 28 
One soldier was reported dead due to explosion of a booby trap laid by the LTTE in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
One soldier was reported dead due to explosion of a booby trap laid by the LTTE in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 28 
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets pounded and destroyed the LTTE’s coordinating centre for international activities located at Vishvamadu in Kilinochchi, reports Daily News. Intelligence sources believe that a meeting of high-ranking LTTE leade
Read more...
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets pounded and destroyed the LTTE’s coordinating centre for international activities located at Vishvamadu in Kilinochchi, reports Daily News. Intelligence sources believe that a meeting of high-ranking LTTE leaders was taking place at the time of the air raid.
Read less...
December - 28 
The Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake asserted that the Nation could celebrate 2008 as the year in which the terrorists would be comprehensively defeated and totally eliminated, reports Daily News. He categorically stated that the terrorists, w
Read more...
The Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake asserted that the Nation could celebrate 2008 as the year in which the terrorists would be comprehensively defeated and totally eliminated, reports Daily News. He categorically stated that the terrorists, who are now confined only to a limited area, are destined to be totally destroyed and wiped out from this land in the coming year, to restore peace and dignity to all communities.
Read less...
December - 29 
A ‘battalion commander’ of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, identified as Abdul Gani Dar alias Jhangvi, was killed in a fierce gun battle at Drubgam village in the Rajpora area of Pulwama district on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. The encoun
Read more...
A ‘battalion commander’ of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, identified as Abdul Gani Dar alias Jhangvi, was killed in a fierce gun battle at Drubgam village in the Rajpora area of Pulwama district on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. The encounter took place at the house of one Mohammad Abdullah Ganai where two local militants of JeM were hiding Even as the two militants were believed to have died; the Senior Superintendent of Police (Pulwama) Nitish Kumar informed that the dead body of only one militant had been recovered till late night, adding, the operation was still. Jhangvi was in charge of Pakharpora-Kellar belt between Budgam and Pulwama districts. Sources said that Jhangvi had played a key role in recruitment of fresh cadres for JeM in the last two years in addition to having planned and executed some attacks on security forces and soft targets.
Read less...
December - 29 
According to Tribune, a combined team of the Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and the Jharkhand police recovered 11 kilograms of RDX from a hideout of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Sonebhadra district on December 29. Police sources said
Read more...
According to Tribune, a combined team of the Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and the Jharkhand police recovered 11 kilograms of RDX from a hideout of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Sonebhadra district on December 29. Police sources said that 176 gelatine sticks, 10 bundles of fuse wire, dry cells, 10 container bombs and Naxalite (left-wing extremist) literature were also recovered from the hideout.
Read less...
December - 29 
Chhattisgarh 24x7 reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged a panchayat (local self government body) building in the Mormont village of Bijapur district on December 29. Maoists also damaged a building of the Public
Read more...
Chhattisgarh 24x7 reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged a panchayat (local self government body) building in the Mormont village of Bijapur district on December 29. Maoists also damaged a building of the Public Distribution System at Bhairamgarh and another one in Bijapur.
Read less...
December - 29 
Eighty per cent of the CPI-Maoist cadre in Andhra Pradesh was neutralised, Director General of Police S.S.P. Yadav said in Hyderabad on December 29, 2007. According to him, "Cadre strength dwindled from 850 last year to 400 this year.” He also stated
Read more...
Eighty per cent of the CPI-Maoist cadre in Andhra Pradesh was neutralised, Director General of Police S.S.P. Yadav said in Hyderabad on December 29, 2007. According to him, "Cadre strength dwindled from 850 last year to 400 this year.” He also stated that the total loss of life on account of Maoist attacks on both sides - Maoists and police - had come down from 194 in 2006 to 87 during 2007. He added that "There is a decline of 42 per cent in the crime rate during 2007 when compared to last year. 1061 extremists were arrested, 119 had surrendered and 43 died in 46 exchange of fire. Out of 43 deceased, four are policemen.” As many as 178 arms dumps of Maoists that contained a large quantity of arms and ammunition were found during combing operations in 2007, he stated.
Read less...
December - 29 
Elsewhere in the same district, two ULFA linkmen, Utpal Mandal and Brindaban Tudu, were arrested by the Army personnel from near the Gurufella area under Kachugaon police station on December 29-evening, according to Sentinel. Two pistols, seven round
Read more...
Elsewhere in the same district, two ULFA linkmen, Utpal Mandal and Brindaban Tudu, were arrested by the Army personnel from near the Gurufella area under Kachugaon police station on December 29-evening, according to Sentinel. Two pistols, seven rounds of ammunition and four magazines were recovered from their possession.
Read less...
December - 29 December - 30
On December 30, armed cadres of the Madhu dalam (squad) of the Communist Party India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) shot dead a sympathizer of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Banothu Kolia, in Po
Read more...
On December 30, armed cadres of the Madhu dalam (squad) of the Communist Party India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) shot dead a sympathizer of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Banothu Kolia, in Polaram village of Khammam district, reports The Hindu. The attack was in retaliation of the killing of Pulusu Venkanna, a village secretary of the CPI-ML-New Democracy, at Polaram in the same district on December 29-night by the CPI-Maoist cadres. Two other CPI-ML-New Democracy cadres, Vankudothu Venkanna and a woman activist, had sustained bullet injuries in the attack.
Read less...
December - 29 
One civilian was wounded when an encounter occurred between police personnel and the Kuki Naztional Army (KNA) militants at the Thamnapokpi Sumilok hill range of Imphal East district on December 29-afternooon, according to Imphal Free Press.
Read more...
One civilian was wounded when an encounter occurred between police personnel and the Kuki Naztional Army (KNA) militants at the Thamnapokpi Sumilok hill range of Imphal East district on December 29-afternooon, according to Imphal Free Press.
Read less...
December - 29 
One militant of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) [28th battalion ‘C’ company] identified as, ‘Corporal’ Dhaman Chetia, was killed by security forces at Kulabari village under Kakapathar Police Station of Tinsukia district on December 29, r
Read more...
One militant of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) [28th battalion ‘C’ company] identified as, ‘Corporal’ Dhaman Chetia, was killed by security forces at Kulabari village under Kakapathar Police Station of Tinsukia district on December 29, reports Assam Tribune. While another ULFA cadre, Amjad Chetia, was injured, one more cadre was arrested.
Read less...
December - 29 
One person, Thounoujam Dhananjoy, was shot at and wounded by suspected militants at Sekmaijin under Mayang Imphal police station on December 29.
Read more...
One person, Thounoujam Dhananjoy, was shot at and wounded by suspected militants at Sekmaijin under Mayang Imphal police station on December 29.
Read less...
December - 29 
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants shot at and wounded a person man for allegedly smuggling illicit liquor in the capital Imphal on December 29, reports Sentinel. A truck carrying illicit liquor was ‘seized’ by the PLA militants at Thoubal
Read more...
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants shot at and wounded a person man for allegedly smuggling illicit liquor in the capital Imphal on December 29, reports Sentinel. A truck carrying illicit liquor was ‘seized’ by the PLA militants at Thoubal on December 25, according to a delayed report. The proscribed outfit had banned liquor in the State since 1990.
Read less...
December - 29 
Two Maoists were killed and a Special Task Force trooper was injured in an encounter between security forces and Maoists in Hazaribag on December 29, reports The Hindu.
Read more...
Two Maoists were killed and a Special Task Force trooper was injured in an encounter between security forces and Maoists in Hazaribag on December 29, reports The Hindu.
Read less...
December - 29 
Two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres, Gain Raikhan and R.V. Sonzimik, were arrested by Manipur Police during a search operation at Lamlong Bazaar in the Imphal East district on December 29, according to Sangai Expre
Read more...
Two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres, Gain Raikhan and R.V. Sonzimik, were arrested by Manipur Police during a search operation at Lamlong Bazaar in the Imphal East district on December 29, according to Sangai Express.
Read less...
December - 29 
20 people, including 16 militants, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a gun-battle near Lower Kurram’s Mingak area on December 29-night, according to Dawn. Sources said that fierce clashes continued in lower parts of the tribal area an
Read more...
20 people, including 16 militants, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a gun-battle near Lower Kurram’s Mingak area on December 29-night, according to Dawn. Sources said that fierce clashes continued in lower parts of the tribal area and about 600 militants were seen heading from North and South Waziristan towards Kurram.
Read less...
December - 29 
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro at a meeting directed law enforcement agencies to deal with rioters firmly and take action against them under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Read more...
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro at a meeting directed law enforcement agencies to deal with rioters firmly and take action against them under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Read less...
December - 29 
The government on December 29 said that 38 people have died in the violence across the country since December 27 after the assassination of former Primer Minister Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi. Property worth billions of rupees was destroyed in two da
Read more...
The government on December 29 said that 38 people have died in the violence across the country since December 27 after the assassination of former Primer Minister Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi. Property worth billions of rupees was destroyed in two days of arson and looting. Although the violence that broke out following the killing abated considerably, incidents were still being reported. The Interior Ministry said that 765 shops, 18 railway stations and 174 banks had been burnt across the country. Many parts of the country remained shut down.
Read less...
December - 29 
33 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 38 others inured during confrontation between the militants and the troops at Parappakandal in the Mannar district on December 29, reports Sri Lanka Army. Six soldiers were also in
Read more...
33 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 38 others inured during confrontation between the militants and the troops at Parappakandal in the Mannar district on December 29, reports Sri Lanka Army. Six soldiers were also injured as troops extended their line towards further north in the area west of Parappakandal.
Read less...
December - 29 
During a pre-dawn attack launched on the LTTE, troops destroyed one of their bunkers at Muhamalai, killing two LTTE militants.
Read more...
During a pre-dawn attack launched on the LTTE, troops destroyed one of their bunkers at Muhamalai, killing two LTTE militants.
Read less...
December - 29 
Further on December 29, troops during another clash killed three LTTE militants and injured three others at Kilaly in the Jaffna district. Five soldiers were also injured.
Read more...
Further on December 29, troops during another clash killed three LTTE militants and injured three others at Kilaly in the Jaffna district. Five soldiers were also injured.
Read less...
December - 29 
One more soldier was injured when LTTE militants fired mortar towards the troops in the Manthotam area.
Read more...
One more soldier was injured when LTTE militants fired mortar towards the troops in the Manthotam area.
Read less...
December - 29 
One soldier was killed due to the explosion of a hand grenade lobbed by a LTTE militant at Adampan south in the Mannar district.
Read more...
One soldier was killed due to the explosion of a hand grenade lobbed by a LTTE militant at Adampan south in the Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 29 
Similarly, one more soldier was killed in a confrontation between the two sides at Narrikkulam in the Vavuniya district. Elsewhere, another soldier was killed in the LTTE fire at Villattikulam.
Read more...
Similarly, one more soldier was killed in a confrontation between the two sides at Narrikkulam in the Vavuniya district. Elsewhere, another soldier was killed in the LTTE fire at Villattikulam.
Read less...
December - 29 
The Security Forces are occupying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) and have surrounded the LTTE bases in Wanni from all directions, said Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka on December 29. In an interview with
Read more...
The Security Forces are occupying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) FDLs (Forward Defence Lines) and have surrounded the LTTE bases in Wanni from all directions, said Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka on December 29. In an interview with Sunday Observer, Fonseka stated that the LTTE could not prevent losing their remaining 3000 cadres and there is no assurance that the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran would survive for the next six months. The General also opined that the Sri Lankan Air Force would attack all the LTTE bases and the armed forces were confident of wiping out the LTTE, which was smarting due to the present military operations. Fonseka claimed that the prime target of the military was to destroy the LTTE's presence in the North completely. He also said that there were around 3000 LTTE terrorists remaining and that the military would annihilate them within the first six months of 2008. "Our daily target is to kill at least 10 LTTE terrorists and for the last few months over 500 LTTE cardres have been killed by the armed forces. We have weakened the LTTE by 50 per cent or more and we are confident we can go that extra mile in the coming year", he said, adding, "The damage to the LTTE in Wanni is high and their major camps have already fallen." Informing that the outfit is facing a severe shortage of manpower, he said, "Bodies of the LTTE Police and the Sea Tigers seized by the armed forces show that the outfit is facing a severe shortage of manpower and it is evident the out fit is in total disarray."
Read less...
December - 29 
Troops deployed in Welioya area of the Vavuniya district repulsed an LTTE mortar attack on the Ethavetunuvewa village. Two LTTE militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in the incident.
Read more...
Troops deployed in Welioya area of the Vavuniya district repulsed an LTTE mortar attack on the Ethavetunuvewa village. Two LTTE militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in the incident.
Read less...
December - 29 
Two police personnel were injured when LTTE militants hurled a hand grenade at a Police Post in Mannar town. The injured personnel were providing security to heavy vehicles parked at a Road Development Authority (RDA) worksite which were used for re-
Read more...
Two police personnel were injured when LTTE militants hurled a hand grenade at a Police Post in Mannar town. The injured personnel were providing security to heavy vehicles parked at a Road Development Authority (RDA) worksite which were used for re-construction of roads and Mannar Bridge in collaboration with Japanese Company.
Read less...
December - 29 
Two soldiers, one at Kaduruvitankulam and another at Villattikulam in the Vavuniya district, were injured due to explosion of LTTE anti personnel mines on December 29.
Read more...
Two soldiers, one at Kaduruvitankulam and another at Villattikulam in the Vavuniya district, were injured due to explosion of LTTE anti personnel mines on December 29.
Read less...
December - 30 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Iqbal Dar, was arrested by police and troops of Rashtriya Rifles (49 Battalion) in a joint operation from village Panzath under Qazigund police station in the Anantnag district on December 30. Two han
Read more...
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Iqbal Dar, was arrested by police and troops of Rashtriya Rifles (49 Battalion) in a joint operation from village Panzath under Qazigund police station in the Anantnag district on December 30. Two hand grenades and 14 AK rounds were recovered from his possession.
Read less...
December - 30 
A truck was set ablaze by unidentified militants at a public ground at Kakyai Mayai Lampak under Nambol police station on December 30-evening, reports Imphal Free Press.
Read more...
A truck was set ablaze by unidentified militants at a public ground at Kakyai Mayai Lampak under Nambol police station on December 30-evening, reports Imphal Free Press.
Read less...
December - 30 
According to Nagaland Post, the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) accused the newly formed KRA-Unification for the killing of its "commander-in-chief" K. Hangsing at New Delhi in November. L. Jacob, "home secretary" of the outfit, said "They (KRA (U) ar
Read more...
According to Nagaland Post, the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) accused the newly formed KRA-Unification for the killing of its "commander-in-chief" K. Hangsing at New Delhi in November. L. Jacob, "home secretary" of the outfit, said "They (KRA (U) are solely responsible for the murder of our supremo". Meanwhile, Sangai Express reports that the KRA-Unification refuted the accusation.
Read less...
December - 30 
An encounter between police personnel and the ULFA militants was reported at Philobari in the Tinsukia district on December 30. Police suspect the outfit was planning to blow off a bridge over the Dibru.
Read more...
An encounter between police personnel and the ULFA militants was reported at Philobari in the Tinsukia district on December 30. Police suspect the outfit was planning to blow off a bridge over the Dibru.
Read less...
December - 30 
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered and later defused along the road side along the Imphal-Moreh section of the National Highway-39 at a spot between Sora and Kakching Lamkhai on December 30-afternoon.
Read more...
An improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered and later defused along the road side along the Imphal-Moreh section of the National Highway-39 at a spot between Sora and Kakching Lamkhai on December 30-afternoon.
Read less...
December - 30 
Elsewhere in the same district, two ULFA linkmen, Utpal Mandal and Brindaban Tudu, were arrested by the Army personnel from near the Gurufella area under Kachugaon police station on December 29-evening, according to Sentinel. Two pistols, seven round
Read more...
Elsewhere in the same district, two ULFA linkmen, Utpal Mandal and Brindaban Tudu, were arrested by the Army personnel from near the Gurufella area under Kachugaon police station on December 29-evening, according to Sentinel. Two pistols, seven rounds of ammunition and four magazines were recovered from their possession.
Read less...
December - 30 
Meanwhile, at least five persons, including two soldiers, were injured and 15 houses damaged in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Baramulla town on December 30. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Srinivasan, said a powerful I
Read more...
Meanwhile, at least five persons, including two soldiers, were injured and 15 houses damaged in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Baramulla town on December 30. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Srinivasan, said a powerful IED blast occurred near a bank at Azad Gunj at 12.25 pm. He said 10 to 15 kg of explosive was likely to have been used for the blast.
Read less...
December - 30 
Meanwhile, the Union Government decided to extend the cease-fire with the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) by another six months with effect from January 1, 2008, following a meeting between senior officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and a seven-m
Read more...
Meanwhile, the Union Government decided to extend the cease-fire with the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) by another six months with effect from January 1, 2008, following a meeting between senior officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and a seven-member DHD delegation led by Dilip Nunisa. The agreement on cease-fire extension was confirmed by the outfit’s chief Nunisa in a message from New Delhi on December 30.
Read less...
December - 30 
On December 30, Meghalaya Police stated that Phersial Kongwang, the Khasi Students Union’s (KSU) Dawki Circle president, was abducted and later taken to Bangladesh by the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants, reports Shillong Ti
Read more...
On December 30, Meghalaya Police stated that Phersial Kongwang, the Khasi Students Union’s (KSU) Dawki Circle president, was abducted and later taken to Bangladesh by the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants, reports Shillong Times. "We have thoroughly investigated the matter. We have no doubt that HNLC men have taken the victim (Mr Kongwang) to Bangladesh," police said. Police added that HNLC cadre, Bah Hep alias Hep Khoit, and two other unidentified armed persons were involved in the abduction.
Read less...
December - 30 
On December 30, the police recovered the body of a Pakistani militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammed from an encounter site in Pulwama district where they had killed a JeM ‘commander’ a day earlier, according to Tribune. The police identified the slain Paki
Read more...
On December 30, the police recovered the body of a Pakistani militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammed from an encounter site in Pulwama district where they had killed a JeM ‘commander’ a day earlier, according to Tribune. The police identified the slain Pakistani as Abu Shakir.
Read less...
December - 30 
One People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Hanja-bam Inaobi Sharma alias Inao alias Ramesh, was arrested from his residence at Yourabung in the Imphal East district on December 30.
Read more...
One People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Hanja-bam Inaobi Sharma alias Inao alias Ramesh, was arrested from his residence at Yourabung in the Imphal East district on December 30.
Read less...
December - 30 
One surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Bijoy Shankar Hazarika, and his wife, Anita, were shot dead by the ULFA militants at Khatikuchi under Ghograpar police station in the Nalbari district on December 30, reports Telegraph.
Read more...
One surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Bijoy Shankar Hazarika, and his wife, Anita, were shot dead by the ULFA militants at Khatikuchi under Ghograpar police station in the Nalbari district on December 30, reports Telegraph.
Read less...
December - 30 
Separately, a Praja Prathighatana cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Lachigudem forest area in Yellandu police station limits of Khammam district.
Read more...
Separately, a Praja Prathighatana cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Lachigudem forest area in Yellandu police station limits of Khammam district.
Read less...
December - 30 
Separately, three persons were injured in a grenade explosion in front of the Choudhury Cinema Hall under Athgaon flyover in Guwahati city on the same evening. Police suspected that motorcycle-borne militants hurled the grenade and sped off. “It has
Read more...
Separately, three persons were injured in a grenade explosion in front of the Choudhury Cinema Hall under Athgaon flyover in Guwahati city on the same evening. Police suspected that motorcycle-borne militants hurled the grenade and sped off. “It has come up during preliminary investigations that someone threw the grenade from the Athgaon flyover. It is suspected to be the handiwork of Ulfa militants… Perhaps the CRPF personnel posted in front of the hall were targeted,” an unnamed police officer said.
Read less...
December - 30 
The president of the Mahila Congress Committee of Jowai, identified as Armonie Lamare, was arrested for helping the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants by collecting money for the outfit, reports Shillong Times. She was arrested
Read more...
The president of the Mahila Congress Committee of Jowai, identified as Armonie Lamare, was arrested for helping the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants by collecting money for the outfit, reports Shillong Times. She was arrested from the Khimusniang locality of Jowai in the Jaintia Hills district on December 30. Police traced all her phone calls to several areas of the Jaintia Hills and Shillong. Lamare used to send the extortion amount to HNLC cadre in Shillong or to couriers camping in the Amlarem-Dawki border areas. Lamare reportedly told the police that she had been associated with the HNLC for the last seven years after the outfit abducted her brother in 2000 for drug peddling and later released him after extracting a promise from her to raise money for it. The outfit’s top leaders based in Bangladesh send their trusted cadre to collect the amount from women couriers like Lamare, according to reports. According to the police, dwindling manpower because of surrenders and fear of getting arrested have forced the HNLC to depend on women to collect extortion money from areas inaccessible to the cadre of its finance wing. Many women have reportedly been "forced" to collect money from houses and business establishments acting as HNLC agents, the police said.
Read less...
December - 30 
Two unidentified Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) militants were arrested from Gossaigaon area in the Kokrajhar district on December 30, reports Shillong Times. One 9-MM pistol was recovered from them.
Read more...
Two unidentified Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) militants were arrested from Gossaigaon area in the Kokrajhar district on December 30, reports Shillong Times. One 9-MM pistol was recovered from them.
Read less...
December - 30 
Unidentified assailants shot dead two individuals at Kakching Khunou village in the Thoubal district on December 30- night, Assam Tribune reported. The duo, identified as N. Imocha and N. Chaoba, might have been brought from somewhere else and shot d
Read more...
Unidentified assailants shot dead two individuals at Kakching Khunou village in the Thoubal district on December 30- night, Assam Tribune reported. The duo, identified as N. Imocha and N. Chaoba, might have been brought from somewhere else and shot dead at the village. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing till the reports last came in.
Read less...
December - 30 
Unidentified militants opened fire on the residence of a person, Mohammed Latif, at Moijing Leingoiching Mina Bazaar on December 30-night. One vehicle was partially damaged in the attack.
Read more...
Unidentified militants opened fire on the residence of a person, Mohammed Latif, at Moijing Leingoiching Mina Bazaar on December 30-night. One vehicle was partially damaged in the attack.
Read less...
December - 30 
Meanwhile, a sixteen-member jirga (council) is holding talks with representatives of the warring factions in Kurram Agency in an effort to broker a cease-fire in the area. Sources said the jirga comprising elders of rival sects from Hangu district an
Read more...
Meanwhile, a sixteen-member jirga (council) is holding talks with representatives of the warring factions in Kurram Agency in an effort to broker a cease-fire in the area. Sources said the jirga comprising elders of rival sects from Hangu district and Orakzai Agency reportedly held talks with representatives of the Turi tribe on December 30. The jirga will proceed to Sadda on December 31 for talks with tribesmen in Lower Kurram.
Read less...
December - 30 
Suspected local Taliban militants attacked Matta police station in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 30, official sources said, Daily Times reported. The militants fled away when police retaliated. This is the first
Read more...
Suspected local Taliban militants attacked Matta police station in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 30, official sources said, Daily Times reported. The militants fled away when police retaliated. This is the first attack on the police station since security forces recaptured it from the militants last month, the sources said.
Read less...
December - 30 
Two suspected suicide bombers were killed in Haroonabad in the Bahawalnagar district of Punjab province early on December 30 when the devices they were carrying exploded prematurely in an apparent botched attack on former religious affairs minister E
Read more...
Two suspected suicide bombers were killed in Haroonabad in the Bahawalnagar district of Punjab province early on December 30 when the devices they were carrying exploded prematurely in an apparent botched attack on former religious affairs minister Ejazul Haq, according to Daily Times. “My guess is that they were there to target Haq who had visited the area a day earlier,” Bahawalnagar District Police Officer Zafar Abbas told Reuters. Haq was in the area to campaign for the next month’s general elections and had already left his house, which is 200 yards away from the blast site, by the time the explosion occurred, Zafar told NNI. He is contesting for a National Assembly seat from Haroonabad as a Pakistan Muslim League-Qauid candidate. The police found scattered body parts and the wreckage of a motorcycle at the scene of the blast, and suspect that the bombers either met an accident or fell from the bike detonating the explosives.
Read less...
December - 30 
Unidentified assailants on December 30 fired rockets at a police check-post in the Mardan district of NWFP, according to The Post. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Even as police opened retaliatory firing, the assailants managed to
Read more...
Unidentified assailants on December 30 fired rockets at a police check-post in the Mardan district of NWFP, according to The Post. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Even as police opened retaliatory firing, the assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
Read less...
December - 30 
Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat has criticised the Maoists for continuing with atrocities in villages. Inaugurating a road connecting Deurali VDC with Bungtang VDC of Nuwakot district on December 30, Mahat said that the Maoists have not improved th
Read more...
Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat has criticised the Maoists for continuing with atrocities in villages. Inaugurating a road connecting Deurali VDC with Bungtang VDC of Nuwakot district on December 30, Mahat said that the Maoists have not improved their behaviour despite joining the peace process. “This is the age of competition in development. This is not the age of force and intimidation”, he said. He further complained that the Maoists had tried to foil his programme in the district by threatening the organisers.
Read less...
December - 30 
Meanwhile, the chief of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Upendra Yadav has called for fourth amendment in the constitution saying that the third amendment was inadequate to address concerns of Madheshi people. Speaking to the press persons in Jhapa on
Read more...
Meanwhile, the chief of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Upendra Yadav has called for fourth amendment in the constitution saying that the third amendment was inadequate to address concerns of Madheshi people. Speaking to the press persons in Jhapa on December 30, Yadav said that the third amendment had been passed by the parliament just to appease the Maoists. He said that the fourth amendment should ensure a constitutional provision stating there would be autonomous states.
Read less...
December - 30 
On December 30, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) rejoined the interim cabinet after three and half months of their walkout from the government, reports Nepal News. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala appointed five CPN-Maoist nominee
Read more...
On December 30, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) rejoined the interim cabinet after three and half months of their walkout from the government, reports Nepal News. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala appointed five CPN-Maoist nominees, including Pampha Bhusal as Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare, Krishna Bahadur Mahara as Minister for Information and Communication, Dev Gurung as the Local Development Minister, Hisila Yami as the Physical Planning and Works Minister and Matrika Yadav as the Forest and Soil Conservation Minister. The new ministers would be sworn in on December 31 (today). The Prime Minister is yet to approve two other Maoist nominations - Padam Rai as Minister of State for Local Development and Nabin Kumar B.K as Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare. Among the Ministers, Bhusal is a new nomination in place of Khadga Bahadur B.K who has been left out by the outfit. CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda had submitted the list of seven ministerial candidates to Prime Minister Koirala on December 29.
Read less...
December - 30 
The interim administration, on December 30, approved a draft of an anti-terrorism ordinance containing provisions for speedy trial and capital punishment for the offenders, New Age quoting Syed Fahim Munaim, press secretary to the chief adviser Fakhr
Read more...
The interim administration, on December 30, approved a draft of an anti-terrorism ordinance containing provisions for speedy trial and capital punishment for the offenders, New Age quoting Syed Fahim Munaim, press secretary to the chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed, said. The authorities have reportedly been asked to bring the draft to the council within the shortest possible time ‘after obtaining an internationally accepted definition of acts of terrorism’.
Read less...
December - 30 
A cadre of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP), a LTTE breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, identified as Dharmalingam Amal Raj Madan, was wounded when the LTTE militants fired at the TMVP political office at Pandirippu in the Ampara dis
Read more...
A cadre of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP), a LTTE breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, identified as Dharmalingam Amal Raj Madan, was wounded when the LTTE militants fired at the TMVP political office at Pandirippu in the Ampara district. Another person, Valisngham Nithyaprabha, who was in the office at the time of the incident, was also injured in the gunfire.
Read less...
December - 30 
Elsewhere at Umayaratuvarankulam, four more LTTE militants were killed by troops during another confrontation between the two sides.
Read more...
Elsewhere at Umayaratuvarankulam, four more LTTE militants were killed by troops during another confrontation between the two sides.
Read less...
December - 30 
Four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and a soldier were killed during a clash that erupted between the LTTE militants and troops at Pokkaravani in the Vavuniya district on December 30, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
Four Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and a soldier were killed during a clash that erupted between the LTTE militants and troops at Pokkaravani in the Vavuniya district on December 30, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
December - 30 
One more LTTE militant was killed by troops during an encounter in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
One more LTTE militant was killed by troops during an encounter in the Kilaly area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
December - 30 
Separately, one soldier was killed and four others injured in an LTTE mortar fire towards troops at Parappakandal in the Mannar district.
Read more...
Separately, one soldier was killed and four others injured in an LTTE mortar fire towards troops at Parappakandal in the Mannar district.
Read less...
December - 30 
Troops on foot patrol in the Navathkulama area of Vavuniya district confronted a group of LTTE militants and killed one of them.
Read more...
Troops on foot patrol in the Navathkulama area of Vavuniya district confronted a group of LTTE militants and killed one of them.
Read less...
December - 31 
A joint team of the police and Central Reserve Police Force gunned down an ULFA militant at Bhetapara in the Basistha police station area of Guwahati. The Additional superintendent of police (city) Debojit Deori said the joint team was on a counter-i
Read more...
A joint team of the police and Central Reserve Police Force gunned down an ULFA militant at Bhetapara in the Basistha police station area of Guwahati. The Additional superintendent of police (city) Debojit Deori said the joint team was on a counter-insurgency operation in the area when ULFA militants fired on the party. “During retaliatory action, an Ulfa rebel identified as Chandan Baishya, 22, sustained bullet wounds and was taken to GMCH, where he was declared dead,” he said. One 9mm pistol was found on the slain militant.
Read less...
December - 31 
A member of the Kadavendi zonal committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti group, identified as Jogu Srinu alias Kumar, was killed during an encounter with the police on December 31-night in the Ramavaram village of Kodak
Read more...
A member of the Kadavendi zonal committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Janashakti group, identified as Jogu Srinu alias Kumar, was killed during an encounter with the police on December 31-night in the Ramavaram village of Kodakandla mandal (administrative division) in the Warangal district, reports The Hindu. Three other extremists managed to escape from the site of encounter. Police recovered a tapancha (locally-made firearm), a kit bag and a cellular phone from the encounter site. The slain extremist was reportedly a former member of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
Read less...
December - 31 
A tribal leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist, identified as Chandra Mohan Debbarma, was shot dead by two militants belonging to the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) at Naksirai Para unde
Read more...
A tribal leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist, identified as Chandra Mohan Debbarma, was shot dead by two militants belonging to the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) at Naksirai Para under Kalyanpur police station in the West Tripura district on December 31, reports Tripurainfo.
Read less...
December - 31 
On December 31, the ULFA accused the Union government of trying to gain political mileage over the peace talks issue and insisted that a written assurance should be given to discuss sovereignty to revive the peace process. In an e-mail to the media,
Read more...
On December 31, the ULFA accused the Union government of trying to gain political mileage over the peace talks issue and insisted that a written assurance should be given to discuss sovereignty to revive the peace process. In an e-mail to the media, ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah said that the outfit is prepared for the peace process to be revived and release of five top jailed ULFA leaders is not the only precondition set by the outfit for talks. The first precondition, Baruah said, was that the issue of sovereignty should be included in the agenda for talks. The government should also divulge the whereabouts of the outfit’s missing leaders in the December 2003 military operations in Bhutan.
Read less...
December - 31 
On December 31, two unidentified militants handed over a gift-wrapped hand grenade to the security guards of MLA Sapam Keba at his house at Tera Sapam Leirak in the Imphal West district. The grenade was reportedly defused later.
Read more...
On December 31, two unidentified militants handed over a gift-wrapped hand grenade to the security guards of MLA Sapam Keba at his house at Tera Sapam Leirak in the Imphal West district. The grenade was reportedly defused later.
Read less...
December - 31 
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants shot at and wounded a person, Yumnam Ibomcha, for his alleged involvement in the sale of tobacco products at Irom Pukhri Mapal. They also tonsured the head of a woman, Yumnam Ibomcha. Both Ibomcha and Purnimas
Read more...
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants shot at and wounded a person, Yumnam Ibomcha, for his alleged involvement in the sale of tobacco products at Irom Pukhri Mapal. They also tonsured the head of a woman, Yumnam Ibomcha. Both Ibomcha and Purnimashi were produced before media persons in the Ukhrul district on December 31-afternoon. One vehicle was also set ablaze by the same militants at Angom Lawai in the Imphal East district.
Read less...
December - 31 
Police destroyed 15 Maoist training camps and recovered about 10 ‘can bombs’ and ‘clamour bombs’ following an encounter with the CPI-Maoist cadres near Parasnath hills under Pirtand police station in the Giridih district on December 31, reports Times
Read more...
Police destroyed 15 Maoist training camps and recovered about 10 ‘can bombs’ and ‘clamour bombs’ following an encounter with the CPI-Maoist cadres near Parasnath hills under Pirtand police station in the Giridih district on December 31, reports Times of India. According to the Inspector General of Police (Bokaro range), B B Pradhan, about 250 Maoists exchanged fire with the police before fleeing into the forests. He added that the tents were being used as training camps by the Maoists. A truck-load of food grains, utensils and other items were also recovered from the camps.
Read less...
December - 31 
Sentinel quoting police source reports that three persons, including the son of a Congress party leader, were abducted by the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV) militants armed with AK-47 rifles at Kharolbasti in the Hailakandi district
Read more...
Sentinel quoting police source reports that three persons, including the son of a Congress party leader, were abducted by the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV) militants armed with AK-47 rifles at Kharolbasti in the Hailakandi district along the Assam-Mizoram border on December 31. The abducted persons were identified as Hussein Ahmed, Abdul Noor and Abdul Khaliq. They were campaigning for Abdul Khaliq Laskar alias Kuti, a Congress candidate for the Baldabaldi panchayat (local self government) president post. Abdul Khaliq was later released on the same night with a note addressed to the candidate demanding INR 10 lakhs for the release of the duo.
Read less...
December - 31 
The dead bodies of two persons who were shot dead by unidentified gunmen were recovered from a hill in between Lamlai and Kamuching under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district on December 31, reports Imphal Free Press.
Read more...
The dead bodies of two persons who were shot dead by unidentified gunmen were recovered from a hill in between Lamlai and Kamuching under Lamlai police station in the Imphal East district on December 31, reports Imphal Free Press.
Read less...
December - 31 
Three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were killed by security forces in the Dibru Saikhowa National Park located across Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts on December 31, Telegraph reported. The army’s team from the 11 Guards Regiment
Read more...
Three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were killed by security forces in the Dibru Saikhowa National Park located across Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts on December 31, Telegraph reported. The army’s team from the 11 Guards Regiment stationed at Chabua in Dibrugarh district carried out the operation. A makeshift camp of the outfit was also destroyed. “We have recovered one 9mm pistol, two hand grenades, two IEDs, 400 rounds of ammunition, detonators, rations and other materials from the makeshift camp of the outfit,” said Col D.K. Singh, the commanding officer of the army unit. “Our forces approached the area by boat last evening. As they advanced towards a secluded hut which was the militants’ makeshift camp, they were fired upon from automatic weapons. Our forces fired back and in the ensuing gun battle, three ULFA cadres were killed while the others escaped. A hunt is on to track them down,” Col Singh added.
Read less...
December - 31 
Unidentified militants abducted S. Indrajit Singh, assistant engineer of the Manipur Education Department, official sources said on December 31, reports Press Trust of India. He was reportedly abducted from a place near his office on December 15.
Read more...
Unidentified militants abducted S. Indrajit Singh, assistant engineer of the Manipur Education Department, official sources said on December 31, reports Press Trust of India. He was reportedly abducted from a place near his office on December 15.
Read less...
December - 31 
Unidentified militants opened fire on a joint search party of police and security forces (SFs) at Vijapara village in the Bandipora district on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no one was injured in the brief gun battle. The SFs later a
Read more...
Unidentified militants opened fire on a joint search party of police and security forces (SFs) at Vijapara village in the Bandipora district on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no one was injured in the brief gun battle. The SFs later arrested a suspect for questioning, while two hand grenades and a magazine of AK assault rifle were recovered from a house in the village, sources said.
Read less...
December - 31 
A 16-member Jirga (council) working to broker a truce held talks with representatives of rival groups in Sadda.
Read more...
A 16-member Jirga (council) working to broker a truce held talks with representatives of rival groups in Sadda.
Read less...
December - 31 
At least 11 people were killed and 15 others suffered injuries as fierce fighting between rival factions continued in lower parts of the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 31, reports Dawn. Clashes occurred in sev
Read more...
At least 11 people were killed and 15 others suffered injuries as fierce fighting between rival factions continued in lower parts of the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 31, reports Dawn. Clashes occurred in several areas of the agency, including Pewar, Thari Mengal, Nasthikot Maqbal, Sadda, Balishkhel, Sangina, Minguk, Alizai, Makhizai, Bliamen, Jailamai and Inzari where groups of tribesmen and local Taliban have been using heavy weapons for about ten days. Around 300 people have been killed and over 650 have sustained injuries in the clashes since November 16.
Read less...
December - 31 
Local Taliban commanders Naeem and Toti Khan were arrested in the raid in the Koza Bama Khela area, the Media Information Centre said. A huge quantity of arms, ammunition and communication equipment were recovered from Taliban hideouts during the ope
Read more...
Local Taliban commanders Naeem and Toti Khan were arrested in the raid in the Koza Bama Khela area, the Media Information Centre said. A huge quantity of arms, ammunition and communication equipment were recovered from Taliban hideouts during the operation, it added. On December 31-night, security forces detained eight suspected militants at the Fiza Ghat and Kanjoo check-posts. Militant commander Mateen Khan from Shakar Dara and a would-be suicide bomber were among those arrested.
Read less...
December - 31 
The building of the Election Commission (EC) office in Dalbandin in Quetta and a vehicle parked there were damaged when some unidentified assailants hurled explosive material into the premises on December 31-evening, Dalbandin police told APP on phon
Read more...
The building of the Election Commission (EC) office in Dalbandin in Quetta and a vehicle parked there were damaged when some unidentified assailants hurled explosive material into the premises on December 31-evening, Dalbandin police told APP on phone, according to Daily Times. The building’s windows were smashed after the blast. However, no casualties or damage to election material was reported.
Read less...
December - 31 
The security forces (SFs) targeted the hideouts of suspected militants in the Piochar and Totano Bada areas.
Read more...
The security forces (SFs) targeted the hideouts of suspected militants in the Piochar and Totano Bada areas.
Read less...
December - 31 
The SFs arrested eight militants, including one suspected suicide bomber, at Ayub Bridge and Fiza Ghat check post in Swat on December 31.
Read more...
The SFs arrested eight militants, including one suspected suicide bomber, at Ayub Bridge and Fiza Ghat check post in Swat on December 31.
Read less...
December - 31 
Unidentified people set ablaze the house of local militant commander Nisar in the Shor area of Matta. One more house was destroyed in artillery fire in the same area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
Unidentified people set ablaze the house of local militant commander Nisar in the Shor area of Matta. One more house was destroyed in artillery fire in the same area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
December - 31 
Seven cadres of the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) affiliated to the Communist Party of Nepal – United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and a former Village Development Community (VDC) secretary were injured when Maoist affiliated Young Co
Read more...
Seven cadres of the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) affiliated to the Communist Party of Nepal – United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and a former Village Development Community (VDC) secretary were injured when Maoist affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) cadres attacked them during a programme organised by the ANNFSU primary committee of the Janvikas Higher Secondary School at Salmechakal in the Kavre district on December 31, The Himalayan Times reported. The ANNFSU central member Dipak Gautam, campus district committee president Bipin Lama and student leaders Durga Timilsina, Govind Thakuri, Bhojkumari Lama, Suman Poudel, Suresh Timilsina and former VDC secretary of Saldhara Shekhar Lama were injured in the attack by the YCL cadres.
Read less...
December - 31 
A regional leader of the Biplobi Communist Party, identified as Amirul Islam alias Rulu, was killed in a shootout with police at Isalmari village in the Mirpur sub-district of Kushtia district on December 31, reports Daily Star. While two constables-
Read more...
A regional leader of the Biplobi Communist Party, identified as Amirul Islam alias Rulu, was killed in a shootout with police at Isalmari village in the Mirpur sub-district of Kushtia district on December 31, reports Daily Star. While two constables----Salam and Humayan-- were also injured in the incident, police recovered a shutter gun and four bullets from the spot. Rulu was accused in about dozens cases including seven for murder, sources said.
Read less...
December - 31 
A military convoy carrying troops from Mannar to Medawachchi came under LTTE claymore attack near Kalli-Aru Bridge. One Army soldier and two sailors were injured in the incident.
Read more...
A military convoy carrying troops from Mannar to Medawachchi came under LTTE claymore attack near Kalli-Aru Bridge. One Army soldier and two sailors were injured in the incident.
Read less...
December - 31 
Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets pounded an LTTE training base at Muthiyankaddu, northwest of Oddusudan in the Mullaitivu district on December 31 (today). Details of the attack are yet to be ascertained.
Read more...
Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets pounded an LTTE training base at Muthiyankaddu, northwest of Oddusudan in the Mullaitivu district on December 31 (today). Details of the attack are yet to be ascertained.
Read less...
December - 31 
The deadline given by the LTTE for workers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to vacate the Mullaitivu area of Northern Province expired on December 31, Colombo Page reports. The Voice of Tigers, an illegal radio station operated by the LTTE, c
Read more...
The deadline given by the LTTE for workers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to vacate the Mullaitivu area of Northern Province expired on December 31, Colombo Page reports. The Voice of Tigers, an illegal radio station operated by the LTTE, claimed that the organization came to this decision after considering the safety of NGO workers amidst the developing conflict in the region. However, others sources revealed another reason for the decision. According to them, the LTTE’s Intelligence Wing has raised suspicions over possible leakage of inside information to the Sri Lankan security forces through NGO workers. The LTTE has not ordered NGO workers to leave Kilinochchi, even though they also face the same volatile situation in that district.
Read less...
December - 31 
Troops at Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the Jaffna district launched an attack on an LTTE bunker and killed three militants on December 31, SLA reports. The bunker was completely destroyed.
Read more...
Troops at Muhamalai FDL (Forward Defence Line) in the Jaffna district launched an attack on an LTTE bunker and killed three militants on December 31, SLA reports. The bunker was completely destroyed.
Read less...
December - 31 
Troops attacked a LTTE bunker at Kilaly. Two LTTE militants were killed and the bunker was destroyed in the incident.
Read more...
Troops attacked a LTTE bunker at Kilaly. Two LTTE militants were killed and the bunker was destroyed in the incident.
Read less...
December - 31 
Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed when troops launched an attack after observing a movement of armed militants, south of A9 road at Muhamalai in the Jaffna district on December 31, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read more...
Two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed when troops launched an attack after observing a movement of armed militants, south of A9 road at Muhamalai in the Jaffna district on December 31, reports Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
*Data till , May 09, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
Advanced Search
Timelines Year Wise
Timeline- 2024
Timeline- 2023
Timeline- 2022
Timeline- 2021
Timeline- 2020
Timeline- 2019
Timeline- 2018
Timeline- 2017
Timeline- 2016
Timeline- 2015
Timeline- 2014
Timeline- 2013
Timeline- 2012
Timeline- 2011
Timeline- 2010
Timeline- 2009
Timeline- 2008
Timeline- 2007
Timeline- 2006
Timeline- 2005
Timeline- 2004
Timeline- 2003
Timeline- 2002
Timeline- 2001
Timeline- 2000
Archives
Timeline Country Wise
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Country :
--All--
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Zone :
--All--
State :
--All--
District :
--All--
Date From :
The Valid date is required
Date To:
The Valid date is required