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May - 1 
A woman, identified as Ratna Devi, was injured in a grenade explosion at Sagar Hotel in the Manja town of Karbi Anglong District in the evening of May 1, according to Assam Tribune.
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A woman, identified as Ratna Devi, was injured in a grenade explosion at Sagar Hotel in the Manja town of Karbi Anglong District in the evening of May 1, according to Assam Tribune.
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May - 1 
According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has attacked mobile telephone communication systems in six States, particularly in the last three years. During this period, the Maoists have blown up as many as 62 mobile
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According to Times of India, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has attacked mobile telephone communication systems in six States, particularly in the last three years. During this period, the Maoists have blown up as many as 62 mobile telephone towers in six Maoist-affected States. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the highest number of towers, 20, was destroyed by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh where during 2008 alone 14 mobile telephone towers of both private and Government networks were attacked by the insurgents. In Bihar, the Maoists blew up 14 towers in 2008. Four other States which faced Maoists attacks on mobile telephone towers are Orissa, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. "Maoists believe many police informers use mobile network to inform security forces about their movement and activities which resulted arrest of several of their leaders and that is why they try to target the towers," an unnamed official said. Jharkhand, which did not see any attack on mobile towers till 2007, saw nine such attacks which disrupted the communication network in several Maoists-affected regions. In 2005, the Maoists had blown up eight mobile towers while in 2006, they targeted just five. Further, in 2007, the Maoists destroyed six mobile towers and in 2008, 43 towers were attacked.
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Quoting Meghalaya Police sources, Assam Tribune reported that militants of the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), who surrendered before the Security Forces without depositing any arms and ammunition, were being offered the Govern
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Quoting Meghalaya Police sources, Assam Tribune reported that militants of the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), who surrendered before the Security Forces without depositing any arms and ammunition, were being offered the Government’s rehabilitation package. An unnamed Meghalaya Police official said the Government has laid down guidelines that only in exceptional and deserving cases militants who surrender without arms and ammunition may be considered for rehabilitation under the Government package. However, most of the recent surenderees who did not deposit arms and ammunition, the official maintained, were far from “exceptional and deserving” cases, but provided with the rehabilitation package. Only the outfit’s chairman Julius K. Dorphang, who surrendered with four of his bodyguards in July 2007 without arms or ammunition, was an “exceptional case”, the Police official said. The militants who surrender with at least one weapon are shifted to a transit camp and given counselling and later training on a vocation with a monthly stipend of INR 2,000 and daily perks of INR 50 as part of the rehabilitation. After three months, the surrendered activists are released and given INR 150000 in three installments over a period of six months for self-rehabilitation and joining the mainstream. “The Government policy is okay, but the militants are trying to take the money and many go back to their old ways indulging in extortion and intimidation,” the Police official added. Apart from the rehabilitation package, the Government had laid down monetary incentives for laying down arms and ammunition during surrender. Deposit of a rocket launcher fetches a militant INR 25,000, while an AK-assault rifle INR 15,000. The other incentives include INR 10,000 for a deposited carbine or SLR, INR 5,000 for a stengun and long-range wireless set. INR 3,000 each would be given for laying down .303 rifle, pistol, revolver or any other service weapon, remote control device and improvised explosive device. INR 1,000 for a rocket, short-range wireless set, explosive material and INR 500 for each grenade deposited are the other Government incentives.
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The Hindu reports that Police recovered a landmine and two can bombs near Chesaribera in Khunti District on May 1. The explosives were later defused at a safe place, Police said.
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The Hindu reports that Police recovered a landmine and two can bombs near Chesaribera in Khunti District on May 1. The explosives were later defused at a safe place, Police said.
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May - 1 
A curfew remained imposed in Sawari, Ambela, Daggar, Pir Baba, and other areas of Buner throughout the day except for four hours between 2pm to 6pm. Pir Baba, Jor, Gokand, and a few other areas are reportedly still under Taliban control.
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A curfew remained imposed in Sawari, Ambela, Daggar, Pir Baba, and other areas of Buner throughout the day except for four hours between 2pm to 6pm. Pir Baba, Jor, Gokand, and a few other areas are reportedly still under Taliban control.
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According to The News, the South Waziristan Agency political administration on May 1 released 78 tribesmen arrested last month during operations against Al Qaeda terrorists and their local sympathisers in the tribal areas. According to Brigadier (Ret
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According to The News, the South Waziristan Agency political administration on May 1 released 78 tribesmen arrested last month during operations against Al Qaeda terrorists and their local sympathisers in the tribal areas. According to Brigadier (Retd) Mehmood Shah, security chief of the tribal areas, only 22 tribesmen remain in custody. A total of 163 people were arrested in that operation and 141 persons have been released thus far.
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Representatives of the NWFP Government and the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) failed to reach agreement on the appointment of Qazis in the Malakand Division as talks resumed between the two sides on May 1, The News reported. In addition
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Representatives of the NWFP Government and the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) failed to reach agreement on the appointment of Qazis in the Malakand Division as talks resumed between the two sides on May 1, The News reported. In addition, the provincial Government turned down the plea of TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad to halt the military operation in the Lower Dir and Buner Districts. In the talks held at the Timergara Rest House, the provincial Government was represented by NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain and central information secretary of the Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Zahid Khan while the TNSM team was led by its chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad. Deputy chief of the organisation Maulana Muhammad Alam, spokesman Amir Izzat Khan and Maulana Samiullah also participated in the talks. Though no details were provided to the media, it was reports indicate that the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement on the establishment of Darul Qaza for Swat and rest of the Malakand Division. The TNSM had proposed three names for the Qazis of Darul Qaza, including Amir Gulab, Maulana Shamsul Haq Hanif and Mufti Habibullah, while the Government has drawn a list of another panel of Qazis which they shared with the TNSM. Sufi Muhammad is reported to have rejected the Qazis nominated by the Government as incompetent. Talking to the media, Mian Iftikhar he expressed hope that they would reach an agreement on the appointment of Qazis in the second round of talks. He said the first round mainly focused on putting an end to continued armed activities and the restoration of peace. Mian Iftikhar also said Sufi Muhammad had asked the Government to halt military operations. “The operation will be halted when the armed people lay down their weapons because the government has to establish its writ at any cost,” he added. However, Amir Izzat said the Government had given assurances that the operation would be stopped in Buner and Lower Dir.
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Security Forces (SFs) have killed approximately 60 Taliban militants in the Buner District of NWFP over the last 24 hours as helicopter gunships continued shelling suspected hideouts, with almost 400 militants putting up a fierce resistance to the mi
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Security Forces (SFs) have killed approximately 60 Taliban militants in the Buner District of NWFP over the last 24 hours as helicopter gunships continued shelling suspected hideouts, with almost 400 militants putting up a fierce resistance to the military operations, Daily Times reported. According to the ISPR spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, “Nearly 55 to 60 Taliban have been killed over the last 24 hours in the Buner operation.” He informed the media that two Frontier Corps personnel had also been killed and eight injured in the operation, which entered its fourth day on May 1. According to AFP, Abbas said the troops were killed when a suicide bomber blew up a booby-trapped house.
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 1 killed two Taliban commanders and injured four others in a clash at the Langar check-post in the Khwazakhela sub-division of Swat District, The News reported. Sources said the militants opened fire on the check-post, le
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 1 killed two Taliban commanders and injured four others in a clash at the Langar check-post in the Khwazakhela sub-division of Swat District, The News reported. Sources said the militants opened fire on the check-post, leading to a gun-battle in which two Taliban commanders, identified as Nisar and Islam, were killed and four others injured. According to unconfirmed reports, six militants were killed in the clash. SFs also recovered a rifle, two hand-grenades and a Kalashnikov from the militants. In addition, gunship helicopters continued shelling the hilly areas of Matta and Peuchar.
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The military spokesman said the resistance the Taliban had put up and their weapons – assault rifles, anti-aircraft missiles and mortars – showed they had come to Buner with the intention to stay. He said locals had confirmed that foreigners were als
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The military spokesman said the resistance the Taliban had put up and their weapons – assault rifles, anti-aircraft missiles and mortars – showed they had come to Buner with the intention to stay. He said locals had confirmed that foreigners were also present in Buner and fighting the SFs along with the Taliban. Abbas said the SFs had foiled Taliban plans to target the troops in suicide attacks. He claimed that one would-be suicide bomber had also been arrested, after he attempted to blow himself up. He also said ground troops backed by helicopter gunships destroyed nine suicide vehicles and six vehicles of ‘fleeing Taliban’, AFP reported. Three suicide motorcyclists were shot dead by ground troops advancing on narrow mountain tracks, he added.
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May - 1 
The Taliban on May 1 killed a man in North Waziristan for allegedly spying for the US, Daily Times reported. The bullet-ridden body of Muhammad Gul, a resident of Dosali sub-division, was found on the Miranshah-Razmak road, some 40 kilometers south o
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The Taliban on May 1 killed a man in North Waziristan for allegedly spying for the US, Daily Times reported. The bullet-ridden body of Muhammad Gul, a resident of Dosali sub-division, was found on the Miranshah-Razmak road, some 40 kilometers south of the agency headquarters. A note found near the body warned that anyone spying for the US would meet the same fate.
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May - 1 
Nepal News reports that the senior Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) leader and Finance Minister Baburam Bhattarai on May 1 said his party is firm in its resolve to take action against the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookman
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Nepal News reports that the senior Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) leader and Finance Minister Baburam Bhattarai on May 1 said his party is firm in its resolve to take action against the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal even if it has to quit the Government. Addressing a May Day function organised by the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF), Bhattarai said the Government would take action against the CoAS at any cost in order to safeguard civilian supremacy. He added, “If the President tries to veto the decision by misinterpreting the constitution he will face the fate of (former king) Gyanendra.” He also warned of “another revolution” if attempts were made to curtail the peaceful political transformation.
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Sushil Koirala, acting president of the Nepali Congress, during a meeting with a team of civil society leaders led by Sudip Pathak said, "Nepali Congress will also continue to obstruct the parliament until the withdraws its decision to take action
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Sushil Koirala, acting president of the Nepali Congress, during a meeting with a team of civil society leaders led by Sudip Pathak said, "Nepali Congress will also continue to obstruct the parliament until the withdraws its decision to take action against the Army chief."
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May - 1 
58 LTTE child soldiers, including 38 males and 20 females, who surrendered to the SFs in the past few weeks were sent to the Vavuniya Police on a District Court order to be taken to Ambepussa Rehabilitation Centre for Children for Rehabilitation.
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58 LTTE child soldiers, including 38 males and 20 females, who surrendered to the SFs in the past few weeks were sent to the Vavuniya Police on a District Court order to be taken to Ambepussa Rehabilitation Centre for Children for Rehabilitation.
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May - 1 
During a combined search operation conducted by the Police and Special Task Force a stock of warlike items was found from Pampemadu in Mannar District. The seizure included a claymore mine of seven kilograms, three claymore mines of four kilograms, o
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During a combined search operation conducted by the Police and Special Task Force a stock of warlike items was found from Pampemadu in Mannar District. The seizure included a claymore mine of seven kilograms, three claymore mines of four kilograms, one 54 feet-long detonator cord, 19 detonators, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) round, two RPG boosters, 350 rounds of T-56 ammunition and 100 mete of flexible wire.
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May - 1 
Police on a tip-off found one claymore mine of one kilogram, one claymore mine stand, one T-81 weapon, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun tripod and five hand grenades from the Kirimichchiya area.
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Police on a tip-off found one claymore mine of one kilogram, one claymore mine stand, one T-81 weapon, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun tripod and five hand grenades from the Kirimichchiya area.
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May - 1 
President Mahinda Rajapakse on May 1 urged the remaining civilians trapped in the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District to escape from the area and come to the cleared areas (area under Government control), according to Colombo Page. "I appeal to
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President Mahinda Rajapakse on May 1 urged the remaining civilians trapped in the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District to escape from the area and come to the cleared areas (area under Government control), according to Colombo Page. "I appeal to every one of you to come over to the cleared areas" President Rajapakse said to the Tamil civilians held hostage by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the NFZ. "I am aware of the tremendous difficulties faced by the civilians who are unfortunately still being held hostage by the LTTE in the no-fire zone. Your suffering is prolonged by this action of the LTTE who are holding you as a human shield for their own safety and security. My Government will continue to give utmost priority to ensure the safety and welfare of each and every one of you," the President added. "The President's appeal was air-dropped using air force helicopters to the civilians still in the NFZ," a statement from the President's office said.
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May - 1 
The advance of the troops towards the remaining areas under LTTE control is set to be expedited with the 58 Division troops capturing another earth bund paving the way for the 53rd Division advancing along the Pooneryn-Paranthan (A-35) road to join w
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The advance of the troops towards the remaining areas under LTTE control is set to be expedited with the 58 Division troops capturing another earth bund paving the way for the 53rd Division advancing along the Pooneryn-Paranthan (A-35) road to join with the 58th Division and advance further southwards in the NFZ, military officials told Daily News. Troops of the 58th Division captured this heavily fortified earth bund which had been constructed obstructing the troop advance along the A-35 road as they reached towards the A-35 road leaving only five kilometers land strip under LTTE control as of May 1, military officials added. As troops advanced further southward to capture the remaining areas under LTTE control, two more huge blasts believed to be accidental explosions of two suicide vehicles which were being prepared to be sent towards the advancing troops, were observed by the ground troops in the early hours of the same day. “The two explosions took place closer to the areas where thousands of civilians were living and the explosion continued fore more than two hours at one instance,” the officials added. The military officials stated that at least few dozens of civilians would have been killed and injured due to these explosions as it took place deeper inside the NFZ in Vellamullivaikkal.
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May - 1 
The security forces (SFs) neutralised four LTTE bunkers and killed 11 militants while injuring an equal number of them during separate attacks in the Navathkulama, Muttiramadittakulam and Palampiddi areas of Vavuniya district, according to Sri Lanka
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The security forces (SFs) neutralised four LTTE bunkers and killed 11 militants while injuring an equal number of them during separate attacks in the Navathkulama, Muttiramadittakulam and Palampiddi areas of Vavuniya district, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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May - 1 
The Sri Lanka Army’s official news wing www.army.lk was illegally hacked and technically ‘assassinated’ by suspected LTTE militants or their proxies during the early hours on May 1, inserting some gruesome images, according to a SLA report. Similarly
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The Sri Lanka Army’s official news wing www.army.lk was illegally hacked and technically ‘assassinated’ by suspected LTTE militants or their proxies during the early hours on May 1, inserting some gruesome images, according to a SLA report. Similarly, the Government news portal www.Lankapuvath.lk was hacked by suspected LTTE militants on the same day, the Government Information Department said, reports Colombo Page.
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May - 1 
The Sri Lanka Navy destroyed three Sea Tiger [sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] boats, including two suicide boats and an attack craft, killing at least 23 militants in a pre-down attack in the seas off Mullaitivu on May 1, rep
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The Sri Lanka Navy destroyed three Sea Tiger [sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] boats, including two suicide boats and an attack craft, killing at least 23 militants in a pre-down attack in the seas off Mullaitivu on May 1, reported Daily News. The SLN spokesman, Captain D.P.K. Dassanayake, said the Navy patrolling three nautical miles in the Mullaitivu sea observed a cluster of LTTE boats deployed from Putumattalan in the No Fire Zone (NFZ) heading towards the currently established Navy first defence line. The Navy’s Special Boat Squadron, Fast Attack Craft and Rapid Action Boat Squadron engaged the Sea Tiger boats attempting to launch a suicide attack on the naval craft. ”Two suicide craft laden with high explosives and another attack craft were completely destroyed in the fierce sea battle that erupted in the Mullaitivu sea. At least 23 sea terrorists were killed. Intercepted LTTE communications revealed that Sea Tigers have suffered heavy damages in the confrontation”, Captain Dassanayake added.
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May - 1 
Troops engaged in search and clear operations in the Valayalamadam south and Udayarkattu areas recovered 78 hand grenades, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition box, one LTTE combat kit, two LTTE pouches, one pack, two fibreglass boats, one
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Troops engaged in search and clear operations in the Valayalamadam south and Udayarkattu areas recovered 78 hand grenades, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition box, one LTTE combat kit, two LTTE pouches, one pack, two fibreglass boats, one 81-mm mortar base plate, seventy 82-mm mortar bombs, seventy 81-mm mortar bombs, one 60-mm mortar bomb, five hundred and fifty 81-mm mortar cartridges, three T-56 weapons, 18 MPMG tripods, 118 rifle grenades, 289 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), five hundred and fifty-four 81-mm mortar fuses, 55 kilograms of C-4 explosives, 4.5 kilograms of gun powder, 260 explosive chargers, 40 metre long detonator codes, 70 safety fuses, 580 electric detonators, 1500 electric fuses, 39 jumping mines, 42 anti-personnel mines (APMs), seven RPG, five MPMG weapon barrels, two unidentified mortar tubes, 698 Sub Machine Gun (SMG) weapons, 115 G3 and A3 weapons, one thermo baric weapon, one RCL barrel, one improvised mortar rocket, one heavy gun tripod, three heavy machine gun bipods, 656 T-56 magazines, 33 receiving covers, 172 T-56 pistons, 130 SMG magazines, 240 G3 and A3 magazines, five Light Machine Gun drums, 76 RPG shells, three hundred and twenty-five 81-mm mortar shell-connected booby traps, 40 jenny mines, 20 electric mines, 4000 electric mine detonators, 99 primer charges, 340 APM detonators, 550 kilograms of steel balls, 5200 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) electric switches, 11800 APMs plastic cases, 12000 string holders, 600 IED springs, 3000 IED fuses, 940 APM primers, booby trap accessories, 28 mortar shell booby traps, 75 trip wire reels, 4000 accessories of improvised switches, 200 plastic gas masks, twenty seven 2.5 kilograms weighing of copper rods, some aluminium sheets and 3016 ammunition on May 1,accoridng to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 1 May - 3
Troops in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area recovered 10 T-56 weapons, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), one Rocket Propeller Gun (RPG), 17 RPG bombs, 10 RPG bomb pouches, 36 T-56 magazines, 99 pouches, 11 MPMG links, 10 Argus type bombs, 28 hand grenad
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Troops in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area recovered 10 T-56 weapons, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), one Rocket Propeller Gun (RPG), 17 RPG bombs, 10 RPG bomb pouches, 36 T-56 magazines, 99 pouches, 11 MPMG links, 10 Argus type bombs, 28 hand grenades, 12 field dressings, six Bangalore torpedoes, 150 M-16 ammunition, twenty-three 9-mm ammunition and one I-com set. Further, troops found an abandoned LTTE vehicle from the Udayarkattu area. One light aircraft bomb was recovered by the troops from the Kokkali area on May 1.
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May - 2 
A 10-year-old boy was killed and his two sisters wounded when a bomb, probably left behind by militants, exploded accidentally in the Trikanjan forest area of Uri in the Baramulla District on May 2, according to Hindustan Times. The three siblings ha
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A 10-year-old boy was killed and his two sisters wounded when a bomb, probably left behind by militants, exploded accidentally in the Trikanjan forest area of Uri in the Baramulla District on May 2, according to Hindustan Times. The three siblings had gone to the meadow to sweep and ready a mud hutment so that their family could move up to the pasture for the summer months. "As the children were cleaning the mud hutment, some explosive device probably left behind by the militants exploded killing the 10-year boy on the spot and injuring two of his sisters," an unnamed Police officer told IANS.
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May - 2 
A woman, identified as Keisham Ningol Aheibam Ongbi Rameshori alias Bembem, was shot dead by unidentified militants at her residence at Iroisemba Maning Leikai under Lamphel Police station in the Imphal West District in the night of May 2, according
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A woman, identified as Keisham Ningol Aheibam Ongbi Rameshori alias Bembem, was shot dead by unidentified militants at her residence at Iroisemba Maning Leikai under Lamphel Police station in the Imphal West District in the night of May 2, according to Sangai Express. She was the wife of a former Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant Aheibam Nanao.
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May - 2 
According to Nagaland Post, two Black Widow (BW) militants, identified as Aten Haflongbar and Darshing Rongpi, were arrested by a Special Operation Team from National Highway at Mawblei village on Assam-Meghalaya border from a vehicle on May 2. INR
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According to Nagaland Post, two Black Widow (BW) militants, identified as Aten Haflongbar and Darshing Rongpi, were arrested by a Special Operation Team from National Highway at Mawblei village on Assam-Meghalaya border from a vehicle on May 2. INR five million in cash, reportedly to be used for striking an arms deal, were recovered from their possession, Police sources said. Police revealed that Haflongbar was a senior BW leader, who is assisting the outfit in procuring arms and ammunition.
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May - 2 
Mohammed Nissar, an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Hyderabad who disappeared in 2003 while facing trial in a terrorism case, was arrested by the Police in Hyderabad on May 2, reports The Hindu.
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Mohammed Nissar, an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Hyderabad who disappeared in 2003 while facing trial in a terrorism case, was arrested by the Police in Hyderabad on May 2, reports The Hindu.
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May - 2 
On May 2, two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a landmine explosion carried out by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District, reports The Hindu. The CRPF personnel were travelling from Pal
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On May 2, two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a landmine explosion carried out by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Dantewada District, reports The Hindu. The CRPF personnel were travelling from Palner village towards Kuwangkoda in a Police convoy when the blast occurred. The Maoists subsequently opened fire on the convoy. Police managed to arrest four Maoists while they were escaping in the nearby forest areas.
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May - 2 
One unidentified militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles along the Kakching-Komlathabi road in Thoubal District on May 2, reports Imphal Free Press. While two other militants managed to escape, one 9
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One unidentified militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles along the Kakching-Komlathabi road in Thoubal District on May 2, reports Imphal Free Press. While two other militants managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol and two live rounds were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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May - 2 
The speaker of the Sumi Students’ Union, Benato Swu, and former president and advisor to Kiphire Sumi Students’ Union, Atoka N. Chophy, were wounded when some National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres opened fire on them at Dima
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The speaker of the Sumi Students’ Union, Benato Swu, and former president and advisor to Kiphire Sumi Students’ Union, Atoka N. Chophy, were wounded when some National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres opened fire on them at Dimapur on May 2, according to Sangai Express. The NSCN-K group subsequently apologised for the attack on students leaders.
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May - 2 
A man was killed and five women were injured in suspected Taliban rocket and missile attacks in the Pusht area of Salarzai tehsil (revenue division) of Bajaur Agency on May 2, reported Daily Times. Sources in the area said that a grand jirga (council
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A man was killed and five women were injured in suspected Taliban rocket and missile attacks in the Pusht area of Salarzai tehsil (revenue division) of Bajaur Agency on May 2, reported Daily Times. Sources in the area said that a grand jirga (council) of tribesmen was scheduled in Pusht when the Taliban militants attacked the venue with rockets, destroying three houses. Tribesman Abdul Jabbar was killed and five women, including three of a family sustained critical injuries.
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May - 2 
A tribesman was killed when his house was hit by a mortar shell fired by the Security Forces (SFs) in retaliation for an early morning rocket attack on the army camp at Landi Kotal in the Khyber Agency on May 2, Dawn reported. Security officials said
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A tribesman was killed when his house was hit by a mortar shell fired by the Security Forces (SFs) in retaliation for an early morning rocket attack on the army camp at Landi Kotal in the Khyber Agency on May 2, Dawn reported. Security officials said unidentified militants fired rockets at the army camp from Dalkhat side which caused no damage. The SFs retaliated by indiscriminate firing in all directions using both light and heavy weapons. Officials of the local political administration said that a tribesman, Mohammad Rashid, was killed on the spot when a mortar shell hit is house in Gungi Kalay. Political authorities arrested five persons, including an Afghan, from Dalkhat locality after the rocket attack on the army camp.
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May - 2 
Five Taliban militants, including two key commanders, were killed in fighting with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Charbagh tehsil ((revenue division) of Swat District in NWFP on May 2, according to Daily Times. Sources said the troops also seized a
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Five Taliban militants, including two key commanders, were killed in fighting with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Charbagh tehsil ((revenue division) of Swat District in NWFP on May 2, according to Daily Times. Sources said the troops also seized a car prepared for a suicide attack and arrested three armed Taliban militants.
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May - 2 
In Langer, troops seized 12 military uniforms from a jeep after a gunfight. The clothes were to be used in terrorist activities, the army said. The troops also established check posts to stop Taliban entry into Shangla.
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In Langer, troops seized 12 military uniforms from a jeep after a gunfight. The clothes were to be used in terrorist activities, the army said. The troops also established check posts to stop Taliban entry into Shangla.
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May - 2 
SFs seized control of a key road in the Buner District, the military said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the SFs are removing improvised explosive devices along the Daggar-Mardan road and will open it soon.
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SFs seized control of a key road in the Buner District, the military said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the SFs are removing improvised explosive devices along the Daggar-Mardan road and will open it soon.
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May - 2 
Taliban militants attacked a security post in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 2, triggering a battle that left 16 Taliban militants and two soldiers dead, Daily Times reported. About 100 Taliban militants attacked the Spinal Tangi post before dawn,
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Taliban militants attacked a security post in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 2, triggering a battle that left 16 Taliban militants and two soldiers dead, Daily Times reported. About 100 Taliban militants attacked the Spinal Tangi post before dawn, the army said in a statement. "Sixteen militants were killed in retaliatory fire. Two security forces personnel embraced shahadat (martyrdom)," it added. Three troops were also wounded.
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May - 2 
The military said that the Taliban militants attacked a security check post on Khawazakhela Bridge in Swat in violation of the peace deal. The military said that 10 Levies personnel abducted by the Taliban militants in Upper Dir area were released, b
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The military said that the Taliban militants attacked a security check post on Khawazakhela Bridge in Swat in violation of the peace deal. The military said that 10 Levies personnel abducted by the Taliban militants in Upper Dir area were released, but the militants took their weapons.
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May - 2 
The Taliban attacked a grid station with rockets, destroying the facility and disrupting power supply to Mingora. They also attacked a Police station in Rahimabad late on May 2. The ensuing gunfight reportedly continued until the next morning. The Ta
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The Taliban attacked a grid station with rockets, destroying the facility and disrupting power supply to Mingora. They also attacked a Police station in Rahimabad late on May 2. The ensuing gunfight reportedly continued until the next morning. The Taliban also partially destroyed the Chamtalai Bridge in Khawazakhela by a bomb blast. Four militants were reportedly injured in a clash after they attacked the Security Forces in the Sambat Ridge area. Separately, the Taliban abducted the Mingora town municipal officer and his son from Sharifabad. They released the two later but seized their vehicle.
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May - 2 
The Taliban militants lobbed two hand grenades in a house in Upper Dir, injuring two civilians.
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The Taliban militants lobbed two hand grenades in a house in Upper Dir, injuring two civilians.
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May - 2 
The volunteers of Salarzai Qaumi Lashkar followed the Taliban militants in the hills and exchanged fire for several hours. The Security Forces also targeted the attackers’ positions from Khar. However, no casualties were reported in both these incide
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The volunteers of Salarzai Qaumi Lashkar followed the Taliban militants in the hills and exchanged fire for several hours. The Security Forces also targeted the attackers’ positions from Khar. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents.
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May - 2 
On May 2, a cadre of the Gono Mukti Fouz, identified as Rafir Uddin, was killed by cadres of the rival Gono Bahini outfit at Balarampur village in the Kushtia District. A note left on his body accused the slain extremist of killing a cadre of the Gon
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On May 2, a cadre of the Gono Mukti Fouz, identified as Rafir Uddin, was killed by cadres of the rival Gono Bahini outfit at Balarampur village in the Kushtia District. A note left on his body accused the slain extremist of killing a cadre of the Gono Bahini in Alamdanga months ago.
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May - 2 
12 hand grenades, 2126 T-56 ammunition, 25-mm bombs and two 81-mm para bombs were found by the troops from the Mulankavil area.
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12 hand grenades, 2126 T-56 ammunition, 25-mm bombs and two 81-mm para bombs were found by the troops from the Mulankavil area.
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May - 2 
64 civilians were killed and 87 others injured as the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) twice attacked the only remaining makeshift hospital at Mullivaaykkaal in the No Fire Zone of Mullaitivu District on May 2, reported pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE
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64 civilians were killed and 87 others injured as the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) twice attacked the only remaining makeshift hospital at Mullivaaykkaal in the No Fire Zone of Mullaitivu District on May 2, reported pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net. Two artillery shells fired by the SLA hit the hospital at around 9:00am killing 23 and injuring 34 others while several shells that were fired later at 10:30am killed 41 civilians and wounded 53 others.
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May - 2 
Daily News reported that Police on May 2 arrested two youths in the Pasyala area of Gampaha district for extorting money from a leading businessmen posing off as LTTE operatives, Officer-in-Charge Nittambuwa C.I. Vipula Seneviratna said, adding, "The
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Daily News reported that Police on May 2 arrested two youths in the Pasyala area of Gampaha district for extorting money from a leading businessmen posing off as LTTE operatives, Officer-in-Charge Nittambuwa C.I. Vipula Seneviratna said, adding, "The suspects had called businessmen and threatened them to part with large sums of money or face death." The two suspects, identified as Gemini and Shiyam, had been carrying out extortion for a long period in the Nittambuwa, Ja-ela and Wattala areas posing as LTTE cadres.
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May - 2 
Earlier on May 2, the 58th and the 53rd Division’s troops captured the key junction that links the Putumattalan-Mullaitivu and Paranthan-Mullaitivu roads north of Vellamullivaikkal.
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Earlier on May 2, the 58th and the 53rd Division’s troops captured the key junction that links the Putumattalan-Mullaitivu and Paranthan-Mullaitivu roads north of Vellamullivaikkal.
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May - 2 
The Special Task Force (STF) personnel ambushed a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants at Kanchikudiary in the Ampara District in the night of May 2 killing four militants and recovering a large haul of arms, ammunition and expl
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The Special Task Force (STF) personnel ambushed a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants at Kanchikudiary in the Ampara District in the night of May 2 killing four militants and recovering a large haul of arms, ammunition and explosive devices, reported Daily News. The STF later identified the LTTE intelligence wing members as Vedanayagam, Elevandran, Kaleiwendran and Sathyapavan. The group which is believed to be behind a spate of killings of civilians in the Ampara, Moneragala and Buttala areas in recent times were ambushed on information from residents, Police said. According to the Media Centre for National Security, in a subsequent search operation, the STF recovered explosives, accessories for bomb making, uniforms, medical items, I- com sets, T81 and T56 rifles, ammunition and other items and material needed for survival in the jungle for a long period.
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May - 3 
A Police constable, identified as Thangminlun, who was posted at the office of the Superintendent of Police of Churachandpur District, was killed by suspected militants in night of May 3, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A Police constable, identified as Thangminlun, who was posted at the office of the Superintendent of Police of Churachandpur District, was killed by suspected militants in night of May 3, reports Imphal Free Press.
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May - 3 
According to Assam Tribune, one militant belonging to the ‘709th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Bubul Ali alias Bubuli, was assaulted by people at Madhupur village under Belsor Police station in Nalbari Distri
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According to Assam Tribune, one militant belonging to the ‘709th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Bubul Ali alias Bubuli, was assaulted by people at Madhupur village under Belsor Police station in Nalbari District in the night of May 3, when he came to the residence of one Dildar Hussain, an employee of the veterinary department, to collect extortion money as demanded earlier. The other militant waiting on the road managed to escape. Later, the public handed over the militant to the Police in a critical condition. The Police later recovered a Chinese pistol, a magazine, a hand grenade and some incriminating documents. Bubul Ali was earlier arrested by Security Forces (SFs) at Tura in Meghalaya in 2006. After coming out of jail, Bubul had rejoined the outfit.
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May - 3 
According to Sentinel, one All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militant, identified as Dhirendra Debbarma (19), surrendered in front of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura on May 3. Police said Dhirendra, a resident of Salema in Dhalai District, s
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According to Sentinel, one All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militant, identified as Dhirendra Debbarma (19), surrendered in front of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura on May 3. Police said Dhirendra, a resident of Salema in Dhalai District, surrendered along with one AK 66 rifle, three magazines and 68 bullets and 565 Bangladeshi currencies. Dhirendra revealed that he was forced to surrender because of a severe resource crisis in their base camps in Bangladesh.
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May - 3 
According to Telegraph, three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Pankaj Hansary, Jangson Narjay and Kamal Dasa, were arrested from Joimoti Pathar area in Tezpur District on May 3.
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According to Telegraph, three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Pankaj Hansary, Jangson Narjay and Kamal Dasa, were arrested from Joimoti Pathar area in Tezpur District on May 3.
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May - 3 
According to Times of India, at least 20 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathisers were arrested on May 3 for the attack on an Army convoy near Coimbatore a day earlier. Cases have also been registered against 200 people belonging to polit
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According to Times of India, at least 20 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathisers were arrested on May 3 for the attack on an Army convoy near Coimbatore a day earlier. Cases have also been registered against 200 people belonging to political groups sympathetic to the banned LTTE. The arrested include Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam and Tamil nationalist leader K Ramakrishnan, Police sources said. Supporters of the LTTE reportedly stopped five Army trucks and soldiers on way back from training at Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh and proceeding to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
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May - 3 
An unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant was killed while another was wounded in an encounter with a joint team of the Police, Central Reserve Police Force and Army at Biyakorowa village under Merapani Police station in the Gol
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An unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant was killed while another was wounded in an encounter with a joint team of the Police, Central Reserve Police Force and Army at Biyakorowa village under Merapani Police station in the Golaghat District, reports Telegraph.
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May - 3 
Elsewhere in the State, a former trooper of the Naga Regiment, identified as Bungo of T Khullen village in Senapati District, who was abducted along with his transport vehicle by unidentified militants, was found dead along a river bank near Khabum v
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Elsewhere in the State, a former trooper of the Naga Regiment, identified as Bungo of T Khullen village in Senapati District, who was abducted along with his transport vehicle by unidentified militants, was found dead along a river bank near Khabum village on May 3.
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May - 3 
Elsewhere in the State, an assistant driver of the Dimapur BG Express sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded on the railway track near Diphu railway station in Karbi Anglong District, reports Assam Tribune.
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Elsewhere in the State, an assistant driver of the Dimapur BG Express sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded on the railway track near Diphu railway station in Karbi Anglong District, reports Assam Tribune.
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May - 3 
Militant was shot dead by a combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles along the Langol Minou road bordering Chandel District. While two other militants managed to escape, one M16 rifle with magazine, 10 live rounds of M16 ammunition,
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Militant was shot dead by a combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles along the Langol Minou road bordering Chandel District. While two other militants managed to escape, one M16 rifle with magazine, 10 live rounds of M16 ammunition, one Kenwood set, two Chinese-made hand grenades and one vehicle were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 3 
Nearly 5,000 tribals, wielding shovels, axes and hammers and led by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, demolished a Government building that till last week was a Police camp at Kalaimuri near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District o
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Nearly 5,000 tribals, wielding shovels, axes and hammers and led by Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, demolished a Government building that till last week was a Police camp at Kalaimuri near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District on May 3, reports Telegraph. Police said that around 11am, a group of Maoists gathered in front of the camp, one of four in Salboni. “They (the Maoists) contacted people in the neighbouring villages and asked them to assemble near the camp,” a Police officer said, adding, “Nearly 5,000 villagers with bows, arrows, axes, iron rods and shovels gathered within half an hour. Some in the demolition squad were women. The Maoists held an hour-long meeting with them and the demolition began around 1pm. The camp building was completely destroyed by 4pm.” Police sources said the tribals had come from about a dozen villages. This is for the first time that tribals of the area demolished a Government building. One of the tribals who helped bring the building down said, “Had the building remained standing, the Police would have returned with reinforcements. That’s why we demolished it.” Manoj Kumar Verma, the West Midnapore Superintendent of Police, said he had received news of the demolition and had informed his superiors. “We will not move into Kalaimuri now because it may lead to untoward incidents. We don’t want a confrontation with the villagers at this moment. Today’s demolition of the camp was led by Maoists,” he added.
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May - 3 
On May 3, the suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mohammed Nissar, who was arrested by the Police on May 2 from Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, was remanded to judicial custody till May 18, reports Express Buzz. According to
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On May 3, the suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mohammed Nissar, who was arrested by the Police on May 2 from Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, was remanded to judicial custody till May 18, reports Express Buzz. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), R.S. Praveen Kumar, Nissar alias Osman Bhai had been staying in the Manna Ekhelli village of Bidar District in the Karnataka State. “In August 2001, he along with Abdul Aziz alias Gidda was arrested for indulging in subversive activities and released on bail after three months. Later, he stopped attending the court and went missing,’’ the DCP added. It is learnt that the Police had then recovered two pistols, one forged passport, Compact Discs containing jihadi material and an electronic detonator from him.
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May - 3 
One more suspected militant was shot dead by the Army at Khundong in Tamenglong District.
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One more suspected militant was shot dead by the Army at Khundong in Tamenglong District.
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May - 3 
One suspected militant, Mohammad Ajaruddin, was shot dead by a combined team of Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Keirao Makha Takhok Palli under Keirao Police station. Meanwhile, his elder brother, identified as Mo
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One suspected militant, Mohammad Ajaruddin, was shot dead by a combined team of Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Keirao Makha Takhok Palli under Keirao Police station. Meanwhile, his elder brother, identified as Mohammad Khamba alias Jalaluddin, was shot at and wounded by two unidentified militants at his residence.
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May - 3 
Police sources said Nissar has once fled to Bangladesh. “We are yet to find out why he went to Bangladesh and from there to Pakistan. At Bidar, Nissar was engaged in cloth business,’’ an unnamed Police source said. Nissar reportedly fought against th
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Police sources said Nissar has once fled to Bangladesh. “We are yet to find out why he went to Bangladesh and from there to Pakistan. At Bidar, Nissar was engaged in cloth business,’’ an unnamed Police source said. Nissar reportedly fought against the US forces in Iraq and also participated in the fighting in Chechnya. A former constable in the Armed Reserve unit of the Hyderabad City Police, Nissar is the son of Abu Baker, a retired reserve sub-inspector. Police officers who interrogated Nissar during the last few days described him as a hardcore militant.
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May - 3 
PTI reports that seven cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested on May 3 following a raid at their hideouts in different parts of the Rayagada District. "At least seven Maoist cadres were arrested today," Superintenden
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PTI reports that seven cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested on May 3 following a raid at their hideouts in different parts of the Rayagada District. "At least seven Maoist cadres were arrested today," Superintendent of Police A. K. Singh said, adding, three of them were involved in the attack on armouries and Police Stations in Nayagarh in 2008. The arrests were made acting on the information received during interrogation of Udaya, a Maoist ‘Commander’ who was earlier arrested on April 20, he added. Three of those arrested were identified as Madhab Tukuruka, Jara Tukuruka and D.Tukuruka, The Hindu added. Of the four others, Dasarathi Hikabadika and Asu Mamalka, were acting as key informers of Maoists. They were members of area committees of Maoists and were organising ‘praja courts’ (people’s courts) in remote areas. The other two persons were identified as K. M. Prasad and Dama Sambutika. These two persons were contractors who according to Police had helped Maoists in different incidents. All these persons were arrested from different places during combing operations in the Maoist-affected areas of Gunupur, Chandrapur, Gudari in the Rayagada District.
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May - 3 
The assistant manager of Kukicherra Sub Tea Garden under the Dhalai Tea Garden in Hailakandi District, Anil Trigun, and his bodyguard, Manoj Kumar, were shot dead by unidentified militants in the evening of May 3, according to Assam Tribune. Police s
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The assistant manager of Kukicherra Sub Tea Garden under the Dhalai Tea Garden in Hailakandi District, Anil Trigun, and his bodyguard, Manoj Kumar, were shot dead by unidentified militants in the evening of May 3, according to Assam Tribune. Police said some unidentified militants opened fire on them at Kukicherra, about 40 kilometres from the Hailakandi town.
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May - 3 
The Meghalaya Police, in collaboration with Assam Police, are launching offensive operations at Umrangso, Jaintia Hills and Karbi Anglong along the Meghalaya-Assam border to flush out BW militants, reports Shillong Times. Stating that the BW is maint
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The Meghalaya Police, in collaboration with Assam Police, are launching offensive operations at Umrangso, Jaintia Hills and Karbi Anglong along the Meghalaya-Assam border to flush out BW militants, reports Shillong Times. Stating that the BW is maintaining links with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the Director General of Police in Meghalaya, Kulbir Singh, said, "Operations against the militant outfits are continuing at Umrangso by our men jointly with Assam police to flush out their presence."
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May - 3 
Two persons, including one National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, were injured in Police firing at Ramdeo under Gossaigaon Police station in the Kokrajhar District, reports Sentinel. Two motorcycle borne NDFB militants abducted Labda
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Two persons, including one National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, were injured in Police firing at Ramdeo under Gossaigaon Police station in the Kokrajhar District, reports Sentinel. Two motorcycle borne NDFB militants abducted Labda Mushahary (30), a trader of timber wood of Ballamjhora village under Sapkata Police outpost. When they noticed a Police team led by Kokrajhar Superintendent Police P. K. Dutta at Ramdeo, they tried to escape. Police opened fire at them following which Labda Mushahary sustained injuries on his leg. One of the NDFB militants, Gerema, was also injured, while another NDFB cadre, Sanjay Narzary, reportedly managed to escape from the incident site.
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May - 3 
Two suspected militants, Gurumayum Bishe Sharma and Mayangbam Bijoy, were shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Kameng in the night of May 3, according to Sangai Express. Gurumayum wa
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Two suspected militants, Gurumayum Bishe Sharma and Mayangbam Bijoy, were shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Kameng in the night of May 3, according to Sangai Express. Gurumayum was later identified as a former People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant and he had come out from jail a week ago.
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May - 3 
238 Policemen along with 126 soldiers of the Army and 67 personnel of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary (FC) have been killed in 1,240 terrorist attacks in the NWFP since January 2004, according to official statistics, The News reported. In addi
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238 Policemen along with 126 soldiers of the Army and 67 personnel of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary (FC) have been killed in 1,240 terrorist attacks in the NWFP since January 2004, according to official statistics, The News reported. In addition, 526 Policemen, 204 FC personnel and 324 soldiers were wounded in these attacks that also killed 806 civilians and injured 1993 others till April 15, 2009. Among those either killed or wounded during these attacks were a number of senior officers of the Frontier Police, the FC and the Army. The senior most of them was Deputy Inspector General Malik Mohammad Saad, who was heading the Peshawar Capital City Police when hit by a suicide bomber on January 27, 2007.
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May - 3 
A civilian was killed as SFs and the Taliban clashed in Madyan. Further, two beheaded bodies were found in the Alam Ganj area of Khwazakhela. Witnesses said both were Frontier Corps troopers. The Taliban also robbed a bank in Chakdara bazaar. Reports
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A civilian was killed as SFs and the Taliban clashed in Madyan. Further, two beheaded bodies were found in the Alam Ganj area of Khwazakhela. Witnesses said both were Frontier Corps troopers. The Taliban also robbed a bank in Chakdara bazaar. Reports said they took away PKR 600,000 from the Habib Bank.
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May - 3 
According to Dawn, two alleged US spies were killed in North Waziristan. The body of Afghan national Fazl Haq was found near a seminary in the Nowrak area of Mirali subdivision on May 3. He had been captured in Afghanistan a few months ago. Further,
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According to Dawn, two alleged US spies were killed in North Waziristan. The body of Afghan national Fazl Haq was found near a seminary in the Nowrak area of Mirali subdivision on May 3. He had been captured in Afghanistan a few months ago. Further, another body was found near a private hospital in Miranshah, the agency headquarters.
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May - 3 
An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release stated that consolidation of positions was carried out on May 3 in Daggar and the surrounding areas. The press release said the dead included a militant commander, Khalil alias Alam Buneri, a ma
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An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release stated that consolidation of positions was carried out on May 3 in Daggar and the surrounding areas. The press release said the dead included a militant commander, Khalil alias Alam Buneri, a main leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. SFs also successfully evacuated 20 girls, who were trapped in the Daggar Girls College.
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May - 3 
An unidentified gunmen looted three branches of various banks in different areas of Buner on May 3. Eyewitnesses said unidentified armed men arrived in pickups and looted a branch of the Allied Bank at Tor Warsak, the United Bank in Jiwar and the Hab
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An unidentified gunmen looted three branches of various banks in different areas of Buner on May 3. Eyewitnesses said unidentified armed men arrived in pickups and looted a branch of the Allied Bank at Tor Warsak, the United Bank in Jiwar and the Habib Bank’s branch at Bazargai in broad daylight and decamped with the cash, furniture and computers. It wasn’t clear how much money was looted.
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May - 3 
Armed Taliban militants blew up the Pakhtangi check-post in Shangla District and fled with the weapons of the Policemen stationed at the post, Daily Times reported. About 20 militants attacked the checkpoint on the Alpuri Puran main road, took the Po
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Armed Taliban militants blew up the Pakhtangi check-post in Shangla District and fled with the weapons of the Policemen stationed at the post, Daily Times reported. About 20 militants attacked the checkpoint on the Alpuri Puran main road, took the Policemen hostage, seized their weapons and then reportedly blew up the post with explosives. The locals said the Taliban wanted to abduct the Policemen but they managed to escape. Meanwhile, the Taliban arrived at the emerald mines in Goch area of Shangla once again, after having ‘disappeared’ for several days. Unnamed officials said Police had emptied an arms storehouse in Alooch Police station after receiving reports that Taliban were planning to attack.
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May - 3 
Armed Taliban militants were out on the streets of Mingora town on May 3 in what the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) called a gross violation of the peace deal. “Militants are involved in various criminal activities threatening the lives of th
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Armed Taliban militants were out on the streets of Mingora town on May 3 in what the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) called a gross violation of the peace deal. “Militants are involved in various criminal activities threatening the lives of the civilian population, the civil administration as well as security forces personnel,” it said.
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May - 3 
Brigadier Fayyaz Mehmood Qamar, who is in-charge of military operations in the Buner District of NWFP, said on May 3 the operations will be completed within a week, The News reported. Briefing the media in District headquarters Daggar, he said Securi
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Brigadier Fayyaz Mehmood Qamar, who is in-charge of military operations in the Buner District of NWFP, said on May 3 the operations will be completed within a week, The News reported. Briefing the media in District headquarters Daggar, he said Security Forces (SFs) killed 27 suicide attackers, bringing the death toll of militants to 80. Three SF personnel were also killed in the operation, he added. The Brigadier said SFs faced stiff resistance while entering into Buner, as the presence of militants at the Ambela hills was very thick and suicide bombers, riding on motorcycles and vehicles, were out to target the troops. Militants were still present in Pir Baba and Suleman Bakhsh and a plan had been chalked out to launch operation in this area, he said. The SFs have not initiated any land offensive so far and the entire operation was conducted with the help of artillery and gunship helicopters, he said. Brig Fayyaz said the local militants were very few in strength while Uzbek insurgents were present in large numbers, putting up a stiff resistance. Further, the District Coordination Officer disclosed that about 30-35 suicide bombers were still present in the area.
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May - 3 
Early on May 3, the Taliban blew up a girls’ high school in the Ningolai area of Kabal sub-division. While the building was destroyed, no casualty was reported. Further, a mechanic was arrested from Watakai Chowk when he was preparing a vehicle for a
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Early on May 3, the Taliban blew up a girls’ high school in the Ningolai area of Kabal sub-division. While the building was destroyed, no casualty was reported. Further, a mechanic was arrested from Watakai Chowk when he was preparing a vehicle for a suicide attack. Another vehicle prepared for a suicide attack was on its way to Saidu Sharif when the troops spotted it and later destroyed it after a gunfight. Three Taliban militants were arrested along with a suicide vehicle in Mingora, the ISPR said.
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May - 3 
In Madyan, the Taliban fired at the Security Forces (SFs) killing one soldier. Three other soldiers were injured in various clashes with the Taliban in Swat.
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In Madyan, the Taliban fired at the Security Forces (SFs) killing one soldier. Three other soldiers were injured in various clashes with the Taliban in Swat.
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May - 3 
In the Jamrud sub-division, Taliban commander Iftikhar Kukikhel surrendered to the local authorities, officials said. Sources said that Iftikhar was wanted by the administration in a number of sabotage activities and kidnapping of local officials bef
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In the Jamrud sub-division, Taliban commander Iftikhar Kukikhel surrendered to the local authorities, officials said. Sources said that Iftikhar was wanted by the administration in a number of sabotage activities and kidnapping of local officials before the start of military operation in December 2008. Iftikhar was made amir (chief) of Taliban in Jamrud after the arrest of Hijrat alias Mustafa Kamal in November 2008 in Peshawar. Hijrat, an Afghan, was accused of carrying out attacks on terminals of NATO supplies in Peshawar.
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May - 3 
In what appeared to be target killings, unidentified assailants shot dead two Policemen on the Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 3, Daily Times reported. Police said Head Constable Khan Gul and Constable Shamshad were on
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In what appeared to be target killings, unidentified assailants shot dead two Policemen on the Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 3, Daily Times reported. Police said Head Constable Khan Gul and Constable Shamshad were on duty when they were attacked.
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May - 3 
Quetta Police arrested 30 suspects on May 3 as part of an investigation into the grenade blast a day earlier in which 19 people were wounded.
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Quetta Police arrested 30 suspects on May 3 as part of an investigation into the grenade blast a day earlier in which 19 people were wounded.
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May - 3 
The banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) – which had promised to ensure peace in Swat District in return for the establishment of Sharia (Islamic courts) – on May 3 rejected the Darul Qaza appellate court set up by the NWFP Government,
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The banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) – which had promised to ensure peace in Swat District in return for the establishment of Sharia (Islamic courts) – on May 3 rejected the Darul Qaza appellate court set up by the NWFP Government, Daily Times reported. Ameer Izzat Khan, the chief spokesman for TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, said the Government had acted unilaterally in establishing the Darul Qaza and had violated the peace agreement. He said it had been decided in a May 1 meeting between the provincial Government and TNSM in Timergara that the former would first announce an end to the operations in Malakand following which the Taliban would declare a cease-fire.
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May - 3 
The Swat peace deal stands dissolved and the militants present in Swat, Matta, Kabal and Sangla as well as their commanders have asked for permission to fight everywhere, sources told The News on May 3. “Our peace agreement with the NWFP government p
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The Swat peace deal stands dissolved and the militants present in Swat, Matta, Kabal and Sangla as well as their commanders have asked for permission to fight everywhere, sources told The News on May 3. “Our peace agreement with the NWFP government practically stands dissolved,” confirmed Muslim Khan, a spokesman for the Swat chapter of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Security Forces (SFs) are attacking us and our fighters are also retaliating, he said. The TTP Swat spokesman vowed that their fighters would now attack SFs and Government figures everywhere. He alleged the rulers were obeying every directive of US President Barack Obama. He said if the Awami National Party (ANP) supports the Taliban, they will not harm them. But if they supported the Government, they too will become a target, warned Muslim Khan. He also said their main target will be SFs and the rulers of Pakistan and they will also act in other cities of Pakistan but will not target the general public. To a question, the TTP spokesman ruled out the involvement of India and Afghanistan and said no outside elements were involved in the Swat unrest. When asked about the dissolution of the Swat peace agreement, ANP spokesperson Senator Zahid Khan said they had signed the accord with the TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and not with the Swat Taliban. He said the Taliban had been violating the accord time and again. However, the TNSM spokesman Ameer Izzat Khan said he did not know about the scrapping of the agreement but if the operation continued in the region, the situation would return to the one that prevailed before the pact. He claimed the general public in Swat was now opposed to the Government.
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May - 3 
Government spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara told reporters that “Until an arrangement is made, General Kul Bahadur Khadka will work as acting Army Chief.” The Cabinet meeting was boycotted by several parties, including the CPN-UML, the Madhesi Jan
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Government spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara told reporters that “Until an arrangement is made, General Kul Bahadur Khadka will work as acting Army Chief.” The Cabinet meeting was boycotted by several parties, including the CPN-UML, the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum and the Sadbhavana Party Nepal, supporters of the coalition Government that was formed in August 2008, saying it was the Maoists’ decision alone. Later, the UML’s central committee meeting decided to pull out from the Government.
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May - 3 
In a video telecast by Kathmandu-based Image Channel in the afternoon of May 3, the Maoist chairman Prachanda is seen telling Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) combatants in a meeting at Shaktikhor located cantonment in Chitwan how the party swindled al
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In a video telecast by Kathmandu-based Image Channel in the afternoon of May 3, the Maoist chairman Prachanda is seen telling Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) combatants in a meeting at Shaktikhor located cantonment in Chitwan how the party swindled all into believing that the number of PLA was 35,000 when it was actually not more than 8,000, ultimately leading to the increase in PLA's strength rather than its reduction as has been assumed. Prachanda is seen further justifying the inflated figure in the video which the channel claimed was from January 2, 2008 when the Maoists were an important constituent of the Girija Prasad Koirala led interim Government. He said that apart from the PLA, which he said is now already a "regular army", the party has also formed Young Communist League (YCL) comprising thousands of youths despite various difficulties and "who now add to our strength". The Maoist chairman also revealed that a significant share of the money that will go to "our martyrs" in villages throughout the country and the PLA in cantonments will be used by the party to prepare for revolt and ultimately capture the state. "You all know that if we have enough money in our hands we can prepare a good battle plan. So, the party needs a good amount of money for the revolt," he said. He further said that though the party may appear to have again reached a compromise (with the state and political parties), "but if you look deeply then you will know how seriously the party is preparing for the ultimate revolt". Claiming that PLA combatants are "politically aware", he said even a small number of their entry into the Nepalese Army is enough to establish a complete Maoist control over the Army. This was why Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal was against our soldiers’ entry into the Army, he said. Prachanda said his party would clarify the contents of the video tape.
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May - 3 
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav sent a letter at 10.30pm to the army headquarters asking Katawal to continue in his position as CoAS. The President gave such orders in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nepalese Army. The President intervened
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President Dr Ram Baran Yadav sent a letter at 10.30pm to the army headquarters asking Katawal to continue in his position as CoAS. The President gave such orders in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nepalese Army. The President intervened in the issue following a memorandum submitted by 18 political parties, including Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. A copy of the letter was sent to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. However, the Prime Minister reportedly refused to accept the letter and described the President’s intervention as unconstitutional. As per the provision in the Interim Constitution, the President reportedly needs to approve the Government's decision to dismiss the Army chief.
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May - 3 
The announcement came after the President, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, asked the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), General Rookmangud Katawal, to continue in office. In a statement, the President said the Army Chief’s dismissal by the Cabine
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The announcement came after the President, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, asked the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), General Rookmangud Katawal, to continue in office. In a statement, the President said the Army Chief’s dismissal by the Cabinet on May 3 did not "meet the constitutional requirements and due process."
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May - 3 
The Maoist-led coalition Government removed the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), General Rookmangud Katawal, on May 3, 2009, The Hindu reported. The major coalition partner, the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), has consequently withdrawn support to the
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The Maoist-led coalition Government removed the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), General Rookmangud Katawal, on May 3, 2009, The Hindu reported. The major coalition partner, the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), has consequently withdrawn support to the Government. Two weeks ago, the Government asked for a clarification from General Katawal saying he violated its orders on three issues — recruitment in the Nepalese Army, extension of eight Army brigadiers’ tenure, and the Army’s withdrawal from six events in which it had to play against the People’s Liberation Army (the Maoists’ Army) in the Fifth National Games. The Government felt that the Army Chief disregarded civilian supremacy and challenged the Maoist-led Government. The Defence Ministry gave General Katawal 24 hours to clarify. Two weeks later, the Government concluded that the clarification General Katawal submitted was not satisfactory and a Cabinet meeting on May 3 decided to dismiss him.
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May - 3 
The Tharuhat Joint Struggle Committee (TJSC) called off the shutdown it had been observing in 22 districts of the Terai saying it had changed the approach of agitation. The TJSC issued a press statement to announce the withdrawal of the strike, almos
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The Tharuhat Joint Struggle Committee (TJSC) called off the shutdown it had been observing in 22 districts of the Terai saying it had changed the approach of agitation. The TJSC issued a press statement to announce the withdrawal of the strike, almost two weeks after it started. According to the statement, the strike was withdrawn keeping in view the latest political developments in the country and in response to the call by various human rights organisations. The agitation will continue until the demands are met, the statement added.
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May - 3 
Daily Star reports that Sahab Uddin, the former Director (security) of National Security Intelligence (NSI), the civilian intelligence agency, was arrested on May 3 from the national capital Dhaka’s Green Road for his alleged involvement in arranging
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Daily Star reports that Sahab Uddin, the former Director (security) of National Security Intelligence (NSI), the civilian intelligence agency, was arrested on May 3 from the national capital Dhaka’s Green Road for his alleged involvement in arranging transport and equipment for carrying the illegal arms and ammunition seized in Chittagong on April 2, 2004. Sahab Uddin, a wing commander of the Bangladesh Air Force who joined the NSI on deputation, had gone into voluntary retirement soon after the arms haul. The arrest was made after detained NSI Field Officer Akbar Hossain Khan in a confessional statement before a magistrate on April 2 said that he hired seven trucks and a crane from Greenways, a transport agency, for carrying the arms and ammunition on orders of Sahab Uddin.
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May - 3 
On May 3, a cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), Altaf Hossain Fakir (32), was killed by rivals within the same outfit in the Faridpur Sub-District of Pabna District. Family members of the slain extremist told
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On May 3, a cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), Altaf Hossain Fakir (32), was killed by rivals within the same outfit in the Faridpur Sub-District of Pabna District. Family members of the slain extremist told Police that a group of armed PBCP cadres came to his house and shot him dead.
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May - 3 
Although the Government of Sri Lanka is rehabilitating the surrendered Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, it is not ready to grant this opportunity to any leader of the outfit, said the Minister of Human Rights and Disaster Management
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Although the Government of Sri Lanka is rehabilitating the surrendered Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, it is not ready to grant this opportunity to any leader of the outfit, said the Minister of Human Rights and Disaster Management Mahinda Samarasinghe, reports Colombo Page. Speaking to the media on April 3, the Minister stressed the Government would certainly take action against LTTE leaders who surrender or are arrested by the Security Forces. According to the Minister, several leaders of the outfit, including chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, are most wanted suspects in other countries as well for the crimes they have committed. He, however, said the Government is to offer an amnesty without trial for all militants who lay down their arms and surrender. He told the media that “the regulations for this purpose were being drafted in consultation with the Attorney General.” However, the amnesty will not be granted to those who have already been charged or convicted in courts. Earlier, the UN also urged the Sri Lankan Government to consider a general amnesty for the LTTE cadres who are willing to surrender. More than 3,000 LTTE militants have surrendered to the military since January 2008 and the Government has established four rehabilitation centres in Jaffna, Ambepussa, Welikanda and Vavuniya to rehabilitate the other LTTE militants who surrender.
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May - 3 
On May 3, troops recovered one T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, six 60-mm mortar bombs, two 2.5 kilograms claymore mines and three detonators from the Olumadu, Periyamadu and Karukkankulam in Vavuniya District.
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On May 3, troops recovered one T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, six 60-mm mortar bombs, two 2.5 kilograms claymore mines and three detonators from the Olumadu, Periyamadu and Karukkankulam in Vavuniya District.
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May - 3 
The 58th and the 53rd Divisions cleared their paths towards the remaining five kilometres stretch of the No Fire Zone (NFZ) after the latter stormed another heavily fortified Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-built earth-bund across the Paranth
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The 58th and the 53rd Divisions cleared their paths towards the remaining five kilometres stretch of the No Fire Zone (NFZ) after the latter stormed another heavily fortified Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-built earth-bund across the Paranthan-Mullaitivu (A-35) road after fighting in the early hours of May 3, military officials told Daily News. The 53rd Division which is operating in the narrow land stretch between the Nanthikandal lagoon and A-35 road captured the earth-bund located south of the key junction that links the A-35 road with the Putumattalan-Mullaitivu road. ”The LTTE suffered heavily during this battle that ended with the troops capturing this heavily fortified earthbund by the early hours of yesterday braving the heavy mine fields of the LTTE,” an unnamed official said. It has also been reported that senior LTTE leader Thamilendi, who was in charge of the heavy weapons of the outfit, was killed during the fighting. ”The LTTE is now trapped in a five km stretch of land along with the civilians and the troops are slowly but steadily advancing to that terrain amidst all obstacles posed by the LTTE,” military officials added.
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May - 3 
The LTTE appealed to Britain and France to immediately intervene and broker a cease-fire with the Government. In a letter to the British and French Foreign Ministers who visited Sri Lanka last week, the LTTE said, "We are ready to engage in the proce
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The LTTE appealed to Britain and France to immediately intervene and broker a cease-fire with the Government. In a letter to the British and French Foreign Ministers who visited Sri Lanka last week, the LTTE said, "We are ready to engage in the process to bring about a ceasefire and enter into negotiations for an enduring resolution to the conflict."
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May - 3 
The report of the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) will be released to all political parties soon, an unnamed official said. An APRC spokesman said they met last week and discussed the proposal of a constitutional court. The APRC report is a
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The report of the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) will be released to all political parties soon, an unnamed official said. An APRC spokesman said they met last week and discussed the proposal of a constitutional court. The APRC report is a document which recommends the full implementation of the 13th amendment plus certain additional power devolution, the spokesman said. The APRC was mandated by President Mahinda Rajapakse to prepare a set of proposals that would be the basis for a solution to the national question. During the last two years 120 APRC sessions, chaired by Science and Technology Minister Prof. Tissa Vitharana, were held. The spokesman said that some non-participating political parties were also waiting to study the APRC proposals. Sri Lanka's main opposition United National party, Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and the Tamil National Alliance refrained from participating in the APRC sessions.
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May - 3 
Troopers from the Karativu STF camp conducted a search in the Karakadapalliya area and recovered one pistol, 60 rounds of ammunition and two hand grenades.
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Troopers from the Karativu STF camp conducted a search in the Karakadapalliya area and recovered one pistol, 60 rounds of ammunition and two hand grenades.
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May - 3 
Troops conducting security surveillance in the east found 500 grenades from the Thihilaveddi area of Batticaloa District on May 3.
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Troops conducting security surveillance in the east found 500 grenades from the Thihilaveddi area of Batticaloa District on May 3.
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May - 3 
Troops during a search and clear operation in the Puttur area found sixty 81-mm mortar bombs.
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Troops during a search and clear operation in the Puttur area found sixty 81-mm mortar bombs.
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Troops that stormed a section of LTTE-built earth bund in the stretch of land between the Paranthan-Mullaitivu (A-35) road and the Nanthikandal lagoon on May 3 expanded their advance by another 250 metres by the evening of May 4 while closing in on K
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Troops that stormed a section of LTTE-built earth bund in the stretch of land between the Paranthan-Mullaitivu (A-35) road and the Nanthikandal lagoon on May 3 expanded their advance by another 250 metres by the evening of May 4 while closing in on Karaiyamullivaikal area, SLA reported. Subsequently, the SFs recovered four LTTE motorbikes, four T-56 weapons, two T-81 weapons, two GPS, two compasses, one tractor engine, 45 rounds of 9-mm ammunition, 1900 machine gun ammunition rounds, one Canon still camera, 24 personal diaries, 40 machine gun rounds and a few more LTTE items from these areas.
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May - 4 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) commander, identified as Dawood Bhat, was shot dead by Police at Kilotran, Gandoh in the Doda District on May 4, reports Daily Excelsior. However, the body-guard of the militant managed to escape from the spot along with wea
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) commander, identified as Dawood Bhat, was shot dead by Police at Kilotran, Gandoh in the Doda District on May 4, reports Daily Excelsior. However, the body-guard of the militant managed to escape from the spot along with weapons. A fake identity card with stamp of civil authorities of Anantnag District was recovered from his possession. Police said Dawood Bhat had left Doda for Pakistan for advanced training in weaponry and handling of sophisticated explosives in 1998. He was known with the name of Shahbaaz in 1998. However, on his return to Doda from Pakistan he had been given the name of ‘Captain’ Masood. Dawood Bhat had come back to Doda only a week ago and had been assigned the task of stepping up militant activities by HM commanders in Pakistan.
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May - 4 
A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined team of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Thoubal Khunou Maching in Heibirok area on May 4, reports Imphal Free Press. One .32 pistol loaded with four live rounds in t
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A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined team of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Thoubal Khunou Maching in Heibirok area on May 4, reports Imphal Free Press. One .32 pistol loaded with four live rounds in the magazine was recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 4 
According to Military intelligence, a group of 935 Pakistani women being trained by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence, in the Faridkot District of Pakistan to entice men and motivate them into becoming terrorists in
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According to Military intelligence, a group of 935 Pakistani women being trained by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence, in the Faridkot District of Pakistan to entice men and motivate them into becoming terrorists in India, reports Times of India. According to a secret military intelligence report sent to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the group is also being trained at a camp in Kotli, Pakistan. It says a joint meeting of senior ISI officers with representatives of al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) on April 23 near Talwandi (in Pakistan) was attended by Neeta, KZF leader, and Nazira Begum, the wife of Kotli training camp principal Shah Mohammad.
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May - 4 
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister K Jana Reddy has said that not more than 150-160 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could be present in the State, reports Times of India. Speaking to reporters after a high-level review meeting on
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Andhra Pradesh Home Minister K Jana Reddy has said that not more than 150-160 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could be present in the State, reports Times of India. Speaking to reporters after a high-level review meeting on the post-election law and order situation at the State Secretariat on May 4 he said, "We have very effectively tackled the Maoists over the past few years and now they have been reduced to nothing. At best, there could be some 150-160 cadres of the outlaws hiding underground in the state." He further said that talks initiated by the Congress government in late 2004 proved effective in tackling left-wing extremist menace. "Though the talks failed, we could very effectively curb Maoist activity in the state. Many of them have given up arms and surrendered before the police", he said.
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May - 4 
Assam Government has adopted a two-pronged strategy to deal with the Black Widow (BW). Besides launching a strong military offensive against the BW, the Government is backing a splinter group of the outfit, led by James Dimasa, in a bid to split and
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Assam Government has adopted a two-pronged strategy to deal with the Black Widow (BW). Besides launching a strong military offensive against the BW, the Government is backing a splinter group of the outfit, led by James Dimasa, in a bid to split and neutralise the group. The splinter group, formed a few months ago, has 60 armed cadres and is in touch with several members of the BW. Leaders of the James group were in constant touch with senior security officials of the district to devise ways of tackling the BW. The government hopes that its strategy will bear fruit in a month or two as it is getting feelers from the ground that BW leaders are "worried" by the dual threat. "They are even expressing willingness to come for negotiations. We are trying to find out whether such feelers are just a ploy to scale down our offensive against it," a senior police official said.
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May - 4 
Militants shot at and critically wounded a National Conference (NC) activist, Aziz Ahmad Khushoo, in the Khanqah-e-Moalla area of old Sri Nagar, Police sources said on May 4. Militants had earlier fired few rounds at the residence of a NC worker in B
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Militants shot at and critically wounded a National Conference (NC) activist, Aziz Ahmad Khushoo, in the Khanqah-e-Moalla area of old Sri Nagar, Police sources said on May 4. Militants had earlier fired few rounds at the residence of a NC worker in Batamaloo area of the city 10 days before.
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May - 4 
Neeta, a resident of Ward 2 in Jammu town's Sumbal Camp area, is the only Khalistani terrorist active from among the five demanded by India from Pakistan. According to the report, Neeta discussed the logistics of providing support to groups in Amrits
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Neeta, a resident of Ward 2 in Jammu town's Sumbal Camp area, is the only Khalistani terrorist active from among the five demanded by India from Pakistan. According to the report, Neeta discussed the logistics of providing support to groups in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur in Punjab to revive terrorism and has already appointed a female commander in Gurdaspur sector. However, the ISI officials take over training programmes only in the later stages, after the initial phase of physical tutelage is over. Taught to breach national boundaries, these women generally enter India through West Bengal and Bihar borders and are equally adept at using computers and in blackmailing youth. Their modus operandi to gain a foothold in the society is simple -establish relationships, legally or illegally.
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May - 4 
Niranjan Sarcar, an employee of a construction firm MK Engineers at West Maligaon in Guwahati, was abducted by unidentified militants from Belsiri camp under Dhekiajuli revenue circle of Sonitpur District in the evening of May 4. The firm was engaged
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Niranjan Sarcar, an employee of a construction firm MK Engineers at West Maligaon in Guwahati, was abducted by unidentified militants from Belsiri camp under Dhekiajuli revenue circle of Sonitpur District in the evening of May 4. The firm was engaged in railway bridge construction from Dhekiajuli railway station to New Missamari railway station.
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May - 4 
Surankote Police and troops of 16 Rashtriya Rifles neutralised a hide-out of the militants near a famous water point at Dera Gali on Rajouri-Surankote road in the Poonch District. Recoveries made from the hide-out include 200 AK rounds, two magazines
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Surankote Police and troops of 16 Rashtriya Rifles neutralised a hide-out of the militants near a famous water point at Dera Gali on Rajouri-Surankote road in the Poonch District. Recoveries made from the hide-out include 200 AK rounds, two magazines, two Chinese grenades, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), four IED switches, five pencil cells eight detonators with wire and 250 grams explosives. However, no arrests were made from the spot.
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May - 4 
The employees of the Minor Irrigation Department of the Manipur Government demonstrated in front of their office complex at Lamphelpat in Imphal West District on May 4, in protest against firing attacks at the residence of Chief Engineer of the Depar
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The employees of the Minor Irrigation Department of the Manipur Government demonstrated in front of their office complex at Lamphelpat in Imphal West District on May 4, in protest against firing attacks at the residence of Chief Engineer of the Department, M. Shyambabu, and similar attacks at the residences of Executive Engineers, L. Gourakishore, P. Super and K. Ramkumar, in the last few days, according to Sangai Express. The Chief Engineer Shyambabu taking part in the protest said that there were several demands to the Department from insurgent groups in both hills and valley.
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May - 4 
Times of India reports that the special cell of Delhi Police arrested three members of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) including a zonal commander of the outfit from a house in the Badarpur area of south Delhi. The accused reportedly confessed that
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Times of India reports that the special cell of Delhi Police arrested three members of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) including a zonal commander of the outfit from a house in the Badarpur area of south Delhi. The accused reportedly confessed that they were trying to set up a base in the city. Police said that zonal commander Yogendra Singh Bhokta (26), Satish Kumar (21) and Sheetal Kumar (19) were arrested while other members of the outfit are on the run. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Alok Kumar said, "We have received inputs in February this year after which their movements were being tracked. Further intelligence revealed that they were hiding in the Badarpur area after which a raid was conducted and all three were arrested from a house there."
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May - 4 
According to Daily Times, the Swat peace agreement crumbled on May 4 as Taliban militants took over Mingora, the district headquarters of Swat in the NWFP, taking positions atop Government and private buildings and patrolling the deserted streets. "T
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According to Daily Times, the Swat peace agreement crumbled on May 4 as Taliban militants took over Mingora, the district headquarters of Swat in the NWFP, taking positions atop Government and private buildings and patrolling the deserted streets. "The city is in complete control of the Taliban, who say they are taking positions to guard the local population," Mingora residents said. Local residents said both the Security Forces and the Taliban militants set up checkposts on roads leading to Mingora and soldiers were seen on high alert in Kabal. Military authorities had announced curfew in the city from 7pm to 6am and had warned the violators of stern action.
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May - 4 
According to Daily Times, the Taliban have made about 2,000 civilians in Buner of North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) hostage and are using them as human shield, the chief military spokesman said on May 4. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR
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According to Daily Times, the Taliban have made about 2,000 civilians in Buner of North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) hostage and are using them as human shield, the chief military spokesman said on May 4. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major Gen Athar Abbas told to the state-run Pakistan TV that the Taliban had made the civilians hostage in Peer Baba and Sultan Was areas and were not allowing them to leave. In an update on the military operations in Malakand division, the ISPR said the move came after an impending operation to clear Pir Baba. Talking to PTV, the ISPR director general said Daggar was under complete control of the security forces and the Daggar-Mardan road had been reopened. Malandri Road had also been cleared, he added.
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May - 4 
Calling the Pakistani Government and Army "enemies of Muslims", the Swat Taliban vowed on May 4 to march forward till death, according to Daily Times. "Either we’ll be martyred or we’ll march forward," Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Reuters by te
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Calling the Pakistani Government and Army "enemies of Muslims", the Swat Taliban vowed on May 4 to march forward till death, according to Daily Times. "Either we’ll be martyred or we’ll march forward," Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Reuters by telephone. He said elements in the military and the Government were trying to sabotage the peace process to please the United States. "This is not our army, this is not our Government," he added. They’re worse enemies of Muslims than the Americans. They’re US stooges. " We will give a fitting reply to security forces if Sufi Muhammad decides to revoke the deal with the Government," he said while talking to AFP.
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May - 4 
Policeman died and four people, including another policeman, were injured when suspected Taliban militants opened fire on the Bahadar Banda Police Post on Hangu-Kohat Road in the Hangu District of NWFP, Daily Times reported. The Police sources confir
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Policeman died and four people, including another policeman, were injured when suspected Taliban militants opened fire on the Bahadar Banda Police Post on Hangu-Kohat Road in the Hangu District of NWFP, Daily Times reported. The Police sources confirmed that the armed militants opened fire on the Bahadar Banda Police Post from their speeding vehicle, which left Wali Shah dead and Farid Khan injured. Three civilians, identified as Habib, Noor Askar and Hassan also received bullet injuries.
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May - 4 
The NWFP Government will not tolerate any violation of the Swat peace agreement any longer, provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said. Talking to reporters after a seminar, the top NWFP Government spokesman said his Government had demonst
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The NWFP Government will not tolerate any violation of the Swat peace agreement any longer, provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said. Talking to reporters after a seminar, the top NWFP Government spokesman said his Government had demonstrated full sincerity in the promulgation of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation and had announced the establishment of Darul Qaza to fulfil the demands of Sufi Muhammad and the Taliban for peace in Malakand. However he warned of stern action and "the use of the second option" against anyone who would challenge the writ of the state. The minister asked the Taliban to lay down weapons and support the government in its peace initiatives, and told them the government would not tolerate any violation of the agreement in future after the implementation of Nizam-e-Adl.
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May - 4 
The spokesman for Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) has said establishing peace was the responsibility of the government and not the TNSM, a private TV channel reported. Talking to reporters in Batkhela, he said the TNSM would only be resp
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The spokesman for Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) has said establishing peace was the responsibility of the government and not the TNSM, a private TV channel reported. Talking to reporters in Batkhela, he said the TNSM would only be responsible for peace if ‘sharia’ was enforced in the Malakand division. According to the channel, he called for an end to the military action against the Taliban in parts of the division and said peace could not be restored by force and could only come through "the enforcement of sharia". He said the NWFP Government had not consulted the TNSM on the appointment of qazis.
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May - 4 
Two people were arrested for trying to abduct Hangu passport office director Muhammad Tahir from Samana Road in the Hangu. However, Police arrested the duo and foiled their attempt.
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Two people were arrested for trying to abduct Hangu passport office director Muhammad Tahir from Samana Road in the Hangu. However, Police arrested the duo and foiled their attempt.
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May - 4 
Cadres of NC and Unified CPN-Maoist clashed in Roplpa following the President's intervention in the cabinet decision. Both parties organised programmes to respond to the situation, each group hurling stones at the other, reports The Himalayan Times.
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Cadres of NC and Unified CPN-Maoist clashed in Roplpa following the President's intervention in the cabinet decision. Both parties organised programmes to respond to the situation, each group hurling stones at the other, reports The Himalayan Times. A child was injured in the clash.
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May - 4 
Leaders of NC and CPN-UML met at the CPN -UML central office in Balkhu in their attempt to form a new coalition following Prachanda’s resignation. The CPN -UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said after the meeting that PM’s resignation has "paved the way
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Leaders of NC and CPN-UML met at the CPN -UML central office in Balkhu in their attempt to form a new coalition following Prachanda’s resignation. The CPN -UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said after the meeting that PM’s resignation has "paved the way to move forward". He said parties would now intensify deliberations to find consensus on the next ruling alliance. Likewise, Nepali Congress vice president Ram Chandra Poudel said his party is in favour national consensus on how to move ahead. He hinted that NC might support CPN-UML to lead the new Government.
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May - 4 
Nine months after he was elected the first Prime Minister (PM) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Prachanda, announced his resignation on May 4, reports The Hindu. Later, President Ram Baran Yadav approved the resignation. He said the curre
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Nine months after he was elected the first Prime Minister (PM) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Prachanda, announced his resignation on May 4, reports The Hindu. Later, President Ram Baran Yadav approved the resignation. He said the current Council of Ministers would continue its work. In an address to the nation, PM Prachanda said, "To resolve this difficult situation and to create a positive environment to save democracy, nationalism, and peace process, I announce my resignation." Prachanda hinted that it was mainly because of the President’s "unconstitutional move" he was resigning.
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May - 4 
The Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and other parties welcomed Prachanda’s resignation. An all-party meeting is scheduled for Tuesday to decide on forming a new Government.
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The Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and other parties welcomed Prachanda’s resignation. An all-party meeting is scheduled for Tuesday to decide on forming a new Government.
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May - 4 
The Supreme Court, ruling on a case filed on May 4 by the INHURED, an NGO, issued a show cause notice demanding the office of President to submit reasons for asking General Rookmangud Katawal to stay in the same position though the Government dismiss
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The Supreme Court, ruling on a case filed on May 4 by the INHURED, an NGO, issued a show cause notice demanding the office of President to submit reasons for asking General Rookmangud Katawal to stay in the same position though the Government dismissed him.
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May - 4 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) decided to agitate in the Parliament and the street until their decision to sack Katawal is implemented, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the party secretariat held at Baluwatar followi
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) decided to agitate in the Parliament and the street until their decision to sack Katawal is implemented, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the party secretariat held at Baluwatar following PM Prachanda’s resignation decided to launch the agitation in favour of democracy and civil supremacy. Earlier in the morning Maoist leader and communication minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara had informed that the party would challenge the President's 'unconstitutional' move in the court.
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May - 4 
On May 4, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel 4 recovered arms, ammunition, bombs and bomb making materials from a nursery at Hamidpur in the Jessore District, reports Daily Star. The seizure included three locally made guns, ten bullets, one
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On May 4, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel 4 recovered arms, ammunition, bombs and bomb making materials from a nursery at Hamidpur in the Jessore District, reports Daily Star. The seizure included three locally made guns, ten bullets, one kilogram gunpowder, 500 gram explosives, bombs and an unspecified quantity of bomb making material.
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May - 4 
At least 25-30 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed or severely injured during intermittent clashes with the troops in the area west of Vellamullivaikkal inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District during the past 36
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At least 25-30 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed or severely injured during intermittent clashes with the troops in the area west of Vellamullivaikkal inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District during the past 36 hours ending in the morning of May 4, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA). A few soldiers also sustained injuries in the fighting. The report said that the Security Forces (SFs) continued to consolidate their positions and countered heavy LTTE resistance during their advance further inside the NFZ. The LTTE has been confided to an area less than five square kilometres on the coast of Mullaitivu District, adds The Hindu.
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May - 4 
On May 4, troops in the Visuamadukulam, Kilinochchi, Puthukkudiyiruppu west, Udayarkattu, Alankulam and Ampakamam areas recovered three T-81 weapons, two T-56 weapons, one sniper weapon, sixty 60-mm mortar bombs, three Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG)
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On May 4, troops in the Visuamadukulam, Kilinochchi, Puthukkudiyiruppu west, Udayarkattu, Alankulam and Ampakamam areas recovered three T-81 weapons, two T-56 weapons, one sniper weapon, sixty 60-mm mortar bombs, three Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), 16 kilograms of C-4 explosives, 54 hand grenades, 67 training hand grenades, 2530 anti-personnel mines (APMs) of P-4 mark 01 and four other APMs, one 2.5 kilograms claymore mine, thirty-seven 1.5 kilograms claymore mines, eight 81-mm mortar bombs, one Arul bomb, 22 rounds of pistol ammunition, one 12.7 mm weapon tripod, 510 unidentified mortar fuses, 240 rounds of T-56 ammunition and one Light Machine Gun drum, 57 handcuffs, 86 large tractor tyres, one 1.5 kv generator, one motor cycle, one Latex double door bus, eight empty fuel tanks, 28 gas cylinders, five iron ball barrels and 15 barbed wire rolls, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 4 
Pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net accused that the Army during the weekend had deployed its troops for a major onslaught, according to The Hindu. "All kinds of heavy weapons, including prohibited ones, are ready for deployment on the NFZ," it said. The mili
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Pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net accused that the Army during the weekend had deployed its troops for a major onslaught, according to The Hindu. "All kinds of heavy weapons, including prohibited ones, are ready for deployment on the NFZ," it said. The military, meanwhile, denied the charge and said that as per policy the troops do not use heavy weapons in taking on the LTTE inside the NFZ.
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May - 4 
Sri Lanka on May 4 urged the international community to provide US $ 50 million in order to meet urgent humanitarian needs of the displaced in the North. A local newspaper quoting an official said that "the Government asked for this aid package solel
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Sri Lanka on May 4 urged the international community to provide US $ 50 million in order to meet urgent humanitarian needs of the displaced in the North. A local newspaper quoting an official said that "the Government asked for this aid package solely for the benefit of the internally displaced persons who have now been accommodated at welfare camps and villages in Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna." A meeting chaired by Sri Lanka Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe was recently held in Colombo with the participation of representatives of UN agencies and donor countries. The paper also reported that the Sri Lanka Government was expecting a positive response from the donor community within the next few days in this regard. Over 185,000 civilians who fled the LTTE control are sheltered in the welfare centers. Another 50,000 are still trapped in the NFZ and being held by the LTTE as human shields.
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May - 4 
The Government said the second phase of resettling the displaced would commence on May 11 with 2100 people belonging to 520 families in the Mannar District. The Ministry of Disaster Relief Services and Resettlement said steps were being taken to rese
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The Government said the second phase of resettling the displaced would commence on May 11 with 2100 people belonging to 520 families in the Mannar District. The Ministry of Disaster Relief Services and Resettlement said steps were being taken to resettle more displaced in the Arippu area of Mannar District.
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May - 4 
The Hindu reports that the Special Task Force personnel in Komari and Pothuvil areas of Ampara District foiled a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) infiltration bid, killing four militants on May 4.
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The Hindu reports that the Special Task Force personnel in Komari and Pothuvil areas of Ampara District foiled a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) infiltration bid, killing four militants on May 4.
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May - 4 
The LTTE on May 4 urged Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to facilitate a cease-fire in the island nation, according to Times of India. The appeal was made in a telephonic conversation between Ravi Shankar and B. Nadesan, chief of the politi
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The LTTE on May 4 urged Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to facilitate a cease-fire in the island nation, according to Times of India. The appeal was made in a telephonic conversation between Ravi Shankar and B. Nadesan, chief of the political wing of the LTTE. Nadesan said thousands of people "are suffering due to an acute shortage of food and medical facilities" in the narrow strip of land still held by the LTTE. He said that the LTTE was "ready for peace and requested Ravi Shankar to do the needful to facilitate a ceasefire".
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May - 4 
The Tamil United National Front (TULF) leader V. Anandasangaree, in a letter addressed to President Mahinda Rajapakse, has suggested that an international agency acceptable to the Government be selected to visit Wanni and persuade the LTTE to allow i
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The Tamil United National Front (TULF) leader V. Anandasangaree, in a letter addressed to President Mahinda Rajapakse, has suggested that an international agency acceptable to the Government be selected to visit Wanni and persuade the LTTE to allow innocent people to go free, with an offer of general amnesty to LTTE cadres who surrender with arms, reported Colombo Page. "A period of two weeks may be given to the agency to make the necessary arrangements. If such an arrangement is not made to bring out the civilians safely, the whole thing will end up in a national disaster detrimental to the good name of the country," he said in the letter sent on May 1. The TULF leader said the number of those stranded in Wanni was over 1,50,000. He said it was very unfortunate that though aerial bombing had stopped, shelling and artillery attacks had been taking place during the last three days. "I wish to point out that the military action that is going on, apart from causing several casualties among the IDPs [Internally Displaced Persons] in Wanni, the fear and tension this is causing to those IDPs who have already come into the welfare centres will have serious repercussions on them since most of their relatives are still in Wanni." The letter further said there was an acute shortage of food and people were on the verge of starvation. It was on April 2 that they received 1,100 metric tonnes of food items, it said. "Since then, on the 28th and 29th 30 metric tonnes was received each day. Sugar received on these two consignments is only 1,000 kg each. Hence, please direct the authorities concerned to dispatch sufficient stock of food items and drugs immediately to Wanni," it added.
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May - 4 
The UN Security Council will continue to conduct informal discussions and media briefings on Sri Lanka with the participation of the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka. Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation assuming hi
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The UN Security Council will continue to conduct informal discussions and media briefings on Sri Lanka with the participation of the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka. Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation assuming his position as the President of the Security Council for May briefed on the Council's programme of work for the month. Responding to a question from media whether Russia opposes any discussions on Sri Lanka, Churkin said the Council does not oppose the informal discussions on Sri Lanka as they have been structured very appropriately including the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka. The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka has accepted the possibility of such informal discussions with briefings, the Security Council President said. "As we are discussing that we should not lose the fact that the government of Sri Lanka is fighting a difficult enemy and an organization officially branded in many quarters as a terrorist organization. Everybody accepts the fact that they (LTTE) are the ones that conducting themselves most inhumanely retaining civilians as human shields, their behaviour is obviously unacceptable," Churkin added.
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May - 4 
The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka said on May 4 that they have not released any casualty figures publicly and circulated to the diplomatic community in Colombo as Associated Press reports said, according to Colombo Page. Issui
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The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka said on May 4 that they have not released any casualty figures publicly and circulated to the diplomatic community in Colombo as Associated Press reports said, according to Colombo Page. Issuing a statement over the controversial document, the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka said that it has received a number of queries regarding the casualty figures. "The UN Under-Secretary General John Holmes has clarified since that these figures were drawn from an internal working document which is based on information that cannot be fully, reliably, and independently assessed, because of limits on access to civilians in the combat zone. Hence they have not been released publicly, and the figures cited were not circulated by this office to the diplomatic corps," it said. The statement added that "The overall view of the UN on any particular situation comes from statements by the Secretary General or other senior UN figures, who have regularly recorded their concerns about the high toll fighting over the last three months has taken on civilian lives." The Resident Coordinator said the UN in Sri Lanka remains fully committed to supporting the Sri Lankan Government to meet its responsibility to protect civilians in this conflict, and for the provision of humanitarian assistance to those displaced. Associated Press in a report on April 24 citing a UN document circulated among diplomatic missions in Colombo said at least 6,432 civilians were killed in the intense fighting over the past three months and 13,946 wounded. The report further said the document was given to the news agency by a foreign diplomat and the casualties were reported as "verified data" in the document.
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May - 4 
Troops engaged in continuous search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal, Visuamadukulam, Ramanathapuram, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Kuppilankulam areas recovered six T-56 weapons, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), 125 Rocket Propeller Grenad
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Troops engaged in continuous search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal, Visuamadukulam, Ramanathapuram, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Kuppilankulam areas recovered six T-56 weapons, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), 125 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 30 bombs, three sea mines, 15 hand grenades, one tractor engine, one generator, 12 MPMG links, 150 claymore mines, two hundred and thirty-two 120-mm mortar bombs, fifteen 82-mm mortar bombs, two 81-mm mortar bombs, three 60-mm mortar bombs, eight Arul bombs, 200 pouches, 151 anti-personnel mines (APMs), 480 chargers, 400 electric detonators, 72 training hand grenades, 200-metre long safety fuses, 150-metre long flexible wire, 115 T-56 magazines, five kilograms C-4 explosives, 10 kilograms Tri Nitro Toluene explosives and 60 APMs.
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May - 5 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) miltiant, Yengkhom Pocha alias James, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabagai area.
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) miltiant, Yengkhom Pocha alias James, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabagai area.
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May - 5 
A militant belonging to the Imoinu faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Mohammed Jahiruddin alias Sanayai, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Angtha.
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A militant belonging to the Imoinu faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Mohammed Jahiruddin alias Sanayai, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Angtha.
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May - 5 
According to Daily Excelsior, Security Forces on May 5 recovered arms and explosives during a search operation in the Nar forest area of Poonch District and neutralized a hideout of the militants. The recoveries included one AK-47 rifle, 412 rounds,
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According to Daily Excelsior, Security Forces on May 5 recovered arms and explosives during a search operation in the Nar forest area of Poonch District and neutralized a hideout of the militants. The recoveries included one AK-47 rifle, 412 rounds, one pistol with seven rounds, one radio set, three grenades, five pouches and some incriminating documents pertaining to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit.
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May - 5 
An 18 year old People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Moirangthem Givson alias Thoi alias Akash, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Sekmaijin on May 5, reports Imphal Free Press. He confessed
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An 18 year old People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Moirangthem Givson alias Thoi alias Akash, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Sekmaijin on May 5, reports Imphal Free Press. He confessed during his interrogation that he was working in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit.
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May - 5 
Elsewhere in the State, a bomb was hurled by two unidentified militants at the residence of Nongthongbam Sudhir, a former Deputy Superintendent of Police, at Khagempalli Pankha in the Imphal West District. The bomb blast caused some damages to the ho
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Elsewhere in the State, a bomb was hurled by two unidentified militants at the residence of Nongthongbam Sudhir, a former Deputy Superintendent of Police, at Khagempalli Pankha in the Imphal West District. The bomb blast caused some damages to the house and a vehicle.
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May - 5 
Elsewhere in the State, during a search operation at Jaimati Pathar area of Tezpur District, Police arrested two suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Pankaj Hainary (21) of Ghoramari fallinig under Chaloniba
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Elsewhere in the State, during a search operation at Jaimati Pathar area of Tezpur District, Police arrested two suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Pankaj Hainary (21) of Ghoramari fallinig under Chalonibari Police outpost and Jongsar Narjary (22) of Golaghat District, and one National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) linkman, identified as Kamal Das of Sorbhog of Barpeta District.
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May - 5 
Elsewhere in the State, troops recovered four grenades, a pistol and four hand grenades from Naika Panjgrain in the Rajouri District.
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Elsewhere in the State, troops recovered four grenades, a pistol and four hand grenades from Naika Panjgrain in the Rajouri District.
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May - 5 
Express Buzz reports that the Chikmagalur District Police arrested six left-wing extremists from Sringeri in connection with a string of attacks that took place in the region in the last four years. The arrested extremists included Vijaya Kumar, an a
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Express Buzz reports that the Chikmagalur District Police arrested six left-wing extremists from Sringeri in connection with a string of attacks that took place in the region in the last four years. The arrested extremists included Vijaya Kumar, an activist of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and two forest department employees.
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May - 5 
In fresh violence aimed at disrupting re-polling, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 5 exchanged fire with Security Forces (SFs) at about 0900 hours near Bhejanwada polling station in Malkangiri District, reports Zee News.
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In fresh violence aimed at disrupting re-polling, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 5 exchanged fire with Security Forces (SFs) at about 0900 hours near Bhejanwada polling station in Malkangiri District, reports Zee News. The Maoists retreated after the SFs retaliated and there was no report of any injury among the SFs. The Malkangiri District Collector N. B. Jawale said that besides the shootout, polling was peaceful. Re-polling in 17 polling stations in Malkangiri and Chitrakonda areas in the State was being held as elections in these areas on April 16 had been disrupted due to the Maoist attacks.
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May - 5 
Suspected militant, Chongtham Umakanta alias Manaoton, was shot dead a combined team of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during a separate encounter at a place between Saijang and Sailen villages on May 5. While around five other militant
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Suspected militant, Chongtham Umakanta alias Manaoton, was shot dead a combined team of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during a separate encounter at a place between Saijang and Sailen villages on May 5. While around five other militants managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol, one magazine and two live rounds of 9-mm ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 5 
Troops recovered a bomb planted by suspected militants at a place between the Upokpi and Taupokpi areas in Bishnupur District.
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Troops recovered a bomb planted by suspected militants at a place between the Upokpi and Taupokpi areas in Bishnupur District.
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May - 5 
Two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and two others injured when suspected militants of an unidentified Naga outfit ambushed a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Assam Police personnel at Baghjaan in Karbi Anglong District
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Two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and two others injured when suspected militants of an unidentified Naga outfit ambushed a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Assam Police personnel at Baghjaan in Karbi Anglong District, who were escorting private vehicles passing through Assam-Nagaland border in Karbi Anglong District on May 5, reports Telegraph. Two slain SF personnel were identified as Rajesh Kumar of the CRPF and Lakhi Prasad Deuri of Assam Police. “We have found evidence of the involvement of Naga militants in the ambush,” a senior Police official in Karbi Anglong said. He said a few villagers near Baghjaan had told the Police that they had seen unidentified youths had moved from Nagaland into Baghjaan. Bokajan Sub-Divisional Police Officer C. Gogoi said the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), initially suspected to have ambushed the SF personnel, had hardly any presence in the area. “We are not ruling out the involvement of the KLNLF, but the cadres of some other militant outfits may also have a hand in it,” he added.
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May - 5 
15 Taliban militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in a Taliban attack on the Spinki Tangi check-post in Mohmand Agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on May 5, Daily Times reported. It also said six of the troop
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15 Taliban militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in a Taliban attack on the Spinki Tangi check-post in Mohmand Agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on May 5, Daily Times reported. It also said six of the troops had gone missing after the Taliban attacked the check-post around 3:30am on May 5. The SFs retaliated by targeting Taliban hideouts in the Baizai and Safi sub-divisions of Mohmand Agency. However, no casualties were reported.
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May - 5 
According to Dawn, seven people, including two children and a Frontier Corps soldier, were killed and 48 others sustained injuries an explosives-laden car rammed into a pick-up near a check-post on the Bara road near Peshawar in the morning of May 5.
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According to Dawn, seven people, including two children and a Frontier Corps soldier, were killed and 48 others sustained injuries an explosives-laden car rammed into a pick-up near a check-post on the Bara road near Peshawar in the morning of May 5. The Bara Qadeem check-post was manned by the Police and Frontier Constabulary. Eyewitnesses said the car on a suicide mission was following a Frontier Corps pick-up from Bara and hit it when it slowed down near the check-post. The pick-up was carrying students to a school in Peshawar. The Senior Superintendent of Police Mian Ghulam Mohammad said no one had accepted responsibility for the blast. According to bomb disposal personnel, the explosives weighed about 85 kilograms. The blast also reportedly caused a deep crater in the middle of the road and damaged dozens of houses and shops.
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May - 5 
According to Times of India, a suicide car bomber killed four Security Force (SF) personnel and wounded eight other SF personnel apart from passing schoolchildren in the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP)
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According to Times of India, a suicide car bomber killed four Security Force (SF) personnel and wounded eight other SF personnel apart from passing schoolchildren in the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 5 (today). Police sources said the attacker rammed his car into a vehicle carrying SFs.
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May - 5 
An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said militants in Swat blew up a Police station and fired rockets at posts of SFs at Shangla Top, Shamzoi Bridge, Bariam bridge and grid station in Mingora. Militants also looted a store of the World Food
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An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said militants in Swat blew up a Police station and fired rockets at posts of SFs at Shangla Top, Shamzoi Bridge, Bariam bridge and grid station in Mingora. Militants also looted a store of the World Food Programme in Swat and took away bags of wheat and cans of edible oil, the statement said. According to BBC, militants have occupied important Government offices, including that of the Commissioner Malakand Division, DIG, Frontier Reserve Police, district nazim and Police investigation offices, in Saidu Sharif. The NWFP Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain while confirming the militants’ control over the commissioner and DIG offices, expressed ignorance about other offices.
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May - 5 
An unnamed Frontier Government source said the Army had been given a go-ahead for a decisive military operation for which the targeted areas would be vacated and all locals shifted to camps in Peshawar, Mardan and Durgai, creating a situation where t
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An unnamed Frontier Government source said the Army had been given a go-ahead for a decisive military operation for which the targeted areas would be vacated and all locals shifted to camps in Peshawar, Mardan and Durgai, creating a situation where the militants would be flushed out and any civilian appearing in the area would be considered "enemy". However, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the provincial Government had not yet decided to launch a military operation in Swat.
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May - 5 
During clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Swat District on May 5, at least 18 persons, including three militants and two SF personnel, were killed and 20 others sustained injuries, The News reported. Sources said clashes w
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During clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Swat District on May 5, at least 18 persons, including three militants and two SF personnel, were killed and 20 others sustained injuries, The News reported. Sources said clashes were going on in Mingora city, Khwazakhela, Barikot and Shamozai areas, while heavy shelling was witnessed in Qambar area. The shelling and firing continued overnight in which scores of houses were destroyed. Militants also attacked the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police’s office, Commissioner Office, Police station and museum in Saidu Sharif and captured the DIG office.
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May - 5 
SFs continued shelling the militant hideouts, while militants fired rockets and mortar shells at the commissioner house, grid station, circuit house, police station and police posts in Mingora city, Barikot and Shamozai areas in which over a dozen of
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SFs continued shelling the militant hideouts, while militants fired rockets and mortar shells at the commissioner house, grid station, circuit house, police station and police posts in Mingora city, Barikot and Shamozai areas in which over a dozen of people were killed. Two SF personnel were also injured in clashes with militants. According to the Swat Media Centre, a number of militants were killed during fighting with the SFs. Huge explosions were heard during the night in Mingora where militants also attacked office of the DIG, Police Station at Saidu Sharif and museum with rockets and later occupied the DIG office, which had already been vacated by the officials. Sub-Inspector Syed Ail Shah was killed during the clash. Further, fierce fighting between the two sides was reported from the Frontier Constabulary camp in Mingora. Electricity had been suspended in most of the areas of Swat after militants attacked the grid station.
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May - 5 
The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has allegedly warned doctors of the public sector hospitals in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, to stop wearing shirts and trousers or face suicide bombing. A senior doctor at the Lady Reading Hospital told The N
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The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has allegedly warned doctors of the public sector hospitals in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, to stop wearing shirts and trousers or face suicide bombing. A senior doctor at the Lady Reading Hospital told The News they had received a letter from the TTP, asking doctors and all other medical staff to immediately stop wearing shirts and trousers or suicide bombers would target them at their institutions. Two other senior doctors at the Hayatabad Medical Complex and the Khyber Teaching Hospital also confirmed receiving similar threats from the TTP. They said chief executives of all the three hospitals directed their staff members, particularly doctors, to stop wearing shirts and trousers so that they could be saved from suicide bombers. The NWFP Secretary for Health, Dr Sohail Altaf, confirmed the threatening letters that were received by the hospital executives from unknown people. He said he too had received a copy of the letter, adding that he did not believe the Taliban would have sent the letter.
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May - 5 
The Federal Investigation Agency in Rawalpindi on May 5 submitted a charge-sheet against five men accused of being involved in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The court will frame chares against the accused on May 12. Anti-Terrorism Court-II Judge S
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The Federal Investigation Agency in Rawalpindi on May 5 submitted a charge-sheet against five men accused of being involved in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The court will frame chares against the accused on May 12. Anti-Terrorism Court-II Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot, who has been conducting the trial of the accused Shahid Jameel Riaz a resident of Bahawalpur, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi of Islamabad, Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah of Sheikhupura, Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu al-Qama, a resident of Islamabad, and Hammad Amin Saddiq of Karachi in Adial Jail, distributed the copies of the charge-sheet among the accused who would formally be indicted on the next date of hearing.
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May - 5 
The militants are reported to have descended from their mountain hideouts and seized homes and Government buildings. They also looted four branches of banks, including the MCB Saidu Sharif branch and main bazaar Mingora city branches of the UBL, NBP
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The militants are reported to have descended from their mountain hideouts and seized homes and Government buildings. They also looted four branches of banks, including the MCB Saidu Sharif branch and main bazaar Mingora city branches of the UBL, NBP and HBL. The militants were also seen patrolling the streets of the main town of Mingora. Taliban militants who came down from the mountains late on May 5 were still occupying the homes of local residents and are in possession of many strategic points.
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May - 5 
The United States Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said on May 5 the Swat peace deal was dead, Daily Times reported. Appearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Holbrooke claimed that President Asif Ali Zardar
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The United States Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said on May 5 the Swat peace deal was dead, Daily Times reported. Appearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Holbrooke claimed that President Asif Ali Zardari had already told the US that the agreement would not work. He said Zardari was opposed to the deal and had only signed it under pressure. Holbrooke suggested that the US might set benchmarks for its aid to Pakistan in various areas, adding that such conditions must not worsen the existing trust-deficit that was plaguing relations between Washington and Islamabad. He also said security assistance to Pakistan must be linked to results and the country must demonstrate its commitment to defeat al Qaeda and other terrorists on its soil. Holbrooke said the US "unambiguously" supported President Zardari and rejected the notion that Pakistan was collapsing. Any attempt by the Pakistani military to launch a coup against Zardari’s eight-month-old civilian government would be "terrible", he added. According to him, "We do not think Pakistan is a failed state… We think it is a state that is under extreme test. We have the same enemies."
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May - 5 
There was a panic among the people when the District Coordination Officer (DCO) Khushal Khan directed the residents of Mingora city, Amankot, Makanbagh, Qambar and Rahimabad areas to leave for safer places when the curfew was relaxed for five hours.
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There was a panic among the people when the District Coordination Officer (DCO) Khushal Khan directed the residents of Mingora city, Amankot, Makanbagh, Qambar and Rahimabad areas to leave for safer places when the curfew was relaxed for five hours. Approximately 40,000 people fled the areas soon after the directives of the DCO. The NWFP Information Minister said up to 500,000 people were expected to flee the Swat valley.
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May - 5 
While talking to reporters, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed militants were in control of ‘90 per cent’ of the valley and said their actions were in response to "Army violations of the peace deal." The NWFP Government, however, accused the Talib
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While talking to reporters, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed militants were in control of ‘90 per cent’ of the valley and said their actions were in response to "Army violations of the peace deal." The NWFP Government, however, accused the Taliban of not honouring their commitments under the peace deal despite the announcement of Darul Qaza in the Malakand Division.
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May - 5 
An all-party meeting was called by the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), the third largest party in the CA, but the Unified communist Party of Nepal Maoist (Unified CPN- Maoist) and the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) did n
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An all-party meeting was called by the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), the third largest party in the CA, but the Unified communist Party of Nepal Maoist (Unified CPN- Maoist) and the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) did not take part. CPN-UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal told reporters that his party would request the Maoists also to join the Government. The Nepali Congress had already said it was ready to support the CPN-UML in Government formation. Khanal said some other parties had also requested them to lead the Government. "But we will try to forge consensus on forming a national Government," he said.
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May - 5 
Chief of United Nations Mission in Nepal, Karin Landgren, said the crisis sparked by the Prime Minister’s resignation threatens the gains made so far in the peace process and urged all parties in Nepal to work urgently to rebuild trust and achieve co
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Chief of United Nations Mission in Nepal, Karin Landgren, said the crisis sparked by the Prime Minister’s resignation threatens the gains made so far in the peace process and urged all parties in Nepal to work urgently to rebuild trust and achieve consensus.
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May - 5 
Kantipuronline reports that an unidentified group shot dead Tekbir Budha, chairman of the armed outfit Mongolian Revenge Group (MRG), at Gam Village Development Committee (VDC) area of Rolpa District on May 5. According to locals, six masked gunmen k
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Kantipuronline reports that an unidentified group shot dead Tekbir Budha, chairman of the armed outfit Mongolian Revenge Group (MRG), at Gam Village Development Committee (VDC) area of Rolpa District on May 5. According to locals, six masked gunmen killed him in Khalbang Harja at around 7AM. Sources claimed the Police recovered some arms and ammunition that the group looted from Syaulibang Police Post of neighbouring Pyuthan District about four months ago.
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May - 5 
The Hindu reports that President Ram Baran Yadav on May 5 called on parties in the Constituent Assembly (CA) to form a Government by May 9 after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned on May 4.
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The Hindu reports that President Ram Baran Yadav on May 5 called on parties in the Constituent Assembly (CA) to form a Government by May 9 after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned on May 4.
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May - 5 
The Maoist District committee in Ramechhap issued warning to members of the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML to leave the District by May 9. The District leaders also threatened to take ‘physical action’ if anyone being warned did not abide by the ci
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The Maoist District committee in Ramechhap issued warning to members of the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML to leave the District by May 9. The District leaders also threatened to take ‘physical action’ if anyone being warned did not abide by the circular in the said period. The village committees of the party have circulated the warning throughout the District and posted it in several public places. Maoists have alleged NC and CPN-UML of being pro-Indians.
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May - 5 
The Unified CPN-Maoist cadres demonstrated in various parts of the nation on May 5 against the President who directed the Army Chief to continue with the office despite the cabinet's decision to terminate him, reports Kantipuronline. Further, CA memb
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The Unified CPN-Maoist cadres demonstrated in various parts of the nation on May 5 against the President who directed the Army Chief to continue with the office despite the cabinet's decision to terminate him, reports Kantipuronline. Further, CA members of the Unified CPN-Maoist decided not to allow any business in the Parliament until President Ram Baran Yadav apologises for his move to reinstate the army chief before the House.
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May - 5 
According to Jane's Intelligence Review, Cambodia has been a significant source of the LTTE weapons. The rest have come from places such as North Korea, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Ukraine. The arms broker behind the purchases is alleged to be K
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According to Jane's Intelligence Review, Cambodia has been a significant source of the LTTE weapons. The rest have come from places such as North Korea, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Ukraine. The arms broker behind the purchases is alleged to be Kumaran Pathmanadan alias K.P.
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May - 5 
Colombo Page reports that a video camera recovered by the soldiers from a slain LTTE militant provides rare proof that the outfit is forcibly recruiting civilians to fight their last battle. Troops of the 58th Division recovered the video camera duri
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Colombo Page reports that a video camera recovered by the soldiers from a slain LTTE militant provides rare proof that the outfit is forcibly recruiting civilians to fight their last battle. Troops of the 58th Division recovered the video camera during ground operations in south of Vellamullivaikkal in the NFZ. The video shows how civilians are brought by an armed militant to build bunkers and earth bunds. The same video shows how the militant in civilian clothes firing a paddle gun in an armour plated vehicle to at the troops and later civilians helping to camouflage the truck with tree branches. Defence sources said the troops surrounded the armed vehicle and killed all the militants during the operation. The military has captured two such vehicles in the NFZ. Defence sources also said militants are now fighting in civilian clothes to inflate the claims of civilian deaths.
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May - 5 
During a snap search and clear operation on May 5 in Paranthan area, troops recovered one T-56 weapon, one magazine and thirty rounds of ammunitions, according to report of the Sri Lanka Army.
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During a snap search and clear operation on May 5 in Paranthan area, troops recovered one T-56 weapon, one magazine and thirty rounds of ammunitions, according to report of the Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 5 
National Post reports that the Sri Lankan Government estimates that it has captured Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) armaments worth almost $20-million so far from the Northern Province. The troops have seized an array of arms, including ass
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National Post reports that the Sri Lankan Government estimates that it has captured Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) armaments worth almost $20-million so far from the Northern Province. The troops have seized an array of arms, including assault rifles, artillery guns and a battle tank. Almost 100,000 small arms have also been seized along with approximately one million rounds of ammunition and nearly 30,000 land mines. At two military bases in Kilinochchi, the National Post was shown weapons the Army said it had found in the country's northern jungles. There were 2,700 improvised explosive devices, 6,300 hand grenades and 4,000 bombs, in addition to anti-aircraft guns, artillery guns, mortars, 33 GPS devices and a half-dozen satellite phones.
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May - 5 
President Mahinda Rajapakse is to meet pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians to discuss the welfare facilities of Internally Displaced Persons in the North, according to Colombo Page. Presidential
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President Mahinda Rajapakse is to meet pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians to discuss the welfare facilities of Internally Displaced Persons in the North, according to Colombo Page. Presidential Media Unit said this special meeting is scheduled to be held in the evening of May 5 (today) at the Temple Trees. According to the Media Unit, the President hopes to discuss a political solution to the ethnic conflict too in the North with the TNA parliamentarians at the meeting. However, the Tamil parliamentarians have not announced their decision yet over the participation in this special meeting. The TNA have ignored an earlier invitation by the President to participate in a special discussion with him last March.
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May - 5 
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake told the Parliament on May 5 that intelligence reports revealed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran remained trapped within a four square kilometre area in the No Fire
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Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake told the Parliament on May 5 that intelligence reports revealed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran remained trapped within a four square kilometre area in the No Fire Zone (NFZ) on which Security Forces have now laid siege, according to Daily News. "The State intelligence services have confirmed that Prabhakaran is in this area and Security Forces have taken all possible steps to ensure he won’t get away," he said moving the motion to extend the emergency regulations by another month. He also said "international puppets" are attempting to save the life of Prabhakaran by exerting pressure on the Government. "But as a Government we are not ready to bow-down to these international forces…" he stated. "A certain section attempted to misinterpret the Government’s decision not to use heavy weapons, as a ceasefire. The Government has no intention whatsoever to go for a ceasefire with LTTE terrorists who are now in their death-bed," he said. The Prime Minister also said the Armed Forces have so far rescued the lives over 128,000 innocent civilians who were kept hostage by the LTTE.
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May - 5 
Sri Lanka Army said that strength of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres have been reduced to only 300 fighters in Northeast coast as the Army advances to end a 26-year civil war, reports Bloomberg. Troops captured two more LTTE stron
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Sri Lanka Army said that strength of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres have been reduced to only 300 fighters in Northeast coast as the Army advances to end a 26-year civil war, reports Bloomberg. Troops captured two more LTTE strongholds in the strip of land the rebels are occupying near the port of Mullaitivu, the Army said on May 5. The LTTE are currently operating in about 5 square kilometre area in a Government- declared safe zone for civilians, source said. “The rebels have lost all their strengths in the sea and air,” said the Government source. “The only reason the war is dragging on is that tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the war zone, ” source added.
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May - 5 
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants triggered off a claymore mine explosion targeting a tractor at Weliara in the Moneragala District in the morning of May 5 killing one person, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara t
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Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants triggered off a claymore mine explosion targeting a tractor at Weliara in the Moneragala District in the morning of May 5 killing one person, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara told Daily News. The claymore mine was placed under an electric fence which was set up by the Pelwatte Sugar Corporation to keep away elephants. "There is no troop movement or Army detachment in this area. It is very obvious that the LTTE cadres are attempting to scare civilians and create psycho panic among settlers in the area," he added.
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May - 5 
The Australian reports that the LTTE has demanded direct foreign aid for people in their shrinking patch of land after accusing the Government of blocking essential supplies. The LTTE said civilians living in their remaining territory were facing "st
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The Australian reports that the LTTE has demanded direct foreign aid for people in their shrinking patch of land after accusing the Government of blocking essential supplies. The LTTE said civilians living in their remaining territory were facing "starvation" because the Colombo-based Government was allegedly blocking food and medical supplies. "We draw attention to the nine deaths by starvation in the last few days and the real fear that the death toll could rise exponentially in the coming days," the LTTE said in a statement. They also said that ethnic Tamils living overseas were ready to send food and medicine to the besieged areas. "We expect the international community to extend moral, political and logistical support to implement this initiative," the release said.
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May - 5 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants launched indiscriminate small arms fire attacks at hostages who were fleeing from the outfit held area of Vellamullivaikkal in the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District aboard 15 fishing boats
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants launched indiscriminate small arms fire attacks at hostages who were fleeing from the outfit held area of Vellamullivaikkal in the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District aboard 15 fishing boats in the morning of May 5, reported Defense.lk. A LTTE second line leader, identified as Seelambu, is reported to have ordered the assault targeting the civilians. According to intercepted LTTE transmission, a few civilians have reportedly died in the incident.
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May - 5 
The Liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists, currently confined to a mere land stretch of about 5 kilometres in the ‘No Fire Zone’ (NFZ) with the intention of blocking troop movements, continued firing on the troops inside the NFZ during
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The Liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists, currently confined to a mere land stretch of about 5 kilometres in the ‘No Fire Zone’ (NFZ) with the intention of blocking troop movements, continued firing on the troops inside the NFZ during May 5.
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May - 5 
The pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) party has once again decided to reject President Mahinda Rajapakse’s invitation for a special discussion in the evening of May 5, reports Colombo Page. As reported earlier, the President on May 4 had invited
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The pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) party has once again decided to reject President Mahinda Rajapakse’s invitation for a special discussion in the evening of May 5, reports Colombo Page. As reported earlier, the President on May 4 had invited the TNA parliamentarians for a special meeting to discuss the welfare facilities of Internally Displaced Persons in the North and a political solution to the ethnic conflict. The TNA have ignored an earlier invitation by President Rajapakse to participate in a special discussion with him in March 2009.
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May - 5 
Troops engaged in hostage rescue mission have further advanced towards Karayamulliavaikkal amid stiff resistance of the LTTE terrorists making desperate attempts to hold their remaining grounds. Infantrymen of 58 Division on offensive march towards L
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Troops engaged in hostage rescue mission have further advanced towards Karayamulliavaikkal amid stiff resistance of the LTTE terrorists making desperate attempts to hold their remaining grounds. Infantrymen of 58 Division on offensive march towards LTTE built earth bund inflicted heavy damages to the enemy manning the bund. Intercepting LTTE radio communications, Electronic Warfare (EW) sources have confirmed terrorists received maximum damages during the confrontations that took place on May 5. According to the information received from the battlefield, troops are now consolidating the newly gained positions.
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May - 5 
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka Government to stop using heavy weapons that risk civilian lives and to suspend its offensive against ethnic Tamil rebels so that as many as 250,000 civilians desperately needed aid
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka Government to stop using heavy weapons that risk civilian lives and to suspend its offensive against ethnic Tamil rebels so that as many as 250,000 civilians desperately needed aid can be sent to the war zone, reports Associated Press. Ban spoke to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the telephone in the night of May 5 amid heavy international pressure for a humanitarian cease-fire in the conflict. Rajapaksa has brushed off such calls, saying a truce would give the rebels a chance to regroup. Speaking to reporters in New York, Ban said he asked Rajapaksa for "a humanitarian pause in the fighting" to allow aid into the conflict zone and urged the Government to stop using heavy weapons in areas heavily populated by civilians.
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May - 6 
A major camp of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) was neutralised by the Army in Karbi Anglong District in the early hours of May 6 (today). A huge cache of arms was recovered. However, all the 30 to 40 militants in the cam
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A major camp of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) was neutralised by the Army in Karbi Anglong District in the early hours of May 6 (today). A huge cache of arms was recovered. However, all the 30 to 40 militants in the camp managed to escape prior to the arrival of the SFs.
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May - 6 
Elsewhere in the same District, militants opened fire at the residence of school teacher, Okram Saratchandra, at Pukhao Laipham on May 6, according to Sangai Express. The report adds that a demand note of INR 500, 000 signed by ‘project officer’ No
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Elsewhere in the same District, militants opened fire at the residence of school teacher, Okram Saratchandra, at Pukhao Laipham on May 6, according to Sangai Express. The report adds that a demand note of INR 500, 000 signed by ‘project officer’ Nongthang of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was served on Okram on April 30.
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May - 6 
IANS reports that nearly a dozen armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dragged a liquor seller, K.B. Patra, out of his home at Kaspanga village under Brahmanigaon Police Station area in Kandhamal District late in the night
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IANS reports that nearly a dozen armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dragged a liquor seller, K.B. Patra, out of his home at Kaspanga village under Brahmanigaon Police Station area in Kandhamal District late in the night of May 6, and killed him with sharp-edged weapons, Police on May 7 said.
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May - 6 
Meghalaya Police recovered explosive materials planted in the residence of a person, Dominica Pala, at Thadmusem village in Jaintia Hills District in the morning of May 6, according to Shillong Times.
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Meghalaya Police recovered explosive materials planted in the residence of a person, Dominica Pala, at Thadmusem village in Jaintia Hills District in the morning of May 6, according to Shillong Times.
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May - 6 
On May 6, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Darbar Singh Mandawi, a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), at an unspecified location in Rajnandgaon District, reports Xinhua news agency.
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On May 6, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Darbar Singh Mandawi, a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), at an unspecified location in Rajnandgaon District, reports Xinhua news agency.
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May - 6 
On May 6, the Manipur Chemists and Druggists Association organised a sit-in protest at Keishampat junction in Imphal West district against the monetary demands on 24 wholesalers and retail medicine shops. Around 100 shopkeepers participating in the p
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On May 6, the Manipur Chemists and Druggists Association organised a sit-in protest at Keishampat junction in Imphal West district against the monetary demands on 24 wholesalers and retail medicine shops. Around 100 shopkeepers participating in the protest displayed placards with slogans like, “Don’t demand money, money demand may lead to non availability of life saving drugs” and “Make pharmacies a free zone”. A member of the association said that Puranthaba group belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) had demanded ransom of INR one million from each shop during the second week of April which was to be paid by the end of April 30. As they could not pay the huge amount they shut down their shops after receiving a threat from the outfit.
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May - 6 
The Assam Police arrested five Black Widow (BW) militants from different areas of the Guwahati city in Kamrup District on May 6, according to Assam Tribune.
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The Assam Police arrested five Black Widow (BW) militants from different areas of the Guwahati city in Kamrup District on May 6, according to Assam Tribune.
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May - 6 
The Hindu reports that 11 persons, including four civilians and seven security force (SF) personnel, were killed on May 6 in an ambush by the suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a special Police party. The incident
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The Hindu reports that 11 persons, including four civilians and seven security force (SF) personnel, were killed on May 6 in an ambush by the suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a special Police party. The incident occurred three kilometres from the Vinjaram base camp in the Dantewada District. The killed SF personnel included five special police officers (SPOs) and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. The maoists managed to flee with the weapons of the dead SF personnel. The Police party was on its way back after delivering a consignment of monthly ration at a police camp at Bhejji, when the Maoists triggered a land mine blast.
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May - 6 
The Special Sessions Court in Mumbai on May 6 framed 86 charges against the main accused of the November 26, 2008 terrorist attack, reports The Hindu. The accused includes Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, and 35 others wh
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The Special Sessions Court in Mumbai on May 6 framed 86 charges against the main accused of the November 26, 2008 terrorist attack, reports The Hindu. The accused includes Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, and 35 others who are yet to be arrested. The charge of criminal conspiracy applies to all the accused. Ajmal and Ansari have other independent charges against them. Judge M.L. Tahaliyani stated that Ajmal, Ansari and Sabahuddin had committed offences punishable under Section 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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May - 6 
The Zeliangrong Union (ZU) resented against the presence of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres in the Longlei Apinjang (Leimatak) area of Old Cachar road, where tension is prevailing between Kuki and Zeliangrong communities, according to Sanga
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The Zeliangrong Union (ZU) resented against the presence of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres in the Longlei Apinjang (Leimatak) area of Old Cachar road, where tension is prevailing between Kuki and Zeliangrong communities, according to Sangai Express. A press statement issued by its general secretary S. Xavier Pamei said, “The ZU and Zeliangrong people ask the concerned outfit to shift from Longlei Apinjang area to avoid any untoward misunders-tanding”. The statement also urged all other valley and hill based insurgent groups to stay away from the area to avoid any untoward incident. ZU and Zeliangrong people would consider those groups failing to acknowledge the appeal as perpetrators, cautioned the statement.
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May - 6 
Troops recovered one improvised explosive device (IED) weighing 8 kilograms from the residence of a person, Osman Gani S.K., at Hasrabari village under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Sentinel.
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Troops recovered one improvised explosive device (IED) weighing 8 kilograms from the residence of a person, Osman Gani S.K., at Hasrabari village under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Sentinel.
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May - 6 
Two cadres of unidentified Islamic outfits, identified as Usman Sheikh (37) and Dorman Ali (30), were arrested by the Army at Sapkota under Gossaigaon Police station of Kokrajhar District in the early hours of May 6, reports Sentinel. Eight kilograms
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Two cadres of unidentified Islamic outfits, identified as Usman Sheikh (37) and Dorman Ali (30), were arrested by the Army at Sapkota under Gossaigaon Police station of Kokrajhar District in the early hours of May 6, reports Sentinel. Eight kilograms of improvised explosive devices were recovered from their possession.
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May - 6 
22 militants were killed on May 6 after the paramilitary forces raided Elahi village in the Buner District on May 6, according to The News. “The Frontier Corps [FC] on Wednesday conducted a raid in the village of Elahi, located west of Daggar, killin
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22 militants were killed on May 6 after the paramilitary forces raided Elahi village in the Buner District on May 6, according to The News. “The Frontier Corps [FC] on Wednesday conducted a raid in the village of Elahi, located west of Daggar, killing 22 militants,” the FC said in a statement. “Reportedly, 50 militants were looting the villagers and on receiving this information, a force was sent to control them. After a stiff encounter, 22 militants were killed and the rest of them ran away,” the FC stated. The death toll, however, could not be independently confirmed due to the ongoing military operation.
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May - 6 
A former spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in Swat, meanwhile, said none of their men was killed in the fighting. “We vacated the Shahdarra emerald mine on the directives of our Amir Fazlullah,” he claimed. He also said Fazlullah had direct
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A former spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in Swat, meanwhile, said none of their men was killed in the fighting. “We vacated the Shahdarra emerald mine on the directives of our Amir Fazlullah,” he claimed. He also said Fazlullah had directed the Taliban to shift to safer places.
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May - 6 
A review board of the Lahore High Court has extended for 60 days the detention of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed and Col (retd) Nazir Ahmed, while releasing two outfit leaders Mufti Abdur Rehman and Ame
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A review board of the Lahore High Court has extended for 60 days the detention of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed and Col (retd) Nazir Ahmed, while releasing two outfit leaders Mufti Abdur Rehman and Ameer Hamza, The News reported. The board comprising Justice Mian Muhammad Najam-uz-Zaman, Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi and Justice Fazal-e-Miran Chohan turned down the home department’ request to extend the detention of Mufti and Hamza after feeling dissatisfied with the material produced against them. They would be released on May 6 (today) after the expiry of their detention period. In the case of Hafiz Saeed and Nazir Ahmed, the board extended their detention citing security concerns. Hafiz Saeed is reported to have stated that his five months long detention was illegal and if there was any incriminating material against him the Government must produce it before the board. He was of the view that the UN neither ordered nor recommended for his detention. Ameer Hamza said he was never involved in any anti-state or provocative activities while Col (retd) Nazir opined that elements who broke the country were roaming around freely while its saviors have been put behind the bars. In December 2008, the Interior Ministry had ordered detention of eight LeT, including Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, on the suspicion of the outfit’s involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008.
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May - 6 
According to The News, 14 worshippers were wounded when unidentified motorcyclists lobbed a hand grenade at a mosque in Dera Ismail Khan on May 6. Sources said two unidentified men, riding a motorcycle, arrived at the Chichyan Mosque in the Kaneriyan
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According to The News, 14 worshippers were wounded when unidentified motorcyclists lobbed a hand grenade at a mosque in Dera Ismail Khan on May 6. Sources said two unidentified men, riding a motorcycle, arrived at the Chichyan Mosque in the Kaneriyanwali locality and hurled the hand grenade when the people were offering ‘Isha’ prayers. “At least, 14 people were injured in the attack,” an eyewitness said.
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May - 6 
Heavy firing occurred in Elay village between the militants and Security Forces, but there was no report of casualties.
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Heavy firing occurred in Elay village between the militants and Security Forces, but there was no report of casualties.
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May - 6 
Hundreds of people of Hayagay Sharqi and Gharbi, armed with heavy weapons, launched the offensive in the evening of June 6. Locals said the people of Kilot, Doon, Ganshal, Gurrai, Narkun, Hayagay Sharqi, Hayagay Gharbi and 20 villages of Doog Darra b
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Hundreds of people of Hayagay Sharqi and Gharbi, armed with heavy weapons, launched the offensive in the evening of June 6. Locals said the people of Kilot, Doon, Ganshal, Gurrai, Narkun, Hayagay Sharqi, Hayagay Gharbi and 20 villages of Doog Darra banded together to rout the militants. The people of two villages, Panaghar and Maluk Khwar, who were previously supporting the Taliban, also abandoned them and joined the Lashkar. “The Lashkar fighters informed me that so far 12 militants had been killed,” a supporter of the Lashkar told The News. A man from Sheringal - a nearby town - said the Taliban had stopped putting up resistance. He also said that the Lashkar was making regular advances towards the stronghold of the militants. “They have been encircled from all sides, including Chitral and we are closing in on them,” he said. He put the number of Taliban casualties at 13.
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May - 6 
In a bid to recapture the Government buildings seized by the Taliban, Security Forces (SFs) on May 6 targeted militants’ strongholds with gunship helicopters and artillery, killing 60 militants, The News reported. In the daylong fighting across the S
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In a bid to recapture the Government buildings seized by the Taliban, Security Forces (SFs) on May 6 targeted militants’ strongholds with gunship helicopters and artillery, killing 60 militants, The News reported. In the daylong fighting across the Swat District, 40 civilians and two Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were also killed. Reports indicated that a major military operation is to be launched in Swat and reinforcements have already been deployed in the valley.
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May - 6 
Reports from the District headquarters Daggar indicated that four bodies of civilians, including a woman, were recovered from two different areas. Sources said the beheaded body of a man identified as Habib Khan, a resident of Elahi, was found dumped
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Reports from the District headquarters Daggar indicated that four bodies of civilians, including a woman, were recovered from two different areas. Sources said the beheaded body of a man identified as Habib Khan, a resident of Elahi, was found dumped in the Jawar Chawa area. Some unidentified miscreants had killed him and left a letter beside his body, stating that he was a traitor. In addition, three bodies of unidentified civilians, including a woman, were recovered from roadside in the Elay village.
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May - 6 
Security agencies arrested three alleged would-be suicide bombers from the Sabzi Mandi area of Lahore on May 6, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the three have been identified as Abdul Aziz, Misri Shah and Qari Shahid. The cha
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Security agencies arrested three alleged would-be suicide bombers from the Sabzi Mandi area of Lahore on May 6, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the three have been identified as Abdul Aziz, Misri Shah and Qari Shahid. The channel also reported that a Mohmand Agency resident had brought the alleged attackers from the FATA.
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May - 6 
Suspected Baloch insurgents killed three Security Force (SF) personnel and injured three others when they attacked their van on May 6, Daily Times reported. The attack occurred in the morning in the Thali area of Karmo Wadh town close to Sibi Distric
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Suspected Baloch insurgents killed three Security Force (SF) personnel and injured three others when they attacked their van on May 6, Daily Times reported. The attack occurred in the morning in the Thali area of Karmo Wadh town close to Sibi District. The insurgents are reported to have ambushed the SF personnel from their hideouts in the mountains. The slain soldiers were identified as Farman Ali, Muhammad Ramzan and Muhammad Rahim while Gohar Ali, Nehamatullah and Muhammad Ibrahim were injured. Local sources said the attack was followed by clashes between the two sides. However, the insurgents managed to escape.
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May - 6 
Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Al Jazeera on May 6 that they are in control of “90 percent” of the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Blaming the breakdown of the Swat peace deal on the Pakistani military, Khan said the peace accord with the Gove
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Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Al Jazeera on May 6 that they are in control of “90 percent” of the Swat valley, Daily Times reported. Blaming the breakdown of the Swat peace deal on the Pakistani military, Khan said the peace accord with the Government in Swat was over.
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May - 6 
The main clash occurred in Shahdarra where gunship helicopters targeted the militants, who had captured the emerald mine, killing 35 of them and forcing the survivors to leave the mine. SFs also targeted the Takhtaband stronghold of the Taliban, kill
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The main clash occurred in Shahdarra where gunship helicopters targeted the militants, who had captured the emerald mine, killing 35 of them and forcing the survivors to leave the mine. SFs also targeted the Takhtaband stronghold of the Taliban, killing 15 militants and injuring scores of others. The militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in Kanju, killing one FC trooper and injuring two others. In the subsequent retaliation by the FC, 10 militants were killed. Similarly, another FC convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device, killing one soldier and injuring two others. Seven persons, including five SF personnel, were killed and nine others injured in different incidents in Batkhela. Approximately 60 persons also sustained injuries in clashes between the two sides in different areas of Swat. SFs targeted suspected militant positions in many areas, including Malokabad, Shahdarra, Rung Mohallah, Rajabad, Zamrud Mine, Qazi Baba, Watkai, Naway Killay, Ingoro Dherai, Takhtaband, Balogram and Qambar.
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May - 6 
The slaughtered body of a youth, identified as Adnan, who was recently abducted by unidentified armed men from Sherano Killay, was recovered from Takhi Kor near Michni in lower Mohmand Agency.
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The slaughtered body of a youth, identified as Adnan, who was recently abducted by unidentified armed men from Sherano Killay, was recovered from Takhi Kor near Michni in lower Mohmand Agency.
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May - 6 
The Taliban have planted countless landmines and explosive devices around the populated areas of Swat to stop the people from leaving their homes and for using women and children as human shields against the military operation, a federal cabinet meet
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The Taliban have planted countless landmines and explosive devices around the populated areas of Swat to stop the people from leaving their homes and for using women and children as human shields against the military operation, a federal cabinet meeting was told on May 6, The News reported. However, sources close to the Taliban denied mining of the area. They said those charging the Taliban with such inhuman acts may themselves have made such plans. They said the Taliban could not think of using civilians as human shields.
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May - 6 
Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured when militants opened fire on their pickup truck in the Baizai sub-division of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on May 6, The News reported. Sources said SFs were carrying ration for the soldiers from Bhai Dag
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Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured when militants opened fire on their pickup truck in the Baizai sub-division of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on May 6, The News reported. Sources said SFs were carrying ration for the soldiers from Bhai Dag to Spinki Tangi post in Bazai near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border when the militants opened fire on the vehicle, injuring two soldiers. The SFs also shelled suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of Safi and Khawezai sub-divisions. However, no casualty was reported.
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May - 6 
According to Kantipuronline, the Police arrested 10 underground leaders of Terai outfits including Mahottari Districtleader of Rajan Mukti faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Rajan) and Dhanusha Districtin-charge from Mahottari District.
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According to Kantipuronline, the Police arrested 10 underground leaders of Terai outfits including Mahottari Districtleader of Rajan Mukti faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Rajan) and Dhanusha Districtin-charge from Mahottari District. The Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Armed Police Force, Ramesh Pandey, said that JTMM-Rajan’s Mahottari, Dhanusha Districtin-charge Tufan Ansari and Ganesh Sah and others were arrested in the evening of May 6. They were arrested near Khair Village Development Committee (VDC) of Mahottari while asking for donation, the APF informed.
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May - 6 
In his written statement, Prachanda said his party is ready to engage in forming the new Government if the President withdraws his move to reinstate Rookmangud Katawal as the Chief of Army Staff. He termed the President’s move as ‘rule of decree’.
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In his written statement, Prachanda said his party is ready to engage in forming the new Government if the President withdraws his move to reinstate Rookmangud Katawal as the Chief of Army Staff. He termed the President’s move as ‘rule of decree’.
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May - 6 
Organising a press conference over the videotape of his lecture to Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) commanders some 16 months ago, outgoing Prime Minister and Maoist chairman Prachanda on May 6 said his party had three tiers of armed forces - central a
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Organising a press conference over the videotape of his lecture to Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) commanders some 16 months ago, outgoing Prime Minister and Maoist chairman Prachanda on May 6 said his party had three tiers of armed forces - central and regional as regular armed forces and militia that numbered well over 100,000, reports Nepal News. Prachanda said what he mentioned in the tape that real strength of the PLA was 7,000 to 8,000 was only the number of the 'central regular armed force'. He argued that the broadcasting of the videotape, containing his speech in a different political situation, is a reactionary ploy to cover up the unconstitutional move of President Ram Baran Yadav and to jeopardise the peace process. Prachanda also reiterated his commitment to the peace process and constitution-drafting which will transform the country into a federal republic. Claiming that some elements have been trying to push them again towards war, he said under no circumstances will they end the peace deal to start violence again.
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May - 6 
Protesting supporters of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) clashed with Police at Kathmandu, reports Times of India. Police used tear gas and bamboo batons to break up a protest of about 500 Maoist supporters. No one was se
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Protesting supporters of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) clashed with Police at Kathmandu, reports Times of India. Police used tear gas and bamboo batons to break up a protest of about 500 Maoist supporters. No one was seriously injured. Authorities have imposed ban on protests and rallies in key areas of Kathmandu this week.
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May - 6 
Responding to journalists’ queries regarding the threats issued to members of other political parties in Ramechhap, Prachanda said it was against the spirit and policy of his party and that concerned persons have been directed to withdraw it immediat
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Responding to journalists’ queries regarding the threats issued to members of other political parties in Ramechhap, Prachanda said it was against the spirit and policy of his party and that concerned persons have been directed to withdraw it immediately and take action against anyone involved in issuance of such threats. However, Maoist cadres attacked the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party office at Ramechhap, reports The Himalayan Times. Shanti Prasad Poudel, District deputy secretary, CPN-UML, alleged that a group led by Rajan Dahal, Deputy District in-charge of the Maoists, vandalised the party’s office and also manhandled many CPN-UML supporters.
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May - 6 
According to Times of India, the United Nations (UN) humanitarian wing said on May 6 that over 192, 000 civilians have fled the conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka, where clashes continue between Government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil E
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According to Times of India, the United Nations (UN) humanitarian wing said on May 6 that over 192, 000 civilians have fled the conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka, where clashes continue between Government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists. Although the number of registered Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has increased, it is not due to new arrivals, and there are still no reports of more people in transit for days, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted. OCHA estimates that around 50,000 more civilians remain trapped in the conflict zone, a shrinking pocket of land on the north-east coastline, and that they are in dire need of food aid and medical supplies.
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May - 6 
Clashes continued in the Vellamullivaikkal area on May 6 when advancing troops met LTTE resistance. During subsequent search operations, troops recovered dead bodies of three LTTE terrorists, two T-56 weapons and one communication set from the area.
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Clashes continued in the Vellamullivaikkal area on May 6 when advancing troops met LTTE resistance. During subsequent search operations, troops recovered dead bodies of three LTTE terrorists, two T-56 weapons and one communication set from the area.
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May - 6 
Sri Lankan Government has rejected international calls for a cease-fire, saying it is on the brink of defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which is fighting for a separate Tamil homeland in the South Asian island nation.
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Sri Lankan Government has rejected international calls for a cease-fire, saying it is on the brink of defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which is fighting for a separate Tamil homeland in the South Asian island nation.
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May - 6 
Troops recovered 45 T-56 weapons, two I-com sets, five rounds of 130 mm artillery shells, 2070 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one 25 kilogram claymore mine, two Out Board Motors (OBM), six Light Machine Guns (LMG), 58 hand grenades, five terrorist-made
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Troops recovered 45 T-56 weapons, two I-com sets, five rounds of 130 mm artillery shells, 2070 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one 25 kilogram claymore mine, two Out Board Motors (OBM), six Light Machine Guns (LMG), 58 hand grenades, five terrorist-made Arul bombs, one lorry , a stock of iron balls weighing about 100 kilogram and one LTTE criminal code book during search and clear operations in Ampalavanpokkanai, Nelwelikulam, Kuppilankulam, Waduvakkal, Murusumudai and Nachchikuda on May 6.
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May - 6 
Troops also conducting search and clear operations in Vellamullivaikkal, Karayanmullivaikkal and other areas including Ampakamam, Puthukkudiyiruppu west and Akkarayankulam recovered thirteen more T-56 weapons, four T-56 magazines, one box of T-56 am
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Troops also conducting search and clear operations in Vellamullivaikkal, Karayanmullivaikkal and other areas including Ampakamam, Puthukkudiyiruppu west and Akkarayankulam recovered thirteen more T-56 weapons, four T-56 magazines, one box of T-56 ammunition, one T-81 weapon, one gas pistol, two boxes of FNC ammunition, fifty-three hand grenades, thirty rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition, three Arul bombs produced by terrorists, eight rounds of 60 mm mortars, nine claymore mines, 15 empty barrels of 200 litre capacity, nine outboard motors, 150 rolls of steel wire, 30 padlocks, one Mullaittivu area map, one shot gun, 64 barrels of 210 litre capacity containing 13,440 litre of kerosene oil, one communication equipment, one man pack, one field bandage and three color bands.
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May - 7 
A group of Maoists attacked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Malkangiri District in the early hours May 7, reports PTI. The CRPF personnel also diffused a bomb just before the ambush, the Police said. Four companies of CRPF person
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A group of Maoists attacked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Malkangiri District in the early hours May 7, reports PTI. The CRPF personnel also diffused a bomb just before the ambush, the Police said. Four companies of CRPF personnel were returning after election duty when they came across obstructions placed by Maoists by felling trees on Malkangiri-Jeypore state highway near Gobindpalli in Mathili Police Station area. While trying to remove the hurdles from the road, the CRPF personnel noticed a bomb beneath a tree and it was immediately defused. When the CRPF personnel were busy removing the obstacles, the Maoists fired on them and the CRPF personnel retaliated. However, nobody was injured in the shootout that continued for a few minutes.
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May - 7 
A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at New Shijang village under Moreh Police Station in Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border. One point 25 Spanish pistol with magazine, four live rounds, tw
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A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at New Shijang village under Moreh Police Station in Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border. One point 25 Spanish pistol with magazine, four live rounds, two fire cases and one hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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May - 7 
A suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Ngangbam Nanao, was shot dead by the Imphal West District Police during an encounter at Uripok Polem Leikai on May 7, according to Sangai Express. One M-20 pistol loaded with t
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A suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Ngangbam Nanao, was shot dead by the Imphal West District Police during an encounter at Uripok Polem Leikai on May 7, according to Sangai Express. One M-20 pistol loaded with two live rounds of ammunition, one empty case of M-20, five empty cases of AK Assault Rifles and one empty case of 9-mm ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 7 
According to The Hindu, about 57 per cent of the 94.6 million voters exercised their franchise when Phase IV poll was held on May 7 in 85 Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) constituencies in seven States and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of
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According to The Hindu, about 57 per cent of the 94.6 million voters exercised their franchise when Phase IV poll was held on May 7 in 85 Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) constituencies in seven States and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Six deaths were reported – one in Rajasthan in Police firing, three in West Bengal in group clashes/hurling of bombs and another two in West Bengal due to sunstroke, as the victims were waiting to cast their vote. Chief Election Commissioner Navin B. Chawla said that he was “quite satisfied” with Phase IV poll as it was “by and large peaceful barring a few stray incidents of violence in West Bengal.” In that State, where polling was held in 17 constituencies, the turnout was “large” (about 75%). In Jammu and Kashmir where the Srinagar constituency went to the polls, there was a low turnout (around 24%), he said. This phase covered Haryana in 10 constituencies, Rajasthan 25, Punjab 4, West Bengal 17, Bihar 3, Jammu and Kashmir 1, Uttar Pradesh 18 and the NCT of Delhi 7. Bihar recorded a turnout of 37 per cent. It was 63 in Haryana, 65 in Punjab, and 50 each in Rajasthan and U.P. Besides Police firing and violence, snatching and damaging of electronic voting machines in West Bengal and Punjab, two incidents of rigging in the Agra constituency in Uttar Pradesh and one such complaint in Rajasthan, 22 incidents of poll boycott in Bihar and a few similar cases in Haryana were reported. With this phase, polling has been completed in 457 of the 543 constituencies and an average of about 55.5 voters caste their votes. Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and parts of Punjab, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and U.P. are the remaining States/Union Territories where polling is due. The final and Phase V poll on May 13 will cover 86 constituencies and all the results are expected on May 16.
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May - 7 
According to The Hindu, Sarfras Navas (31) alias Hakim, an accused in the suspected operation of terror modules in Kerala, was remanded till May 19 on May 7. He will be in Police custody till May 18 for interrogation, Additional Chief Judicial Magist
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According to The Hindu, Sarfras Navas (31) alias Hakim, an accused in the suspected operation of terror modules in Kerala, was remanded till May 19 on May 7. He will be in Police custody till May 18 for interrogation, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate V.K. Rajan ordered. Navas had been in the custody of the Bangalore Police in connection with the investigation into the Bangalore serial blasts. V.K. Akbar, Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the suspected terror operations in Kerala, produced him before the court. The Bangalore Police had arrested Navas, hailing from Ernakulam District, two months ago. A report submitted by the SIT before the court said he had worked in Oman and had financed extremist operations.
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May - 7 
Another suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Salungpham. One carbine Sten-gun and three live rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession.
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Another suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Salungpham. One carbine Sten-gun and three live rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession.
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May - 7 
Baithalangso Police recovered four Single Barrel Muscle Loading (SBML) guns from Dalimbari Phangcho Gaon in Karbi Anglong District in the early morning, reports Assam Tribune. In this connection, Police arrested two persons, identified as Sarpo Teran
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Baithalangso Police recovered four Single Barrel Muscle Loading (SBML) guns from Dalimbari Phangcho Gaon in Karbi Anglong District in the early morning, reports Assam Tribune. In this connection, Police arrested two persons, identified as Sarpo Terang and Basong Terang.
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May - 7 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 7 killed a Police officer at Pharsgaon village in Narayanpur District of the southern Bastar region, reports IANS. The Police officer Abdul Wahid Khan, in charge of the Pharasgaon Police stat
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 7 killed a Police officer at Pharsgaon village in Narayanpur District of the southern Bastar region, reports IANS. The Police officer Abdul Wahid Khan, in charge of the Pharasgaon Police station had gone to the weekly market when the Maoists hit him with a heavy stick from behind and then slit his throat, Police sources said.
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May - 7 
Deputy Inspector General of Police Hemant Kumar Lohia said the offensive launched against militants in Doda has been paying off with several successful operations being executed against the militants. In less than 40 days, 11 militants of the Lashkar
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Deputy Inspector General of Police Hemant Kumar Lohia said the offensive launched against militants in Doda has been paying off with several successful operations being executed against the militants. In less than 40 days, 11 militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and HM, mostly commanders, have been killed in different encounters in Doda. In addition, a number of over ground workers of the militants, including Khursheed Doctor, who used to treat the injured militants at Laloor, have been arrested by Police.
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May - 7 
Elsewhere in the State, a combined force of the Army and Dhemaji District Police arrested a self-styled ‘sergeant major’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), identified as Yomjum Gongo, during a search operation at L
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Elsewhere in the State, a combined force of the Army and Dhemaji District Police arrested a self-styled ‘sergeant major’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), identified as Yomjum Gongo, during a search operation at Lakhipathar in Dhemaji District bordering Arunachal Pradesh in the night of May 7, reports Telegraph. One M20 pistol was recovered from his possession. Police claimed to have foiled a plan to loot a bank in West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh by arresting the militant. Gongo confessed during interrogation that he and four other cadres of the outfit were planning to rob the Rural Bank at Kamba, about 20km from Aalo, the District headquarters of West Siang.
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May - 7 
Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested a LeT militant, identified as Manzoor Ahmed, from village Dhodi in the Rajouri District for the killing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) Khadim Hussain Shah of Budhal Police station, whose body was recovered o
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Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested a LeT militant, identified as Manzoor Ahmed, from village Dhodi in the Rajouri District for the killing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) Khadim Hussain Shah of Budhal Police station, whose body was recovered on May 7. Shah’s throat had been slit by the militants. According to Police, LeT commanders Obaida and Jan Nissar had asked Manzoor Ahmed to kill the SPO as he was instrumental in three successful operations against the LeT militants.
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May - 7 June - 8
Members of the Gram Panchayats (village level local self-Government institutions) demonstrated in protest against monetary demands made by militants groups upon them at Changangei Bazaar area in the Bisnupur District and Kangmong Maklang area in Imph
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Members of the Gram Panchayats (village level local self-Government institutions) demonstrated in protest against monetary demands made by militants groups upon them at Changangei Bazaar area in the Bisnupur District and Kangmong Maklang area in Imphal West District on June 7-8, according to Sangai Express.
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May - 7 
People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Laishram Nongyai, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel near Thoubal market on May 7, according to Sangai Express. One motor cycle, one Chinese mobile and a driving licence and INR 160 were recovered from hi
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Laishram Nongyai, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel near Thoubal market on May 7, according to Sangai Express. One motor cycle, one Chinese mobile and a driving licence and INR 160 were recovered from his possession.
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May - 7 
Pravakar Patra alias Bhaskar, the man who led a series of Maoists attacks in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) during March and April was arrested in Keonjhar. Bhaskar is a member of Kalinga Nagar Area Committee (KNAC) of CPI-Maoist and responsible for t
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Pravakar Patra alias Bhaskar, the man who led a series of Maoists attacks in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) during March and April was arrested in Keonjhar. Bhaskar is a member of Kalinga Nagar Area Committee (KNAC) of CPI-Maoist and responsible for the growing Maoist activities in Jajpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal and some parts of Mayurbhanj Districts. ‘‘Bhaskar had mobilised armed platoons from Kalinga Nagar to carry out the series of attacks.’’ sources said. He was also wanted in the recent murder at Keshaduarapal in border areas of Keonjhar and Jajpur.
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May - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) killed two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) commanders while their third associate managed to escape during an encounter at Ghai in the Doda District on May 7, Daily Excelsior reported. The operation was on to neutralize the fleeing
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Security Forces (SFs) killed two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) commanders while their third associate managed to escape during an encounter at Ghai in the Doda District on May 7, Daily Excelsior reported. The operation was on to neutralize the fleeing militant, who has been injured in the encounter. The slain militants have been identified as Farooq Padar and Sadiq Rather with intercepts revealing that both were commander level militants of the HM outfit and were operating in the upper reaches of Doda District for the last several years. They were reportedly involved in a series of subversive activities across the Doda and Kishtwar Districts. The absconding militant has been identified as Ghulam Hassan. From the possession of the slain militants, SFs recovered two rifles, three magazines, seven rounds, one mobile telephone, two SIM cards, two pouches and some incriminating documents. Few personal belongings of the militants were also found in the hideout which was destroyed in the operation.
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May - 7 
Srinagar the only constituency in the State that went to the polls during the fourth phase of Parliament elections on May 7, recorded the lowest voter turnout in the country across eight states, 24 per cent, Hindustan Times reported. However, the tur
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Srinagar the only constituency in the State that went to the polls during the fourth phase of Parliament elections on May 7, recorded the lowest voter turnout in the country across eight states, 24 per cent, Hindustan Times reported. However, the turnout was higher than in the 2004 election, when only 18.6 per cent of Srinagar’s voters cast their votes. “People have voted for the boycott… They have elected the boycott. We appreciate it,” said Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chief of one of the factions of the separatist All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC).
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May - 7 
The Army arrested a suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Binod Kumar Neimapukapon (36), from Rongpur area of Silchar in Cachar District on May 7, reports Sentinel. He was arrested from a house at Rongp
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The Army arrested a suspected People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Binod Kumar Neimapukapon (36), from Rongpur area of Silchar in Cachar District on May 7, reports Sentinel. He was arrested from a house at Rongpur where he was staying for the last one and a half year. Binod Kumar is originally a resident of Bishnupur in Manipur.
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May - 7 
The Black Widow (BW) militants blew off a goods train at a place between Diaojabra and Langting railway stations in North Cachar Hills District in the morning of May 7, reports Telegraph. The train was on its way to Badarpur from Lumding. Initial rep
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The Black Widow (BW) militants blew off a goods train at a place between Diaojabra and Langting railway stations in North Cachar Hills District in the morning of May 7, reports Telegraph. The train was on its way to Badarpur from Lumding. Initial reports had indicated that there were two “blasts on the tracks followed by firing by militants”. Ten wagons of the train derailed and one Security Force personnel and a few railway staff sustained minor injuries in the subversion. The deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ of the BW, Daniel Dimasa, called up newspersons claiming responsibility for the sabotage.
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May - 7 
Two cadres of the Muslim Fundamentalist Organization (MFO), identified as Saheed Ali (35) and Moifuzddin (20), were arrested by troops based at Lakhipur from Taltola and Goalpara respectively in the night of May 7, reports Sentinel. Four pistols, one
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Two cadres of the Muslim Fundamentalist Organization (MFO), identified as Saheed Ali (35) and Moifuzddin (20), were arrested by troops based at Lakhipur from Taltola and Goalpara respectively in the night of May 7, reports Sentinel. Four pistols, one gun, 10 rounds of live ammunition and a huge quantity of explosives were recovered from them.
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May - 7 
Two ULFA militants, who were shot dead in an encounter at Beganabari in Sivasagar District on May 7, were identified as Jitu Changmai and Linton Ingti, reports Telegraph. Jitu hails from Sivasagar District while Linton is from Tinsukia District.
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Two ULFA militants, who were shot dead in an encounter at Beganabari in Sivasagar District on May 7, were identified as Jitu Changmai and Linton Ingti, reports Telegraph. Jitu hails from Sivasagar District while Linton is from Tinsukia District.
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May - 7 
Two unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were shot dead by Police during an encounter at Beganabari in Sivasagar District on May 7, according to Telegraph. Police recovered a universal machine gun, one AK-56 rifle and several
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Two unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were shot dead by Police during an encounter at Beganabari in Sivasagar District on May 7, according to Telegraph. Police recovered a universal machine gun, one AK-56 rifle and several rounds of live ammunition from the encounter site.
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May - 7 
Army chief General Kayani has said the army would employ all resources to ensure a decisive ascendancy over militants, Dawn reported. Chairing the corps commanders’ conference at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 7, he said the army was fully
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Army chief General Kayani has said the army would employ all resources to ensure a decisive ascendancy over militants, Dawn reported. Chairing the corps commanders’ conference at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on May 7, he said the army was fully aware of the gravity of the internal threat. Gen Kayani told the conference the army had developed full-scale facilities to focus on low-intensity conflict-related operations. According to a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations, the Army chief said: “The present security situation requires that all elements of national power should work in close harmony to fight the menace of terrorism and extremism.”
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May - 7 
Elsewhere in the province, Taliban militants blew up a high school in Darra Adam Khel, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, militants had planted explosives in a Government high school in the Bosti Khel area in Darra Adam Khel. Wh
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Elsewhere in the province, Taliban militants blew up a high school in Darra Adam Khel, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, militants had planted explosives in a Government high school in the Bosti Khel area in Darra Adam Khel. While the blast damaged the building, no loss of life was reported.
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May - 7 
Five members of a local armed Lashkar (militia) were killed and six others injured when militants opened fire at them in the Siyalo Talab area of Hangu District on May 7, The News reported. Sources said a person identified as Saifullah was abducted b
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Five members of a local armed Lashkar (militia) were killed and six others injured when militants opened fire at them in the Siyalo Talab area of Hangu District on May 7, The News reported. Sources said a person identified as Saifullah was abducted by the militants and armed villagers of Manjikhel tribe chased the kidnappers. An exchange of fire took place in Siyalo Talab area, leaving five men dead and six others injured. Sources said the clash between the militants and armed Lashkar continued for three hours in which four vehicles were also destroyed.
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May - 7 
In Lower Dir, District administration officials said the Taliban abducted 11 paramilitary troops after attacking the Malakand Levies Fort in Chakdara. They said three soldiers had been killed in the attack.
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In Lower Dir, District administration officials said the Taliban abducted 11 paramilitary troops after attacking the Malakand Levies Fort in Chakdara. They said three soldiers had been killed in the attack.
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May - 7 
Jet fighters and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban hideouts and centres in various parts of the Swat and Lower Dir Districts on May 7, killing 60 Taliban militants. “We have carried out airstrikes today on known centres of militants killing around
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Jet fighters and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban hideouts and centres in various parts of the Swat and Lower Dir Districts on May 7, killing 60 Taliban militants. “We have carried out airstrikes today on known centres of militants killing around 60 [Taliban] in Swat and Lower Dir,” chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times.
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May - 7 
Military sources said 12 militants were killed in the Shamoozai area of Swat, eight others in Malam Jaba and 14 militants were killed in Matta, Shahdheri and Kooza Cheena. Taliban commander Ibne Aqil was also reported killed in a counter-attack by th
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Military sources said 12 militants were killed in the Shamoozai area of Swat, eight others in Malam Jaba and 14 militants were killed in Matta, Shahdheri and Kooza Cheena. Taliban commander Ibne Aqil was also reported killed in a counter-attack by the Police when the Taliban attacked Matta Police station. “In 24 hours, we lost nine soldiers and about 10 of them [were] injured,” General Abbas told AFP. Seven of the soldiers were killed when Taliban ambushed a convoy at the entrance to Mingora. Two soldiers were killed in the valley north of Matta,” the military spokesman told the news agency.
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May - 7 
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said on may 7 that Pakistan will be able to root out violent extremism with the help of sustained international support. “I can assure the world on behalf of the people of Pakistan that we are up to the task. Just
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said on may 7 that Pakistan will be able to root out violent extremism with the help of sustained international support. “I can assure the world on behalf of the people of Pakistan that we are up to the task. Just help us. Get us the capability and we can defeat the common enemy for a better tomorrow for our children and the coming generations,” he said. According to a private TV channel, Zardari said in an interview with a US newspaper that Pakistan could not remove its troops from the Pakistan-India border to deploy them on its western borders. He said Pakistan had already deployed a significant number of troops on the western border. He added that the drone attacks would be more effective if the US provided the technology to Pakistan.
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May - 7 
President Asif Ali Zardari said in Washington on May 7 that military operations against extremists would last until “normalcy” returns to the troubled Swat Valley. “It is going to carry on until life in Swat comes back to normalcy,” Zardari said in r
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President Asif Ali Zardari said in Washington on May 7 that military operations against extremists would last until “normalcy” returns to the troubled Swat Valley. “It is going to carry on until life in Swat comes back to normalcy,” Zardari said in reply to a question at a press conference along with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US senators John Kerry and Richard Lugar.
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May - 7 
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on May 7 ordered the armed forces to launch an operation against the militants and terrorists so as to flush them out completely from Swat and Malakand in order to ensure security, restore honour and dignity of
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on May 7 ordered the armed forces to launch an operation against the militants and terrorists so as to flush them out completely from Swat and Malakand in order to ensure security, restore honour and dignity of the homeland and for the protection of the people, The News reported. “The government will not bow before the militants and terrorists but will force them to lay down their weapons and will not compromise with them,” he said in his 20-minute televised address to the nation on May 7-night.
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May - 7 
The Security Forces on May 7 killed a son of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad in a clash with the Taliban in Lower Dir District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, Daily Times r
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The Security Forces on May 7 killed a son of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad in a clash with the Taliban in Lower Dir District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, Daily Times reported. During an exchange of fire, 10 militants, including Kifayatullah – son of Sufi Muhammad – was killed, it said. The TNSM spokesman Amir Izzat Khan said the 43-year-old was killed in helicopter gunship firing in Maidan area. “In an attempt to eliminate and flush out [Taliban] from the area, FC [Frontier Corps] launched an attack in early morning today… During exchange of fire, 10 [Taliban] were killed including Kifayatullah, son of Sufi Muhammad,” the ISPR said.
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May - 7 
According to The Himalayan Times, the MJF agreed to support the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) to lead the next coalition Government. The deal was made at a late night meeting between Nepali Congress (NC) president Girija
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According to The Himalayan Times, the MJF agreed to support the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) to lead the next coalition Government. The deal was made at a late night meeting between Nepali Congress (NC) president Girija Prasad Koirala and MJF leaders Upendra Yadav and Jaya Prakash Prasad Gupta, who met at Koirala’s residence in Maharajgunj.
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May - 7 
Minister for Education Renu Kumari Yadav, who is a central leader of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), is said to have issued the death threats to a Journalist. Saptari Districtcorrespondent of Avenues Television Baidha Nath Yadav had filed a news item
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Minister for Education Renu Kumari Yadav, who is a central leader of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), is said to have issued the death threats to a Journalist. Saptari Districtcorrespondent of Avenues Television Baidha Nath Yadav had filed a news item about teachers associated with MJF smearing soot over the districteducation officer's face protesting the latter's decisions.
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May - 7 
Nepal News reports that in a notice issued by Young Communist League (YCL) chief of the Siraha District, those supporting President's move to reinstate Government-sacked army chief have been alleged to be Indian agents and warned of physical action,.
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Nepal News reports that in a notice issued by Young Communist League (YCL) chief of the Siraha District, those supporting President's move to reinstate Government-sacked army chief have been alleged to be Indian agents and warned of physical action,. The YCL cadres also said this was to uphold the civilian supremacy and whoever goes against that will face punishment from the people.
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May - 7 
The politburo meeting of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) ended May 7 stressing that the party should organise more protest programmes to exert pressure on President Dr Ram Baran Yadav to correct his 'unconstitutional' mov
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The politburo meeting of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) ended May 7 stressing that the party should organise more protest programmes to exert pressure on President Dr Ram Baran Yadav to correct his 'unconstitutional' move to reinstate the Army chief, reports Nepal News.
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May - 7 
The YCL, organised rallies in Bhaktapur, Lagankhel of Lalitpur and Basantapur of Kathmandu against the President's move to reinstate the army chief, reports The Himalayan Times.
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The YCL, organised rallies in Bhaktapur, Lagankhel of Lalitpur and Basantapur of Kathmandu against the President's move to reinstate the army chief, reports The Himalayan Times.
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May - 7 
A military spokesman said that the troops had breached the last earthen fortification, bringing them to 800 metres of the LTTE leadership, adds PTI. Though estimates are not available, military sources said that between 500 to 1,000 hardcore Black Ti
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A military spokesman said that the troops had breached the last earthen fortification, bringing them to 800 metres of the LTTE leadership, adds PTI. Though estimates are not available, military sources said that between 500 to 1,000 hardcore Black Tigers have formed a last wall of defence around the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and others. The spokesman also adds that the LTTE are deploying suicide bombers in large numbers to slow down the Sri Lankan advance.
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May - 7 
An unspecified number of dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists were found scattered along with their weapons, when troops captured the last LTTE built earth bund in the south of Karayanmullivaikkal in the morning of May 7,
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An unspecified number of dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists were found scattered along with their weapons, when troops captured the last LTTE built earth bund in the south of Karayanmullivaikkal in the morning of May 7, according to a report of the Sri Lanka Army. Troops subsequently recovered six T-56 weapons of the LTTE. Meanwhile, several soldiers also sustained injuries in the string of pitched battles in the remaining strip of land in the No Fire Zone (NFZ).
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May - 7 May - 8
At least 45 civilians were killed and more than 197 injured as the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued heavy shelling with cluster-munitions on civilian targets in the Mullivaikkal area of the No Fire zone in the Mullaitivu District throughout May 7 and M
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At least 45 civilians were killed and more than 197 injured as the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued heavy shelling with cluster-munitions on civilian targets in the Mullivaikkal area of the No Fire zone in the Mullaitivu District throughout May 7 and May 8, claims pro-Liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Web Site Tamil Net.
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May - 7 
Some 150 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathisers carrying flags and chanting slogans attacked the Chinese Embassy in London on May 7, reports Times of India. Supporters of the banned LTTE attacked the Chinese Embassy and damaged many wi
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Some 150 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathisers carrying flags and chanting slogans attacked the Chinese Embassy in London on May 7, reports Times of India. Supporters of the banned LTTE attacked the Chinese Embassy and damaged many windows of the office while trying to enter inside the building, Police said. Three protesters were arrested but later released on bail.
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May - 7 
Troops continued their search and clear operations in the Karayamullivaikkal, Wadduvakal, Uruthirapuram and Mulankavil areas on May 7 and recovered dead bodies of two LTTE militants along with six T-56 weapons, one binocular, three I-com sets, six r
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Troops continued their search and clear operations in the Karayamullivaikkal, Wadduvakal, Uruthirapuram and Mulankavil areas on May 7 and recovered dead bodies of two LTTE militants along with six T-56 weapons, one binocular, three I-com sets, six rounds of 81 mm mortar booby traps, 500 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, eight mine fields, 27 hand grenades, 163 anti personnel mines, 12 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) bombs, 3450 rounds of T-56 ammunition, three claymore mines, 10 anti personnel fuses, five 81 mm mortar bombs, 106 81 mortar chargers, three 120 mm mortar bombs and ten 120 mm mortar chargers, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 7 
Troops recovered one 60-feet long huge monstrous cylindrical metal structure, identical to a device enabling to live underwater, from Irattavaikkal on May 7.
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Troops recovered one 60-feet long huge monstrous cylindrical metal structure, identical to a device enabling to live underwater, from Irattavaikkal on May 7.
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May - 8 
A cadre of the General Secretary faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Salam Suresh Singh alias Nanao alias Sabi, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Singjamei Chingamakhong area on May 8,
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A cadre of the General Secretary faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Salam Suresh Singh alias Nanao alias Sabi, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Singjamei Chingamakhong area on May 8, reports Imphal Free Press. He confessed during his interrogation that he had recruited three female cadres, Abenao (20), Sonia (19) and Abethoi (15) for the outfit in the year 2008.
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May - 8 
A woman, N. O. Modhubala, was wounded when three unidentified militants triggered a bomb blast at the residence of an officer of Manipur Agricultural Department, Ningombam Sarat Singh, at Sanjenthong in Imphal East District on May 8, reports Imphal F
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A woman, N. O. Modhubala, was wounded when three unidentified militants triggered a bomb blast at the residence of an officer of Manipur Agricultural Department, Ningombam Sarat Singh, at Sanjenthong in Imphal East District on May 8, reports Imphal Free Press. Modhubala is the wife of Ningombam.
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May - 8 
According to Daily Excelsior, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants shot dead three person including, one woman, at Bandara village in Gulabgarh area of Reasi District on May 8. Official sources said four HM militants led by Ishfaq Ahmed appeared at
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According to Daily Excelsior, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants shot dead three person including, one woman, at Bandara village in Gulabgarh area of Reasi District on May 8. Official sources said four HM militants led by Ishfaq Ahmed appeared at the house of Aijaz Ahmed at 10.30 pm (IST) and dragged him and his father, Ahmed Din out of the house. They took the duo to nearby house of Aijaz Ahmed’s in-laws and brought out his mother-in-law, Taja Begum. They shot dead all three civilians and managed to escape. The report adds that Ishfaq Ahmed is the self-styled lover of Aijaz Ahmed’s wife. He wanted to marry her and asked her mother, Taja Begum, to marry her daughter with him. Since both Taja Begum and her daughter had rejected the militant’s proposal. Ishfaq had threatened all local people in the area not to marry the girl. However, Taja Begum dared to take on the militants and married her daughter with her neighbor Aijaz Ahmed, son of Ahmed Din, only four days back. Ishfaq Ahmed along with his three associates—Nazir Ahmed, Khalid Hussain and Janbaaz, struck at village Bandara and shot dead the three civilians.
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May - 8 
According to Telegraph, unidentified militants shot at a person and set ablaze 14 houses in Jorai Basti of North Cachar Hills in the morning of May 8. Villagers later informed Police that a group of unidentified militants came to Jorai Basti around 4
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According to Telegraph, unidentified militants shot at a person and set ablaze 14 houses in Jorai Basti of North Cachar Hills in the morning of May 8. Villagers later informed Police that a group of unidentified militants came to Jorai Basti around 4.30am (IST) and started setting the houses on fire. When the panic-stricken residents rushed out of their homes, the attackers opened indiscriminate fire, injuring a 55-year-old farmer, Nindau Langthasa, who was later rescued by a team of Police. This is the third such attack on villagers in North Cachar Hills District in the past five weeks.
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May - 8 
An unidentified militant, suspected to be a foreign national, was killed in an encounter with SFs in the forests of Kaninar Poshlot Top at Afan Nar in Lalpora area of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. One damaged AK 47 rifle, two AK magazine
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An unidentified militant, suspected to be a foreign national, was killed in an encounter with SFs in the forests of Kaninar Poshlot Top at Afan Nar in Lalpora area of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. One damaged AK 47 rifle, two AK magazines and 31 rounds were recovered from his possession.
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May - 8 
Army and Police neutralised another hide-out of the militants in Darhal area of Rajouri District. Three Chinese grenades, two Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 464 AK rounds, 56 Pika rounds, one AK magazine, two radio sets, three spare antennas,
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Army and Police neutralised another hide-out of the militants in Darhal area of Rajouri District. Three Chinese grenades, two Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 464 AK rounds, 56 Pika rounds, one AK magazine, two radio sets, three spare antennas, two binoculars and one code sheet were recovered from the hide-out.
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May - 8 
Elsewhere in the State, SFs recovered one single barrel gun with 11 rounds of cartridge, AK-47 ammunition of 22 rounds and 1 to 2 kilogram explosives buried inside a drain at Achabam Tea Estate under the Namrup Police Station in Dibrugarh District on
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Elsewhere in the State, SFs recovered one single barrel gun with 11 rounds of cartridge, AK-47 ammunition of 22 rounds and 1 to 2 kilogram explosives buried inside a drain at Achabam Tea Estate under the Namrup Police Station in Dibrugarh District on May 8. .
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May - 8 
Elsewhere in the State, troopers of Rashtriya Rifles neutralised a hide-out of the militants at Lidar Nullah in Doda District. Three grenades, 50 AK rounds, two radio sets, four electronic detonators and two SIM cards besides ration items were recove
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Elsewhere in the State, troopers of Rashtriya Rifles neutralised a hide-out of the militants at Lidar Nullah in Doda District. Three grenades, 50 AK rounds, two radio sets, four electronic detonators and two SIM cards besides ration items were recovered from the hide-out. .
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May - 8 
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Joy Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Sugnu bazaar area on May 8.
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Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Joy Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Sugnu bazaar area on May 8.
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May - 8 
On May 8, the Nagaland Police arrested two persons from Lalmati area in Kohima near National Highway 39 when they were travelling in a vehicle towards Manipur, reports Imphal Free Press. While one was identified as M. Raju of Mantripukhuri in Imphal,
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On May 8, the Nagaland Police arrested two persons from Lalmati area in Kohima near National Highway 39 when they were travelling in a vehicle towards Manipur, reports Imphal Free Press. While one was identified as M. Raju of Mantripukhuri in Imphal, the other was a resident of Vishakhapatanam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. High-powered explosives, concealed in two cooking gas cylinders, were recovered from their possession. Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate was recovered from inside the cylinders. They confessed during interrogation that the cylinders were given to them by two Nepali nationals at Dimapur to deliver the consignment in Imphal.
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May - 8 
One civilian was shot dead in an exchange of firing between militants and Security Forces (SFs) at village Salota in Marmat area of Doda District. Reports said Security Forces and Police had launched a search operation for a ‘divisional commander’ of
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One civilian was shot dead in an exchange of firing between militants and Security Forces (SFs) at village Salota in Marmat area of Doda District. Reports said Security Forces and Police had launched a search operation for a ‘divisional commander’ of the HM, Javed Qureshi, in Salota area of Marmat after getting information about his presence. However, a civilian was caught in the exchange of firing and got killed. He was identified as Mohd Sadiq Wani, a resident of Salota. Javed Qureshi and his associates managed to escape during the exchange of firing.
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May - 8 
Telegraph reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaflets demanding the immediate release of a dozen of its jailed leaders were found inside Writers’ Buildings (the West Bengal Government Secretariat) in capital Kolkata on May 8. A
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Telegraph reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaflets demanding the immediate release of a dozen of its jailed leaders were found inside Writers’ Buildings (the West Bengal Government Secretariat) in capital Kolkata on May 8. An employee of the Secretariat saw about 30 of them had been folded together and placed on a locker in the press corner on the first-floor, which also houses the Chief Minister’s office.
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May - 8 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed charge sheet against Deputy Director of the Department of Industries in Nagaland Government K. Hokishe Assumi, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) member H. Khekiho Zhimomi, and National Socialist C
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed charge sheet against Deputy Director of the Department of Industries in Nagaland Government K. Hokishe Assumi, Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) member H. Khekiho Zhimomi, and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants, Azheto and Visheto for their involvement in Nagaland Sugar Mill scam, according to Nagaland Post.
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May - 8 
The Hindu reports that two home guards went missing after cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire on them at Cheemalapadu village of G. Madugula mandal (administrative division) in the Visakhapatnam District on May 8. T
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The Hindu reports that two home guards went missing after cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire on them at Cheemalapadu village of G. Madugula mandal (administrative division) in the Visakhapatnam District on May 8. The two missing persons were part of a three member team who were on a private visit to the village.
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May - 8 
The Police arrested one United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Arup Deka (20), from Ganeshpara area of Guwahati in Kamrup District on May 8, reports Telegraph. The Police said Deka, who hails from Musalpur in Baksa District, i
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The Police arrested one United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as Arup Deka (20), from Ganeshpara area of Guwahati in Kamrup District on May 8, reports Telegraph. The Police said Deka, who hails from Musalpur in Baksa District, is a cadre belonging to ‘709 battalion’ of the ULFA, and suspected to be involved in several subversive activities including the blast at Jyotikuchi.
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May - 8 
According to security sources, an operation had been launched against the Taliban militants in the Shen Dhand, Tor Chappar, Sunni Khel, Bosti Khel and Akhorwal areas of Darra Adam Khel. The Security Forces were targeting Taliban hideouts with heavy a
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According to security sources, an operation had been launched against the Taliban militants in the Shen Dhand, Tor Chappar, Sunni Khel, Bosti Khel and Akhorwal areas of Darra Adam Khel. The Security Forces were targeting Taliban hideouts with heavy artillery.
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May - 8 
At least four people were killed and several others injured when a rocket fired from an unidentified location hit an Afghan refugee camp in the Jangal Khel area of Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP, according to Daily Times. Four people, including two wome
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At least four people were killed and several others injured when a rocket fired from an unidentified location hit an Afghan refugee camp in the Jangal Khel area of Darra Adam Khel in the NWFP, according to Daily Times. Four people, including two women and a child were killed when the rocket hit a house at the Afghan Refugee Camp number two. Three children were also seriously wounded.
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May - 8 
More than one million people left their homes in the violence-hit Malakand region after a Taliban surge and a military response, NWFP Environment Minister Wajid Ali Khan said in a press briefing, reports Daily Times. “We appeal for international help
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More than one million people left their homes in the violence-hit Malakand region after a Taliban surge and a military response, NWFP Environment Minister Wajid Ali Khan said in a press briefing, reports Daily Times. “We appeal for international help to cope with the rising number of internally displaced persons,” the provincial minister told a news briefing. “We need huge funds to provide [essentials] at the camps,” he further said, adding, “The funds provided by the federal Government are insufficient... We need billion of dollars.”
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May - 8 
Pakistan and Afghanistan on May 8 agreed on a comprehensive “action plan” to flush out terrorism, organised crimes and drug trafficking and plan to form a joint border Security Force, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times. The plan
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Pakistan and Afghanistan on May 8 agreed on a comprehensive “action plan” to flush out terrorism, organised crimes and drug trafficking and plan to form a joint border Security Force, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times. The plan will be put before the federal cabinet’s of both countries for formal approval, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in a press conference with his Afghan counterpart Muhammad Hanif Atmar. “The safety and defence of the two countries are inter-linked,” the minister said, adding, that Islamabad and Kabul now “fully realise the need of working shoulder-to-shoulder to provide peace and security to their people”. The two countries agreed to help each other by sharing real-time information and improving border control management. They will also hand over to each other criminals and “other anti-state elements”. The interior minister said Pakistan would provide facilities for training of Afghan law-enforcement agencies’ personnel.
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May - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 140 Taliban militants as the military operation continued in the Swat valley of NWFP on May 8, Daily Times reported. 13 of them were killed in a major gun battle at Matta Police station. Seven soldiers were
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 140 Taliban militants as the military operation continued in the Swat valley of NWFP on May 8, Daily Times reported. 13 of them were killed in a major gun battle at Matta Police station. Seven soldiers were also killed as the SFs took control of Khawazakhela and Chamtalai, ISPR Director General Maj Gen Athar Abbas said in a media briefing. He said military had launched a “full-scale operation” in Swat and the Taliban militants were on the run. He said the Taliban militants were trying to block an exodus of civilians through coercion, taking hostages, bombings and blocking roads with trees. According to Reuters, he said there were 4,000 to 5,000 Taliban militants in Swat, including Uzbeks and Tajiks. On May 8, troops targeted Taliban mountaintop training camps, ammunition dumps and command and communication centres in precision strikes. “Special care has been taken to strike identified targets and those targets which are away from populated areas,” he added. 10 Taliban militants were killed in attacks in Takhtaband, Qambar Top and the house of a local lawyer. Another 10 were killed in an attack by helicopter gunship in Kabal. Five Taliban militants, including Commander Akbar Ali were killed in Kanju. The ISPR Director General said the Taliban militants killed the brother of Khawazakhela union council nazim and abducted two Policemen from Sor Bridge in Khawazakhela. They also fired six rockets at the Circuit House in Mingora, killing a soldier. The ISPR said the Taliban resistance in Buner had been reduced considerably, but they were maintaining positions at Sultanwas and Pir Baba. A search and cordon operation continued in Lower Dir. 15 Taliban militants were killed in an attack on a Taliban compound in Maidan, General Abbas said, adding that they included two key commanders.
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May - 8 
At least 35 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed on May 8, as the advancing troops took full control of the last outfit’s defensive earth bund in the Mullaitivu District, according to Xinhuanet. The troops have completely cle
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At least 35 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed on May 8, as the advancing troops took full control of the last outfit’s defensive earth bund in the Mullaitivu District, according to Xinhuanet. The troops have completely cleared the Karyamullvaikkal area, Defence officials said on May 9 (today). Currently the LTTE is limited to an area of just three square kilometres, added the official. As reported earlier, an unspecified number of dead bodies of LTTE militants were found scattered along with their weapons, when troops captured the last LTTE built earth bund in the south of Karayanmullivaikkal in the morning of May 7.
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May - 8 
The Sri Lankan military on May 8 demarcated a new No Fire Zone (NFZ) to match the current situation, reports Colombo Page. Announcing its decision, the military said that it is now in full control of more than 2/3rd of the existing Putumatalam NFZ.
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The Sri Lankan military on May 8 demarcated a new No Fire Zone (NFZ) to match the current situation, reports Colombo Page. Announcing its decision, the military said that it is now in full control of more than 2/3rd of the existing Putumatalam NFZ. The new NFZ is restricted to an area of two kilometres in length and 1.5 kilometres in width south of Karayamullivaikkal, including Vellamullivaikkal in the narrow strip along the north-eastern coast of Mullaitivu. "This has been modified to match with the present situation and after considering the concentration of civilians in the area," the Army source said. The re-demarcation of the new NFZ followed the complete capture of possibly the last LTTE-built earth bund in the Karayanmullivaikkal on May 8 amid fierce fighting between the troops of 58th Division troops and the LTTE.
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May - 9 
A cadre of the Myanmar-based Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outfit was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Sekmaijin on May 9, according to Sangai Express. One AK 56 Rifle with magazine, one grenade launcher, one M-97 latho
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A cadre of the Myanmar-based Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outfit was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Sekmaijin on May 9, according to Sangai Express. One AK 56 Rifle with magazine, one grenade launcher, one M-97 lathode, US made 40-mm spring field armoury, 15 live rounds of AK-56, three 40-mm live grenades of lathode and three fire cases were recovered from his possession.
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May - 9 
According to The Hindu, three villagers were shot dead in an attack by unidentified militants in an interior village, 40 kilometres from Haflong in the North Cachar Hills District on May 9.
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According to The Hindu, three villagers were shot dead in an attack by unidentified militants in an interior village, 40 kilometres from Haflong in the North Cachar Hills District on May 9.
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May - 9 
In a joint operation, the Army and Police shot dead a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist outfit and his accomplice in the Dhar forest area of Doda District in the morning of May 9, reports Times of India. The slain militants were id
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In a joint operation, the Army and Police shot dead a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist outfit and his accomplice in the Dhar forest area of Doda District in the morning of May 9, reports Times of India. The slain militants were identified as LeT ‘district commander’ Abu Samama and his bodyguard Barkat Ali. “While Samama was a Pakistani national, Ali was a local militant," said Brig Gurdeep Singh of 16 Corps of Army. He added that Samama had been active in this area for the last four to five years and his killing was a big blow to the LeT. One Army soldier was injured in the gun battle. SF recovered arms and ammunition from the incident site.
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May - 9 
On May 9, the J.N. Hospital Pharmacy Association protested against monetary demands by militant groups at pharmacies around the hospital in Imphal East District.
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On May 9, the J.N. Hospital Pharmacy Association protested against monetary demands by militant groups at pharmacies around the hospital in Imphal East District.
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May - 9 
Policeman was killed and two others, including a SPO, were injured in a landmine explosion near Kandhari village in the Narayanpur District on May 9. The Policemen were on a regular patrol in the area when the explosion took place killing Special Tas
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Policeman was killed and two others, including a SPO, were injured in a landmine explosion near Kandhari village in the Narayanpur District on May 9. The Policemen were on a regular patrol in the area when the explosion took place killing Special Task Force trooper Alam Dharmaiya.
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May - 9 
Press Trust of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 9 killed four persons, including two Special Police Officers (SPO), at a forested hamlet near Pharsegarh in the Bijapur District. According to the
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Press Trust of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 9 killed four persons, including two Special Police Officers (SPO), at a forested hamlet near Pharsegarh in the Bijapur District. According to the report, the extremists opened fire on workers engaged in constructing a road and the Police team that was escorting them. Two other SPOs were injured in the attack. Maoists set ablaze four vehicles engaged for the construction work before leaving.
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May - 9 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze three vehicles at Kolibera in Simdega District on May 9 as the 48-hour shutdown called by them in the District and neighbouring Gumla ended, Police said. A group o
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze three vehicles at Kolibera in Simdega District on May 9 as the 48-hour shutdown called by them in the District and neighbouring Gumla ended, Police said. A group of armed Maoists stopped an iron-laden truck and two other vehicles carrying soft drinks and set them ablaze after pouring petrol. The shutdown was called by the Maoists to protest the recent arrest of its self-styled sub-zonal commander Pratap Hinjia.
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May - 9 
Ratan Kumar Roy, a doctor who was kidnapped by suspected NDFB militants from his chamber on May 5, was released near Chapaguri in Chirang District in the night of May 9. The Officer-in-Charge of Bijni Police Station, Pradeep Kumar Boro, said “Under m
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Ratan Kumar Roy, a doctor who was kidnapped by suspected NDFB militants from his chamber on May 5, was released near Chapaguri in Chirang District in the night of May 9. The Officer-in-Charge of Bijni Police Station, Pradeep Kumar Boro, said “Under mounting pressure from security forces, the militants found it difficult to keep him in captivity.” However, Roy said a group of militants had taken him to attend to their ailing members and released him around 8pm (IST) at a village near Chapaguri.
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May - 9 
The Assam Rifles confirmed that an unspecified number of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants were killed and several others wounded during an encounter near International Border Pillar No 110 in Ukhrul District on May 9.
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The Assam Rifles confirmed that an unspecified number of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants were killed and several others wounded during an encounter near International Border Pillar No 110 in Ukhrul District on May 9.
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May - 9 
The Hindu reports that three suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were lynched by villagers of Kumaria in the Gumla District, Police said on May 10. Rajendra Sahu, Hira
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The Hindu reports that three suspected cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were lynched by villagers of Kumaria in the Gumla District, Police said on May 10. Rajendra Sahu, Hiralal Sahu and Sanjay Sahu, who allegedly belonged to the PLFI, went to Kumaria, over 200 kilometres from the state capital, Ranchi, in the night of May 9 and asked some villagers about the whereabouts of a contractor, Badnu Kharia. The trio allegedly assaulted the villagers when the pleaded ignorance. In retaliation, the villagers managed to overpower the insurgents and lynched them, the Police said.
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May - 9 
Three suspected militants were shot dead by a combine force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Riffle during an encounter at a foothill on way to Kalika from Irilbung Bridge under Irilbung Police Station on May 9, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Three suspected militants were shot dead by a combine force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Riffle during an encounter at a foothill on way to Kalika from Irilbung Bridge under Irilbung Police Station on May 9, reports Imphal Free Press. Two 9-mm pistols with five live rounds, one revolver with four live rounds and two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site. Three diaries marked with Tele Index were also recovered from each of the three slain militants.
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May - 9 
Two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, Rabindro Sharma and K. Dolendra Singh, were arrested by the Assam Rifles when they were extorting money from a shop at Marwari Patti area in Dimapur on May 9, according to Nagaland Post. Tax receipts of K
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Two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, Rabindro Sharma and K. Dolendra Singh, were arrested by the Assam Rifles when they were extorting money from a shop at Marwari Patti area in Dimapur on May 9, according to Nagaland Post. Tax receipts of KYKL, a large sum of Indian and Korean currencies, and SBI ATM Cards were recovered from their possession.
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May - 9 
Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants, Maimom Imu alias Chitaranjan Singh and Takhellambam Sanayaima Singh, were arrested by a combined team of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles from Bashikhong Panthoibi Baz
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Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants, Maimom Imu alias Chitaranjan Singh and Takhellambam Sanayaima Singh, were arrested by a combined team of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles from Bashikhong Panthoibi Bazaar on May 9. The duo confessed during interrogation that they were involved in extorting a huge amount of money from shopkeepers, oil stations, pharmacies and restaurants.
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May - 9 
According to Daily Times, five suspected terrorists were killed and a Policeman injured during an encounter at Baghbanan Road in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, early on May 9. According to a statement, Police arrested three suspected terrorists in th
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According to Daily Times, five suspected terrorists were killed and a Policeman injured during an encounter at Baghbanan Road in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, early on May 9. According to a statement, Police arrested three suspected terrorists in the limits of Chamkani Police Station during a routine search. It said four more suspected terrorists ambushed the Police when the suspects were being shifted to a Police post. They killed the three suspects in Police custody, while two of the attackers were also killed in the encounter, the statement added. Three of the dead have been identified as Arab Shah, Abdul Akbar and Musarrat Shah, all residents of Afghanistan.
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May - 9 
According to Daily Times, four missiles fired by a suspected US drone killed an unspecified number of Taliban militants at South Waziristan in FATA on May 9. Officials claimed that 10 Taliban militants had been killed, a deputy Taliban commander said
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According to Daily Times, four missiles fired by a suspected US drone killed an unspecified number of Taliban militants at South Waziristan in FATA on May 9. Officials claimed that 10 Taliban militants had been killed, a deputy Taliban commander said five were killed, the political administration claimed nine Taliban militants were killed, while tribesmen claimed they had counted 25 dead bodies.
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May - 9 
Daily Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed 55 Taliban militants in various areas of Swat in NWFP on May 9, while 14 Taliban were killed in Lower Dir District after gunship helicopters targeted Maidan area. “We have hit certain militant pos
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Daily Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed 55 Taliban militants in various areas of Swat in NWFP on May 9, while 14 Taliban were killed in Lower Dir District after gunship helicopters targeted Maidan area. “We have hit certain militant positions in Mingora with helicopter gunships,” said military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. “The Taliban were harassing the civil population and intensely involved in various activities of looting and arson in the city of Mingora and, in an early morning attack, helicopters engaged militant hideouts and reportedly left 15 militants dead,” Abbas added.
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May - 9 
On May 9, unidentified men fired three rockets at the Peshawar International Airport from undisclosed locations, but no casualties were reported.
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On May 9, unidentified men fired three rockets at the Peshawar International Airport from undisclosed locations, but no casualties were reported.
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May - 9 
SFs also targeted suspected Taliban positions at Rama Kandhao ridge in Matta tehsil (revenue division) and destroyed the main headquarters of the Taliban there, a military statement added. “Reportedly, 30 to 40 militants have been killed,” it added.
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SFs also targeted suspected Taliban positions at Rama Kandhao ridge in Matta tehsil (revenue division) and destroyed the main headquarters of the Taliban there, a military statement added. “Reportedly, 30 to 40 militants have been killed,” it added. Indiscriminate mortar fire by the Taliban militants in Mingora had caused civilian casualties, it said but no details were provided. A Taliban source confirmed heavy bombardment of the Taliban positions by jet planes and helicopters.
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May - 9 
The SFs secured Shangla top advancing up to Biladram town, encountering improvised roadside bombs and fierce Taliban resistance on Chamtalai bridge. The troops resumed operation from Point 2245 and Point 2266 heights captured on May 9, and advanced u
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The SFs secured Shangla top advancing up to Biladram town, encountering improvised roadside bombs and fierce Taliban resistance on Chamtalai bridge. The troops resumed operation from Point 2245 and Point 2266 heights captured on May 9, and advanced up to Shalwal Kandao, where one soldier was killed. The SFs also destroyed a Taliban training camp at Banai Baba in Shangla, where up to 150 militants were confirmed dead.
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May - 9 May - 10
According to Nepal News, with the May 9 midnight deadline for political parties to reach a consensus for a new unity Government already over, President Ram Baran Yadav on May 10 wrote a letter to the Parliament to start procedures for the formation o
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According to Nepal News, with the May 9 midnight deadline for political parties to reach a consensus for a new unity Government already over, President Ram Baran Yadav on May 10 wrote a letter to the Parliament to start procedures for the formation of a majority Government. As per the Article 38 (2) of the Interim Constitution, if attempts to form a Government of "national consensus" do not bear results then a call should be made to form a majority Government.
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May - 9 
The Politburo meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) held at Ravi Bhawan on May 9 decided not to take any initiative to form the new Government until President Yadav corrects his "unconstitutional move" by reversi
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The Politburo meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) held at Ravi Bhawan on May 9 decided not to take any initiative to form the new Government until President Yadav corrects his "unconstitutional move" by reversing his step to reinstate the army chief.
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May - 9 
A cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Saidur Rahman (32) was killed in a shootout between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and PBCP cadres at Khaskarra village in Alamdanga Sub-District of
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A cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Saidur Rahman (32) was killed in a shootout between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and PBCP cadres at Khaskarra village in Alamdanga Sub-District of Chuadanga on May 9, reports Daily Star. The PBCP cadres were holding a meeting at a mango orchad when RAB carried out the raid. A revolver, three bombs and 20 bullets were recovered from the site.
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May - 9 
Police on May 9 arrested seven Hizb-ut-Tahrir cadres from the Badda area of national capital Dhaka and recovered leaflets containing provocative statements over the BDR mutiny. A laptop, some CDs and a banner were also recovered during the raid.
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Police on May 9 arrested seven Hizb-ut-Tahrir cadres from the Badda area of national capital Dhaka and recovered leaflets containing provocative statements over the BDR mutiny. A laptop, some CDs and a banner were also recovered during the raid.
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May - 9 
According to Times of India, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), pushed to a narrow stretch in Sri Lanka by its Army, is trying to infiltrate into India through the western coast, an Indian Navy said on May 9. "As the Navy is closely monito
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According to Times of India, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), pushed to a narrow stretch in Sri Lanka by its Army, is trying to infiltrate into India through the western coast, an Indian Navy said on May 9. "As the Navy is closely monitoring the Tamil Nadu coast, we realised that people from Sri Lanka, including LTTE cadres, were trying to illegally enter from the west coast," said flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command, Vice-Admiral S.K. Damle.
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May - 9 May - 11
More than 5200 civilians were reported killed during past 48 hours inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District, reported the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net on May 11 (today). Lawrence Christy, chief of the Tami
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More than 5200 civilians were reported killed during past 48 hours inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District, reported the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net on May 11 (today). Lawrence Christy, chief of the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) field office, on May 11 put the death toll of civilians in Sri Lanka Army’s (SLA) shelling at more than 3,200 killed since the evening of May 10 up to the morning of May 11. The SLA offensive formations were firing using cannons, 50 calibre machine guns, artilleries, mortar and Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher guns, the report added. Earlier, Tamil Net claimed that indiscriminate shelling by the SLA inside the NFZ starting from the night of May 9 to the morning of May 10 killed more than 2,000 civilians, including women and children.
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May - 9 
Nine civilians died and 19 others sustained injuries when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists opened fire on them at “No Fire Zone” on May 9, according to a report of Sri Lanka Army. The report adds that estimated 303 escapees wer
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Nine civilians died and 19 others sustained injuries when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorists opened fire on them at “No Fire Zone” on May 9, according to a report of Sri Lanka Army. The report adds that estimated 303 escapees were trying to enter troop-held areas across causeway in Mullaittivu when the LTTE terrorists stormed them and went on a shooting-spree to prevent them from deserting the LTTE.
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May - 9 
On May 9, three child soldiers had surrendered to the Army troops in the Vellamullivaikkal area.
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On May 9, three child soldiers had surrendered to the Army troops in the Vellamullivaikkal area.
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Tamil Net reported that the LTTE military spokesman Irasiah Punitharooban alias Ilanthirayan alias Marshall sustained heavy injuries in the latest artillery barrage by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the morning of May 9. However, the Defence Ministry We
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Tamil Net reported that the LTTE military spokesman Irasiah Punitharooban alias Ilanthirayan alias Marshall sustained heavy injuries in the latest artillery barrage by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the morning of May 9. However, the Defence Ministry Website reported that Ilanthirayan had succumbed to his injuries, adds Colombo Page. Heavy fighting that broke out between the two sides during last few days has also killed the deputy leader of the Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE), Chelliyan, on May 7, the military said.
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May - 9 
The Security Forces (SFs) attacked LTTE camps in the Karaiyamullivaikal area inflicting heavy casualties upon the militants on May 9. During subsequent search operations, the SFs recovered two dead bodies of militants along with two T-56 weapons and
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The Security Forces (SFs) attacked LTTE camps in the Karaiyamullivaikal area inflicting heavy casualties upon the militants on May 9. During subsequent search operations, the SFs recovered two dead bodies of militants along with two T-56 weapons and one range finder. The Defence Ministry said that militants have laid landmines in the area to obstruct the advance of the troops, adds The Hindu.
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May - 10 
A group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants shot at two persons, identified as Ranjit Musahary, a surrendered NDFB cadre and Gossaigaon Youth Bodo People Front (YBPF) member Nirmal Narzary, at Jaraguri under Gossaigaon Police St
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A group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants shot at two persons, identified as Ranjit Musahary, a surrendered NDFB cadre and Gossaigaon Youth Bodo People Front (YBPF) member Nirmal Narzary, at Jaraguri under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Sentinel. Police later recovered the bike and an empty cartridge of 9 mm pistol from the spot.
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May - 10 
A militant belonging to the Umar Faroq faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Ziauddin, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from the general area of Yairipok Singga in Thoubal District on May 10. Two dem
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A militant belonging to the Umar Faroq faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Ziauddin, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from the general area of Yairipok Singga in Thoubal District on May 10. Two demand letters were recovered from his possession.
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May - 10 
Condemning the recent incidents of violence in strife-torn North Cachar Hills District, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on May 10 asked the law-enforcing agencies and the Army to start joint operations against the groups involved in the violence, reports
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Condemning the recent incidents of violence in strife-torn North Cachar Hills District, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on May 10 asked the law-enforcing agencies and the Army to start joint operations against the groups involved in the violence, reports Sentinel. He said all-out efforts would be made to restore normalcy in the hills district. “The government will leave no stone unturned to bring the situation under control and the culprits behind the incidents would be brought to book,” he said. Gogoi further said compensation would be given by the Government to the next of kin as well as for the injured. Rehabilitation would also be provided to who lost their belongings in the violence, he said.
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May - 10 
Elsewhere in Assam, troops neutralised a BW camp in the Molongpunji area under Lakhipur subdivision of Cachar District on May 10, reports Telegraph. One Chinese grenade and a few rounds of ammunition were recovered from the camp. However, no militant
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Elsewhere in Assam, troops neutralised a BW camp in the Molongpunji area under Lakhipur subdivision of Cachar District on May 10, reports Telegraph. One Chinese grenade and a few rounds of ammunition were recovered from the camp. However, no militants were arrested.
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May - 10 
Police arrested an advocate, Gobinda Nath, from his residence at Gopal Bazaar in Nalbari town on May 10, based on the confession of a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Manoj Sharma, reports Telegraph. Sharma, who is a cadre of the ‘709 ba
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Police arrested an advocate, Gobinda Nath, from his residence at Gopal Bazaar in Nalbari town on May 10, based on the confession of a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Manoj Sharma, reports Telegraph. Sharma, who is a cadre of the ‘709 battalion’ of the ULFA, was arrested earlier. Police sources said Sharma, who hails from Baihata in Kamrup District, had gone to Nalbari to collect cash from the advocate.
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May - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) shot dead one unidentified Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militant in an encounter near Tengralangso in the Karbi Anglong District on May 10, reports Assam Tribune.
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Security Forces (SFs) shot dead one unidentified Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militant in an encounter near Tengralangso in the Karbi Anglong District on May 10, reports Assam Tribune.
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May - 10 
The Assam Rifles in a release stated that militant outfits like the UNLF and People's Liberation Army (PLA) continue with their sole agenda of extortion, intimidation, drug trafficking and smuggling which is proved by the fact that their leadership a
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The Assam Rifles in a release stated that militant outfits like the UNLF and People's Liberation Army (PLA) continue with their sole agenda of extortion, intimidation, drug trafficking and smuggling which is proved by the fact that their leadership and their families are getting wealthier by the day. These outfits have a number of over-ground workers who are actually white collared terrorists sustaining terrorism by provisioning money and power to the banned organisations by fleecing the poor public and terrorising them, the release said.
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May - 10 
The Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar has ruled out negotiations with the left-wing extremists. Speaking to Press Trust of India in State capital Raipur, he said, “When Naxals had offered to hold a dialogue with the state government, we had
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The Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar has ruled out negotiations with the left-wing extremists. Speaking to Press Trust of India in State capital Raipur, he said, “When Naxals had offered to hold a dialogue with the state government, we had said that if they stop the attacks we can think about having the parleys. But the Naxals continued with their attacks. Violence and talks cannot go hand-in-hand.” “Naxalism is not just troubling Chhattisgarh but it is a national problem and the rebels should hold talks with the Centre”, he added.
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May - 10 
The Hindu reports that two hardcore cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Madhav Sabar and Simanchal Kutruka, were arrested from two different places in Rayagada District on May 10, Superintendent of Police (SP) As
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The Hindu reports that two hardcore cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Madhav Sabar and Simanchal Kutruka, were arrested from two different places in Rayagada District on May 10, Superintendent of Police (SP) Asis Kumar Singh said. The duo was held on the basis of the information given by Udaya, who was arrested on April 20 on the charge of killing of the Hindu right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Laxmanananda Saraswati. While Sabar was arrested from his house at Mendapai under Bisam-Cuttack Police Station, Kutruka was arrested from his residence at Dimiriguda village under Gudari Police Station. The arrested Maoists were reportedly involved in the attacks on R. Udayagiri Police Station in 2004 and Dangasorada Police Outpost about eight months back. A number of Maoist literature and materials like banners, posters and maps being used by the insurgents were seized from their possession.
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May - 10 
The Imphal East District Police arrested two women cadres belonging to the Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Naoremningol Maibam O. Thoibi Devi alias Ichanthoibi and Maibam ningol
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The Imphal East District Police arrested two women cadres belonging to the Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Naoremningol Maibam O. Thoibi Devi alias Ichanthoibi and Maibam ningol Thangjam O. Bala Devi alias Ngam-kheingakpi, from Lamlong Keithel area when they were taking captive the wife of a Manipur Government official on May 10. One 9-mm pistol with two live rounds was recovered from Bala’s possession.
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May - 10 
The Imphal West District Police foiled an abduction bid of the director of the remote sensing department when they arrested three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres from Yaiskul Chingakham Leirak on May 10. One 9-mm pistol along with thre
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The Imphal West District Police foiled an abduction bid of the director of the remote sensing department when they arrested three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres from Yaiskul Chingakham Leirak on May 10. One 9-mm pistol along with three rounds of live ammunition and a motorcycle were recovered from their possession.
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May - 10 
The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on May 10 discharged the Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Sadiq Shaikh from his involvement in the July 11, 2006, serial train blasts case, reports Times of India. Sadiq, an electrician fr
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The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on May 10 discharged the Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Sadiq Shaikh from his involvement in the July 11, 2006, serial train blasts case, reports Times of India. Sadiq, an electrician from Trombay, was arrested by the Anti Terrorist Squad on February 20. He was booked in the July 11, 2006 train bomb blasts, which killed 181 people and injured 890.
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May - 10 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) accused the top National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders of lobbying for the Naga cause abroad, according to Nagaland Post. However, the NSCN-IM expressed ignora
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) accused the top National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders of lobbying for the Naga cause abroad, according to Nagaland Post. However, the NSCN-IM expressed ignorance of any such move.
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May - 10 
Three suspected militants were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from the residence of Lt. Col. (retired) R.K. Jatrasana after they ran inside his residence on May 10, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Salam Ibohanbi, Leisa
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Three suspected militants were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from the residence of Lt. Col. (retired) R.K. Jatrasana after they ran inside his residence on May 10, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Salam Ibohanbi, Leisangthem Romio and Naorem Nicolas. A pistol was recovered from their possession.
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May - 10 
Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres, including one belonging to the Lamphel faction, were arrested by the Imphal West District Police in two separate search operations on May 10. They were identified as R.K. Shivakanta alias Shiva and Laishra
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Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres, including one belonging to the Lamphel faction, were arrested by the Imphal West District Police in two separate search operations on May 10. They were identified as R.K. Shivakanta alias Shiva and Laishram Shanta alias Tomba alias Panthou.
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May - 10 
26 Taliban militants were killed in a three-hour encounter that followed a Taliban attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in the Ambar valley of Mohmand Agency and 18 militants were killed when troops retaliated to an attack on their convoy in South Wa
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26 Taliban militants were killed in a three-hour encounter that followed a Taliban attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in the Ambar valley of Mohmand Agency and 18 militants were killed when troops retaliated to an attack on their convoy in South Waziristan. In Mohmand, about 150 heavily armed militants launched a midnight attack on an FC camp in the Had area. Four FC soldiers were also injured during the ensuing encounter. In South Waziristan, the Taliban attacked a security convoy in Spin area south of Tanai. An officer, Captain Muneeb, also died in the attack.
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May - 10 
Helicopter gunships fired at Taliban hideouts in Barwada Char in Buner, and two Taliban ammunition dumps were destroyed. Troops also secured key ridges around Sultanwas in Buner, surrounding the Taliban.
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Helicopter gunships fired at Taliban hideouts in Barwada Char in Buner, and two Taliban ammunition dumps were destroyed. Troops also secured key ridges around Sultanwas in Buner, surrounding the Taliban.
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May - 10 
In Dir, troops secured Kala Dag and advanced up to Haya Sarai and continued to secure positions on Gulabad heights. The Taliban is reported to have abducted a TV reporter from Chakdara in Dir.
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In Dir, troops secured Kala Dag and advanced up to Haya Sarai and continued to secure positions on Gulabad heights. The Taliban is reported to have abducted a TV reporter from Chakdara in Dir.
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May - 10 
Officials on May 10 said elite commando troops had been dropped into parts of Mingora for advance combat as the army lifted a curfew to allow thousands of civilians to flee.
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Officials on May 10 said elite commando troops had been dropped into parts of Mingora for advance combat as the army lifted a curfew to allow thousands of civilians to flee.
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May - 10 
President Asif Ali Zardari has announced that his Government would take over all Madaris (religious schools) as part of Madaris reforms and separate the students from extremists and they would be imparted modern education along with religious educati
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President Asif Ali Zardari has announced that his Government would take over all Madaris (religious schools) as part of Madaris reforms and separate the students from extremists and they would be imparted modern education along with religious education, The News reported on May 10. He said in Washington that the Government has resolved to bring reforms in the Madaris systems whereby the academic courses will be made rather advanced while it will bring them under the Government system.
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May - 10 
Reports from Timergara added that SFs claimed to have secured areas from Kaladag to Hayaserai and killed five militants in an operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir District, according to The News. Other sources put the number of militants’ casual
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Reports from Timergara added that SFs claimed to have secured areas from Kaladag to Hayaserai and killed five militants in an operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir District, according to The News. Other sources put the number of militants’ casualties at 10. One soldier also sustained injuries in the operation. Major Qilla, considered to be one of the strongholds and defence line of militants, was also captured.
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May - 10 
Suspected militants attacked the post of Levies Force at Palai area in Malakand, killing one soldier. They also kidnapped three other soldiers. Residents of Palai area told Daily Times that about four vehicles comprising Taliban militants came to Pal
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Suspected militants attacked the post of Levies Force at Palai area in Malakand, killing one soldier. They also kidnapped three other soldiers. Residents of Palai area told Daily Times that about four vehicles comprising Taliban militants came to Palai and surrounded a check-post. Muhammad Ayaz Bacha said the heavily-armed militants first opened fire on the post killing a Levies soldier, and then abducted three others. The Taliban retained control of Palai area for about 14 hours and blocked the roads linking the town to Mardan and Dargai.
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May - 10 
The next few weeks would be pivotal for Pakistan’s future, a top US general warned on May 10, Dawn reported. In an interview with Fox News, General David Petraeus, head of the US Central Command, said “The next few weeks would be very important and,
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The next few weeks would be pivotal for Pakistan’s future, a top US general warned on May 10, Dawn reported. In an interview with Fox News, General David Petraeus, head of the US Central Command, said “The next few weeks would be very important and, to a degree, pivotal in the future for Pakistan.” He also pointed to Pakistan’s intensifying offensive against the Taliban in Swat as a sign its political leaders, people and military were united against the militants. “The actions of the Pakistani Taliban seem to have galvanised all of Pakistan,” he said. “Certainly the next few weeks will be very important in this effort to roll back, if you will, this existential threat — a true threat to Pakistan’s very existence that has been posed by the Pakistani Taliban,” he added. A day earlier, General Petraeus is reported to have stated that Pakistan has become the nerve centre of Al Qaeda’s global operations, Daily Times stated on May 10. “It is the headquarters of the Al Qaeda senior leadership,” said the general. A ring of Tunisian suicide bombers arrested recently in Iraq appeared to have received their directions from Pakistan as well, he said.
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May - 10 
The Security Forces (SFs) said on May 10 they had killed up to 200 Taliban militants in 24 hours during the on-going operation in Swat even as they secured the Shangla top and important towns and ridges in the Dir and Buner Districts, Daily Times rep
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The Security Forces (SFs) said on May 10 they had killed up to 200 Taliban militants in 24 hours during the on-going operation in Swat even as they secured the Shangla top and important towns and ridges in the Dir and Buner Districts, Daily Times reported. Troops engaged the Taliban in their Peochar headquarters and at hideouts in Kanju, Mingora, Banai Baba, Namal, Qambar, Fizagath, Tiligram and Chamtalai, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in an update. The Inter-Services Public Relations claimed that 140-150 militants were killed in an attack on the Banai Baba training camp in Shangla and 50-60 militants were killed in different areas of Swat valley, The News reported.
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May - 10 
The Taliban’s indiscriminate mortar fire and roadside bombs planted in populated areas killed an unspecified number of civilians. The Taliban also blew up two schools at Barikot and Maniar, and killed a local prayer leader, Zahid Khan, at Nishat Chow
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The Taliban’s indiscriminate mortar fire and roadside bombs planted in populated areas killed an unspecified number of civilians. The Taliban also blew up two schools at Barikot and Maniar, and killed a local prayer leader, Zahid Khan, at Nishat Chowk.
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May - 10 
Three civilians were killed in strafing by gunship helicopters and a paramilitary soldier was shot dead by militants in the Malakand Agency on May 10, The News reported.
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Three civilians were killed in strafing by gunship helicopters and a paramilitary soldier was shot dead by militants in the Malakand Agency on May 10, The News reported.
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May - 10 
Unidentified men blew up a gas pipeline in the suburbs of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 10, Daily Times reported. Officials of the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited said the explosion along the 16-inch diameter pipeline in Mengalabad area on
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Unidentified men blew up a gas pipeline in the suburbs of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on May 10, Daily Times reported. Officials of the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited said the explosion along the 16-inch diameter pipeline in Mengalabad area on Sariab Road destroyed a portion of the gas pipeline, affecting gas supply to some suburbs. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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May - 10 
Leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), who met in the afternoon of May 10, decided to make joint efforts to form a CPN-UML-led coalition Government. The two parties have decided to hold an
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Leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), who met in the afternoon of May 10, decided to make joint efforts to form a CPN-UML-led coalition Government. The two parties have decided to hold an all-party meeting on May 12.
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May - 10 
The Nepali Congress (NC) demanded re-verification of the Maoist combatants saying the real number of the fighters were far less than they are today. During the parliamentary party meeting held on May 10, the NC lawmakers asked the party leadership to
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The Nepali Congress (NC) demanded re-verification of the Maoist combatants saying the real number of the fighters were far less than they are today. During the parliamentary party meeting held on May 10, the NC lawmakers asked the party leadership to take up the issue seriously since the fact was revealed by the recently leaked video featuring the CPN-Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda.
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May - 10 
Daily Star reports that Police arrested an ehsar (full time) cadre of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Mohammad Yunus (32), at Basail Sub-District on May 10. Police sources said Yunus had been absconding since the country-wide
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Daily Star reports that Police arrested an ehsar (full time) cadre of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Mohammad Yunus (32), at Basail Sub-District on May 10. Police sources said Yunus had been absconding since the country-wide serial bomb blasts on August 17, 2005. He was involved in arms loot and assault on Police in Joypurhat, bomb blasts at four cinema halls in Mymensingh, and bomb blast on Netrakona Udichhi (a cultural centre) premises.
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May - 10 
On May 10, Yunus Ali (32), a coordinator of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for the greater Mymensingh District, was arrested at his uncle's house at Habla Dakkhin Para village in the Basail Sub-District of Tangail District, reports Daily T
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On May 10, Yunus Ali (32), a coordinator of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for the greater Mymensingh District, was arrested at his uncle's house at Habla Dakkhin Para village in the Basail Sub-District of Tangail District, reports Daily Times. He had been absconding since the serial bomb blasts across the country on August 17, 2005.
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May - 10 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized chemicals and other materials used for making bombs and leaflets of Hijb-ut Tawhid from Jameya Arabia Khwaja Moeenuddin madrassa (seminary) compound in the Barisal city on May 10. The recovered items include ha
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized chemicals and other materials used for making bombs and leaflets of Hijb-ut Tawhid from Jameya Arabia Khwaja Moeenuddin madrassa (seminary) compound in the Barisal city on May 10. The recovered items include half a kilogram of chemicals, six capacitors, one six-volt battery, electric circuit boards, a watch, components of a watch, a remote control unit, large marbles and splinters and 13 leaflets.
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May - 10 
31 more dead bodies of LTTE militants were recovered by the troops along with a cache of arms ammunition from the Puthukkudiyiruppu west, Puthukkudiyiruppu east, Verakulam, Vellamullivaikkal, Vavunavillu and Allaiwewa areas. Among others, the seizure
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31 more dead bodies of LTTE militants were recovered by the troops along with a cache of arms ammunition from the Puthukkudiyiruppu west, Puthukkudiyiruppu east, Verakulam, Vellamullivaikkal, Vavunavillu and Allaiwewa areas. Among others, the seizure included one 82-mm mortar barrel, two 81-mm mortar barrels, one 60-mm mortar, three 12.7-mm weapons, three MPMG weapon bodies, six Light Machine Guns (LMG), 30 LMG bodies, 37 T-56 weapons, 231 T-56 weapon bodies, 81 T-56 weapon pistons, fifty-eight 9-mm pistols, one anti aircraft gun with weapon mount and sight, hundred MPMG links, two MPMG mounts, seven 152 arty ammunition, three hundred and sixty-seven 81-mm mortar bombs, 283 RPG bombs, ninety-eight 1.5 kilograms claymore mines, 202 two kilograms claymore mines, nine suicide jackets, 12081 electronic detonators, and 253 kilograms of TNT explosives.
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May - 10 
A health official in the region, Dr. V. Shanmugarajah, told foreign media that the initial artillery attack - which lasted from the evening of May 9 to the morning of May 10 - killed at least 378 civilians and wounded more than a thousand more, repor
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A health official in the region, Dr. V. Shanmugarajah, told foreign media that the initial artillery attack - which lasted from the evening of May 9 to the morning of May 10 - killed at least 378 civilians and wounded more than a thousand more, reported Colombo Page.
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May - 10 
Colombo Page reports that the Government is to launch an investigation into the LTTE-run Eelam Bank, where thousands of people had reportedly deposited their money. The authorities plan to find how much money was deposited in this bank and what happe
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Colombo Page reports that the Government is to launch an investigation into the LTTE-run Eelam Bank, where thousands of people had reportedly deposited their money. The authorities plan to find how much money was deposited in this bank and what happened to the money with the liberation of the LTTE held areas in Wanni by the armed forces. Reportedly, following orders from the LTTE, civilians in the un-cleared areas (area not under Government control) have continued to deposit their money in the Eelam Bank instead of depositing in the Government banks. The LTTE has also ordered the Tamil Diaspora to send their contributions to the Eelam Banks located in Wanni.
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May - 10 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse denying LTTE reports of the military killing a large number of civilians said “the LTTE had timed the latest propaganda lie on the eve of an informal session of the UN Security Council scheduled for May 11.“ He t
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse denying LTTE reports of the military killing a large number of civilians said “the LTTE had timed the latest propaganda lie on the eve of an informal session of the UN Security Council scheduled for May 11.“ He told a local newspaper that "the LTTE was making a desperate attempt to force the international community to stop the offensive. We are in the final stage of our offensive and there is absolutely no way the Tigers can get out of this trap." He also blamed the LTTE for opening fire on about 1,000 civilians attempting to reach the Army, deployed south of the NFZ on May 9.
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May - 10 
Following the attack on the Paris Buddhist Temple by a group of LTTE supporters, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Paris urged all Sri Lankans living in France to inform the Police of any threat or attack on them. The Embassy also urged the Sri Lankans to in
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Following the attack on the Paris Buddhist Temple by a group of LTTE supporters, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Paris urged all Sri Lankans living in France to inform the Police of any threat or attack on them. The Embassy also urged the Sri Lankans to inform it about any such development in order to take prompt action. Suspected LTTE supporters attacked the main Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple in Paris in the evening of May 10, the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry said. A group of masked men damaged the windows of the Temple. The Chief Monk of the Temple, Ven. Paravahera Chandraratane Thero, and another monk had been present at the time, but no one had been hurt. Earlier there were several attacks on Sri Lankan shops in France by suspected LTTE supporters.
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May - 10 
On May 10, the outfit’s attempt to attack the 58th Division troops was repulsed by the SFs. “The terrorists in three boats attacked the troops of 58 Division. Troops repulsed the attacks causing heavy damages to their boats, military spokesman Brigad
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On May 10, the outfit’s attempt to attack the 58th Division troops was repulsed by the SFs. “The terrorists in three boats attacked the troops of 58 Division. Troops repulsed the attacks causing heavy damages to their boats, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
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May - 10 
On May 10, two anti-aircraft guns of six barrels with 27-mm caliber and mounted on two double cabs along with one 30-mm cannon gun, three hundred and seven 30-mm ammunition rounds, three paddle gun ammunition, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun tripod, 14
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On May 10, two anti-aircraft guns of six barrels with 27-mm caliber and mounted on two double cabs along with one 30-mm cannon gun, three hundred and seven 30-mm ammunition rounds, three paddle gun ammunition, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun tripod, 14 T 56 weapons, two hundred seven rounds of 12.7-mm ammunition, three I-com sets, three suicide jackets, one suicide water scooter and two claymore mines were found by the troops during a search and clear operation in the Karaiyamullivaikal area of Mullaitivu District.
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May - 10 
Over 1500 civilians who were forcibly held by the LTTE crossed over to the cleared areas (area under Government control) amidst heavy resistance by the LTTE on May 10, Daily News. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said “Troops have detected that the LTTE i
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Over 1500 civilians who were forcibly held by the LTTE crossed over to the cleared areas (area under Government control) amidst heavy resistance by the LTTE on May 10, Daily News. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said “Troops have detected that the LTTE is using heavy weapons to target civilians living in the newly declared No Fire Zone. LTTE cadres started firing mortars to the newly declared No Fire Zone from 9.00 a.m. yesterday from time to time. Our radar system has effectively detected that the LTTE has positioned heavy weapons including mortars in the area.”
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May - 10 
The de-mining process in the Eastern Province is reaching its final stage, the Ministry of Nation Building announced, according to Colombo Page. The Government has commenced the de-mining process of the Eastern Province with the assistance of few for
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The de-mining process in the Eastern Province is reaching its final stage, the Ministry of Nation Building announced, according to Colombo Page. The Government has commenced the de-mining process of the Eastern Province with the assistance of few foreign agencies following the liberation of the entire Province at the end of 2007. According to the Ministry, six teams, including five foreign organizations, are involved in the de-mining activities in Eastern Province at the moment. The Government hopes to complete this process within the next few months and to finalize the resettlement activities in several areas. The ministry has already taken measures to commence the resettlement in the Thoppigala area, where the final stage of the de-mining is currently proceeding.
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May - 10 
The Government on May 10 rejected the LTTE's latest claims that the military had shelled the NFZ in Mullaitivu killing 2,000 civilians in 24 hours and accused the militants of firing mortars at the new NFZ from the positions in the old NFZ, according
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The Government on May 10 rejected the LTTE's latest claims that the military had shelled the NFZ in Mullaitivu killing 2,000 civilians in 24 hours and accused the militants of firing mortars at the new NFZ from the positions in the old NFZ, according to Colombo Page. The Army said the LTTE has positioned their mortars in previously declared NFZ and fired mortars towards the new NFZ. "We have never carried out such attacks on the civilians, this is clearly a fabricated story," military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said. "It just propaganda to tarnish the image of the Government forces in the eyes of public nationally and internationally," he added. The military spokesman said the outfit is trying to use civilians as their last weapon to show the world that the Army is firing indiscriminately and stop the offensive. Mortar locating radars of the Army confirmed that the mortar fire was launched from the previously declared NFZ, the Army said. Asked about accounts provided by the Government health officials on the deaths inside the NFZ, an unnamed senior official reminded reporters of the circular issued by the Health Ministry urging the media not to given credence to the versions of its officials stranded in the LTTE-occupied zone, adds The Hindu. “We have no reason to doubt the integrity of the doctors. But the reality is that these officials, like the rest of the civilians, are being held hostage by the LTTE and have no option but to take orders from the Tigers,” he said.
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May - 10 
Troops in the Karaiyamullivaikal, Vellamullivaikkal, Udayarukattukulam and Vavunavillu areas of Mullaitivu District recovered dead bodies of 31 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with 32 T-56 weapons, two Rocket Propelled Grenade
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Troops in the Karaiyamullivaikal, Vellamullivaikkal, Udayarukattukulam and Vavunavillu areas of Mullaitivu District recovered dead bodies of 31 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with 32 T-56 weapons, two Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), four Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG), one 12.7 weapon, one 40-mm grenade launcher, two I-com sets, two claymore mines, three T-56 magazines, two detonators and two maps, reported Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 11 
12 Policemen and a civilian were killed and six persons sustained injuries after 150 heavily armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambushed a 41-member Police force in hillside Risgaon village of Dhamtari District on May 11
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12 Policemen and a civilian were killed and six persons sustained injuries after 150 heavily armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambushed a 41-member Police force in hillside Risgaon village of Dhamtari District on May 11, reports The Hindu. The Policemen were part of the Kanker District Force search convoy and were travelling in three vehicles. Girdhari Nayak, the Additional Director General of Police, said, “The heavily armed rebels first triggered multiple (landmine) blasts and then opened indiscriminate fire from hilltops on jawans. Ten constables, one hawaldar, one special police officer (SPO) and a civilian, who was the driver of one of the vehicles, were killed.” He further said local Police authorities were unsure whether the Maoists had walked away with arms of the slain Policemen. This was the first ever attack by the Maoists in Dhamtari District.
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May - 11 
A militant of the Umar Farooque faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Ramijuddin Shah alias Ramji, was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles personnel during a search ope
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A militant of the Umar Farooque faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Ramijuddin Shah alias Ramji, was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation in and around Sora area on May 11.
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May - 11 
A seven-year-old boy died in a grenade blast at Sarukuchijhar village under Barama Police Station in Baksa District after he brought the Austrian grenade home thinking it to be a fruit and tried to crack it open like a tamul (betel nut) with a knife,
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A seven-year-old boy died in a grenade blast at Sarukuchijhar village under Barama Police Station in Baksa District after he brought the Austrian grenade home thinking it to be a fruit and tried to crack it open like a tamul (betel nut) with a knife, reports Telegraph. The explosion also injured his mother Sarala (30), his grandmother Bibari (55), sister Rupa (10) and brother Maneswar (5) and blew up a part of their home. “We suspect the rebels might have hidden the Austrian grenade, as United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) are known to use such grenades. Moreover, these two militant groups are also active in that area,” an unnamed Police Official said.
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May - 11 
According to Assam Tribune, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants shot dead two civilians in separate incidents at two different places under Dhekiajuli area of Sonitpur District in the evening of May 11. The first incident occurred
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According to Assam Tribune, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants shot dead two civilians in separate incidents at two different places under Dhekiajuli area of Sonitpur District in the evening of May 11. The first incident occurred at Sarsabari in Batasipur area where Bineswar Basumatari (35) was shot dead by the NDFB militants in his residence at No. 3 Sibpur village. Bineswar’s brother Janak Basumatary was a surrendered NDFB militant. In another incident, three NDFB militants shot dead Label Bodo (45) of Belsiri area at Sessabil under Missamari Police Station.
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May - 11 
According to Shillong Times, unidentified militants shot dead at least three persons, abducted another and set ablaze over 90 houses belonging to the Zemi Naga tribe at Gailung village in North Cachar Hills District on May 11. Police sources said mil
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According to Shillong Times, unidentified militants shot dead at least three persons, abducted another and set ablaze over 90 houses belonging to the Zemi Naga tribe at Gailung village in North Cachar Hills District on May 11. Police sources said militants attacked the village under Maibang Police Station with automatic weapons, killing at least three persons. An official source added that suspected militants attacked the Hindu Basti and Christain Basti at remote Guilung village and Jalwa village and set ablaze 90 houses. President of the Indigenous People’s Forum, Josiaf Zemi, alleged lack of security in the area and stated that if such attacks continued, the tribal people would not be able to till their fields this season and that would lead to starvation later in the year.
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May - 11 
An exchange of fire between Police and NDFB militants occurred near Monibag area in Sonitpur District on May 11, reports Assam Tribune.
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An exchange of fire between Police and NDFB militants occurred near Monibag area in Sonitpur District on May 11, reports Assam Tribune.
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May - 11 
Elsewhere in the State, unidentified militants abducted the chief engineer of a Guwahati-based company, Kankan Gogoi (54), and the driver of his vehicle, Prafulla Nath (29), from Vaicherra area in Hailakandi District along the Assam-Mizoram border. P
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Elsewhere in the State, unidentified militants abducted the chief engineer of a Guwahati-based company, Kankan Gogoi (54), and the driver of his vehicle, Prafulla Nath (29), from Vaicherra area in Hailakandi District along the Assam-Mizoram border. Police sources said Gogoi had gone to Vaicherra to check the progress of the construction of a road on the National Highway 154 between Dhaleswari in Hailakandi District and Bairabhi in the Kolosib District of Mizoram. The United Democratic Liberation Army, an armed group of Reang tribals and local Muslims led by Dhanyaram Reang, is suspected to be behind the abduction.
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May - 11 
Imphal Free Press reports that unidentified militants killed nine non-locals inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park at Khordak Awang Leikai area in Bishnupur District on May 11. The dead bodies of five slain persons have been recovered so far. Source
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Imphal Free Press reports that unidentified militants killed nine non-locals inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park at Khordak Awang Leikai area in Bishnupur District on May 11. The dead bodies of five slain persons have been recovered so far. Sources said the killing was a revenge attack for the reverses suffered by the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants in the counter-insurgency operation (Summer Storm) conducted jointly by the Army and Manipur Police in April 2009. Meanwhile, Sangai Express reported that five slain persons, whose dead bodies were recovered, were suspected to be central Security Force personnel.
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May - 11 
On May 11, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander of Special Guerrilla Squad of North Telangana Special Zone Committee, Durgam Butchaiah alias Vikram (28), and dalam (squad) member Chinturu Nagamani alias Swaroopa (22) surrendered
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On May 11, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander of Special Guerrilla Squad of North Telangana Special Zone Committee, Durgam Butchaiah alias Vikram (28), and dalam (squad) member Chinturu Nagamani alias Swaroopa (22) surrendered before the Karimnagar District Police, reports The Hindu. Vikram, Police sources said, had joined the dalam in 2001 as a member and was elevated to the rank of commander.
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May - 11 
Security Forces exchanged fire with a group of suspected NDFB militants at Ghasbari in Kamrup District.
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Security Forces exchanged fire with a group of suspected NDFB militants at Ghasbari in Kamrup District.
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May - 11 
The Army denied killing of its personnel in the militant attacks carried out inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park at Khordak Awang Leikai area in Bishnupur District on May 11, reports Imphal Free Press.
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The Army denied killing of its personnel in the militant attacks carried out inside the Keibul Lamjao National Park at Khordak Awang Leikai area in Bishnupur District on May 11, reports Imphal Free Press.
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May - 11 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arrested Lambujoy Reang, second in command of the United Democratic Liberation Army, from Gutguti in Hailakandi District along the Assam-Mizoram border on May 11, reports Telegraph.
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arrested Lambujoy Reang, second in command of the United Democratic Liberation Army, from Gutguti in Hailakandi District along the Assam-Mizoram border on May 11, reports Telegraph.
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May - 11 
Two suspected militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter under Tengnoupal Police Station in Thoubal District on May 11. Two 9-mm pistols with a magazine, four live rounds of 9-mm pistol, three Chinese grenades and two
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Two suspected militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter under Tengnoupal Police Station in Thoubal District on May 11. Two 9-mm pistols with a magazine, four live rounds of 9-mm pistol, three Chinese grenades and two improvised explosive devices were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 11 
A Taliban commander close to Baitullah Mehsud was among six people found dead from various areas of South Waziristan on May 11 - two months after the men went missing, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of commander Tikka Khan Burki – the
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A Taliban commander close to Baitullah Mehsud was among six people found dead from various areas of South Waziristan on May 11 - two months after the men went missing, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of commander Tikka Khan Burki – the Taliban chief for Salayrogha area in upper Kaniguram region – was found in Karwanmanza area of Ladah sub-division.
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May - 11 
An official of the Khyber Khasadar Force, who had been kidnapped by militants three months ago, was freed and reached home on May 11. He was identified as Subedar Major Fida Muhammad Afridi.
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An official of the Khyber Khasadar Force, who had been kidnapped by militants three months ago, was freed and reached home on May 11. He was identified as Subedar Major Fida Muhammad Afridi.
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May - 11 
At least 11 people were killed and 13 others injured on May 11 in a suicide attack on a camp of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in the Spina Thana area of Darra Adamkhel, The News reported. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Darra Adamkhel ch
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At least 11 people were killed and 13 others injured on May 11 in a suicide attack on a camp of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in the Spina Thana area of Darra Adamkhel, The News reported. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Darra Adamkhel chapter, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying more suicide attacks would be carried out if the military operation was not stopped in Swat and other parts of the country. Authorities confirmed the killing of nine people, including an FC soldier and a child. Apart from the Frontier Constabulary, the Frontier Corps is also stationed at the camp to jointly curb militancy in the area. Those injured included an FC soldier and five members of a family. 12 shops, a car, a coach and two trailers were also destroyed in the blast. Eyewitnesses said a white double-cabin pick-up narrowly missed the FC camp and went off at the entrance of the military establishment. They said the explosives-laden vehicle was being driven by a young man. Police said around 200 kilograms of explosive material was laden in the car. Spina Thana is located between Matani village of Peshawar and the gun-manufacturing town of Darra Adamkhel.
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May - 11 
Construction work on the Lowari Tunnel Project, connecting Chitral with rest of the country, was suspended and foreign engineers and consultants moved to Islamabad due to the deteriorating security situation and persistent curfew that hindered constr
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Construction work on the Lowari Tunnel Project, connecting Chitral with rest of the country, was suspended and foreign engineers and consultants moved to Islamabad due to the deteriorating security situation and persistent curfew that hindered construction activities.
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May - 11 
During clashes on May 11, the SFs also suffered casualties. Three soldiers were killed and several others injured in Benai Baba Ziarat when the troops were clearing the area. The advancing troops are reportedly facing fierce encounters with militants
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During clashes on May 11, the SFs also suffered casualties. Three soldiers were killed and several others injured in Benai Baba Ziarat when the troops were clearing the area. The advancing troops are reportedly facing fierce encounters with militants, military sources said. However, Banai Baba has now been secured, the ISPR said. The troops also cleared the route up to Khwazakhela. Separately, in an attack on Kanju Fort, five SF personnel were wounded while two were injured in the firing on Circuit House, the SFs headquarters in Mingora for Rah-e-Haq-II operation. Militants also fired mortar shells at the Mingora Police station, injuring four soldiers. They also demolished the Government Primary School for Boys at Fazalabad.
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May - 11 
In Mardan, an NWFP Government official said 100,000 displaced people were expected to join the 252,000 already there.
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In Mardan, an NWFP Government official said 100,000 displaced people were expected to join the 252,000 already there.
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May - 11 
Militants fired several rockets at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Landikotal in the early hours. The science laboratory of the school was partially damaged when one of the rockets hit the building. The school building is reportedly s
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Militants fired several rockets at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Landikotal in the early hours. The science laboratory of the school was partially damaged when one of the rockets hit the building. The school building is reportedly situated adjacent to the Landikotal Army Garrison.
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May - 11 
Reports from Timergara indicated that approximately 31 persons, including three civilians, were killed in Lower Dir District in the ongoing military operations. Local sources said seven bodies of militants were found in one house and four in another
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Reports from Timergara indicated that approximately 31 persons, including three civilians, were killed in Lower Dir District in the ongoing military operations. Local sources said seven bodies of militants were found in one house and four in another in the Hayaserai area of Maidan. They said that nine bodies of suspected Taliban militants were lying in Badwa primary school while eight corpses were found on Warsak road. The sources said three civilians were killed and eight others injured in Chakdara area. Two persons were killed when a vegetable-laden vehicle was targeted. Another person identified as Sohail was killed when a mortar shell landed on his house in the same area. Eight persons were wounded when a shell hit a vehicle of the Al-Khidmat Foundation in Chakdara.
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May - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed 52 militants in the Swat District during the last 24 hours, while 31 persons, including three civilians, were killed in Lower Dir District on May 11, The News reported. Three soldiers were also killed and
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed 52 militants in the Swat District during the last 24 hours, while 31 persons, including three civilians, were killed in Lower Dir District on May 11, The News reported. Three soldiers were also killed and 14 others wounded in Swat. In addition, seven bodies, including one of a prayer leader at a mosque, were found in different towns of Swat valley.
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May - 11 
Seven bodies were found in different towns on May 11. While four bodies were recovered from the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela sub-division, a corpse found in Charbagh was believed to be that of a prayer leader. A Police official Anwar Ali, kidnapped a
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Seven bodies were found in different towns on May 11. While four bodies were recovered from the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela sub-division, a corpse found in Charbagh was believed to be that of a prayer leader. A Police official Anwar Ali, kidnapped a few days back, was also killed and his body was thrown in Naway Killay. A beheaded body was found near Palwasha Cinema.
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May - 11 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs shelled suspected positions of the militants in the Kabal, Tutano Bandai, Deda Khura, Peuchar, Sarband and Matta areas of Swat, killing 30 militants. Locals said that Shagai, Panr and emerald mines
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs shelled suspected positions of the militants in the Kabal, Tutano Bandai, Deda Khura, Peuchar, Sarband and Matta areas of Swat, killing 30 militants. Locals said that Shagai, Panr and emerald mines were also shelled. However, it could not be confirmed whether there were casualties in these attacks. SFs also targeted militant hideouts in Peuchar, the Taliban headquarters in Matta sub-division, and Mingora killing 11 militants. At Ayub Bridge, the ISPR claimed troops killed seven militants. It said militants had a tunnel and hideouts in Qambar Ridge which were targeted by helicopters, resulting in the killing of three militants, besides injuring five others. Further, a militant was killed in Chamtalai when he was planting an improvised explosive device. The ISPR added that the SFs killed 52 militants in the ongoing operation in the last 24 hours. However, this claim could not be confirmed from independent sources.
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May - 11 
The military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said on May 11 that “We have prepared for house-to-house fighting but if the militants leave Mingora, then we will avoid it.” He said the SFs were heading towards Mingora from two directions and they w
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The military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said on May 11 that “We have prepared for house-to-house fighting but if the militants leave Mingora, then we will avoid it.” He said the SFs were heading towards Mingora from two directions and they would link up before assailing the city in force.
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May - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 700 Taliban militants in four days of military operations in the Swat District, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 11, Daily Times reported. 20 SF personnel had also been killed, and nineteen others injur
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The Security Forces (SFs) have killed 700 Taliban militants in four days of military operations in the Swat District, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 11, Daily Times reported. 20 SF personnel had also been killed, and nineteen others injured. “The operation will continue until the last Talib... We haven’t given them a chance. They are on the run. They were not expecting such an offensive,” Malik said.
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May - 11 
The shrine of noted Pashto poet Ameer Hamza Khan Shinwari, two girls’ schools and a shop were partly damaged when militants attacked the structures with rockets and explosive devices in the Landikotal subdivision of Khyber Agency on May 11. Sources t
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The shrine of noted Pashto poet Ameer Hamza Khan Shinwari, two girls’ schools and a shop were partly damaged when militants attacked the structures with rockets and explosive devices in the Landikotal subdivision of Khyber Agency on May 11. Sources told The News that the boundary wall of the Hamza Baba Complex in Landikotal was partially damaged when explosives, planted by militants, went off. Hamza Baba mausoleum is inside the complex which had been targeted several times by militants in the recent past.
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May - 11 
Yahya Mustafa Kamran alias Hijrat, an Afghan national and Taliban commander based in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency, was killed along with four other militants in an encounter with the Security Force (SF) personnel near Peshawar, capital of
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Yahya Mustafa Kamran alias Hijrat, an Afghan national and Taliban commander based in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency, was killed along with four other militants in an encounter with the Security Force (SF) personnel near Peshawar, capital of NWFP, about three days ago, The News reported. He had been arrested three months ago by Pakistani security agencies for leading a series of attacks on NATO supplies. He was associated with the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and was one of his loyal commanders. Baitullah had appointed him commander for the strategic Peshawar-Torkham Road, and tasked him to disrupt and destroy the NATO supply line to neighbouring Afghanistan.
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May - 11 
A senior Maoist leader instructed party cadres to chase away activists of the Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) from villages by taking "people's action" against them. "Maoists will take people's action a
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A senior Maoist leader instructed party cadres to chase away activists of the Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) from villages by taking "people's action" against them. "Maoists will take people's action against those supporting the president's move and drive them out of the villages," Kantipur Daily quoted the Central Secretariat member of the Unified CPN-Maoist, Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, as saying while addressing a protest programme in Sandhikharka. He also said those supporting the President's move should resign from their parties within a week or face consequences. Terming the President's move to reinstate Katawal as "an initiation of war", he said the party won't hesitate to raise arms again and capture villages and the capital "if they are forced to take such a step."
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May - 11 
According to Nepal News, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) decided to escalate the street agitation against the President's 'unconstitutional' step overturning the Government decision to dismiss the Chief of Army Staff
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According to Nepal News, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) decided to escalate the street agitation against the President's 'unconstitutional' step overturning the Government decision to dismiss the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal at a meeting of the Maoist politburo held on May11. Rallies and mass meetings would be organised across the country as part of the protest programme. The party arrived at the conclusion that a new "government with civilian supremacy" cannot be formed unless the current "constitutional crisis" is resolved. Earlier, during a meeting with representatives of donor agencies and the United Nations Mission in Nepal officials, the caretaker Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal reiterated that his party was not in a mood to relent unless the President's step is reserved.
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May - 11 
In Bardiya District, the former Village Development Committee (VDC) chairman of Manau VDC, Gopal Siwakoti, and NC activists arrived at the District headquarters Gulariya to take refuge following threats from the Maoists.
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In Bardiya District, the former Village Development Committee (VDC) chairman of Manau VDC, Gopal Siwakoti, and NC activists arrived at the District headquarters Gulariya to take refuge following threats from the Maoists.
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May - 11 
The Maoists attacked NC’s Basanta Raj Bhatt, former VDC chairman and UML member Gopal Silwal, NC District member Krishna Paudel and an NC-affiliated teacher Keshav Paudel in Banke District. According to Bhatt, some 60 knife wielding Maoists attacked
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The Maoists attacked NC’s Basanta Raj Bhatt, former VDC chairman and UML member Gopal Silwal, NC District member Krishna Paudel and an NC-affiliated teacher Keshav Paudel in Banke District. According to Bhatt, some 60 knife wielding Maoists attacked him at 11:30 p.m. and looted NR 27,000. Further, the Maoists also vandalised the house of Anantaram Tharu alleging him of allowing his house to be used as an NC village unit office.
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May - 11 
The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres distributed pamphlets stating that they would continue their action in the Banke and Bardiya Districts.
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The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres distributed pamphlets stating that they would continue their action in the Banke and Bardiya Districts.
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May - 11 
Left-wing extremists belonging to the Nakshal Bahini killed one of their colleagues at a crowded market at Shibpur village in the Atghoria Sub-District of Pabna District on May 11, reports Daily Star. The slain extremist was identified as Jamal (30)
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Left-wing extremists belonging to the Nakshal Bahini killed one of their colleagues at a crowded market at Shibpur village in the Atghoria Sub-District of Pabna District on May 11, reports Daily Star. The slain extremist was identified as Jamal (30) of Durgapur village.
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May - 11 
On May 11, Altaf Hossain Master (42), a fugitive JMB cadre, was arrested at his house at Konopara in the Bagmara Sub-District of Rajshahi District.
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On May 11, Altaf Hossain Master (42), a fugitive JMB cadre, was arrested at his house at Konopara in the Bagmara Sub-District of Rajshahi District.
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May - 11 
A new transit camp for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has been set up in the Pulmoddai area of Vavuniya District in order to increase facilities to those people arriving from the un-cleared areas (area not under Government control). A Govern
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A new transit camp for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has been set up in the Pulmoddai area of Vavuniya District in order to increase facilities to those people arriving from the un-cleared areas (area not under Government control). A Government official said a special team has been dispatched from Colombo to look into possibilities to provide more facilities in the future. He said that IDPs who are coming through the sea route would be given accommodation in this camp until they are ready to be taken to the Vavuniya IDP centres.
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May - 11 
Colombo Page reports that the Government is to rehabilitate another group of LTTE child soldiers who surrendered to the SFs recently. According to sources, 61 child soldiers have surrendered to the SFs during the past few days. Currently there are fo
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Colombo Page reports that the Government is to rehabilitate another group of LTTE child soldiers who surrendered to the SFs recently. According to sources, 61 child soldiers have surrendered to the SFs during the past few days. Currently there are four centres in Sri Lanka to rehabilitate surrendered child soldiers.
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May - 11 
Expressing deep concern over the civilian deaths in Sri Lanka, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 11 warned the LTTE for their reckless disrespect for the safety of thousands of civilians trapped in the NFZ and said the LTTE must
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Expressing deep concern over the civilian deaths in Sri Lanka, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 11 warned the LTTE for their reckless disrespect for the safety of thousands of civilians trapped in the NFZ and said the LTTE must immediately allow the remaining civilians in the conflict zone to leave, according to Colombo Page. Issuing a statement through his spokesman, Ban Ki-moon said he is appalled at the killing of hundreds of civilians over the weekend and deeply concerned by the continued use of heavy weapons in this situation. The Secretary-General called on both warring parties to adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law warning that the world is watching the events in Sri Lanka closely. "The Secretary-General urges the Government of Sri Lanka to explore all possible options to bring the conflict to an end without further bloodshed and to make public the terms under which that can be achieved without further loss of civilian life, and for the LTTE to give sober and positive consideration of those terms," Secretary-General's statement said.
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May - 11 
Four child soldiers and a LTTE militant surrendered to the Army in the afternoon of May 11.
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Four child soldiers and a LTTE militant surrendered to the Army in the afternoon of May 11.
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May - 11 
On May 11, the Security Forces (SFs) in the Karaiyamullivaikal area recovered the dead body of a female cadre of the LTTE along with four T-56 weapons, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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On May 11, the Security Forces (SFs) in the Karaiyamullivaikal area recovered the dead body of a female cadre of the LTTE along with four T-56 weapons, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 11 
Seven hand grenades, two T-56 magazines, two anti-personnel mines (APMs), three RPG bombs, three RPG chargers, one Box of 12.7-mm ammunition, 2360 rounds of T-56 ammunition, five hundred and seventy-five 81-mm mortar chargers, fifty-six 60-mm mortar
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Seven hand grenades, two T-56 magazines, two anti-personnel mines (APMs), three RPG bombs, three RPG chargers, one Box of 12.7-mm ammunition, 2360 rounds of T-56 ammunition, five hundred and seventy-five 81-mm mortar chargers, fifty-six 60-mm mortar bombs, four 60-mm mortar fuses, three Light Machine Gun (LMG) links, one Bangalore torpedo and one Out Board Motor (OBM) were found by the troops conducting clearing operations in the Madu, Ampakamam and Akkarayankulam areas. Troops also found an LTTE training camp left abandoned by the militants in the Akkarayankulam area of Kilinochchi District.
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May - 11 
Sri Lanka Government doctor V. Shanmugarajah, who works at a makeshift hospital in the war zone, said 393 people were either brought to the hospital for burial or had died at the facility on May 10, while another 37 bodies were brought in the morning
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Sri Lanka Government doctor V. Shanmugarajah, who works at a makeshift hospital in the war zone, said 393 people were either brought to the hospital for burial or had died at the facility on May 10, while another 37 bodies were brought in the morning of May 11. More than 1,300 injured came to the hospital, he added. In addition, a senior UN official in Colombo said on May 11 that reports of large-scale killings in the war zone in Sri Lanka appear to show that fears of bloodbath had become a reality. “We’ve been consistently warning against a bloodbath, and the large-scale killing of civilians including more than 100 children this weekend appears to show that the bloodbath has become a reality,” said UN spokesman Gordon Weiss. The Government, however, in a statement issued on May 11 denied allegations by the LTTE that its Security Forces shelled the recently re-demarcated new NFZ causing thousands civilian casualties. It said that it denies the reports "attributable to sources aligned with or under duress from the LTTE" and said "the Government's view is that to treat the doctor's statement as evidence of irrefutable and incontrovertible fact, is unwise."
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May - 11 
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters on May 11 attacked the Sri Lankan Embassy at Hague in Netherlands, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said on May 12, according to Colombo Page. It also said the attackers had broken some wind
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Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters on May 11 attacked the Sri Lankan Embassy at Hague in Netherlands, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said on May 12, according to Colombo Page. It also said the attackers had broken some window panes and caused damage to the Embassy. However, their attempt to break into the Embassy premises is reported to have failed. The Sri Lanka Embassy while condemning the attack requested the Dutch Government to tighten the security of the mission and ensure the safety of the staff and also launch an immediate inquiry into the incident.
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May - 11 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were reportedly directing fire towards fleeing civilians from the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District, reports Daily News. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara reiterated that mili
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were reportedly directing fire towards fleeing civilians from the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District, reports Daily News. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara reiterated that militants were firing towards civilians on the instructions from their ground commanders or when they cannot control fleeing civilians. He said latest attack by the militants was revealed through intercepts of LTTE communication among ground commanders.
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May - 11 
The military has indicated it is hopeful of neutralising the military capabilities of the LTTE inside the new NFZ in the next 48 hours and paving the way for the release of civilians being held hostage. “On the basis of reports from the military comm
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The military has indicated it is hopeful of neutralising the military capabilities of the LTTE inside the new NFZ in the next 48 hours and paving the way for the release of civilians being held hostage. “On the basis of reports from the military commanders I can say that the troops are poised for a major breakthrough in the next 48 hours. The LTTE would soon lose its wherewithal to offer organised resistance and the troops expect to repeat a feat like on April 20 when the military succeeded in breaching the three-kilometre Tiger earth wall-cum-band and facilitated the escape of 1.16 lakh civilians from the LTTE clutches,” Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse told Doordarshan in an interview in Colombo on May 11. The Defence Secretary denied reports of shelling on the NFZ by the military and dismissed them as propaganda by the LTTE to coincide with U.N. Security Council meeting on May 11 (today). He accused the LTTE with indiscriminate firing at a group of 1,000 fleeing civilians. The military said 250 of them were either killed or injured in LTTE firing and released purported transcripts of intercepted communication among the militants forcibly stopping civilians. It said the LTTE suffered heavy casualties as the troops pushed deeper into the NFZ. Military spokesperson of the LTTE, Rasiah Ilanthriyan, was among those killed.
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May - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs) in Vishuamadu recovered 11 OBMs, 34 claymore mines, one T-56 weapon, one kilogram of high explosives and 13 maps. Also, troops engaged in continuous search and clear operations in the Mullaitivu, Kokavil, Alleiwewa south an
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The Security Forces (SFs) in Vishuamadu recovered 11 OBMs, 34 claymore mines, one T-56 weapon, one kilogram of high explosives and 13 maps. Also, troops engaged in continuous search and clear operations in the Mullaitivu, Kokavil, Alleiwewa south and Kayhankudi found one LMG, 82350 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 1097 APMs, ten 15 kilograms vehicle bombs and 156 detonator cords.
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May - 11 
The Special Task Force (STF) personnel recovered a cache of arms, including 82,550 T56 rounds of ammunition, hidden inside a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) weapon storage bunker in the Govipalaru area of Ampara District on May 10. The STF re
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The Special Task Force (STF) personnel recovered a cache of arms, including 82,550 T56 rounds of ammunition, hidden inside a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) weapon storage bunker in the Govipalaru area of Ampara District on May 10. The STF recovered 82,550 T56 ammunition, 1,093 anti personnel mines (APMs), 74 APM fuses, 10 vehicle bombs each weighing 15 kilograms, a Multi Purpose Machine Gun barrel, 150 metres detonator chord, 600 metres wire and a mine stand. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekera said the STF personnel engaged in search operations in Kanchikudichchiaru to arrest LTTE militants carrying out terror activities in Pottuvil, Panama, Yala, Buttala and Kataragama areas, unearthed a haul of arms and ammunition hidden inside a bunker in a deep jungle area. “It was one of the largest ammunition recovery made by the Security Forces after liberating the East,” he told Daily News.
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May - 11 
Troops conducting search and clear operations in the Vishuamadu and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Mullaitivu District recovered 15 T-56 weapons, one boat, one under ground bunker, one 12.5 kilograms claymore mine, two 2.5 kilograms claymore mines, thirt
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Troops conducting search and clear operations in the Vishuamadu and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Mullaitivu District recovered 15 T-56 weapons, one boat, one under ground bunker, one 12.5 kilograms claymore mine, two 2.5 kilograms claymore mines, thirty-nine 5 kilograms claymore mines, eleven 25 kilograms claymore mines, 148 claymore stands, three hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar, 40 kilograms TNT explosives, one thousand one hundred and ten 82-mm mortar tails, five hundred and twelve 82-mm mortar bombs, eighty-seven 60-mm mortar bombs, six booby traps made using 82-mm mortars, 60 Bangalore torpedoes, three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) tags, 30 LTTE uniforms, one Dialog SIM card, three hundred and ninety 60-mm mortar fuses, 50 Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) chargers, one round of RPG ammunition, 800 training hand grenades, two pressure mines, ninety-one 120-mm mortar bombs, three thousand 12.7-mm links, one round of T-56 ammunition, one I-com set and one pouch on May 9, reported Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 12 May - 13
A press release issued by the Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF) of Nungba Zone stated that Nungleiband village was attacked by armed cadres of the Military Council (MC) faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) with sophisticated weapons on May 12 and 13.
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A press release issued by the Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF) of Nungba Zone stated that Nungleiband village was attacked by armed cadres of the Military Council (MC) faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) with sophisticated weapons on May 12 and 13. Around 70 cadres of the faction opened fire indiscriminately at the village forcing the villagers to escape. They broke open the locked doors and either vandalised or looted the belongings of the villagers in addition to slaughtering a number of cows, pigs, dogs and poultry, alleged the ZYF. It also accused the Army of allowing the KNF-MC cadres in attacking the village, despite the fact that the faction was a signatory of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact.
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May - 12 
A young girl was killed in cross-firing between militants and Security Forces (SFs) in the remote Suroo forests in Kishtwar District on May 12-afternoon in which two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commanders’ were injured and the third one was believed
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A young girl was killed in cross-firing between militants and Security Forces (SFs) in the remote Suroo forests in Kishtwar District on May 12-afternoon in which two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commanders’ were injured and the third one was believed dead while another militant escaped, Daily Excelsior reported. Police initially maintained that the slain girl was a militant, but later described her as an ‘A’ category Over Ground Worker of militants in the evening but late in the night it gave her ‘benefit of doubt’ after which civil administration released INR 100000 ex-gratia in her favour. The Inspector General of Police, K. Rajendera, said 23-year old Amina Bano, a resident of village Kanow, who was killed in the encounter, has been given ‘benefit of doubt’ as "we have nothing on record to prove her as a militant though police have reports of her militant links". Rajendera said: "police had reports about the presence of four top Hizbul Mujahideen militants including Ishaq Bhat and Shahdin Khandey in Suroo forests. It was on the basis of this information that an operation was launched in the forests.” In the exchange of firing, all four militants were injured, sources said, adding that Bhat and Khandey had taken shelter somewhere along Suroo in an injured condition while their third unidentified associate was believed to have been killed. The fourth militant managed to escape. Police recovered AK and SLR magazines, 12 cartridges, three identity cards, including the one issued on the name of a student of Government Degree College Sopore, blankets, rations, religious books and "jehadi" literature from the incident site.
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May - 12 
According to Assam Tribune, Police shot dead an unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant in an encounter at Solmari under Baihata Chariali Police Station in the Kamrup District in the night of May 12. While Police recovered one 9-
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According to Assam Tribune, Police shot dead an unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant in an encounter at Solmari under Baihata Chariali Police Station in the Kamrup District in the night of May 12. While Police recovered one 9-mm pistol from the possession of the slain militant, two other militants managed to escape. Police sources said a group of three ULFA militants were taking shelter in the area with a view to collect funds for their outfit.
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May - 12 
According to Orissadiary.com, cadres of the Jharkhand Badshah, a left-wing extremist group led by Radha Mahali, set ablaze construction equipment and threatened the workers of two construction companies in the Bonaigarh area of Sundergarh District on
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According to Orissadiary.com, cadres of the Jharkhand Badshah, a left-wing extremist group led by Radha Mahali, set ablaze construction equipment and threatened the workers of two construction companies in the Bonaigarh area of Sundergarh District on May 12. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Sudarsan Sethi said at around 10pm, 10 to 12 armed insurgents stormed into the camp of contractor Yogesh Lath at Suarpali and assaulted the employees present and told them to ask the owner to pay INR 1000000. They also snatched seven mobile phones from the workers and left a letter at the spot. Subsequently, they went to the Kalaiposh camp of BMP Construction Company and set ablaze some construction equipment and vehicles. They also demanded a ransom of INR 1000000 from the BMP company.
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May - 12 
According to Times of India, a Delhi court on May 12 extended the judicial remand by 18 days of five Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, accused of carrying out the serial bomb blasts on September 13, 2008. Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Yaduvanshi sent
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According to Times of India, a Delhi court on May 12 extended the judicial remand by 18 days of five Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, accused of carrying out the serial bomb blasts on September 13, 2008. Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Yaduvanshi sent accused Zeeshan Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel, Mohammed Hakim, Saquib Nissar and Zia-Ur Rehman to judicial remand till May 30.
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May - 12 
The court also issued fresh warrants ordering accused Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh, Quamuddin Kapadia, Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh be produced on May 30. Saif, Sadiq and Quamuddin are currently in the c
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The court also issued fresh warrants ordering accused Mohammed Saif, Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh, Quamuddin Kapadia, Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, Mobin Kader Sheikh and Asif Bashir Sheikh be produced on May 30. Saif, Sadiq and Quamuddin are currently in the custody of Gujarat Police while Peerbhoy, Mobin and Asif are in Maharashtra for their involvement in other cases.
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May - 12 
The Dibrugarh District Police arrested a suspected ULFA linkman, Pankaj Baruah, from Mirihola village under Moran Police Station on charges of extortion. According to Police sources, Bapu Jewelers had received an extortion demand of INR 500000, repor
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The Dibrugarh District Police arrested a suspected ULFA linkman, Pankaj Baruah, from Mirihola village under Moran Police Station on charges of extortion. According to Police sources, Bapu Jewelers had received an extortion demand of INR 500000, reportedly from Dennis Sonowal, a member of the ‘Bravo Company’ of ULFA. The matter was reported to the Police and a trap was laid and Pankaj Barua who had arrived at the spot to collect the demanded amount was caught.
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May - 12 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted three railway officials, including the station master, of Hendegiri station in the Latehar District in the night of May 12. “A group of armed Maoists
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted three railway officials, including the station master, of Hendegiri station in the Latehar District in the night of May 12. “A group of armed Maoists raided the station on Tuesday night and abducted station master Lalit Prasad, Deputy Station Master Anil Kumar and Assistant Station Master S. K. Tete,” Divisional Railway Manager (Dhanbad division) A. K. Gupta said. Three other employees of the railway station located about 140 kilometres from capital Ranchi were also abducted but later freed, Gupta added.
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May - 12 
Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militants, identified as Mohammed Salim alias Alam alias Raj and Mohammed Ziyaul Haque alias Moirang, were arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Athokpam Bazaar along the National Highway 39 on May 12, acco
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Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militants, identified as Mohammed Salim alias Alam alias Raj and Mohammed Ziyaul Haque alias Moirang, were arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Athokpam Bazaar along the National Highway 39 on May 12, according to Sangai Express. Three receipt memos labelled as ‘The All Kangleipak Students’ Union (AKSU), Kangla’ were recovered from the possession of Salim.
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May - 12 May - 13
11 militants and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in clashes in the Swat District as troops dropped from the helicopters on May 12 gained a toehold in Peuchar, the Taliban headquarters, The News reported. In addition, five beheaded bodi
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11 militants and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in clashes in the Swat District as troops dropped from the helicopters on May 12 gained a toehold in Peuchar, the Taliban headquarters, The News reported. In addition, five beheaded bodies were found in and around the Mingora city on May 13. Further, there were reports of 24 casualties, including 18 militants, in Lower Dir District. The Swat Media Centre (SMC) said 11 militants, including ‘commander’ Naseebur Rahman, were killed in the ongoing military operation against Maulana Fazlullah-led militants in Swat. The SMC said four soldiers were also killed and 12 others sustained injuries during operations in the last 24 hours. The military on May 12 said that SFs had suffered 29 casualties and inflicted 751 casualties in operations in Swat, Buner and Dir Lower.
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May - 12 
12 people were killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the morning of May 12, The News reported. Tribal sources said six, or possibly more, missiles were fired at three to four houses at Su
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12 people were killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the morning of May 12, The News reported. Tribal sources said six, or possibly more, missiles were fired at three to four houses at Sunrai Zyara Leeta border village at 8 am. One of the houses was destroyed and others were damaged. An unnamed senior Government official claimed the targeted compounds were being used by local militants as a training and transit camp to launch attacks in Afghanistan. He conceded there was no Government presence in the area. He also had no information about the identity of those killed and injured.
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May - 12 
A charge-sheet submitted by Police in an anti-terrorism court says that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) assassinated former Commander of the Special Services Group, General Aamir Faisal Alvi, to avenge the role he played in the fight against militants in FATA,
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A charge-sheet submitted by Police in an anti-terrorism court says that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) assassinated former Commander of the Special Services Group, General Aamir Faisal Alvi, to avenge the role he played in the fight against militants in FATA, Dawn reported. According to the charge-sheet prepared by Islamabad’s Koral Police against Major (retd) Haroon Ashiq, a resident of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Mohammad Nawaz Khan of Peshawar, and Ashfaq Ahmed of Okara in Punjab, the murder was ordered by Ilyas Kashmiri who provided funds and weapons. During interrogation in a kidnapping for ransom case, the accused told Police they had been ordered to kill Alvi, who had spearheaded a commando operation against militants at Angor Adda in South Waziristan in 2004 when a large number of Arabs, Uzbeks, Chechens, Afghans and local Taliban militants were killed. The three were arrested by the industrial area police for trying to kidnap a businessman. Police said the alleged killers, who belonged to the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba, followed Alvi when he left his residence in Bharia Town on the day of the attack for his private office in Islamabad and killed him and his driver near PWD Colony. Police said the accused were given money and weapons for the attack by Ilyas Kashmiri and Irfan, another man working for the militants.
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May - 12 
Fierce clashes between militants and the SFs were reported from Gulabad and Chakdara towns of Dir Lower. Sources said 37 militants were killed in an attack on Government Degree College Gulabad, which was occupied by militants. Sources said that 17 bo
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Fierce clashes between militants and the SFs were reported from Gulabad and Chakdara towns of Dir Lower. Sources said 37 militants were killed in an attack on Government Degree College Gulabad, which was occupied by militants. Sources said that 17 bodies were recovered from the building, damaged in clashes. One soldier was also reported to have been killed in the clashes. Nine militants, including a commander, were arrested in Chakdara and Gulabad.
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May - 12 
More than half a million people have fled fighting between the military and Taliban in Malakand and registered with authorities in the last 10 days, the UN refugee agency said on May 12, Daily Times reported. “As of late yesterday (Monday), a total o
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More than half a million people have fled fighting between the military and Taliban in Malakand and registered with authorities in the last 10 days, the UN refugee agency said on May 12, Daily Times reported. “As of late yesterday (Monday), a total of 501,496 displaced people from the new influx have now been formally registered ... since May 2,” the UNHCR said in a statement.
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May - 12 
Reports from Mingora and Peshawar quoting Frontier Corps (FC) sources said the Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants in the Torwarsak area of Buner District while there were reports about the killing of 37 Taliban militants in an assault in the G
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Reports from Mingora and Peshawar quoting Frontier Corps (FC) sources said the Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants in the Torwarsak area of Buner District while there were reports about the killing of 37 Taliban militants in an assault in the Gulabad area of Dir Lower District and four others in Swat on May 12, The News reported. Six bodies were found in parts of Swat Valley while a person was shot dead in Kanju. The SFs said four militants were killed in a clash triggered by Taliban’s firing at Mamdherai. Further, six beheaded bodies of unidentified persons were recovered from Suhrab Khan Chowk, Peopleís Chowk, Rahimabad, Landikas and Green Chowk. Arshad Kanju, resident of Kanju, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
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May - 12 
SFs were heavily targeting the mountainous hideouts and strongholds of the militants in various towns, including Mingora, from gunship helicopters and fighter planes, besides artillery guns. The SMC said troops had gained a foothold in Peuchar from w
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SFs were heavily targeting the mountainous hideouts and strongholds of the militants in various towns, including Mingora, from gunship helicopters and fighter planes, besides artillery guns. The SMC said troops had gained a foothold in Peuchar from where they targeted the hideouts of the militants. Forces also consolidated their positions in Banai Baba Ziarat and Brem Bridge. They reportedly cleared the area from Khwazakhela to Brem Bridge besides Chakdara-Gulabad road. A soldier was killed in the area in firing by the militants. Separately, a mortar shell allegedly fired by SFs hit a house, killing Saidur Rehman, his mother and a child. While five beheaded bodies were found in and around the Mingora city, seven persons were killed on May 12 in separate incidents of violence.
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May - 12 
Ten people were wounded when a remote-controlled explosive device went off at the Goll Chawk area of Dera Bugti on May 12, The News reported. The explosion took place shortly after a convoy of the supporters of a tribal elder passed by.
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Ten people were wounded when a remote-controlled explosive device went off at the Goll Chawk area of Dera Bugti on May 12, The News reported. The explosion took place shortly after a convoy of the supporters of a tribal elder passed by.
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May - 12 
The Mardan Commissioner Khalid Umerzai said 432,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been registered in Mardan and nearby areas so far, and that 55,000 IDPs were residing in the camps in Mardan. Talking to Dunya News, he said 884 new tents ha
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The Mardan Commissioner Khalid Umerzai said 432,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been registered in Mardan and nearby areas so far, and that 55,000 IDPs were residing in the camps in Mardan. Talking to Dunya News, he said 884 new tents had been pitched on May 11 while 1,600 more had been set up by the afternoon of May 12.
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May - 12 
The Pakistan Army dropped helicopter-borne troops, including commandos, in the stronghold of militants’ chief Maulana Fazlullah to conduct a search operation, while SFs made significant achievements in the operation named as Rah-e-Haq 4. “The troops
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The Pakistan Army dropped helicopter-borne troops, including commandos, in the stronghold of militants’ chief Maulana Fazlullah to conduct a search operation, while SFs made significant achievements in the operation named as Rah-e-Haq 4. “The troops have landed in the Peochar Valley in the north of Swat to accomplish the task assigned to them,” military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas said at a press briefing in Islamabad on May 12. General Abbas said SFs in Swat, Shangla, Dir Lower and Buner Districts had achieved considerable successes and, so far, 751 militants and 29 SF personnel had been killed in the ongoing operation while 77 soldiers sustained injuries. “The operation was progressing smoothly, the militants were on the run and the criminal elements, which had earlier joined the Taliban militants in Swat, were deserting them along with new recruits,” he added. He said during the operation, measures had been taken to avoid collateral damage and only confirmed hideouts and strongholds in the valleys and on the mountains had been targeted from air. “The air strikes are conducted where definite information and intelligence is available about training camps, hideouts, munition dumps and logistics being used by the militants,” he added. The militants’ strongholds in Mingora, Peochar, Kabal, Khwazakhela and Shangla have been targeted successfully. Banni Baba Ziarat training camp of the militants has been destroyed, reportedly killing 200 militants. Since the start of the operation in Swat, 18 SF personnel were killed and 47 others injured. A cordon and search operation continues in Banni Baba Ziarat, where the militants have suffered heavily and 11 soldiers were injured in the last 24 hours. About Dir, he said the operation was still in progress in some areas and exchange of fire was continuing. In Buner, consolidation around Daggar continues and Sultanwas area has been surrounded by SFs, said Abbas. He said there were plans to kill high value targets, adding, some of the high value targets had already been killed in the operation. He said a timeframe for the completion of operation in Swat could not be given at the moment, but it was effort of the Government and the Army to bring the operation to an early end. The military spokesman also said a corps headquarters had been designated as Special Support Group for the management of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). He said Corps Commander Mangla, Lt-Gen Nadeem Ahmed, has been designated as the officer in charge of the group in view of his vast experience as the deputy chairman Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority. Special Task Group representative Brigadier Amir said the number of IDPs, including the old IDPs from Bajaur, was close to 1.3 million. He ruled out terrorists reaching camps in the garb of IDPs, saying a screening process had been put in place to avert such a possibility.
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May - 12 
Tribal sources said the US drone attack appeared to have been a retaliatory strike for a cross-border assault on the US and NATO forces that originated from the Pakistani territory. There were reports that a Pakistani Taliban commander Noor Wazir had
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Tribal sources said the US drone attack appeared to have been a retaliatory strike for a cross-border assault on the US and NATO forces that originated from the Pakistani territory. There were reports that a Pakistani Taliban commander Noor Wazir had led the attack on the foreign forces in Afghanistan. It was the second US drone attack in three days. Many people were killed in a similar attack in the SWAT on May 9.
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May - 12 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were injured when rockets fired by the militants hit the Army Garrison at Landikotal in Khyber Agency on May 12, The News reported. Sources said unidentified militants fired six rockets from the nearby mountains and o
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were injured when rockets fired by the militants hit the Army Garrison at Landikotal in Khyber Agency on May 12, The News reported. Sources said unidentified militants fired six rockets from the nearby mountains and one of them hit the trench of the Security Forces (SFs) while five of them fell inside the Army Garrison. Two FC men, whose identities could not be ascertained, were wounded. In retaliation, the SFs shelled the hideouts of militants in the mountains but there was no word on the casualties. The Khyber Agency Taliban commander Umar Farooq claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that a number of SF personnel were killed and injured in the attack. However, the SFs denied this Taliban claim by saying that only two soldiers were injured.
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May - 12 
According to Nepal News, the Nepali Congress (NC) – Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) alliance reached closer on forming a new Government under the leadership of CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal. After several rounds of bil
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According to Nepal News, the Nepali Congress (NC) – Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) alliance reached closer on forming a new Government under the leadership of CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal. After several rounds of bilateral and multilateral talks till late evening of May 12, the coalition garnered verbal support from at least 15 fringe political parties in the Constituent Assembly. Two of the three members in the Madheshi coalition have reportedly already sent their memos to support his candidacy.
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May - 12 
Nepal News reports that unidentified assailants shot at Jiva Nath Chaudhary, a junior clerk at the District Development Committee (DDC) in Dhanusha District, while he was on his way to office in the morning of May12. Reports quoted District Police Of
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Nepal News reports that unidentified assailants shot at Jiva Nath Chaudhary, a junior clerk at the District Development Committee (DDC) in Dhanusha District, while he was on his way to office in the morning of May12. Reports quoted District Police Office as saying that the attackers immediately fled from the scene taking Chaudhary for dead after he fell unconscious on the ground. Another DDC official Mitthu Chaudhary and a local woman also sustained bullet injuries in the attack. Police said they have no clue who carried out the attack, but suspect the role one of the many Madhesh-based armed outfits.
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May - 12 
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urged chiefs of security agencies to step up security after receiving “information” that cadres of opposing political parties in more than 13 Districts had been displaced due to Maoist attacks, reports The
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urged chiefs of security agencies to step up security after receiving “information” that cadres of opposing political parties in more than 13 Districts had been displaced due to Maoist attacks, reports The Himalayan Times. “With the unfolding political situation, the excesses and unruly activities of the leaders and cadres of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN- Maoist) and its political wings have increased,” it said. The NHRC expressed serious concern about organised attacks on leaders and cadres of opposing political parties in Districts, including Sankhuwasabha, Bhojpur, Jhapa, Saptari, Panchthar, Morang, Dhan-kuta, Dolakha, Ramechhap, Kailali, Bardiya, Khotang and Taplejung.
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May - 12 
The Government has announced zero tolerance against militancy, terrorism and any attempt to disrupt the law and order situation as a 17-member National Committee on Militancy Resistance and Prevention held a meeting at the Home Ministry on May 12, re
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The Government has announced zero tolerance against militancy, terrorism and any attempt to disrupt the law and order situation as a 17-member National Committee on Militancy Resistance and Prevention held a meeting at the Home Ministry on May 12, reports Daily Star. State Minister for Home Affairs Sohel Taj said a three-phase programmes will be undertaken in short, medium and long terms to deal with a twin-problem posed by militancy and terrorism. "Militancy is under control but that does not mean it does not exist," Taj added as reports come in almost every day about the arrest of suspects. He also said since militants operate beyond geographical boundaries, the Government will share information and experience with neighbouring countries to deal with the problem.
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May - 12 
79 more civilians escaped LTTE-held areas and entered the Government-controlled areas of Karaiyamullivaikal and Mulliveli.
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79 more civilians escaped LTTE-held areas and entered the Government-controlled areas of Karaiyamullivaikal and Mulliveli.
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May - 12 
A local staff member for Caritas Australia, a NGP serving the trapped civilians in NFZ, was killed in the fighting, Colombo Page reported.
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A local staff member for Caritas Australia, a NGP serving the trapped civilians in NFZ, was killed in the fighting, Colombo Page reported.
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May - 12 
Canada said on May 12 that Tamil-Canadian protests in the country show that the LTTE is part of the demonstrations. The Minister of International Co-operation Beverley Oda told the media that "the flags being flown would say to Canadians that ... the
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Canada said on May 12 that Tamil-Canadian protests in the country show that the LTTE is part of the demonstrations. The Minister of International Co-operation Beverley Oda told the media that "the flags being flown would say to Canadians that ... the terrorist organization is part of the demonstrations that happened." Oda said she has seen red flags being flown at the protests bearing the symbol of the outfit. Thousands of people who assembled onto the Gardiner Expressway on May 11 left only after receiving assurances that the Liberals would raise their plight in Parliament. Further, the Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has urged protesters not to carry the LTTE flag at their protests.
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May - 12 
During search and clear operations in the Asikulam area of Vavuniya District, troops recovered one T-81 weapon, one hand grenade, five magazines, 150 ammunition rounds, one mobile phone, five LTTE dog tags, nine batteries, one military-type uniform a
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During search and clear operations in the Asikulam area of Vavuniya District, troops recovered one T-81 weapon, one hand grenade, five magazines, 150 ammunition rounds, one mobile phone, five LTTE dog tags, nine batteries, one military-type uniform and several other items. Separately, two suspects carrying seven kilograms of C-4 explosives were arrested by the SFs in the Pandarikulam area.
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May - 12 
Over 100 Sea Tigers [cadres of the sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] were killed and 17 LTTE boats, including several suicide boats, destroyed in the seas off Mullaitivu by naval troops during the last few weeks, said Navy spok
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Over 100 Sea Tigers [cadres of the sea wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)] were killed and 17 LTTE boats, including several suicide boats, destroyed in the seas off Mullaitivu by naval troops during the last few weeks, said Navy spokesman Commander Mahesh Karunaratne told Daily News. Two boats were reportedly captured. Addressing the media on May 12, Commander Karunaratne said, “The Navy foiled several attempts of the Sea Tigers to break the naval defence lines and destroyed 17 LTTE boats and captured two suicide boats. Most of the destroyed boats were on suicide missions. Over 100 sea Tigers were killed during the sea battles that erupted in the seas off Mullaitivu during the last few weeks.” “The LTTE cadres are making desperate attempts to break the highly fortified naval defence lines following orders from their high ranking commanders. They have increased suicide attacks to break the naval blockade. However the naval troops tactically foiled their efforts. The LTTE leadership was aware that the naval defence lines were strengthened, even though the LTTE cadres were ordered to try and destroy the naval blockades to find out any available opportunity. Therefore, the LTTE cadres are deploying small boats packed with at least 50kg of C4 explosives. The Navy is ready to face any eventuality,” Commander Karunaratne added. He said the Navy have rescued over 20,000 civilians fleeing from the LTTE clutches, adding, “We are facing difficulty to differentiate fleeing civilians and the LTTE cadres posing as civilians. However, the naval troops moving recognise the LTTE cadres and civilians.”
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May - 12 
President Mahinda Rajapakse has declared that LTTE's effort to divide the country has been "completely crushed", according to Times of India. "We will not allow any forces to raise their heads to divide this nation," Rajapakse said, adding, the fate
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President Mahinda Rajapakse has declared that LTTE's effort to divide the country has been "completely crushed", according to Times of India. "We will not allow any forces to raise their heads to divide this nation," Rajapakse said, adding, the fate of Sri Lanka seems to be extremely good as shown by "tons and tons" of LTTE weapons now being dug out of underground arsenals by the Security Forces from the Wanni jungles. "If they had been put to use, the country would have had a terrible devastation," the President pointed out, indicating that the sheer speed of the SFs advance had given no time to the LTTE to use them.
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May - 12 
The 59th Division troops after crossing the LTTE constructed earth bund and ditch in the north of the Vadduvakal causeway advanced 300 metres further north. “Advancing troops of the 59 division inflicting heavy damages to the LTTE cadres are now cons
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The 59th Division troops after crossing the LTTE constructed earth bund and ditch in the north of the Vadduvakal causeway advanced 300 metres further north. “Advancing troops of the 59 division inflicting heavy damages to the LTTE cadres are now consolidating their position at the newly established defence line in Sarwathottam located south of the previous NFZ,” the Brigadier added. The militants confined within five square kilometres in the new NFZ are making desperate attempts to hold their position with all means and power they possess, the Brigadier noted. Responding to a question whether LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is still in the NFZ, he said according to information Prabhakaran, his second in command and other leaders are still in the NFZ, adding, “They are making desperate attempts to flee from the area.” The SFs advanced further by crossing the Nanthikandal lagoon, adds Colombo Page. The troops have formed an extended defence line around the southern end of the new NFZ covering the entire Nanthikandal lagoon and the surrounding sea beach and linked with the 53rd Division troops who are deployed along the western boundary of the NFZ. The troops of 58th Division have gained control of the northern boundary of the NFZ and are now consolidating their positions. The eastern border of the new NFZ is guarded by the Sri Lankan Navy.
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The 59th Division troops who reached the south of the new No Fire Zone (NFZ) in the night of May 12 foiled a major sea and ground attack by the LTTE to recapture the newly liberated areas destroying a number of LTTE suicide boats and killing an unspe
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The 59th Division troops who reached the south of the new No Fire Zone (NFZ) in the night of May 12 foiled a major sea and ground attack by the LTTE to recapture the newly liberated areas destroying a number of LTTE suicide boats and killing an unspecified number of militants, military officials said on May 13. The fighting broke out at around 9.30pm (SLST) on May 12 as the troops were consolidating their positions along the earth bund they captured after crossing the lagoon in Waddawakkal. “Initially there were huge Tiger suicide boats fitted with high powered engines and two of them rammed into the bunkers held by the troops in the ground. The engines of these suicide boats were so powerful that they can reach the bunkers in the ground once they landed in the beach,” an unnamed military official told Daily News. Another suicide boat that reached the shore after the initial attack was damaged by the troops preventing it reaching the shore. Amid the seaborne attack, more than 100 to 150 militants attempted to breach the newly captured earth bund south of the NFZ but that attempt was also foiled by the SFs killing unspecified number of militants. “Fierce fighting continued till 1 am on Wednesday as the LTTE deployed some of their suicide cadres to breach the Security Forces’ defences,” the official added.
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May - 12 
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said they need 'unimpeded' access to the combat zone in North-eastern Sri Lanka to evacuate the sick and injured civilians and deliver aid. "The plight of the people remaining in the combat area is
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said they need 'unimpeded' access to the combat zone in North-eastern Sri Lanka to evacuate the sick and injured civilians and deliver aid. "The plight of the people remaining in the combat area is desperate. We need unimpeded access to them in order to save lives," said Paul Castella, ICRC's head of delegation in Sri Lanka. ICRC said heavy fighting in the area on May 12 made it impossible for them to evacuate the sick and wounded with their accompanying relatives from the war zone and to deliver 25 metric tonnes of food. "Lack of security forced our ferry to stay offshore for the entire day today, only kilometres from the conflict area," Castella said. Castella also said the wounded and sick, among them children and elderly people, need to be evacuated as soon as possible but the ICRC-chartered ferry to evacuate them has not been able to reach the conflict area since May 9. The ICRC said since mid-February, it has been able to evacuate nearly 14,000 people from the area and deliver over 2,350 metric tonnes of food and other essential items through the sea route.
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May - 12 
The pro-LTTE party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has pointed out that 3000 Tamils have been killed and more than 1000 have been wounded in the last three days in Wanni region, according to Tamil Net. In a press conference held in Colombo on May 12, T
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The pro-LTTE party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has pointed out that 3000 Tamils have been killed and more than 1000 have been wounded in the last three days in Wanni region, according to Tamil Net. In a press conference held in Colombo on May 12, TNA parliamentarians also said more than 10,000 Tamil civilians have been killed while more than 20,000 wounded within the last three months.
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May - 12 
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired artillery shells on the makeshift hospital which was functioning at Mullivaaykkaal junior school inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu district killing at least 47 civilians in the morning of May 12, reported the
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The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired artillery shells on the makeshift hospital which was functioning at Mullivaaykkaal junior school inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu district killing at least 47 civilians in the morning of May 12, reported the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net. At least 55 patients sustained serious injuries in the attack.
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May - 12 
Troops in the Puthukkudiyiruppu and Vellamullivaikkal areas of Mullaitivu District found one 27-mm gun, 20 Out Board Motors (OBM), 12 OBM parts, one water-scooter, five Cougar communication sets, seven hand-held communication sets, five Cougar mikes,
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Troops in the Puthukkudiyiruppu and Vellamullivaikkal areas of Mullaitivu District found one 27-mm gun, 20 Out Board Motors (OBM), 12 OBM parts, one water-scooter, five Cougar communication sets, seven hand-held communication sets, five Cougar mikes, one Motorola communication set, one Motorola hand mike, one Motorola battery charger, four radio (type 4700) sets, two hand mikes (Type 9600), 38 T-56 weapons, one magazine, 30 T-56 ammunition, one LTTE dog tag, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), two RPG chargers and one helmet. Similarly, troops in the Adampan area of Killinochchi District recovered two claymore mines, weighing about 7.5 kilograms and 2.5 kilograms, 4900 T-56 ammunition, two claymore stands, one hand grenade, 400 Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, four RPG bombs, three RPG chargers, sixty-eight 60-mm mortar bombs, one Bangalore torpedoes, two 160 mm RCL (Recoilless) bombs, 36 anti-personnel mines and five 81-mm mortar bombs.
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May - 12 
Troops of the 58th Division moving from the north entered the new No Fire Zone (NFZ) in the Mullaitivu District countering the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacks on May 12, reports Daily News. Addressing the press at the Media Centre for
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Troops of the 58th Division moving from the north entered the new No Fire Zone (NFZ) in the Mullaitivu District countering the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacks on May 12, reports Daily News. Addressing the press at the Media Centre for National Security, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said, “Three LTTE suicide bombers hiding inside underground bunkers have blown themselves as advancing 58 division troops closed-in on them. In a subsequent search operation, troops recovered 25 bodies of Tiger cadres, 20 T56 assault rifles and other warlike items.”
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May - 12 
Troops recovered one T-56 weapon with a magazine, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one hand grenade and 2.5 kilograms of explosives from the Gallella area of Polonnaruwa District on May 12, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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Troops recovered one T-56 weapon with a magazine, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one hand grenade and 2.5 kilograms of explosives from the Gallella area of Polonnaruwa District on May 12, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 13 
A non local trader, Mohammed Hussain, was shot at and wounded by two suspected militants at Naharbari in Dimapur along the National Highway-39 when he refused to pay the ransom on May 13, according to Sangai Express. While two militants managed to es
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A non local trader, Mohammed Hussain, was shot at and wounded by two suspected militants at Naharbari in Dimapur along the National Highway-39 when he refused to pay the ransom on May 13, according to Sangai Express. While two militants managed to escape incident site, a motorcycle and the .22 pistol was recovered.
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May - 13 
According to Express Buzz, Uday, the secretary of Bansadhara divisional committee, revealed during interrogations after being arrested from Gudari jungles in Rayagada District on April 21 that the Oriya-Telugu feeling has created rift among the Commu
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According to Express Buzz, Uday, the secretary of Bansadhara divisional committee, revealed during interrogations after being arrested from Gudari jungles in Rayagada District on April 21 that the Oriya-Telugu feeling has created rift among the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in Orissa-Andhra Pradesh border. While hardcore Maoists Basant, Ajad and Uday belong to Telugu community, Sabyasachi Panda is the lone Oriya and his ascendancy in the hierarchy has not gone down well among the cadres. Speaking to media persons on May 13, Superintendent of Police A.K. Singh said because of this rift, the Orissa cadres have no stability and are working under duress. He hoped that more Maoists would surrender as the State has one of the best surrender policies.
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May - 13 
According to Sangai Express, pharmacists closed their shops in Imphal from May 13 following a monetary demand from a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP). The report adds that a shutdown had also been witnessed on May 1 after the militant
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According to Sangai Express, pharmacists closed their shops in Imphal from May 13 following a monetary demand from a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP). The report adds that a shutdown had also been witnessed on May 1 after the militant outfit demanded INR one million from each stockist. However, Police broke down the locks and forced open the chemist shops next day. Subsequently, the militant group decreased the ransom amount to 500000. Members of the Manipur Chemist and Druggists Association congregated at Keishampat Junction on May 7 appealing to the militant group to withdraw the demand. The militant group further reduced the ransom amount and asked chemist shops to pay 300000, resulting in the shutdown on May 13. Wholesalers and retailers of the business also reportedly joined in the shutdown.
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May - 13 
Assam Police arrested Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front’s (KLNLF) self-styled chairman, Pradeep Terang alias Pongbi Dilli from Lumpyngngad in Shillong city on May 13, according to Shillong Times. Police said the arrested KLNLF leader h
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Assam Police arrested Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front’s (KLNLF) self-styled chairman, Pradeep Terang alias Pongbi Dilli from Lumpyngngad in Shillong city on May 13, according to Shillong Times. Police said the arrested KLNLF leader had been staying in Shillong for quite sometime. One mobile set was recovered from his possession.
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May - 13 
Four cadres of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) and one Assam Rifles personnel were killed during an encounter at Khoupum area of Tamenglong District on May 13, reports Imphal Free Press. An AK-47, one M-16 rifle, one SLR
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Four cadres of the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) and one Assam Rifles personnel were killed during an encounter at Khoupum area of Tamenglong District on May 13, reports Imphal Free Press. An AK-47, one M-16 rifle, one SLR rifle, one .303 rifle and lethode bombs were recovered from the encounter site. The slain Assam Rifles personnel was identified as Havilder T. Kuki.
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May - 13 
In last phase of Parliament elections on May 13, approximately 62 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise in seven States and two Union Territories, covering 86 constituencies, reports The Hindu. During the whole five phases of election, 37
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In last phase of Parliament elections on May 13, approximately 62 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise in seven States and two Union Territories, covering 86 constituencies, reports The Hindu. During the whole five phases of election, 37 persons including Security Force personnel, Election Commission staff and civilians, lost their lives. While 23 were killed in violence, Maoist attacks and Police firing, the others died in accidents. The Chief Election Commissioner, Navin B. Chawla, briefing journalists along with Election Commissioners S.Y. Quraishi and V.S. Sampath, said the Commission was “highly satisfied’ with the conduct of the polls, which were “by and large very peaceful.”
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May - 13 
Militants abducted Roshan, son of a professor of Central Agriculture University for a huge ransom at Iroisemba in Imphal West District on May 13, reports Press Trust of India. They demanded a ransom of INR three million for his safe release. Meanwhil
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Militants abducted Roshan, son of a professor of Central Agriculture University for a huge ransom at Iroisemba in Imphal West District on May 13, reports Press Trust of India. They demanded a ransom of INR three million for his safe release. Meanwhile, Sangai Express reports that a KCP militant, Pamen Meitei, was behind the abduction.
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May - 13 
More than 42 per cent of over 12 lakh voters cast their votes in the Baramulla and Ladakh Parliamentary constituencies amidst separatist calls for boycott, clashes between rival supporters and overnight grenade attacks by militants as the month-long
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More than 42 per cent of over 12 lakh voters cast their votes in the Baramulla and Ladakh Parliamentary constituencies amidst separatist calls for boycott, clashes between rival supporters and overnight grenade attacks by militants as the month-long election process for 15th Lok Sabha came to an end on May 13, Daily Excelsior reported. In Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, over 40 per cent voters are reported to have exercised their franchise. Handwara recorded the highest voter turnout of 67 per cent in Baramulla constituency while Sopore town recorded the lowest poll percentage of 12 per cent. Giving details of the polling percentage, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) B. R. Sharma said Nobra Assembly segment in Ladakh recorded the highest turnout of 70 per cent followed by 67 per cent each in Kargil and Zanskar seats. Leh had recorded 50 per cent but information from at least 15 polling stations had not been received through out the day. Rafiabad (63 per cent), Karnah (59 per cent), Sonawari (51 per cent), Gurez (50 per cent), Lolab (44 per cent) and Langate (43 per cent) were other Assembly segments where more than moderate polling was witnessed. Rest of the constituencies reportedly saw a voter turnout ranging between 22 to 37 per cent. Sharma said the figures were tentative and may go up. The CEO said polling was peaceful and incident free as polling was not disturbed at any place although some minor incidents did take place.
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May - 13 
One Assam Rifles soldier, Kamal Dogra, was shot dead when the Black Widow (BW) militants ambushed a joint patrol team of the Army and Assam Rifles at Gunjung in the North Cachar Hills District in the night of May 13, reports Telegraph.
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One Assam Rifles soldier, Kamal Dogra, was shot dead when the Black Widow (BW) militants ambushed a joint patrol team of the Army and Assam Rifles at Gunjung in the North Cachar Hills District in the night of May 13, reports Telegraph.
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May - 13 
Security Force personnel arrested eight Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF) militants from Sialmari in Kokrajhar District on May 13, reports Telegraph. An AK-series rifle, two bows with 25 arrows, three kukris and two axes were recovered from their possession.
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Security Force personnel arrested eight Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF) militants from Sialmari in Kokrajhar District on May 13, reports Telegraph. An AK-series rifle, two bows with 25 arrows, three kukris and two axes were recovered from their possession.
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May - 13 
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan Police has announced a cash reward of INR 100000 each for anyone providing clues leading to the arrest of any of the five terrorists wanted in connection with the May 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts, reports Ti
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan Police has announced a cash reward of INR 100000 each for anyone providing clues leading to the arrest of any of the five terrorists wanted in connection with the May 13, 2008 serial bomb blasts, reports Times of India. The five terrorists wanted in connection with serial blasts are Shahdab, Khalid, Arif, Shajid Bhai and Salman. The ATS has so far arrested four accused, including Shahbaz Hussain, Mohammed Sarvar, Saif-ur-Rehman, who are currently lodged in the Jaipur jail, and Mohammed Saif, who is currently at Tihar Jail in the national capital Delhi. There are 11 cases related to serial blasts.
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May - 13 
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Kerala Police on May 13 questioned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Abdul Nazer Madhani for several hours, in connection with his terrorism linkages, reports Indian Express. Madhani is suspected to ha
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Kerala Police on May 13 questioned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Abdul Nazer Madhani for several hours, in connection with his terrorism linkages, reports Indian Express. Madhani is suspected to have links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants. According to unnamed sources, the Police questioned Madhani based on the confessions of Sarfras Nawas and Sainudheen, who were arrested in connection with the July 26, 2008 Bangalore serial bomb blasts case. Nawas had told the Karnataka Police that he had met Madhani in his residence at Kollam a few months after the PDP leader was released from Coimbatore jail, where he had been housed as an under trial in the Coimbatore bomb blast case. Nawas, suspected to be the financier of the terrorist recruitment module in Kerala, was accompanied by Abdul Raheem, who had been killed in Jammu and Kashmir in October 2008. In addition, Madhani had also faced charges for harbouring the daughter of Sainudheen alias Sathar Bhai, a close aid of Riyas Bhatkal, the founder of terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM).
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May - 13 
The Army arrested one People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) linkman, Mohammed Imamuddin Chowdhury (30), from his Badripar residence at Silchar in the Cachar District.
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The Army arrested one People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) linkman, Mohammed Imamuddin Chowdhury (30), from his Badripar residence at Silchar in the Cachar District.
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May - 13 
The Hindu reports that a brother and sister duo, reportedly providing logistics and other help to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested from Gudari area of Rayagada District on an unspecified date. The duo was identified as
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The Hindu reports that a brother and sister duo, reportedly providing logistics and other help to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested from Gudari area of Rayagada District on an unspecified date. The duo was identified as Santosh Mohanty and his sister Rina Mohanty, both residents of Gudari. They were arrested while waiting to provide supplies to the Maoists. Apart from providing supplies they were also involved in extortion in the name of the Maoists, Police sources said.
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May - 13 
The movement of two goods trains on the Lumding-Badarpur route was stopped following an attack by unidentified militants in the morning of May 13. Railway sources informed that militants removed the fish plate and rail clip of a goods train between D
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The movement of two goods trains on the Lumding-Badarpur route was stopped following an attack by unidentified militants in the morning of May 13. Railway sources informed that militants removed the fish plate and rail clip of a goods train between Dihakhu and Langping stations in North Cachar Hill District.
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May - 13 
The Ranchi Police issued advertisements in local newspapers inviting youth from the left-wing extremism affected areas of the District to enrol for a free vocational training course, reports Telegraph. These courses will help youth get jobs in the Ar
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The Ranchi Police issued advertisements in local newspapers inviting youth from the left-wing extremism affected areas of the District to enrol for a free vocational training course, reports Telegraph. These courses will help youth get jobs in the Army, Police, Central Paramilitary Forces and also as drivers. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Praveen Kumar, said youths from the Maoist-affected areas, including Bundu, Tamar, Angara, Sonahatu, Bero, Rahe, Lapung, Khelari, Chanho, Silli and Sikidri, will have to get in touch with officers in charge of the respective Police Stations and submit their applications.
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May - 13 
Two women, M. Ketuki and M. Sanatombi, were wounded when a suspected militant lobbed a bomb at the house of the Secretary of the Planning and Development Authority of the Manipur Government, Mangsatabam Gojendra, in capital Imphal in the evening of M
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Two women, M. Ketuki and M. Sanatombi, were wounded when a suspected militant lobbed a bomb at the house of the Secretary of the Planning and Development Authority of the Manipur Government, Mangsatabam Gojendra, in capital Imphal in the evening of May 13, reports Imphal Free Press. While Ketuki was Gojendra’s mother, Sanatombi was his sister in law.
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May - 13 
A Taliban spokesman issued a series of threats and ultimatums against officials on May 13 and demanded that all national and provincial assembly members from the Malakand Division in NWFP must resign within three days, Dawn reported. “Otherwise, we w
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A Taliban spokesman issued a series of threats and ultimatums against officials on May 13 and demanded that all national and provincial assembly members from the Malakand Division in NWFP must resign within three days, Dawn reported. “Otherwise, we will arrest all their families… We will destroy all their buildings,” Muslim Khan threatened in a telephone interview with CNN. He issued a separate directive aimed at prompting a public show of support for the militants from Islamist political parties. “All these parties must help the Taliban… They must give a press conference to show the people that we need sharia in the Malakand division,” he said.
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May - 13 
According to Daily Times, the US military has begun flying Predator drones in Pakistan and given Pakistani officers significant control over targets, flight routes and decisions to launch attacks, US officials said. Officials said the project has bee
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According to Daily Times, the US military has begun flying Predator drones in Pakistan and given Pakistani officers significant control over targets, flight routes and decisions to launch attacks, US officials said. Officials said the project has been started recently to bolster Pakistan’s ability and willingness to disrupt the militant groups active in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Under the new partnership, US military drones will be allowed under the direction of Pakistani military officials, working with American counterparts at a command centre in Jalalabad. US officials indicated the programme is aimed at getting Pakistan “more directly and deeply engaged” in the Predator programme. “This is about building trust... This is about giving them capabilities they do not ... have to help them defeat this ... extreme element ... in their country,” said a senior US military official.
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May - 13 
Eight trailers were torched when militants attacked two parking lots, which were once used for transporting supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan, while two check-posts were also attacked with missiles on May 13, The News reported. Police offic
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Eight trailers were torched when militants attacked two parking lots, which were once used for transporting supplies for the NATO forces in Afghanistan, while two check-posts were also attacked with missiles on May 13, The News reported. Police officials said around 40 people attacked the Khatoot-e-Aman Terminal and the Javed Bilal Terminal on the Ring Road in the jurisdiction of Pishtakhara Police station at around 3:45 am. A source said the attackers first fired a rocket at the parked vehicles and later set ablaze eight of them. The attackers also assaulted the watchmen and drivers and deprived them of their cash and valuables. An encounter took place between the miscreants and Police when contingents rushed to the area. The assailants, however, managed to escape from the incident site.
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May - 13 
Miscreants fired four missiles at the Arbab Tapu check-post in Matani and Spina Thana security post in Darra Adamkhel early on May 13. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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Miscreants fired four missiles at the Arbab Tapu check-post in Matani and Spina Thana security post in Darra Adamkhel early on May 13. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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May - 13 
Normalcy is reportedly returning to Buner district where people have started harvesting their crops, the SMC said, adding that shops had also been opened. It said that steps were being taken to clear the Sultanwas area.
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Normalcy is reportedly returning to Buner district where people have started harvesting their crops, the SMC said, adding that shops had also been opened. It said that steps were being taken to clear the Sultanwas area.
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May - 13 
Security agencies have arrested three key accused of the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on May 13 that the arrested suspects were members of the banned Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jh
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Security agencies have arrested three key accused of the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on May 13 that the arrested suspects were members of the banned Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and hail from southern Punjab. Two of the arrested men were directly involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan players while the third provided logistic support to the attackers in the city, the channel’s sources said. The channel also said the assailants had received training in a militant camp at Wana in South Waziristan.
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May - 13 
The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the front for Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]), designated by the United Nations Security Council as a terrorist outfit in the wake of the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, has resurfaced as a charity organisation providing fo
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The Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the front for Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]), designated by the United Nations Security Council as a terrorist outfit in the wake of the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, has resurfaced as a charity organisation providing food and other relief to the thousands of people fleeing the fighting in Swat District, The Hindu reported. Eyewitnesses said that the JuD is active in Mardan where most of the refugee camps are located. They are distributing food and medical care. One eyewitness who visited the area on May 9 said JuD workers were organised under a charity organisation called Falah-i-Insaniyat. They had set themselves up at a roundabout in Mardan town called College Chowk, where they were collecting food donations for the displaced. Despite the Government crackdown on the group after the U.N. designation, the canopied stall was openly flying the black-and-white flags of the JuD, with the insignia of the sword and the Kalma, the Islamic doctrine of faith. The organisation has also set up a relief distribution centre at a village called Rustam, on the outskirts of Buner.
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May - 13 
The number of people who have fled from fighting in the Swat District of NWFP and registered with authorities in the last 11 days has increased to more than 670,000, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said on May 13, Daily Times reported. “The ne
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The number of people who have fled from fighting in the Swat District of NWFP and registered with authorities in the last 11 days has increased to more than 670,000, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said on May 13, Daily Times reported. “The new figure of registered people since May 2 for the new influx is 670,906. That breaks down to 79,842 in the camps and 591,064 out of camps,” the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) spokeswoman Ariane Rummery said. Those who were not sheltering in camps might be renting homes, staying with friends or relatives, or camping out elsewhere, Rummery said. The total number of those displaced by the latest fighting between the Pakistani military and the Taliban was likely to be higher, she added. The May 13 number was up from the 501,496 people who had registered as of late May 12.
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May - 13 
There was no official account, local sources on May 13 reported the killing of 24 people, including six civilians. They said an attack on a veterinary dispensary in the Kethiari area of Adenzai left 12 militants dead. In Tandodag and Berarai areas, t
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There was no official account, local sources on May 13 reported the killing of 24 people, including six civilians. They said an attack on a veterinary dispensary in the Kethiari area of Adenzai left 12 militants dead. In Tandodag and Berarai areas, there were reports about the killing of six militants and as many civilians.
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May - 13 
According to Nepal News, the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), a key player in the formation of a new Government, failed to reach a final decision regarding its support to the new coalition during its parliamentary party meeting held on May 13. Though
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According to Nepal News, the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), a key player in the formation of a new Government, failed to reach a final decision regarding its support to the new coalition during its parliamentary party meeting held on May 13. Though most lawmakers demanded voting to decide the party’s position, president Upendra Yadav and vice president Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta, who have been opposing the idea of supporting any possible Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)-led Government, postponed the meeting until May 15.
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May - 13 
Mohan Baidya ‘Kiran’, a senior leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), said his party did not trust the Supreme Court (SC), reports The Himalayan Times. Speaking in Kathmandu, Baidya said, “The SC is not the people
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Mohan Baidya ‘Kiran’, a senior leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), said his party did not trust the Supreme Court (SC), reports The Himalayan Times. Speaking in Kathmandu, Baidya said, “The SC is not the people’s court.” Expressing dissatisfaction over the judiciary, he said, “Feudalist and reactionary forces are still active in the judiciary.” The party would rather carry on with the street protests to press President Ram Baran Yadav to correct his ‘unconstitutional’ move, he added. Baidya also ruled out his party’s participation in the Government led by the CPN-UML. “We will not join the government led by another party,” he said.
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May - 13 
The Rajan Mukti led faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Rajan) called for an indefinite shutdown from May 13 in Mahottari District demanding the release of its 10 cadres who are serving jail sentences at the District Police Office. Ed
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The Rajan Mukti led faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Rajan) called for an indefinite shutdown from May 13 in Mahottari District demanding the release of its 10 cadres who are serving jail sentences at the District Police Office. Educational institutions and markets have remained closed in Mahottari since the morning.
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May - 13 
On May 13, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested four armed cadres of the Marxist-Leninist (M-L) faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) from Radhuni hotel at Moilapota Road under Sonadanga Police Station in Khulna District,
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On May 13, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested four armed cadres of the Marxist-Leninist (M-L) faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) from Radhuni hotel at Moilapota Road under Sonadanga Police Station in Khulna District, reports Daily Star. According to RAB sources, the extremists were caught while receiving Taka 3,000 from a businessman.
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May - 13 
Colombo Page reports that the SFs captured a 55 feet long LTTE boat filled with 1,500 kilograms of explosives from the Vellamullivaikkal area in the NFZ. The suicide boat plastered with claymore mines around its hull was hidden under bushes by the si
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Colombo Page reports that the SFs captured a 55 feet long LTTE boat filled with 1,500 kilograms of explosives from the Vellamullivaikkal area in the NFZ. The suicide boat plastered with claymore mines around its hull was hidden under bushes by the side of the beach.
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May - 13 
Colombo Page reports that the United Nations (UN) said on May 13 that heavy fighting in the conflict zone prevented the ICRC aid ship reaching its destination, for the second day. The UN spokesperson for Secretary-General, Michele Montas, said at a p
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Colombo Page reports that the United Nations (UN) said on May 13 that heavy fighting in the conflict zone prevented the ICRC aid ship reaching its destination, for the second day. The UN spokesperson for Secretary-General, Michele Montas, said at a press briefing that according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs heavy fighting is continuing with heavy casualties.
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May - 13 
General Officer in-charge of the 58th Division, Brigadier Shavendra de Silva, told The Hindu the Sri Lankan troops were exercising maximum restraint to avoid civilian casualties. He said, “We are proceeding with extreme caution. With the humanitarian
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General Officer in-charge of the 58th Division, Brigadier Shavendra de Silva, told The Hindu the Sri Lankan troops were exercising maximum restraint to avoid civilian casualties. He said, “We are proceeding with extreme caution. With the humanitarian operations reaching a final stage, we believe that the LTTE would be left with no option but to let the civilians out of its grip. Our focus at the moment is on innocent citizens held hostage by the Tigers. We would target the Tiger cadres and leaders only after all the civilians are evacuated from the NSZ.” He also refuted charges of shelling by the military inside the NSZ, saying, “We have documentary evidence to prove that at least on three occasions the Tigers fired artillery within the NFZ. We are ready to share the same with the international community.” He added that the military was also in possession of evidence to show the LTTE was destroying permanent buildings in the NFZ and setting on fire vehicles filled with properties of the civilians.
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May - 13 
Military officials said that with the 58th and 53rd Divisions entering into the new NFZ and 59th Division advancing into the area from the south the LTTE militants have started blasting and destroying their own vehicles and other assets. Troops opera
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Military officials said that with the 58th and 53rd Divisions entering into the new NFZ and 59th Division advancing into the area from the south the LTTE militants have started blasting and destroying their own vehicles and other assets. Troops operating a few hundred metres away from the area where the LTTE is forcibly keeping civilians, have observed many explosions inside the safe zone and the manner in which the LTTE is setting fire to vehicles and other properties. “It seems that the LTTE is making a last minute attempt to tarnish the image of the Security Forces creating massive destruction inside the new safe zone. The LTTE is causing civilian deaths and casualties as they cannot hold into the area with the troops advancing both from the North and South,” a senior military official told Daily News. Reports indicate that the SFs have in the last 48 hours managed to push 800 metres deep inside the NFZ.
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May - 13 
More than 100 civilians, including many children, patients and an International Committee of the Rd Cross (ICRC) worker, were killed in a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) artillery attack that targeted a makeshift hospital and the surrounding areas which compris
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More than 100 civilians, including many children, patients and an International Committee of the Rd Cross (ICRC) worker, were killed in a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) artillery attack that targeted a makeshift hospital and the surrounding areas which comprises of many tarpaulin huts in the Mullivaaykkaal area of Mullaitivu District inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) on May 13, reports pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net. The slain doctor was identified as Senthilkumaran, while the slain ICRC worker was identified as Myuran Sivagurunathan. At least 40 persons were injured when the SLA targeted the hospital for the third time within five days. No reports were available on the casualties outside hospital premises as the road remained congested with vehicles moving southwards amid shelling and gunfire over their heads, the Website claimed. Initial estimates varied from 200 to 500 killed within the past 24 hours and there are more than 2,000 seriously injured inside the NFZ, the report added. Meanwhile, the ICRC said an employee was killed near Mullivaaykkaal, adds The Hindu. “This is the third time in just over two months that an ICRC employee has been killed inside the conflict zone,” Paul Castella, the ICRC’s head of delegation in Colombo said, adding, “This latest tragic incident shows how dangerous it is for everyone in the area.”
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May - 13 
On May 13, US President, Barack Obama warning that without urgent action, the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka could turn into a catastrophe, urged the LTTE to lay down their arms and let civilians go. "Their forced recruitment of civilians and their
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On May 13, US President, Barack Obama warning that without urgent action, the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka could turn into a catastrophe, urged the LTTE to lay down their arms and let civilians go. "Their forced recruitment of civilians and their use of civilians as human shields is deplorable. These tactics will only serve to alienate all those who carry them out," Obama said in a statement released to the press. Obama also urged the Sri Lankan Government to halt the fighting and to take several steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis. "First, the government should stop the indiscriminate shelling that has taken hundreds of innocent lives, including several hospitals, and the government should live up to its commitment to not use heavy weapons in the conflict zone," he urged. Secondly, he said, the Government should give United Nations humanitarian teams access to the civilians who are trapped between the warring parties so that they can receive the immediate assistance necessary to save lives. President Obama also urged the Sri Lankan government to allow the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross access to the nearly 190,000 displaced people at the welfare centers to receive the help they need.
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May - 13 
On the same day, during extended search and clear operations in the Karaiyamullivaikal area — where they had recovered a 55-ft long suicide boat — troops recovered two more suicide boats and two armour-plated unicorn vehicles.
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On the same day, during extended search and clear operations in the Karaiyamullivaikal area — where they had recovered a 55-ft long suicide boat — troops recovered two more suicide boats and two armour-plated unicorn vehicles.
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May - 13 
Police personnel on duty in Batticaloa arrested three suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with one 9-mm pistol, eight ammunition, three T-56 magazines, 80 T-56 ammunition and one pouch on May 13, according to a Sri Lanka
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Police personnel on duty in Batticaloa arrested three suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with one 9-mm pistol, eight ammunition, three T-56 magazines, 80 T-56 ammunition and one pouch on May 13, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 13 
President Mahinda Rajapakse, by virtue of powers vested in him by Article 33 (f) of the Constitution, has appointed a 19-member Presidential Task Force for Resettlement, Development and Security in the Northern Province. It is mandated to prepare str
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President Mahinda Rajapakse, by virtue of powers vested in him by Article 33 (f) of the Constitution, has appointed a 19-member Presidential Task Force for Resettlement, Development and Security in the Northern Province. It is mandated to prepare strategic plans, programs and projects to resettle internally displaced persons, rehabilitate and develop economic and social infrastructure of the Northern Province.
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May - 13 
The Colombo High Court reissued an open warrant to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and its intelligence leader Pottu Amman in connection with the assassination of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Khadirgamar.
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The Colombo High Court reissued an open warrant to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and its intelligence leader Pottu Amman in connection with the assassination of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Khadirgamar. This is the second arrest warrant issued to the duo in 2009. Earlier, the Colombo High Court had issued an arrest warrant on January 26.
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May - 13 
The Security Forces on May 13 recovered 18 powerful claymore mines, 85 kilograms of high-powered explosives, two radio sets and two pull switch from a garage premises on Lucas Mawatha in capital Colombo, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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The Security Forces on May 13 recovered 18 powerful claymore mines, 85 kilograms of high-powered explosives, two radio sets and two pull switch from a garage premises on Lucas Mawatha in capital Colombo, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 13 
The SFs recovered an LTTE Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) from the Karaiyamullivaikal area following an encounter with the militants. “This is the first time the security forces in the Wanni liberation offensive uncovered an MBRL,” a senior milit
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The SFs recovered an LTTE Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) from the Karaiyamullivaikal area following an encounter with the militants. “This is the first time the security forces in the Wanni liberation offensive uncovered an MBRL,” a senior military official said. Troops also recovered 70 T-56 weapons, six light machine guns, two 60-mm mortars and many other LTTE items from the area, adds SLA.
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May - 13 
The Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre based in Kingsbury North West London was attacked in the morning of May 13, Venerable Galayaye Piyadassi Thero, the centre head, told BBC Sandeshaya. “The attackers threw stones at the front windows a
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The Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre based in Kingsbury North West London was attacked in the morning of May 13, Venerable Galayaye Piyadassi Thero, the centre head, told BBC Sandeshaya. “The attackers threw stones at the front windows and fled away,” he said. Blaming the LTTE for the attack, he said that although no one was harmed the loss incurred is heavy. "This is the ninth occasion where the Buddhist Centre has been attacked," he added. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Government called on the British authorities to tighten security to its community and the Buddhist temples there, following the attack on the Kingsbury temple, reports Colombo Page.
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May - 13 
Troops in the Karaiyamullivaikal area of Mullaitivu District recovered 43 dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with 65 T-56 weapons, two body-armours, one pouch, three helmets, 13 explosive cans and one Outboard Moto
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Troops in the Karaiyamullivaikal area of Mullaitivu District recovered 43 dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with 65 T-56 weapons, two body-armours, one pouch, three helmets, 13 explosive cans and one Outboard Motor (OBM) on May 12, reported Sri Lanka Army (SLA).
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May - 13 
Troops on continuous search and clear operations in the Karaiyamullivaikal area of Mullaitivu District recovered dead bodies of 19 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants on May 13, Sri Lanka Army reports. One senior cadre, identified as K
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Troops on continuous search and clear operations in the Karaiyamullivaikal area of Mullaitivu District recovered dead bodies of 19 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants on May 13, Sri Lanka Army reports. One senior cadre, identified as Kannikkaran, was among the dead, troops confirmed. In addition, 21 T 56 weapons, one 12.7-mm weapon, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), one Light Machine Gun, one FNC Weapon, one 12.7mm gun barrel, three claymore mines each weighing about 12.5 kilograms, one disposable Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) , one improvised mortar launcher and two I-Com radio sets were also recovered from the same area.
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May - 13 
Troops recovered one MPMG, one MPMG drum, 104 MPMG links with 50 ammunition, two MPMG top covers, 51 anti-personnel mines, eleven 60-mm mortar bombs, two booby traps, three T -56 weapons, seven T-56 magazines, 25 TNT slabs weighing about 475 grams, 3
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Troops recovered one MPMG, one MPMG drum, 104 MPMG links with 50 ammunition, two MPMG top covers, 51 anti-personnel mines, eleven 60-mm mortar bombs, two booby traps, three T -56 weapons, seven T-56 magazines, 25 TNT slabs weighing about 475 grams, 35 electric detonators, six RPG bombs, 21 Out Board Motors and one hand grenade from the Vishuamadu and Udayarukattukulam areas of Mullaitivu and Nachchikuda and Chempankundu in the Kilinochchi Districts.
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May - 13 
Troops recovered thirty-five 60-mm mortar bombs, one hundred 0.5 ammunition, 1550 Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition from the Chundikulam area. Further, three T-56 weapons, 12 hand grenades, two magazines, 47 rounds of T-56 ammunition and tw
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Troops recovered thirty-five 60-mm mortar bombs, one hundred 0.5 ammunition, 1550 Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition from the Chundikulam area. Further, three T-56 weapons, 12 hand grenades, two magazines, 47 rounds of T-56 ammunition and two pouches were found by the troops in Asikulam area. Similarly, the Security Forces (SFs) recovered six OBMs, one tripod, four 81-mm mortar booby traps, 17 detonators, nine pull-switches, two anti-personnel mines, one C-4 bottle, one machine gun barrel, five Rocket Propelled Grenades, five improvised chargers, two claymore mines and eight hand grenades from the north of Vishuamadu and west of Puthukkudiyiruppu.
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May - 13 
Troops unearthed a stock of LTTE light aircraft accessories buried in a coconut grove at Theravikulam in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area on May 13. The recoveries included four cylinder engines, three propellers, an aircraft radio set, five aircraft main
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Troops unearthed a stock of LTTE light aircraft accessories buried in a coconut grove at Theravikulam in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area on May 13. The recoveries included four cylinder engines, three propellers, an aircraft radio set, five aircraft main wheels, three nose wheels, two partly used main wheels, four pilots’ hand phones, three battery chargers, three digital meters, three computer graphic manuals, ground marshalling torches, flying (aerial) computers, two flying simulation units, 23 runway lights, four head lights, two ordinary runway lights, bolts, transmitters, three marine radars, flying maps, 35 high speed boat engines, a water scooter laden with explosives and an aircraft towing carrier.
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May - 14 
A non-local barber, Manton, was killed by suspected militants at Takyel under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West District on May 14.
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A non-local barber, Manton, was killed by suspected militants at Takyel under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West District on May 14.
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May - 14 
A suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre was killed during an encounter by Imphal West District Police on the way between Langol and Lainingkhul under Lamphel Police Station. A 9-mm pistol with 3 live rounds and one Chinese hand grenade wer
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A suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre was killed during an encounter by Imphal West District Police on the way between Langol and Lainingkhul under Lamphel Police Station. A 9-mm pistol with 3 live rounds and one Chinese hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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May - 14 
According to Sentinel, one Laxman Saha (47), a grocery shop owner, was abducted by unidentified militants from Hatidura market under Tamarhat Police Station in the Kokrajhar District in the evening of May 14.
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According to Sentinel, one Laxman Saha (47), a grocery shop owner, was abducted by unidentified militants from Hatidura market under Tamarhat Police Station in the Kokrajhar District in the evening of May 14.
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May - 14 
According to The Hindu, three railway officials, abducted by suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 12, were rescued on May 14 after an intensive combing operation in the forests of Amjharia in the Hazaribagh District
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According to The Hindu, three railway officials, abducted by suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 12, were rescued on May 14 after an intensive combing operation in the forests of Amjharia in the Hazaribagh District, 140 km from Ranchi. “Station Master Lalit Prasad, Deputy Station Master Sushil Kumar Tete and Assistant Station Master Anil Kumar of Hendigir railway station of the East-Central Railways have been rescued unharmed,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Pankaj Kamboj told journalists. During the combing operation, the kidnappers saw the police approaching and started firing. After retaliatory action, all of them fled leaving the officials behind, he said. The abductors, who claimed to be Maoists, could belong to either the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) or Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), breakaway groups of the CPI-Maoist, the SP said. Three rifles, two country-made revolvers, six live cartridges, four cell phones and explosive materials were recovered from the spot.
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May - 14 
Elsewhere in the State, Dispur city Police arrested two private security guards of a residential apartment in Chandmari area of Guwahati city for extorting money for United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Police said the accused were identified as A
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Elsewhere in the State, Dispur city Police arrested two private security guards of a residential apartment in Chandmari area of Guwahati city for extorting money for United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Police said the accused were identified as Amitabh Boro (27) from Sipajhar in Darrang District and Dibakar Rajbongshi (32) from Rangia in Kamrup District. The Police said the accused had made extortion calls to some persons in the name of Hira Sarania, the ‘commander’’ of the ‘709 battalion’ of ULFA.
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May - 14 
People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh in Chandel District on May 14.
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh in Chandel District on May 14.
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May - 14 
Police arrested one Richard Tirkey, an All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militant, from Bokajan of Karbi Anglong District, reports Telegraph.
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Police arrested one Richard Tirkey, an All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) militant, from Bokajan of Karbi Anglong District, reports Telegraph.
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May - 14 
Quoting the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report Times of India, reported that Police stations across the country are still depending on outdated weapons as the availability of sophisticated arms was far below the actual requirement. Accordi
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Quoting the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report Times of India, reported that Police stations across the country are still depending on outdated weapons as the availability of sophisticated arms was far below the actual requirement. According to the CAG report, the weapons procurement data on each state showed that sophisticated arms like AK-47, 7.62mm SLR and 5.56mm INSAS rifle were far below the requirement of the States. "As a result, Police stations continued to depend on outdated weapons," the CAG said in its audit evaluation of modernisation of Police Force in India' report.
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May - 14 
Telegraph reports that a "sentence" handed by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to one of its cadre for killing Ukhrul Sub-Divisional officer Thingnam Kishan was rejected by a Manipur action committee which wanted the c
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Telegraph reports that a "sentence" handed by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to one of its cadre for killing Ukhrul Sub-Divisional officer Thingnam Kishan was rejected by a Manipur action committee which wanted the culprit to be punished according to the "law of the land". The NSCN-IM on May 14 declared at Dimapur in Nagaland that a "court martial" found "Lt Col" Hopson Ningshen guilty of "abduction, illegal detention and killing" of Kishan and two subordinate staff.
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May - 14 
The CAG also mentioned that in Kerala where 1000 second hand rifles were procured for INR 5 millions from Assam Rifles when the Government had earmarked INR 2.5 millions for procuring 100 7.62 mm SLRs.
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The CAG also mentioned that in Kerala where 1000 second hand rifles were procured for INR 5 millions from Assam Rifles when the Government had earmarked INR 2.5 millions for procuring 100 7.62 mm SLRs.
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May - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called for a bandh (shutdown) in the Andhra Orissa border (AOB) region on May 20 and 21 in protest against the alleged fake encounters being carried out by the Andhra and Orissa governments.
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The Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called for a bandh (shutdown) in the Andhra Orissa border (AOB) region on May 20 and 21 in protest against the alleged fake encounters being carried out by the Andhra and Orissa governments. In a statement released in Visakhapatnam on May 14, the AOB special zone secretary Bhaskar said the outfit would observe a protest week from May 15 to 21 and demanded the release of the arrested cadres. “The chief ministers of both Andhra Pradesh and Orissa are giving much priority to multinationals in the name of development which only gave scope for exploitation of the poor”, he said.
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May - 14 
The Mumbai Crime Branch on May 14 extradited an aide of underworld gangster Chhota Shakeel, identified as Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, from Bangkok, reports The Hindu. Deputy Commissioner of Police Nisar Tamboli told that Bhullar was involved in a murder
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The Mumbai Crime Branch on May 14 extradited an aide of underworld gangster Chhota Shakeel, identified as Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, from Bangkok, reports The Hindu. Deputy Commissioner of Police Nisar Tamboli told that Bhullar was involved in a murder case and there was a red corner notice against him.
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May - 14 
The personnel of 11th Maratha Regiment of Gossaigaon Army camp arrested three Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadres, identified as Rabiul sheikh (22), Habizur Rahman (22) and Zakaria Sarkar (18) from Kumarganj market of the same Dis
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The personnel of 11th Maratha Regiment of Gossaigaon Army camp arrested three Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadres, identified as Rabiul sheikh (22), Habizur Rahman (22) and Zakaria Sarkar (18) from Kumarganj market of the same District.
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May - 14 
The Police arrested two extortionists claiming to be Central Executive Council members of the Non Accordist faction of the Naga National Council when they were extorting money from shops near Phoolbari area in Kohima. They were identified as Mukheme
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The Police arrested two extortionists claiming to be Central Executive Council members of the Non Accordist faction of the Naga National Council when they were extorting money from shops near Phoolbari area in Kohima. They were identified as Mukheme Yim and Hekuto Sema.
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May - 14 
The Police recovered a bomb found from the residence of Kharibam Shyamchandra, Executive Engineer of Manipur University Engineering Cell, at Thongju Boroi Makhong under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West District on May 14.
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The Police recovered a bomb found from the residence of Kharibam Shyamchandra, Executive Engineer of Manipur University Engineering Cell, at Thongju Boroi Makhong under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West District on May 14.
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May - 14 
The report indicated that adequate weapons were not supplied to extremist prone Police stations in West Bengal while there was a shortage of 9540 sophisticated arms in Rajasthan. The report also pointed out that AK-47 rifles were placed at the dispos
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The report indicated that adequate weapons were not supplied to extremist prone Police stations in West Bengal while there was a shortage of 9540 sophisticated arms in Rajasthan. The report also pointed out that AK-47 rifles were placed at the disposal of bodyguards of VIPs in violation of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructions. "In Uttar Pradesh, outdated .303 bore rifles and .410 muskets were in use," it added.
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May - 14 
Two persons, including a 14 year old girl, sustained injuries when Police defused an improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from a drain along the road leading from Lamphel Sanakeithel to residential quarters under Lamphel Police Station, accord
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Two persons, including a 14 year old girl, sustained injuries when Police defused an improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from a drain along the road leading from Lamphel Sanakeithel to residential quarters under Lamphel Police Station, according to Sangai Express.
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May - 14 
Two youths were shot dead by unidentified militants at Chiru agricultural field behind Khurkhul in Senapati District in the night of May 14.
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Two youths were shot dead by unidentified militants at Chiru agricultural field behind Khurkhul in Senapati District in the night of May 14.
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May - 14 
According to Daily Times, authorities have ordered a fresh crackdown on a charity linked to the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD) following reports that dozens of its volunteers were at the centre of relief operations for the internally displaced persons (IDPs)
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According to Daily Times, authorities have ordered a fresh crackdown on a charity linked to the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD) following reports that dozens of its volunteers were at the centre of relief operations for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in NWFP. The move to act against the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation came after The Independent newspaper reported that JD volunteers were providing first aid and emergency assistance to the IDPs. A senior official, however, said on May 14 that the Government was aware of reports of the charity’s re-emergence and was ready to act. "The Interior Ministry has directed that no banned organisation will be allowed to resume activities under the garb of humanitarian work," he said.
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May - 14 
An explosion outside a madrassa (seminary) in Chaman on May 14 damaged the building’s boundary wall, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. The explosive device was planted near the boundary wall of Madrassa Ashraful Aloom Ma
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An explosion outside a madrassa (seminary) in Chaman on May 14 damaged the building’s boundary wall, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. The explosive device was planted near the boundary wall of Madrassa Ashraful Aloom Manchika.
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May - 14 
At least 60 Taliban militants and nine soldiers were killed during the ongoing military operation in Swat District on May 14, Daily Times reported. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed 54 Taliban deaths in a daily briefing, and said
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At least 60 Taliban militants and nine soldiers were killed during the ongoing military operation in Swat District on May 14, Daily Times reported. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed 54 Taliban deaths in a daily briefing, and said the military was taking “extra-ordinary measures to avoid collateral damage”. He said the army destroyed at least 15 Taliban hideouts in the Ramotai Loe area of Shangla District. Abbas said Security Forces in Barikot removed roadside bombs and eliminated the remaining Taliban resistance to clear areas up to Udigram, six kilometers short of Mingora, the main town in Swat. While 13 militants were killed in the Tursak suburb of Mingora, three of the, including a key commander, were killed during clashes in Udigram. Further, Frontier Corps sources said 30 Taliban militants were killed in Kalpani and 20 more were killed in the Hayasarae area of Lower Dir District when troops destroyed the house of a local administration official that the Taliban had occupied. In addition, intense fighting was reported from Shalpalam and Sultanwas, the Taliban stronghold in Buner District on May 14.
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May - 14 
Eight Policemen were injured when terrorists on motorbikes attacked three Police posts in Dera Ismail Khan with hand-grenades in the evening of May 14, Dawn reported. Police said the attacks carried out in a span of half an hour, partially damaged th
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Eight Policemen were injured when terrorists on motorbikes attacked three Police posts in Dera Ismail Khan with hand-grenades in the evening of May 14, Dawn reported. Police said the attacks carried out in a span of half an hour, partially damaged the posts. The first attack took place after evening prayers when a hand-grenade was hurled on a Rescue 15 post in Topawala Square on the Circular Road, injuring six Policemen. About 15 minutes later, Police Post No 3 at Tank Adda was attacked and two constables were injured. The third attack was on Police Post No 4 at Muslim Bazaar.
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May - 14 
More than 834,000 civilians have fled the recent military operation in the NWFP, the UN refugee agency chief said on May 14, Daily Times reported. The figure was an increase of more than 163,000 people registered since May 13, as families piled onto
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More than 834,000 civilians have fled the recent military operation in the NWFP, the UN refugee agency chief said on May 14, Daily Times reported. The figure was an increase of more than 163,000 people registered since May 13, as families piled onto trucks and tractors, or streamed on foot out of the affected Districts to hastily set up camps. “Some 834,000 internally displaced persons have been registered so far. This is a massive, massive displacement in today’s world,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres.
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May - 14 
Nine militants were killed and 12 others arrested in a search operation carried out by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mulakhel area of Darra Adamkhel in NWFP on May 14, which was launched after the militants blew up a school in Akhorwal area, The N
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Nine militants were killed and 12 others arrested in a search operation carried out by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mulakhel area of Darra Adamkhel in NWFP on May 14, which was launched after the militants blew up a school in Akhorwal area, The News reported. Sources said unidentified militants had planted explosive devices in the Government High School for Boys at Akhorwal, which went off at 5:00 am, destroying four rooms of the school. Consequently, SFs launched a search operation in the Mulakhel, Sanikhel, Akhorwal and Bustikhel areas, killing nine militants were killed and arresting 12 others. They also targeted militants’ hideouts in the Spina Thana area with gunship choppers and artillery. The militants also fired four rockets on Spina Thana. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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May - 14 
Parliamentarians belonging to the FATA on May 14 rejected the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ultimatum to step down as legislators within three days, The News reported. These legislators contended that they would pay no heed to such warnings and con
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Parliamentarians belonging to the FATA on May 14 rejected the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ultimatum to step down as legislators within three days, The News reported. These legislators contended that they would pay no heed to such warnings and continue serving people of their respective constituencies. “We are elected representatives of people, who have voted us to the legislative bodies so that we could serve them and contribute to the nation-building. Such threats have no value,” said Sajid Hussain Toori, who hails from Parachinar in the Kurram Agency. Toori is part of a 10-member independent group of legislators, headed by Munir Khan Orakzai. Abbas Afridi, who is a Senator from FATA, also rejected the ultimatum. Another Senator Haji Khan Afridi, who is from Khyber Agency, said that on such warnings or demands, he would never resign.
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May - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 14 killed five militants in the North Waziristan Agency after a military convoy was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Pir Killay area, in which three soldiers were killed and four others sustained
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 14 killed five militants in the North Waziristan Agency after a military convoy was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Pir Killay area, in which three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries, The News reported. Sources said the SFs convoy was on its way to Bannu in NWFP from Miranshah when it was attacked with the IED, leaving three soldiers dead and four others injured. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the explosion. The troops retaliated by resorting to artillery shelling at the militants’ positions from the Miranshah Tochi Fort, killing five militants. Gunship helicopters also took part in the action against the militants.
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May - 14 
The Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited Swat valley on May 14 and vowed to flush out militancy from the area, The News reported. Gen Kayani visited Swat and met field commanders and troops taking part in the operation. Apprecia
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The Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited Swat valley on May 14 and vowed to flush out militancy from the area, The News reported. Gen Kayani visited Swat and met field commanders and troops taking part in the operation. Appreciating the high morale of the troops, he reiterated the Army’s resolve to flush out militancy from Swat and defeat the militants.
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May - 14 
Three militants, including a local Taliban ‘commander’, were killed in a bomb blast in the Sheikhan area of the Khwezai subdivision of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. Security Forces (SFs), however, claimed that they had killed the three by target
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Three militants, including a local Taliban ‘commander’, were killed in a bomb blast in the Sheikhan area of the Khwezai subdivision of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. Security Forces (SFs), however, claimed that they had killed the three by targeting suspected hideouts with heavy weapons late on May 14-night. Official sources said that SFs targeted militants’ positions in Spinki Tangi from a Frontier Corps post in Bhai Dag. The troops also targeted suspected positions of the militants in Shalman and Mulla Ghani Baba area, bordering the Khyber Agency, with heavy weapons.
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May - 14 
Three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries when their convoy came under a bomb attack near Miranshah in North Waziristan on May 14, Dawn reported. Troops besieged Pir Kala, about 10km north of Miranshah, and fired on suspected mili
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Three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries when their convoy came under a bomb attack near Miranshah in North Waziristan on May 14, Dawn reported. Troops besieged Pir Kala, about 10km north of Miranshah, and fired on suspected militants’ positions. Helicopter gunships were called in to support ground forces. According to local people, militants fired back and the ensuing exchange of fire continued for over three hours. Officials said the military convoy was going to Bannu in NWFP when it was hit by the bomb detonated by remote control.
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May - 14 
Nepal News reports that two persons sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fired on them at Lahan in the Siraha District in the night of May 14. The injured were identified as Suresh Singh of Tenuwapatti-9 and Ram Narayan Singh of
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Nepal News reports that two persons sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fired on them at Lahan in the Siraha District in the night of May 14. The injured were identified as Suresh Singh of Tenuwapatti-9 and Ram Narayan Singh of Sitapur of Siraha. The Madhesh Rastra Janatantrik -Revolutionary called the local media and claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 14 
On May 14, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested 'Boma Mizan', described as the explosives expert of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a house at Taltola in national capital Dhaka’s Mirpur area, reports Daily Star. Mizan’s wife
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On May 14, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested 'Boma Mizan', described as the explosives expert of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a house at Taltola in national capital Dhaka’s Mirpur area, reports Daily Star. Mizan’s wife attempted to evade arrest by exploding a bomb which critically injured her and two of her children. Around 100 RAB personnel including top-ranking officers participated in the raid. A pistol, two bombs, two grenades, several rounds of ammunition, and bomb-making materials were recovered from the house. According to RAB sources, Mizan was involved in the countrywide serial blasts on August 17, 2005.
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May - 14 
A 32-year-old Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspect committed suicide by jumping out of a seven storied building at 37th Lane in the Wellawatte area of Colombo during a raid conducted by the Security Forces in the night of May 14, reports D
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A 32-year-old Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspect committed suicide by jumping out of a seven storied building at 37th Lane in the Wellawatte area of Colombo during a raid conducted by the Security Forces in the night of May 14, reports Daily News. The suspect, Sathish Kumar, a resident of Jaffna, had been living in Sunflower Court Wellawatte. Police recovered four suicide jackets and a claymore bomb from the flat. According to Wellawatte Police three other suspects who were arrested have been identified as suicide bombers. They were undergraduates of the Moratuwa University, including the one who jumped to his death. Police arrested several persons who were associated with Sathish Kumar and are carrying out further investigations, Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said. The Island adds that a Sri Lanka Army Colonel was arrested over his close links with Sathish Kumar.
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May - 14 
At least 1,700 civilians were killed and over 3,000 wounded within the last 48 hours as Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued its indiscriminate shelling inside the new No Fire Zone, according a statement released by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LT
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At least 1,700 civilians were killed and over 3,000 wounded within the last 48 hours as Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued its indiscriminate shelling inside the new No Fire Zone, according a statement released by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Peace Secretariat in the afternoon of May 14, reported pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net. The catastrophic situation has been made worse by the acute shortage of food and medicine, the statement said, adding, "Local doctors who are trying to work in these hospitals have decided to hand the hospitals over to the ICRC in the hope that under ICRC management the hospitals may be spared from bombardment."
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May - 14 
Recognizing the legitimate right of the Sri Lankan Government to fight terrorism, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on May 14 demanded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lay down arms and allow civilians, still trapped in the war
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Recognizing the legitimate right of the Sri Lankan Government to fight terrorism, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on May 14 demanded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lay down arms and allow civilians, still trapped in the war zone, to leave, according to Daily News. Reading out an official statement following a 'closed-door talk' between the members, the Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, said, "Members of the Council strongly condemn the LTTE for its acts of terrorism over many years and for its continued use of civilians as human shield". The statement also stated that the Council acknowledges the right of the Government of Sri Lanka to combat terrorism. Expressing grave concern of the plight of civilians in the shrinking pocket of coastal stretch in the North East where LTTE hold them hostage, the UNSC called on the Government 'to take further steps to facilitate the evacuation of trapped civilians and urgent delivery of humanitarian assistance'. The members of the UNSC expressing their deep concern over reported use of heavy weapons in the conflict zone said they expect the Sri Lankan Government to fulfil its promise not to use heavy weapons, adds Colombo Page. It demanded that both warring parties respect their obligations under international humanitarian law.
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May - 14 
Sri Lanka on May 14 rejected international calls to halt its final offensive against LTTE, hours after the UNSC called for civilian lives to be spared. "We are not going to succumb to international pressure to stop the offensive. That is not possible
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Sri Lanka on May 14 rejected international calls to halt its final offensive against LTTE, hours after the UNSC called for civilian lives to be spared. "We are not going to succumb to international pressure to stop the offensive. That is not possible. As a responsible government, we can't guarantee their safety. Even the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) is finding it difficult to deliver food supplies there," said Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, who argued that Sri Lanka was being unfairly targeted. "In Pakistan and Afghanistan there are similar conflicts but no one is asking them to have a peace agreement or a ceasefire," he told reporters. "
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May - 14 
The 59th Division troops on May 14 captured Vadduvakal Bridge that link the Paranthan- Mullaitivu (A-35) road into the Mullaitivu town through Nanthikandal lagoon. “With the capture of this bridge, 59 Division troops have opened up a land route to fa
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The 59th Division troops on May 14 captured Vadduvakal Bridge that link the Paranthan- Mullaitivu (A-35) road into the Mullaitivu town through Nanthikandal lagoon. “With the capture of this bridge, 59 Division troops have opened up a land route to facilitate the civilians reach the south of the Safe Zone,” military officials told Daily News. According to the officials more than 3,000 civilians reached the 59th Division area after crossing the Nanthikandal lagoon using tubes and floating equipment. “Hundreds of civilians were still flowing into military controlled areas by yesterday evening and thousands are waiting to flee towards the military controlled areas,” the officials added. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said that at least four civilians were killed and 14 others injured when the militants opened indiscriminate fire at fleeing civilians from Vellamullivaikkal in the No Fire Zone (NFZ). Troops engaged in the final rescue act are now marching ahead to liberate the trapped civilians from the LTTE confined to its last remaining territory in Vellamullivaikkal. “Troops are now manoeuvring further southwards along the coast,” he added. Air Force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said 12 injured civilians were airlifted from Mullayaweli to Anuradhapura hospital. “We have kept stand-by helicopters to airlift the injured civilians fleeing from the NFZ,” he added.
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May - 14 
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched shells fell and exploded in a boat in which 12 persons from Wanni were fleeing to Point Pedro in the night of May 14, killing four persons, reported the pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net.
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The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched shells fell and exploded in a boat in which 12 persons from Wanni were fleeing to Point Pedro in the night of May 14, killing four persons, reported the pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net.
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May - 14 
The Sri Lanka Defence Ministry said that the LTTE is preparing for the worst slaughter of civilians with the systematic use of hostages as a weapon of mass destruction, reports The Hindu. “Substantial evidence has surfaced from the battlefront that L
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The Sri Lanka Defence Ministry said that the LTTE is preparing for the worst slaughter of civilians with the systematic use of hostages as a weapon of mass destruction, reports The Hindu. “Substantial evidence has surfaced from the battlefront that LTTE terrorists are using white phosphorous as a weapon in reprehensible attacks at both advancing security forces and hostages fleeing from the LTTE,” it said, adding, “According to reliable ground information received, [the] terrorists are reportedly laying large quantities of white phosphorus surrounding makeshift camps of hostages within the narrow strip of land it still holds, and are burying improvised bombs that would ultimately result in a humanitarian catastrophe, with the bomb explosions leading to phosphorous burns on both civilians and advancing troops.”
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May - 14 
The UN called on Colombo to expedite the screening of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) now staying at dozens of Government camps in the North. “Expediting the screening and separation of former combatants from non-combatant civilians
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The UN called on Colombo to expedite the screening of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) now staying at dozens of Government camps in the North. “Expediting the screening and separation of former combatants from non-combatant civilians would permit a more rapid release of IDPs from the camps and would allow them to enjoy freedom of movement, including an option of staying with host families outside the camps,” said Gordon Weiss, a spokesman for the UN. The Government wants to screen all entrants to separate non-combatant civilians from former LTTE fighters — a process to which the UN has only partial access, at Omanthai, the final screening point before Vavuniya.
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May - 14 
Troops engaged in their final push against LTTE are poised to completely seal off the Eastern coast within the next 24 hours as 58th Division troops advancing towards Mullaitivu from the northern direction reached closer to Mullaitivu front after cap
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Troops engaged in their final push against LTTE are poised to completely seal off the Eastern coast within the next 24 hours as 58th Division troops advancing towards Mullaitivu from the northern direction reached closer to Mullaitivu front after capturing the grounded Jordanian ship Farah III in the Mullaitivu seas by the evening of May 14, military officials said. “By yesterday evening, less than two kilo metres stretch of beach front was under the LTTE control and it would soon be captured by the troops once 58 and 59 Division troops marry up in the North of Mullaitivu completely denying the beach front to the LTTE,” the official added. The Security Forces captured the Jordanian ship Farah III which was used by the LTTE to fire upon the ground troops of both 58th and 59th Divisions advancing on the ground and also towards Navy boats patrolling in the sea off Mullaitivu. The ship which was reportedly being used by the Sea Tigers (sea wing of the LTTE) as their operational centre was seized by the LTTE in December 2006 after it had engine trouble and was awaiting rescue from Colombo. Though the crew and its captain to Mullaitivu were also abducted they were later released to the International Red Cross. According to military officials the advance on the beach front would be much easy with the capture of this ship. Reports also indicate that as troops are closing in on the last terrain of the LTTE, many explosions were heard inside the NFZ and from LTTE camps as the militants blew off their ammunition dumps and other weapons before being captured by the advancing troops.
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May - 15 
A KYKL militant, Kiyam Lalit Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from the general area of Tangling under Kakching Police Station.
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A KYKL militant, Kiyam Lalit Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from the general area of Tangling under Kakching Police Station.
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May - 15 
A landmine victim, identified as Jamkhopao Haokip, succumbed to his injuries at Moreh in Chandel District on May 15. The report adds that Jamkhopao was a labourer of the Border Road Task Force and he was injured following a landmine blast on February
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A landmine victim, identified as Jamkhopao Haokip, succumbed to his injuries at Moreh in Chandel District on May 15. The report adds that Jamkhopao was a labourer of the Border Road Task Force and he was injured following a landmine blast on February 11 while clearing a bush at T. Minou village.
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May - 15 
According to Assam Tribune, unidentified gunmen shot dead Chabin Muchahary alias M Siphung, a ‘sergeant major’ of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Baksa District, on May 15. The slain militant belonged to the designated camp at Bar
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According to Assam Tribune, unidentified gunmen shot dead Chabin Muchahary alias M Siphung, a ‘sergeant major’ of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Baksa District, on May 15. The slain militant belonged to the designated camp at Barbari. Police sources said the assailants came riding a motor cycle and one of them opened fire from his 9-mm pistol targeting Muchahary, who was sitting in the Barbari weekly market. Six empty cartridges of 9 mm pistol were recovered by the Police from the incident site.
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May - 15 
Another cadre belonging to the MI Khan faction of the PULF, identified as Mohammed Ahmed Ali, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when he was extorting money in the general area of Wangkhem in Thoubal District on May 15.
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Another cadre belonging to the MI Khan faction of the PULF, identified as Mohammed Ahmed Ali, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when he was extorting money in the general area of Wangkhem in Thoubal District on May 15.
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May - 15 
Militants beheaded a forest guard in the Larigam-Shatigam area of Kupwara District. Sources said the head of Ghulam Mohiuddin Sheikh was recovered by Police from Larigam area. Although the motive behind the killing of the forest guard was not immedia
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Militants beheaded a forest guard in the Larigam-Shatigam area of Kupwara District. Sources said the head of Ghulam Mohiuddin Sheikh was recovered by Police from Larigam area. Although the motive behind the killing of the forest guard was not immediately known, sources said he was abducted by the militants from his native village and later beheaded.
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May - 15 
Militants intruded into the residence of Ghulam Mohammad Mir at Bawan in the Kupwara District in the night of May 15 and shot dead his son Reyaz Ahmad Mir, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said the 22-year-old youth died on the spot while o
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Militants intruded into the residence of Ghulam Mohammad Mir at Bawan in the Kupwara District in the night of May 15 and shot dead his son Reyaz Ahmad Mir, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said the 22-year-old youth died on the spot while one of his relative sustained minor injuries. Reyaz was reportedly shot dead on the suspicion of being an informer of the Security Forces (SFs) and blamed for killing of militants in an encounter in nearby Watsar village during April 2009.
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May - 15 
Police constable, identified as Laxmi Narayan Dhurv, was killed and another injured when Maoists opened fire at a helicopter and at the Security Forces who were guarding the helipad at Kistaram village in Dantewada District on May 15, reports Indian
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Police constable, identified as Laxmi Narayan Dhurv, was killed and another injured when Maoists opened fire at a helicopter and at the Security Forces who were guarding the helipad at Kistaram village in Dantewada District on May 15, reports Indian Express. However, the pilot managed to take off the helicopter from the incident site.
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May - 15 
SFs arrested a 45-year old woman militant of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) from Sopore bus stand in Baramulla District and recovered three hand grenades and INR 50,000 in cash from her possession. She has been identified as Naseema, wife of Bashir A
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SFs arrested a 45-year old woman militant of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) from Sopore bus stand in Baramulla District and recovered three hand grenades and INR 50,000 in cash from her possession. She has been identified as Naseema, wife of Bashir Ahmad, a resident of New Colony in Sopore town.
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May - 15 
Six suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres were shot dead by a combined team of the Imphal West District Police, Assam Rifles and Army during an encounter at a hillock located between Koutruk and Haraothel at the junction of Imphal West and
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Six suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres were shot dead by a combined team of the Imphal West District Police, Assam Rifles and Army during an encounter at a hillock located between Koutruk and Haraothel at the junction of Imphal West and Senapati Districts on May 15, according to Sangai Express. Five AK-56 rifles, five magazines, 77 live rounds, one pistol with three live rounds and two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 15 
Suspected militants opened fire on the house of village official at Arth in Ganderbal District but no one was injured in the firing. Later, a hand written note purportedly from the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was found from a local mosque asking people t
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Suspected militants opened fire on the house of village official at Arth in Ganderbal District but no one was injured in the firing. Later, a hand written note purportedly from the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was found from a local mosque asking people to stay away from "anti-movement" activities. "We could have dragged you out and killed you but we want to give you one last chance to apologise to the nation. You should do it at the Friday prayers in the local mosque today," the letter allegedly written by HM ‘division commander’ Umar Khan said.
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May - 15 
The military leadership on May 15 told the national political leadership that there was no chance of moving the armed forces from Pakistan’s border with India for their deployment at the western borders, The News reported. In a five-hour-long in-came
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The military leadership on May 15 told the national political leadership that there was no chance of moving the armed forces from Pakistan’s border with India for their deployment at the western borders, The News reported. In a five-hour-long in-camera briefing to the national leadership at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, the military leadership clearly said that no guarantee from the international community could be accepted. According to sources, on the query of PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif about the situation at the eastern borders, the military leadership told the political leadership that the United States had asked for the deployment of forces at the Afghanistan border by moving them from the Indian border and was even ready to give guarantees that India would not make any misadventure against Pakistan. But Pakistan rejected the proposal and made it clear that on the issue of national security, it did not trust any kind of international guarantees.
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May - 15 
The People's United Liberation Front (PULF) stated that after celebrating its 16th foundation day the general assembly of the outfit on May 15 elected Aadam Laskar its new ‘chairman’, a post which had been reportedly lying vacant for the past four ye
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The People's United Liberation Front (PULF) stated that after celebrating its 16th foundation day the general assembly of the outfit on May 15 elected Aadam Laskar its new ‘chairman’, a post which had been reportedly lying vacant for the past four years. The general assembly of the group also elected seven ‘secretaries’, one ‘monitoring cell chairman’ and one ‘project coordinator’, said the outfit. The new ‘finance secretary’ is K. Victor, it said. The group mentioned that its ‘finance department’ has also been reactivated, but the practice of demanding money from each and everyone has been discontinued. All earnings below INR 20,000 a month would be exempted from all ‘taxes’, but those earning above the amount would be ‘liable’ to pay a ‘nominal annual tax’, the group said. No uniform forces would be made to pay ‘taxes”, but black marketers and profiteers would be ‘taxed’, it said.
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May - 15 
The troops arrested one self-styled ‘Sergeant Major’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Achyut Sarma alias Deepak Deka alias Noor, from Hazarikapara village under Sipajhar Police Station in Darrang District on May 15.
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The troops arrested one self-styled ‘Sergeant Major’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Achyut Sarma alias Deepak Deka alias Noor, from Hazarikapara village under Sipajhar Police Station in Darrang District on May 15.
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May - 15 
Two suspected militants were shot dead by a combined team of Imphal West District Police and Army during an encounter at Mayang Imphal Konchak Pat on May 15. One AK 56 rifle, ten live rounds, six empty cases and two Chinese hand grenades were recover
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Two suspected militants were shot dead by a combined team of Imphal West District Police and Army during an encounter at Mayang Imphal Konchak Pat on May 15. One AK 56 rifle, ten live rounds, six empty cases and two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from the possession of two slain militants.
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May - 15 
In Peuchar, the Taliban attacked a SFs’ check-post, which was retaliated and 13 militants were killed while one of their vehicles destroyed, the ISPR said in a statement. The troops had successfully been linked up in Odigram, where the Police force j
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In Peuchar, the Taliban attacked a SFs’ check-post, which was retaliated and 13 militants were killed while one of their vehicles destroyed, the ISPR said in a statement. The troops had successfully been linked up in Odigram, where the Police force joined the Army troops. Between Matta town and Bar Bamakhel, SFs have reportedly succeeded in establishing several check-posts to strengthen their positions. The ISPR said troops have cleared Giga and Jura areas and reached northwest of Matta. During their advance towards village Adai, the SFs destroyed two compounds of the militants. In Sultanwas, where the Taliban were reported to have established their headquarters after gaining control of Buner District, SFs launched action against the militants, who fired heavy weapons on soldiers. One soldier was killed and three others injured in the firing. The SFs, in their action in Sultanwas and Kalpanai, killed 42 militants and claimed destroying 15 vehicles of the Taliban. SFs also arrested an important Taliban commander, Dawa Noor, who was involved in terrorist activities in Sultanwas and Daggar in Buner District. A member of the banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Dawa Noor, instigated the civil population of the area against SFs on the FM radio and loudspeaker on a jeep. He is reported to have played a key role in facilitating taking over of Buner by the Taliban.
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May - 15 
In the second week of a full-scale military operation, the Government on May 15 offered talks with the Taliban if they lay down their arms, according to Dawn. The offer, which came at the end of a five-day debate of special National Assembly session
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In the second week of a full-scale military operation, the Government on May 15 offered talks with the Taliban if they lay down their arms, according to Dawn. The offer, which came at the end of a five-day debate of special National Assembly session on the situation in the Malakand Division of the NWFP was made on behalf of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Babar Awan who, however, made it clear the military would not be withdrawn from the area before a "sustainable system of governance" was put in place there. Awan said, "Yes the door for dialogue is open, it is still open." Making what he called an "offer on behalf of the leader of the house" (or prime minister), the minister gave what he called a legal formula for a dialogue: "Remove your masks, come in the open, put the guns down, … only then talks can be successful. There is no other way for talks."
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May - 15 
Militants blew up a rural health centre, a boys’ school in Ambar and a degree college in Lakkaro. Explosives were planted around the building that exploded in the early hours of May 15. However, no casualty was reported.
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Militants blew up a rural health centre, a boys’ school in Ambar and a degree college in Lakkaro. Explosives were planted around the building that exploded in the early hours of May 15. However, no casualty was reported.
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May - 15 
Security agencies on May 15 arrested three suspected terrorists, including two would-be suicide bombers, from Lahore, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the security officials also seized two suicide vests from the suspects aged
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Security agencies on May 15 arrested three suspected terrorists, including two would-be suicide bombers, from Lahore, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the security officials also seized two suicide vests from the suspects aged between 15 and 16. The channel quoted its sources as saying that one of the alleged would-be suicide bombers was the mastermind of the attacks on NATO terminals in Peshawar. The three have been identified as Noorullah, Amin and Abdul Saboor.
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May - 15 
The military leadership on May 15 told the national political leadership that there was no chance of moving the armed forces from Pakistan’s border with India for their deployment at the western borders, The News reported. In a five-hour-long in-came
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The military leadership on May 15 told the national political leadership that there was no chance of moving the armed forces from Pakistan’s border with India for their deployment at the western borders, The News reported. In a five-hour-long in-camera briefing to the national leadership at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad, the military leadership clearly said that no guarantee from the international community could be accepted. According to sources, on the query of PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif about the situation at the eastern borders, the military leadership told the political leadership that the United States had asked for the deployment of forces at the Afghanistan border by moving them from the Indian border and was even ready to give guarantees that India would not make any misadventure against Pakistan. But Pakistan rejected the proposal and made it clear that on the issue of national security, it did not trust any kind of international guarantees.
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May - 15 
While asking the internally displaced people (IDPs) to help identify the fleeing militants, Security Forces (SFs) on May 15 claimed to have killed 55 militants in the Swat and Buner Districts during the ongoing military operation against the Taliban,
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While asking the internally displaced people (IDPs) to help identify the fleeing militants, Security Forces (SFs) on May 15 claimed to have killed 55 militants in the Swat and Buner Districts during the ongoing military operation against the Taliban, The News reported. SFs conceded three casualties besides injuries to 11 soldiers. The SFs also claimed to have gained success in their actions in different areas of the valley, but the areas were not specified. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said SFs had credible reports that the Taliban militants had shaved off their beards and trimmed hair to escape action. It said these militants were fleeing the Swat Valley in the guise of civilians. It asked the people to help identify the fleeing militants to SFs.
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May - 15 
The Himalayan Times reports that the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) took a decision in the morning of May 15 (today) that they would only join the next Government if it is formed under their leadership with the backing of other parties. They also dec
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The Himalayan Times reports that the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) took a decision in the morning of May 15 (today) that they would only join the next Government if it is formed under their leadership with the backing of other parties. They also decided that they would give outside support to the other parties or coalition forming the Government, provided an agreement is made in writing to implement the eight-point agreement signed by the Government with United Democratic Madhesi Front in February 2008, should they fail to garner support in forming the next government under their leadership.
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May - 15 
On May 15, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel neutralised a mini-munitions factory of the Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from East Monipur in national capital Dhaka’s Mirpur locality and recovered a huge cache of bombs and
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On May 15, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel neutralised a mini-munitions factory of the Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from East Monipur in national capital Dhaka’s Mirpur locality and recovered a huge cache of bombs and bomb-making materials, reports Daily Star. The raid was carried out following information obtained from detained JMB explosives expert 'Boma Mizan' and his wife Sharmin, who had been arrested on May 14. The recovered items included 11 bombs, a pistol, and a huge stash of chemical residues, plastic explosives, grenade casings, fuses and detonators. The RAB sources said that the seized materials could be used to make at least 1,000 bombs.
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May - 15 
A huge influx of civilians once again started to flow into the military controlled areas as Security Forces were ready laying siege on the remaining LTTE-controlled areas on May 15, military officials told Daily News. As of May 15 evening, more than
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A huge influx of civilians once again started to flow into the military controlled areas as Security Forces were ready laying siege on the remaining LTTE-controlled areas on May 15, military officials told Daily News. As of May 15 evening, more than 15,000 civilians have arrived in military controlled areas from the morning of May 15. More than 10,000 civilians arrived by the evening in the 53rd Division area after ground troops advanced further southward of the Vellamullivaikkal area whilst more than 1000 civilians arrived in the 59th Division area crossing the Nanthikandal lagoon, military officials added. "Civilians are arriving in thousands into the 53 Division area along the A-35 road and troops temporarily suspended their military operations to facilitate their arrival by yesterday afternoon," a senior military official added. According to sources from the battleground, LTTE militants have been trapped in a tiny area outside south of Vellamullivaikkal and explosions were heard continuously from the area giving strong indications that they were destroying their arms and ammunition to prevent them being captured by the troops.
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May - 15 
An explosion in the Vellamullivaikkal area targeting the 58th Division troops at the frontal defence positions failed to inflict damages to upon the Security Forces (SFs) as the red-coloured LTTE double cab prematurely exploded and went up in flames
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An explosion in the Vellamullivaikkal area targeting the 58th Division troops at the frontal defence positions failed to inflict damages to upon the Security Forces (SFs) as the red-coloured LTTE double cab prematurely exploded and went up in flames as it was nearing the troops in the opposite direction. At least 4-5 LTTE suicide bombers inside the double cab were reported killed in the huge explosion, according to Sri Lanka Army. In addition, four LTTE militants aboard to motorbikes along the beach sped at a high speed and tried to attack troops on the other side of the beach. However, they failed in their attempt and were shot dead by the SFs. Further, a LTTE tractor with explosives attempted to ram against troops in the opposite direction. However, troops managed to blow up the tractor.
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May - 15 
Army troops continued their advance further into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-held areas inside the new No Fire Zone (NFZ) and attacked groups of militants causing extensive damages to the militants on May 15, according to a Sri Lanka
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Army troops continued their advance further into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-held areas inside the new No Fire Zone (NFZ) and attacked groups of militants causing extensive damages to the militants on May 15, according to a Sri Lanka Army report. During subsequent search and clear operations in the Palamattalan area the troops recovered 35 dead bodies of the militants along with 206 T-56 weapons, one 12.7-mm gun, two paddle guns, four Multi Purpose Machine Guns, one Navy-boat gun, one radar, six suicide boats, three Light Machine Guns (LMG), seven FNC weapons, two 2.0-mm grenade launchers, one M-16 weapon, one hundred and twenty-seven 60-mm mortar launchers, sixty-five 60-mm mortar sites, nine Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), twelve 2-mm mortar guns, 18 disposable RPGs, two thermo-baric weapons, 40 hand paras, one 12.7-mm tri-pod, five 12.7 mm barrels, four 12.7 mm drums, five T-56 magazines, two LMG drums, one sniper weapon, four I-com sets, one suicide kit and 60 rounds of T-56 ammunition.
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May - 15 
During their advance into the Mullaitivu front, troops of the 58th Division recovered dead bodies of 40 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and arrested three female Sea Tigers (cadres of the sea wing of the LTTE) on May 15, according t
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During their advance into the Mullaitivu front, troops of the 58th Division recovered dead bodies of 40 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants and arrested three female Sea Tigers (cadres of the sea wing of the LTTE) on May 15, according to Daily News. Ground troops launched a massive attack on the LTTE militants who tried to stop the troops’ advance into the area inflicting heavy damages to them. "The Security Forces once again lay siege on the LTTE terrain surrounding the remaining Tiger leaders inside as the 58 Division and the 59 Division were poised to marry up in the Mullaitivu sea front by yesterday evening," a military official said. Troops also recovered the biggest ever arms and ammunition stock they have within a 24 hour period, he added. The recoveries included seventy two 60-mm mortars, 36 Indian made Rocket Launchers, two anti-aircraft pedal guns, one 12.7-mm machine gun, a Marine Radar, 12 suicide boats. "Thousands of sea mines and huge stocks of arms and ammunitions which were being counted by the troops for hours were recovered on Friday", the official added.
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May - 15 
President Mahinda Rajapakse has all civilians held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a human shield in the outfit-held area in north-eastern Sri Lanka will be rescued in the next 48 hours and the Tamils would be saved from the LTTE te
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President Mahinda Rajapakse has all civilians held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a human shield in the outfit-held area in north-eastern Sri Lanka will be rescued in the next 48 hours and the Tamils would be saved from the LTTE terrorism, reports Colombo Page. Rajapakse made this announcement when he met with the Sri Lankan migrant workers in Jordan during his visit, the Department of Information said in a statement on May 15. The President pointed out that troops have successfully cornered the LTTE into a small shrinking strip in the No Fire Zone of Mullaitivu. He also stressed that the next step would be to offer a political solution to the problems of Tamils to prevent fragmentation of the country. "My aim is to provide a free nation for all people to live in dignity and honour," he said.
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May - 15 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) air capabilities have been completely wiped out, the Sri Lankan Army claimed on May 15 after recovering a stock of accessories and engines of the "sky Tigers" from the embattled north, reported Asian Age.
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) air capabilities have been completely wiped out, the Sri Lankan Army claimed on May 15 after recovering a stock of accessories and engines of the "sky Tigers" from the embattled north, reported Asian Age. "The recovery puts all theories regarding LTTE’s air capabilities to rest, once for all, since the troops and the Sri Lanka Air Force have by now destroyed the entire LTTE air fleet," the Army said in a statement. In the past three years, the Sri Lanka Air Force fighter craft have shot down three LTTE light planes, the Army said. Two of them were destroyed during the February 19 attempt by outfit to carry out a suicide air attack on Colombo. A media report had suggested that the LTTE may still be having a Czech-made Zlin Z 143 light aircraft, but the recovery of engines and accessories has put all these theories to rest. Moreover, the LTTE is hardly left with any space to operate an aircraft. As reported earlier, troops unearthed a stock of LTTE light aircraft accessories buried in a coconut grove at Theravikulam in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area on May 13. The recoveries included four cylinder engines, three propellers, an aircraft radio set, five aircraft main wheels, three nose wheels, two partly used main wheels, four pilots’ hand phones, three battery chargers, three digital meters, three computer graphic manuals, ground marshalling torches, flying (aerial) computers, two flying simulation units, 23 runway lights, four head lights, two ordinary runway lights, bolts, transmitters, three marine radars, flying maps, 35 high speed boat engines, a water scooter laden with explosives and an aircraft towing carrier.
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May - 15 
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) captured 11 family members of the Sea Tiger leader Soosai, including his wife, son, daughter and his brother’s wife, daughter, while they were attempting to escape by sea in Mullaitivu area, Daily News reports. The SLN spokes
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The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) captured 11 family members of the Sea Tiger leader Soosai, including his wife, son, daughter and his brother’s wife, daughter, while they were attempting to escape by sea in Mullaitivu area, Daily News reports. The SLN spokesman Captain D.K.P. Dassanayake said they were attempting to escape from Vellamullivaikkal boarded on a Fibre Glass Dinghy posing as IDPs. The naval troops identified Soosai’s family members and captured the boat. "An LTTE Intelligence leader’s family members were among the captured", he added. The captured Soosai’s family members’ boat was towed to Pulmoddai Naval point. "The fleeing Soosai’s family members had around SLR 600,000, in cash jewellery weighing two and half kilograms and other valuable items", Captain Dassanayake added. He said during the inquiry Soosai’s wife, Sathyadevi, had said that her husband Soosai is with the outfit’s chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman in the Vellamullivaikkal area.
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May - 15 
Troops on search and clear operations in the Mailambaweli area of Batticaloa District on May 15 recovered 29 rounds of 9-mm ammunition, one SFG type hand grenade, one cyanide capsule and one Army-type uniform following information provided by two sus
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Troops on search and clear operations in the Mailambaweli area of Batticaloa District on May 15 recovered 29 rounds of 9-mm ammunition, one SFG type hand grenade, one cyanide capsule and one Army-type uniform following information provided by two suspects arrested by the Security Forces.
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May - 16 May - 17
According to Sangai Express, the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) Militants shot dead one person, Paunamteutuing, at Asongram village in the North Cachar Hills District in the evening of May 16. Sources said the militants who were holed up in the second floor
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According to Sangai Express, the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) Militants shot dead one person, Paunamteutuing, at Asongram village in the North Cachar Hills District in the evening of May 16. Sources said the militants who were holed up in the second floor of the State Bank of India’s Mahur branch fired upon the Zeliangrong villagers who went to retrieve the corpse of Paunamteutuing in the morning of May 17. However, there is no report of any casualty.
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May - 16 
On May 16, suspected militants exploded a bomb at the western wall of the Regional Institute of Medical Science near the Langol View hospital. While no damage was reported, a woman, identified as Ak Bala, who had come to the Langol View hospital, fai
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On May 16, suspected militants exploded a bomb at the western wall of the Regional Institute of Medical Science near the Langol View hospital. While no damage was reported, a woman, identified as Ak Bala, who had come to the Langol View hospital, fainted due to the loud sound of the bomb blast.
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May - 16 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted an unarmed Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) trooper who was travelling in a bus along with six other colleagues near Manikonta in Dantewada District on May 16, Telegraph repor
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted an unarmed Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) trooper who was travelling in a bus along with six other colleagues near Manikonta in Dantewada District on May 16, Telegraph reported. Although some sources in Chhattisgarh said three CRPF personnel had been kidnapped, CRPF officials have denied this. “It isn’t correct that three of them have been abducted. Only one jawan (CRPF personnel) was kidnapped. We are trying to secure his release,” said the CRPF Director General A.S. Gill.
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May - 16 
Three People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when they were travelling along with banned wild life products and narcotics in three vehicles at Bongyang area under Tegnoupal Police Station in Thoubal
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Three People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when they were travelling along with banned wild life products and narcotics in three vehicles at Bongyang area under Tegnoupal Police Station in Thoubal District on May 16. They were identified as Mohammed Atour Rahman, Mohammed Musbaoddin and Mohammed Ali. 21364 Actified tablets and 25 kilograms of Pangolin shells were recovered from the possession of the militants who were carrying those smuggled items to sell at higher price in Myanmar to purchase war like stores.
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May - 16 
Times of India reports that 11 persons, including eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and three Special Police Officers (SPOs), were killed in an encounter during a search operation at Neelamdagu village in the Kistaram forest a
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Times of India reports that 11 persons, including eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and three Special Police Officers (SPOs), were killed in an encounter during a search operation at Neelamdagu village in the Kistaram forest area of Dantewada District on May 16.
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May - 16 
47 Taliban militants were killed in various areas of Malkand Division in the NWFP during the last 24 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters on May 16, according to Daily Times. Claiming si
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47 Taliban militants were killed in various areas of Malkand Division in the NWFP during the last 24 hours, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters on May 16, according to Daily Times. Claiming significant achievements in the ongoing military operation against Taliban militants in the Malakand division he confirmed the presence of hardcore foreign militants fighting alongside the Taliban against Security Forces, adding, some ‘key’ foreign intelligence agencies were also involved in the insurgency. He also said that there were around 4,000 fighters in Swat, at least 10 percent of whom were not locals.
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May - 16 
As troops closed in on militants in the Matta sub-division on Swat District, Security Forces on May 17 said they had killed 25 militants in the Arkot and Peuchar areas during the last 24 hours, The News reported. One officer was killed while seven so
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As troops closed in on militants in the Matta sub-division on Swat District, Security Forces on May 17 said they had killed 25 militants in the Arkot and Peuchar areas during the last 24 hours, The News reported. One officer was killed while seven soldiers sustained injuries during the fighting.
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May - 16 
At least 11 people, including two women and two children, were killed and another 31 injured when a powerful car bomb ripped through a congested locality in Peshawar in the NWFP on May 16, Police and other sources said. Superintendent of Police (City
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At least 11 people, including two women and two children, were killed and another 31 injured when a powerful car bomb ripped through a congested locality in Peshawar in the NWFP on May 16, Police and other sources said. Superintendent of Police (City) Ijaz Abid told Daily Times the explosion was caused by a timed bomb in a car parked in the Kashkal area of the city. He said the apparent target of the blast was a nearby internet café. The bomb went off at around 2:20pm and destroyed 17 cars and around a dozen shops. Casualties from a special children’s school bus passing the area and caught in the explosion could not be confirmed.
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May - 16 
At least 25 people were killed in a suspected US drone missile attack on a seminary and a nearby vehicle in North Waziristan of FATA on May 16, locals said. They told Daily Times that US drones fired two missiles in Mir Ali sub-division of the North
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At least 25 people were killed in a suspected US drone missile attack on a seminary and a nearby vehicle in North Waziristan of FATA on May 16, locals said. They told Daily Times that US drones fired two missiles in Mir Ali sub-division of the North Waziristan – with one missile hitting the Anwarul Uloom Islamia seminary and the other a vehicle. "It was a drone strike on a compound where militants were staying," a security official told AFP. Other intelligence officials put the death toll as high as 28, saying the dead were mostly local militants who had been preparing to leave for Afghanistan to carry out attacks. The officials added, however, that the bodies of most of those killed were burnt beyond recognition.
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May - 16 
At least nine Taliban militants were killed and another 13 injured when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked Taliban hideouts in the Upper Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 16, official sources said. Political administration sources told Daily Times that S
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At least nine Taliban militants were killed and another 13 injured when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked Taliban hideouts in the Upper Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 16, official sources said. Political administration sources told Daily Times that SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in Dabori, headquarters of Upper Orakzai, using helicopter gun ships. Locals said all the dead were local Taliban and that no key Taliban commander was killed in the attack. Local Taliban, however, denied that any of their men were killed in the attack on their hideouts in the agency. Helicopter operations are being carried out as part of a larger ground and air assault against Taliban hideouts in Malakand division.
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May - 16 
At least six people, including two women and two children, sustained minor injuries when a low-intensity explosive device went off in a busy market in Peshawar.
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At least six people, including two women and two children, sustained minor injuries when a low-intensity explosive device went off in a busy market in Peshawar.
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May - 16 
Several persons, including women and children, were killed and a number of others sustained injuries when families fleeing the military operation in Swat District’s Matta town were shelled while crossing a mountainous path to reach Karo Darra in Dir
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Several persons, including women and children, were killed and a number of others sustained injuries when families fleeing the military operation in Swat District’s Matta town were shelled while crossing a mountainous path to reach Karo Darra in Dir Upper District on May 18. Eyewitnesses, who escaped the attack or were able to reach Wari town of Dir Upper in injured condition, said they were targeted by gunship helicopters. However, Police officials said they might have been hit by a stray shell. Local people said they saw some 12 to 14 bodies on a mountain on the Swat side but could not go near to retrieve them or help the injured for fear of another aerial attack.
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May - 16 
The army claimed on May 16 that hundreds of foreign nationals were among the militants battling SFs in Swat, Dawn reported. “These are militants from countries bordering Afghanistan,” military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told a press briefing
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The army claimed on May 16 that hundreds of foreign nationals were among the militants battling SFs in Swat, Dawn reported. “These are militants from countries bordering Afghanistan,” military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told a press briefing in Islamabad, but did not name the countries. He said that about 4,000 militants were fighting in Swat and 10 per cent of them (about 400) were foreign militants. He said that infiltration from countries bordering Afghanistan was also taking place. Gen Abbas said 23 foreign militants had been killed since the operation began, adding that some “hostile agencies” were providing resources to militants.
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May - 16 
On May 16, troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the Vellamullivaikkal area and subsequently recovered a cache of weapons, including three damaged 152-mm heavy artillery, 128 T-56 weapons, 17 12.7- mm anti air machine guns, one RCL gun, two paddl
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On May 16, troops clashed with the LTTE militants in the Vellamullivaikkal area and subsequently recovered a cache of weapons, including three damaged 152-mm heavy artillery, 128 T-56 weapons, 17 12.7- mm anti air machine guns, one RCL gun, two paddle guns, four 40-mm grenade launchers, two multi purpose machine guns (MPMG), three radio communications sets, four micro pistols, 285 hand grenades, two barrels of 60-mm mortar guns, two barrels of 120-mm mortar guns, a large stock of live ammunition, oxygen tanks and Diving kits, reported Defense.lk. Intercepted LTTE radio communications revealed that 31 militants were killed and 15 others wounded during the clashes.
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May - 16 
On May 16, troops in the Vishuamadu, Udayarukattukulam and Akkarayankulam areas recovered 10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Police uniforms, 10 LTTE Police caps, 175 LTTE Police badges, 15 LTTE Police buttons, 15 LTTE Police belts, two wh
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On May 16, troops in the Vishuamadu, Udayarukattukulam and Akkarayankulam areas recovered 10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Police uniforms, 10 LTTE Police caps, 175 LTTE Police badges, 15 LTTE Police buttons, 15 LTTE Police belts, two white helmets, one MPMG barrel , one 12.7 mm gun barrel, four hundred 12.7mm ammunition, two Light Machine Gun (LMG) drums, a stock of LMG and T-56 spares, three 60-mm mortar Bi pods, three hand grenades and two LTTE hats. Similarly, forty-six 81-mm bombs, six 82-mm bombs and ten 152-mm dummy barrels were recovered from the Vishuamadu area.
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May - 16 
Over 10,000 civilians, made use of the newly opened ‘escape route’ via the Nanthikandal lagoon in the past 24 hours amidst LTTE’s indiscriminate firing in the Vadduvakal area. Also, 241 LTTE cadres surrendered to the SFs during the past two days.
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Over 10,000 civilians, made use of the newly opened ‘escape route’ via the Nanthikandal lagoon in the past 24 hours amidst LTTE’s indiscriminate firing in the Vadduvakal area. Also, 241 LTTE cadres surrendered to the SFs during the past two days.
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May - 16 
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters set ablaze the Buddhist Temple at Scarborough in Toronto in the morning of May 16 while the resident monks were sleeping in the temple, reported Colombo Page. Three monks in the temple esca
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Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters set ablaze the Buddhist Temple at Scarborough in Toronto in the morning of May 16 while the resident monks were sleeping in the temple, reported Colombo Page. Three monks in the temple escaped unhurt. The incident happened less than a week after the attacks on the Sri Lankan Buddhist temples in Paris on May 10 and London and May 14 by the LTTE mob in those cities.
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May - 16 
The Army which is in the final phase of the rescue operation took control of the entire eastern coastal area when the 58th and 59th Division troops linked up together depriving the LTTE of the coastal belt on May 16. The 58th Division marching from t
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The Army which is in the final phase of the rescue operation took control of the entire eastern coastal area when the 58th and 59th Division troops linked up together depriving the LTTE of the coastal belt on May 16. The 58th Division marching from the north linked up with 59th Division troops who were forging ahead northbound in the new NFZ. Accordingly, troops of the 11 Gemunu Watch in the 59th Division and 11th Sri Lanka Light Infantry in the 58th Division have taken control of the entire Mullaitivu costal belt.
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May - 16 
Two top leaders of the outfit, Swarnam and Sashi Master, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in a confrontation in Mullaitivu, reports Sunday Observer. Swarnam and Sashi Master were very senior cadres in the outfit and they remained the top conf
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Two top leaders of the outfit, Swarnam and Sashi Master, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in a confrontation in Mullaitivu, reports Sunday Observer. Swarnam and Sashi Master were very senior cadres in the outfit and they remained the top confidants of outfit’s chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran, sources added.
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May - 17 
A suspected militant, Asem Bisokanta alias Boby, was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at the area from Agangching water point to Lamjao via Tejpur in the morning of May 17, reports Imph
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A suspected militant, Asem Bisokanta alias Boby, was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at the area from Agangching water point to Lamjao via Tejpur in the morning of May 17, reports Imphal Free Press. While other militants managed to escape, one 9-mm pistol along with a magazine with five live ammunitions was recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 17 
Security Force personnel neutralized a National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) camp and arrested two of its cadres in Dhemaji District on May 17. They were identified as ‘sergeant’ Gobik Hai and ‘private’ Rela Mgondir, who belo
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Security Force personnel neutralized a National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) camp and arrested two of its cadres in Dhemaji District on May 17. They were identified as ‘sergeant’ Gobik Hai and ‘private’ Rela Mgondir, who belonged to Subahi village of Dhemaji District bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Two German made revolvers, two grenades, a large quantity of ammunition and ration were recovered from their possession. According to the Colonel Manjit Singh of the 2nd Bihar Regiment, the NSCN-IM was trying to recruit cadres in Assam to expand its territory and “the two cadres were assigned to carry out recruitment in these areas”. An unnamed Police official in Dhemaji said many youths from West Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh and the bordering areas of Assam had joined the NSCN-IM recently and were being trained at Camp Hebron in Dimapur of Nagaland. “The recruitment process is still on,” he added.
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May - 17 
Security Forces recovered one handmade revolver and one 303 live ammunition from the possession of one Habizur Rahman (30) from the Kumarganj bazaar under Tamarhat Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Sentinel.
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Security Forces recovered one handmade revolver and one 303 live ammunition from the possession of one Habizur Rahman (30) from the Kumarganj bazaar under Tamarhat Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Sentinel.
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May - 17 
The Security Force (SF) personnel defused two bombs recovered from two different places. While a bomb was retrieved from the residence of the director of Manipur Science & Technology Council, L. Utam, at Khagempali in Imphal West District, another gr
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The Security Force (SF) personnel defused two bombs recovered from two different places. While a bomb was retrieved from the residence of the director of Manipur Science & Technology Council, L. Utam, at Khagempali in Imphal West District, another grenade planted by unidentified militants was recovered near the gate of the residence of one Kangujam Ningthemjao Singh at Keirak Khongnag Leikai in Thoubal District. Ningthemjao is reported to be the brother of Manipur Works Minister.
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May - 17 
A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops were expanding their foothold in Peuchar, the area which served as the headquarters of Maulana Fazlullah and his fighters. The troops attacked a militant location in the area
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A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the troops were expanding their foothold in Peuchar, the area which served as the headquarters of Maulana Fazlullah and his fighters. The troops attacked a militant location in the area and secured an important position in the area. Fierce fighting took place for the control of the militant position, which resulted in casualties on either side. The ISPR said during the operation one officer was killed and two soldiers sustained injuries. The militants engaged SFs with rocket launchers and 12-7mm machine guns and in the retaliatory action, troops killed around 20 militants. In the Arkot and Nazarabad areas of Matta, the troops destroyed a compound of the militants from where the SFs faced resistance during their advance. The compound was surrounded and cleared from militants while five militants were killed during the operation. Following fierce fighting, SFs were successful in securing the area between Kanju and Nawan Kallay (Ayub Bridge) and from Ballogram to Takhta Band Bypass. The militants were reportedly putting up resistance on the outskirts of Mingora, the District headquarters of Swat, where intense clashes were reported.
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May - 17 
An AP report added that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat chapter spokesman Muslim Khan has said the Taliban would resist the SFs until the “last breath”. “We will fight until the last breath for the enforcement of Islamic law,” Muslim Khan to
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An AP report added that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat chapter spokesman Muslim Khan has said the Taliban would resist the SFs until the “last breath”. “We will fight until the last breath for the enforcement of Islamic law,” Muslim Khan told The Associated Press in a brief phone call from an undisclosed location on May 17.
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May - 17 
Four civilians were reportedly killed when a mortar shell landed on a house in Maidan area of Dir Lower District, where SFs have been engaged in operation against the militants. The SFs were consolidating their positions in Chakdara while they cleare
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Four civilians were reportedly killed when a mortar shell landed on a house in Maidan area of Dir Lower District, where SFs have been engaged in operation against the militants. The SFs were consolidating their positions in Chakdara while they cleared the area from Barikot to Tandodag. In the Warjai area of Maidan, four persons of a family were killed when a mortar shell struck the house of Abdullah. He told the media that his mother, wife and two children were killed in the incident.
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May - 17 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 17 that more than 1,000 Taliban militants had been killed in the military’s three-week offensive in Swat District, Daily Times reported. “More than 1,000 Taliban, including two commanders, have been killed w
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 17 that more than 1,000 Taliban militants had been killed in the military’s three-week offensive in Swat District, Daily Times reported. “More than 1,000 Taliban, including two commanders, have been killed while their training centres and bases have been destroyed,” Malik told a press conference in Mardan. The minister also called on the Taliban to lay down their weapons. “The army offensive will continue until the Taliban are flushed out ... the Taliban are on the run, they will be eliminated at any cost,” he said after visiting a camp for the internally displaced persons (IDPs). Malik said Security Forces (SFs) were hunting for Taliban leaders in Swat. “Those leaders, those commanders, who are controlling the Taliban, obviously we’re going to hit them. We’re not going to spare them… You’ll hear good news soon,” he said. Malik said Dir and Buner districts are under complete Government control and the IDPs from these areas could return home. He said that scores of displaced families had already left camps to return to Buner. However, the minister urged people to flee from Mingora – the main town of Swat around which intense clashes have erupted – but said IDPs could return to some other areas in the valley that troops had cleared.
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May - 17 
Pakistan will soon extend its war on the Taliban to the Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan, President Asif Zardari said on May 17, Daily Times reported. “We’re going to go into Waziristan, all these regions, with army operations… Swat is just the sta
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Pakistan will soon extend its war on the Taliban to the Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan, President Asif Zardari said on May 17, Daily Times reported. “We’re going to go into Waziristan, all these regions, with army operations… Swat is just the start. [There’s] a larger war to fight,” he told The Sunday Times in an interview. He said Pakistan would need billions of pounds in military assistance and aid for up to 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), on account of the operation. “We need much, much more than the $1 billion [military aid] we’ve been getting, which is nothing,” Zardari said. “We’ve got 150,000 troops in [the Tribal Areas] – just the movement of that number would cost $1 billion,” he added.
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May - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) launched an operation against militants in Dir Upper District on May 17 as warplanes dropped bombs in five villages of the remote Doog Darra area to target suspected hideouts of the militants allegedly led by an Afghan commander
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Security Forces (SFs) launched an operation against militants in Dir Upper District on May 17 as warplanes dropped bombs in five villages of the remote Doog Darra area to target suspected hideouts of the militants allegedly led by an Afghan commander, The News reported. Sources said the strikes killed a child and a woman and injured several people but there was no word about the militants’ casualties. Dir Upper became the sixth district of the Malakand Division out of the seven where SFs have launched military action against the Taliban. Chitral is the lone district where there is no military operation at the moment. Locals said that warplanes launched the first aerial attack in the area at around 4:25 pm and targeted suspected positions of the militants. They said jetfighters carried out two more strikes in Doog Bala, Panaghar, Maluk Khuar, Miana and Shatkas, the five villages of Doog Darra where militants have been present for months. Two mosques, one of them also serving as a seminary, two houses and a health facility reportedly came under attack from the warplanes. There were also reports that the bazaar was also targeted where some shops were damaged. Sources in Dir Upper said the militants, three of them Afghans, were holding a meeting in bazaar but it could not be ascertained whether they were targeted or not. A woman and child were reported killed in the strikes while six others were injured.
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May - 17 
The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 17 that the number of registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) – at relief camps and elsewhere – from Swat, Buner and Lower Dir Districts has risen to over 1.5 million, while the total
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The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 17 that the number of registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) – at relief camps and elsewhere – from Swat, Buner and Lower Dir Districts has risen to over 1.5 million, while the total number of IDPs is now estimated to be over 2 million, Daily Times reported. Addressing the media in provincial capital Peshawar, he said that 150,000 IDPs from various troubled areas had been registered over the last 24 hours.
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May - 17 
Two persons were killed when Security Forces (SFs) allegedly opened fire on the house of a local lawyer in the Lelonai area of Shangla District in NWFP on May 17, according to The News. This was the first action by SFs in the area. In addition, 40 mi
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Two persons were killed when Security Forces (SFs) allegedly opened fire on the house of a local lawyer in the Lelonai area of Shangla District in NWFP on May 17, according to The News. This was the first action by SFs in the area. In addition, 40 militants reached the Chedam area of Chakesar sub-division and occupied a Government school. Sources said armed militants also lifted a vehicle from a basic health unit from Choga area in Puran sub-division.
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May - 17 
30 persons were injured when a cylinder bomb exploded in a train heading to Janakpur from Jayanagar in the morning of May 17, reports The Himalayan Times. According to the railway administration, the five-litre capacity cylinder placed in the first c
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30 persons were injured when a cylinder bomb exploded in a train heading to Janakpur from Jayanagar in the morning of May 17, reports The Himalayan Times. According to the railway administration, the five-litre capacity cylinder placed in the first class section exploded soon after the train neared Parabaha station in Dhanusha District. Meanwhile, Prithvi, coordinator of the Terai Rastriya Mukti Sena, claimed responsibility for the incident. However, Akash Tyagi, former army bureau in-charge of the armed outfit, condemned the incident and added that Prithvi would be punished.
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May - 17 
Caretaker Prime Minister and Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ accused the UML-led new coalition of trying to derail the peace process, insisting that the parties are being 'remote-controlled' as they engage in homework to form the new G
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Caretaker Prime Minister and Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ accused the UML-led new coalition of trying to derail the peace process, insisting that the parties are being 'remote-controlled' as they engage in homework to form the new Government. "On the surface it looks like an attempt to bring down the Maoist-led government, but their intention is to disrupt the peace process. They want to push the country into disarray," Prachanda said, addressing a mass meeting organised by his party at Kathmandu's Khula Manch on May 17. The mass meeting preceded by protest rallies across the town was part of the protest against the President's order to reinstate the army chief sacked by the government. However, Prachanda said the Maoist party would not backtrack from the peace process despite being provoked to do so. "We will fight peacefully to make sure that the new constitution is drafted and peace process concluded," he said.
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May - 17 
Ignoring its earlier commitment not to obstruct the parliamentary proceedings once opposition parties show majority for formation of new Government, the Unified CPN-Maoist decided it will continue to obstruct the House. The central secretariat meetin
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Ignoring its earlier commitment not to obstruct the parliamentary proceedings once opposition parties show majority for formation of new Government, the Unified CPN-Maoist decided it will continue to obstruct the House. The central secretariat meeting of the party held at Baluwatar in the morning of May 18 (today) concluded that party will continue rallying at the House until their demand to nullify president’s move is met.
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May - 17 
Maoists pelted stones at the vehicle of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders, including general secretary Ishwar Pokhrel, at Tipling of Ramechhap. Police escorting Pokhrel opened fire in the air to disperse the atta
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Maoists pelted stones at the vehicle of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders, including general secretary Ishwar Pokhrel, at Tipling of Ramechhap. Police escorting Pokhrel opened fire in the air to disperse the attackers. Meanwhile, the Government has started providing additional security to some UML and Nepali Congress leaders after threats from the Maoists started increasing in various Districts.
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May - 17 
Nepal News on May 17 reports that one person, identified as Yam Bahadur Roka was killed, while his son Ramesh Roka was seriously injured when a stray bomb exploded at Bhingri Village Development Committee (VDC) in Pyuthan District on an unspecified d
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Nepal News on May 17 reports that one person, identified as Yam Bahadur Roka was killed, while his son Ramesh Roka was seriously injured when a stray bomb exploded at Bhingri Village Development Committee (VDC) in Pyuthan District on an unspecified date.
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May - 17 
Nepal News reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres clashed with Nepali Congress activists at Bariyaarpur-4 of Bara District on May 17, leaving more than a dozen from both parties injured. Reports quoted Po
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Nepal News reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres clashed with Nepali Congress activists at Bariyaarpur-4 of Bara District on May 17, leaving more than a dozen from both parties injured. Reports quoted Police as saying that eight among the injured are in a critical condition. They had clashed over a land dispute. Most of the seriously injured are local members of the NC while only two belonged to the Maoists.
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May - 17 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) -led coalition submitted 350 signatures of lawmakers to Speaker Subas Nemwang on May 17 for formation of a majority Government under the leadership of senior UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepa
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) -led coalition submitted 350 signatures of lawmakers to Speaker Subas Nemwang on May 17 for formation of a majority Government under the leadership of senior UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal. Altogether 22 political parties including Nepali Congress, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP), Nepal Sadbhawana Party, Rastriya Prajatantra Party and CPN-United have extended their support to UML to form the new Government. Only two others, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party (NWPP), did not sign in favour of Nepal.
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On May 18, four suspected cadres of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), arrested earlier on May 17 night, were sent to jail by a court in Kushtia, reports Daily Star.
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On May 18, four suspected cadres of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), arrested earlier on May 17 night, were sent to jail by a court in Kushtia, reports Daily Star.
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May - 17 
Army elites are now continuing the final mop-up operations at the last 100m x100m LTTE foothold in the north of Vellamullivaikkal. Self-ignited LTTE explosions were also heard and witnessed in close vicinity. It is believed that the militants are com
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Army elites are now continuing the final mop-up operations at the last 100m x100m LTTE foothold in the north of Vellamullivaikkal. Self-ignited LTTE explosions were also heard and witnessed in close vicinity. It is believed that the militants are committing suicide en masse or burning of LTTE assets on their own. Meanwhile, monitored technical reports said that, Soosai and others were still in the area giving various orders to the outfit’s cadres against Army troops.
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May - 17 
Army troops attacked LTTE positions in the Karaiyamullivaikal and Vellamullivaikkal areas causing heavy damages to the militants, reported Sri Lanka Army (SLA). During subsequent search and clear operations troops recovered four dead bodies of the mi
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Army troops attacked LTTE positions in the Karaiyamullivaikal and Vellamullivaikkal areas causing heavy damages to the militants, reported Sri Lanka Army (SLA). During subsequent search and clear operations troops recovered four dead bodies of the militants along with 36 T-56 weapons, one Light Machine Gun (LMG), seven I-com sets, one 12.7-mm gun, three 40-mm grenade launchers, one MPMG, one 60-mm mortar launcher, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher, one tractor trailor, one bulldozer and one Outboard Motor (OBM).
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May - 17 
At least 150 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed during fierce fighting with the troops inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District on May 17, reports The Hindu. Troops operating in the western edge of the Nanthika
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At least 150 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed during fierce fighting with the troops inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District on May 17, reports The Hindu. Troops operating in the western edge of the Nanthikandal lagoon foiled an attempt by the LTTE militants to escape towards the jungles in Mullaitivu and Puthukkudiyiruppu south killing more than 80 militants, including nine female cadres, who tried to breach the Security Forces’ (SF) defences in the morning of May 17. “More than 80 well trained Tiger cadres were killed and their bodies were recovered collected from the Nanthikandal lagoon as troops foiled the Tigers’ attempt to breach the Security Forces defence around 2.30 am yesterday,” military officials in Mullaitivu told Daily News. The attempt to breach the SF’s defences came after launching four LTTE boats into the Nanthikandal lagoon from the NFZ whilst hundreds of other militants crossed the lagoon to reach the western edge of the lagoon. Troops repulsed the attack killing several militants and destroying boats heading towards the SF’s defences. According to intelligence sources, Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) leader Soosai and Jeyam had briefed the militants before they launched the attack and their aim was to open a path towards the Mullaitivu jungles for their leaders to escape from the safe zone. "Their aim was to establish a foothold on the eastern bank of the lagoon. If they were successful they would try to transfer their most senior leaders there and try their luck in the jungles", a senior military official said, according to Defense.lk. He further revealed that the LTTE has lost their last remaining fighting cadre in this abortive attack, saying, "The attack was completely crushed by the well prepared soldiers. It is just a basic military tactic to show an escape route for the surrounded enemy as bait and crush them when they take it." The Website also said that two senior LTTE militants, identified as Muttappan and Pradeep, were also killed during the confrontation.
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May - 17 
Daily News reports that one heavily-fortified LTTE torture-chamber cum prison complex, run inside a three-room house behind the Mullivaaykkaal (Vellamullivaikkal) sub-post office, was found by the troops as they moved further inside the No Fire Zone.
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Daily News reports that one heavily-fortified LTTE torture-chamber cum prison complex, run inside a three-room house behind the Mullivaaykkaal (Vellamullivaikkal) sub-post office, was found by the troops as they moved further inside the No Fire Zone.
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May - 17 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, however, said that the war is not over yet, reported BBC. "We have rescued all the civilians from the area, now we are searching for any more civilians. In the meantime, we have restricted the LTTE to one square
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, however, said that the war is not over yet, reported BBC. "We have rescued all the civilians from the area, now we are searching for any more civilians. In the meantime, we have restricted the LTTE to one square kilometre-like area, so we will mop up and seize the rest of the LTTE cadres and the leadership."
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May - 17 
During another clash between the two sides in the Sarwaruthoddam area troops killed three militants and also recovered their bodies along with 18 T-56, three 40-mm grenade launchers, one MPMG, five radio communication sets, one RPG launcher, and one
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During another clash between the two sides in the Sarwaruthoddam area troops killed three militants and also recovered their bodies along with 18 T-56, three 40-mm grenade launchers, one MPMG, five radio communication sets, one RPG launcher, and one 12.7-mm machine gun, reports Defense.lk. Also, troops found several heavy vehicles abandoned by the militants. Another dead body of a militant was recovered along with 18 T-56 rifles, 11 radio communication sets, one LMG and OBM following during clearing operations along the A-35 in the Karaiyamullivaikal area.
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May - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) on search and clear operations in Vakarai area recovered one six barreled- MBRL (Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher) with one gun carrier on May 17.
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Security Forces (SFs) on search and clear operations in Vakarai area recovered one six barreled- MBRL (Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher) with one gun carrier on May 17.
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May - 17 
The humanitarian mission launched to liberate civilians taken hostage by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for months reached an end in the afternoon of May 17 in Mullaitivu with the last batch of civilians arriving in Government controlled
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The humanitarian mission launched to liberate civilians taken hostage by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for months reached an end in the afternoon of May 17 in Mullaitivu with the last batch of civilians arriving in Government controlled areas through the Vadduvakal causeway towards Mullaitivu by 2.30pm whilst troops surrounded the last batch of militants inside a less than half square kilometre stretch in the No Fire Zone (NFZ), according to Daily News. According to Military officials, more than 52,000 civilians have arrived in the Government-controlled areas and nearly 30,000 were due to be screened by the troops before being dispatched to welfare centres in Vavuniya. “An estimated figure exceeding 82,000 civilians have so far arrived in the military controlled areas since May 14,” military officials in Mullaitivu added. As the last batch of civilians were fleeing from the NFZ, many explosions were heard inside the NFZ as troops were fighting with the last batch of militants trapped inside.
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May - 17 
The LTTE international relations head K. Pathmanathan said, in a statement issued from outside Sri Lanka, the war had reached its bitter end and the outfit had decided to silence their guns in the interest of saving the lives of innocent Tamil citize
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The LTTE international relations head K. Pathmanathan said, in a statement issued from outside Sri Lanka, the war had reached its bitter end and the outfit had decided to silence their guns in the interest of saving the lives of innocent Tamil citizens. “This battle has reached its bitter end. Against all odds, we have held back the advancing Sinhalese forces without help or support, except for the unending support of our people. It is our people who are dying now from bombs, shells, illness and hunger. We cannot permit any more harm to befall them. We remain with one last choice — to remove the last weak excuse of the enemy for killing our people. We have decided to silence our guns. Our only regrets are for the lives lost and that we could not hold out for longer. We can no longer bear to see the innocent blood of our people being spilled,” he said.
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May - 17 
The SFs recovered one I-com set, five anti-personnel mines (APMs), one T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one pouch, one 82-mm mortar tube, one hundred and fifty-four 81-mm mortar bombs and one 152-mm projectile from the Ma
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The SFs recovered one I-com set, five anti-personnel mines (APMs), one T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one pouch, one 82-mm mortar tube, one hundred and fifty-four 81-mm mortar bombs and one 152-mm projectile from the Mankulam, Thonithettamadu and Kalamanthanwellai areas.
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May - 17 
The Sri Lankan mission in Hague in Netherlands was once again attacked by LTTE supporters, the Foreign Ministry said. This was the second time the LTTE supporters have attacked the Embassy in Hague within a week. According to the Ministry, a petrol b
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The Sri Lankan mission in Hague in Netherlands was once again attacked by LTTE supporters, the Foreign Ministry said. This was the second time the LTTE supporters have attacked the Embassy in Hague within a week. According to the Ministry, a petrol bomb was hurled at the Embassy building. Suspected LTTE supporters attacked the Sri Lankan Embassy in Hague on May 11th and broke window panes and causing damage to the Embassy. The Sri Lankan community in these cities believe that panicked by the inevitable demise of the LTTE by the Sri Lankan security forces, the outfit’s international network is organizing the attacks across the cities of Western countries where they enjoy more sympathy and impunity. The pro-LTTE Tamil protestors have become violent in Canadian cities of Ottawa and Toronto and in European cities mainly in London and Paris. They have attacked the Sri Lankan missions in London, Oslo, Hague in Netherlands, and Paris.
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May - 17 
Three Anti Aircraft Guns (AAG), including two of them with two barrels, and two BMT Armoured tanks were recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) from the Putumattalan area of Mullaitivu District on May 17, according to Sri Lanka Army reports. The AAGs,
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Three Anti Aircraft Guns (AAG), including two of them with two barrels, and two BMT Armoured tanks were recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) from the Putumattalan area of Mullaitivu District on May 17, according to Sri Lanka Army reports. The AAGs, popularly known as peddle guns alias ZPUs, are capable of firing a maximum of around 600 rounds per minute and need to be kept on a four-wheel carriage for firing. They also can cover a range of about 8000 meters and are about five to seven feet in height. The Armoured Tank, capable of high fire-power and ability to sustain enemy fire is fitted with anti-bullet and anti-splinter armour protection.
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May - 17 
Three damaged 152-mm artillery guns, 177 T-56 weapons, three 40-mm grenade launchers, one FNC gun , four 130-mm bombs, two paddle guns, 1184 paddle gun ammunition, one paddle gun drum, 130 rounds of 12.7-mm gun ammunition, one grenade launcher usuall
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Three damaged 152-mm artillery guns, 177 T-56 weapons, three 40-mm grenade launchers, one FNC gun , four 130-mm bombs, two paddle guns, 1184 paddle gun ammunition, one paddle gun drum, 130 rounds of 12.7-mm gun ammunition, one grenade launcher usually used in naval craft, 10 Rocket Propelled Guns (RPGs), three Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMGs), one radar, eleven 60-mm mortar guns, one rocket launcher, two 60-mm grenade launchers, two 12.7-mm grenade launcher, thirty 84-mm Recoilless guns, 285 hand grenades, six Arul type paras, seven CS gas bombs, three hands smokes, six MPMG drums, five 12.7-mm weapon drums, 10 area maps, 600 MPMG ammunition, 1200 rounds of T-56 ammunition, eight diving kits, three magnetic bombs, 110 safety fuses, four micro pistols and several more weapon accessories were among the recovered items were recovered from separate places in the same district.
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May - 17 
Two hundred and ninety-eight 60-mm smoke bombs, one anti tank mine, 415 APMs, 119 APM fuses, 304 hand grenades, 70 claymore mines, four Bangalore torpedoes, 199 primers, 32 electric detonators, seven Out Boat Motors (OBM), one hundred and thirty-nine
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Two hundred and ninety-eight 60-mm smoke bombs, one anti tank mine, 415 APMs, 119 APM fuses, 304 hand grenades, 70 claymore mines, four Bangalore torpedoes, 199 primers, 32 electric detonators, seven Out Boat Motors (OBM), one hundred and thirty-nine 60-mm bombs, eighty 81-mm bombs, three 122-mm projectors, 29 RPG, 5 kilograms TNT explosives, one Arul-type bomb, 12 jackets, 43 booby traps, 40 booby trap fuses and 10 firing devices from the Puthukkudiyiruppu area. In addition, one 152-mm artillery gun was found by the troops from the Vellamullivaikkal area.
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May - 18 
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as L. Chourajit Singh alias Bungo, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Hiyanglam area under Kakching Police Station in Thoubal District. Five r
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People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as L. Chourajit Singh alias Bungo, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Hiyanglam area under Kakching Police Station in Thoubal District. Five rounds of AK and other items were recovered from his possession.
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May - 18 
A bomb was recovered by the Police from the residence of a manager of Small and Medium Enterprises of the State Bank of India at Lamphel Super Market area in Imphal West District. A lethod shell was also recovered by the Police from the office of the
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A bomb was recovered by the Police from the residence of a manager of Small and Medium Enterprises of the State Bank of India at Lamphel Super Market area in Imphal West District. A lethod shell was also recovered by the Police from the office of the Manipur Settlement Department at Lamphel. Two explosives were later defused by the Police.
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May - 18 
A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Laikoi Ching under Lamlai Police Station on May 18, reports Imphal Free Press. One .32 pistol along with 5 live ammunitions
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A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Laikoi Ching under Lamlai Police Station on May 18, reports Imphal Free Press. One .32 pistol along with 5 live ammunitions was recovered from the possession of the slain militant. One Identification card related with the recently concluded Lok Sabha election was also recovered from his possession with the name one L. Satish.
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May - 18 
A suspected militant, Loitongbam Satish alias Tomba, was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Laikoiching in the night of May 18, according to Sangai Express.
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A suspected militant, Loitongbam Satish alias Tomba, was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Laikoiching in the night of May 18, according to Sangai Express.
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May - 18 
According to Nagaland Post, life saving medicines would run out of stock in the next few weeks after the transporters refused to bring goods to Nagaland owing to extortion demand served to them by a Naga outfit. Earlier medicine dealers said that alm
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According to Nagaland Post, life saving medicines would run out of stock in the next few weeks after the transporters refused to bring goods to Nagaland owing to extortion demand served to them by a Naga outfit. Earlier medicine dealers said that almost 50 per cent of medicines have run out of stock in the State and that they would be compelled to close their shops due to non-availability of medicines, if the crisis was not resolved soon. Meanwhile, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khapalang (NSCN-K) on May 18 accused the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to be behind the extortion demand. “Extortion by NSCN (I-M) on medicine dealers has become so fierce that dealers are simply forced to close their shops,” the publicity cell of the NSCN-K said. The group said that the NSCN-IM resorting to weakening the Nagas society by ensuring that more Nagas were killed for lack of medicines was “politics in its ugliest form.” “A new game plan of NSCN (I-M) gang has correctly been unearthed,” the NSCN-K added.
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May - 18 
An unidentified militants opened fire at the residence of a lecturer in the Physics Department in Haoreibi College, Konthoujam Yaima Singh, at Arapti Mayai Leikai under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal East District in the evening of May 18.
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An unidentified militants opened fire at the residence of a lecturer in the Physics Department in Haoreibi College, Konthoujam Yaima Singh, at Arapti Mayai Leikai under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal East District in the evening of May 18.
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May - 18 
In two separate incidents, two tribals, including the Hukumpeta mandal (administrative unit) president of Indian National Congress (INC) party, were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Visakhapatnam District on May 18
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In two separate incidents, two tribals, including the Hukumpeta mandal (administrative unit) president of Indian National Congress (INC) party, were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Visakhapatnam District on May 18, The Hindu reported. While the mandal president was identified as Korra Chittibabu, the tribal civilian was identified as Vanthala Malathi of G.K. Veedhi mandal. According to the Superintendent of Police Akun Sabharwal, a group of three Maoists attacked Chittibabu and shot him dead near his house in Hukumpeta because belonged to the Congress party.
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May - 18 
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Tomba Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Bongyang in Chandel District when he was travelling in a vehicle to Moreh on May 18. 39000 Actified tablets were recovered from his possession.
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Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Tomba Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Bongyang in Chandel District when he was travelling in a vehicle to Moreh on May 18. 39000 Actified tablets were recovered from his possession.
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May - 18 
On May 18, the Police sources revealed that Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) chairman Pradeep Terong alias Pongbi Dilli, who was arrested from Lumpyngngad in Meghalaya on April 13, had planned to form a group on the lines of U
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On May 18, the Police sources revealed that Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) chairman Pradeep Terong alias Pongbi Dilli, who was arrested from Lumpyngngad in Meghalaya on April 13, had planned to form a group on the lines of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)-constituted People's Consultative Group (PCG) comprising Karbi literary, religious and other influential persons, Shillong Times reported. According to the Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) B. L. Buam, Dili visited Shillong in Meghalaya to form an over ground body of the outfit with religious leaders, students and literalists and that he had already held a meeting with some people on the matter. The rebel leader considered Shillong as a safe place to organise such a meeting as the religious leaders, students and literalists concerned were not ready to meet in Karbi Anglong or North Cachar Hills fearing Police action. "We are investigating the matter. A broader picture would emerge after completion of investigations," Buam said, adding, "KLNLF wants to widen its area of operation from North Cachar Hills to Karbi Anglong now dominated by the Jewel faction of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD)."
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May - 18 
On May 18, two cadres belonging to the Nallamala platoon of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Boya Sanjeev alias Saleem and his wife Laxmi, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police M.K. Singh in Anantapur.
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On May 18, two cadres belonging to the Nallamala platoon of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Boya Sanjeev alias Saleem and his wife Laxmi, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police M.K. Singh in Anantapur.
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May - 18 
People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Tensubam Shatjalnanda alias Momo alias Barun, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangmeiband area. He revealed that he got military training in Myanmar.
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Tensubam Shatjalnanda alias Momo alias Barun, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangmeiband area. He revealed that he got military training in Myanmar.
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May - 18 
The Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) stated that people in Manipur have been suffering due to the tyrannical activities of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and added that all the funds pumped in by the Governme
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The Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) stated that people in Manipur have been suffering due to the tyrannical activities of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and added that all the funds pumped in by the Government have been going to the kitty of the IM group. During the recent Lok Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) election, its cadres could be seen throwing their weights around and forcing the voters to vote for the candidate of their choice, while the Security Forces simply looked on, alleged the MNRF. The group accused a number of contractors as acting a ‘handymen’ of the NSCN-IM. The MNRF further informed that a contractor, Chinaongai alias Angai alias M Paul, was ‘admitted’ to the its fold earlier and given a rank taking his age into consideration. However he turned out to be a black sheep and was expelled from the group on March 20, 2009, it said. The group asked the people not to extend co-operation to him.
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May - 18 
Three employees of a private construction undertaking Inter Continental Construction and Techno Company, which is engaged in the East-West corridor project, were abducted by a group of suspected armed militants of the Black Widow (BW) from a secluded
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Three employees of a private construction undertaking Inter Continental Construction and Techno Company, which is engaged in the East-West corridor project, were abducted by a group of suspected armed militants of the Black Widow (BW) from a secluded portion of the Lumding-Haflong Road at Mupa village in North Cachar Hills District on May 18, Telegraph reported. The three employees were identified as K.P. Dutta Roy, Tarun Behera and Benikanta Kalita. According to the report, the three employees were on their way to Haflong from Lumding when their vehicle was intercepted by a group of six armed militants at Mupa.
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May - 18 
According to official figures, as many as 1,059 persons, including Security Force personnel and civilians, were killed in 671 terrorist incidents, which also included suicide attacks, in the NWFP from 2008 till March 25, 2009, The News reported. Duri
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According to official figures, as many as 1,059 persons, including Security Force personnel and civilians, were killed in 671 terrorist incidents, which also included suicide attacks, in the NWFP from 2008 till March 25, 2009, The News reported. During 2008, a total 524 incidents, including 30 suicide attacks, were reported. In these attacks 146 Policemen, 32 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, 76 Army/SF officials and 595 civilians were killed while 1,962 were injured. In the first four months of 2009, as many as 140 incidents of terrorism and seven suicide attacks were carried out. These incidents claimed 26 lives of Police officials, nine of FC personnel, 12 of Army/SFs and 126 civilian, while 771 people were injured.
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May - 18 
At least 27 militants were killed as the Security Forces (SFs) started a ground offensive in the Swat District on May 18, The News reported. Three important commanders, including Okasha, Malanga and Riaz, were among 27 militants killed during the ope
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At least 27 militants were killed as the Security Forces (SFs) started a ground offensive in the Swat District on May 18, The News reported. Three important commanders, including Okasha, Malanga and Riaz, were among 27 militants killed during the operation that has now been named as Rah-e-Rast, military spokesman and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas informed the media. He said Mamdherai Markaz was targeted by the SFs and 10 to 15 terrorists hiding inside were killed. He also said three SF personnel, including an officer, were also killed and 17 others injured during the fighting. Abbas stated that the SFs were engaged with militants inside Kanju town to clear the area and an operation was underway in Takhtaband area, where seven combatants were killed in a close encounter. According to him, SFs had also expanded their foothold in Peuchar and killed 12 militants in the area. The troops also attacked and secured the Dumber training centre, which was being used by militants as their logistics base.
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May - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 18-night killed five militants, including an important commander in the Mulakhel area, and arrested six others in an injured condition, The News reported. Sources said the militants, equipped with heavy weapons and explos
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 18-night killed five militants, including an important commander in the Mulakhel area, and arrested six others in an injured condition, The News reported. Sources said the militants, equipped with heavy weapons and explosives, were traveling in five vehicles towards a camp of the SFs located beside the Friendship Tunnel. They said the militants wanted to attack the camp located near the tunnel. However, when flagged down at the checkpoint in the Mulakhel area, the militants opened fire on the SF personnel. In the retaliatory action, the troops killed five militants and wounded six others who were subsequently arrested. The slain militants included ‘commander’ Bilal Afridi, who planned and executed attacks on the SFs in Darra Adamkhel. The four others were identified as Umar, Majeed alias Hussaini, Saifullah and Munkaray.
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May - 18 
The office of the Additional Inspector General of Police (Investigation) NWFP revealed that Police foiled 94 terrorist attacks in 2008 and five in 2009. They recovered 52,408 kilograms of explosive materials, 23 suicide jackets, 729 hand grenades/dyn
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The office of the Additional Inspector General of Police (Investigation) NWFP revealed that Police foiled 94 terrorist attacks in 2008 and five in 2009. They recovered 52,408 kilograms of explosive materials, 23 suicide jackets, 729 hand grenades/dynamites, detonators and anti-tank mines and 134 rocket launchers, bombs, missiles and mortar missile shells.
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May - 18 
The Taliban in Mohmand Agency on May 18 announced they had killed two soldiers of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC), who were in their custody, and threatened to execute the remaining four if the Government failed to meet their demand for an excha
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The Taliban in Mohmand Agency on May 18 announced they had killed two soldiers of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC), who were in their custody, and threatened to execute the remaining four if the Government failed to meet their demand for an exchange of prisoners. Ikramullah, a spokesman for the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mohmand Agency chapter, told The News by phone from an undisclosed location that Sepoy Imran was executed on May 17 while Sepoy Zari Badshah was killed on May 18. He said the bodies of the two men were left on Qandaharo Road in Mohmand Agency. The spokesman said the two FC men were executed to avenge the murder of five Taliban prisoners, including commanders Yahya Hijrat and Maulana Arabistan, by Police in the limits of the Yakatoot Police station in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on May 8. “We are still holding four more FC soldiers. We would execute one soldier every day if the government did not agree to our offer of the exchange of prisoners,” the Taliban spokesman warned.
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May - 18 
A Constituent Assembly subcommittee under the National Interest Preservation Committee proposed for compulsory military training to all adult Nepali citizens, reports Kantipuronline. The subcommittee headed by Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist
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A Constituent Assembly subcommittee under the National Interest Preservation Committee proposed for compulsory military training to all adult Nepali citizens, reports Kantipuronline. The subcommittee headed by Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) lawmaker Rabindra Adhikari finalised a concept paper on National Security and Nepal Army with a provision of compulsory military training and service for two years to all citizens above 18 years of age.
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May - 18 
After the Nepali Congress (NC)-UML alliance failed to form a new Government despite a clear majority in the Parliament on May 18 due to the continued obstruction of the House proceedings by Maoist Constituently Assembly members, they have started dis
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After the Nepali Congress (NC)-UML alliance failed to form a new Government despite a clear majority in the Parliament on May 18 due to the continued obstruction of the House proceedings by Maoist Constituently Assembly members, they have started discussions on seeking legal options to form the Government.
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May - 18 
The Parliamentary party leader of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Bijay Kumar Gachhadar claimed that Prime Minister (PM) Prachanda admitted to him that the move against the CoAS was a blunder, reports The Himalayan Times. “I had urged the PM not t
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The Parliamentary party leader of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Bijay Kumar Gachhadar claimed that Prime Minister (PM) Prachanda admitted to him that the move against the CoAS was a blunder, reports The Himalayan Times. “I had urged the PM not to take decision against the army chief in haste. But he didn’t take my suggestions seriously. Later, he confessed to me that he committed a blunder,” Gachhadar revealed.
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May - 18 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) lawmakers obstructed the proceedings of the Parliament on May 18, reports Nepal News. Speaker Subas Nemwang had to announce the adjournment of the sitting as the Maoist lawmakers starte
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) lawmakers obstructed the proceedings of the Parliament on May 18, reports Nepal News. Speaker Subas Nemwang had to announce the adjournment of the sitting as the Maoist lawmakers started chanting slogans against the President's move to reinstate the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). The Maoist lawmakers picketed the rostrum demanding withdrawal of President's move.
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May - 18 
JMB’s explosives expert 'Boma' Mizan told his interrogators that the outfit had close links with Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), an insurgent group in the Arakan state of Myanmar. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) interrogators told Daily Star tha
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JMB’s explosives expert 'Boma' Mizan told his interrogators that the outfit had close links with Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), an insurgent group in the Arakan state of Myanmar. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) interrogators told Daily Star that Mizan and some other JMB operatives received training from RSO arms experts in a camp near Myanmar border in 2002. In exchange for the firearms lessons, JMB trained Rohingyas to manufacture improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Mizan also told that the Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) too had strong linkages with the RSO.
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May - 18 
Army troops continued their search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal area on May 18 and found 51 T 56 weapons, two 81-mm mortars, three Rocket Propelled Grenades, two 40-mm grenade launchers, four 5.56-mm weapons, one Multi Purpose Machin
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Army troops continued their search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal area on May 18 and found 51 T 56 weapons, two 81-mm mortars, three Rocket Propelled Grenades, two 40-mm grenade launchers, four 5.56-mm weapons, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun, one 60-mm mortar, four pistols and 112 I-com sets, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 18 
Death of senior LTTE militants, including Suventhiran Balaguru alias Jeyam, Rathnam Master and Madavan Master, were confirmed by the clearing troops after their dead bodies were scientifically identified, the Army Headquarters declared.
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Death of senior LTTE militants, including Suventhiran Balaguru alias Jeyam, Rathnam Master and Madavan Master, were confirmed by the clearing troops after their dead bodies were scientifically identified, the Army Headquarters declared.
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May - 18 
On May 18, troops recovered 43 dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including eight dead bodies of female LTTE cadres, during search and clear operations in Karaymullivaikkal area, according to a report of Sri Lanka Arm
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On May 18, troops recovered 43 dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including eight dead bodies of female LTTE cadres, during search and clear operations in Karaymullivaikkal area, according to a report of Sri Lanka Army. The recovery also included 36 T-56 weapons, 30 T-81 weapons, two FNC weapons, two Rocket Propelled Guns (RPGs), 21 hand grenades, 11 I-com sets, seven LTTE flags, five area maps, 30 packs, one Global Positioning System (GPS), seven Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) bolts, 3m detonator codes, SLR 101000 in cash, one 120mm mortar barrel, one 81 mm bipod, two 81 mm base plates, three 60mm mortar tubes, three Light Machine Guns (LMGs), one MPMG weapon and one 40mm Grenade Launcher.
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May - 18 
On the same day, troops engaged in search and clear operations in Vellamullivaikkal and Wadduvakkal areas recovered dead bodies of 35 LTTE militants, 368 T-56 weapons, three T-81 weapons, nine LMGs, 10 RPGs, four 60 mm tubes, one Recoilless gun, 46
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On the same day, troops engaged in search and clear operations in Vellamullivaikkal and Wadduvakkal areas recovered dead bodies of 35 LTTE militants, 368 T-56 weapons, three T-81 weapons, nine LMGs, 10 RPGs, four 60 mm tubes, one Recoilless gun, 46 LMG drums, 15 T-56 magazines, nine disposable RPGs, one gas gun, two pistols, three 12.7mm bipods, 10 MPMGs, two 81 mm mortar tubes, three 12.7 guns, two radars, one unicorn, three silencer guns, five shot guns, 51 I-com sets, 100 rounds of Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) ammunition, 40 rounds of shotgun ammunition, one telescope, twenty 120 mm barrels, T-54 tank spare parts, one 40mm Grenade Launcher, two damaged 130mm guns, one paddle gun, forty radar monitors, one sniper weapon, 27 hand grenades, two claymore mines, two firing devices, one remote controller, one 5.56 mm gun with three magazines and 185 ammunition, one M-16 weapon and 35 packs.
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May - 18 
Security alarms were automatically activated at the United Nations (UN) compound in Geneva interrupting the proceeding of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on May 18 when Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the newly elected President of the WHA, was pre
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Security alarms were automatically activated at the United Nations (UN) compound in Geneva interrupting the proceeding of the World Health Assembly (WHA) on May 18 when Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the newly elected President of the WHA, was presiding the plenary and the high level delegate of the United States of America was in the process of delivering the speech, according to Daily News. According to the security division of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN in Geneva, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters who had been protesting outside the UN against the election of Health Minister de Silva of Sri Lanka as the President of the WHA, entered the UN compound through the main gates despite security resistance. The UN security at the gate 40 activated alarms and repeatedly announced to the UN staff and the delegates to remain inside the building. The Security Force personnel of the UN and the WHO later took measures to disperse the protestors.
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May - 18 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed on May 18, the Sri Lankan military has said, according to BBC. The announcement on state television came shortly after the military said it had surrounded Prabhakaran
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed on May 18, the Sri Lankan military has said, according to BBC. The announcement on state television came shortly after the military said it had surrounded Prabhakaran in a tiny patch of jungle in the north-east. The head of the Sri Lankan army Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka said the military had defeated the rebels and "liberated the entire country". "Today we finished the work handed to us by the president to liberate the country from the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)," Gen Fonseka said in the broadcast. The broadcast quoted military officials as saying Prabhakaran was killed along with two of his deputies. It said Prabhakaran, his intelligence chief Pottu Amman and Soosai, the head of the LTTE naval wing, were shot dead in an ambush in the Mullivaikal District while trying to escape the war zone in an ambulance.
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May - 18 
The SFs found a dead body suspected to be of Charles Anthony, the elder son of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, from the Karaiyamullivaikal area on May 18 (today), reports Daily News. The Sri Lanka Army, however, confirmed that Anthony, known to be
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The SFs found a dead body suspected to be of Charles Anthony, the elder son of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, from the Karaiyamullivaikal area on May 18 (today), reports Daily News. The Sri Lanka Army, however, confirmed that Anthony, known to be the head of Information and Technology department of the LTTE, was killed. In addition, the SFs also recovered dead bodies of three key LTTE leaders, identified as political wing leader of the outfit Nadeshan, head of the outfit’s peace secretariat Pulidevan and senior special military leader of the outfit Ramesh.
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May - 18 
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) at 1400 hrs of May 18 announced that the entire Puthumattalan area has now been brought under Army control bringing the entire country free from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) terrorism. Over 250 corpses of LTTE mi
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The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) at 1400 hrs of May 18 announced that the entire Puthumattalan area has now been brought under Army control bringing the entire country free from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) terrorism. Over 250 corpses of LTTE militants scattered in the entire area have been so far recovered and subjected to identification at the time this report was filed, claimed the Army. It is believed all the remaining terrorist leaders including top LTTE cadres were among those feared killed, said the Army.
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May - 18 
Troops also confirmed the death of 11 more senior LTTE militants who attempted to escape their destiny of being captured by the troops in Wellamullivaikkal area. These senior cadres include LTTE Police chief Ilango, aide to LTTE chief's son Sudharman
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Troops also confirmed the death of 11 more senior LTTE militants who attempted to escape their destiny of being captured by the troops in Wellamullivaikkal area. These senior cadres include LTTE Police chief Ilango, aide to LTTE chief's son Sudharman, senior intelligence leader Thomas, LTTE military leader Luxman, senior Sea Tiger (Sea wing of the LTTE) cadre Sri Ram, LTTE female military leader Isei Aravi, LTTE deputy intelligence leader Kapil Amman, in charge of LTTE female training Ajanthi, in charge of LTTE mortar section Wardha, Secretary to LTTE chief Pudiyawan and Special military leader Jenarthan were among them.
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May - 18 
Troops recovered five RPGs, six 81mm mortar bombs, 40 81 mm cartridges, three 81 mm mortar fuses, 17 hand grenades and one pouch from Iranamadu and Akkarayankulam in Kilinochchi.
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Troops recovered five RPGs, six 81mm mortar bombs, 40 81 mm cartridges, three 81 mm mortar fuses, 17 hand grenades and one pouch from Iranamadu and Akkarayankulam in Kilinochchi.
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May - 18 
Unspecified numbers of wounded civilians were killed by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ), claims pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net on May 18. The pro-LTTE website also claimed that there are still civ
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Unspecified numbers of wounded civilians were killed by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ), claims pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net on May 18. The pro-LTTE website also claimed that there are still civilians hiding in the bunkers in Mullivaikkal area.
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May - 19 
10 houses belonging to Dimasa tribals were set ablaze in a village located on a hill near Mahur town of North Cachar Hills District by suspected Zeme Nagas.
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10 houses belonging to Dimasa tribals were set ablaze in a village located on a hill near Mahur town of North Cachar Hills District by suspected Zeme Nagas.
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May - 19 
10 unidentified militants shot dead four Dimasa tribals at Interim Bungalow, a secluded place on the highway about seven kilometres from Mahur town in North Cachar Hills District, reports Telegraph. Police sources said unidentified militants stalled
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10 unidentified militants shot dead four Dimasa tribals at Interim Bungalow, a secluded place on the highway about seven kilometres from Mahur town in North Cachar Hills District, reports Telegraph. Police sources said unidentified militants stalled the passenger jeep at Interim Bungalow and asked all the 14 passengers to get down from the jeep, lined them up and asked them to reveal their ethnic and racial identities. The militants then segregated four Dimasa tribals from the group and opened fire on them.
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May - 19 
A bus conductor was killed and three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel injured in two landmine blasts triggered by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Pomgir village in the West Singhbhum District in
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A bus conductor was killed and three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel injured in two landmine blasts triggered by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Pomgir village in the West Singhbhum District in the morning of May 19, Times of India reports. The blasts occurred when a joint team of CRPF and Police personnel were on long-range patrolling duty in the Saranda forest under the Bandgaon Police Station. "The security personnel were patrolling on foot while a police bus moved close-by. When they reached somewhere near Pomgir, two landmines were set off by suspected Maoists," an unnamed official said. The conductor of the bus died on the spot while the three CRPF soldiers sustained injuries in the incident.
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May - 19 
A combined force of the Assam Rifles and Tamenglong District Police recovered a huge quantity of explosives from a shop owned by a person, identified as Lu Kadanliu, on May 19, reports Imphal Free Press. The seizure included 24 electric detonators, 1
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A combined force of the Assam Rifles and Tamenglong District Police recovered a huge quantity of explosives from a shop owned by a person, identified as Lu Kadanliu, on May 19, reports Imphal Free Press. The seizure included 24 electric detonators, 12.5 metre of safety fuse, 2.50 kilograms of plastic explosive neogel 90 (22 rolls), 183 rounds of special .12 bore gun cartridges, 24 rounds of Astram Magna of .12 bore gun cartridges and 7.5 kilograms of iron ball splinters.
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May - 19 
A group of 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres accompanied by 30 sympathizers after looting the house of a sarpanch (head of the village level self-government), dragged her along with her husband from their house and assaulted the
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A group of 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres accompanied by 30 sympathizers after looting the house of a sarpanch (head of the village level self-government), dragged her along with her husband from their house and assaulted them at Kumada village in Munchingput mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam District on May 19, The Hindu reported. The Maoists also set ablaze the house of the sarpanch, before leaving the place. The victims were identified as Setty Gangabhavani and her husband, a former sarpanch, S. Anjaneyulu. Both of them belong to the Bahujan Samaj Party, the report added.
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May - 19 
A militant belonging to the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was arrested in Anantnag District and arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession on May 19, Daily Excelsior reported. A Police spokesman said in capital Srinagar that Tariq
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A militant belonging to the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was arrested in Anantnag District and arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession on May 19, Daily Excelsior reported. A Police spokesman said in capital Srinagar that Tariq Ahmad Beigh was arrested from an orchard land between Matibugh and Parigam Payeen along with one AK 47 rifle, two magazines, 40 rounds of AK 47 ammunition and two hand grenades.
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May - 19 
A non-local resident was injured when two unidentified militants opened fire on him at Yumnam Huidrom area under Wangoi Police Station in Imphal West District in the evening of May 19, reports Imphal Free Press. He belonged to the Mangura area of Kus
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A non-local resident was injured when two unidentified militants opened fire on him at Yumnam Huidrom area under Wangoi Police Station in Imphal West District in the evening of May 19, reports Imphal Free Press. He belonged to the Mangura area of Kushi Nagar in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
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May - 19 
A suspected People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, Pebam Gunindro, was arrested by a combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Laikoiching area, according to Sangai Express.
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A suspected People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, Pebam Gunindro, was arrested by a combined team of Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Laikoiching area, according to Sangai Express.
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May - 19 
According to The Hindu, 14 persons, including six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, were killed in two separate incidents in the Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts on May 19. Security Forces (SFs) shot dead six NDFB
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According to The Hindu, 14 persons, including six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, were killed in two separate incidents in the Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts on May 19. Security Forces (SFs) shot dead six NDFB militants in a jungle under Dokmoka outpost of Howraghat Police Station in the Karbi Anglong District in the early morning, added Telegraph which put the death toll in both the incidents at 10. Police sources said the militants taking shelter in a transit camp inside a deep jungle near Donghaf opened fire as the SFs advanced towards the militant camp. The exchange of fire continued for more than three hours during which two militants managed to escape while the other six died on the spot. However, none of the slain militants were identified. Three 9-mm pistols, two 9-mm revolvers, two grenades and a hand-made carbine, a magazine, 23 live rounds of ammunition, 12 gelatine sticks, 150 metre fuse wire and 143 detonators were recovered from the encounter site.
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May - 19 
An improvised explosive device recovered from Torbung area of Moirang in Bishnupur District was subsequently defused by the Security Force personnel on May 19.
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An improvised explosive device recovered from Torbung area of Moirang in Bishnupur District was subsequently defused by the Security Force personnel on May 19.
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May - 19 
An unidentified Black Widow (BW) militants opened fired upon a heavily fortified goods train coming from Lumding and bound for Lower Haflong. The attack took place between Mahur and Phaiding railway stations in the same District. The SFs retaliated b
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An unidentified Black Widow (BW) militants opened fired upon a heavily fortified goods train coming from Lumding and bound for Lower Haflong. The attack took place between Mahur and Phaiding railway stations in the same District. The SFs retaliated by firing about 10 rounds on the six-odd militants who fled away into the nearby hills. However, nobody was injured in the attack.
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May - 19 
Another PREPAK militant, identified as Mayengbam Surjit alias Tomba, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabagai Yangbi village. He confessed that he was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit.
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Another PREPAK militant, identified as Mayengbam Surjit alias Tomba, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabagai Yangbi village. He confessed that he was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit.
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May - 19 
Elsewhere in the State, the Guwahati Police arrested two youths, identified as Dhanjit Kalita and K. Sinha, from the Chandmari Police Station area for allegedly planning to serve extortion notes in the name of the banned United Liberation Front of As
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Elsewhere in the State, the Guwahati Police arrested two youths, identified as Dhanjit Kalita and K. Sinha, from the Chandmari Police Station area for allegedly planning to serve extortion notes in the name of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
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May - 19 
Elsewhere in the State, two top HM militants surrendered before the Army and Police along with arms and ammunition in Kishtwar town. They have been identified as Younus Gujjar, a resident of Polar and Javed Iqbal, a resident of Bunjwa, Kishtwar. Youn
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Elsewhere in the State, two top HM militants surrendered before the Army and Police along with arms and ammunition in Kishtwar town. They have been identified as Younus Gujjar, a resident of Polar and Javed Iqbal, a resident of Bunjwa, Kishtwar. Younus was a ‘section commander’ while Iqbal was an ‘area commander’ and were reportedly active in the Doda and Kishtwar Districts for last couple of years and were involved in a series of subversive activities. At the time of surrender, the militants handed over two rifles, three magazines, five grenades and some other items.
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May - 19 
On May 19, the Manipur Cabinet gave its approval for giving monetary rewards to a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) led by Lalumba for agreeing to negotiate with the Government.
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On May 19, the Manipur Cabinet gave its approval for giving monetary rewards to a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) led by Lalumba for agreeing to negotiate with the Government.
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May - 19 
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Inou, was arrested by troops during a search operation at Konchak under Mayang Imphal Police Station in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Inou, was arrested by troops during a search operation at Konchak under Mayang Imphal Police Station in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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May - 19 
SFs arrested two National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants from unspecified locations in the Dhemaji District, reports Assam Tribune.
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SFs arrested two National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants from unspecified locations in the Dhemaji District, reports Assam Tribune.
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May - 19 
The Assam Rifles personnel arrested four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants along with a huge quantity of explosive materials during a search operation at Kamjong village in Ukhrul District on May 19, according to
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The Assam Rifles personnel arrested four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants along with a huge quantity of explosive materials during a search operation at Kamjong village in Ukhrul District on May 19, according to Assam Tribune. Over 87 detonators, 12 sticks of polyetherketone, one rifle bolt, three plastic pipes, four pipe rings, 13 PVC wire, 6 metres of plastic insulated wire and six inches fuse wire were recovered from their possession.
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May - 19 
The Bangalore Police on May 19 filed a chargesheet against 26 persons, including four foreign nationals, for their involvement in the July 25, 2008 serial bomb blasts case, reports The Hindu. Among the Indian nationals whose names figure in the charg
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The Bangalore Police on May 19 filed a chargesheet against 26 persons, including four foreign nationals, for their involvement in the July 25, 2008 serial bomb blasts case, reports The Hindu. Among the Indian nationals whose names figure in the chargesheet are Abdul Sattar, his son Sarfuddin, Abdul Jabbar, Mujeeb Mohiddin, Faizal Abdul Rehman, Abdul Jaleel Moosa, Manaf Mohammad alias Rahees, Badruddin Noor Ahamed, Sakariya and Sarfarz Nawaz. The chargesheet also mentions the names of Abdul Sattar’s son-in-law Abdul Raheem, Mohammed Fiaz Hamsa, Fayis Abdul Rahman and Mohammed Yasin, who were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir in October 2008. The four foreign nationals include a Pakistani national and an Omani national. “We have established their involvement in the conspiracy. We are not revealing their names as they are yet to be apprehended,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar. The accused have been charged with waging war against the country under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and causing grievous injury and conspiracy under Section 120B of IPC. They have been charged with using explosive devices and causing damage to public property under the Explosive Act 1884. The Police have charged the accused with being members of an unlawful association, indulging in terrorist activities and arranging finance for terrorist acts under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967. “The punishment for these offences is life imprisonment or death and is heard by Sessions Court. As the charges are under the Unlawful Activities Act, we get 180 days to file the charge sheet instead of the 90 days in other offences,” a city Police officer said. The accused were reportedly cadres of the so-called Shahbuddin Gowri Brigade of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit. The accused had made use of ammonium nitrate, nuts, bolts, printed circuit boards brought from Kannur in Kerala. Sarfarz Nawaz identified the places where bombs had to be placed and also organised finance for the attack from Wali alias Rehan, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative from Pakistan, the chargesheet said. The Bangalore Police registered nine cases and handed over the investigation to its Central Crime Branch.
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May - 19 
The Hindu reports that security has been beefed up across Bihar following a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in four States -Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa - against non-compliance
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The Hindu reports that security has been beefed up across Bihar following a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in four States -Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa - against non-compliance with their call for boycotting the recently concluded Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) elections from the midnight of May 20. "Security measures have been tightened at vital installations, including those of Railways, often soft target of Maoist attacks, and Police Stations have been put on maximum alert," said S. K. Bharadwaj Inspector General (Operations).
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May - 19 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a State Government building under the Human Resource Development department during their 48 hour bandh (general shutdown) call in the Imamganj Police Station area
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a State Government building under the Human Resource Development department during their 48 hour bandh (general shutdown) call in the Imamganj Police Station area of Gaya District on May 19.
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May - 19 
The Hindu reports that vehicular traffic between Boipariguda in Koraput District and the headquarters of Malkangiri District was blocked for more than 10 hours by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by felling trees near Tangin
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The Hindu reports that vehicular traffic between Boipariguda in Koraput District and the headquarters of Malkangiri District was blocked for more than 10 hours by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) by felling trees near Tanginiguda in Boipariguda block on May 19. The Maoists had cut at least five trees near the village in the early hours of the day and had placed posters demanding compensation of INR 500,000 to the people on whom the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force personnel had opened fire near the village a few days ago.
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May - 19 
There is no threat of infiltration or attacks against India by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Navy Chief Sureesh Mehta said on May 19, according to The Hindu. Answering a question if the LTTE could resort to desperate retaliatory attack
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There is no threat of infiltration or attacks against India by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Navy Chief Sureesh Mehta said on May 19, according to The Hindu. Answering a question if the LTTE could resort to desperate retaliatory attacks on India after the death of its chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, Admiral Mehta said the outfit had almost ceased to exist and never had the capacity to attack India, adding, the Indian armed forces could handle any such attacks successfully.
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May - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 19 claimed to have killed 13 militants and arrested five foreign combatants in an encounter near Khapakh check-post in the Halimzai sub-division of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. A spokesman for the Mohmand Rifles
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 19 claimed to have killed 13 militants and arrested five foreign combatants in an encounter near Khapakh check-post in the Halimzai sub-division of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. A spokesman for the Mohmand Rifles Media Centre said SFs arrested five Burqa (veil)-clad foreign militants when they were trying to infiltrate into Afghanistan via the Pakistan-Afghanistan route. Following their arrest, the spokesman said local militants attacked the Khapakh security checkpoint with sophisticated weapons from all sides. He said SFs repulsed the attack and killed 13 militants in the ensuing three-hour encounter. He claimed that after the clash, the militants swiftly took away the bodies of their companions. However, the body of one of the alleged militants was recovered from the area. “Three of the arrested militants belong to Saudi Arabia and one each to Libya and Afghanistan,” the spokesman added. Following the clash, SFs imposed a curfew and launched a search operation in the area. The sources said three local suspected militants, whose names could not be ascertained, were arrested during the search operation.
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May - 19 
A Major and three soldiers were killed in the ongoing military operation in Swat District as Security Forces (SFs) killed 16 more Taliban militants in fierce street battles in 24 hours, Daily Times reported. With the area surrounded by the SFs, Major
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A Major and three soldiers were killed in the ongoing military operation in Swat District as Security Forces (SFs) killed 16 more Taliban militants in fierce street battles in 24 hours, Daily Times reported. With the area surrounded by the SFs, Major Abid was hit in an exchange of fire with the Taliban inside Matta. “Operation Rah-e-Rast is making headway as planned, and in last 24 hours, 16 Taliban were killed ... an officer and three soldiers also died,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.
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May - 19 
An operation to clear Sultanwas in Buner District is reportedly in progress and troops are conducting cordon and search operations in the area
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An operation to clear Sultanwas in Buner District is reportedly in progress and troops are conducting cordon and search operations in the area
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May - 19 
More than 30 rockets fired from mountains landed in open area near a gas well on Kashmore Road late on May 19. There were, however, no casualties reported.
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More than 30 rockets fired from mountains landed in open area near a gas well on Kashmore Road late on May 19. There were, however, no casualties reported.
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May - 19 
Nawabzada Aali S. Bugti was elected chief of the Bugti tribe on May 19 to succeed his late grandfather Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, according to Dawn. A ceremony was held in Sui to formally inaugurate Aali Bugti as the tribe’s chief and Amirhan Faqir, the
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Nawabzada Aali S. Bugti was elected chief of the Bugti tribe on May 19 to succeed his late grandfather Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, according to Dawn. A ceremony was held in Sui to formally inaugurate Aali Bugti as the tribe’s chief and Amirhan Faqir, the custodian of the shrine of Pir Suri, helped him don the traditional turban and handed over the tribal sword to him. Aali Bugti is son of Nawabzada Saleem Akbar Bugti, who died of heart attack when Nawab Bugti was alive. He was with Nawab Akbar Bugti when the latter left his home to lead his tribesmen to the mountains when the military launched an operation in the area and disappeared after Nawab Bugti’s death on August 26, 2006. He returned to Sui three weeks ago, along with his younger brother. After the ceremony, Aali Bugti paid tribute to his grandfather for sacrificing his life and pledged to uphold Baloch traditions and rights of the Baloch people.
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May - 19 
Reports from Chakdara indicated that three civilians, including two children, were killed and several others sustained injuries when jetfighters allegedly bombed houses in Kithiarai and other areas of Adenzai in Dir Lower District, according to The N
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Reports from Chakdara indicated that three civilians, including two children, were killed and several others sustained injuries when jetfighters allegedly bombed houses in Kithiarai and other areas of Adenzai in Dir Lower District, according to The News. Residents said jetfighters hit a house owned by one Yar Mulla, killing his wife and two children. Three persons were also injured in the attack in the area. In Landi Shagi area of Ouch, gunship helicopters carried out shelling in which, according to the residents, four persons, including a woman, were injured.
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Residents of Kalam town in Swat District took eight Taliban militants as hostage after a clash with them on May 19. “Heavy clashes are taking place between Kalam residents and Taliban since Tuesday,” residents told Daily Times on May 20. There were n
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Residents of Kalam town in Swat District took eight Taliban militants as hostage after a clash with them on May 19. “Heavy clashes are taking place between Kalam residents and Taliban since Tuesday,” residents told Daily Times on May 20. There were no reports of casualties on either side.
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May - 19 
Suspected militants blew up a police post in the suburbs of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, in the early hours of May 19, Dawn reported. An official of the Mathra Police said explosives had been planted at the Police post located at Bacha Garhi, which we
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Suspected militants blew up a police post in the suburbs of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, in the early hours of May 19, Dawn reported. An official of the Mathra Police said explosives had been planted at the Police post located at Bacha Garhi, which went off at about 4am, destroying the structure. He said the Police post had been abandoned two months ago due to lack of personnel.
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May - 19 
The building of a public call office near a CNG filling station on the Kohat Road was damaged when explosives planted there went off at 3am on May 19, the Bana Manai Police said.
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The building of a public call office near a CNG filling station on the Kohat Road was damaged when explosives planted there went off at 3am on May 19, the Bana Manai Police said.
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May - 19 
The military is reported to have stated that approximately 15,000 troops are confronting about 4,000 well-armed militants in Swat. Authorities said more than 1,030 Taliban militants and at least 53 troops have been killed in a three-pronged onslaught
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The military is reported to have stated that approximately 15,000 troops are confronting about 4,000 well-armed militants in Swat. Authorities said more than 1,030 Taliban militants and at least 53 troops have been killed in a three-pronged onslaught launched in the districts of Lower Dir on April 26, Buner on April 28 and Swat on May 8.
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May - 19 
The SFs are now reportedly consolidating their positions in Peochar valley and conducting search-and-target operations. Troops cleared more than 40 houses in Kanju and areas ahead of Takhtaband Bridge. Footage broadcast on private television channels
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The SFs are now reportedly consolidating their positions in Peochar valley and conducting search-and-target operations. Troops cleared more than 40 houses in Kanju and areas ahead of Takhtaband Bridge. Footage broadcast on private television channels showed armed soldiers standing outside locked shops in the main bazaar in Matta, a bastion of Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah. According to AFP, military officials said SFs were advancing on several fronts towards Mingora. “Troops continue to close in on Mingora, from where Taliban are trying to escape, but our strategy is not to let them flee,” an unnamed security official was quoted as saying by the agency. He said the chief objective in coming days was to take over the Taliban’s main headquarters in Peochar, where commandos opened a new front last week.
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May - 19 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency spokesman Akramullah on May 19 confirmed that the TTP Khyber Agency chief Hijratullah was killed by Security Forces (SFs) a few months ago, BBC Urdu reported, according to Daily Times. The spokesman
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency spokesman Akramullah on May 19 confirmed that the TTP Khyber Agency chief Hijratullah was killed by Security Forces (SFs) a few months ago, BBC Urdu reported, according to Daily Times. The spokesman told the BBC that SFs had killed Hijratullah following his arrest. He claimed that Hijratullah and his associate, Arbistan, had been tortured to death along with three others, denying reports that they had been killed in a Police encounter.
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May - 19 
The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) said it was not responsible for the erroneous registration of more Maoist combatants than their actual strength as revealed in the recent controversial video featuring the Maoist chief Prachanda. In a state
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The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) said it was not responsible for the erroneous registration of more Maoist combatants than their actual strength as revealed in the recent controversial video featuring the Maoist chief Prachanda. In a statement issued on May 19, the UNMIN said it was not requested to verify whether the registered Maoist army personnel were eligible for integration into the Security Forces.
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May - 19 
Kotwali Police in the Faridpur District on May 19 recovered two firearms and 27 bullets from a water body in the Sree Angayan area of the town. The items recovered include one SBLL foreign gun, one shooter gun, 10 shotgun bullets and 17 Chinese rifle
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Kotwali Police in the Faridpur District on May 19 recovered two firearms and 27 bullets from a water body in the Sree Angayan area of the town. The items recovered include one SBLL foreign gun, one shooter gun, 10 shotgun bullets and 17 Chinese rifle bullets.
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May - 19 
38 dead bodies of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including those of seven females, were recovered by the troops along with 29 T-56 weapons, two T-81 weapons, one Mini Ushi weapon, one silencer weapon, one FNC weapon, one 40-mm
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38 dead bodies of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, including those of seven females, were recovered by the troops along with 29 T-56 weapons, two T-81 weapons, one Mini Ushi weapon, one silencer weapon, one FNC weapon, one 40-mm grenade launcher, two pistols, one M-16 weapon, one T-97 weapon, two I-Com Sets, two Global Positioning Systems and three pouches during a search operation in the Vellamullivaikkal area of Mullaitivu District on May 19, reports Sri Lanka Army. The bodies recovered and identified included that of Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) leader “Brigadier” Soosai, senior intelligence leader “Lieutenant Colonel” Verti, an intelligence leader “Lieutenant Colonel” Ram Kumar, a senior female intelligence leader “Lieutenant Colonel” Manimekala alias Komali, political head in Batticaloa “Lieutenant Colonel” Anna Thurai, a senior Sea Tiger leader “Colonel” Rangan, “Lieutenant Colonel” Vinodan and a senior intelligence leader, adds The Hindu.
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May - 19 
Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka confirmed that the dead body of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was found on May 19, reports Daily News. His body was found by the 53rd Division troops led by Major Genera
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Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka confirmed that the dead body of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was found on May 19, reports Daily News. His body was found by the 53rd Division troops led by Major General Kamal Gunaratne near the Nanthikandal lagoon. Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said Prabhakaran had died due to a gun shot injury to his head. The Army is reported to have found his identity card issued by the LTTE and the armlet with the number one indicating his position in the outfit. According to defence sources, Prabhakaran had tried to save his life until the last moment. Although the LTTE International Relations Head K. Pathmanathan denied the Government's claim, saying on a pro-LTTE website Tamil Net that Prabhakaran is "alive and safe", the DNA tests have proved that the body recovered belongs to Prabhakaran, the Army said, added Colombo Page. Fonseka confirmed that Prabhakaran's body was found among the 150 or so bodies the army recovered on May 19. Earlier, dead bodies of senior LTTE leaders - Pottu Amman, Soosai, Pulithevan, Charles Anthony (Prabhakaran’s son), Ramesh and P. Nadesan - who died during the time of the final clash between the Security Forces (SFs) and the LTTE were found. About 350 dead bodies of militants who died in the confrontation have been recovered by the troops since May 17.
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May - 19 
The announcement by the Army Chief on behalf of President Mahinda Rajapakse and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said, “A few hours ago on Tuesday morning our ground troops confirmed that they have recovered the dead body of the world’s most rut
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The announcement by the Army Chief on behalf of President Mahinda Rajapakse and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said, “A few hours ago on Tuesday morning our ground troops confirmed that they have recovered the dead body of the world’s most ruthless terrorist leader. I make this disclosure with responsibility and pleasure as millions of Sri Lankans as well as the Army would be the most delighted at this news,” according to The Hindu. It further said LTTE’s Daya Master, who is in Government custody, and LTTE’s former eastern military leader and Nation Building Minister in the Rajapakse Government, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna in the afternoon of May 19 flew to Puthukkudiyiruppu where Prabakaran’s body is being kept. Both of them identified the body as that of the LTTE chief. The Defence Ministry said in the evening that Sea Tiger (sea wing of the LTTE) leader Soosai’s bullet-ridden dead body was found by Army commandos in the marshy land in Karaiyamullivaikal.
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May - 19 
The pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net on May 19 (today) claimed that the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is still alive and safe; a day after Sri Lankan Army (SLA) announced that it has killed the top rebel leader. The w
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The pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net on May 19 (today) claimed that the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is still alive and safe; a day after Sri Lankan Army (SLA) announced that it has killed the top rebel leader. The website quoted the LTTE's International Relations chief S. Pathmanathan stating, "I wish to inform the Global Tamil community distressed witnessing the final events of the war that our beloved leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is alive and safe….He (Prabhakaran) will continue to lead the quest for dignity and freedom for the Tamil people." The website, however, did not give the details of Prabhakaran location. Pathmanathan also said that the Sri Lankan Army and the Government deliberately came up with the story detailing the demise of the leader of the LTTE. "We categorically reject this and wish to inform the Tamil community to be vigilant and to exercise maximum restraint whilst grieving for the loss of Tamil civilian lives," he said.
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May - 19 
Two hours before the announcement of the recovery of the dead body of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, President Mahinda Rajapakse addressing the ceremonial opening of Parliament on May 19 said the victory gai
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Two hours before the announcement of the recovery of the dead body of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, President Mahinda Rajapakse addressing the ceremonial opening of Parliament on May 19 said the victory gained by defeating the LTTE is the victory of the nation, and the victory of all people living in the country, reports Daily News. “The defeat of the LTTE and the breakdown of their armed strength will never be the defeat of the Tamil people of this country,” he added. “It is necessary for us to state with great responsibility, that we do not accept a military solution as the final solution. Similarly, when we see the sad faces of the people who have been fleeing from the Puttumatalan area, we can realize that a document offered on a tray as a political solution could also not be the final solution ... It is necessary that we find a solution that is our very own, of our own nation. It should be a solution acceptable to all sections of the people,” he said. “We have been victorious in facing one challenge. Time is now raising a new challenge before us. It is the challenge of building the motherland. From now all, everyone should change in keeping with the needs of facing up to that challenge, too,” he added. The President stated that he hopes to provide a 'home grown' solution to the conflict and does not hope to be experimenting solutions, adds Colombo Page.
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May - 20 
A senior militant of the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Phikerlang Majaw alias San, surrendered before the East Khasi Hills District Police on May 20, according to Shillong Times. He had joined the HNLC in 2002.
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A senior militant of the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Phikerlang Majaw alias San, surrendered before the East Khasi Hills District Police on May 20, according to Shillong Times. He had joined the HNLC in 2002. He crossed over to Indian territory from Bangladesh after deserting the outfit's camp at Arisuma in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area a few days ago. Phikerlang's primary job was to ride a boat, a three-hour journey, carrying food items, including rice and vegetables, to the HNLC camp from Borkhaghat market. Phikerlang said he decided to surrender after being fed up with the hardship he had to endure in the HNLC camp in CHT. He said he had stayed with HNLC leader Hep Khoit and his wife in the camp, adding that about 50 HNLC militants were still living in the camp at Arisuma under the command of one Kambes. He, however, said there were only two weapons, one AK47 and the other AK 46, in the camp. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police of East Khasi Hills District, Claudia A. Lyngwa, said other militant groups, including the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), had set up base in CHT area and was providing arms training to the HNLC militants.
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May - 20 
According to Telegraph, the diktat by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to tendu leaf (leaves of diospyros melonoxylon used for rolling bidis) traders in Ghatshila sub-divisional villages in East Singhbhum District to pay an enhanced r
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According to Telegraph, the diktat by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to tendu leaf (leaves of diospyros melonoxylon used for rolling bidis) traders in Ghatshila sub-divisional villages in East Singhbhum District to pay an enhanced rate has caused economic hardship to the tribals. As the traders are not ready to obey the diktat, tribals, who collect tendu leaves on a daily basis during the season from April to June, are left with no buyers since the Maoists have set ablaze three depots of tendu leaves in the Sukhlara panchayat (village-level local self Government institution) under MGM Police Station, Jhanti Jharna and Karadoba panchayats in the Ghatshila Police Station area.
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May - 20 
Assam Rifles personnel recovered two bombs from a discarded bag in the Rangapara-bound bus at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District in the morning of May 20, reports Assam Tribune. Two bombs, weighing about three kilograms each, were kept inside the bag.
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Assam Rifles personnel recovered two bombs from a discarded bag in the Rangapara-bound bus at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District in the morning of May 20, reports Assam Tribune. Two bombs, weighing about three kilograms each, were kept inside the bag.
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May - 20 
Eight CPI-Maoist cadres reportedly surrendered before the Gadchiroli Police.
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Eight CPI-Maoist cadres reportedly surrendered before the Gadchiroli Police.
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May - 20 
IANS reports that the two day bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected normal life in the interiors and brought transportation of iron ore to a halt in the Bastar region on May 20, Police said. Maoi
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IANS reports that the two day bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected normal life in the interiors and brought transportation of iron ore to a halt in the Bastar region on May 20, Police said. Maoists have reportedly put heavy wooden logs on the National Highway 221 in Dantewada District and National Highway 16 in Bijapur District and the various State highways. The railway authorities have cancelled for three days the goods train that transports iron ore from the National Mineral Development Corporation's Bailadilla mines in Dantewada District to Visakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. “Security in all vulnerable areas, mostly the Government facilities, and Police posts in forests have been beefed up,' said Pawan Deo, Deputy Inspector General, adding, “We are taking all precautionary measures to deal with the strike but it has affected life in Bastar and road and rail traffic are the worst-hit.”
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May - 20 
On May 20, a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Maan Dev, was arrested and a cache of arms and explosives, including a pistol, 150 hand grenades, 5,500 detonators, 460 live cartridges of revolver, seven magazines of self loading rifles (SLR) and carbine
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On May 20, a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Maan Dev, was arrested and a cache of arms and explosives, including a pistol, 150 hand grenades, 5,500 detonators, 460 live cartridges of revolver, seven magazines of self loading rifles (SLR) and carbine, was recovered from his possession during a search operation by the Special Task Force (STF) at East Mohan Bigaha village in Rohtas District, reports DNA. Some survey maps of Patna and Kaimur-Rohtas ranges, geographical maps of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh along with laser lights, CDs of past Maoist operations, compass, T-shirts and sarees for women Maoist cadres, DVDs and Maoist literatures were also recovered by Police. The arrested Maoist is a native of Joga village in the Palamu District of Jharkhand.
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May - 20 
On May 20, a dalam (squad) commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sinu, killed a fellow cadre due to personal rivalry in the Gadchiroli District, PTI reported. The victim was identified as Manohar Korke Madavai.
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On May 20, a dalam (squad) commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sinu, killed a fellow cadre due to personal rivalry in the Gadchiroli District, PTI reported. The victim was identified as Manohar Korke Madavai.
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May - 20 
Quoting sources in the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA), PTI reported on May 20 that in the backdrop of the violence committed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during the just concluded Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament
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Quoting sources in the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA), PTI reported on May 20 that in the backdrop of the violence committed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) during the just concluded Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) elections, the MHA is gearing up to launch a multi-pronged offensive against Maoists through joint operations with State Police forces. The Ministry has asked extremist-affected States, especially Chhattisgarh, to increase presence of its State Police along with the para-military forces during all combing and counter-offensive operations against the Maoists. This follows complaints from central para-military forces that the presence of State Police, particularly in Chhattisgarh, was nil or minimum, official sources said. An analysis of the recent attacks during elections, in which 32 Central Police personnel were killed, reportedly showed that central forces did not follow Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs). Central forces like the Central Industrial Security Force and the Central Reserve Police Force are also working on new SOPs to be followed in extremist infested areas. According to MHA sources, six to seven months have been set for the results of the new policies, which would be put in place within a month of the formation of the new Government. Besides greater coordination between paramilitary forces and the State Police, civil society involvement in countering extremist propaganda also forms a part of the strategy.
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May - 20 
The Assam Rifles personnel recovered a cache of explosive material from Kamjong in the Ukhrul District. Two persons, identified as Ringphami and Ringhami, were arrested in this connection. 87 detonators, 12 PEK sticks, 44 pipe rings, 3 plastic pipes,
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The Assam Rifles personnel recovered a cache of explosive material from Kamjong in the Ukhrul District. Two persons, identified as Ringphami and Ringhami, were arrested in this connection. 87 detonators, 12 PEK sticks, 44 pipe rings, 3 plastic pipes, 1 bolt assembly of G-3 rifle, 6 meter flexible wire, 13 cm PVC wires, 15 fuse wires and one combat trouser were recovered from their possession.
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May - 20 
The Government on May 20 handed over additional information to Pakistan on the involvement of its (Pakistani) nationals in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports The Hindu. The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over to
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The Government on May 20 handed over additional information to Pakistan on the involvement of its (Pakistani) nationals in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports The Hindu. The Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over to a diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission the details sought by Islamabad, official sources confirmed. The information consisted of the confessional statement of the lone arrested terrorist, Ajmal Amir alias Kasab and DNA samples of all the terrorists. Pakistan had reportedly complained that one of the DNA samples was a duplicate. The Government while acknowledging the clerical error has sent fresh samples.
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May - 20 
Times of India reports that normal life was disrupted on the first of the two-day general shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malkangiri, headquarters of the Malkangiri District, on May 20. No vehicle could reported
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Times of India reports that normal life was disrupted on the first of the two-day general shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malkangiri, headquarters of the Malkangiri District, on May 20. No vehicle could reportedly be seen beyond Malkangiri town and the nearly 100-kilometres forest road at Motu along the Andhra Pradesh border was deserted. There was no vehicular movement on the roads connecting Malkangiri with Chitrakonda and Balimela. A red alert has been sounded in the region. The Maoists blocked all roads connecting Malkangiri town by felling trees and road communication from Chitrakonda and Balimela with Malkangiri town was completely paralyzed as the Maoists had blocked the roads at three places. The Andhra-Orissa Border Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist had called the shutdown demanding release of some of their cadres lodged in different jails in the State, withdrawal of central para-military forces from Malkangiri, an end to Police atrocities on villagers on the pretext of operations against the Maoists and some development issues related to tribals.
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May - 20 
Troops defused an improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from Ningthoukhong area in Bishnupur District on the National Highway 150 in the morning of May 20, according to Sangai Express. The IED was laid near a toll tax booth located close to the
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Troops defused an improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from Ningthoukhong area in Bishnupur District on the National Highway 150 in the morning of May 20, according to Sangai Express. The IED was laid near a toll tax booth located close to the Ningthoukhong Bridge.
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May - 20 
A soldier was killed while nine others sustained injuries during the last 24 hours in various areas of Swat District, The News reported. Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas said in Islamabad on Ma
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A soldier was killed while nine others sustained injuries during the last 24 hours in various areas of Swat District, The News reported. Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas said in Islamabad on May 20 that search and destroy operations continued at Peuchar while clearance of compounds and houses in Matta was in progress. Search and cordon operation was also going on in Kanju, he added. Three soldiers were injured during search and cordon operations in Kanju and Ayub Bridge. During operations in Takhtaband, a soldier was killed and six others wounded.
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May - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) have completely secured the Sultanwas area of Buner District, overcoming tough resistance and killing 80 militants, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas said in Islamabad on M
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Security Forces (SFs) have completely secured the Sultanwas area of Buner District, overcoming tough resistance and killing 80 militants, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas said in Islamabad on May 20, The News reported. “Since Tuesday morning to the completion of operation before dawn, 80 militants have been killed,” Abbas told a press briefing. However, he said there was no independent confirmation of the casualties due to the ground situation in the area. Sultanwas was the main stronghold of the militants in Buner, where they had made concrete underground bunkers and ammunition dumps. He said six vehicles of the militants, which were under use by terrorists clad in the Elite Force uniform, were also destroyed during the operation. SFs encountered seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the area, which were defused. Abbas said locals had also formed a Lashkar (militia) to flush out the terrorists before the launch of the operation, but the militants had managed to take the control of the area after a suicide attack. The military spokesman said 1,057 militants and 58 SF personnel had been killed in the Swat, Dir and Buner Districts since April 27. He said the foreign nationals arrested so far included Afghans, Uzbeks and Arabs. “The strategy is to kill the maximum number of terrorists. The militant leaders are paying $50 to 60 per day to the fighters,” he said.
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May - 20 
Security Forces on May 20 arrested three Uzbek militant commanders traveling towards Swat to join the Taliban. “The militant commanders from Uzbekistan crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan and were headed towards Swat to join the Taliban in fightin
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Security Forces on May 20 arrested three Uzbek militant commanders traveling towards Swat to join the Taliban. “The militant commanders from Uzbekistan crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan and were headed towards Swat to join the Taliban in fighting security forces,” unnamed officials told Daily Times.
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May - 20 
Security Forces on May 20 claimed to have killed over 200 militants during the ongoing military operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir District since the launch of the offensive, The News reported. Operational Commander Brigadier Amal Zada, in cha
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Security Forces on May 20 claimed to have killed over 200 militants during the ongoing military operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir District since the launch of the offensive, The News reported. Operational Commander Brigadier Amal Zada, in charge of the ongoing military operation in Lower Dir, told reporters in District headquarters Timergara that over 200 Taliban militants had been killed so far, while 14 Security Force personnel were also killed and 30 others injured. He said a large number of militants had left the area in the guise of internally displaced persons. He, however, said they had cordoned off the militant infested areas and established checkpoints in Hayaserai and Lal Qila areas of Maidan.
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May - 20 
The Government has directed law-enforcement agencies to arrest seven “highly trained militants and Al Qaeda masterminds in Iraq” who - according to reports by intelligence agencies - have entered Pakistan, reported Daily Times reported. According to
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The Government has directed law-enforcement agencies to arrest seven “highly trained militants and Al Qaeda masterminds in Iraq” who - according to reports by intelligence agencies - have entered Pakistan, reported Daily Times reported. According to an official document BBC Urdu claimed it had received, those who have entered Pakistan are planning to train ‘like-minded people’ and target key Government officials, including President Asif Ali Zardari, the chief ministers of the four provinces and intelligence agencies’ officers and commanders. The group could also target embassies of non-Muslim and pro-US Muslim countries in Islamabad. The intelligence report also said that Al Qaeda commanders met in Afghanistan’s Paktia province on May 3 and decided they would continue supporting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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May - 20 
Unidentified man blew up a private dispensary in the Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency on May 20, Daily Times reported. Explosives were planted near the dispensary located in Wali Khel area of Landikotal. While the building was damaged in the
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Unidentified man blew up a private dispensary in the Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency on May 20, Daily Times reported. Explosives were planted near the dispensary located in Wali Khel area of Landikotal. While the building was damaged in the blast no casualties were reported.
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May - 20 
Unidentified men blew up a pipeline supplying gas to Sui in the Lotty area of Dera Bugti District on May 20, according to Daily Times. The men had placed explosives under the eight-inch diameter pipeline that damaged a portion of the pipeline. The Ba
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Unidentified men blew up a pipeline supplying gas to Sui in the Lotty area of Dera Bugti District on May 20, according to Daily Times. The men had placed explosives under the eight-inch diameter pipeline that damaged a portion of the pipeline. The Baloch Liberation Army spokesman Sarbaz Baloch claimed responsibility for the explosion.
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May - 20 
Nepal News reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) has decided to table a ‘commitment proposal’ against the President’s move to block the Government’s decision to dismiss the Army Chief at the Parliament and allo
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Nepal News reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) has decided to table a ‘commitment proposal’ against the President’s move to block the Government’s decision to dismiss the Army Chief at the Parliament and allow the normal proceedings of the House on May 20. A secretariat meeting of the party held at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar in the morning (today) decided to try for a conducive environment for resuming the House after tabling the proposal.
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May - 20 
Normal life in the Nawalparasi District was affected as the Janatantrik Madheshi Mukti Tigers (JMMT) declared a two-day shutdown in the District from May 20, reports The Himalayan Times. Issuing a press statement signed by Pratap, the military chief,
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Normal life in the Nawalparasi District was affected as the Janatantrik Madheshi Mukti Tigers (JMMT) declared a two-day shutdown in the District from May 20, reports The Himalayan Times. Issuing a press statement signed by Pratap, the military chief, it had called a two-day general shutdown across the District including transport services, factories and markets to protest the killing of its two cadres in Rupandehi. However, they have asked educational institutions in the Districts to remain open. On the eve of the shutdown, the JMMT detonated bombs at different places in the District. According to Police, no damage has been reported yet from these blasts.
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May - 20 
Assam Tribune quoting inputs gathered by Indian intelligence agencies has reported that about 60 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutineers who had fled after the failed revolt in February 2009 are suspected to be holed up in camps of the United Liberation Fr
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Assam Tribune quoting inputs gathered by Indian intelligence agencies has reported that about 60 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutineers who had fled after the failed revolt in February 2009 are suspected to be holed up in camps of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) at Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh bordering Myanmar.
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May - 20 
The former BDR head Lieutenant General (Retd), M. Atiqur Rahman, had said that the missing weapons, mainly grenades, could reach the hands of ULFA militants and other criminals and could even be smuggled into neighbouring countries like India. Regar
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The former BDR head Lieutenant General (Retd), M. Atiqur Rahman, had said that the missing weapons, mainly grenades, could reach the hands of ULFA militants and other criminals and could even be smuggled into neighbouring countries like India. Regarding this matter, the Boarder Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (IG) (Assam and Meghalaya Frontier) of India, Prithvi Raj, said, "Its a natural corollary. They (BDR mutineers) have wiped out their leadership. They are criminals of the worst kind. ULFA cadres are also criminals. There is a likelihood that the BDR mutineers might be holed up in the ULFA camps." He had received inputs in this regard, the BSF IG admitted. He, however, said that intelligence inputs also suggested that the ULFA has shifted some of its traditional camps to Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal after the Awami League (AL) Government came to power in Bangladesh, added Telegraph. “The new Government in Bangladesh favours anti-terror initiatives and measures. The atmosphere is favourable for India,” he said. The BSF was on alert mode since the BDR mutiny and was prepared to foil any intrusion attempt by militants from across the border, Prithvi Raj added.
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May - 20 
Another dead body of a militant along with two T 56 weapons, two T 56 magazines, two claymore mines, two suicide belts with 10 kilograms of explosive, one remote control, nine LTTE uniforms, one helmet cover, 123 T-56 ammunition and 3000 chlorine tab
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Another dead body of a militant along with two T 56 weapons, two T 56 magazines, two claymore mines, two suicide belts with 10 kilograms of explosive, one remote control, nine LTTE uniforms, one helmet cover, 123 T-56 ammunition and 3000 chlorine tablets were recovered by troops from Vavuniya.
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May - 20 
Army troops on patrol in the Kanchikudichchiaru area of Ampara District shot dead three militants and later recovered three T-56 weapons, three hand grenades, two claymore mines, detonator code and a medical pack along with the dead bodies of the sla
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Army troops on patrol in the Kanchikudichchiaru area of Ampara District shot dead three militants and later recovered three T-56 weapons, three hand grenades, two claymore mines, detonator code and a medical pack along with the dead bodies of the slain militants from the incident site.
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May - 20 
Five ‘Sam's Chicken’ outlets owned by prominent Sinhala businessman, Sam Chandrasinha, at Wembley, Kingsbury, Wilsden, Sudbury Hill and Cricklewood in London were attacked by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters last week, Sri
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Five ‘Sam's Chicken’ outlets owned by prominent Sinhala businessman, Sam Chandrasinha, at Wembley, Kingsbury, Wilsden, Sudbury Hill and Cricklewood in London were attacked by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters last week, Sri Lanka Army reported on May 24. Chandrasinha said that these attacks were launched during the early and late night hours of May 20, adding, "Glass fronts were smashed, but we quickly repaired them and started business again. However, the staff who are Sinhalese were deeply disturbed by these attacks.” Chandrasinha had donated nearly £30,000 to the Api Wenuwen Api (Together for All) fund - to carry out housing project for the Security Forces - a few months ago. Police are investigating but no arrests have been made so far. It was also reported that acid has been thrown at two Sinhala youths in Harrow. Details of the incident were not available.
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May - 20 
Naval spokesman D. K. Dasanayake said that Prabhakaran made two last-minute attempts to escape to India or Malaysia, but these came too late as the Sri Lankan Navy had put up a effective naval blockade by then. These failures left no option for Prabh
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Naval spokesman D. K. Dasanayake said that Prabhakaran made two last-minute attempts to escape to India or Malaysia, but these came too late as the Sri Lankan Navy had put up a effective naval blockade by then. These failures left no option for Prabhakaran, who had earlier outmanoeuvred the Sri Lankan security apparatus, to stay put in the northern war zone and fight to the last. Prabhakaran made these attempts as Sri Lankan forces made major advances into the LTTE-held territory in 2009, Dasanayake added.
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May - 20 
On May 20, troops in the Vellamullivaikkal area of Mullaitivu District recovered 57 T-56 weapons, three 3.9 mm pistols, one micro pistol, two repeater guns, two silencer weapons, one night vision device, five 40-mm weapons, four M-16 weapons, eight M
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On May 20, troops in the Vellamullivaikkal area of Mullaitivu District recovered 57 T-56 weapons, three 3.9 mm pistols, one micro pistol, two repeater guns, two silencer weapons, one night vision device, five 40-mm weapons, four M-16 weapons, eight Multi Purpose Machine Guns, two 12.7-mm guns, one 7.62-mm pistol, one paddle gun, one Light Machine Gun, one T-56 bipod, two 0.22-mm weapons, three FNC weapons, three pistols, nine I-com sets, two pass ports, seven identity cards, 23 area maps and one unidentified weapon, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 20 
Police found several explosives, including claymore mines, from Athurugiriya area, a suburb of capital Colombo, reported Colombo Page. Senior Superintended of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said these explosives were recovered on the basis of information
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Police found several explosives, including claymore mines, from Athurugiriya area, a suburb of capital Colombo, reported Colombo Page. Senior Superintended of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said these explosives were recovered on the basis of information obtained from a recently arrested Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant. Police recovered two claymore mines each weighing 2.5 kilograms and packed with C4 high explosives and two other explosive devices.
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May - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants in the Periyapillumalai area of Batticaloa District in the morning of May 20, according to a Sri Lanka Army report. Subsequently, the SFs recovered dead bodies of
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Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants in the Periyapillumalai area of Batticaloa District in the morning of May 20, according to a Sri Lanka Army report. Subsequently, the SFs recovered dead bodies of the five slain militants along with two T-56 weapons, one hand grenade, 11 anti personnel mines, six ammunition magazines, two improvised explosive devices, two mobile phones and one belt order.
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May - 20 
The Police Department had set up 37 Police stations in the Eastern Province and seven in the Northern Province, including in Madhu and Omanthai, Inspector General of Police Jayantha Wickramaratne said on May 20.
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The Police Department had set up 37 Police stations in the Eastern Province and seven in the Northern Province, including in Madhu and Omanthai, Inspector General of Police Jayantha Wickramaratne said on May 20.
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May - 20 
The slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran’s wife Mathivathani, daughter and 13-year old younger son Balachandran were found shot dead on May 20, according to Times of India. Their bodies, having gunshot wounds in
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The slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran’s wife Mathivathani, daughter and 13-year old younger son Balachandran were found shot dead on May 20, according to Times of India. Their bodies, having gunshot wounds in the head, were found in the Nanthikandal lagoon area barely 600 metres from where Prabhakaran’s body was recovered by the Army. Contrary to earlier media reports, Prabhakaran’s family were not in Europe. According to India Today, the family was shot dead by the Security Forces as it tried to break out of the No-Fire Zone. Another 150 bodies were found in the lagoon area.
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May - 20 
The Sri Lankan military on May 20 ceremonially ended the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Mullaitivu beach area, according to Colombo Page. Defence sources said the Army formally silenced their guns in the afternoon in a milita
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The Sri Lankan military on May 20 ceremonially ended the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Mullaitivu beach area, according to Colombo Page. Defence sources said the Army formally silenced their guns in the afternoon in a military ceremony, headed by Major General Jagath Jayasuriya and in the presence of commanders of all units. Forces fired MBT and MBRL guns towards the Mullaitivu Sea marking the end of the war.
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May - 20 
Troops on search and clear operations in the Kithulwatuwa area found three T-56 weapons, one M-16 weapons, four T-56 magazines and one CDMA phone antenna on May 20
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Troops on search and clear operations in the Kithulwatuwa area found three T-56 weapons, one M-16 weapons, four T-56 magazines and one CDMA phone antenna on May 20
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May - 21 
16 Police personnel, including five women constables, were killed during a three-hour long encounter with a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near the hills of Hatti Tola in Gadchiroli District on May 21, Times of Ind
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16 Police personnel, including five women constables, were killed during a three-hour long encounter with a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near the hills of Hatti Tola in Gadchiroli District on May 21, Times of India reported. The encounter took place when a team of 16 member Police party led by Inspector Ashok Aiyyar was busy in clearing the Dhanora-Murumgaon road of the District, which was blocked by the CPI-Maoist by felling trees during their two-day long bandh (general shutdown) call from May 20 in the Bhandara, Gondia and Gadchiroli areas. The Maoists after killing all 16 Police personnel also looted their arms and ammunition and set ablaze the two Police vehicles.
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May - 21 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable belonging to the 85th battalion, identified as T. Rajendra, who was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Dantewada on May 16, was set free on May 21, Times of India r
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable belonging to the 85th battalion, identified as T. Rajendra, who was abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Dantewada on May 16, was set free on May 21, Times of India reported.
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May - 21 
A group of more than 70 Maoists, who were camping near Tabitola village, bordering the State of Chhattisgarh, opened fire on the Police personnel and triggered landmine blasts later, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pradhan said. More than five dalams
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A group of more than 70 Maoists, who were camping near Tabitola village, bordering the State of Chhattisgarh, opened fire on the Police personnel and triggered landmine blasts later, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pradhan said. More than five dalams (squads) of Maoists, armed with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons, attacked the Police team, which was reportedly taken completely by surprise. This is the first time women constables have been killed in a clash between Maoists and the Police.
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May - 21 
According to Indian Express, a report of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released in Guwahati on May 21 mentioned that journalists are being forced to work under very unsafe conditions in Northeast, due to the presence of numerous a
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According to Indian Express, a report of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released in Guwahati on May 21 mentioned that journalists are being forced to work under very unsafe conditions in Northeast, due to the presence of numerous armed insurgent groups. While at least 22 journalists, most of them working for local newspapers, have been killed by insurgent groups and other criminals in Assam since 1987, the IFJ report has termed the prevailing conditions under which journalists function in the Northeastern region as “a matter of big concern”. The IFJ report also put on record that 17 journalists, including Parag Kumar Das, Executive Editor of Asomiya Pratidin, were killed in Assam since 1991. The report also referred to the situation in Manipur and said journalists work under “totally unsafe” conditions in the State which has about 35 armed insurgent groups. “Security of journalists in Manipur, which has an estimated 35 insurgent groups in a population of three million, has always been a cause of concern,” the report said.
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May - 21 
According to Tripurainfo, two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, identified as Sitaram and C. D. Saha, were injured when unidentified militants ambushed a BSF patrol party at Simanapur area, about 78 kilometers from the Kanchanpur Police Station,
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According to Tripurainfo, two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, identified as Sitaram and C. D. Saha, were injured when unidentified militants ambushed a BSF patrol party at Simanapur area, about 78 kilometers from the Kanchanpur Police Station, in North Tripura District along the India-Bangladesh Border in the morning of May 21.
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May - 21 
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Mohamad Hafiz, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh in Chandel District on May 21. He confessed that he was operating as an informer of the outfit.
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Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, Mohamad Hafiz, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh in Chandel District on May 21. He confessed that he was operating as an informer of the outfit.
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May - 21 
Meghalaya Police arrested a cadre of the Bangladesh-based Achik Special Dragon Party (ASDP) outfit, identified as Subro R. Marak, from Mawpyllun village in the West Khasi Hills District on May 21, according to Shillong Times. Subro R. Marak, who belo
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Meghalaya Police arrested a cadre of the Bangladesh-based Achik Special Dragon Party (ASDP) outfit, identified as Subro R. Marak, from Mawpyllun village in the West Khasi Hills District on May 21, according to Shillong Times. Subro R. Marak, who belonged to Koraigora village of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, was arrested when he was on his way to extort INR 5000000 from a non-tribal trader of the area. The outfit had reportedly made the demand for the amount long ago through a cell phone from Bangladesh. The report adds that ASDP is a new outfit formed by some Garo people who are Bangladeshi nationals.
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May - 21 
Police killed a ‘battalion commander’ belonging to the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit during an encounter with militants at village Guddar in the Kulgam District on May 21, Daily Excelsior reported. The slain militant has been identified as Ah
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Police killed a ‘battalion commander’ belonging to the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit during an encounter with militants at village Guddar in the Kulgam District on May 21, Daily Excelsior reported. The slain militant has been identified as Ahmad Din alias Wasim, a resident of Shivras Gool Gulab Garh in Reasi, a Police spokesman said. One AK 47 rifle, four AK magazines, 98 AK rounds, one Chinese pistol, two pistol magazines, eight pistol rounds, one satellite phone and one wireless set were recovered from his possession, he added.
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May - 21 
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse on May 21 assured the visiting Indian envoys — National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon — that his Government is committed to a political solution to address the grievance
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Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse on May 21 assured the visiting Indian envoys — National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon — that his Government is committed to a political solution to address the grievance of the Tamil people in the country, Colombo Page reported. The President assured the Indian envoys a long-term political settlement based on the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution that provides for devolution of powers to the provinces within a united country. He also said that his Government had drawn up a plan for resettlement of 2.8 lakh war-displaced people in their original places of habitation in the north within the next six months, adds The Hindu. He also promised to give a copy of the death certificate of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran to enable India close the 18-year-old case of assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The immediate focus of the discussion between the parties was the resettlement of around 265,000 Tamil civilians now sheltered in the welfare villages in Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna, Colombo Page reported. During the discussion Sri Lanka told the Indian delegation that it plans to dismantle the relief camps at and resettle at least 80 percent of the displaced in their original homes by the end of the year. During the meeting with the President, India pledged to provide all possible assistance in the implementation of such a plan in areas such as de-mining, provision of civil infrastructure and re-construction of houses. The two Indian leaders, who arrived in the country on May 20 on a two-day visit, pledged India's fullest support to reconstruct the war affected areas and offered a INR 5 billion relief package to assist the internally displaced persons.
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May - 21 
The Chhattisgarh Government has asked for a financial assistance of nearly INR 160 billion from the Finance Commission to fight the insurgency and work for the development of the State, PTI reported. The demand was made by Chief Minister Raman Singh
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The Chhattisgarh Government has asked for a financial assistance of nearly INR 160 billion from the Finance Commission to fight the insurgency and work for the development of the State, PTI reported. The demand was made by Chief Minister Raman Singh at a meeting with the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission, Dr Vijay Kelkar. Raising the issue of Maoist insurgency prevalent across the State, the Chief Minister said there is a need for more Police stations in the affected areas. More barracks are needed for the safety of Police personnel on duty, Singh said and demanded grants for fighting the insurgency
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May - 21 
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, C.R. Jaisinghe, told PTI in New Delhi that the Rajapakse Government is planning to hold provincial elections in the Tamil-dominated areas freed from LTTE control, a step which India has been repeatedly under
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The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, C.R. Jaisinghe, told PTI in New Delhi that the Rajapakse Government is planning to hold provincial elections in the Tamil-dominated areas freed from LTTE control, a step which India has been repeatedly underlining. “Our country is now free of terror. The President [Mahinda Rajapakse] has already made it clear that the concerns of the Tamil Diaspora will be addressed. We will hold provincial council elections in the northern region.”
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May - 21 
The United Peoples’ Party of Kangleipak outfit in a press release said it has launched “Operation Wayel” to keep a tight vigil on Government contract work and ensure that all executed work are confirm to the prescribed norms.
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The United Peoples’ Party of Kangleipak outfit in a press release said it has launched “Operation Wayel” to keep a tight vigil on Government contract work and ensure that all executed work are confirm to the prescribed norms.
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May - 21 
Two persons, including a woman, were wounded when an unidentified militant carried out a bomb attack on the residence of a fertilizer trader, Laitonjam Pisak, at Khurai Konsam Leikai in Imphal East District on May 21, according to Imphal Free Press.
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Two persons, including a woman, were wounded when an unidentified militant carried out a bomb attack on the residence of a fertilizer trader, Laitonjam Pisak, at Khurai Konsam Leikai in Imphal East District on May 21, according to Imphal Free Press. Pisak had earlier been asked by an unspecified militant outfit to pay ransom of INR 400,000-500,000. His residence was reportedly attacked a month ago by militants.
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May - 21 
19 people, including 11 suspected militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed in the ongoing military operation and a roadside blast in the Maidan area of Dir Lower District in NWFP on May 21, The News reported. Sources said two SF
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19 people, including 11 suspected militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed in the ongoing military operation and a roadside blast in the Maidan area of Dir Lower District in NWFP on May 21, The News reported. Sources said two SF personnel, identified as Captain Omarzeb and Lance Naik Shahzad Alam, were killed and two others sustained injuries when a military convoy was attacked with a remote-controlled bomb in the Shahi Koto area of Maidan. Consequent to the blast, SFs opened fire, killing four persons and injuring two children. Further, one trooper, Mehboob, was killed during the search operation in the Kumbar area. Four militants were also killed in the search operation.
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May - 21 
At least nine persons - four civilians and five Security Force personnel - were killed and 25 injured in a suicide attack near a Frontier Corps (FC) fort in the Jandola area of Tank on May 21-evening, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV c
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At least nine persons - four civilians and five Security Force personnel - were killed and 25 injured in a suicide attack near a Frontier Corps (FC) fort in the Jandola area of Tank on May 21-evening, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, an explosives-laden truck rammed into the FC camp damaging several nearby shops and the fort.
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May - 21 
During clashes in the Nanbati and Kalpani areas, seven militants were killed, while a soldier sustained injuries. In addition, a man was shot dead in Chakdara for violating curfew. Residents of the area reportedly said there was a curfew in the area
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During clashes in the Nanbati and Kalpani areas, seven militants were killed, while a soldier sustained injuries. In addition, a man was shot dead in Chakdara for violating curfew. Residents of the area reportedly said there was a curfew in the area for the last eight days.
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May - 21 
Five people were injured when a bomb exploded in a hair-cutting saloon in the coastal town of Pasni in Balochistan in the night of May 21, Dawn reported. Police said some people who had come for a hair cut left a small bag in the saloon. “The bag con
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Five people were injured when a bomb exploded in a hair-cutting saloon in the coastal town of Pasni in Balochistan in the night of May 21, Dawn reported. Police said some people who had come for a hair cut left a small bag in the saloon. “The bag contained a home-made bomb which exploded,” a senior Police official told Dawn from Pasni.
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May - 21 
One person was wounded when some men on a motorbike hurled a grenade at a clinic in Dera Bugti town.
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One person was wounded when some men on a motorbike hurled a grenade at a clinic in Dera Bugti town.
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May - 21 
Security Forces said on May 21 that ‘a number of Taliban’ – including an important commander – and five soldiers were killed in 24 hours in Swat, in the latest update on the military operations, Daily Times reported. “An important ... [Taliban] comma
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Security Forces said on May 21 that ‘a number of Taliban’ – including an important commander – and five soldiers were killed in 24 hours in Swat, in the latest update on the military operations, Daily Times reported. “An important ... [Taliban] commander, Abu Tariq, was killed and seven Taliban were apprehended… A number of Taliban were killed, while five soldiers also died in Kanju and Takhtaband area,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations. The Security Forces (SFs) have cleared a number of Taliban hideouts in Peochar valley, and are conducting search and destroy operations that have resulted in several battles between the Taliban and the troops. The SFs have reportedly secured and cleared the area up to Shahid Khapa, and are strengthening their positions around Takhtaband Bridge, Barikot, Gokdara and Udigram areas. The SFs also attacked Banai Baba Ziarat on May 20 and secured the highest point in the area.
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May - 21 
Taliban commander Yar Syed alias Chakri and five of his associates surrendered to the Government at a jirga (council of elders) in Mohmand Agency on May 21, Daily Times reported. Yar Syed, a Tehreek-e-Taliban commander in Mohmand Agency, also handed
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Taliban commander Yar Syed alias Chakri and five of his associates surrendered to the Government at a jirga (council of elders) in Mohmand Agency on May 21, Daily Times reported. Yar Syed, a Tehreek-e-Taliban commander in Mohmand Agency, also handed over weapons to the political administration. He conceded that “I was in the wrong”, and assured the Political Agent that he and the five other men would remain peaceful.
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May - 21 
The Adenzai Qaumi Jirga (council of elders) held successful talks with the militants and the Taliban agreed to leave the area. The militants’ commanders reportedly assured the elders that they would leave the area to end the misery of the local popul
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The Adenzai Qaumi Jirga (council of elders) held successful talks with the militants and the Taliban agreed to leave the area. The militants’ commanders reportedly assured the elders that they would leave the area to end the misery of the local population. Locals claimed that the Taliban had started moving out of the area.
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May - 21 
The Karachi Police on May 21 arrested two suspected Al Qaeda militants and seized explosives and weapons from their possession, Dawn reported. The Crime Investigation Department’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Fayyaz Khan, said the suspects – Amjad
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The Karachi Police on May 21 arrested two suspected Al Qaeda militants and seized explosives and weapons from their possession, Dawn reported. The Crime Investigation Department’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Fayyaz Khan, said the suspects – Amjad Zamir Khattak alias Musarrat alias Talha and Mohammed Asim alias Tipu Sultan alias Babu, were arrested at Musharraf Colony near Hawkesbay following a shootout. He said three of their accomplices - Mohammed Safir alias Saifullah, Adnan and Abdul Hameed – escaped under the cover of heavy fire. A suicide jacket, packed with 12 kilograms of C4 explosives, two detonators, two hand grenades and two TT pistols along with five bullets were seized from the arrested suspects, who originally belonged to the banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami. “They planned to target the leaders of a political party, CID police officials, Ahmedis, offices of intelligence agencies and the religious buildings of Shia and Ismaili communities,” the SP said. The SP said suspect Asim hailed from Swat and belonged to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. “He was trained at Miranshah where he was also involved in attacks on security forces,” he added. Suspect Amjad hailed from Nowshera and was also involved in terrorist activities. “The suspects disclosed that they were sent to Karachi for suicide bombing by an Al Qaeda commander, Mati ur Rehman alias Qari Ibrahim alias Samad Siyal, who was operating his network in Miranshah,” the SP said, adding that Mati ur Rehman, who carries a reward of PKR 10 million for his arrest, was also an absconder in the Daniel Pearl case.
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May - 21 
The top US military officer said on May 21 he is concerned that the US troop build-up to oust insurgents from Afghanistan could further destabilise neighbouring Pakistan, according to Daily Times. However, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm Mike Mull
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The top US military officer said on May 21 he is concerned that the US troop build-up to oust insurgents from Afghanistan could further destabilise neighbouring Pakistan, according to Daily Times. However, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm Mike Mullen, speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the military planning is under way to try to avoid that. Mullen said he believes the upcoming increase of 21,000 US forces in Afghanistan “is about right” for the new strategy of trying to quell the insurgency and speed up training of Afghan Security Forces. Mullen urged the US lawmakers to support military and economic assistance programmes for Pakistan in a manner that helps build trust with the South Asian nation and advance US goals to get rid of Al Qaeda threat in the region.
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May - 21 
According to Nepal News, normal business of the Parliament that has been obstructed for more than two weeks after Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned on May 4 is likely to resume on May 21 (today) with an informal understanding between th
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According to Nepal News, normal business of the Parliament that has been obstructed for more than two weeks after Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned on May 4 is likely to resume on May 21 (today) with an informal understanding between the Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and the Speaker of the Parliament Subash Chandra Nemwang on May 21. The Prime Minister assured the Speaker to allow normal proceedings of the House after the latter agreed on allowing the Maoists to register the ‘commitment proposal’ against the President’s move to block the Government decision to dismiss the Army chief at the Parliament.
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May - 21 
According to Nepal News, the advisory committee on parliamentary procedures on May 21 decided to hold the election for a new Prime Minister (PM) at 3pm on May 23. The committee also handed over the authority to Speaker Subas Nembang to decide the iss
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According to Nepal News, the advisory committee on parliamentary procedures on May 21 decided to hold the election for a new Prime Minister (PM) at 3pm on May 23. The committee also handed over the authority to Speaker Subas Nembang to decide the issue of the resolution by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) against the President's decision to block the Government decision to dismiss the Army chief.
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May - 21 
Nepal News reports quoting Nepal Samacharpatra said that Police seized 35 kilograms of explosive substance from a Delhi-Kathmandu bus from Kathmandu. Chief of Kathmandu Police Navaraj Silwal said a substance called liquid mercury, used to make bombs,
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Nepal News reports quoting Nepal Samacharpatra said that Police seized 35 kilograms of explosive substance from a Delhi-Kathmandu bus from Kathmandu. Chief of Kathmandu Police Navaraj Silwal said a substance called liquid mercury, used to make bombs, was seized from the bus at Kamalpokhari.
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May - 21 
The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) has decided to send representatives to the proposed Madhav Kumar Nepal-led Government. Its central committee decided on May 21 to join the Government after a debate but failed to finalise who would lead the party i
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The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) has decided to send representatives to the proposed Madhav Kumar Nepal-led Government. Its central committee decided on May 21 to join the Government after a debate but failed to finalise who would lead the party in the new coalition.
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May - 21 
An extremist, identified as Masud, was arrested along with a pistol loaded with four bullets while fleeing after a bomb attack on the livestock office in Kushtia town in the night of May 21, reports Daily Star. This is the third incident of bomb atta
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An extremist, identified as Masud, was arrested along with a pistol loaded with four bullets while fleeing after a bomb attack on the livestock office in Kushtia town in the night of May 21, reports Daily Star. This is the third incident of bomb attack reported in the District during the last two months.
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May - 21 
Dhaka court on May 21 placed the Deputy Assistant Director of BDR, Syed Towhidul Alam, on a seven-day remand in an arms case filed with the Sabujbagh Police Station.
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Dhaka court on May 21 placed the Deputy Assistant Director of BDR, Syed Towhidul Alam, on a seven-day remand in an arms case filed with the Sabujbagh Police Station.
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May - 21 
The national probe committee on Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) mutiny did not find any militant, political or foreign links to the carnage at Pilkhana headquarters, reports Daily Star. "BDR jawans committed the murders on their own. Our investigation did
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The national probe committee on Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) mutiny did not find any militant, political or foreign links to the carnage at Pilkhana headquarters, reports Daily Star. "BDR jawans committed the murders on their own. Our investigation did not find any involvement of outsiders--political leaders, militants or foreign forces," an unnamed member of the Government probe body told in the evening of May 21. According to the 309-page inquiry report submitted to Home Minister Sahara Khatunon on May 21, the BDR rank and file already had grievances pent up for years. It also said the mutiny was continuation of the revolts in 1973 and 1991 over leadership in the border force, added the probe body member. Meanwhile, some unidentified sources close to the committee said that several BDR personnel had claimed the mutiny was part of their movement against discrimination by the Army officers deputed to BDR. In its report, the committee recommends that those responsible be tried under the military act for a speedy trial. It also suggests that BDR personnel should not be engaged in programmes like 'Operation Dal-Bhat', which was introduced to contain price hike of essentials during the caretaker Government rule. It also advised a further inquiry into the claims of foreign links.
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May - 21 
10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed by the Army troops in the Kadawana jungle area of Trincomalee District in the afternoon of May 21, reports Sri Lanka Army. Subsequently, the troops recovered dead bodies of all the 10 s
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10 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed by the Army troops in the Kadawana jungle area of Trincomalee District in the afternoon of May 21, reports Sri Lanka Army. Subsequently, the troops recovered dead bodies of all the 10 slain militants along with seven T-56 weapons, one M-16 weapon, eight hand grenades, one claymore mine of seven kilograms and one radio set from the area. Three senior militants, identified as Sathyan Master, Kanthan and Oviyan were among the killed.
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May - 21 
According to a Sri Lanka Army report, Police found one hand grenade from the Giritale area in Polonnaruwa District on May 21.
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According to a Sri Lanka Army report, Police found one hand grenade from the Giritale area in Polonnaruwa District on May 21.
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May - 21 
Army troops recovered dead bodies of six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with one 122-mm artillery gun, three micro pistols, 27 pistols, 94 T-56 weapons, three T-81 weapons, four Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG), four FNC we
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Army troops recovered dead bodies of six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with one 122-mm artillery gun, three micro pistols, 27 pistols, 94 T-56 weapons, three T-81 weapons, four Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG), four FNC weapons, 24 pistol ammunition, nine I-Com sets, 26 claymore mines, one 40-mm mortar barrel, one 81-mm mortar barrel, 14 Rocket Propelled Guns, six Light Machine Guns (LMG), two sniper weapons, eight 12.7-mm weapons with barrels, six 37-mm barrels, one satellite phone, two 81-mm magazines, two 81-mm LMG drums, seven MPMG links, and one unidentified weapon and SLR 2024 in cash during search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal area of Mullaitivu District on May 21, reported Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 21 
On May 21, four hand grenades, four anti-personnel mines and 17 rounds of T-56 ammunition were found by the troops in the Sampur area of Trincomalee District, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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On May 21, four hand grenades, four anti-personnel mines and 17 rounds of T-56 ammunition were found by the troops in the Sampur area of Trincomalee District, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 21 
Police were checking the telephone numbers received and originating from the mobile phones of several high ranking LTTE militants killed and arrested at Mullaitivu last week.
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Police were checking the telephone numbers received and originating from the mobile phones of several high ranking LTTE militants killed and arrested at Mullaitivu last week.
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May - 21 
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse on May 21 assured the visiting Indian envoys — National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon — that his Government is committed to a political solution to address the grievance
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Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse on May 21 assured the visiting Indian envoys — National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon — that his Government is committed to a political solution to address the grievance of the Tamil people in the country, Colombo Page reported. The President assured the Indian envoys a long-term political settlement based on the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution that provides for devolution of powers to the provinces within a united country. He also said that his Government had drawn up a plan for resettlement of 2.8 lakh war-displaced people in their original places of habitation in the north within the next six months, adds The Hindu. He also promised to give a copy of the death certificate of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran to enable India close the 18-year-old case of assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The immediate focus of the discussion between the parties was the resettlement of around 265,000 Tamil civilians now sheltered in the welfare villages in Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna, Colombo Page reported. During the discussion Sri Lanka told the Indian delegation that it plans to dismantle the relief camps at and resettle at least 80 percent of the displaced in their original homes by the end of the year. During the meeting with the President, India pledged to provide all possible assistance in the implementation of such a plan in areas such as de-mining, provision of civil infrastructure and re-construction of houses. The two Indian leaders, who arrived in the country on May 20 on a two-day visit, pledged India's fullest support to reconstruct the war affected areas and offered a INR 5 billion relief package to assist the internally displaced persons.
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May - 21 
The dead body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and other leaders will be buried in Wanni, Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said on May 21, reported Colombo Page. The bodies would be buried as soon
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The dead body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and other leaders will be buried in Wanni, Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said on May 21, reported Colombo Page. The bodies would be buried as soon as possible after the initial investigations are over, he said. The military has collected over 350 bodies of militants after the final battle in Mullaitivu. Most of the bodies of the outfit’s leaders, including that of Prabhakaran, his son Charles Anthony and Sea Tiger leader Soosai, were already identified by the military.
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May - 21 
The Island reports that a special Police team has been deployed to arrest two Sinhala youth said to be in the south of the country who have had close connections with the LTTE. The two Sinhala youths are said to have played a prominent role in LTTE o
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The Island reports that a special Police team has been deployed to arrest two Sinhala youth said to be in the south of the country who have had close connections with the LTTE. The two Sinhala youths are said to have played a prominent role in LTTE operations, including bombings, killings and several sabotage activities. The duo had tipped off several militants who were lodged in Colombo for various subversive activities. They had escaped from their safe havens when Police closed in on them. Their names and whereabouts were revealed to the Police by a Lt. Colonel of the Ratmalana Transit Camp arrested on May 14 for suspected links with the LTTE.
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May - 21 
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, C.R. Jaisinghe, told PTI in New Delhi that the Rajapakse Government is planning to hold provincial elections in the Tamil-dominated areas freed from LTTE control, a step which India has been repeatedly under
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The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, C.R. Jaisinghe, told PTI in New Delhi that the Rajapakse Government is planning to hold provincial elections in the Tamil-dominated areas freed from LTTE control, a step which India has been repeatedly underlining. “Our country is now free of terror. The President [Mahinda Rajapakse] has already made it clear that the concerns of the Tamil Diaspora will be addressed. We will hold provincial council elections in the northern region.”
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May - 21 
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed concern over conditions in the camps set up for people displaced by the recent fighting in Sri Lanka, according to The Hindu. A statement issued by the agency said up to 80,000 peopl
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed concern over conditions in the camps set up for people displaced by the recent fighting in Sri Lanka, according to The Hindu. A statement issued by the agency said up to 80,000 people left the conflict zone in the last three days alone, bringing the total number of those displaced in the last several months to 2,80,000. “As the fighting in north-east Sri Lanka comes to an end, the scale of the challenges facing UNHCR and other humanitarian agencies on the ground become more apparent,” said agency’s spokesperson Ron Redmond. He said some 2,30,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) had been screened and registered and were currently accommodated in 41 sites spread across four districts. Another 50,000 people were undergoing screening and registration at various points and awaiting transportation to the sites. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is slated to visit Sri Lanka on May 22-23 for a first-hand look at the situation.
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May - 22 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Naorem Surjit Singh alias Ojito, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Kakching Turel Wangma area on May 22, reports Imphal Free Press. He confessed that he j
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Naorem Surjit Singh alias Ojito, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Kakching Turel Wangma area on May 22, reports Imphal Free Press. He confessed that he joined the outfit in the year 2000 and got military training at Chittagong Hill Tract area in Bangladesh.
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May - 22 
According to Telegraph, 12 persons were injured when a group of eight militants of the Black Widow (BW) outfit attacked a goods train in the North Cachar Hills District on May 22. Police sources said the Badarpur-bound train from Lumding was attacked
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According to Telegraph, 12 persons were injured when a group of eight militants of the Black Widow (BW) outfit attacked a goods train in the North Cachar Hills District on May 22. Police sources said the Badarpur-bound train from Lumding was attacked between the Langting and Dijaobra stations. Two railway personnel, including an assistant engineer, three personnel of the India Reserve Battalion and seven constables of Assam Police were injured in the attack. The militants fled when “the security personnel inside the heavily fortified goods train retaliated strongly,” a Maibong Police source said.
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May - 22 
According to Tripurainfo, Border Security Force personnel arrested a women cadre of the banned All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), identified as Bibika Debbarma (23), from the Sidhai Police Station area of North District on May 22.
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According to Tripurainfo, Border Security Force personnel arrested a women cadre of the banned All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), identified as Bibika Debbarma (23), from the Sidhai Police Station area of North District on May 22.
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May - 22 
An unidentified militants shot at and wounded a school teacher, Biswajit Debnath, near Patharghat area of Kokrajhar town.
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An unidentified militants shot at and wounded a school teacher, Biswajit Debnath, near Patharghat area of Kokrajhar town.
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May - 22 
Army arrested one linkman of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Imamuddin Chowdhury (30), from his Badripar residence of Silchar in Cachar District, reports Assam Tribune.
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Army arrested one linkman of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammed Imamuddin Chowdhury (30), from his Badripar residence of Silchar in Cachar District, reports Assam Tribune.
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May - 22 
Following the killing of 16 Security Force personnel by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 21 in Maharashtra, Police have beefed up security in the State in May 22, PTI reported. "Security has been beefed up in the Naxal-infested
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Following the killing of 16 Security Force personnel by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 21 in Maharashtra, Police have beefed up security in the State in May 22, PTI reported. "Security has been beefed up in the Naxal-infested areas of Kanker and Rajnandgaon Districts," said an unnamed senior Police official.
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May - 22 
Home Minister Jayant Patil said the State Government has decided to set up a dedicated force of two to three battalions to tackle the Maoist violence and seek eight to 10 battalions of central paramilitary force to be stationed in eastern Vidarbha re
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Home Minister Jayant Patil said the State Government has decided to set up a dedicated force of two to three battalions to tackle the Maoist violence and seek eight to 10 battalions of central paramilitary force to be stationed in eastern Vidarbha region, Times of India reported. Patil also said that he will convene a meeting in Mumbai in first week of June to chalk out a joint strategy with Home Ministers of the neighbouring States of Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Orissa. Expressing an immediate need of additional special forces from the Central Government to deal with the Maoist activities in Gadchiroli, he said; “Chhattisgarh has 16 battalions of central forces posted in its territory, Andhra Pradesh too has few such battalions, but Maharashtra has none. I am going to raise the demand with Union Home Minister to deploy at least eight to 10 central paramilitary battalions permanently in State. Besides this, we (State Government) will also raise two to three new battalions to deal with the Naxalites.” Rejecting the theory of military solution to Naxal problem, he said that “military action at this stage is not acceptable. It will be the last resort.”
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May - 22 
On May 22, the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District by killing three militants attempting to sneak into Kashmir Valley from across the border, Daily Excelsior reported. A defence spokesman said troops gu
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On May 22, the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District by killing three militants attempting to sneak into Kashmir Valley from across the border, Daily Excelsior reported. A defence spokesman said troops guarding LoC in the Tangdhar area of Kupwara observed movement of some militants in the morning and immediately laid multiple ambushes. In the encounter that followed after the heavily-armed infiltrators crossed into the Indian side, three militants were killed and a large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession. The identity of the slain militants is yet to be established.
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May - 22 
Troops from the Rashtriya Rifles and Police arrested an ‘A’ category militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, identified as Khalid alias Sohail alias Toufeel, from Sopore in the Baramulla District. One pistol, one magazine and five rounds were
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Troops from the Rashtriya Rifles and Police arrested an ‘A’ category militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, identified as Khalid alias Sohail alias Toufeel, from Sopore in the Baramulla District. One pistol, one magazine and five rounds were recovered from his possession. On his disclosure, the Security Forces conducted a raid in the Badamibadh area and arrested an over-ground worker of the HM, identified as Mohammed Sayeed. From the hideout, a laptop, several electronic gadgets and fake stamps were recovered.
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May - 22 
17 militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and ten SF personnel sustained injuries during fighting in various areas of Swat District on May 22, Dawn reported. According to an official announcement, troops are consolidating their
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17 militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and ten SF personnel sustained injuries during fighting in various areas of Swat District on May 22, Dawn reported. According to an official announcement, troops are consolidating their positions and expanding their control over the valley. The SFs are reported to have secured militants’ strongholds in Takhtaband village and Qambar. During an encounter between the two sides, eight militants and one soldier were killed and six SF personnel were wounded.
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May - 22 
A powerful car bomb exploded near the Tasveer Mahal Cinema hall in the busy Kabuli Chowk area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on May 22, killing at least 10 people and injuring over 65 others, The News reported. Besides destroying the front elevati
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A powerful car bomb exploded near the Tasveer Mahal Cinema hall in the busy Kabuli Chowk area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on May 22, killing at least 10 people and injuring over 65 others, The News reported. Besides destroying the front elevation of the Tasveer Mahal Cinema, the powerful explosion also damaged another nearby movie hall, dozens of music centres and shops as well as several vehicles. The blast also disconnected power supply to the area hampering rescue efforts. Windowpanes of buildings in the adjoining Qissa Khwani, Khyber Bazaar, Mohallah Jhangi, Shoba Bazaar and Namakmandi areas were damaged due to the impact of the explosion. The Capital City Police Officer, Safwat Ghayyur, while admitting a security lapse, said 40-50 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast. However, bomb disposal squad experts said over 60 kilograms of explosives and several mortar shells were used in the bomb that was triggered through a time-device.
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May - 22 
Bodies of two policemen were found lying in the Nishat Chowk in Mingora town. In addition, four militants were arrested from the Kot Musa area.
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Bodies of two policemen were found lying in the Nishat Chowk in Mingora town. In addition, four militants were arrested from the Kot Musa area.
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May - 22 
In the Shangla District, troops took control of Baini Baba Ziarat, Nazarabad, Uchraisar, and Wanai Ridge. During clashes between the Taliban and SFs, three militants and an Army officer were killed.
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In the Shangla District, troops took control of Baini Baba Ziarat, Nazarabad, Uchraisar, and Wanai Ridge. During clashes between the Taliban and SFs, three militants and an Army officer were killed.
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May - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 22 launched a military operation in the South Waziristan Agency (SWA). The action came a year after a secret peace deal with Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, official and tribal sources told The News. According to sources
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 22 launched a military operation in the South Waziristan Agency (SWA). The action came a year after a secret peace deal with Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, official and tribal sources told The News. According to sources, SFs rained artillery and mortar shells on suspected locations of the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants in the Mehsud inhabited areas of South Waziristan. There were no details about any loss of life in the shelling.
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May - 22 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas, however, denied launching any military operation in South Waziristan. He said the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) had taken some action but he had no further deta
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas, however, denied launching any military operation in South Waziristan. He said the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) had taken some action but he had no further details. Official and tribal sources said SFs at Jandola and Manzai military camps began artillery shelling on the Taliban’s suspected positions in Srarogha, Kotkai and Spinkai Raghzai villages of Mehsud tribal people. An unnamed security official told The News that the artillery shelling was a reaction to the suicide attack near Jandola FC camp on May 21, in which 12 people were killed and several others injured.
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May - 22 
The Special Investigation Unit of Karachi Police foiled plans for major terrorist activities in the city by arresting six militants belonging to al Qaeda and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from an inn in Sohrab Goth on May 22, The News reported.
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The Special Investigation Unit of Karachi Police foiled plans for major terrorist activities in the city by arresting six militants belonging to al Qaeda and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from an inn in Sohrab Goth on May 22, The News reported. During a raid based on a tip-off, five suicide bombing jackets, more than 10 kilograms of C-4 explosive material, several guns, a large quantity of ammunition and electronic items were also recovered.
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A Nepali Congress (NC) activist, identified as Uma Kant Hamal, was killed in Jumla, the headquarters of Jumla District, in the night of May 22, reports Nepal News. NC claimed that Hamal was killed by the Young Communist League (YCL) cadres. Hamal was
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A Nepali Congress (NC) activist, identified as Uma Kant Hamal, was killed in Jumla, the headquarters of Jumla District, in the night of May 22, reports Nepal News. NC claimed that Hamal was killed by the Young Communist League (YCL) cadres. Hamal was abducted from his house at midnight by a gang of about 25 persons and his body was later found in a jungle in the morning of May 23 (today).
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May - 22 
Cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) on May 22 distributed leaflets in Bagmara and Durgapur Sub-Districts urging people to support their activities, reports Daily Star. They also pasted posters on walls of houses and educational institu
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Cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) on May 22 distributed leaflets in Bagmara and Durgapur Sub-Districts urging people to support their activities, reports Daily Star. They also pasted posters on walls of houses and educational institutions at Raghunathpur, Kismat Ganokoir, Badail, Koyamajompur, Ujankhalsi of Durgapur and Mohonganj, Mandipara and Jamloi of Bagmara, eyewitnesses said.
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May - 22 
About 280,000 ethnic Tamils have fled the fighting and are in camps. This includes the world's most populated refugee camp at Manik Farm, which now houses almost 200,000 people. The Government has revealed there are thousands of former LTTE militants
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About 280,000 ethnic Tamils have fled the fighting and are in camps. This includes the world's most populated refugee camp at Manik Farm, which now houses almost 200,000 people. The Government has revealed there are thousands of former LTTE militants mingling with regular civilians in the closely guarded camps. Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona told The Herald that about 4000 former militants had "sneaked in" to the general refugee population. This group was under close surveillance. "We will need to see how they will integrate and leave their past behind, or whether they will still harbour thoughts of going back into the jungle," Kohona said. "We are just watching them." Many may have been forced to support the Tigers and had not been serious combatants. "We would like to give them a chance to quietly reintegrate into society and not rake up their past and make a mess of their lives," he added. Another 2000 Tiger cadres who surrendered or were captured were being "rehabilitated" in special facilities, Kohona added further.
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May - 22 
Head of international secretariat of the intelligence wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Arivazhakan, on May 22 categorically denied the reports that the outfit’s chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has been killed, according to the pro-LT
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Head of international secretariat of the intelligence wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Arivazhakan, on May 22 categorically denied the reports that the outfit’s chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has been killed, according to the pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net. He urged the global Tamil community not to trust the "engineered rumours," being spread by the Government of Sri Lanka and its military establishment. "Our beloved leader is alive," he said and added that the LTTE leadership will make contact with its people at a suitable time in future. "These rumours have been set afloat to confuse the global Tamil community which has been voicing support for the liberation of Tamil Eelam," he further said. Arivazhakan, who verified his identity through a senior reporter in Sri Lanka, did not reveal his location due to security reasons.
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May - 22 
More than 6000 Sri Lankan Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and nearly 30,000 personnel were wounded during the last three years due to the fighting against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Colombo Page. In an intervi
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More than 6000 Sri Lankan Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and nearly 30,000 personnel were wounded during the last three years due to the fighting against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Colombo Page. In an interview with the state-owned television Rupavahini on May 22, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said 6261 SF personnel, Policemen and paramilitary guards were killed and 29551 were wounded in the offensive which commenced in August 2006 and concluded on May 17. He also said that since 1981 a total of 23,790 SF personnel, Policemen and women and paramilitary guards have been killed in the war. Though he did not give casualty figures for the LTTE, Reuters quoted military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara as saying that troops killed 22,000 LTTE fighters during Eelam War IV. The LTTE in November 2008 had said that they had lost more than 22,000 cadres since the first guerrilla death in November 1982.
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May - 22 
On the same day, the Security Forces (SFs) recovered two claymore mines, two light machine gun drums, 3878 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 200 rounds of MPMG ammunition, three hand grenades and three G3 A3 magazines during search and clear operations in
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On the same day, the Security Forces (SFs) recovered two claymore mines, two light machine gun drums, 3878 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 200 rounds of MPMG ammunition, three hand grenades and three G3 A3 magazines during search and clear operations in the Adampan, Malawi and Akkarayankulam areas of Kilinochchi District. During similar search and clear operations the SFs recovered 10 hand grenades from the Yakawewa area of Vavuniya District
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May - 22 
The United Nations this week said the conflict had killed between 80,000-100,000 people since it erupted into full-scale civil war in 1983 - including unofficial and unverified tallies showing 7,000 civilian deaths since January.
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The United Nations this week said the conflict had killed between 80,000-100,000 people since it erupted into full-scale civil war in 1983 - including unofficial and unverified tallies showing 7,000 civilian deaths since January.
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May - 22 
Troops continuing search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal area recovered 20 T-56 Weapons, one T-81 weapon, one 60-mm mortar launcher, two 40-mm grenade launcher, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), one M-16gun, four FNC guns, two suici
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Troops continuing search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal area recovered 20 T-56 Weapons, one T-81 weapon, one 60-mm mortar launcher, two 40-mm grenade launcher, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), one M-16gun, four FNC guns, two suicide jackets, two shotguns, one mini UZI gun, four radar scanners and four radar monitors. Separately, 780 rounds of 12.7-mm ammunition, three 120-mm mortar bombs, six 81-mm mortar bombs, two hundred and forty-five 120-mm fuses, eight 60-mm mortar bombs, 105 fuses, 105 anti-personnel mines, eight 1.5 kilograms claymore mines and four improvised explosive devices during search and clear operations in the Udayarukattukulam area.
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May - 22 
Troops found a hand grenade and two cyanide capsules from the Kuppankulam area.
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Troops found a hand grenade and two cyanide capsules from the Kuppankulam area.
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May - 22 
Troops found five decomposed dead bodies of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with three I-com sets, two pistols and two magazines from the Mullaitivu area on May 22, reported Sri Lanka Army.
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Troops found five decomposed dead bodies of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with three I-com sets, two pistols and two magazines from the Mullaitivu area on May 22, reported Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 22 
Troops recovered three suicide jackets, eighteen rounds of T-56 ammunition, thirty six micro pistol ammunition, one hand grenade, ten 40mm grenade launcher rounds, three electric detonators, one 40mm grenade launcher tool kit and two Army type unifor
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Troops recovered three suicide jackets, eighteen rounds of T-56 ammunition, thirty six micro pistol ammunition, one hand grenade, ten 40mm grenade launcher rounds, three electric detonators, one 40mm grenade launcher tool kit and two Army type uniforms during a search and clear operations in the general area of Elamurippukulam in Vavuniya on May 22, according to report of Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 23 
A Black Widow (BW) militant, identified as Monjil Kemprai, was arrested by the Meghalaya Police from Ladrymbai in Jaintia Hills District on May 23, when he was travelling in a vehicle from Saipung to capital Shillong to take a house on rent for his l
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A Black Widow (BW) militant, identified as Monjil Kemprai, was arrested by the Meghalaya Police from Ladrymbai in Jaintia Hills District on May 23, when he was travelling in a vehicle from Saipung to capital Shillong to take a house on rent for his leaders, according to Shillong Times. He belonged to Jingdal village near Haflong in the North Cachar Hills District of Assam. Another person, Rema Darnei, whom Police suspected to be a guide, was also arrested. Police also seized INR 50000 from Monjil's possession. The Superintendent of Police of Jaintia Hills District, M.K. Singh, said Kemprai had joined the BW in 2006 and had received arms training in Nagaland.
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May - 23 
According to Shillong Times, the dead body of the self-styled ‘secretary’ of National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) was recovered from Kiruphema in Dimapur District along the National Highway-39 in the evening of May 23. Official
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According to Shillong Times, the dead body of the self-styled ‘secretary’ of National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) was recovered from Kiruphema in Dimapur District along the National Highway-39 in the evening of May 23. Official sources on May 24 said that the slain militant was identified as Kevingulie Yeise, who was also the chairman of the Angami Region of the NSCN-K. He was abducted from his residence at Medziphema by unidentified gunmen on May 23, the sources added further.
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May - 23 
According to Telegraph, goods train services were indefinitely suspended due to frequent militant attacks in North Cachar Hills District. The decision for suspension of services was taken following May 22 militant attack on a Badarpur-bound goods tra
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According to Telegraph, goods train services were indefinitely suspended due to frequent militant attacks in North Cachar Hills District. The decision for suspension of services was taken following May 22 militant attack on a Badarpur-bound goods train that left 12 persons injured.
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May - 23 
According to Times of India, in the afternoon of May 23, in an open meeting, which the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) call a peoples' court’, at Madhupur village of Salboni in West Midnapore District, six influential Communist Party of
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According to Times of India, in the afternoon of May 23, in an open meeting, which the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) call a peoples' court’, at Madhupur village of Salboni in West Midnapore District, six influential Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres were made to march almost eight kilometres through local villages after being garlanded with shoes. They, along with 26 CPI-M cadres were forced to announce publicly that they were severing all ties with CPI-M forever. The peoples' court was organised and supervised by an armed Maoist squad leader, who said, "This is to punish them for their activities." He also ordered another group of CPI-M men to apologise before the crowd by doing squats while holding their ears.
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May - 23 
Telegraph reports that two persons, identified as Paswar and Maqsood, were beaten to death by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Banbar village under Bhandaria Police station in Garhwa District in the evening of May 23. Acc
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Telegraph reports that two persons, identified as Paswar and Maqsood, were beaten to death by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Banbar village under Bhandaria Police station in Garhwa District in the evening of May 23. According to Garhwa Superintendent Police (SP) Saket Singh, the Maoists first asked Paswar to provide them with a 9-mm pistol. When he pleaded his inability to do so, he was beaten to death with lathis (batons). Maqsood, too, was beaten to death in a similar way. A handbill left by the Maoists at the spot stated that Maqsood used to extort money in the name of their party organisation and that he was also a rapist. “Maqsood was a notorious criminal. He was released from jail about a month ago. But on what basis did the rebels demand a 9mm pistol from Paswar is rather intriguing. Both cases are being investigated,” said the SP over phone.
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May - 23 
According to Daily Times, suspected Taliban militants abducted two paramilitary soldiers from Inayat Kalay at Bajaur Agency in FATA, and the local administration arrested 189 Mamoond tribesmen in retaliation, officials said on May 23. Political Agent
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According to Daily Times, suspected Taliban militants abducted two paramilitary soldiers from Inayat Kalay at Bajaur Agency in FATA, and the local administration arrested 189 Mamoond tribesmen in retaliation, officials said on May 23. Political Agent Shafirullah Khan warned the Mamoond tribe in a jirga (council) against violating the deal it had made with the Government three months ago. A television channel said he gave them a three-day deadline to stop militant activities.
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May - 23 
At least 17 Taliban militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when troops launched a counter-insurgency Rah-e-Rast operation at Mingora in Swat of NWFP on May 23, chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, reports Daily Times. He
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At least 17 Taliban militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed when troops launched a counter-insurgency Rah-e-Rast operation at Mingora in Swat of NWFP on May 23, chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, reports Daily Times. He said the troops had secured a part of the city from the Circuit House to Makan Bagh. Battles to secure Nawan Killi have begun and a link up between forces coming from Fiza Ghat to Whataki Chowk and Ayub Bridge to Nawan Killi has been completed. Intense clashes were reported from Nishat Chowk in Mingora. The report adds that a suicide bomber was shot dead and an explosives-laden vehicle was destroyed in Makanzai area of the city. On the Qambar Ridge overlooking Mingora, three caves with large quantities of ammunition and rations were discovered during a search and destroy operation. The Taliban militants are on the run in small groups from their former Peochar stronghold. Troops have secured the vital Wanai Bridge linking Matta with Peochar. Gen Abbas said there were about 1,500 ‘hardcore militants’ still fighting in Swat, and that the army would try to complete the operation in eight weeks.
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May - 23 
Police in Charsadda District of the NWFP have said they arrested seven Taliban militants during a raid in the night of May 23, Daily Times reported. Charsadda Police chief Riaz Khan said the arrested men included Qari Ihsanullah, a Taliban commander
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Police in Charsadda District of the NWFP have said they arrested seven Taliban militants during a raid in the night of May 23, Daily Times reported. Charsadda Police chief Riaz Khan said the arrested men included Qari Ihsanullah, a Taliban commander suspected of carrying out attacks both in Pakistan and Afghanistan. “We recovered three suicide jackets, explosives and assault rifles from their possession,” he said.
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May - 23 
A woman was arrested from New Baneshwor for the bomb blast at the Assumption Church in Lalitpur on May 23. Speaking at a press conference in Nepal Police Club, the Deputy Inspector General Kuber Rana said 27-year old Sita Shrestha Thapa, a resident o
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A woman was arrested from New Baneshwor for the bomb blast at the Assumption Church in Lalitpur on May 23. Speaking at a press conference in Nepal Police Club, the Deputy Inspector General Kuber Rana said 27-year old Sita Shrestha Thapa, a resident of Gyaneshowr in capital Kathmandu, was arrested for her involvement in the blast. According to Rana, the injured Catholics have identified Thapa as the culprit in the incident. "Thapa admitted that she left a bag with a pressure cooker bomb in the Church premises while the morning prayers were underway," Police sources said.
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May - 23 
Kantipuronline reports that two persons were killed and 13 others wounded when a bomb exploded at a Catholic church in Dhobighat in the Lalitpur District in the morning of May 23 (today).The deceased were identified as Alicy Joshi (15), an Indian nat
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Kantipuronline reports that two persons were killed and 13 others wounded when a bomb exploded at a Catholic church in Dhobighat in the Lalitpur District in the morning of May 23 (today).The deceased were identified as Alicy Joshi (15), an Indian national, and Deepa Paitri (35). The bomb was detonated inside the church from a ladies bag at around 9.30am, an eyewitness said. According to Police, a leaflet of Defence Army was found at the incident site.
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May - 23 
On May 23, the Parliament elected Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal as the new Prime Minister of the country. Nepal was elected unopposed as no other candidates filed nomination for the post. Unifie
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On May 23, the Parliament elected Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal as the new Prime Minister of the country. Nepal was elected unopposed as no other candidates filed nomination for the post. Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) lawmakers walked out of the parliament hall, boycotting the election process and Nepali Janata Dal also stayed away from the election process. A small cabinet with representatives from major coalition partners is likely to be formed before the swearing in ceremony.
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May - 23 
The Constituent Assembly Secretariat announced the schedule for the election of the new Prime Minister, which will take place on May 23. The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal is the common candidate
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The Constituent Assembly Secretariat announced the schedule for the election of the new Prime Minister, which will take place on May 23. The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal is the common candidate of 22 political parties while the Maoists are yet to decide whether to field a candidate
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May - 23 
Attempts to smuggle out youth from camps housing Internally Displaced people (IDPs) prompted the Government to impose restrictions on visits to the IDP camps, a senior Government official said on May 23, Sunday Times reported. Human Rights Ministry S
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Attempts to smuggle out youth from camps housing Internally Displaced people (IDPs) prompted the Government to impose restrictions on visits to the IDP camps, a senior Government official said on May 23, Sunday Times reported. Human Rights Ministry Secretary Rajiva Wijesinha said certain persons with the connivance of the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) workers were involved in this plot. In the light of this, security sources said, a thorough screening of IDPs was under way in the camps. The purpose was to identify persons who were either Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres or had links with the outfit. Wijesinha said the authorities were also looking into reports that paramilitary operatives were known to be loitering inside the camps after gaining access through certain NGOs and this matter was being treated seriously by Government authorities. “The restrictions are aimed at bringing the situation in the camps to manageable levels where security is given the top most priority. Things get complicated when there are too many vehicles running up and down the camps thereby compromising security,” Wijesinha said. He said 52 NGOs had been mandated to operate inside the IDP camps and none of them was willing to operate on foot but insisted they brought their air conditioned vehicles which raised a lot of dust and dirt in the air leading to an environmental issue. “Therefore, we have asked them to reduce the number of vehicles during their movements inside the camps, and they have agreed,” he said. UN’s Colombo spokesperson Gordon Weiss confirmed the reports that attempts had been made by certain persons to smuggle out groups of IDPs from the welfare centres and this prompted the authorities to bring in the restrictions. “The situation indeed got out of control with so many aid agencies and individuals involved in the humanitarian work in the camps. Therefore the authorities were forced to act fast in bringing the situation under control,” Weiss said. Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies Chief Jeevan Thiyagarajah, however, said there was no truth in the reports that certain persons had attempted to smuggle out IDPs from the camps. He said NGOs were continuing with their work despite the restrictions imposed on the movement of vehicles.
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May - 23 
Defence Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said on May 23 that Government has retained samples of body-parts of Prabhakaran for DNA tests before he was cremated on May 20 in Mullaitivu. He said that the Government was prepared to conduct a DNA test shoul
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Defence Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said on May 23 that Government has retained samples of body-parts of Prabhakaran for DNA tests before he was cremated on May 20 in Mullaitivu. He said that the Government was prepared to conduct a DNA test should the necessity arise. “The defence establishment, however, has no doubts that he is dead,” he said. Minister Rambukwella said the fate of Prabhakaran’s wife and two younger children remained a mystery. “It is not clear if they were caught up in the battle or residing overseas,” he said. It was earlier reported that they have also been killed.
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May - 23 
On May 23, troops continuing search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal area of Mullaitivu District recovered one recoilless gun, twenty 40-mm grenade launcher cartridges, nine 40-mm grenade launchers, one .38 revolver, two radio sets, two
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On May 23, troops continuing search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal area of Mullaitivu District recovered one recoilless gun, twenty 40-mm grenade launcher cartridges, nine 40-mm grenade launchers, one .38 revolver, two radio sets, two dog tags, one binocular pouch, two FNC magazines, four T-56 magazines, two mini UZI magazines, one 9-mm pistol, 12 light machine gun links, 84 rounds of T-56 ammunition, three hand grenades, three 2.5 kilograms claymore mines, one 5 kilograms claymore mine, one passport, 289 T-56 weapons, 10 multi propose machine guns, 11 light machine guns, three FNC weapons, six pistols, twenty-four 5-mm weapons, 15 rocket propelled grenades, two 60-mm mortars, six 120-mm mortar bombs, 13 I-com sets, 13 T-81 weapons, six 12.7 weapons, one gas gun, eight .22 riffles, one sniper weapon, eight shotguns, five unidentified weapons, two 120-mm mortar bipods, eight gun carriers, eight thermo-baric weapons, four 12.7-mm weapon bipods, 49 light machine gun drums, 40 rounds of pistol ammunition, 120 of 12 bore cartridges, four 60-mm mortar sights, nine 60-mm base plates, 100 T-56 magazines, fifty FNC magazines. Also, troops recovered two packs, two T-81 magazines, 28 rounds of ammunition, one pouch, one 81-mm bomb and one dog tag from the Ampakamam area.
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May - 23 
Police personnel on search operation recovered one T-56 weapon, four magazines, 127rounds of T-56 ammunition, 15 detonators, two detonator codes, two anti-personnel mines (APM), five APM fuses, two remote controller units with two batteries, two cyan
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Police personnel on search operation recovered one T-56 weapon, four magazines, 127rounds of T-56 ammunition, 15 detonators, two detonator codes, two anti-personnel mines (APM), five APM fuses, two remote controller units with two batteries, two cyanide capsules, three hand grenades, two claymore chargers, one claymore circuit and one dog tag from the Kinniya area in the Nagautthu region of Trincomalee District on May 23, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 23 
Security Forces have, meanwhile, cremated the body of Prabhakaran, Army chief Sarath Fonseka said in an interview to be published on May 24. General Fonseka told Sunday Rivira, “We cremated the body in the same area and threw the ashes into the (Indi
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Security Forces have, meanwhile, cremated the body of Prabhakaran, Army chief Sarath Fonseka said in an interview to be published on May 24. General Fonseka told Sunday Rivira, “We cremated the body in the same area and threw the ashes into the (Indian) ocean.” He said, “Even before Prabhakaran was killed, I knew we had won the war, but I was overjoyed when I had confirmation of his death.
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May - 23 
The pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which till now insisted on recognising the outfit as the sole representative of the Tamil people, will now take some crucial decisions on their future stand in the coming
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The pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which till now insisted on recognising the outfit as the sole representative of the Tamil people, will now take some crucial decisions on their future stand in the coming days, party sources said on May 23, according to Nation.lk. The other major decision before them is whether to go along with the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, brought in under the Indo-Lanka Accord signed in 1987. Earlier, the TNA rejected the 13th Amendment as being totally inadequate. The Sri Lankan Government is to implement the 13th Amendment as a means of resolving the conflict. Now freed from LTTE shackles it looks as if some members of the TNA now want to arrive at a settlement with the South. TNA Parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran told The Nation that he never subscribed to the view of recognising LTTE as the sole representatives of the Tamils, adding that the short meeting they had with the two visiting Indian dignitaries on May 21 at the India House was hardly enough to bring out their problems. The party is now expected send a delegation to Delhi, after their group meeting, to pursue matters from there. Parliamentarian Kisshor too said that Tamil people were now sick of this never ending conflict and they are looking forward to a realistic solution.
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May - 23 
The Sri Lankan Government also pledged to investigate claims of human rights violations committed during the conflict with LTTE, according to BBC. The pledge was made in a joint UN-Sri Lankan statement at the end of a visit by Ban Ki-Moon. But the Go
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The Sri Lankan Government also pledged to investigate claims of human rights violations committed during the conflict with LTTE, according to BBC. The pledge was made in a joint UN-Sri Lankan statement at the end of a visit by Ban Ki-Moon. But the Government rejected UN calls to allow aid agencies immediate unhindered access to Tamil refugee camps. President Rajapakse said the authorities first had to identify any remaining LTTE fighters in the camps. Reports also indicate that Rajapakse assured the UN chief that the LTTE child soldiers would be brought to the mainstream as “productive citizens” and the civilians displaced due to the war would be resettled within 180 days under globally-accepted norms, according to PTI. “The objective of the rehabilitation process presently underway is to reintegrate former child soldiers into society as productive citizens,” he told the UN chief. He also referred to his policy of zero tolerance in relation to child recruitment. In cooperation with UNICEF, child-friendly procedures have been established for their “release and surrender” and rehabilitation in Protective Accommodation Centres.
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May - 23 
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following his visit to the Manik Farm camp, one of the major Infernally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Vavuniya, and conflict zone in Palamattalan met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at
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The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following his visit to the Manik Farm camp, one of the major Infernally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Vavuniya, and conflict zone in Palamattalan met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at Kandy on May 23, according to Colombo Page. During the press conference following the meeting he said theta the Sri Lankan Government is doing its utmost, though it lacks resources. "There is a wide gap between what is needed and what is available," he stated. The UN chief was on a 24-hour visit for a firsthand assessment of the post-war situation in Sri Lanka and arrived Colombo late in the night of May 22. Describing the visit to the camp “very sobering” he said, "I saw for myself the circumstances in which the survivors find themselves, and the suffering they have experienced." He urged the Sri Lankan Government to give UN and other international humanitarian agencies need immediate and unimpeded access to the camps to help the Government meet urgent humanitarian needs. He also urged the Government to expedite screening and registration processes, and make it easier for families to reunite and to allow people more freedom of movement in and out of the camps. The Secretary-General called on the Government to initiate a political process of accommodation, dialogue and reconciliation and said the government should also undertake certain confidence-building measures to "clearly and unmistakably" signal its good intentions in addressing root causes of Tamil and Muslim grievances. He warned that if issues of reconciliation and social inclusion are not dealt with, history could repeat itself. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama who also accompanied Ban Ki-Moon at the press briefing categorically said that the Sri Lankan Security Forces carried out the war against terrorism without leaving room for any human rights violations. He also said that the Government would now focus on finding a political solution for the ethnic strife and it was happy to see that almost all the political parties have rallied around the Government on reaching a political settlement. He also said that the Government expects to conclude resettlements in the region within these 180 days. According to the minister, the Government has already started the process in Mannar District. It has already been able to resettle several displaced families there during the first and second phases of the process. The only obstacles are the land mines which were buried by the LTTE, Minister Bogollagama pointed out. The Sri Lanka Government hopes to begin resettlement of the recently liberated areas in the North soon after de-mining is complete.
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May - 24 
According to countrywide alert given by Central Security Agencies, veteran cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) could be regrouping, reports Times of India. Police of 11 States, including Gujarat, were alerted some time ago, said a
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According to countrywide alert given by Central Security Agencies, veteran cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) could be regrouping, reports Times of India. Police of 11 States, including Gujarat, were alerted some time ago, said an unnamed senior official of the Gujarat Home department. The alert focuses on possible re-grouping of estranged SIMI cadres who have remained elusive for many years. "We are concerned about the men who were associated with arrested SIMI members. The alerts have been sent to States including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi, UP, Bihar, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. A list of specific cities and towns has been prepared by a nodal intelligence agency and then circulated to all States. Gujarat Government will procure a revised list soon. But, we are in a state of alert already," the official added.
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May - 24 
According to information posted on the London-based Akash Radio Website, the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) has claimed responsibility for the May 24 attacks on a Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship) in Vienna, reports The Hindu. The Website claimed that
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According to information posted on the London-based Akash Radio Website, the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) has claimed responsibility for the May 24 attacks on a Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship) in Vienna, reports The Hindu. The Website claimed that it had received an e-mail, written on the KZF’s letterhead, was signed by one Ranjit Singh. The KZF is said to have said the incident occurred because “these people did not heed to the warnings that they should not disrespect Guru Granth Sahibji by sitting parallel to Sri Guru Granth Sahibji; letting people bow before them in the Guru Sahib’s presence and committing various unacceptable anti-maryada (Sikh code of conduct) acts. As they continued to commit such sins, the KZF was forced to take this action.”
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May - 24 
According to Telegraph, unidentified militants lobbed a Chinese made hand grenade at the residence of Kangabam Tikendro, the councillor of Imphal Municipal Council, in Imphal West in the afternoon of May 24. However, the grenade failed to explode.
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According to Telegraph, unidentified militants lobbed a Chinese made hand grenade at the residence of Kangabam Tikendro, the councillor of Imphal Municipal Council, in Imphal West in the afternoon of May 24. However, the grenade failed to explode.
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May - 24 
Cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) set ablaze one earth dredging machine of a road construction company at a construction site in Dulsurma village of Palamu District late in the night of May 24, reports The Hindu. The incident to
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Cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) set ablaze one earth dredging machine of a road construction company at a construction site in Dulsurma village of Palamu District late in the night of May 24, reports The Hindu. The incident took place after the contractor failed to pay heed to the extortion demands of the extremists, Police said on May 25.
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May - 24 
CPI-Maoist cadres killed a registered medical practitioner, identified as B. Srinivasa Rao, after branding him as a Police informer in Rudradam near Wazeedu in Khammam District.
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CPI-Maoist cadres killed a registered medical practitioner, identified as B. Srinivasa Rao, after branding him as a Police informer in Rudradam near Wazeedu in Khammam District.
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May - 24 
Following the killing of 16 Policemen in Godchiroli on May 21, Maharashtra Home Minister Jayant Patil has called for a joint operation involving the neighbouring States, The Hindu reported on May 25. Patil said the new operation envisaged bringing t
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Following the killing of 16 Policemen in Godchiroli on May 21, Maharashtra Home Minister Jayant Patil has called for a joint operation involving the neighbouring States, The Hindu reported on May 25. Patil said the new operation envisaged bringing together the Home Ministers of neighbouring Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected States to counter the menace. It might include simultaneous combing operations. Maharashtra had placed orders for night-vision binoculars and some other equipment. “We are waiting for delivery of arms,” he informed. The State would demand more number of Central battalions. Earlier, the Union Government provided two battalions, which were later withdrawn. Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pradhan told that there were around 235 permanent Maoist cadres in north and south Gadchiroli. Hinting at a change in Maoist strategy, he said that earlier the attacks were carried out by cadres in small numbers. However, now they came in large numbers, he added.
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May - 24 
Gujarat Police have been asked to keep a special watch over Vadodara and Surat region. The surveillance list has 73 names procured from call lists of SIMI members arrested from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Some SIMI cadre’s
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Gujarat Police have been asked to keep a special watch over Vadodara and Surat region. The surveillance list has 73 names procured from call lists of SIMI members arrested from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Some SIMI cadre’s transaction details with two banks of Bangalore too has come handy. Some of the cadres, whose names appear in the list have been either caught or are under surveillance. A senior Gujarat police officer told TOI, "The existence of associated groups like the Frontier Mujahideen is also being probed actively. We are trying to gather conclusive evidence in this connection." Some of the lawyers, who took up SIMI cases in the past mainly in Delhi, are also under surveillance, said the official. "We have been ignoring the SIMI women's wing and the subsidiary group of SIMI activists who lay low because of the increased number of arrests after the serial bomb blasts in Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Surat and Delhi. The Security Agencies at Centre will give us detailed call lists of members that had showed allegiance to the main SIMI cadre prior to the blasts in various states," he added.
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May - 24 
In Chatra District, suspected Maoists blew up two blocks of a middle school building in the Kaura village under Pratapur Police Station, reports Telegraph. During the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Police had put up camps in these buildings.
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In Chatra District, suspected Maoists blew up two blocks of a middle school building in the Kaura village under Pratapur Police Station, reports Telegraph. During the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Police had put up camps in these buildings.
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May - 24 
Mahesh Gagda, a Member of Legislative Assembly from the Maoist-affected Bijapur constituency, has alleged that Maoists are forcibly taking away children from villages and using them as human shields against Security Forces, IANS reported on May 24. "
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Mahesh Gagda, a Member of Legislative Assembly from the Maoist-affected Bijapur constituency, has alleged that Maoists are forcibly taking away children from villages and using them as human shields against Security Forces, IANS reported on May 24. "Maoists are forcibly picking up boys and girls from their houses and schools in the interiors to use them as shields in the war against (security) forces," said Gagda. He also said "Maoists have completely halted development in about 100 villages out of 272 villages that form Bijapur constituency. Kids in Bijapur are carrying arms, even AK-47s. Maoists deliberately put arms on children's body and then cover these with a school dress or other simple clothes to dodge Police security and frisking. Maoist leaders always keep armed kids around themselves and whenever they want to kill anyone, they use the weapon being carried by the kid," adding "The Maoist menace has reached its flashpoint in Bijapur. They are forcibly recruiting boys and girls in their rank and file and generally girls are also sexually exploited."
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May - 24 
Maoist was killed and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel injured in an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists in Hazaribagh District on May 24, reports PTI. Acting on a tip-off that the Maoists of Jharkhand and Bihar
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Maoist was killed and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel injured in an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists in Hazaribagh District on May 24, reports PTI. Acting on a tip-off that the Maoists of Jharkhand and Bihar were holding a meeting in the deep forest in Tetariya More bordering Gaya District of Bihar, a security team was rushed to the area, sources said. When the Maoists saw the Security Forces, they opened fire in which a CRPF personnel, Raj Kumar, received bullet injuries on his shoulder. The SFs retaliated the fire in which a Maoist was killed, sources claimed.
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May - 24 
On May 24, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a dacoit for allegedly extorting money from people by posing himself as a Maoist in the East Champaran District, The Hindu reported. “Bihkara Prasad (35) was shot dead by Na
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On May 24, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a dacoit for allegedly extorting money from people by posing himself as a Maoist in the East Champaran District, The Hindu reported. “Bihkara Prasad (35) was shot dead by Naxals (left-wing extremists) at Bihsunpur village in the District on Sunday. After killing him the rebels fled, leaving behind leaflets saying those trying to malign the organisation would also face the same consequence,” said M. K. Anand, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Pakridayal sub-division.
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May - 24 
On May 24, Times of India reported that CPI-Maoists have opened a new front at their stronghold in Gadchiroli called ‘Indravati Company,’ christening it after the river that separates the States of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The revelation has c
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On May 24, Times of India reported that CPI-Maoists have opened a new front at their stronghold in Gadchiroli called ‘Indravati Company,’ christening it after the river that separates the States of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The revelation has come to fore recently, among other inputs, after surrendered Maoists revealed crucial details on being interrogated. ‘Indravati Company’, formed by amalgamating two platoon dalams (squads) having a strength of around 75 cadres, has been made functional to give impetus to the movement in the southern part of Gadchiroli, which is included in the ambitious Dandakaranya plan of the CPI-Maoists. The newly formed company, which is placed under Gadchiroli-based senior cadre identified as Suresh, has been assigned special responsibilities along with strengthening the movements in the stronghold.
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May - 24 
Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres set ablaze two dumpers near Hatihar village under Bano Police Station in Simdega District. Sources at the Police headquarters said the incident was an outcome of a dispute over levy amounts.
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Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres set ablaze two dumpers near Hatihar village under Bano Police Station in Simdega District. Sources at the Police headquarters said the incident was an outcome of a dispute over levy amounts.
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May - 24 
The Assam Rifles personnel rescued two abducted traders and arrested three NSCN-K cadres during an operation in Niu Colony area of Burma Camp in Dimapur District. The two rescued traders were identified as Umesh Singh and Rajiv Soni. One AK 56 rifle,
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The Assam Rifles personnel rescued two abducted traders and arrested three NSCN-K cadres during an operation in Niu Colony area of Burma Camp in Dimapur District. The two rescued traders were identified as Umesh Singh and Rajiv Soni. One AK 56 rifle, one 9mm Pistol besides magazines and live rounds were recovered from the possession of the arrested NSCN-K cadres.
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May - 24 
Two senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Patel Sudhakar Reddy alias Suryam alias Srikanth and Kanugula Venkataiah, were killed during an encounter with the Police at Gaurappa hillocks near Lavvala village in the t
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Two senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Patel Sudhakar Reddy alias Suryam alias Srikanth and Kanugula Venkataiah, were killed during an encounter with the Police at Gaurappa hillocks near Lavvala village in the thick Tadvai forest area in Warangal District on May 24, The Hindu reported. The encounter took place when one of the special party Police teams, who were pressed into combing operations for the past two weeks, spotted a group of Maoists camping on the top of Gaurappa hillocks near Lavvala village in Tadvai mandal (administrative unit). The Police recovered one AK 47, one 9 mm pistol, one 8 mm rifle, three kitbags, INR 20,000 in cash and revolutionary party literature from the encounter site. While Reddy, a native of Kurthi Ravala Cheruvu of Maldarkal mandal in Mahabubnagar District, was a Central Committee member, Venkataiah, a native of Inapur village in Cheriyal mandal of Warangal District, was a member of State Committee of CPI-Maoist and also a member of its technical wing. Reddy was involved in a number of murder cases, including that of former Home Minister Alimineti Madava Reddy and senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers Umesh Chandra and Vyas. He was the mastermind behind the assassination attempts on former Chief Ministers N. Chandrababu Naidu and N. Janardhan Reddy. He played a key role in the Police Station attacks of Bommala Ramaram, Thirumalagiri, Eragondapalem, Yadagirigutta, Dindi and some other Police Stations in the State. He was also involved in three landmine blasts at Bandlamotu in Guntur District and Vepanagandla in Mahabubnagar District, in which two Sub-Inspectors and 12 constables were killed. He was also looking after the military activities in Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra and was made member of the Central Committee. Venkataiah, who worked in Cherial, Gerailpally and Nalgonda area committees of the outfit in the State, was taken into the technical wing of the outfit in 2006 and was made State committee member.
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May - 24 
A senior activist of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in a target killing on May 24. 40-year old Allauddin was the Lines Area Unit in-charge of the banned Sunni outfit, and had earlier worked for the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). A s
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A senior activist of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in a target killing on May 24. 40-year old Allauddin was the Lines Area Unit in-charge of the banned Sunni outfit, and had earlier worked for the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). A source in the Criminal Investigation Department told Daily Times the deceased was currently engaged in re-organising the SSP in Karachi. Following the incident, participants of Allauddin’s funeral prayers started shooting guns in the air outside Imambargah-e-Ali Raza. Subsequently, dozens of people belonging to the Fiqa-e-Jafferia gathered on the road and started rioting by burning tyres and pelting stones on passing vehicles.
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May - 24 
According to Reuters, Security Forces were targeting a group of Taliban militants in Orakzai who were preparing to travel to South Waziristan on the Afghan border to fight the army there. The news agency also quoted a Taliban spokesman, Maulvi Haider
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According to Reuters, Security Forces were targeting a group of Taliban militants in Orakzai who were preparing to travel to South Waziristan on the Afghan border to fight the army there. The news agency also quoted a Taliban spokesman, Maulvi Haider, as saying that 13 of his men had been killed and vowed revenge. “We’ll hit back and our target could be anywhere in Pakistan,” he said. Local sources told Daily Times that helicopter gunships and fighter jets attacked Jama Masjid and adjacent centres in Dabori area of Upper Orakzai, Mattani and Khawageri. A seminary near Ghalju was also targeted and another was damaged in shelling in Lower Orakzai. Three Taliban centres were also destroyed in Laddah, Atmankhel and Ferozkhel, and the death of three militants was reported from Lower Orakzai. The sources told Daily Times that at least eight Taliban hideouts were destroyed.
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May - 24 
Fighter jets and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 24, with the AP news agency reporting at least 18 people killed in the offensive, according to Daily Times. AP quoted a Government official as saying
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Fighter jets and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 24, with the AP news agency reporting at least 18 people killed in the offensive, according to Daily Times. AP quoted a Government official as saying that the targets were strongholds of Hakeemullah Mehsud, a deputy to Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud. Hundreds have reportedly fled the area amid the fighting.
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May - 24 
In South Waziristan, reports stated that two security officials were killed in a Taliban attack on a security convoy.
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In South Waziristan, reports stated that two security officials were killed in a Taliban attack on a security convoy.
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May - 24 
Troops have secured several important areas in Mingora, including a crossing infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban, said Security Forces (SFs) on May 24 as the military killed 10 more militants in various areas of Swat District, Daily Ti
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Troops have secured several important areas in Mingora, including a crossing infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban, said Security Forces (SFs) on May 24 as the military killed 10 more militants in various areas of Swat District, Daily Times reported. The Inter-Services Public Relations said 10 militants and three soldiers were killed in gun-battles in various areas of Swat, while 14 militants were also arrested. Five of the militants were killed in Malam Jabba when the SFs were tipped off about their presence in the area. The troops secured various important areas in Mingora – including Wattakai Chowk, Nawakilli Chowk, Nishat Chowk, Sirafe Chowk, Gulshan Chowk, Green Chowk, Haji Baba Chowk and Sohrab Chowk – in the 24 hours preceding the latest ISPR update on the operation. Green Chowk is infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban. The military said troops defused four improvised explosive devices (IED) during the operation in Mingora. Further, after surrounding Peochar valley, troops entered Peochar village and seized a huge cache of arms from Taliban hideouts and overtook a factory manufacturing bombs and IEDs.
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May - 24 
Former Prime Minister and Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ urged his cadres to stay ready for a revolution as the ‘war’ is not over yet. Addressing the inaugural function of the first conference of injured and disabled of the people’s w
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Former Prime Minister and Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ urged his cadres to stay ready for a revolution as the ‘war’ is not over yet. Addressing the inaugural function of the first conference of injured and disabled of the people’s war that kicked off in Kathmandu in the morning of May 24, the Maoist supremo said the war is not over, we have only changed the strategy. Over 1000 participants from across the country are participating in the two day conference.
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May - 24 
According to top military officials over 10,000 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants have surrendered to the military, Sunday Observer reported on May 24. The officials said over 2,379 of them were identified by the military. While over
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According to top military officials over 10,000 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants have surrendered to the military, Sunday Observer reported on May 24. The officials said over 2,379 of them were identified by the military. While over 7,237 these militants, including 1,601 females, who had surrendered to the military, are now being rehabilitated at various rehabilitation centres, another batch of 202 militants, including 80 males, are living in Internally Displaced Persons camps. According to officials, these 202 militants were identified by the military and separated from the refugees in the welfare camps. “They surrendered to the troops when the military offensives got tough. The 202 terrorists including females are well trained LTTE terrorists”, they said. Over 2,065 of these cadres said that they surrendered to the troops at the Forward Defence Lines as they were disillusioned with their leadership. They had sensed the defeat and realised that the LTTE cadres had to fight to protect the life of their chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and not for Eelam.
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May - 24 
Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka Police on May 24 found a massive haul of bombs hidden in a jungle in Vavuniya and disclosed the details of a plan to assassinate the Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare and General Secretary of the Eela
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Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka Police on May 24 found a massive haul of bombs hidden in a jungle in Vavuniya and disclosed the details of a plan to assassinate the Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare and General Secretary of the Eelam People's Democratic Party Douglas Dewananda in Vavuniya. Police said they have found the explosives hidden in a jungle at Kandapuram area which were to be used for the assassination the minister Dewananda. Police said they have found 15 bombs weighing 131 kilo grams. According to the disclosed details by the Police, this assassination plan is to be carried out next week. Police are continuing further investigations.
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May - 24 
Sri Lanka Government on May 24 disclosed the details over the appeal made by foreign powers to save the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran at the last stages of the war, according to Colombo Page. Transport Mi
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Sri Lanka Government on May 24 disclosed the details over the appeal made by foreign powers to save the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran at the last stages of the war, according to Colombo Page. Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said that a foreign country has appealed the Sri Lanka Government at the last moment. According to the Minister, this country has handed over to the authorities a list of 50 names of LTTE leaders seeking to escape. However, Minister Alahapperuma did not disclose the name of this country, but he said that the entire nation would know who it is in the near future. He said this appeal clearly showed that certain foreign powers have supported the LTTE during the last three decades to fight against Sri Lanka Government and its people. According to a recent column by a Tamil journalist in a Sri Lankan daily, LTTE's chief negotiator Kumaran Padmanathan alias KP was in constant touch with the 'diplomats of at least four western nations, UN functionaries in Geneva and New York, a foreign cabinet minister and a few prominent western journalists' trying to get the LTTE leaders out at the final moment.
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May - 24 
Sunday Observer reported that high technical data on Airports and Air Force bases, including maps and manuals of sophisticated aircraft, were found by the Army hidden in a massive LTTE arms and ammunition dump from the area east of Pudukkudyirrippu,
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Sunday Observer reported that high technical data on Airports and Air Force bases, including maps and manuals of sophisticated aircraft, were found by the Army hidden in a massive LTTE arms and ammunition dump from the area east of Pudukkudyirrippu, according to ground sources. The arms and ammunition included, 300,000 M16 primers mainly used in manufacturing anti personnel mines, 40,000 detonators, 100,000 5.56-mm ammunition used for M16 weapons, 80,000 9-mm rounds, 20,000 3.47 mach rounds and 30,000 0.38 ammunition.
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May - 24 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has admitted for the first time that their chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead. In a telephone interview with BBC published on May 24, the head of outfit’s international relations, Selvarasa Pathmanathan,
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has admitted for the first time that their chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead. In a telephone interview with BBC published on May 24, the head of outfit’s international relations, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, said Prabhakaran had died on May 17 but did not give details of the circumstances. He also said that the outfit would now use non-violent methods to fight for the rights of Tamils. "We have already announced that we have given up violence and agreed to enter a democratic process to achieve the rights for the Tamil (self) determination of our people," he said. Most of the Tamil Tigers senior leadership is believed to have been killed in the fighting. In addition, in a statement signed by Pathmanathan the outfit said that their "incomparable leader" had "attained martyrdom" and declared a week of mourning starting on May 25 (today). The statement said he was killed "fighting the military oppression of the Sri Lankan government" on May 17. The statement called on Tamils all over the world to "restrain from harmful acts to themselves or anyone else in this hour of extreme grief".
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May - 24 
Troops recovered more and more Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) weapons in the continuing search and clear operations in the general area of Vellamullivaikkal in on May 24, according to Sri Lanka Army report. The recoveries included 30 T-56 we
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Troops recovered more and more Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) weapons in the continuing search and clear operations in the general area of Vellamullivaikkal in on May 24, according to Sri Lanka Army report. The recoveries included 30 T-56 weapons, three Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG), one Small Machine Gun, one note book, FNC weapon, one modified mini UZI weapon, five T-81 weapons, two SLR weapons, one 40 mm grenade launcher, two 12 bore shotgun, one 303 rifle, 28 claymore mines, two Icom sets, dismantled components of a 152 mm artillery gun, 12 DF antennas, four Gonio meters, two AR 300A sets, two communication receivers, four DF frequency monitors, ten Icom base sets, three icom HF transistors, three Yesu base stations, four DOCLAR systems, three power units, One communication block unit, one DF unit, three Motorola hand held sets, three ADI AT 400 hand held sets, two ADI AT hand-held sets, 30 DF Cupio units, 25 antenna wire rolls, one conduit set, one Alanto VHF FM transistor, one display unit, one radio modem, three chargers, two mount brackets, three DF TAIYO TDR 500 units and one Honda generator.
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May - 24 
Troops recovered one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher, one magazine, 500 rounds of T-56 ammunitions, four anti personnel mines, 27 primers, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) barrel, two MPMG links, one RPG charger, one RPG jacket, nine 1.5v
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Troops recovered one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher, one magazine, 500 rounds of T-56 ammunitions, four anti personnel mines, 27 primers, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) barrel, two MPMG links, one RPG charger, one RPG jacket, nine 1.5v large batteries, one wire roll and one pack containing medical items during a search operation in the eastern Kanchikudichchiaru on May 24, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 24 
Vavuniya District Secretary P.M.S. Charles said that although the international community wants to increase the facilities for IDPs the Sri Lanka Government is providing for their needs at the moment, according to Colombo Page. Speaking to the media,
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Vavuniya District Secretary P.M.S. Charles said that although the international community wants to increase the facilities for IDPs the Sri Lanka Government is providing for their needs at the moment, according to Colombo Page. Speaking to the media, she said that currently there are no shortages of any requirements for the IDPs, adding, "We are providing every requirement including food, clothes, sanitary items and even education too to the displaced children. Living conditions are at a high standard and IDPs are living more happily compared with their past in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-held areas, Charles stated. According to the statistics, there are 262,000 IDPs living in welfare centers at Vavuniya. Of them, 220,000 are living at the Menik Farm Welfare Center and others are living at selected schools and temples in the area, she further added. The IDPs are being facilitated in Government welfare centres in 29 locations, including Government schools in the districts of Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna.
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A 53 year-old Professor at the Manipur University (MU), Mohammed Islamuddin, was shot dead by three unidentified gunmen on the campus in capital Imphal on May 25, according to Telegraph. Later, Sangai Express reports that the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup
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A 53 year-old Professor at the Manipur University (MU), Mohammed Islamuddin, was shot dead by three unidentified gunmen on the campus in capital Imphal on May 25, according to Telegraph. Later, Sangai Express reports that the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) outfit in a press release on May 26 claimed responsibility for publicly executing the professor in broad daylight in the university campus saying that the slain academician was the ring leader of a clique within the MU which was usurping all powers of the University and using it to their selfish ends.
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May - 25 
According to Assam Tribune, two persons, including one surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre Bipul Saraniya (25), were shot dead by an unidentified militant at Saukuchi under Barama Police Station in Baksa District in the night of
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According to Assam Tribune, two persons, including one surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre Bipul Saraniya (25), were shot dead by an unidentified militant at Saukuchi under Barama Police Station in Baksa District in the night of May 25. Police sources said when the SULFA man was taking a meal along with Amar Das (15) at their relative’s home, an unidentified militant shot at them with a 9-mm pistol from zero distance.
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May - 25 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its charge sheets in connection with the October 30, 2008 serial blasts in Assam in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of CBI. Sources said that as many as 19 accused have been named in the ch
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its charge sheets in connection with the October 30, 2008 serial blasts in Assam in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of CBI. Sources said that as many as 19 accused have been named in the charge sheets against six cases filed under different Police stations of the State. The charge sheets, according to sources, also feature names of a few National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres, besides others. Of the 19 accused, most have been arrested, while a couple of prime suspects is currently absconding, sources stated, adding that the court was expected to issue non-bailable warrants against those absconding.
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May - 25 
The driver of an Army-hired patrolling vehicle was injured when suspected Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants lobbed a grenade and exploded an improvised explosive device (IED) at Laklangsu in Karbi Anglong District, re
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The driver of an Army-hired patrolling vehicle was injured when suspected Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants lobbed a grenade and exploded an improvised explosive device (IED) at Laklangsu in Karbi Anglong District, reports Telegraph.
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May - 25 
The Supreme Court on May 25 granted bail to Binayak Sen, vice-president of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, who has been in detention since May 2007 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his reported association with the left-wing
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The Supreme Court on May 25 granted bail to Binayak Sen, vice-president of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, who has been in detention since May 2007 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his reported association with the left-wing extremist movement in Chhattisgarh, according to The Hindu. A vacation Bench consisting of Justices Markandey Katju and Deepak Verma ordered Sen’s release on bail on his furnishing a personal bond to the satisfaction of the court.
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May - 25 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on May 25 that terrorism, Naxalite violence and insurgency in the Northeast are key challenges that need to be addressed, reports The Hindu. He said the new Government would respond to any threat to securi
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on May 25 that terrorism, Naxalite violence and insurgency in the Northeast are key challenges that need to be addressed, reports The Hindu. He said the new Government would respond to any threat to security, public order and communal harmony with speed and decisiveness. “We will raise the level of preparedness to meet the increasing threat to Security, public order and communal harmony,” he said in New Delhi on the first day of his joining office in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Chidambaram also said the Government would respond to any of these threats using modern systems, highly trained human resource and advanced technological tools. Signalling that the Centre was determined to deal with Left-wing extremism strictly, he said the Centre’s action plan was to first carry out a “Police action followed by development.” According to directions of the Prime Minister, the MHA would draw up another 100-day plan to be taken up for implementation from June 1, Chidambaram added. Further, he stated that material provided to Pakistan on the probe into Mumbai attacks was "more than adequate" to proceed against the conspirators and questioned Islamabad for not prosecuting those involved in the terrorist incident, adds Times of India. "I don't want to be harsh in my first comments on Pakistan. But any prosecuting agency should be more than satisfied with the first dossier, the second answering 20 questions and the third providing clarifications," Chidambaram told reporters.
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May - 25 
The Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram issued a stern warning to the Black Widow (BW) militants, stating that the challenge thrown at the State would be met. Replying to questions, Chidambaram said that he was aware of the situation in the hill area
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The Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram issued a stern warning to the Black Widow (BW) militants, stating that the challenge thrown at the State would be met. Replying to questions, Chidambaram said that he was aware of the situation in the hill areas of Assam. “The BW has thrown a challenge to the State, we will respond to the challenge,” he said.
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May - 25 
Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Thoubal Khunou on May 25, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9- mm Pistol, one 9-mm Carbine, seven live rounds of ammuni
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Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militants were shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Thoubal Khunou on May 25, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9- mm Pistol, one 9-mm Carbine, seven live rounds of ammunition and eight fired cartridge cases were recovered from the encounter site
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May - 25 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, the Taliban destroyed a girls’ school in Hangu District on May 25. A private TV channel reported that militants had planted explosives at the Government school in Shahidkhel area in the early hours of the morning, and the conse
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, the Taliban destroyed a girls’ school in Hangu District on May 25. A private TV channel reported that militants had planted explosives at the Government school in Shahidkhel area in the early hours of the morning, and the consequent blast destroyed the entire building. No casualties were reported.
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May - 25 
Reports from Daggar indicated that fighting has broken out in the Pacha and Pir Baba villages of Buner District following an advance by the Pakistan Army ground troops. Sources in the area said the troops after consolidating their positions were now
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Reports from Daggar indicated that fighting has broken out in the Pacha and Pir Baba villages of Buner District following an advance by the Pakistan Army ground troops. Sources in the area said the troops after consolidating their positions were now marching on Pacha and Pir Baba and facing resistance from well-entrenched Taliban militants who had taken up positions in roadside houses and in the streets. The troops had earlier taken control of Jokhela Chowk and advanced on the road to Pir Baba. They had also seized Sultanwas, which was the Taliban headquarters in Buner, and Ghazi Khanay village. Sources said militants were still present in some strength in the Gokand Valley, Salarzai sub-division, Hissar, Bhagra, Bhatay and Malikpur areas.
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Security Forces (SFs) have gained control of half of Mingora city and killed 29 militants in various areas of Swat Valley during the last 24 hours besides arresting 14 others, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General
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Security Forces (SFs) have gained control of half of Mingora city and killed 29 militants in various areas of Swat Valley during the last 24 hours besides arresting 14 others, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas said on May 26, The News reported. “Six soldiers also laid down their lives and 11 others sustained injuries,” he told reporters at a press briefing in Islamabad. “More than half of Mingora is under the army’s control. We have plugged all escape routes for militants,” said Abbas, adding that pockets of “hardcore militants” remained. The military spokesman said the operation was progressing well despite stiff resistance by the militants. He said street fights and house-to-house search was going on in Mingora city. Athar said 18 militants were killed in Mingora during an encounter and seven others were arrested when they were trying to escape towards Buner District. He said four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were also defused in the area. The Malakand-Qambar-Mingora road has reportedly been opened for traffic. In Qambar, SFs defused 12 IEDs and also recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition. The Kanju-Kabal road has also been cleared and fierce fighting is reportedly underway for securing Kabal. In Peuchar, the military spokesman said SFs continued a cordon and search operation and destroyed Taliban strongholds at Mano Derai. During the exchange of fire, three militants were killed while three others were arrested. A remote controlled IED was also defused at Pir Killay by the troops. Security forces have also cleared Sakhra Valley, the main route of the militants’ movement from Peuchar towards Kalam and other areas. About Buner, he said 90 percent area of the District had been cleared although some terrorists are present at Pir Baba. During search at check-posts, four militants have been arrested, he said. He added that in the night of May 25, about 100 to 120 militants attacked the Kalpani post in Dir Lower District from three directions and the attack was repulsed and militants suffered heavy casualties. Eight bodies have been recovered in close vicinity of the check-post. Two SF personnel were also killed in the incident and three others were wounded. The military spokesman rejected reports that a fresh group of trained terrorists had entered the troubled area. To a question as to why the senior leadership of the Taliban could not be targeted, he said it was essential to keep certain things confidential to achieve success. The terrorists are being surrounded and their morale is going down, he claimed.
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May - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) on May 25 claimed to have secured the training centre and logistic base of militants in the Malam Jabba area of Swat Valley, The News reported. SFs also killed four militants during operations in the Fizagat and Peuchar area
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The Security Forces (SFs) on May 25 claimed to have secured the training centre and logistic base of militants in the Malam Jabba area of Swat Valley, The News reported. SFs also killed four militants during operations in the Fizagat and Peuchar areas and arrested eight others. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), SFs faced stiff resistance from the militants in Malam Jabba. However, it said the troops secured Malam Jabba, believed to be one of the strongholds of the militants in the valley. Located on main line of communication that links the Swat Valley with Mansehra, the area with thick forest was being used as a training centre and logistic base by the militants. SFs also secured Fizagat, a few kilometers north of Mingora city, and the area up to Watakai. During the operation, two militants were killed and six soldiers were wounded in an encounter. One armed personnel carrier and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were also recovered. After resumption of the operation in Peuchar, a heavy exchange of fire took place between the two sides. During the encounter, two militants were killed and five others arrested. The ISPR said that the militants were on the run from the valley. Continuing with operations in Qambar, a stronghold of the militants situated three kilometers ahead of Mingora, troops secured the village and Qambar ridge, besides clearing six tunnels. The area up to Grid Station, Amankot and a junction in Saidu Khuar were also reportedly secured. Odigram was also controlled where three militants were arrested in a search and cordon operation
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May - 25 
The Taliban chief in Swat, Maulana Fazlullah, has asked his men to stop battling the SFs in Mingora, a stronghold of the militants. “Maulana Fazlullah has directed all his mujahideen to stop resistance in Mingora and its surroundings to avoid hardshi
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The Taliban chief in Swat, Maulana Fazlullah, has asked his men to stop battling the SFs in Mingora, a stronghold of the militants. “Maulana Fazlullah has directed all his mujahideen to stop resistance in Mingora and its surroundings to avoid hardships to the people and losses to the civilian population,” Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP on May 25. “Most of our mujahideen have already left Mingora,” he said by telephone from an unspecified location. He accused the military of killing civilians during its operations in the Lower Dir, Buner and Swat Districts. The Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, however, said the militants “have started using ploys to escape. They are now remembering the civilians whom they used to behead and decapitate.”
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May - 25 
Unidentified gunmen on May 25 shot dead three Shia labourers in a drive-by shooting in Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a group of workers at a construction site, local Police chief Muhammad
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Unidentified gunmen on May 25 shot dead three Shia labourers in a drive-by shooting in Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a group of workers at a construction site, local Police chief Muhammad Iqbal said. “Three of the workers died on the spot and one was injured. The victims were all Shias,” he told AFP. The slain civilians were identified as Muhammad Nawaz, Jahangir and Mumtaz Hussain.
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May - 25 
Nepal News reports that Prime Minister-elect Madhav Kumar Nepal has been sworn in as Prime Minister on May 25 (today). President Ram Baran Yadav will administered him oath of office and secrecy during a special ceremony at the President's office, Shi
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Nepal News reports that Prime Minister-elect Madhav Kumar Nepal has been sworn in as Prime Minister on May 25 (today). President Ram Baran Yadav will administered him oath of office and secrecy during a special ceremony at the President's office, Shital Niwas, at around 10:45am.
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May - 25 
Senior leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and former finance minister Baburam Bhattarai said his party would unilaterally form local bodies if the present Government fails to do so. Bhattarai said in Kathmandu
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Senior leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and former finance minister Baburam Bhattarai said his party would unilaterally form local bodies if the present Government fails to do so. Bhattarai said in Kathmandu that his party would assemble people in the villages and form local bodies to give continuity to developmental programmes initiated by the previous Government.
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May - 25 
Speaking to the media after assuming office on May 25, the newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said bringing the peace process to its logical conclusion and drafting a new constitution on time would be top priorities of the new Government
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Speaking to the media after assuming office on May 25, the newly elected Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said bringing the peace process to its logical conclusion and drafting a new constitution on time would be top priorities of the new Government, Nepal News reported. Nepal also mentioned that addressing the immediate needs of the people, maintaining good governance, law and order and creating employment would be other priorities of his cabinet. He said a political consensus is necessary for addressing the pressing problems, adding that the Government would implement the agreements reached with various groups in the past.
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May - 25 
According to a Sri Lanka Army report, nominations for the Jaffna and Vavuniya local Government elections are to be called for shortly after the gazette notification to that effect was issued, Minister for Local Government Janaka Bandara Tennakoon ann
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According to a Sri Lanka Army report, nominations for the Jaffna and Vavuniya local Government elections are to be called for shortly after the gazette notification to that effect was issued, Minister for Local Government Janaka Bandara Tennakoon announced at a media briefing in Colombo held on May 25. Nominations for Jaffna Municipal Council and Vavuniya Urban Council are to be filed between June 14-28 and election dates are to be fixed afterwards, the Minister announced. Elections in both these councils could not be held in the past 20 years or more as a result of violence and disruption caused by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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May - 25 
Sri Lankan military on May 25 said it wants to boost up its manpower by more than 100,000 troops to prevent resurgence of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or any other such group. The troop build up, which will increase the number of Sri L
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Sri Lankan military on May 25 said it wants to boost up its manpower by more than 100,000 troops to prevent resurgence of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or any other such group. The troop build up, which will increase the number of Sri Lankan forces from 200,000 to 300,000, was announced by the Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka amidst fears in Colombo that the LTTE militants living abroad may try to resurrect the group under a new leadership. “There may be people abroad trying to promote a new leader and stage a comeback,” Fonseka told state-run Independent Television Network. But, “it will not be easy for them to build up a terror group as they did before”, the army chief asserted. More than 22,000 LTTE militants were killed in the offensive and another 9,000 surrendered to the Government forces, Fonseka added. He also indicated that fresh operations might be carried out to flush out small LTTE units still in hiding in the jungles.
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May - 25 
Troops recovered four partly decomposed dead bodies of the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with one pistol, one pistol magazine with three rounds, one 40-mm grenade launcher, 211 T-56 weapons, two T-56 magazines, 44 rounds, one
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Troops recovered four partly decomposed dead bodies of the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with one pistol, one pistol magazine with three rounds, one 40-mm grenade launcher, 211 T-56 weapons, two T-56 magazines, 44 rounds, one suicide belt, 21 I-com radio sets, one generator (Yamha 4.4), 38 ARMR ammunition, 1000 detonators, one DET code roll, 11 parcel of explosives, three suicide jackets, five claymore mines, one T-81 weapon, two sniper weapons, 15 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), eleven 60-mm mortar barrels, nine 60-mm mortar base plates, 34 Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG), 14 G3A3 weapons, 16 FNC weapons, 13 SLR weapons, five 303 rifle, 50 paddle gun ammo box (35 rounds each), 19 MPMG ammo box ( 200 rounds each), 21 MPMG ammo box (200 rounds wit links), six GPMG ammo boxes (200 rounds wit links), twelve 12.7 ammo boxes (35 rounds each), three 40-mm grenade launcher bomb boxes (32 rounds each), nine Oxygen cylinders (large), four MPMG empty drums, seven hundred 12.7 ammunition, one compressor, 15 acid cans (five litre), six sea mines, four Oxygen cylinders (small), three diving jackets, seven diving kits, six diving shoes and 10 compressor oil cans during search and clear operations in the Vellamullivaikkal and Asikulam areas of Mullaitivu District on May 25, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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May - 26 
Express Buzz reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly involved in the Nayagarh and Similipal attacks were arrested from Kaliapani area in the Jajpur District on May 26. The Jajpur Superintendent of Police, D.
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Express Buzz reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly involved in the Nayagarh and Similipal attacks were arrested from Kaliapani area in the Jajpur District on May 26. The Jajpur Superintendent of Police, D.S. Kutey, identified the arrested Maoists as 23-year-old Mita alias Gundua, 21-year-old Hati alias Sanjaya Gagarai and 25-year-old Silu Champia. They were arrested during a joint operation by Special Operation Group personnel and Jajpur Police in the Kaliapani jungle under Kaliapani Police limits. Weapons, Maoist posters, banners and pamphlets were seized from their possession.
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May - 26 
According to Daily Excelsior, three militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit were killed while two others managed to escape in two major encounters in the Doda and Kishtwar Districts on May 26. Bodies of two militants have been recovered while
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According to Daily Excelsior, three militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit were killed while two others managed to escape in two major encounters in the Doda and Kishtwar Districts on May 26. Bodies of two militants have been recovered while a search operation was underway to trace the body of third slain militant, official sources said.
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May - 26 
According to Sentinel, Security Forces (SFs) arrested a ‘corporal’ of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Indra Swargiyari, from No. 3 Rayang Daruwa Basti near Jonai Dhemaji District On May 26. One US-made revolver of 38 C
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According to Sentinel, Security Forces (SFs) arrested a ‘corporal’ of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Indra Swargiyari, from No. 3 Rayang Daruwa Basti near Jonai Dhemaji District On May 26. One US-made revolver of 38 Calibre, large quantity of ammunition, three mobile SIM cards, one Bajaj Discover motorcycle and incriminating documents were recovered from his possession. Sources said that Indra Swargiyari was trailed for the past one week as information regarding his involvement in various extortion activities in Jonai area was being monitored. He was arrested while he was on his way to collect extortion money in Jonai Bazaar.
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May - 26 
Another outlawed militant outfit, the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), which also figures on the U.S. list of terrorist organisations, has condemned the killing of Sant Rama Nand in Vienna. Akash Radio claimed that the BKI chief Wadhawa Singh Babba
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Another outlawed militant outfit, the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), which also figures on the U.S. list of terrorist organisations, has condemned the killing of Sant Rama Nand in Vienna. Akash Radio claimed that the BKI chief Wadhawa Singh Babbar said in an e-mail that the entire Sikh Panth regretted the attack on Sant Niranjan Das and Sant Rama Nand. The e-mail said: “Everyone knows that this attack was not done by the Sikh Panth. Indian agencies are behind this attack; and they are trying to split the Ravidasiya community from the Sikh Panth. The Khalsa Panth will continue to cherish this relationship formed since the times of Guru Nanak Devji… The Khalsa Panth requests the Ravidasiya community to maintain peace. The Khalsa Panth will always stand by the Ravidasiya community and will not let the Indian agencies succeed in their mal-intensions.”
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May - 26 
India on May 26 ruled out resumption of talks with Pakistan until it showed more evidence of, and commitment to, action against terror groups responsible for the Mumbai attacks, The Hindu reported. “That is the policy we are pursuing as of now,” Exte
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India on May 26 ruled out resumption of talks with Pakistan until it showed more evidence of, and commitment to, action against terror groups responsible for the Mumbai attacks, The Hindu reported. “That is the policy we are pursuing as of now,” External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said. Asked by NDTV whether there was any possibility of ‘out-of-box’ thinking and negotiations resuming with Pakistan in other sensitive areas, he said: “We have taken a position that unless this is resolved, there could not possibly be any dialogue with Pakistan.” On the new US aid package for Pakistan, Krishna said: “We have no comments except that it should not be used against India.” He noted that Pakistan earlier used such aid against India and New Delhi drew Washington’s attention to this.
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May - 26 
Reacting to the May 25 killing of a Manipur University (MU) Professor, Mohammed Islamuddin, inside the campus, the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) has questioned the charges levelled by the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) against the slain aca
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Reacting to the May 25 killing of a Manipur University (MU) Professor, Mohammed Islamuddin, inside the campus, the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) has questioned the charges levelled by the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) against the slain academician. The KYKL in a press release on May 26 reportedly claimed responsibility for publicly executing the professor in broad daylight in the university campus saying that he was the ring leader of a clique within the MU which was usurping all powers of the University and using it to their selfish ends.
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May - 26 
Sentinel reported on May 26 that after being chased out from the North Cachar Hills District, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres are taking refuge in Chamtila and Rani Colony under Jirighat Police Station of Cachar Di
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Sentinel reported on May 26 that after being chased out from the North Cachar Hills District, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres are taking refuge in Chamtila and Rani Colony under Jirighat Police Station of Cachar District. Around 800 cadres of the NSCN-K are terrorising villagers of Lakhinagar in Cachar. However, Sangai Express quoting ‘publicity-in-charge’ of the NSCN-K has refuted the news report published in Sentinel. The ‘Publicity-in-Charge’ of the outfit Loveson said that elements which are trying to tarnish the image of NSCN-K would be firmly dealt with.
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May - 26 
SFs also arrested a woman militant of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) from Langlakso area under Howraghat Police Station in the Karbi Anglong District. She was identified as Jangni Tissopi (25) of Mentila area in the same
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SFs also arrested a woman militant of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) from Langlakso area under Howraghat Police Station in the Karbi Anglong District. She was identified as Jangni Tissopi (25) of Mentila area in the same District. According to her confession, she joined the KLNLF three years ago.
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May - 26 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) killed a peasant, identified as Kunja Mandingi, at Patingi village in the Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on May 26, suspecting him to be a Police informer. His
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) killed a peasant, identified as Kunja Mandingi, at Patingi village in the Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on May 26, suspecting him to be a Police informer. His dead body was found at a place about two kilometres from Narayanpatna. A letter in the name of CPI-Maoist found nearby stated that the victim had been punished for his ‘anti-people act’. The letter also threatened that anyone who would emulate Mandingi was to face his fate.
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May - 26 
The Joint Action Committee, formed against the May 25 killing of Manipur University (MU) professor, Mohammed Islamuddin, refuted the charges of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) levelled against the slain academician as baseless and unfounded, accor
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The Joint Action Committee, formed against the May 25 killing of Manipur University (MU) professor, Mohammed Islamuddin, refuted the charges of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) levelled against the slain academician as baseless and unfounded, according to Sangai Express. The KYKL in a press release on May 26 reportedly claimed responsibility for publicly executing the professor in broad daylight in the university campus saying that he was the ring leader of a clique within the MU which was usurping all powers of the University and using it to their selfish ends.
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May - 26 
Two persons, including a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre Lovika Assumi, were wounded in a shoot out between cadres of the NSCN-IM and the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Dimapur on
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Two persons, including a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre Lovika Assumi, were wounded in a shoot out between cadres of the NSCN-IM and the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Dimapur on May 26, according to Nagaland Post. A locally-made pistol, reportedly thrown away by the wounded NSCN-IM cadre, along with seven live rounds was recovered from the incident site. A vehicle belonging to a “town commander” of the NSCN-K was also recovered. Meanwhile, condemning the incident, the NSCN-K said it was an “assassination attempt” on its “town commander” by “IM gang” in which one of the assassins was shot in retaliation by its cadre. The outfit said NSCN-IM rivals had first held the bodyguard of its “town commander” at gunpoint near Plaza Bakery and using him a human shield, fired on the "town commander” who took “evasive action.” It said the bodyguard managed to free himself and escaped taking advantage of the “chaotic moment”. The NSCN-K accused the rival faction of “terrorizing” the Naga people by creating situations but reiterated that despite such “obstacles and hurdles” it would continue to co-operate with Hohos (apex tribal council) and civil society groups to bring reconciliation and unity among the Naga people.
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May - 26 
A hand grenade attack on the house of a Shia family in Dera Ismail Khan killed a man and injured two others on May 26, Daily Times reported. According to Police, Zafar Abbas was at his house in Awanabad area with two other men when unidentified milit
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A hand grenade attack on the house of a Shia family in Dera Ismail Khan killed a man and injured two others on May 26, Daily Times reported. According to Police, Zafar Abbas was at his house in Awanabad area with two other men when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the house, killing Abbas and injuring the other two men. However, AFP put the number of the injured at three. The blast destroyed parts of the house, while nearby houses were also damaged. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, Police said.
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May - 26 
According to Daily Times, the Taliban said they wanted to return to the peace deal with the NWFP Government, similar to the one that collapsed in April 2009 and triggered the military operation in Swat and Malakand, CNN said on May 26. The Tehreek-e-
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According to Daily Times, the Taliban said they wanted to return to the peace deal with the NWFP Government, similar to the one that collapsed in April 2009 and triggered the military operation in Swat and Malakand, CNN said on May 26. The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad claimed the Taliban in Swat District were willing to disarm if the Government implemented Sharia (Islamic law) in the region, his spokesman said.
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May - 26 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, two Taliban commanders from Buner District were arrested in Swabi on May 26, sources told Daily Times. The sources said the two commanders – identified as Ihsanullah and Riaz – were carrying a hand grenade, two pistols and a wi
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, two Taliban commanders from Buner District were arrested in Swabi on May 26, sources told Daily Times. The sources said the two commanders – identified as Ihsanullah and Riaz – were carrying a hand grenade, two pistols and a wireless set when they were arrested. They said that both were residents of Sawari area in Buner District.
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May - 26 
India on May 26 ruled out resumption of talks with Pakistan until it showed more evidence of, and commitment to, action against terror groups responsible for the Mumbai attacks, The Hindu reported. “That is the policy we are pursuing as of now,” Exte
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India on May 26 ruled out resumption of talks with Pakistan until it showed more evidence of, and commitment to, action against terror groups responsible for the Mumbai attacks, The Hindu reported. “That is the policy we are pursuing as of now,” External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said. Asked by NDTV whether there was any possibility of ‘out-of-box’ thinking and negotiations resuming with Pakistan in other sensitive areas, he said: “We have taken a position that unless this is resolved, there could not possibly be any dialogue with Pakistan.” On the new US aid package for Pakistan, Krishna said: “We have no comments except that it should not be used against India.” He noted that Pakistan earlier used such aid against India and New Delhi drew Washington’s attention to this.
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May - 26 
People in large numbers have reportedly started fleeing their homes due to the military operation while the Government selected Dabara area on the Tank-Dera Road to set up a camp for the tribesmen being displaced from South Waziristan Agency.
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People in large numbers have reportedly started fleeing their homes due to the military operation while the Government selected Dabara area on the Tank-Dera Road to set up a camp for the tribesmen being displaced from South Waziristan Agency.
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May - 26 
Police arrested three suspected terrorists on May 26-night from sector E-7 near Jamia Faridia in Islamabad, Daily Times reported. An official source said that the arrested men – aged between 25 and 30 and “residents of Malakand division” – were alleg
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Police arrested three suspected terrorists on May 26-night from sector E-7 near Jamia Faridia in Islamabad, Daily Times reported. An official source said that the arrested men – aged between 25 and 30 and “residents of Malakand division” – were allegedly planning to target sensitive installations in the city. Police also seized weapons and suicide jackets from the possession.
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May - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 26 launched a military operation against the Baitullah Mehsud-led militants in South Waziristan, reportedly killing seven militants, according to The News. However, the military spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, denie
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 26 launched a military operation against the Baitullah Mehsud-led militants in South Waziristan, reportedly killing seven militants, according to The News. However, the military spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, denied the operation in South Waziristan and said SFs had just consolidated their positions in the region. Official and tribal sources said that four Pakistan Army gunship helicopters targeted suspected positions of Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants in the Mehsud-inhabited areas of South Waziristan. Similarly, SFs from paramilitary Frontier Corps camps in Jandola, Seplatoi and Tiarza also fired artillery shells and targeted suspected locations of the militants in Chagmalai, Tiarza, Spinkai Raghzai and Seplatoi villages. Tribal sources said seven suspected militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in the shelling by gunship helicopters and artillery. There were also reports about casualties among the fleeing tribesmen but officials denied such reports. Amid artillery shelling and strafing by gunship helicopters, the forces entered the Chagmalai town and strengthened their positions in the area. Artillery shells were fired from Jandola, Seplatoi, Chagmalai and Tiarza forts at militants’ positions. However, there has been no reaction so far from the militants in the region.
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May - 26 
Several militants and five civilians were killed and 10 others injured in shelling by the military gunship helicopters in Shangla District, The News reported. Sources said the Security Forces (SFs), backed by gunship helicopters, targeted the militan
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Several militants and five civilians were killed and 10 others injured in shelling by the military gunship helicopters in Shangla District, The News reported. Sources said the Security Forces (SFs), backed by gunship helicopters, targeted the militant-infested areas of Jabar, Amnavi and Achar in the early hours of May 26. The sources added these areas were heavily shelled and SFs on the ground continued search and cordon operations. There were reports that several militants and five civilians were killed in the shelling.
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May - 26 
SFs arrested six persons from a seminary where a military convoy was attacked, local leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl said, Daily Times reported.
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SFs arrested six persons from a seminary where a military convoy was attacked, local leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl said, Daily Times reported.
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May - 26 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up a CD shop and a Police post in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, early on May 26, but there were no casualties. A Police official told Daily Times that explosives planted in the CD shop went off around 3am and slightly d
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up a CD shop and a Police post in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, early on May 26, but there were no casualties. A Police official told Daily Times that explosives planted in the CD shop went off around 3am and slightly damaged the shop. Suspected militants also targeted a Police check-post on the Pajjagi Road early on May 26. There were, however, no casualties.
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May - 26 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead two suspected militants when they refused to surrender in the Mamad Gat area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on May 26. Sources told The News that two militants, whose identity could not be established, were heading for
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead two suspected militants when they refused to surrender in the Mamad Gat area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on May 26. Sources told The News that two militants, whose identity could not be established, were heading for Ghallanai from the Chinari area when the SFs stopped them near the Mohmand Rifles camp and ordered them to surrender. However, the militants resisted, which prompted the troops to open indiscriminate fire, killing both of them on the spot. The political administration has confirmed the incident and said the slain militants hailed from Waziristan.
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May - 26 
The SFs foiled a bid to blow up the building of Government High School in the Michni area and arrested four suspected persons.
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The SFs foiled a bid to blow up the building of Government High School in the Michni area and arrested four suspected persons.
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May - 26 
The UN is considering asking Pakistan to pause its offensive against the Taliban in order to provide aid to those trapped in the conflict, a top UN official has said, Daily Times reported. Thousands of civilians are trapped in areas where aid workers
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The UN is considering asking Pakistan to pause its offensive against the Taliban in order to provide aid to those trapped in the conflict, a top UN official has said, Daily Times reported. Thousands of civilians are trapped in areas where aid workers say aerial bombardment by the military and landmines planted by the Taliban have forced people to remain in their homes with little food and water, communications or medicines and no power. “We are ... very concerned about those still trapped inside the conflict zone,” Manuel Bessler, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Pakistan, told AlertNet. He also said, “A humanitarian pause is a subject of discussion and with the very good liaison we have with the armed forces, it is obviously something that we would not shy away from asking for.” Around 200,000 civilians are trapped in Swat and tens of thousands in Buner and Lower Dir Districts. Bessler said that while Pakistan is granting access to the conflict area, the UN’s internal security division did not have enough information to give staff the green light to work in the war zone. He said while the army had begun distributing food and providing medical assistance, “more needs to be done”.
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May - 26 
The UNHCR said that almost 126,000 people were being displaced daily, and most of them were taking care of themselves instead of relying on international aid.
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The UNHCR said that almost 126,000 people were being displaced daily, and most of them were taking care of themselves instead of relying on international aid.
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May - 26 
Three Policemen and a suspected militant were killed and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) sustained injuries in a pre-dawn encounter with local and foreign militants in the Malikyar village of Haripur District of NWFP on May 26, The News reported. Th
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Three Policemen and a suspected militant were killed and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) sustained injuries in a pre-dawn encounter with local and foreign militants in the Malikyar village of Haripur District of NWFP on May 26, The News reported. This was the first major case involving militants in Haripur District. The suspected militants were believed to have attacked the Police party in a bid to secure the release of five women, who had been put under house arrest after the Police arrested a foreigner, Abdullah, from there last week. Some hand grenades, Kalashnikovs, computers and CDs having footages of the Taliban, were also recovered in the raid. Abdullah was later handed over to intelligence agencies. Police sources said to make other members of the terrorist group surrender, they had put five women of the family under house arrest and two lady and three male constables as well as an ASI were deployed to guard the house. In the early hours of May 26, some five to six armed men scaled the boundary wall of the house and opened fire on the Police guards. During an exchange of fire, three Policemen were killed on the spot while ASI Iqbal Hussain sustained injuries. Sources said one of the militants, in Police uniform, was killed while his injured accomplices managed to escape. A dagger, some bullets and currency were also found near the body of the militant. The sources said four loaded magazines of AK-47 (Kalashnikovs), police uniform, some traditional Arab scarves and police belts were recovered from an abandoned car.
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May - 26 
Troops claimed on May 27 to have killed 10 militants in the Maidan area of Lower Dir District on May 26-night, Dawn reported. Militants’ hideouts in Zaimdara, Shagai, Dabako, Babagam and other place of upper Maidan reportedly came under shelling. A l
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Troops claimed on May 27 to have killed 10 militants in the Maidan area of Lower Dir District on May 26-night, Dawn reported. Militants’ hideouts in Zaimdara, Shagai, Dabako, Babagam and other place of upper Maidan reportedly came under shelling. A local source said that the Taliban militants were fleeing Maidan and only a few hardcore militants were offering resistance. He said the militants who had come from Waziristan were not seen patrolling the area for over a week. “They have either been killed in the operation or have returned to Waziristan,” he added.
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May - 26 
Addressing the nation on May 26, Prime Minister (PM) Madhav Kumar Nepal said, "We have the responsibility to write a new constitution which people will not only feel it to be good but also as their own." He acknowledged, Nepal News reports, that the
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Addressing the nation on May 26, Prime Minister (PM) Madhav Kumar Nepal said, "We have the responsibility to write a new constitution which people will not only feel it to be good but also as their own." He acknowledged, Nepal News reports, that the Constitution writing process has been sidelined due to political upheavals. In his 18-minute long address, Nepal called on the parties to cooperate to achieve the mission set out while signing the 12-point agreement - ending the conflict, writing a new constitution and building a peaceful, prosperous and stable Nepal. He warned that increasing hostilities among political forces could likely distract all from the mission. Nepal also said civilian supremacy cannot be established under a totalitarian authority and asked the Maoist leadership not to define the term just for political interest.
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May - 26 
Kantipuronline reports that cadres of Prithvi Singh faction of the Jantantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Prithvi) abducted and subsequently shot dead a teacher, Menuka Kumari Sah, near Itiyahi at Bhulahibharwaliya Village Development Committee (VDC) of
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Kantipuronline reports that cadres of Prithvi Singh faction of the Jantantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Prithvi) abducted and subsequently shot dead a teacher, Menuka Kumari Sah, near Itiyahi at Bhulahibharwaliya Village Development Committee (VDC) of Bara District on May 26. District military commander of the group, Dewa, owned up the killing.
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May - 26 
The Himalayan Times reports that a Village Development Committee (VDC) secretary was locked up in a restroom of Bara District Hospital in Kalaiya. Activists of the Madhesi Youth Forum, the youth wing of the MJF, locked up Jayapat Yadav, secretary, Am
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The Himalayan Times reports that a Village Development Committee (VDC) secretary was locked up in a restroom of Bara District Hospital in Kalaiya. Activists of the Madhesi Youth Forum, the youth wing of the MJF, locked up Jayapat Yadav, secretary, Amritgunj VDC, in the restroom accusing him of delaying distribution of allowances meant for the elderly and widows.
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May - 26 
The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) put forward four conditions to be included in the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for joining the new Government. The party demanded implementation of the eight-point understanding signed between United Madhesi Demo
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The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) put forward four conditions to be included in the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for joining the new Government. The party demanded implementation of the eight-point understanding signed between United Madhesi Democratic Front and Government, Terai centered multi-dimensional development projects, inclusive bill and the review of all commissions formed by the then Unified CPN-Maoist-led Government. The party also demanded a clear stance from big parties in the coalition on ‘One Madhes One Province’ and possible number of states to be created.
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May - 26 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) has reportedly refused Prime Minister Nepal’s call to join the Government. Talking to the media after the PM’s address, Maoist spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma said there is no possibility
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) has reportedly refused Prime Minister Nepal’s call to join the Government. Talking to the media after the PM’s address, Maoist spokesperson Dina Nath Sharma said there is no possibility of joining the Government or working together until ‘civil supremacy’ is maintained.
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May - 26 
Daily Star reports that Security Force personnel arrested a former official of Bangladesh’s civilian intelligence agency, the National Security Intelligence (NSI), Major Liakat Hossain, in capital Dhaka in connection with the 2004 Chittagong arms rec
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Daily Star reports that Security Force personnel arrested a former official of Bangladesh’s civilian intelligence agency, the National Security Intelligence (NSI), Major Liakat Hossain, in capital Dhaka in connection with the 2004 Chittagong arms recovery case. Liakat was the Deputy Director (Technical) of the NSI during the recovery and investigators in the Taskforce for Interrogation Cell said that he played a vital role in the planning of the arms deal. He had reportedly been dismissed from service in 2006.
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May - 26 
Colombo Page reports that the Government of Japan has decided to provide additional aid worth US$ 1.4 million for de-mining in northern Sri Lanka. The Japanese Embassy in Colombo announced on May 26 that they expect to provide these funds through the
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Colombo Page reports that the Government of Japan has decided to provide additional aid worth US$ 1.4 million for de-mining in northern Sri Lanka. The Japanese Embassy in Colombo announced on May 26 that they expect to provide these funds through the Danish De-mining Group and the HALO Trust. The funds are allocated for de-mining in recently liberated areas in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Vavuniya. This will be the second time this year that the Japanese Government assists Sri Lanka with de-mining. Earlier the Japanese government provided a grant of US$ 700,000 for humanitarian de-mining in Mannar through Swiss Foundation for Mine Action. The total contribution from Japan for de-mining activities in the North therefore reaches US$ 2.1 million, the Embassy said.
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May - 26 
Colombo Page reports that the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is to use two of the captured LTTE air strips for their activities, SLAF spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said. According to the spokesman, they would convert the captured Iranamadu
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Colombo Page reports that the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is to use two of the captured LTTE air strips for their activities, SLAF spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said. According to the spokesman, they would convert the captured Iranamadu runway east of the Jaffna-Kandy (A9) road in Kilinochchi into a small air base. The larger airstrip taken from the LTTE close to Mullaitivu would be developed for the use of SLAF in the near future. During the two and half years of military operations in the North, Sri Lanka Army has captured seven air strips used by the LTTE.
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May - 26 
During search operations in the Karativu and Aliyaodi areas of Ampara District, the Security Forces recovered 2000 electric detonators and 47 hand grenades on May 26.
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During search operations in the Karativu and Aliyaodi areas of Ampara District, the Security Forces recovered 2000 electric detonators and 47 hand grenades on May 26.
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May - 26 
During separate search operations conducted in the Kalapokakulam, Therumurukandy and Ampakamam areas the Security Forces (SFs) recovered two pistols with four magazines, two 81-mm mortar barrels, four 81-mm mortar tripod clamping collars, one unknow
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During separate search operations conducted in the Kalapokakulam, Therumurukandy and Ampakamam areas the Security Forces (SFs) recovered two pistols with four magazines, two 81-mm mortar barrels, four 81-mm mortar tripod clamping collars, one unknown mortar barrel, three RPG barrels, three 50 weapon barrels and one body part, one 12.7-mm body part, three upper collars and five tripod legs, eight GPMG weapons and five barrels, four Light Machine Gun butts and 28 body parts, two G3A3 weapons, two T-81 weapons, two T-56 MK I weapons, two T-56 MK II weapons, six T-56 MK III weapons, four unknown tripods, four unknown tripod legs, six unknown weapon holders, 11 MG drums, 11 T-81 magazines, 45 G3A3 magazines, 16 T-56 magazines, six receiving covers, 16 T-56 cocking handles, 10 SLR magazines, 22 RPG bombs, 29 hand grenades, five unknown grenades, four Arul bombs, thirty-one 120-mm mortar chargers, two 60-mm mortar charger boxes, 200 kilograms of TNT explosives, 83 kilograms of primers, four kilograms of low explosives, 13 kilograms of black powder, 12 kilograms of low explosives (brown colour), 36 kilograms of C-4 explosives, 530 kilograms of steel balls, 25 kilograms of Aluminium balls, 24 bottles of chemicals, 17300 switches, 517 fuses, 18 artillery fuses, 55 kilograms of unidentified chemical powder, 105 tubes of white explosives, one firing device, eight claymore mines, 45 jumping mines, 108 Jonny mines, 30 booby trap devices made of 81- mm mortar bombs, one booby trap device made of 60-mm mortar bomb, 13 booby traps made of RPG rounds, forty four 120-mm mortar bombs, one hundred and thirty eight 81-mm mortar bombs, one I-com set and thirty-nine 60-mm mortar bombs.
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May - 26 
Four decomposed dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered by the troops from the Vaddakachchi, Visuamadukulam, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Ampakamam and Vellamullivaikkal areas
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Four decomposed dead bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants along with huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered by the troops from the Vaddakachchi, Visuamadukulam, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Ampakamam and Vellamullivaikkal areas of Mullaitivu District on May 26, according to a Sri Lanka Army report. The recoveries included five Light Machine Guns (LMG), 10 LMG parts, 32 sea-mine casings, 38 claymore mines, two explosive-filed suicide jackets, two Bangalore torpedoes, one Outboard Motor, 361 rounds of 12.7 ammunition, 393 Rocket Propelled Grenades, 33 hand grenades, 44 T-56 weapons, five T-81 weapons, two FNC weapons, one unidentified weapon, two 0.22 weapons, one modified weapon, three 9-mm pistols and two magazines, one sniper weapon, forty 422-mm projectiles, 15 I-com sets, three communication base station sets, one part of a Multi Purpose Machine Gun, one Global Positioning System, 18 rounds of 9-mm ammunition, one part of a paddle gun, 28 rounds of paddle gun ammunition, 43150 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 32500 rounds of General Purpose Machine Gun ammunition, 52500 rounds of tracer ammunition, 2278 rounds of 0.38 ammunition, 900 rounds of M-38 ammunition, three magazines, 1000-m detonator cord, seventeen 82-mm white phosphorous bombs, 67 Improvised Explosive Devices, two 60-mm mortar by-pods, one 120-mm mortar bomb, one 81-mm mortar base plate, two 12.7-mm ammunition boxes, five 81-mm mortar bombs, nine 81-mm mortar fuses, twenty-eight 60-mm mortar bombs, 14 Arul bombs, 350 cartridges, eight kilograms of C-4 high-explosives, three anti-personnel mines, one cyanide capsule, three mobile phones, one telephone directory, three dog tags, one map of Iranamadu area, four LTTE uniforms, one pouch and four LTTE caps.
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May - 26 
More than 9,000 LTTE militants have been questioned by judges and the majority will undergo rehabilitation, Sri Lanka's military said on May 26, according to Reuters. Many of the remaining 2,000 who have "self-confessed" are likely to face trial. "Th
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More than 9,000 LTTE militants have been questioned by judges and the majority will undergo rehabilitation, Sri Lanka's military said on May 26, according to Reuters. Many of the remaining 2,000 who have "self-confessed" are likely to face trial. "They have taken guns, fought against the Army. So they have to go through rehabilitation so that they can live as normal Sri Lankans," said military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara. Nanayakkara told reporters the process of weeding out and rehabilitating former militants was already under way. Each one has been brought before judges, he said. Nanayakkara said anyone who had been trained by the LTTE to carry arms was considered a combatant. "Since the start of fighting in different locations, 9,100 LTTE cadres have self-confessed. We have sent 7,000 of them to welfare camps for rehabilitation after legal proceedings, while others are facing court proceedings,” he added.
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May - 26 
Police on May 26 called on anyone who had links to the LTTE to surrender themselves to the nearest Police station or army camp in the area. Making a special statement to the media, Police spokesman Ranjith Gunathilaka said there is no need to involve
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Police on May 26 called on anyone who had links to the LTTE to surrender themselves to the nearest Police station or army camp in the area. Making a special statement to the media, Police spokesman Ranjith Gunathilaka said there is no need to involve a third party in this process. He stressed that the Police and Military would provide adequate security to those who surrender. The Sri Lankan Government hopes to rehabilitate those with former LTTE links after they have faced possible criminal charges in the courts. At the moment, there are nearly 10,000 surrendered LTTE cadres rehabilitating at several centres throughout the country.
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May - 26 
SFs recovered one pistol with two magazines, twelve 9-mm ammunition rounds, six T-56 weapons, five T-56 magazines, one hundred and seventy nine 7.62 ammunition, 15 metres of flexible wire, one 84-s weapon, one claymore mine, two hand grenades, one el
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SFs recovered one pistol with two magazines, twelve 9-mm ammunition rounds, six T-56 weapons, five T-56 magazines, one hundred and seventy nine 7.62 ammunition, 15 metres of flexible wire, one 84-s weapon, one claymore mine, two hand grenades, one electric detonator, fifty one 84-s ammunition rounds, one trapped 81-mm mortar bomb and one hand grenade from the Kadawana, Kinniya Magauththu jungles and Therumaveli areas.
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May - 26 
The Government has initiated the de-mining process to expedite resettlement of displaced people in their original habitats under the Uthuru Wasanthaya program, according to Daily News. De-mining and removing of booby traps along the A-32 highways is
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The Government has initiated the de-mining process to expedite resettlement of displaced people in their original habitats under the Uthuru Wasanthaya program, according to Daily News. De-mining and removing of booby traps along the A-32 highways is in progress, Presidential Advisor and former Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando said. According to Fernando, troops have recovered over 527 anti-personnel mines (APMs), two anti-tank mines and 29 other bombs from the area. Over 16 APMs and nine other bombs were found from the area where the famous rice bowl is situated. The objective of the Uthuru Wasanthaya program is to ensure welfare, security and the development of people in the North. This program is conducted by the Government under the directive and close supervision of Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapakse who is also the Chairman of Presidential Task on Resettlement, Security and Development in the North. Fernando said the Security Forces are engaged in mine clearance soon after the humanitarian mission to free civilians from the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was completed.
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May - 26 
The Government is set to announce a National Framework Proposal on the reintegration of ex-combatants into civilian life shortly, Daily News reported on May 26. This will be a key element of its post-conflict peace building and development process. T
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The Government is set to announce a National Framework Proposal on the reintegration of ex-combatants into civilian life shortly, Daily News reported on May 26. This will be a key element of its post-conflict peace building and development process. The envisioned policy intervention is designed to facilitate the reintegration of ex-combatants and contribute towards durable peace, by improving the employability of ex-combatants for civilian occupation, minimizing risk of socio-economic marginalization and ensuring them a smooth transition from military affiliations into larger communities. The broader objectives will be to foster reconciliation and create opportunities for economic revitalization, which in turn will strengthen efforts to build sustainable peace and restore long-term stability in the country, the Disaster Management and Human Rights Ministry said. The Ministry added that the draft proposal which is being prepared under its purview will be ready by end June, and national consultations will be held in mid - July to endorse the framework. The Ministry said following a national sensitization workshop, five working groups had been established recently on disarmament and demobilization, rehabilitation, reinsertion, social reintegration and economic reintegration.
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May - 26 
The Government said in Parliament on May 26 that the State of Emergency will not be relaxed immediately despite the end of the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Colombo Page. Speaking in the Parliament, Leader of the House, Ministe
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The Government said in Parliament on May 26 that the State of Emergency will not be relaxed immediately despite the end of the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Colombo Page. Speaking in the Parliament, Leader of the House, Minister Nimal Siripala Silva, said the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and State of Emergency will be continued as it is too premature to lift the emergency regulations yet. The Minister said termination of civil war does not suggest a complete halt to terrorism and related atrocities. Though terrorism has been completely wiped out, terrorists are still at large, he warned. Pointing out that LTTE cadres are still surrendering to the troops, the Minister said emergency regulations are needed to deal with those LTTE suspects and the others who are currently in custody. The opposition parties have called the Government to relax the emergency following the military victory.
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May - 26 
The Government through the Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Ministry has allocated SLR 1,270 million to provide opportunities for social and economic empowerment by focusing on balanced and sustainable development in the Eastern
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The Government through the Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Ministry has allocated SLR 1,270 million to provide opportunities for social and economic empowerment by focusing on balanced and sustainable development in the Eastern Province. The normal life of Easterners has paved the way for rapid development in the Districts of Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara after being liberated from the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Spokesman of the Nation Building Ministry told Daily News. People of these three districts have undergone untold hardships due to terrorism during the last three decades and it is the most urgent need and toughest challenge of the Government to uplift their living standards to bring about accelerated development in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, 749 projects will be implemented in the Ampara District. Among them 571 rural road development projects, 41 garbage disposal management projects, 14 bridges, 12 electricity projects, 32 irrigation projects, 18 social welfare projects, 45 drinking water projects and 16 educational and health projects will be undertaken by the Ministry. Meanwhile, 302 rural road development projects, 10 garbage disposal management projects, constructing of five bridges, nine electricity and irrigation projects, 12 social development projects, 20 drinking water projects and 16 educational and health projects have been proposed for the Batticaloa district. It is estimated that around 191,300 people would benefit from these projects. The spokesman said around 350 rural road development projects, 60 garbage disposal projects, 10 bridges, 42 electricity and irrigation projects, 10 social welfare projects, 25 drinking water projects and 17 health and educational projects will be implemented in the Trincomalee District. Financial allocations have already been made for this purpose by the Ministry, he said.
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May - 26 
The Sri Lanka Government on May 26 said that the international community could now assist internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the North if they have real clemency. Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo, Media Minister Laxman Yapa Abeywardana sai
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The Sri Lanka Government on May 26 said that the international community could now assist internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the North if they have real clemency. Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo, Media Minister Laxman Yapa Abeywardana said they would not reject any international assistance that meets the Government’s conditions. According to the Media Minister, this is the opportunity for the international community to serve the IDPs in Sri Lanka, an opportunity they sought in the past. "The international community repeatedly urged the access to serve displaced persons in the past and finally the time for it has dawned," he said. Government statistics indicate that there are 214,383 IDPs currently living in welfare centres in Vavuniya. They belong to 65,347 families.
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May - 26 
The Sri Lankan Government on May 26 sought international police (Interpol) assistance to locate and arrest the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) arms procurement chief Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP who is believed to be hiding somewhere in So
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The Sri Lankan Government on May 26 sought international police (Interpol) assistance to locate and arrest the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) arms procurement chief Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP who is believed to be hiding somewhere in South East Asia. Government sources said countries alerted included Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand from where KP was believed to be operating while Australia and Britain were also indicated as likely countries where KP could be living. Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona confirmed to Daily Mirror that Interpol assistance was sought to have KP arrested and investigations into his whereabouts were currently underway. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse in an interview with a private television station in the night of May 24 also called on the international community and Interpol to assist in arresting KP as he was an LTTE arms smuggler. It is reported that slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran had contacted KP in the final hours before his death and urged KP to rescue him and the trapped cadres from area the LTTE was cornered in. KP is said to have assured Prabhakaran that he was doing his best to get him and his cadres out of the North and had sought the assistance of leading figures in the international community to rescue the LTTE Leader. “In the final hours Prabhakaran spoke to KP, urging him to save him. KP obviously gave him false hope that he was trying to do something,” Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman said.
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May - 26 
United Press International reports that Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse has rejected the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) offer to take the democratic route in their struggle. Speaking to BBC, he said the LTTE, defeated recently by the
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United Press International reports that Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse has rejected the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) offer to take the democratic route in their struggle. Speaking to BBC, he said the LTTE, defeated recently by the Sri Lankan military, cannot be trusted to give up terrorism. "I do not believe the LTTE can enter a democratic process after years of their violent activities," adding, other political parties could represent the Tamils. Earlier, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, a senior LTTE spokesman, told the British network they were prepared to use non-violent means to achieve their goal of winning rights for the Tamil-speaking minority, and would be ready to pursue the democratic process.
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May - 27 
According to Sentinel, the Army personnel recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the house of one Jogesh Hembrom (32), a resident of Bhodeyaguri village under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District in the night of May 27.
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According to Sentinel, the Army personnel recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the house of one Jogesh Hembrom (32), a resident of Bhodeyaguri village under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District in the night of May 27.
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May - 27 
Assam Tribunes reports that as many as 67 companies of Security Forces are now operating in the North Cachar Hills District and a high level Central team held discussions with the Government of Assam to ensure peace in the District. An unnamed offici
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Assam Tribunes reports that as many as 67 companies of Security Forces are now operating in the North Cachar Hills District and a high level Central team held discussions with the Government of Assam to ensure peace in the District. An unnamed official told to Assam Tribune that the main focus at this moment is to ensure smooth running of trains in the wake of possibility of shortage of food stuff in the Barak Valley Districts and in the States of Mizoram and Tripura in the wake of frequent disruption of train services in the hill section due to attacks by the BW.
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May - 27 
Investigations revealed that Waqas Ahmed, son of Mahmood Ahmed, was born in Lahore on June 20, 1985. He was sent to India in the guise of a spectator watching an India-Pakistan cricket match in New Delhi on April 17, 2005. From there he moved to Amba
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Investigations revealed that Waqas Ahmed, son of Mahmood Ahmed, was born in Lahore on June 20, 1985. He was sent to India in the guise of a spectator watching an India-Pakistan cricket match in New Delhi on April 17, 2005. From there he moved to Ambala to sell burgers. He lived for about two years in the Bhayandar area in Mumbai, and shifted to Kanpur in August 2008. Waqas Ahmed had visited Shimla, Surat, Ambala, Patiala, Mumbai, Lucknow, Chandigarh, the Nepal border and Agra to gather information. He has been booked under Sections 115, 120B, 121A, 122,123 and 124 of the Indian Penal Code; sections 3/9/4 of the Official Secrets Act and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act.
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May - 27 
On May 27, posters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres warning the Police that they would avenge the killing of Sudhakar Reddy, the senior Maoist leader, were found pasted on the walls at Maddigaruvu village of G. Madugula mand
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On May 27, posters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres warning the Police that they would avenge the killing of Sudhakar Reddy, the senior Maoist leader, were found pasted on the walls at Maddigaruvu village of G. Madugula mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District, The Hindu reported. As reported earlier, Reddy was killed by the Police in an encounter at Gaurappa hillocks near Lavvala village in the Tadvai forest area of Warangal District on May 24.
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May - 27 
Police recovered 37 gelatines and 50 electronic detonators from a bus from the Kheroni Police Station area of Karbi Anglong District. The explosives were suspected to be carried for the Black Widow (BW) militant outfit. The driver Ainul Haque and hel
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Police recovered 37 gelatines and 50 electronic detonators from a bus from the Kheroni Police Station area of Karbi Anglong District. The explosives were suspected to be carried for the Black Widow (BW) militant outfit. The driver Ainul Haque and helper Noor Ahmed Ali of the bus were detained for further interrogation.
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Madhya Pradesh Police on May 28 claimed to have arrested a terrorist who allegedly planted a bomb in the Chennai Express train nine years ago, reports IANS. "Ishaq Khan was arrested on a tip-off from Madhavganj in M
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Madhya Pradesh Police on May 28 claimed to have arrested a terrorist who allegedly planted a bomb in the Chennai Express train nine years ago, reports IANS. "Ishaq Khan was arrested on a tip-off from Madhavganj in Morena on Wednesday night. He planted a bomb in the Chennai Express while it was passing through the District on May 20, 2000," the Morena District Police Superintendent Amrit Meena said, adding, "Ishaq Khan was produced in a court today (May 28) and remanded to four days of Police custody.”
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May - 27 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants might enter India through sea, said Union Home Minster P. Chidambaram on May 25, according to PTI. "Enough precautions have been taken. The state government has been sensitised to the possible ent
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants might enter India through sea, said Union Home Minster P. Chidambaram on May 25, according to PTI. "Enough precautions have been taken. The state government has been sensitised to the possible entry of LTTE militants through the coastline of Tamil Nadu," he told reporters.
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May - 27 
The suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, Waqas Ahmed, arrested from Bithoor in Kanpur on May 27, was remanded to Police custody for five days on May 28, reports The Hindu. Meanwhile, interrogations revealed that Ahmed was arrested in 20
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The suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, Waqas Ahmed, arrested from Bithoor in Kanpur on May 27, was remanded to Police custody for five days on May 28, reports The Hindu. Meanwhile, interrogations revealed that Ahmed was arrested in 2006 by the Government Railway Police in Etawah under the Arms Act. In 2008, he was held in the Kakadeo area of Kanpur for a motorbike theft. The same year, he was booked in Mumbai in a case of auto rickshaw theft. In 2005, Ahmed was issued a passport (AD 0153781) in Lahore in Pakistan, and his visa was stamped EPR (exempted from police reporting) and carried the number P-3-88225.
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May - 27 
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 27 arrested a suspected agent of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, at Bithoor in Kanpur District, reports The Hindu. He was identified as Waqas Ahm
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The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 27 arrested a suspected agent of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, at Bithoor in Kanpur District, reports The Hindu. He was identified as Waqas Ahmed alias Zahid alias Ibrahim alias Rajesh Kumar alias Vikki, from Lahore in Pakistan. He was in possession of a voter identity card in the name of Ibrahim and an EPR (exempted from police reporting) visa, which is issued to those whose credentials are not in doubt. Incriminating documents and maps relating to the Army, fake driving licences, a pocket diary containing names and phone numbers and a Western Union receipt were also recovered from his possession. The Additional Director-General of Police, Brij Lal, said the voter identity card was issued to Waqas Ahmed in Kanpur on January 4, 2009 and he cast his vote in the recent general elections. Residing there since August 2008, he had been doing odd jobs and was also in contact with criminals, Lal added.
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May - 27 
United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, Hungyo Dick-son Tangkhul alias Asom, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Khuman Lampak Sports complex on May 27.
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United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, Hungyo Dick-son Tangkhul alias Asom, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Khuman Lampak Sports complex on May 27.
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May - 27 
A report in Daily Times has indicated that the Taliban in Swat pay mercenaries for killing Police and army troops, a suspected Afghan terrorist arrested by local Police told the media on May 28, adding that he was paid PKR 20,000 to kill a Policeman.
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A report in Daily Times has indicated that the Taliban in Swat pay mercenaries for killing Police and army troops, a suspected Afghan terrorist arrested by local Police told the media on May 28, adding that he was paid PKR 20,000 to kill a Policeman. “I beheaded five policemen in Sitara Chowk,” Ghaniur Rehman told reporters after SFs arrested him from Malukabad area of the city a day earlier. The suspected Afghan terrorist said he received training at a Taliban training facility in the Charbagh area.
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May - 27 
A senior official of the country’s premier defence nuclear establishment has said that a large force of nearly 10,000 people is in place to ensure security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and western fears about the safety of the weapons are unfounded,
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A senior official of the country’s premier defence nuclear establishment has said that a large force of nearly 10,000 people is in place to ensure security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and western fears about the safety of the weapons are unfounded, Dawn reported. Air Commodore Khalid Banuri, who is Director of Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs at the Strategic Plans Division, said that Pakistan’s ‘command and control structure’ for the weapons was better than that of many other nuclear states, and many countries and their experts had officially acknowledged this. In an interview with DawnNews, Air Commodore Banuri described as “preposterous” western media reports that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons might fall into wrong hands — terrorists or other non-state actors. “The intent clearly appears to be mala fide,” he said, adding “It does not make sense for anyone to continue to harp on this despite having understanding of how Pakistan does its work.” He said: “We have taken stringent measures which are legislative, institutional, procedural and administrative. We have ensured all aspects of nuclear capability.” Elaborating, he said that a large force of highly trained and professional people — in fact over 10,000 people were looking after the security of the nuclear assets.
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May - 27 May - 28
According to the ISPR media update, a known militant commander identified as Ghaniur Rehman has been arrested by the troops during the search and cordon operation. He was allegedly involved in killing police officials. A local elder said there were s
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According to the ISPR media update, a known militant commander identified as Ghaniur Rehman has been arrested by the troops during the search and cordon operation. He was allegedly involved in killing police officials. A local elder said there were some 40-50 militants in Bahrain but they fled the town on May 27-evening when they came to know about the arrival of the SFs. “They (Taliban) are avoiding fighting with the security forces now and are running,” he said and added the militants had shifted to Kalam. The elder said the group of Taliban militants in Kalam was commanded by one Khushmir, a resident of Gilgit. He said five militants were killed in a clash in Bahrain. The ISPR said an explosive-laden vehicle was destroyed and two militants were killed at Satal, four kilometers short of Bahrain town. Though there were conflicting reports about casualties in the Satal incident, a man from Kalam claimed that a Taliban commander, identified as Wazifa, had been killed in the clash along with seven other militants. He claimed a ‘deputy commander’ of the militants in the area, Hameedi, confirmed the death of Wazifa. Some residents of Kanju, who managed to reach the provincial capital Peshawar on May 28, said Mingora, Kanju and Kabal towns were almost cleared as the Taliban had vacated these areas. “They have moved towards mountains,” they said. Two militants, according to the ISPR, were killed during an exchange of fire between the Taliban and SFs in Malam Jabba. The SFs also continued action in Peuchar village and carried out cordon and search operations there. The troops also ambushed a group of 15-20 militants at Manodherai and killed three of them while four others were arrested. One soldier sustained injuries in the incident. Further, a convoy of eight Army trucks carrying relief and food destined for Barikot and Mingora was ambushed at Landakay near Barikot. Four soldiers, the ISPR said, were killed in the incident but relief goods were transported safely and distributed among stranded people of Mingora.
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May - 27 
Another activist of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits of Karachi within three days of the murder of another SSP activist, The News reported. The incident sparked tension in Gulshan To
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Another activist of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits of Karachi within three days of the murder of another SSP activist, The News reported. The incident sparked tension in Gulshan Town, as armed men resorted to aerial firing, forced the shopkeepers to pull down shutters and also attacked Imambargahs (Shia places of worship) in the area. 38-year old Qari Amanullah was shot dead while his son Sufian was injured by two gunmen near a Tandur in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. According to Police, the deceased was a former Sipah-e-Sahaba unit in-charge.
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May - 27 
At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and several injured by Security Forces (SFs) shelling in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs shelled Taliban hideouts in Sarokai area, killing 15 militant
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At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and several injured by Security Forces (SFs) shelling in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs shelled Taliban hideouts in Sarokai area, killing 15 militants and injuring several others.
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May - 27 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the blast was in reaction to the military operation in the Malakand Division of NWFP. Addressing journalists in Karachi, Malik said the attack appeared to be a suicide blast, but did not divulge further details. He
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the blast was in reaction to the military operation in the Malakand Division of NWFP. Addressing journalists in Karachi, Malik said the attack appeared to be a suicide blast, but did not divulge further details. He said “terrorists have arrived here” after being defeated in FATA. He said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud had threatened to carry out attacks if the military offensive was not stopped. Separately, Malik also confirmed that Punjab Home Secretary Nadeem Hassan Asif and Punjab Inspector General of Police Tariq Saleem Dogar had been provided intelligence on the Lahore attack.
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May - 27 
Landmine explosions killed a driver and a 12-year-old schoolboy in Dera Bugti on May 27, The News reported. The boy was walking home from school when he stepped on a landmine and died on the spot, a security official said. In another incident, the dr
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Landmine explosions killed a driver and a 12-year-old schoolboy in Dera Bugti on May 27, The News reported. The boy was walking home from school when he stepped on a landmine and died on the spot, a security official said. In another incident, the driver of a vehicle was killed and two passengers injured when their car hit a landmine near a gas field in the same town, he said. In a third blast, a tractor overturned after hitting a landmine in Dera Bugti district, injuring its driver. Police also recovered 335 kilograms of explosives from an abandoned car in Kuchlak, a town near provincial capital Quetta, security officials said. “The material was to be supplied to militants in the province,” an unnamed security official told AFP.
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May - 27 
More than 20 suspected militants and their financiers were arrested during separate operations in the Jamrud and Bara areas of Khyber Agency in FATA on May 27-night. Sources told The News that a majority of those arrested belonged to the Shalober tri
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More than 20 suspected militants and their financiers were arrested during separate operations in the Jamrud and Bara areas of Khyber Agency in FATA on May 27-night. Sources told The News that a majority of those arrested belonged to the Shalober tribe of Afridis in Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency. At least two of them, identified as Aftab and Farman, belonged to the Shah Kas area of Jamrud sub-division, where different militant outfits are operating. The sources said operations were simultaneously conducted in Jamrud, Bara and areas of Peshawar, bordering Bara. The arrested persons included both suspected militants and those accused of financing them.
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May - 27 
Officials later said at least three suspects had been detained. Civil Defence District Officer Mazhar Abbas told Daily Times a suicide jacket and two Russian-made hand grenades had been found from the blast site. Sukhera said 27 people, including 11
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Officials later said at least three suspects had been detained. Civil Defence District Officer Mazhar Abbas told Daily Times a suicide jacket and two Russian-made hand grenades had been found from the blast site. Sukhera said 27 people, including 11 Policemen, died in the attack. The AP news agency reported that “several intelligence agents” were among the dead. Sukhera said nobody had claimed responsibility for the attack. A nearby filling station was totally destroyed and several car showrooms damaged. The ceilings of several operating rooms in a nearby hospital caved in, and windows of buildings in a two-kilometre radius were shattered. Most of the outer wall of the ISI office was destroyed and the building partially damaged, while the CCPO’s office was also damaged.
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May - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) said on May 27 they would clear Mingora town in Swat District of the Taliban within two to three days, as 12 more militants were killed in the ongoing military operation, Daily Times reported. Mingora Force Commander Brigadier T
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Security Forces (SFs) said on May 27 they would clear Mingora town in Swat District of the Taliban within two to three days, as 12 more militants were killed in the ongoing military operation, Daily Times reported. Mingora Force Commander Brigadier Tahir Hamid told the media that SFs had secured 70 percent of Mingora city. He said the army was chasing the Taliban through the streets. “We tried not to use helicopter gunships in populated areas to avoid collateral damage,” he added. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement, one solider was killed during the operation in the last 24 hours. It said the SFs had distributed four truckloads of relief items among the people of Mingora. However, it added, Taliban were attacking and snatching relief items being dispatched for stranded people of Bharain, Madyan and Kalam. It said the areas up to Sultanwas in Buner, and Mohmand Agency, had been cleared of the Taliban.
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May - 27 
SFs also continued their advance on Kanju-Kabal, while securing their positions at Madyan, Bagh Derai, Kala Kot, and Sakhra Valley. In addition, two soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Qambar near Mingora on May 27, AFP rep
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SFs also continued their advance on Kanju-Kabal, while securing their positions at Madyan, Bagh Derai, Kala Kot, and Sakhra Valley. In addition, two soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Qambar near Mingora on May 27, AFP reported.
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May - 27 
Suicide bombers detonated a vehicle loaded with 100 kilograms of explosives near offices of the capital city police officer (CCPO) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Lahore on May 27 – killing at least 27 persons and injuring 326 others, in
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Suicide bombers detonated a vehicle loaded with 100 kilograms of explosives near offices of the capital city police officer (CCPO) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Lahore on May 27 – killing at least 27 persons and injuring 326 others, in addition to destroying a two-storey building of the Rescue 15 police service, according to Police, Daily Times reported. An ISI colonel and 15 Police officials were among those killed, The News reported. Witnesses said the attack started midmorning when two gunmen stepped out of a white van – which had pulled up in a narrow street separating the police and ISI buildings – cautioned civilians to take cover, and started firing at Security Force (SF) personnel deployed down the street. The gunmen also hurled a grenade at the SFs personnel. As the firing continued, the driver managed to cross the concrete barrier, but could not get further and was forced to blow up the vehicle there. Superintendent of Police Sohail Sukhera said a threefold security cordon prevented the attackers from getting to the offices CCPO and ISI offices. He said the terrorist in the vehicle was shot – which prompted him to blow up the vehicle about a hundred feet away from the intended target, in front of the Rescue 15 building.
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May - 27 
The NWFP Government has received reports that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Swat chief Maulana Fazlullah has been killed in the military operation in Swat, provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 27, Daily Times reported. He told th
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The NWFP Government has received reports that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Swat chief Maulana Fazlullah has been killed in the military operation in Swat, provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on May 27, Daily Times reported. He told the media in capital Peshawar that several key militant commanders’ deaths had already been confirmed. The NWFP government has also decided to place head money on the Taliban leadership, he added.
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May - 27 
The South Waziristan Agency political administration and the Ahmedzai tribe on May 27 to adhere to the May 2007 ‘Wana Peace Agreement’. The decision was made after a 120-member committee of the Ahmedzai tribe held successful talks with the political
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The South Waziristan Agency political administration and the Ahmedzai tribe on May 27 to adhere to the May 2007 ‘Wana Peace Agreement’. The decision was made after a 120-member committee of the Ahmedzai tribe held successful talks with the political administration. The Wana assistant political agent told reporters that following the talks, the administration had released six Ahmedzai tribesmen who were arrested during various operations in the area. He said the tribe had agreed to support the political administration for maintaining peace in the agency.
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May - 27 
Troops have reportedly cleared the Peshawar-Chitral road and a swathe from Chakdara to Timergara and set up two check-posts in Talash. They also distributed pamphlets warning people against sheltering the Taliban. “Houses, streets and villages from w
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Troops have reportedly cleared the Peshawar-Chitral road and a swathe from Chakdara to Timergara and set up two check-posts in Talash. They also distributed pamphlets warning people against sheltering the Taliban. “Houses, streets and villages from where security forces are attacked will be considered as Taliban’s posts and would be destroyed,” the pamphlet said. Meanwhile, Security Forces arrested the chief of Al Badar Mujahideen Pakistan, Bakht Zamin Khan, and his son Hafizullah, but released them five hours later. However, the circumstances and reasons for the detention were not reported.
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May - 27 
According to The Himalayan Times, Nepali Army is all set to take action against its second-in-command Lieutenant General Kul Bahadur Khadka on the charge of violating Army rules. The Army headquarters has started investigation as Lt Gen. Khadka publi
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According to The Himalayan Times, Nepali Army is all set to take action against its second-in-command Lieutenant General Kul Bahadur Khadka on the charge of violating Army rules. The Army headquarters has started investigation as Lt Gen. Khadka publicly claimed himself as the new Army Chief though President Dr Ram Baran Yadav had revoked the unilateral decision of the Unified CPN-Maoist to sack Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal. Law department of Army headquarters stated that Lt Gen. Khadka had created confusion among Army staff. Talking to the daily, chief of law department of Army headquarter BA Kumar Sharma said, “We have started investigation into the case.”
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May - 27 
Nepal News reports that a meeting of the 16 out of 22 parties in the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)-led coalition held at the Prime Minister's office in Singh Durbar decided to scrap the Ministry of State Restructure crea
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Nepal News reports that a meeting of the 16 out of 22 parties in the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)-led coalition held at the Prime Minister's office in Singh Durbar decided to scrap the Ministry of State Restructure created by the former Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)-led Government, and form a commission for state restructure. Similarly, the Constituent Assembly (CA) affairs ministry was renamed as parliamentary affairs ministry. Similarly, the parties urged Speaker Subash Nembang not to table the resolution registered by the Maoists at the parliament secretariat before the Parliament for discussion. The parties also suggested Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to revert the decision of the Maoist Government to terminate Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal and appoint Kul Bahadur Khadka as the acting chief.
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May - 27 
Over a dozen students were injured in a clash between All Nepal National Free Students' Union (ANNFSU) and All Nepal National Independent Students' Union -Revolutionary ( ANNISU-R), student wings of the CPN-UML and Unified CPN-Maoist respectively, a
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Over a dozen students were injured in a clash between All Nepal National Free Students' Union (ANNFSU) and All Nepal National Independent Students' Union -Revolutionary ( ANNISU-R), student wings of the CPN-UML and Unified CPN-Maoist respectively, at Sano Thimi Campus in Bhaktapur District, reports Kantipuronline. The clash ensued on the issue of scholarship.
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May - 27 
Daily Star reports that the Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Towhid is expanding its network in the south-western Districts of Kushtia and Meherpur under the leadership of Anisur Rahman alias Chhana. Rahman and his aides are working to revamp the organisation
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Daily Star reports that the Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Towhid is expanding its network in the south-western Districts of Kushtia and Meherpur under the leadership of Anisur Rahman alias Chhana. Rahman and his aides are working to revamp the organisational structure of the outfit with the objective of working towards establishing Islamic rule in the country. According to sources, Anisur Rahman of Harekrishnapur in Kushtia District took over as the regional chief of the outfit following the arrest of its former chief Mahbubur Rahman. According to the report, in Kushtia, the militants are active in Kushtia housing, Mollahteghoria, Jugia, Barkhada, Talbaria and Barkhada areas, whereas in Meherpur while they have hideouts at Debipur, Chatian, Baout, Harbhanga, Karamdi and Katdah in Gangni Sub-District. The outfit’s hardcore cadres are visiting the remote villages with the objective of carrying out recruitment of illiterate and unemployed youths in the age bracket of 15 to 25.
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May - 27 
11 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed by the troops in the Kalavanchikudi area of Batticaloa District in the morning of May 27, according to Sri Lanka Army. Subsequently the troops recovered dead bodies of all the 11 slain
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11 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed by the troops in the Kalavanchikudi area of Batticaloa District in the morning of May 27, according to Sri Lanka Army. Subsequently the troops recovered dead bodies of all the 11 slain militants along with five T-56 weapons, 20 claymore mines weighing about 15 kilograms each, two hand grenades, three anti-personnel mines and a stock of medical items from the area.
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May - 27 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said that even though some pro-LTTE groups bring up various opinions, the LTTE has totally been destroyed by the Security Forces and there is no room for the LTTE to revive in the country, according to News.lk.
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said that even though some pro-LTTE groups bring up various opinions, the LTTE has totally been destroyed by the Security Forces and there is no room for the LTTE to revive in the country, according to News.lk.
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May - 27 
The UN Human Rights Council on May 27 dropped a Swiss-EU draft resolution calling for an investigation into possible war crimes during Sri Lanka’s recently-concluded war on terrorism and adopted Sri Lanka’s counter resolution with some of the proposa
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The UN Human Rights Council on May 27 dropped a Swiss-EU draft resolution calling for an investigation into possible war crimes during Sri Lanka’s recently-concluded war on terrorism and adopted Sri Lanka’s counter resolution with some of the proposals in the Swiss-EU document incorporated into it, according to The Hindu. Of the 47-member Council, 29 voted for Sri Lanka’s resolution, 12 against and 6 abstained. The UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay had told the Council there was credible evidence that both the forces and the LTTE grossly violated international humanitarian laws. But Sri Lanka — backed by Asian countries including India, China, and Pakistan — managed to push through its own resolution. The text condemns the LTTE and “welcomes... the liberation by the government of Sri Lanka of tens of thousands of its citizens that were kept by the LTTE against their will as hostages.” The Council, an inter-governmental body within the UN system, called on Sri Lanka’s Government to “continue strengthening its activities to ensure there was no discrimination against ethnic minorities in the enjoyment of the full range of human rights.” It also commended Sri Lanka on its efforts to assist the estimated 3,00,000 people displaced by the war in the north and called on the international community to help the country rebuild after the conflict. In a statement, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, said at the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Sri Lanka, “There is absolutely no issue in terms of giving access. To our partners we have given access and we will continue to give access to complement government efforts in looking after the needy. Today we have all of the U.N. agencies working side by side with governmental officials in each and every one of these camps. Today we have given access to 52 international non-governmental organisations and other non-governmental organisations to work side by side with government officials in complementing efforts of the government.”
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May - 27 
Troops during search and clear operation in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Mullaitivu District recovered one I-com set, 50 suicide jackets with explosives, eight suicide jackets without explosives, five suicide belts, 16 claymore mines, 11 Arul bombs,
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Troops during search and clear operation in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Mullaitivu District recovered one I-com set, 50 suicide jackets with explosives, eight suicide jackets without explosives, five suicide belts, 16 claymore mines, 11 Arul bombs, three Rocket Propeller Grenades, one hand Para, three anti-personnel mines, 20 kilograms of C-4 explosives, three rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun ammunition, twelve 81-mm mortar fuses, eighteen 81-mm mortar cartridges, 10 hand grenades, 14 T-56 gas tubes, 15 T-56 magazines and one Bangalore torpedo on May 27, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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May - 28 
‘Secretary general’ of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) outfit, Khamba Luwangcha, said it is unfortunate that such a killing should have come at a time when the people are crying out against ‘State sponsored terrorism’ wherein Police Commandos an
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‘Secretary general’ of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) outfit, Khamba Luwangcha, said it is unfortunate that such a killing should have come at a time when the people are crying out against ‘State sponsored terrorism’ wherein Police Commandos and Security Forces level charges after eliminating someone.
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May - 28 
A day earlier, a group of CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze five vehicles that were being used for laying a road in the Lakshmipuram Panchayat (village level self-Government) in Munchingput mandal (administrative unit) of the District.
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A day earlier, a group of CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze five vehicles that were being used for laying a road in the Lakshmipuram Panchayat (village level self-Government) in Munchingput mandal (administrative unit) of the District.
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May - 28 
A Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant, identified as Ningthoujam Basanta Singh alias Apangba, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong on May 28. Two demand letters of the KCP were recovered from his possession. Ningthoujam
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A Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant, identified as Ningthoujam Basanta Singh alias Apangba, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong on May 28. Two demand letters of the KCP were recovered from his possession. Ningthoujam confessed that he joined the KCP in May 2009 and was involved in extortion of money from the general public, Government officials and shops.
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May - 28 
A probe revealed that the bomb was wrapped in a newspaper published from Gwalior. On that basis, the Chennai Police investigated in Gwalior and Morena, but no arrest could be made then. The bomb had been defused by the Police then, the report added.
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A probe revealed that the bomb was wrapped in a newspaper published from Gwalior. On that basis, the Chennai Police investigated in Gwalior and Morena, but no arrest could be made then. The bomb had been defused by the Police then, the report added.
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May - 28 
According to Sangai Express, although the Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report to the Court on May 28, the Manipur Government has yet again failed to furnish its status report on the investigation into the February 17 killing of U
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According to Sangai Express, although the Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report to the Court on May 28, the Manipur Government has yet again failed to furnish its status report on the investigation into the February 17 killing of Ukhrul District official Dr. Th. Kishan and his two subordinates by militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) even after a lapse of three weeks. Resuming the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the Guwahati High Court comprising Justice T. Nandakumar Singh and Justice Mutum B.K. Singh took serious note of the failure of the State respondents to file the counter affidavit disclosing the stage of investigation even after a lapse of three weeks. “We are not happy with the lapses on the part of the State respondents in filing the affidavit-in-opposition of the writ petition which involves public interest litigation with great magnitude,” the Court ruling said.
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May - 28 
According to Telegraph, two army personnel and two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were injured in an encounter at Naamtemera Noigaon under Dergaon Police Station in Golaghat District.
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According to Telegraph, two army personnel and two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were injured in an encounter at Naamtemera Noigaon under Dergaon Police Station in Golaghat District.
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May - 28 
Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested a militant belonging to the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit from Janbazpora in the Baramulla District. The arrested militant has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Dar alias Fahadullah, a resident of Krengsoo
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Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested a militant belonging to the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit from Janbazpora in the Baramulla District. The arrested militant has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Dar alias Fahadullah, a resident of Krengsoo Mattan in Anantnag District, a Police spokesman said.
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Hopeson Ningshen, a self styled ‘colonel’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the main accused in the killing of the Ukhrrul District official Th. Kishan Singh and his two subordinates, was handed over to the Centr
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Hopeson Ningshen, a self styled ‘colonel’ of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the main accused in the killing of the Ukhrrul District official Th. Kishan Singh and his two subordinates, was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 28 and was subsequently remanded to the custody of the CBI on May 29.
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May - 28 
On May 28, the Mumbai Police recovered 917 live cartridges and arrested one person in this connection, reports The Hindu. The Joint Commissioner of Police, Rakesh Maria, said that Mumbai-based Mansood Khan was arrested along with 500 live cartridges
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On May 28, the Mumbai Police recovered 917 live cartridges and arrested one person in this connection, reports The Hindu. The Joint Commissioner of Police, Rakesh Maria, said that Mumbai-based Mansood Khan was arrested along with 500 live cartridges and another 417 were found atop a public toilet. All the live rounds were reportedly of firearms .30, .32, 9 mm and .375 and 12 bore. They are good quality foreign-made cartridges, Maria added.
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May - 28 
On May 28, the Security Force (SF) personnel following an encounter arrested nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered three rifles, can bombs, uniforms and urea in the Ulung village under Rania Police Station area of Khu
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On May 28, the Security Force (SF) personnel following an encounter arrested nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and recovered three rifles, can bombs, uniforms and urea in the Ulung village under Rania Police Station area of Khunti District, reports Telegraph. The encounter took place when a joint team of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) engaged in a long-range patrolling were fired upon by the Maoists at around 9.30am. The encounter, involving 40 SF personnel and some 200 Maoists, reportedly continued for 45-minutes. According to the Superintendent of Police of Khunti, Prabhat Kumar, “One out of the three rifles seized was a .303-rifle that is used by the Jharkhand Police personnel. Rebels must have looted the gun from a Police outpost. However, we are not sure from where,” adding, “three can bombs were recovered but we are yet to count the number of uniforms recovered. Besides, we have also recovered empty canvas kit bags used to carry all the equipment.” He also said that “As an exchange began, the rebels were left with little option other than escape into the nearby village (Ulung).” After the Maoists stopped firing, Police cordoned off the village and carried out a search operation that carried on till 5pm in the evening. “Afterwards, we drew out eight persons who were neither Ulung residents nor related to the villagers. After a brief inquiry, we ascertained that they were rebels and then mounted pressure on them to help recover arms, ammunition and uniforms from the area. While returning from the village, we arrested one more, a man who doubled up as an informer,” he added.
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May - 28 
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Thongam Joshikanta Meitei alias Joshi, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Naoremthong on May 28. Joshikanta confessed during interrogation that he was an advisor of the K
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People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, Thongam Joshikanta Meitei alias Joshi, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Naoremthong on May 28. Joshikanta confessed during interrogation that he was an advisor of the Kangleipak Students’ Association (KSA) and was also operating as ‘collector’ of the PREPAK under one ‘commander’ Nongdamba and he was asked to threaten the Principal of L.M.S. Law College at gunpoint in connection with the student union election. He also said he had collected a sum of INR 30,000, INR 20000, INR 25000 and INR 21000 from District Industries Centre, Hindi Training College, BET and Manipur Agriculture Department respectively for the outfit.
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PREPAK militant, Moirangthem Lakshman Singh, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Lilashing Khongnangkhong on May 28. He confessed that he was involved in extortion of money along with Joshikanta and that he was an ex-presidential can
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PREPAK militant, Moirangthem Lakshman Singh, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Lilashing Khongnangkhong on May 28. He confessed that he was involved in extortion of money along with Joshikanta and that he was an ex-presidential candidate of the Law College.
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May - 28 
Security Forces on May 28 recovered 45 kilograms of explosives from a hideout of the militants in the Gandoh area of Doda District, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said the explosive material was found wrapped in a hideout of the militants
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Security Forces on May 28 recovered 45 kilograms of explosives from a hideout of the militants in the Gandoh area of Doda District, Daily Excelsior reported. Official sources said the explosive material was found wrapped in a hideout of the militants at an isolated area of Gandoh. However, it was yet to be ascertained whether the seized material was RDX or any other form of explosives.
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May - 28 
Sentinel has reported that the ‘28th Battalion’ of the ULFA served extortion notices to several businessmen in upper Assam and set a target of collecting INR 10 million from the region. Sources said that taking advantage of the agreement between t
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Sentinel has reported that the ‘28th Battalion’ of the ULFA served extortion notices to several businessmen in upper Assam and set a target of collecting INR 10 million from the region. Sources said that taking advantage of the agreement between the Government and the pro-talks faction of the ULFA, a group of militants were serving extortion notes in the name of the ULFA’s ‘709 Battalion’ to a number of businessmen in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts. According to sources in the ULFA, a meeting was convened at the headquarters of the ‘28th Battalion’ in Myanmar three days back to discuss the financial crisis and ways to cope with it. The meeting unanimously resolved to collect INR 10 million from upper Assam and instructed its cadres to serve the extortion notes.
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May - 28 
Suspected militants shot dead two persons and set ablaze 28 houses, a school building and a community hall in a Zeme Naga village in the North Cachar Hills District on May 28, reports The Hindu. With this, the death toll in the current spate of atta
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Suspected militants shot dead two persons and set ablaze 28 houses, a school building and a community hall in a Zeme Naga village in the North Cachar Hills District on May 28, reports The Hindu. With this, the death toll in the current spate of attacks on villages of the Dimasa and Zeme Naga tribes has gone up to 24. In addition, suspected militants removed 41 sleepers from the rail track between Disaobra and Langting stations on the Lumding-Badarpur line.
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May - 28 
Two People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants, including a woman, were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Golapati Maning Leikai in the morning of May 28 (today), reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Mohammed Tajud
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Two People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants, including a woman, were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Golapati Maning Leikai in the morning of May 28 (today), reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Mohammed Tajuddin alias Ibungo alias Sanayai and Laishram Anjana alias Thoi alias Tombi alias Malemngabi. The duo confessed that they joined the outfit in 2009 and were currently working as ‘project officer in charge’ of the outfit.
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May - 28 
UNLF militant, Lourembam Lukhoi Singh alias Ichungba, was arrested from Haobam Marak Irom Leikai on May 28.
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UNLF militant, Lourembam Lukhoi Singh alias Ichungba, was arrested from Haobam Marak Irom Leikai on May 28.
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May - 28 
Reports indicated that after the second blast at Qissa Khwani, the Police had an encounter with some suspected militants in the nearby streets. The firing between the militants, who had reportedly made a child hostage, continued for almost an hour.
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Reports indicated that after the second blast at Qissa Khwani, the Police had an encounter with some suspected militants in the nearby streets. The firing between the militants, who had reportedly made a child hostage, continued for almost an hour. Police shot dead two of the suspects and arrested an equal number from a building, Inspector General Police Malik Naveed said.
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May - 28 
AFP reported that a Policeman and two passers-by were killed and 13 people wounded when a suicide attacker exploded an auto-rickshaw near a Police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan.
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AFP reported that a Policeman and two passers-by were killed and 13 people wounded when a suicide attacker exploded an auto-rickshaw near a Police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan.
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May - 28 
An improvised explosive device exploded near Piran village in Batkhela. However, no loss of life was reported.
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An improvised explosive device exploded near Piran village in Batkhela. However, no loss of life was reported.
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May - 28 
At least five persons, including a woman, were killed when unidentified attackers opened indiscriminate fire on a customer service centre in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, according to Daily Times. The assailants, who were riding a motorcycle, attac
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At least five persons, including a woman, were killed when unidentified attackers opened indiscriminate fire on a customer service centre in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, according to Daily Times. The assailants, who were riding a motorcycle, attacked the service centre on Kalat Street, Jail Road at around 11pm. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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May - 28 
Elsewhere in the province, two unidentified men were killed while planting explosives at Sui in the Dera Bugti District on May 28. According to the Police, the militants were planting explosives in an under construction house in Bugti Colony that wen
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Elsewhere in the province, two unidentified men were killed while planting explosives at Sui in the Dera Bugti District on May 28. According to the Police, the militants were planting explosives in an under construction house in Bugti Colony that went off killing both on the spot.
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May - 28 
Hakimullah Mehsud, a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud, claiming responsibility for the bomb-and-gun attack in Lahore on May 28 that killed 27 persons and injured 326 others, warned of more violence in response to th
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Hakimullah Mehsud, a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud, claiming responsibility for the bomb-and-gun attack in Lahore on May 28 that killed 27 persons and injured 326 others, warned of more violence in response to the military operation in Swat and surrounding areas, Daily Times reported. Speaking to the media from an undisclosed location, the Taliban commander said “I appeal to [people] of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Multan to vacate their cities as there will be more such massive attacks, more dangerous than this and we will target government buildings and places”. Referring to the blast site in Lahore, he added, “We [have been] looking for this target for a long time”.
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May - 28 
Police arrested a Taliban operative along with former Member of National Assembly from FATA, Shah Abdul Aziz, who was allegedly helping the Taliban escape in Islamabad, a private TV channel reported on May 28. Police sources were quoted as saying tha
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Police arrested a Taliban operative along with former Member of National Assembly from FATA, Shah Abdul Aziz, who was allegedly helping the Taliban escape in Islamabad, a private TV channel reported on May 28. Police sources were quoted as saying that the suspected Taliban operative was hiding in Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Aziz’s house in G-6 sector. Police claimed the Taliban commander was on the run from Swat and was allegedly a link between the Lal Masjid cleric and TTP chief Fazlullah, the channel reported. They added the commander might have links to the attack in Lahore on May 28.
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May - 28 
Security agencies on May 28 arrested about 50 people suspected for involvement in the bomb-and-gun attack in Lahore from different parts of the city. Intelligence agency sources told Daily Times that about 20 suspects were arrested from Iqbal Town, B
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Security agencies on May 28 arrested about 50 people suspected for involvement in the bomb-and-gun attack in Lahore from different parts of the city. Intelligence agency sources told Daily Times that about 20 suspects were arrested from Iqbal Town, Bund Road, hostels in Ichhra and outskirts of the city. The sources said most of the arrested were Afghan nationals. They said the arrests were made on the information gained from suspects arrested at the blast site.
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May - 28 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 28 entered Bahrain, while seven more militants were killed and four others, including an important commander, were arrested during the last 24 hours in the ongoing operation in Swat Valley, the Inter-Services Public Relat
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 28 entered Bahrain, while seven more militants were killed and four others, including an important commander, were arrested during the last 24 hours in the ongoing operation in Swat Valley, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, The News reported. Four soldiers were also killed while 12 others sustained injuries in clashes between SFs and militants in different areas of the valley.
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May - 28 
Terrorists attacked Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, and its environs on May 28 as eight people were killed and over 68 sustained injuries, The News reported. Two separate blasts took place in the Qissa Khwani bazaar while three Policemen were killed a
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Terrorists attacked Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, and its environs on May 28 as eight people were killed and over 68 sustained injuries, The News reported. Two separate blasts took place in the Qissa Khwani bazaar while three Policemen were killed and nine others injured in a suicide attack on a Police vehicle at the Sra Khawra security post on the Kohat road. Two suspected militants were killed and two others arrested in an encounter between the Police and alleged terrorists who had taken shelter in a building located behind Qissa Khwani bazaar soon after the two blasts. The first blast occurred at the congested Kabari bazaar at the back of Qissa Khwani bazaar at 5:40pm. Two minutes later, another bomb planted in a motorbike in front of a sweet shop in Qissa Khwani exploded. At least seven persons, including a minor girl, were killed, while 63 others wounded in these explosions. There were reports that three of the deceased were killed in cross-firing between the suspected militants and Police. Bomb disposal squad experts said 4 to 5 kilograms of explosives was used in the twin blasts. Further, when people were busy in rescue work in Qissa Khwani, a suicide bomber riding a vehicle hit a Police mobile vehicle parked near the security post in Sra Khawra area on Kohat road in the jurisdiction of Matani Police station. Three Policemen were killed and nine others injured in the attack on the outskirts of Peshawar. The vehicle was destroyed and the police post was partially damaged in the suicide bombing.
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May - 28 
The Security Forces claimed to have arrested six Taliban militants, including a foreigner, and seized a large cache of arms from them on May 28, Daily Times reported. Frontier Corps Commander Colonel Asif told a press conference that one of the milit
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The Security Forces claimed to have arrested six Taliban militants, including a foreigner, and seized a large cache of arms from them on May 28, Daily Times reported. Frontier Corps Commander Colonel Asif told a press conference that one of the militants belonged to Afghanistan, and others were from Khyber Agency. He said the arrested militants were active members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Asif said the six men were going to join their accomplices in Afghanistan. He said three vehicles, rocket launchers, anti-aircraft guns and other weapons had been recovered from them.
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May - 28 
The troops were reportedly consolidating their positions in Mingora, Qambar, Kanju and Kabal areas. They also conducted cordon and search operations in Nawagai, Nawan Killi, Gulabad and Landikas.
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The troops were reportedly consolidating their positions in Mingora, Qambar, Kanju and Kabal areas. They also conducted cordon and search operations in Nawagai, Nawan Killi, Gulabad and Landikas.
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May - 28 
The Young Communist League (YCL) is planning to launch a nationwide protest against President Ram Baran Yadav's move to reinstate the CoAS Rookmangud Katawal, The Himalayan Times reported. Speaking at an interaction programme, YCL president Ganesh Ma
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The Young Communist League (YCL) is planning to launch a nationwide protest against President Ram Baran Yadav's move to reinstate the CoAS Rookmangud Katawal, The Himalayan Times reported. Speaking at an interaction programme, YCL president Ganesh Man Pun Sagar said they were busy briefing the District level party cadres on the latest political developments. According to him, ”Initially, we will be focused on the awareness campaign about the President's move, foreign intervention in state affairs and formation of the new government, which has overlooked the popular mandate.” The YCL, he stated, would mobilise the youth across Nepal to protest against the President's move, adding that they would fight to maintain civilian supremacy as they had fought for republicanism, putting an end to two and a half century-old monarchy.
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May - 28 
Police arrested a cadre of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Saidur Rahman alias Saidur, from a Shibir-controlled student mess near the Rajshahi University campus, reported Daily Star. Sources said Saidur, who is a student of the Rajsh
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Police arrested a cadre of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Saidur Rahman alias Saidur, from a Shibir-controlled student mess near the Rajshahi University campus, reported Daily Star. Sources said Saidur, who is a student of the Rajshahi University, was arrested in connection with two cases filed with the Motiher Police Station following violence in the Binodpur area near the campus on May 23.
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May - 28 
According to Daily Star, Police arrested two Indians, including a suspected associate of underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim, identified as Abdul Rauf Daud Merchant (37), from South Mourail in Brahammanbaria District on May 28, where he had been hidin
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According to Daily Star, Police arrested two Indians, including a suspected associate of underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim, identified as Abdul Rauf Daud Merchant (37), from South Mourail in Brahammanbaria District on May 28, where he had been hiding in the guise of a Bangladeshi citizen for the last one month. The other person was identified as Mohammad Zahid. Police also arrested one Kamal Mian who provided shelter to Rauf. Rauf, who has been convicted for killing the Mumbai-based music baron Gulshan Kumar, managed a Bangladesh passport from a broker where his name was mentioned as Shomr Patel. The Police seized the passport and a driving license of Rauf. Sources also said another detainee Zahid is a top-listed criminal of India who had been hiding in Bangladesh for the last eight years. Zahid arranged the shelter for Abdul Rauf in the house of one Kamal Mian on the orders of Chhota Shakeel, a close associate of Dawood Ibrahim.
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May - 28 
Colombo Page reports that the political wing leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) women force, Subramaniam Shivathai alias Thamilini, was arrested by Police at a welfare village in Vavuniya, Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith
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Colombo Page reports that the political wing leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) women force, Subramaniam Shivathai alias Thamilini, was arrested by Police at a welfare village in Vavuniya, Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said. She was with her mother and sister when she was arrested, he added. Subramaniam Shivathai reached the Government-controlled areas with other civilians during the last civilian rescue operations in the No-Fire Zone at Mullaitivu. She reportedly threw away her cyanide capsule and revolver before reaching the Government-controlled areas with other civilians. One of her sisters, Santhilan, was killed in a clash with the SFs at Paranthan a few months ago.
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May - 28 
Sri Lanka Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka said on May 28 that the remaining LTTE cadres may carry out hit-and-run attacks, reports Colombo Page. However, he assured that the LTTE cannot regroup militarily, saying, "We have destroyed the LTTE leader
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Sri Lanka Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka said on May 28 that the remaining LTTE cadres may carry out hit-and-run attacks, reports Colombo Page. However, he assured that the LTTE cannot regroup militarily, saying, "We have destroyed the LTTE leadership's first, second and third rungs. The LTTE is over… They may do a bit of hit-and-run tactics, but they are militarily over. We expanded our troop strength and took a practical approach to finish the war...within two years and 10 months.” The Army Chief also said the Army lost 190 officers and 5200 men during the latest fighting while 27,000 soldiers were also injured. Troops have also killed 22,000 militants and arrested 9000 others during the same period, he added.
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May - 28 
Sri Lanka Army medical experts have reportedly confirmed that the DNA from the body of the slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran matches the DNA from his slain son, Charles Anthony. Military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said the Army’s
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Sri Lanka Army medical experts have reportedly confirmed that the DNA from the body of the slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran matches the DNA from his slain son, Charles Anthony. Military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said the Army’s Medical Directorate, with assistance from the Ministry of Health, conducted the DNA test to make sure that the two bodies belonged to Prabhakaran and his son.
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May - 28 
The Government has relaxed restrictions on motor vehicles in centres for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Vavuniya, where the country's largest IDP centre, Manik Farm, is located, according to Colombo Page. “An interim measure has been agre
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The Government has relaxed restrictions on motor vehicles in centres for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Vavuniya, where the country's largest IDP centre, Manik Farm, is located, according to Colombo Page. “An interim measure has been agreed whereby aid agency vehicles including trucks can now travel in and out of Manik Farm zones, only not in convoy and without agency flags,” the United Nations (UN) spokesperson Marie Okabe said. She said the Sri Lankan military had announced it was leaving the camps and would hand over control to civilian authorities.
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May - 28 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered nine T-56 weapons, thirty-five 120-mm mortar bombs two hundred and fifty 122-mm mortar bombs and 10 I-com radio sets during search and clear operations from the Kilinochchi, Vishuamadu, Vellamullivaikkal and Vaddak
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered nine T-56 weapons, thirty-five 120-mm mortar bombs two hundred and fifty 122-mm mortar bombs and 10 I-com radio sets during search and clear operations from the Kilinochchi, Vishuamadu, Vellamullivaikkal and Vaddakachchi areas.
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May - 28 
The Sri Lankan Army announced that Veraswami Thiruwengadam Velupillai (79) and Velupillai Parvathi Pillai, father and mother of Prabhakaran, are in one of the Government temporary welfare camps at Manik Farm in Vavuniya District. “Late Prabakaran’s m
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The Sri Lankan Army announced that Veraswami Thiruwengadam Velupillai (79) and Velupillai Parvathi Pillai, father and mother of Prabhakaran, are in one of the Government temporary welfare camps at Manik Farm in Vavuniya District. “Late Prabakaran’s mother and father who had sought refuge with others after exiting from Puthumanthalam area were identified on Thursday by military authorities,” said a Defence Ministry statement. Military spokesperson Udaya Nayanakkara told The Hindu, “The Army learnt about the presence of parents of Prabhakaran in one of the IDP camps in Manik Farm Complex from other displaced sheltered there on Wednesday. On being approached by authorities, parents of Prabhakaran confirmed their identity.“
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May - 28 
Troops recovered two claymore mines weighing 7.5 kilograms each, 76 anti-personnel mines (APMs), 11 C-90 weapons, 18 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) heat bombs, 13 OG 9-mm bombs, fifty two 81-mm mortar bombs, thirteen 81-mm mortar bombs, thirty five 8
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Troops recovered two claymore mines weighing 7.5 kilograms each, 76 anti-personnel mines (APMs), 11 C-90 weapons, 18 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) heat bombs, 13 OG 9-mm bombs, fifty two 81-mm mortar bombs, thirteen 81-mm mortar bombs, thirty five 81-mm mortar fuses, 15 anti personnel mine (APM) chargers, 123 of 60-mm fuses, one Surface to Air Missile, 40 RPG cartridges, 77 Arul type bombs, one thermo baric, two disposable RPGs, two claymore mines of 12.5 kilograms, two claymore mines of 7.5 kilograms, one claymore mine of 1 kilogram, 1500 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one T-81 weapon, four I-com radio sets, one Global Positioning System, two 9-mm pistols with three magazines, two satellite phones and one night vision device from the Vellamullivaikkal area of Mullaitivu District on May 28, reports Sri Lanka Army. The search and clears operations also continued in the Panalkandamadu and Kadjuwaththa areas, still swarming with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) explosive devices - landmines and booby traps -, the report added.
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May - 29 
A female cadre of the PREPAK, identified as Kshetrimayum Ongbi Ganga Devi, was arrested by Imphal West District Police from Industrial Training Institute gate on May 29. Ganga confessed that she was a money collector of the outfit.
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A female cadre of the PREPAK, identified as Kshetrimayum Ongbi Ganga Devi, was arrested by Imphal West District Police from Industrial Training Institute gate on May 29. Ganga confessed that she was a money collector of the outfit.
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May - 29 
A five-year-old girl, Baby Phalmithing Mate, was killed and her 13-year old brother wounded in crossfire between cadres of two unspecified militant outfits at Chajol village near Moreh in Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border on May 29, acc
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A five-year-old girl, Baby Phalmithing Mate, was killed and her 13-year old brother wounded in crossfire between cadres of two unspecified militant outfits at Chajol village near Moreh in Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border on May 29, according to Sangai Express.
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May - 29 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Laimayum Krishna Kumar alias Rajesh Sharma, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Lamphel Sana Keithel on May 29, reports Imphal Free Press. Laimayum confess
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Laimayum Krishna Kumar alias Rajesh Sharma, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Lamphel Sana Keithel on May 29, reports Imphal Free Press. Laimayum confessed that he was asked to extort money from different Government Departments located in Imphal area.
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May - 29 
According to Daily Excelsior, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants surrendered before the Police in Kulgam District on May 29 after long stays in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) where they had gone to receive arms training. Sabzar Ahmad alias Sarwar
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According to Daily Excelsior, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants surrendered before the Police in Kulgam District on May 29 after long stays in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) where they had gone to receive arms training. Sabzar Ahmad alias Sarwar, a resident of Vessu in the Qazigund area of Anantnag District, and Abdul Hamid alias Abbas, a resident of Kaddar in Kulgam District, surrendered before Police in Kulgam, official sources said. They said the militants had returned a few days ago from PoK via Nepal.
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May - 29 
According to Telegraph, a woman was killed and two huts were set ablaze in the Phoiding village near Haflong on May 29 in the continuing cycle of ethnic violence in North Cachar Hills District. The attack on the Dimasa village came a day after two Ze
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According to Telegraph, a woman was killed and two huts were set ablaze in the Phoiding village near Haflong on May 29 in the continuing cycle of ethnic violence in North Cachar Hills District. The attack on the Dimasa village came a day after two Zeme Naga boys were killed and 16 cottages were set ablaze at Mabao village by an armed militant group on May 28. Sources said six armed persons came to Phoiding around 11am (IST) and began setting the huts on fire. The group also fired indiscriminately from automatic weapons, killing Noham Dibragede (48), and injuring Lomi Kemprai (50).
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May - 29 
Assam Rifles soldiers recovered six crude bombs from one Hasmat Ali of Palasbari village of the same District. In addition, Police recovered around five kilograms of explosives (ammonium nitrate) along with over four kilograms of wax from an abandone
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Assam Rifles soldiers recovered six crude bombs from one Hasmat Ali of Palasbari village of the same District. In addition, Police recovered around five kilograms of explosives (ammonium nitrate) along with over four kilograms of wax from an abandoned thatched house in West Jyotinagar area of Guwahati City.
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May - 29 
Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested three unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants at Baihata Chariali area of Rangiya in Kamrup District, reports Shillong Times. Five kilograms of RDX (Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) were rec
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Elsewhere in the State, Police arrested three unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants at Baihata Chariali area of Rangiya in Kamrup District, reports Shillong Times. Five kilograms of RDX (Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) were recovered from their possession.
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May - 29 
Elsewhere in the State, troops of the Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group on May 29 neutralised a hideout of the militants and recovered arms, ammunition and explosives during a search operation at village Kawarian in the Poonch District. R
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Elsewhere in the State, troops of the Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group on May 29 neutralised a hideout of the militants and recovered arms, ammunition and explosives during a search operation at village Kawarian in the Poonch District. Recoveries made from the hideout include one kilogram of RDX, one pistol with one magazine and four rounds, six hand grenades, 11 grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, 80 AK rounds and some incriminating documents.
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May - 29 
Express Buzz reports that the Planning Commission on May 29 accepted in principle the State Government’s proposal for an INR 3 billion livelihood intervention programme in the four worst insurgency-affected Districts of Deogarh, Gajapati, Malkangiri
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Express Buzz reports that the Planning Commission on May 29 accepted in principle the State Government’s proposal for an INR 3 billion livelihood intervention programme in the four worst insurgency-affected Districts of Deogarh, Gajapati, Malkangiri and Sambalpur over five years. Since the four districts are covered under the Centrally-sponsored Backward Region Grant Fund, the new scheme will run concurrently with the existing programme, the main focus of which is infrastructure development. A task force of the Planning Commission headed by Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, A.N.P Sinha, has identified 33 Districts of the country, including four from Orissa, as the worst insurgency-affected Districts.
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May - 29 
Isack Kuki, ‘information and publicity secretary’ of the Kuki National Front (KNF), said that the outfit has agreed to ‘relieve’ one of its cadres, Haokhothang alias Doctorpu, on humanitarian and health grounds. He said that ‘letter heads’ of the out
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Isack Kuki, ‘information and publicity secretary’ of the Kuki National Front (KNF), said that the outfit has agreed to ‘relieve’ one of its cadres, Haokhothang alias Doctorpu, on humanitarian and health grounds. He said that ‘letter heads’ of the outfit without ‘logo’ and ‘emblem’ on the centre of the paper were fake. He also asked individuals and officials not to give ransom without receipt.
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May - 29 
Jyoti Bikash Dutta, a former Zilla Parishad Council member of the Amiopur Gaon Panchayat, was abducted by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants from his residence in the Hosgrajuli area of Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District, r
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Jyoti Bikash Dutta, a former Zilla Parishad Council member of the Amiopur Gaon Panchayat, was abducted by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants from his residence in the Hosgrajuli area of Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District, reports Assam Tribune.
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May - 29 
On May 29, Police arrested 10 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at village Risgaon in Dhamtari District for their alleged role in an ambush on a Police team on May 10, in which 12 Policemen and a civilian were killed, IANS
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On May 29, Police arrested 10 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at village Risgaon in Dhamtari District for their alleged role in an ambush on a Police team on May 10, in which 12 Policemen and a civilian were killed, IANS reported. "The insurgents, mostly active members of the village committee of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested for their role in killing of Policemen early this month," said District Superintendent of Police Neha Champawat. She also said that Police recovered Maoist literature from the suspects' houses during the search operation.
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May - 29 
Quoting sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Daily News and Analysis reported on May 29 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is getting foreign-made weapons, especially Chinese ones, from Northeast-based militant grou
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Quoting sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Daily News and Analysis reported on May 29 that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is getting foreign-made weapons, especially Chinese ones, from Northeast-based militant groups. Security Forces have reportedly recovered Chinese, American, Israeli and Belgian guns, small arms, rifles and grenade launchers during encounters in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in the past two years. MHA officials have confirmed that of the total number of arms seized, roughly placed at 230, there are about 80 Chinese ones. According to senior MHA officials, arms were being smuggled through Bihar and distributed along the red corridor that stretches down to Karnataka in the south. "It is no longer about ideology. Both the Maoists and northeast militants have a common agenda and that's the only reason why arms are being supplied to the red brigade," an unnamed MHA official said. He also said Maoists are using Russian-made AK series rifles, adding, "The fire power of Maoists have improved considerably." He also said that Maoists had become much more organised than what they were some years ago. Their immaculate planning was evident during the elections when Paramilitary forces guarding polling booths suffered heavy casualties. "It was for the first time that not only security men but polling officials were also targeted in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Earlier, the attacks were limited to men in uniform," added the official.
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May - 29 
The Hindu reports that a construction contractor and president of the traders’ association of Chitrakonda town, identified as Badri Narayan Patro, was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Mantriput in Malkangiri District
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The Hindu reports that a construction contractor and president of the traders’ association of Chitrakonda town, identified as Badri Narayan Patro, was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Mantriput in Malkangiri District in the afternoon of May 29. It is suspected that the Maoists resorted to this murder to dissuade contractors from taking up construction works in the insurgency-affected remote areas.
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May - 29 
A man was killed in firing by the Security Forces (SFs) and two others, including a minor, were injured in a roadside bomb blast separately in the Shangla District on May 29, The News reported. Sources said Gul Mukhtiar was killed in firing allegedly
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A man was killed in firing by the Security Forces (SFs) and two others, including a minor, were injured in a roadside bomb blast separately in the Shangla District on May 29, The News reported. Sources said Gul Mukhtiar was killed in firing allegedly by SFs. Further, in an improvised explosive device explosion, two persons were injured.
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May - 29 
According to the ISPR, 1,300 militants and 90 SF personnel have been killed so far during the ongoing operation, The News reported. Official sources said the troops were moving towards Kalam and would soon enter the area. Troops are also reportedly e
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According to the ISPR, 1,300 militants and 90 SF personnel have been killed so far during the ongoing operation, The News reported. Official sources said the troops were moving towards Kalam and would soon enter the area. Troops are also reportedly ensuring that the militants do not return to the areas cleared of them.
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May - 29 
During a search operation in the Kalpani area of Lower Dir District, the army killed six Taliban commanders, identified as Qadir, Noor Hameed, Aftab, Yousaf, Iftikhar and Iftikhar.
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During a search operation in the Kalpani area of Lower Dir District, the army killed six Taliban commanders, identified as Qadir, Noor Hameed, Aftab, Yousaf, Iftikhar and Iftikhar.
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May - 29 
In Mingora, troops continued their cordon-and-search operation, cleared Aman Kot and Technical Institute College on Mingora-Kokarai Road and arrested five militants.
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In Mingora, troops continued their cordon-and-search operation, cleared Aman Kot and Technical Institute College on Mingora-Kokarai Road and arrested five militants.
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May - 29 
Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas has said that "many of the Taliban’s arms are coming across the border from Afghanistan ... the US should stop worrying about Pakistan’s nukes and start worrying about the weapons lost in Afghanistan", Dai
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Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas has said that "many of the Taliban’s arms are coming across the border from Afghanistan ... the US should stop worrying about Pakistan’s nukes and start worrying about the weapons lost in Afghanistan", Daily Times reported. A private TV channel reported on May 29 that the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General said the current conflict in Swat was intricately linked to the situation in Afghanistan. He said that Swat was a political problem, which could only be partially solved by military intervention. He estimated that 10 percent to 15 percent of the Taliban in the Swat valley and its adjacent areas were foreign fighters. He also said Mingora could be secured in 48 hours, but it may be "much, much longer" before the area was totally pacified. He also said that there was "no plan, date or time for the launch of an offensive in South Waziristan".
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May - 29 
Pakistan on May 29 hiked a reward for Maulana Fazlullah, the Taliban chief in Swat valley, wanted dead or alive, to PKR 50 million, 10 times more than an original bounty, The News reported. "The federal government has announced 50 million rupees," an
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Pakistan on May 29 hiked a reward for Maulana Fazlullah, the Taliban chief in Swat valley, wanted dead or alive, to PKR 50 million, 10 times more than an original bounty, The News reported. "The federal government has announced 50 million rupees," an Interior Ministry spokesman told AFP. "The five million rupees head money was announced by the provincial government in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)," he added. On May 29, the Interior Ministry also published a list of "miscreant-terrorists" from the Taliban leadership in Swat and District capital Mingora, offering PKR 50 million for Fazlullah and PKR 10 million each for 15 of his aides.
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May - 29 
Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban militants hiding among the IDPs of Swat and other regions of Malakand, a senior officer said on May 29, Daily Times reported. The arrests, made in the past few days, were the first of the Taliban among more t
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Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban militants hiding among the IDPs of Swat and other regions of Malakand, a senior officer said on May 29, Daily Times reported. The arrests, made in the past few days, were the first of the Taliban among more than two million people who have fled the fighting. One dozen of the militants were arrested in IDP camps south of the Swat region, while the others were arrested from houses where the IDPs were staying with relatives or were renting, said Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, the Police chief in Mardan, a town that hosts some of the approximately one dozen relief camps. "These Taliban have mixed up themselves among the refugees," Shah told The Associated Press. They had cut their hair short and shaved their beards in a bid to disguise themselves from authorities and blend in with civilians, he said.
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May - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) have taken control of Bahrain and cleared Peochar village in the Swat District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on May 29 as SFs killed 28 Taliban militants, including commander Khush Mir Khan a.k.a. Abu Huzaifa,
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Security Forces (SFs) have taken control of Bahrain and cleared Peochar village in the Swat District, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on May 29 as SFs killed 28 Taliban militants, including commander Khush Mir Khan a.k.a. Abu Huzaifa, Daily Times reported. "The security forces have successfully secured Bahrain," said the ISPR in a statement, adding that the army had also arrested seven Taliban militants from various areas of Swat. The ISPR said five soldiers and two civilians were also injured in an exchange of fire. Some of the heaviest recent fighting is reported to have taken place in Bahrain. In a cordon-and-search operation, the SFs cleared the Taliban stronghold of Peochar village. "The army destroyed Taliban hideouts, including a madrassa, and seized 12 UN-registered vehicles," said the ISPR, adding that four tunnels storing rations stolen from NGOs were also discovered and a ‘huge cache of arms’ confiscated.
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May - 29 
SFs summoned a meeting of the elders of Puran and Chakesar areas, asking them to expel the militants from their areas or face an operation. It was ascertained that the militants were still carrying out their activities in Yakh Tangi Top in Bisham.
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SFs summoned a meeting of the elders of Puran and Chakesar areas, asking them to expel the militants from their areas or face an operation. It was ascertained that the militants were still carrying out their activities in Yakh Tangi Top in Bisham.
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May - 29 
The number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) has crossed the three million mark, according to the NWFP Government, Dawn reported. Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said at a press conference in provincial capital Peshawar on May 29 that
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The number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) has crossed the three million mark, according to the NWFP Government, Dawn reported. Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said at a press conference in provincial capital Peshawar on May 29 that the number of IDPs now stood at 3.4 million — 2.8 million of them from Malakand Division alone. He said the provincial Government was determined to provide all possible facilities to the displaced people and a substantial number of lady doctors had been deputed to look after them.
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May - 29 
The SFs also defused five improvised explosive devices during a search operation around Daggar in Buner District. The army is reported to have killed 13 Taliban militants hiding in a compound during a gun-battle.
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The SFs also defused five improvised explosive devices during a search operation around Daggar in Buner District. The army is reported to have killed 13 Taliban militants hiding in a compound during a gun-battle.
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