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Intelligence agencies have found out that at least five persons from Kerala's Malabar region have been killed while fighting for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria in the past four months, reports The Times of India on July 2. With this the number o
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Intelligence agencies have found out that at least five persons from Kerala's Malabar region have been killed while fighting for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria in the past four months, reports The Times of India on July 2. With this the number of Malayalis killed in the IS stronghold has risen to 10. According to report, information on the death of Sibi from Kanjikkode in Palakkad District reached his relatives two days ago. Further details of Sibi, who was working in Bahrain, is not immediately available. It is suspected that he had links with Yahya alias Esa, who left to join the IS in July 2016. Another person killed in Aleppo in Syria is Muhadis, hailing from Vandoor in Malappuram District. It is suspected that he was killed in the military operations in Aleppo in last February. Sources said that his brother Manaf, who was working in Bahrain, came to Malappuram one month ago to tell the family about the death of Muhadis. Another person hailing from Chalad in Kannur District is also suspected to be killed in Syria. Two more people, one from Vadakara in Kozhikode District and another from Kondotty in Malappuram District, are also believed to have been killed in Syria. All these people are branded as 'Bahrain group' in the Police circles. Sources said that the group which joined the IS in Syria, unlike the 21-member group in Afghanistan, were the frontline soldiers of the terror organization. "The Syrian group was engaged in actual fighting while the group in Afghanistan was helping the jihadis in various capacities. The members of the Afghan group got killed in the surprise attack by the US forces," they said. Earlier it was reported that, Hafisudeen, Murshid and Yahya from Padanna in Kasaragod district and Shajeer Mangalassery Abdulla have been killed in Nangarhar in Afghanistan in the last two months. Abu Thahir from Palakkad, who joined the Jabahat al-Nusra, an ally of the IS, was killed in Syria last month.
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Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) detained a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) handler, identified as Haroon (30) from Burma Bazaar area in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on July 4, reports The Indian Express. The accused, Haroon, is suspected of collecting a
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Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) detained a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) handler, identified as Haroon (30) from Burma Bazaar area in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on July 4, reports The Indian Express. The accused, Haroon, is suspected of collecting and sending funds to the terrorist organisation and was detained following information from two other accused, Mohammed Iqbal and Jamil Ahmed, who are already under the custody of Rajasthan ATS. Haroon reportedly runs a mobile phone shop in the area. The report states that Haroon has been taken to Jaipur (Rajasthan) for further questioning and investigation. There have been reports of several individuals joining the Islamic State in Syria from Tamil Nadu and Telangana. It is believed that nine people, including one from Telangana and eight from Tamil Nadu, had joined Islamic State in the year 2016.
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Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, North Kashmir Range, Nitesh Kumar on July 5 said that there has been growing tendency over past few weeks of young boys attempting to join militant ranks and the recruiters are using ISIS (Islamic State) modu
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Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, North Kashmir Range, Nitesh Kumar on July 5 said that there has been growing tendency over past few weeks of young boys attempting to join militant ranks and the recruiters are using ISIS (Islamic State) modus operandi in luring these youths to join militancy, reports Daily Excelsior. The DIG said that the Police have been able to save five boys from Pattan and Naidkhai areas of Baramulla and Bandipora Districts with the help of their families who approached Police and with joint efforts of family and Police these boys were rescued. “After counseling they were handed over to families. Although we have been able to save many such boys but this dangerous trend can be stopped only with the help of conscientious citizens of the society,” he said.DIG said while talking and counseling these boys, Police have found that some unscrupulous elements taking advantage of the vulnerability of young age lure these kids with their poisonous propaganda especially on social media. These elements who have stakes in violent atmosphere run hundreds of fake Facebook profiles being operated across the border often misconstruing the facts. “They apply the same modus operandi like ISIS with extremist interpretations of religion thus inciting the innocent boys to violence and consequently making them to join militancy. Many other people who make extremist speeches at various platforms especially in mosques are also actively involved in enticing these boys to militant ranks,” the DIG said. “There is a dire need of creating conducive atmosphere through dialogue with these vulnerable youngsters and counsel them to refrain from taking these extreme steps,” he added.
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The Central Government will provide funds to Kerala to enhance its coastal security and keep a vigil on Pakistan-sponsored terror modules, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said on July 5, reports India Today. Pointing ou
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The Central Government will provide funds to Kerala to enhance its coastal security and keep a vigil on Pakistan-sponsored terror modules, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said on July 5, reports India Today. Pointing out that Pakistan-sponsored terror modules could be expected to create problems in any part of the country, he said Police must be vigilant against such activities. Talking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala after reviewing the country’s internal security in a meeting with the State Government officials, Ahir said the Centre would provide funds to Kerala for enhancing the coastal security. The Union Minister said the funds would be made available from the Police modernisation fund meant for purchasing more vehicles and patrol boats. Lauding Kerala for having a good policing system, he said its community policing was helpful to arrest radicalisation of the youth. "So far only 22 youths from the state were reported to have joined the Islamic State outfit," Ahir said. He also said the fake currency note menace has come down considerably in the last one year.
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An Indian-origin man, identified as Shivam Patel (27) who had voiced support for Islamic State (IS) and had searched online for ways to join the terror group, has been arrested for making false claims on his application to join the US military, news1
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An Indian-origin man, identified as Shivam Patel (27) who had voiced support for Islamic State (IS) and had searched online for ways to join the terror group, has been arrested for making false claims on his application to join the US military, news18.com. Shivam, who had converted to Islam several years ago, was charged for not disclosing on his application to join the Army that he had travelled to China or Jordan. He claimed he had not gone anywhere outside the US in the past seven years, except for a family trip to India in 2011-12. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. According to the affidavit, Patel, of Norfolk, had travelled to China in July 2016 to teach English. While there, he had expressed displeasure to his father about how that country treated Muslims, it said. Patel was sent back to the US by his employer but he travelled to Jordan instead where he was arrested and eventually deported. His parents spoke with the FBI about their son after learning he was in Jordanian custody and said he had become "obsessed with Islam." Speaking to an undercover agent, Patel expressed desire to do something "bigger, better and more purposeful," like dying for Allah, the report added. He told the agent about his desire to see a holy war between Muslims and non-Muslims. "He sang an Islamic State fight song to the source and recalled making a replica of the group's flag, which he wanted to replace his neighbour's American flag with," the report said. "He wanted to blend into society and do something 'glorious'," FBI Special Agent Thomas Pembroke wrote in an affidavit unsealed Thursday in US District Court
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India on July 9, said Pakistan’s support for terrorism should be condemned by all and criticised the neighbouring country’s army chief for glorifying Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant Burhan Wani on his first death anniversary, reports Hind
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India on July 9, said Pakistan’s support for terrorism should be condemned by all and criticised the neighbouring country’s army chief for glorifying Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant Burhan Wani on his first death anniversary, reports Hindustan Times. Wani was killed in a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir on July 8, 2016. “Sacrifices of BurhanWani & generations against Indian atrocities are a testimony of their resolve,” Addressing the G20 summit in Hamburg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi equated Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) to Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, saying their names might be different but their ideology was the same.
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Following the release of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) by the Iraqi forces, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, on July 10, assured Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh that her ministry was making all-out efforts to trace and facilitate the re
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Following the release of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) by the Iraqi forces, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, on July 10, assured Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh that her ministry was making all-out efforts to trace and facilitate the return of the 39 Indians, mostly from Punjab, who had been held hostage in Mosul since 2014. In his telephonic conversation with the minister, the chief minister said the families of the hostages were keenly awaiting the return of their kin following Iraq’s victory over IS in Mosul and needed the central government’s support in bringing back their family members. Assuring of all possible efforts by her ministry to bring back the Indians, who were construction workers taken into custody in 2014, Swaraj said Gen V K Singh had been sent to Iraq to coordinate with the Iraqi government to facilitate the return of the Indians stuck there. She said she had also directed the Indian embassy to extend all help to the stranded Indians. Air Indian officials at the airports had also been instructed to facilitate their return, said Swaraj, adding that her ministry had activated all available sources to trace the missing Indians, who were last heard of hiding in a church in Mosul.
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July - 11 
A 32-year-old man, identified as Shahjahan Velluva Kandy with suspected Islamic State (IS) links has been arrested by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell from IGI airport, news18.com reports on July 12. Kandy, a resident of Kerala’s Kannur, w
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A 32-year-old man, identified as Shahjahan Velluva Kandy with suspected Islamic State (IS) links has been arrested by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell from IGI airport, news18.com reports on July 12. Kandy, a resident of Kerala’s Kannur, was arrested after the Indian intelligence agencies received an input from CIA on June 30. Kandy was deported by Turkey police for travelling with a fake passport. Sources said he was planning to enter Syria through Turkey.Investigations have revealed that this was Kandy’s second attempt to go to Turkey. In February, 2017 he went to Turkey from Chennai, also with a fake passport. He was deported after which he made another fake passport in the name of Mohammed Ismail Mohideen from Chennai. However, his plan was busted by the Turkish police. The Special Cell also found hundreds of telegram IDs of IS sympathisers on Kandy’s mobile phone. He was in touch with several IS sympathisers in India and Syria through the Telegram application. The data from his phone has been sent for verification.
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July - 11 
India has provided financial assistance of USD 500,000 to the Philippines as it battles Islamic State (IS)-affiliated terror groups in the city of Marawi, 800km south of Manila, in the troubled Mindanao province, The Times of India reports on July 12
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India has provided financial assistance of USD 500,000 to the Philippines as it battles Islamic State (IS)-affiliated terror groups in the city of Marawi, 800km south of Manila, in the troubled Mindanao province, The Times of India reports on July 12. The aid follows a conversation between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Philippines' Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on July 6. A statement by the Indian Embassy in Manila says Swaraj expressed "sympathies and condolences for the tragic loss of life in Marawi city."Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte put the Mindanao province under martial law for 60 days and is on record to say that he would complete the operation in another 15 days. The terrorists belong to Maute group, which is armed to the teeth and flush with foreign fighters from Malaysia and Indonesia. This group is associated with the Abu Sayyaf group which is part of IS' global footprint. The current battle started when the terrorists resisted the arrest of a leader of Abu Sayyaf.
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July - 11 
Konakalla Subrahmanyam alias Omer, who was arrested recently by the Hyderabad Special Investigation Team (SIT) for having links with Islamic State (IS) was allegedly influenced by reading three books on Islam, New Indian Express reports on July 12. I
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Konakalla Subrahmanyam alias Omer, who was arrested recently by the Hyderabad Special Investigation Team (SIT) for having links with Islamic State (IS) was allegedly influenced by reading three books on Islam, New Indian Express reports on July 12. In his confessional statement, the 24-year-old Omer said he had met one Abdul Shukur, who worked in a madrasa (Islamic Seminary) at Pedana in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh and was gifted three books—‘Shrushtini Kaadu, Shrushti Kartanau Poojinchu’, ‘O Manishi Nee Shrushti Kartanu Gurtinchu’ and ‘Life History of Prophet Mohammed and Laailaahailla-Illaihu Mahummadur - Rasoolu-Illah’—which influenced him to convert to Islam.“I attended prayers at Tabligh Jamath Masjid in Machilipatnam. Later, I attended Tablig Jamat at Siddipur in Gujarat where I met one Mohammed Shafi of Hyderabad. I underwent training in rituals at Darul-ul- Uloom madrasa for nine months at Khali village near Siddipur,” he told investigators during his five-day-long questioning.Omer also allegedly assisted Srinagar youth in collecting funds in Hyderabad. In May, Mohammed Amir of Islamic Global School of Srinagar told him that they wanted to visit Hyderabad to collect donations for his school. “Amir advised me to listen to the speeches and bayaans of prominent religious scholars such as Zakir Naik, Fayaz Syed, Abu Zahid Iamir, Qarie Shoib Ahmed, Mufti Menk, Arshad Bashir Madani, Mohammed Ali Mirza that are available on social networking sites. I followed his instructions. I worked for Islamic State Iraq and Syria (ISIS) through social netwokring by motivating the youth and discussing atrocities on Muslims in India,” Omer said in his confessional statement.“The investigators have obtained Omer’s Facebook messenger details from his mobile phone in which Omer had conversation with one Ismail of Pakistan on June 7, 2016 regarding Moulana Masood Azhar, a dreaded terrorist residing in Pakistan. Omer also had a chat with Abu Mohammad of Pakistan on December 20, 2016. Omer received a PDF file by Telegram App from Abu Qahafa Al Hindi on March 3, 2017 on how to prepare a petrol bomb and how to use it. Similarly, Abu informed him that he would sent another important file that would give a useful formula,” said sources
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July - 12 
A high security alert has been issued at airports, as the Indian youth including Keralites who joined Islamic State (IS) may return after the IS continues to lose grip over Iraq, reports Mathrubhumi on July 13. The National Investigation Agency (NIA)
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A high security alert has been issued at airports, as the Indian youth including Keralites who joined Islamic State (IS) may return after the IS continues to lose grip over Iraq, reports Mathrubhumi on July 13. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched an extensive investigation on ‘IS recruit’ after a man from Kannur (Kerala) arrested in New Delhi with suspected IS links on July 11. There are reports that IS-joined Indian youth may use forged documents to return the country. The NIA has directed the Immigration departments at airports across the country to remain on high alert. The NIA had already sent the list of those who left the country to join IS. The list includes 183 youth from Kerala in which 95 are in Namgarhar in Afghanistan and rest are suspected to be at Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.Among the Keralites in the list, 88 are from Kasragod, 33 from Kannur, 28 from Malappuram, 19 from Kozhikode, six from Kollam and five from Palakkad. The NIA has revised the list including those who went missing after reaching Gulf countries. Following NIA warning, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued a ‘Red-corner notice’ to the immigration departments at the airports across the country. Besides, Indian embassies in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and UAE have been told to remain on high alert while issuing documents especially to those who lost passports. It must be noted that Subahani Haji of Thodupuzha in Idukki District in Kerala, had returned from Syria in 2015 and worked as IS agent till he was arrested in 2016 by NIA.
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July - 12 
In a first, the corpse of a militant was wrapped in the flag of the Islamic State (IS) terror group as hundreds of supporters joined his funeral in Srinagar on July 12, reports The Times of India. They waved flags with pictures of slain Hizb-ul-Mujah
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In a first, the corpse of a militant was wrapped in the flag of the Islamic State (IS) terror group as hundreds of supporters joined his funeral in Srinagar on July 12, reports The Times of India. They waved flags with pictures of slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Burhan Wani and his protégé Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Musa. This was a departure from previous instances when the bodies of slain militants used to be covered with Pakistani flags. Sajad Gilkar, a resident of downtown Srinagar, was killed along with two other HM militants in an encounter on July 12. Police said Gilkar had played a key role in the lynching of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mohammad Ayub Pandith. Gikar's funeral prayers were held in the premises of Jamia Masjid where Pandith was lynched by a mob on June 22.
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July - 12 
India was relying heavily on its contacts from Turkey and Palestine in Mosul (Iraq), besides other neighbouring countries to locate 39 Indian construction workers abducted by Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul in 2014, reports Hindustan Times on J
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India was relying heavily on its contacts from Turkey and Palestine in Mosul (Iraq), besides other neighbouring countries to locate 39 Indian construction workers abducted by Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul in 2014, reports Hindustan Times on July 13. Indian officials responded that “It’s difficult, but don’t forget that we have always been led by hope”, when asked about the India’s chances of locating Indian construction workers. Nevertheless, the Ministry External Affairs (MEA) said that until there is any information to the contrary, it will continue to work under the assumption that the captives are still alive. Getting credible information on the labourers has been a daunting task, said an official familiar with the developments. “The first task was to find local contacts, and that became all the more difficult once the Islamic State took over Mosul completely,” he added. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj discussed the matter with her Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on two occasions after the kidnapping. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also brought it up during interactions with Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas and Turkish premier Tayyip Erdogan.
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July - 18 
The government on July 18 gave families of 39 Indian abducted in Iraq a new lease of hope by saying that Indians who were abducted by IS (Islamic State) may be alive and lodged in jail in Badush in north-west Mosul, reports indiatimes.com. While most
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The government on July 18 gave families of 39 Indian abducted in Iraq a new lease of hope by saying that Indians who were abducted by IS (Islamic State) may be alive and lodged in jail in Badush in north-west Mosul, reports indiatimes.com. While most of the Mosul is liberated from the IS, Badush jail is still under IS control. The government said this on the basis of the intelligence inputs received from Iraqi intelligence. Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj said that Iraq minister for foreign affairs is visiting in on July 24 and is expected to arrive with more and good news about the Indians. Briefing the members of the family from the abducted, most of who hail from Punjab this information was collected by the minister of state for external affairs, VK Singh after he went to Erbil in Kurdish controlled northern Iraq- the nearest city to Mosul. Singh also held many meetings with Iraqi officials.
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July - 19 
At least 12 to 15 Indians recently fought alongside the Islamic State (IS) against Iraqi Security Forces (SFs), Iraqi envoy to India Fakhri H. Al Issa said on July 19 on the occasion of the commemoration of the victory of the Iraqi forces against the
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At least 12 to 15 Indians recently fought alongside the Islamic State (IS) against Iraqi Security Forces (SFs), Iraqi envoy to India Fakhri H. Al Issa said on July 19 on the occasion of the commemoration of the victory of the Iraqi forces against the IS in the city of Mosul, reports The Hindu. Some of the Indians who fought in Iraq might have returned home. “We know that at least 12 to 15 Indians were among the large number of foreign fighters who fought against our security forces during the ongoing operations in Iraq. Foreign fighters came from different parts of the world, including China, Japan, North and East Africa to fight in Iraq. We do not know what really happened subsequently to the Indians, but our information is that that (sic) is the total number of Indians in IS,” said Al Issa at the Embassy of Iraq in New Delhi. Foreign fighters often were killed and many managed to escape. “We feel that some of the Indian fighters might have escaped and returned home in the way many foreign fighters returned home in Europe,” he said.Al Issa noted that India had offered humanitarian and military support in the campaign to free Mosul but the Iraqi Government was taking time to consider the offer. He, however, added that Iraq needed military support and urged India to collaborate with Iraq to defeat the Islamic State. “Victory of Iraq in Mosul is a victory for India. A stable and strong Iraq will mean stable and strong India,” he said. India had offered also medical support and training to Iraqi SFs and the issues were under discussion. “This must have featured in talks when Minister of State for External Affairs M. J. Akbar visited our country recently,” he said. Al-Issa said that despite the military victory of the Iraqi forces in Mosul, pockets of resistance still remain to be conquered and indicated that Iraq has no concrete idea about what happened to the 39 Indians who were kidnapped by the IS in Mosul in 2014. We really have no information about what really happened to them. The border between Iraq and Syria was open for long and it is possible that the captives might have been transferred to IS controlled areas in Syria,” he said, explaining that India should also consider conducting forensic tests of the mass graves that have been discovered in different parts of Iraq where the IS had dumped bodies of their victims.
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July - 19 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism squad (ATS) submitted draft charges against suspected IS (Islamic State)-sympathiser Anees Shakil Ahmed Ansari, oneindia.com reports on July 20. The ATS has sought to try Ansari, an engineer arrested for allegedly consp
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism squad (ATS) submitted draft charges against suspected IS (Islamic State)-sympathiser Anees Shakil Ahmed Ansari, oneindia.com reports on July 20. The ATS has sought to try Ansari, an engineer arrested for allegedly conspiring to blow up a Mumbai school, on additional charges of cyber terrorism and criminal conspiracy. In its draft charges, the ATS has submitted that Ansari should be booked under Sections 43 (a) (penalty and compensation for damage to computer and computer system), 66F (punishment for cyber terrorism) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and under Section 115 (abetment of offence punishable with death or life imprisonment) read with section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). "Ansari had downloaded incriminating data by misusing the computer devices and internet connection of his office dishonestly and fraudulently without taking appropriate permission from the officer in charge of the office premises," the draft said. The draft charges also claimed that in October 2014, Ansari promoted the ideology of the IS and attempted to influence people to join him. "He conspired to spread terror activities and induced others to join him in spreading the terror activities propagated by the ISIS with the intent of threatening the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of India, or to strike terror in the people or any section of the people," the draft charges read. Anees Ansari was arrested in 2014 for allegedly conspiring with another person, Omar Elhaj, to carry out lone wolf attacks on a Mumbai school.
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July - 19 
The prosecution filed draft charges against Anees Ansari who, according to Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), is an Islamic State sympathiser allegedly trying to attack US establishments in the country, including a school in Bandra (Mumbai Subur
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The prosecution filed draft charges against Anees Ansari who, according to Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), is an Islamic State sympathiser allegedly trying to attack US establishments in the country, including a school in Bandra (Mumbai Suburban District), reports DNA on July 20. The prosecution also charged him with the offense of influencing others to join the Islamic State (ISIS) ideology and spread terror. The draft charges read, "Between August 2, 2011 to October 18, 2014, Anees had created a fake account on a social networking site and initiated chatting with people. He had downloaded incriminating data by misusing the computer devices and internet connection of his office dishonestly and fraudulently without taking appropriate permission from the officer in charge of the office premises." It is further mentioned that between October 13 and October 18, 2014, Anees was allegedly in constant contact with a man named Omar Elhaj. "Anees sent offensive messages and ideologies of ISIS. Further, the accused also allegedly conspired to spread terror activities and induced others to join him in spreading the terror activities propagated by the ISIS with the intent of threatening the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of India, or to strike terror in the people or any section of the people," the draft charges states. The charges also stated that Anees had allegedly induced Elhaj to hatch a conspiracy to bomb the American school in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), which would lead to the death of children and foreign nationals, thereby spreading a wave of terror. The prosecution would argue on the draft charges on August 1, 2017. Ansari, a Kurla resident, was arrested by the state ATS in October, 2015.
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July - 20 
At least 36 persons including 14 Police personnel were injured after massive clashes raged at Zainapora area of Shopian District against death of a minor girl who was hit by an Army vehicle on July 20, reports Daily Excelsior. Police seized the vehic
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At least 36 persons including 14 Police personnel were injured after massive clashes raged at Zainapora area of Shopian District against death of a minor girl who was hit by an Army vehicle on July 20, reports Daily Excelsior. Police seized the vehicle and arrested the driver. A Police officer said that in an incident of alleged reckless driving, an Army vehicle crushed to death a minor girl namely Aruba Jan in Aglar area of Zainapora in Shopian. The incident triggered massive demonstrations in the area and the angry youth vandalized offices of Sub Divisional Magistrate and Tehsildar Zainapora. Some youths pelted stones on Security Forces (SFs) who retaliated by firing teargas and pellets. At least 22 protesters sustained injuries in the clashes, 11 of them were hit by pellets while 14 Policemen were also hurt. Police said it exercised maximum restraint while dealing with angry protesters.
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July - 22 
The data, analysed by US state department for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism, reveals India is third after Iraq and Afghanistan in terms of terror attacks, The Times of India reports on July 23. Out of 11,072 terror attacks in 2016
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The data, analysed by US state department for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism, reveals India is third after Iraq and Afghanistan in terms of terror attacks, The Times of India reports on July 23. Out of 11,072 terror attacks in 2016 worldwide, India bore the brunt of 927, 16 per cent more than 2015 (798). The number of deaths in India also rose 17 per cent from 289 in 2015 to 337 last year while the number of injured increased from 500 in 2015 to 636 last year. US analysis has labeled Naxals the third most deadly terror organisation in the world after IS and Taliban, even ahead of Boko Haram. The CPI (Maoist) was behind 336 terror attacks last year in which 174 people were killed and 141 were injured. More than half of the terror attacks in India in 2016 took place in four states - Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Chhattisgarh, Manipur and Jharkhand. The geographical areas show that left-wing extremism led by Maoists also contributed to terror incidents in parts of east India. Jammu & Kashmir saw a surge of 93 per cent in terror attacks last year, the data says. The Indian home ministry's annual report 2016-17, however, reports a 54.81 per cent increase in terror incidents in the state. The US report said that "nearly two third of terror attacks in India were carried by Naxals" US says that compared to other countries that experienced most terror attacks in 2016, the diversity of perpetrator groups was much greater in India, with 52 active groups. There were 45 terror groups listed by US in its 2015 report. The US has identified 334 groups and organisations behind terror attacks in 2016 worldwide, while there were 288 such groups active in 2015. It says that number of total attacks worldwide in 2016 reduced by 9 per cent (11,072) against 12,121 in 2015 and total deaths worldwide also reduced by 13 per cent in 2016 (25,621) as compared to 2015 (29,424). "This was largely due to fewer attacks and deaths in Afghanistan, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen," it said. Around 55 per cent of all attacks took place in Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and the Philippines out of 104 affected countries, while 75 per cent of all deaths due to terror attacks occurred in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Nigeria and Pakistan.
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July - 23 
In the recent times, Kerala has fast emerged as a hot bed of terror-related activities with many having close links with the Islamic State (IS), Zee News reports on July 24. What is certainly an alarming situation for the Indian security agencies, ma
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In the recent times, Kerala has fast emerged as a hot bed of terror-related activities with many having close links with the Islamic State (IS), Zee News reports on July 24. What is certainly an alarming situation for the Indian security agencies, many residents of Kerala are believed to have forged strong links with the IS. Though the agency didn't confirm the number of IS recruits, it, however, quoted the sources saying that suspects have gone to Syria to join the dreaded terror outfit.
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July - 25 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 25 arrested two suspects from Chakeri area in Kanpur District allegedly for planning terrorist activities, reports The Times of India. The arrested suspects, 26-year-old Asif Iqbal and 27-years old Moha
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 25 arrested two suspects from Chakeri area in Kanpur District allegedly for planning terrorist activities, reports The Times of India. The arrested suspects, 26-year-old Asif Iqbal and 27-years old Mohammad Atif, believed to be members of the Islamic State-related module active in Kanpur, stayed at Jajmau locality under the jurisdiction of Chakeri Police Station in Kanpur and were known to each other.According to reports, Asif Iqbal is the cousin of Saifullah, the alleged IS-inspired terror operative who was gunned down in Kakori area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on March 7, 2017, soon after the blast in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train on the same day. Saifullah was part of the nine-member 'Khorasan module' which said to have roots in Kanpur and was accused of orchestrating the train blast. Later, the Madhya Pradesh Police, anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of UP Police and the NIA arrested eight others, including a retired Indian Air Force employee Ghaus Mohammad, besides Mohammad Faizal and Mohammad Azhar. The trio, along with Saifiullah, stayed in Jajmau locality and came in contact while visiting mosques. The suspects arrested on July 25 came under the lens of intelligence agencies soon after Saifullah was killed.
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July - 27 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on July 27 sentenced an Islamic State (IS) operative from Bengaluru to five years in jail, reports india.com. Special judge Virender Singh also imposed a fine of INR 5,000 on Abid Khan alias Abu Mohammad. Kha
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on July 27 sentenced an Islamic State (IS) operative from Bengaluru to five years in jail, reports india.com. Special judge Virender Singh also imposed a fine of INR 5,000 on Abid Khan alias Abu Mohammad. Khan, who was living in a church in Banjar area of Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh using the fake name of Paul C Neo, was arrested by an NIA team in December 2016. He was on NIA’s radar and according to the prosecution, he confessed that he was working with a sleeper cell of the IS and also gave crucial information. Khan, who knows six languages, fully cooperated with the NIA and also revealed that he planned to meet his friend in Indonesia and later go to Syria though the plan did not mature as he did not have sufficient money, it said. He has been sent to Kanda Jail though he has requested that he be transferred to Karnataka as his parents are aged.
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July - 31 
A 23-year-old man from Palakkad District of Kerala who was suspected to have joined Islamic State (IS) in 2016, was reportedly killed in an air strike in Afghanistan, dnaindia.com reports on August 1. Police on August 1 said his father had received a
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A 23-year-old man from Palakkad District of Kerala who was suspected to have joined Islamic State (IS) in 2016, was reportedly killed in an air strike in Afghanistan, dnaindia.com reports on August 1. Police on August 1 said his father had received a message through Telegram app two days ago informing him about the death of Marwan Ismail of Thrikkaripur in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. The message purportedly sent by one Asfaq Majeed, one of the 21 youths from Kerala who allegedly went missing and joined the IS, did not provide more details about Marwan or the place where he was killed. Marwan had been working as a physiotherapist in a Gulf nation before joining the terror group last year, Police said.
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