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November - 5 
The Islamic State (IS) on November 5 claimed the responsibility for the attack at a Police check post at Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka city on November 4 that left a Police Constable dead, according to US-based SITE Intelligence group, reports Th
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The Islamic State (IS) on November 5 claimed the responsibility for the attack at a Police check post at Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka city on November 4 that left a Police Constable dead, according to US-based SITE Intelligence group, reports The Daily Star. “The Islamic State (IS) claimed an attack on a police checkpoint in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka,” SITE Intelligence group reports, a day into the brutal attack that also left another four constables injured on Dhaka-Tangail highway.
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November - 7 
Minister of Home Affairs, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on November 7 claimed that ‘some’ of those involved in the killings of bloggers have been identified, reports bdnews24.com. “Some of them have been identified and attempts are on to indentify the rest,
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Minister of Home Affairs, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on November 7 claimed that ‘some’ of those involved in the killings of bloggers have been identified, reports bdnews24.com. “Some of them have been identified and attempts are on to indentify the rest,” he said. The minister, however, said that trials would be held for all the killings. “Charge sheets have been submitted in two cases already and are under process in two more.” Denying any presence of the Middle East-based terror outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, he said, “The forces that were defeated in the 1971 [Liberation War] are the IS. They are the militants. They are Jamaat-Shibir.” The recent killings of freethinkers are part of a conspiracy to destabilise the country, claimed the Minister.
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November - 8 
Denying the existence of Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on November 8 said a local and foreign conspiracy is afoot to establish that cohorts of IS are active in the country, reports The Daily Star. She said “Man
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Denying the existence of Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on November 8 said a local and foreign conspiracy is afoot to establish that cohorts of IS are active in the country, reports The Daily Star. She said “Many quarters are pressing us to confess the IS existence in Bangladesh to create a situation here like the ones in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya. They want to bring Bangladesh in line with those countries and that is the part of their conspiracy. My question is, if they can take an acknowledgement from us of the existence of IS in Bangladesh, what will be the situation of our country? We don't want a situation in Bangladesh like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria or Libya.”
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November - 9 
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Malakand arrested two suspects, identified as Abdul Ghaffar and Zakirullah, for facilitating terrorists in attacks on Police personnel and abetting other acts of terrorism during a raid in Matta tehsil (revenue
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The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Malakand arrested two suspects, identified as Abdul Ghaffar and Zakirullah, for facilitating terrorists in attacks on Police personnel and abetting other acts of terrorism during a raid in Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District on November 9, reports The News. The CTD claimed the suspects were providing assistance to Umarzada. The Police also recovered a car from their possession.
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November - 9 
The CTD Bannu arrested a suspected terrorist, identified as Noor Said alias Lal Gulab, during a search operation in Bannu District on November 9, reported The News. The official said that the suspected terrorist was wanted in connection with the murd
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The CTD Bannu arrested a suspected terrorist, identified as Noor Said alias Lal Gulab, during a search operation in Bannu District on November 9, reported The News. The official said that the suspected terrorist was wanted in connection with the murder of a Police Constable.
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November - 9 
The Provincial Police claimed on November 9 to have arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State (IS, also known as Daesh), identified as Dadullah, from the Badaber area of provincial capital Peshawar, reports Dawn. The suspect was allegedly involved i
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The Provincial Police claimed on November 9 to have arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State (IS, also known as Daesh), identified as Dadullah, from the Badaber area of provincial capital Peshawar, reports Dawn. The suspect was allegedly involved in recruiting for IS, said an unnamed Police Official. “The suspect arrested, Dadullah, belongs to Afghanistan, and was recruiting for an international militant organisation,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operation Mian Saeed. Weapons and hand grenades were also recovered from his possession.
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November - 12 
India and Britain repeated their call to Pakistan to bring perpetrators of the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terror attacks to justice, and resolved to work together to disrupt support systems of groups such as Islamic State (IS), La
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India and Britain repeated their call to Pakistan to bring perpetrators of the November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terror attacks to justice, and resolved to work together to disrupt support systems of groups such as Islamic State (IS), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and the Haqqanis, Hindustan Times reports on November 13. In a ‘UK-India Defence and International Security Partnership’ document released as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his three-day visit, the two countries said they supported the early finalisation of a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. “The UK remains a strong advocate of a reformed United Nations and is actively engaged in efforts to reform the UN Security Council. The UK continues to support India’s bid for a permanent seat in an expanded Security Council”, the document said. Focussing on a key element of the UK-India relationship, cyber security the document said the UK’s Chevening Cyber Scholarships programme for India will be expanded and a Cyber Security Training Centre of Excellence established. “They will continue and further strengthen their joint work to increase the effectiveness of their law enforcement legislation and capability, and improve their ability to tackle cross-border cyber crime and online child sexual exploitation”, the document said. The UK will provide advice on the setting up of the new Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, and expert-level links will be developed between practitioners and policy makers in this field.
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November - 14 
Intelligence agencies have said that so far at least 19 Indians have joined Islamic State (IS), india.com reports on November 15. Around 50 people who are following IS propaganda on social networking sites are under watch of the agencies. Indian inte
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Intelligence agencies have said that so far at least 19 Indians have joined Islamic State (IS), india.com reports on November 15. Around 50 people who are following IS propaganda on social networking sites are under watch of the agencies. Indian intelligence said that most Indians who have joined the organisation are the ones who have moved to Gulf countries for work. According to the Report, an official said, “We are worried over the spread of ISIS. In India, LeT remains the most dangerous enemy. ISIS is a threat to India but not like it is to Europe. Indian nationals have gone to join ISIS and have been brought back as well. We are constantly working to check the spread of ISIS propaganda.” Report also says that the Police forces across the country are on high alert and agencies are asked to intensify their security in the bordering areas. Coastal area security have also been beefed up and Home and External Affairs are constantly monitoring the affairs in France. Sources also said that as terror situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan affects India. Security agencies had asked their US, European and West Asian counterparts with surveillance in IS-held territory in Iraq and Syria to help them with estimate number of Indians in the militant organisation.
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Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry in an interview with Radio Pakistan on November 15 ruled out the footprints of the Islamic State (IS) and said no citizen could be allowed to have links with the terrorist organisation, reports The News. “Pakist
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Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry in an interview with Radio Pakistan on November 15 ruled out the footprints of the Islamic State (IS) and said no citizen could be allowed to have links with the terrorist organisation, reports The News. “Pakistan has the capability to thwart threats by any terrorist organisation, including the Islamic State,” he said. Chaudhry said terrorism was on its last gasps and Pakistan was winning the war on terror with complete support of the masses.
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November - 15 
The law enforcement agencies were put on alert on November 15 due to possible terrorist attack on Chehlum (40th day of Muharram) and local government elections in Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan) District, reports The Express Tribune. Attacks are likely to
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The law enforcement agencies were put on alert on November 15 due to possible terrorist attack on Chehlum (40th day of Muharram) and local government elections in Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan) District, reports The Express Tribune. Attacks are likely to be carried out by the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that has reorganized, after operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), in DG Khan and other parts of South Punjab under the banner of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh..
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November - 16 
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad while talking to the journalists at his Rangpur residence Palli Nibash on November 16 claimed that there was no existence of militant outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said “They (IS) ha
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Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad while talking to the journalists at his Rangpur residence Palli Nibash on November 16 claimed that there was no existence of militant outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said “They (IS) have no purpose in Bangladesh; they were the product of western countries who nourished them and supplying arms and ammunition.”
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November - 16 
The State Police on November 16 ruled out any influence of Islamic State (IS) in Kashmir valley in the wake of terror attacks claimed by the global terror outfit in Paris, reports Daily Excelsior. “We do not find any Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (
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The State Police on November 16 ruled out any influence of Islamic State (IS) in Kashmir valley in the wake of terror attacks claimed by the global terror outfit in Paris, reports Daily Excelsior. “We do not find any Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ideology (being followed) in Jammu and Kashmir,” Director General of Police (DGP) K Rajendra Kumar said during his visit to Kishtwar. The officer said that the rate of infiltration from Pakistan has decreased remarkably and there was also a decline in militancy related activities in the State. “Infiltration (from across the border) rate has decreased remarkably and there is also a decline in the militancy related activities in the Valley,” the DGP said.
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November - 17 
Ansar-ut Tawhid fi Bilad al-Hind (AuT), an India-specific jihadi outfit that pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) in September 2014, has started online propaganda for IS in Bengali, after posting IS messages in the past with Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, G
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Ansar-ut Tawhid fi Bilad al-Hind (AuT), an India-specific jihadi outfit that pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) in September 2014, has started online propaganda for IS in Bengali, after posting IS messages in the past with Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Gujarat and English subtitles, The Times of India reports on November 18. Indian intelligence agencies say this has expanded the geographical reach of IS propaganda, leading to radicalization of some Indian youth. AuT propagates acts of violence against the Indian government and encourages Indian Muslims to participate in jihad within the country, along with encouraging other jihadis to attack Indian government interests and economic centres. Another key cause of concern for the Indian agencies, as they review the IS threat in the wake of Paris attacks and India's backing to France's retaliatory air-strikes on IS territory, is the Wilayat Khorasan (WK), an IS affiliate operating out of Af-Pak region. WK, according to intelligence sources, is at present a threat in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan and may target Indian interests there. Incidentally, Afghanistan is the only country in South Asia where IS activity goes beyond recruitment.
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November - 17 
India is alert to the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS), Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh said on November 17, reports The Times of India. "ISIS is not a threat for any particular country, but for the entire world. India is alert about IS
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India is alert to the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS), Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh said on November 17, reports The Times of India. "ISIS is not a threat for any particular country, but for the entire world. India is alert about ISIS," Rajnath said. The Indian security establishment suggests that around 20-odd Indians are currently fighting for IS in Iraq-Syria. "Though the ISIS has not been able to establish any significant presence in India, its success in radicalizing some youth, attracting certain sections of the local population or the Indian diaspora to physically participate in its activities or the possibility of piggy-backing on terrorist groups operating in India have opened up the possibility of ISIS-sponsored terrorist action on Indian territory," an advisory issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to all states and Union Territories (UTs) of India on November 16 said. "Available inputs about ISIS activities should be immediately reviewed to identify plans, targets areas vulnerable to attack by ISIS and appropriate action is taken to neutralise potential threat if any," the advisory added. The government has also decided to review security at the embassies and other offices belonging to the governments of France, US, UK, Germany, Russia, Australia, Turkey and Israel. The UMHA said that the recent multiple terror attacks in Paris clearly indicate the intention of the outfit to expand the area of terror targets beyond the Iraq and Syria. "It is necessary that the security establishment is kept on high alert to prevent any untoward incident," the advisory said.
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November - 17 
Islamic State (IS) terrorists are using every trick to finance their activities, from bank loans to government benefits schemes to exploitation of natural resources, according to an October 2015 report of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Economic
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Islamic State (IS) terrorists are using every trick to finance their activities, from bank loans to government benefits schemes to exploitation of natural resources, according to an October 2015 report of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Economic Times reports on November 18. The plenary meeting of the inter-governmental task force, with a focus on terror financing activities of the IS, took place in Paris (France). According to investigations carried out by the task force members, one emerging trend includes foreign terrorists applying for small short-term loans from banks, with no intention to repay them. The 50-page report on the IS states that a framework needs to be developed to choke funds for these terror groups. Besides India, member countries including the United States (US), France and Russia also highlighted the use of social media by the IS to raise funds. "Fundraising advertisements are usually placed in social networks and thematic websites, as well as in specialized media, closed online forum and sent in private messages," the report says. A case in point is the pro-IS Twitter handler Mehdi Masroor Biswas, who was arrested by Karnataka police for running @ shamiwitness. Explaining a modus operandi, the report says, "Individuals associated with ISIL calls for donation via Twitter and asked the donors to contact them through Skype. Once on Skype, the donors are asked to buy an international prepaid card and send them the number of this prepaid card via Skype. The fundraiser will send this card number to one of his followers in a neighbouring country from Syria, who would sell this card number at a lower price and give the cash proceeds to ISIS." Another trend being noticed worldwide for terror financing is "crowd funding techniques" which is being used to transfer funds abroad by avoiding regulated financial entities. Canada's Financial Intelligence Unit shared its experience, saying the authorities recently zeroed in on an individual who left Canada, prompting an investigation. The probe was linked to a crowd funding website that allows people to easily set up fundraising web pages and collect donations.
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November - 17 
The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) cannot rule out threat of Paris-like attacks in Lahore and elsewhere in the province, a senior CTD Additional Inspector General (ADG) Rai Tahir said on November 17, reports Dawn. Another senior official h
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The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) cannot rule out threat of Paris-like attacks in Lahore and elsewhere in the province, a senior CTD Additional Inspector General (ADG) Rai Tahir said on November 17, reports Dawn. Another senior official has said a seminary in south Punjab has been sealed for providing militant training to its students. The two officials were briefing journalists about security arrangements being made for the coming local government elections in the province. Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah was also present on the occasion. There is no election-related threat from the Middle East-based Islamic State militant group, also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, said ADG Rai Tahir. “But there are threats from the international terrorist organisation to Punjab,” he said.
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November - 18 
According to a report prepared by the intelligence agencies, nearly 150 Indian youths, mostly from South India, are believed to be attracted to the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) and sympathetic to the group's activities, reports First Post on November 19
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According to a report prepared by the intelligence agencies, nearly 150 Indian youths, mostly from South India, are believed to be attracted to the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) and sympathetic to the group's activities, reports First Post on November 19. "Most of them are in regular contact with some ISIS activists through online. Hence, we have kept all them under surveillance of security forces," an unnamed official said. Among those who are currently fighting for ISIS include two youth from Kalyan in the outskirts of Mumbai (Maharashtra), an Australia-based Kashmiri, one youth from Telangana, one from Karnataka, one Oman-based Indian and another Singapore-based Indian. Among the six Indians, who fought alongside ISIS and got killed were three Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, including Sultan Ajmer Shah and Bada Sajid, who had joined its ranks after being in Pakistan, two from Maharashtra and one from Telangana, the report said.
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November - 18 
India has frozen assets worth Euro 300,000 (over INR 2.12 core) of over three dozen entities on charges of terrorist financing and money laundering of illicit funds, according to a report by Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Daily Excelsior reports
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India has frozen assets worth Euro 300,000 (over INR 2.12 core) of over three dozen entities on charges of terrorist financing and money laundering of illicit funds, according to a report by Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Daily Excelsior reports on November 19. The body has conducted a mid-session review of various countries and economic powers of the world in the wake of the increased activities of Islamic State (IS) around the globe. As part of India’s initiative against suspect funds and those related to terrorism, the FATF report said the country has frozen assets to the tune of Euro 3 lakh belonging to 37 entities till August 15, 2015. “In light of the growing threat of ISIL (Islamic State of in Iraq and the Levant) and other terrorist groups, the FATF has taken a renewed focus on the global threat of terrorist financing and terrorism and conducted a fact-finding initiative to determine whether all jurisdictions in the global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing network have implemented key measures to cut off terrorism-related financial flows, in accordance with the FATF recommendations...This report sets out the results of that exercise,” a report prepared in this regard for the perusal by G20 leaders said.
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November - 18 
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind took out a rally in Guwahati city on November 18, in protest against the recent terror attacks in Paris by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-affiliated terrorists, reports The Assam Tribune. The rally, organised under the
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The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind took out a rally in Guwahati city on November 18, in protest against the recent terror attacks in Paris by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-affiliated terrorists, reports The Assam Tribune. The rally, organised under the aegis of the Assam State committee of the Jamiat, started from the organisation’s head office at Friend’s Path in Hatigaon and culminated at Hatigaon High School. People from various walks of life participated in the rally. Later, in a statement to the media, State secretary of the organisation Hafiz Bashir Ahmed Kasimi said no religion sanctions killing of innocents. The Jamiat has called for united effort to defeat the ISIS and other forces representing terrorism.
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November - 19 
General Officer Commanding (GOC), Nagrota based 16 Corps Lt Gen RR Nimbhorkar said on November 19, that global terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) might join hands with Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to carry out terror attacks in India but add
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General Officer Commanding (GOC), Nagrota based 16 Corps Lt Gen RR Nimbhorkar said on November 19, that global terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) might join hands with Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to carry out terror attacks in India but added that the troops were on very high alert and committed to thwart nefarious designs of the militant outfits, reports Daily Excelsior. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Jammu, Lt Gen Nimbhorkar, whose Corps commands most parts of Jammu region barring three border Districts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua, didn’t rule out the possibility of the IS joining hands with the LeT to carry out terror attack in India saying the terrorists have only one motive—to spread terror and they could join hands to achieve their goal. Responding to a question as to whether the IS, could join hands with the LeT for terror strikes as the IS itself has negligible presence in India, he said, “Yes, that (ISIS joining hands with LeT to launch attacks in India) can be a possibility as the motive of the terrorists is to spread their propaganda. They want their name and for that, they can do anything. And if they get successful, they can take advantage of it by using any name. Yes it is a possibility,” Lt Gen Nimbhorkar said but added that the troops, on their part, were fully alive to the situation and were taking all necessary and adequate steps to ensure that the militants didn’t succeed in their plot. “We are fully alert to the situation and ready to meet with any eventuality,’’ the GOC Nagrota Corps said. “If any organization wants to grow then it is bound to recruit people into its folds,’’ he said in response to another question on radicalization of Kashmiri youth and their attraction towards the ISIS ideology. He said the ISIS is globally known for recruitment through internet. “They (the ISIS) will definitely go for recruitment. It is their job and it is to be seen in how much area they get success. It depends on their propaganda,” he added.
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November - 19 
According to the SITE Intelligence Group, the Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility for the attack on Italian priest Piero Parolari on November 19, reports Dhaka Tribune. Rita Katz, Director of SITE, tweeted about the IS claim, a day afte
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According to the SITE Intelligence Group, the Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility for the attack on Italian priest Piero Parolari on November 19, reports Dhaka Tribune. Rita Katz, Director of SITE, tweeted about the IS claim, a day after the priest was shot by unidentified gunmen in Dinajpur District, which is the latest in a series of attacks made on foreign nationals in the country recently. “Piero Parolari is 3rd foreigner to be claimed by #ISIS in #Bangladesh since Sep. 29, making the country hot spot for such attacks,” Rita tweeted.
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November - 20 
Hit by a wave of terror attacks, France said on November 20 that India was on the same boat with it in fighting terror and vowed not to let those responsible for the Paris carnage go unpunished, reports New Indian Express. French Foreign Minister Lau
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Hit by a wave of terror attacks, France said on November 20 that India was on the same boat with it in fighting terror and vowed not to let those responsible for the Paris carnage go unpunished, reports New Indian Express. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to effectively tackle the menace. “I want to say that France is grateful for the tremendous support it has received from the international community, including Indian friends. The attackers will not go unpunished and our response is and will be strong,” Fabius said while ruling out any possibility of negotiations with terror groups. “We have good cooperation with our Indian friends on this. I discussed it this morning with Prime Minister Modi. We shall develop our cooperation... we are in the same boat,” he underscored. Moreover, France has moved a resolution at the United Nations (UN) for effective action against the Islamic State (IS) which claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
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November - 20 
Pakistan has a zero tolerance for Islamic State militants – also known as ISIS, Daesh and ISIL – and the terrorist group has no acceptance in the country, said Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa
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Pakistan has a zero tolerance for Islamic State militants – also known as ISIS, Daesh and ISIL – and the terrorist group has no acceptance in the country, said Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa on November 20, reports The News. He also said a global response was needed to deal with the global threat posed by the terrorist group. Briefing reporters about the visit of Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif to Washington, he said the Army Chief held discussions with top civilian and military leadership of the United States (US) on issues ranging from defense and military cooperation to regional security and stability including the longstanding Kashmir dispute with India. On the question of Daesh, Bajwa said that the group was a global threat and needed a global response to be defeated as also mentioned by the Army Chief. “There is a zero tolerance for Daesh in Pakistan. “Not even a shadow of Daesh will be allowed in Pakistan,” the DG ISPR said, adding that the Pakistani society has totally rejected it and there was no acceptance of the terror group in Pakistan.
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November - 20 
The Islamic State (IS) has warned that the terror group is preparing for fresh attacks in Bangladesh, reports Dhaka Tribune on November 21. In the latest edition of its online propaganda magazine ‘Dabiq,’ the extremist groups strategic expansion to c
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The Islamic State (IS) has warned that the terror group is preparing for fresh attacks in Bangladesh, reports Dhaka Tribune on November 21. In the latest edition of its online propaganda magazine ‘Dabiq,’ the extremist groups strategic expansion to countries like Bangladesh is discussed at length. The extremist group dedicated an entire article titled “The Revival of Jihad in Bengal” to their activities in Bangladesh or Bengal as it refers to the country. The magazine said reiterating IS' claim of carrying out the attacks. “A security cell belonging to the soldiers of the Khilafah in Bengal assassinated an Italian crusader named Cesare Tavella on the streets of Gulshan in the city of Dhaka. Only days later, another security cell targeted a Japanese citizen in the northern region of Rangpur. These back-to-back attacks have caused havoc among the citizens of the crusader nations and their allies living in Bengal and forced their diplomats, tourists and expats to limit their movements and live in a constant state of fear.” The article claimed that while IS was busy preparing for further attacks, the secular Awami League Government continued to “twist the facts” on the ground and play a blame game.
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November - 20 
Three employees of television channel Dunya News were injured in a hand grenade attack on the Faisalabad Bureau office by unidentified motorcycle bourne assailants in Faisalabad District of Punjab on November 20, reports Dawn. The assailants threw pa
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Three employees of television channel Dunya News were injured in a hand grenade attack on the Faisalabad Bureau office by unidentified motorcycle bourne assailants in Faisalabad District of Punjab on November 20, reports Dawn. The assailants threw pamphlets containing threats by Daulat-i-Islamia Khorasan (Islamic State- Khorasan group).
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November - 20 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) warned Jharkhand Police against possible links between Islamic State (IS) and sleeper cells of Indian Mujahideen (IM), Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) whose operatives have been ar
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) warned Jharkhand Police against possible links between Islamic State (IS) and sleeper cells of Indian Mujahideen (IM), Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) whose operatives have been arrested from Jharkhand in past, The Times of India reports on November 20. At a press conference in Ranchi on November 20 Police spokesperson and Additional Directorate General (ADG) (operations) S N Pradhan said: "The MHA inputs have been promptly shared with all SPs with instructions to take it with all seriousness. A few districts which have a background of terrorist activities have been instructed to be extra careful about the alert." Police officials believe Jharkhand has high risk of vulnerability to IS designs as its north-eastern border is situated close to Bangladesh. In September 2015 police arrested JMB second-in-command Tariqul Islam alias Sadiq alias Sumon from Ramgarh, a District which neighbours Ranchi. The arrest revealed that JMB was using Jharkhand as its hiding ground as its key man Rejaul Karim was arrested from Sahebganj railway station (close to Bangladesh border) in January (2015). "There are apprehensions IS might collaborate with local units of these terrorist groups in Jharkhand. We have to be alert against it," Pradhan said.
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November - 21 
Militant outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) on November 21 distanced themselves from the Islamic State (IS), saying “they see no scope for the IS and al-Qaeda in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)”, reports The Hindu. “Kashmiri people
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Militant outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) on November 21 distanced themselves from the Islamic State (IS), saying “they see no scope for the IS and al-Qaeda in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)”, reports The Hindu. “Kashmiri people don’t want aid and support from an external group. They are capable enough to fight against the Indian aggression themselves,” LeT spokesperson Abdullah Ghaznavi said. He described the IS as “production of anti-Islamic Western countries”. “To link our struggle with the IS is mere propaganda unleashed by India,” said the LeT spokesman. General Officer Commanding (GOC), 16 Corps, Lt. General R.R Nimbhorkar on November 19 had expressed apprehensions that “the IS joining hands with the LeT to launch attacks in India can be a possibility as the motive of the terrorists is to spread their propaganda”.
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November - 22 
Based on leads provided by Telangana Police, a 33-year-old online recruiter of Islamic State (IS), identified as Adnan Hasan Damudi who was trying to lure more than 20 youngsters in Hyderabad, including techies and women to join the terror outfit, wa
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Based on leads provided by Telangana Police, a 33-year-old online recruiter of Islamic State (IS), identified as Adnan Hasan Damudi who was trying to lure more than 20 youngsters in Hyderabad, including techies and women to join the terror outfit, was detained in Dubai a few days ago, New Indian Express reports on November 23. Telangana Police officials had reportedly forwarded a comprehensive report to Dubai Police on the activities of the online recruiter, who was luring city youth through social media. Damudi, a native of Karnataka, who was arrested by Dubai Police, is suspected to be a former cadre of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). He went to Dubai in 2012 in search of a job after finishing his graduation in commerce from Karnataka University in Dharwad. According to Police, Damudi, who worked as assistant delivery coordinator at the World Trade Centre in Dubai, used to maintain the Twitter account with the handle @AdnanDamudi and actively propagated IS ideology. According to sources, the Hyderabad Police, who detained a youth for trying to join IS last year, had collected information about the activities of Damudi during the counselling session. Initially, Damudi promised to help six youth including a woman to join IS. While chatting on social media, Damudi gave his Indian mobile phone number to the six persons. Later, two of them dropped their decision, while remaining four were detained in Kolkata (West Bengal) in 2014. The Police had information that Damudi was staying in Dubai and was actively operating on social media. Tracking his mobile number, police identified him as Damudi, native of Karnataka. It is also learnt that Damudi, who was successful in recruiting four youth to join IS, had assigned the task to one Sultan Amar on Afghanistan- Pakistan border, to help the four youth to proceed towards Syria.
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November - 22 
Indian intelligence agencies, with assistance from foreign counterparts, have managed to establish the identity of the six Indian citizens who have died fighting for Islamic State (IS) so far, and uncovered how recruits from India are considered infe
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Indian intelligence agencies, with assistance from foreign counterparts, have managed to establish the identity of the six Indian citizens who have died fighting for Islamic State (IS) so far, and uncovered how recruits from India are considered inferior to those from Arab nations, livemint.com reports on November 23. A senior intelligence official, who did not wish to be identified, refused to give details of the foreign agencies that are assisting India by providing inputs regarding Indians, or even expatriates in the Gulf countries, who have joined the ranks of IS. According to a detailed report compiled by multiple agencies, three of those killed fighting for IS are from Karnataka, while one each is from Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. The deceased have been identified as Athif Vaseem Mohammed from Adilabad, Telangana; Mohammed Umar Subhan from Shivaji Nagar, Bengaluru; Maulana Abdul Kabir Sultan Armar from Bhatkal, Karnataka; Saheem Farooque Tanki from Thane, Maharashtra; Faiz Masood from Bengaluru and Mohammed Sajid alias Bada Sajid from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Of the dead, Bada Sajid was one of the main operatives of Indian Mujahideen (IM) who escaped to Pakistan after the Batla House encounter in Delhi in September 2008. “We had information that Bada Sajid and at least two more IM operatives who had escaped to Pakistan after the Batla House encounter had moved to Iraq to fight for IS. Of the total 23 Indians who joined the outfit in Iraq and Syria, five are from Karnataka, four each from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, three from Tamil Nadu, two from Uttar Pradesh and one from Jammu and Kashmir,’’ the official cited above added. According to the report, the IS destroys the passports of Indian and other foreign nationals on arrival in Iraq and Syria to ensure that they don’t return to their country. “There are credible inputs that IS considers South Asian fighters—from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh—as well as those from some other countries like Nigeria and Sudan to be inferior to Arab fighters,” the report states. In fact, Areeb Majeed, a resident of Kalyan near Mumbai who was brought back from Syria by Indian security agencies, disclosed during custodial interrogation how IS considered Indians to be less martial when compared to Arab fighters. Majeed claimed that he was made to do menial tasks like cleaning toilets.
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November - 23 
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on November 23 said the Islamic State does not exist in Pakistan and some proscribed organisations are using its name, but the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) is chasing militants, reports Dawn.
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Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on November 23 said the Islamic State does not exist in Pakistan and some proscribed organisations are using its name, but the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) is chasing militants, reports Dawn.
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November - 23 
With security and intelligence agencies keeping a close watch on social media platforms, terror outfits are now turning to the hidden web or 'Darknet' to carry out clandestine activities, The Times of India reports on November 24. This, authorities s
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With security and intelligence agencies keeping a close watch on social media platforms, terror outfits are now turning to the hidden web or 'Darknet' to carry out clandestine activities, The Times of India reports on November 24. This, authorities say, has made it almost impossible for cops to track terror suspects and unearth their activities and propaganda. Experts define it as a network that promises anonymity and cannot be accessed without proper authorization, as several proxy servers are used to block entry. Terror outfits, as part of their modus operandi, send a link to this network to their associates on hisher email address. It is only when the receiver clicks on this link that heshe can access the information available on Darknet. Predictably, terror propaganda has shifted its base here from mainstream internet - Darknet is also called the Deep Web. Online campaigners of the Islamic State (IS), whose single point of contact for recruitment is social networking sites like Facebook, too are said to taking shelter under Darknet. After winning people over, the campaigners, sources say , direct these prospective recruits to Darknet, whose websites remain hidden on a browser even after the correct URL is entered. It is here that the discussions about actual propaganda and prospective recruitment are carried out.
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November - 24 
According to investigators, Adnan Hasan Damudi, under detention in Dubai, native of Bhatkal in Karnataka for allegedly being an Islamic State (IS) propaganda agent provided funding of INR 50,000 to a youth from Hyderabad in 2014 deposited the money i
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According to investigators, Adnan Hasan Damudi, under detention in Dubai, native of Bhatkal in Karnataka for allegedly being an Islamic State (IS) propaganda agent provided funding of INR 50,000 to a youth from Hyderabad in 2014 deposited the money in the account of the sister of a Hyderabad youth, whom he was trying to attract to the IS, Indian Express reports on November 25. According to sources, investigations revealed that Damudi was allegedly “attracting youth towards IS by posing as a neo-Muslim on social media”. Indian agencies also believe Damudi is associated with operatives of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), who are suspected to have joined the IS. He is known to have had close links on social media with brothers Sultan and Shafi Armar from Bhatkal, allegedly associated with IM and, more recently, the IS. Sultan alias Maulana Abdul Khader was reported by IS websites to have died in Syria in March this year. Last year, Sultan allegedly interacted via Skype with the Hyderabad youths who were lured by Damudi to join IS. Prior to his detention in Dubai a few months ago, Damudi was in touch with Shafi via Facebook, sources said. Damudi was allegedly involved with Shafi in the running of pro-Islamic websites of an entity called Al Isabah media and Ansar ul Tawheed, a breakaway group of the Indian Mujahideen. “He used to post comments/videos at Al Isabah media and Ansar ul Tawheed websites to attract youths towards jihad,” sources said.
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November - 24 
Describing Islamic State (IS) as the latest security challenge, Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju on November 24 said efforts by the jihadi outfit to recruit Indian youth were very much on, reports The Times of India. The statement comes even
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Describing Islamic State (IS) as the latest security challenge, Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju on November 24 said efforts by the jihadi outfit to recruit Indian youth were very much on, reports The Times of India. The statement comes even as intelligence inputs suggest that nearly 58 foreign fighters, including two Indians, have deserted the IS since January 2014. "Latest challenge of ours is IS. Although we do not have that level of threat or presence as in Europe, but we have to acknowledge that efforts for recruitment (by IS) are on," Rijiju stated. Stating that Indian security forces were vigilant and successful in containing the IS threat, he said there was need to stop any attempt to radicalize the youth. "We have to concentrate on youth and work on de-radicalization, identify areas and institutes where such things can happen," he said. Twenty-three Indians have joined the IS so far, six of whom are reported killed. Another intelligence report said around 58 people of 18 nationalities may have quit IS over the past two years.
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November - 24 
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on November 24 reiterated that there is no existence of militant organization IS in Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said ‘In our country, there’s no organizational existence of IS. Those who were arrested in the name of
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Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on November 24 reiterated that there is no existence of militant organization IS in Bangladesh, reports New Age. He said ‘In our country, there’s no organizational existence of IS. Those who were arrested in the name of IS are members of Harkatul Jihad and Ansarullah Bangla Team.’ The Minister also said that the law enforcement agencies successfully curbed those who had tried to raise their ugly heads in the name of militant and terrorist organizations in the country.
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November - 24 
Police arrested a youth for allegedly spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda on Facebook from Dhaka city's Badda area on November 24, reports Dhaka Tribune. The arrestee is Nahid Hossain. Police said “He has been detained for circulating Islamic Sta
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Police arrested a youth for allegedly spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda on Facebook from Dhaka city's Badda area on November 24, reports Dhaka Tribune. The arrestee is Nahid Hossain. Police said “He has been detained for circulating Islamic State (IS) propaganda by opening a Facebook page named Jihadi John.”
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November - 24 
State Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told on November 24 that two Islamic State (IS) assassins sought by Bangladesh for the October 3, 2015 murder of Japanese agro-researcher Kunio Hoshi, have crossed over to India, rep
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State Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told on November 24 that two Islamic State (IS) assassins sought by Bangladesh for the October 3, 2015 murder of Japanese agro-researcher Kunio Hoshi, have crossed over to India, reports The Hindu. “We have alerted Indian authorities about their presence,” Kamal said. Bangladesh’s claim about the IS killers of Hoshi, hiding in India were the latest after it handed over a list containing 204 names of the “Shirsho Shontrashi” (top terrorists) of Bangladesh reportedly hiding in India. “We handed over the list containing photographs and even addresses and also discussed the threat from the IS during the Home Secretary-level talks that were held in Dhaka on November 16. The border area around Bangladesh, especially certain regions in West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya have hideouts that are being used by these terrorists as bases,” Kamal stated.
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November - 24 
Terror suspects are using the website wikisend for file sharing and are using encrypted messages to avoid surveillance, Asian Age reports on November 25.Top cyber experts of the country say that terror organisations have their own Web browsers and th
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Terror suspects are using the website wikisend for file sharing and are using encrypted messages to avoid surveillance, Asian Age reports on November 25.Top cyber experts of the country say that terror organisations have their own Web browsers and they use them to avoid detection. IS and the Indian Mujahideen (IM) use advanced encrypted technologies, say experts. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheet in the Dilsukhnagar twin blast case (February 21, 2013) revealed how the IM accused had operated using encrypted software and wikisend. Leading cyber forensic expert Mr Pendyala Krishna Shastry, who had earlier worked with the Government Examiner for Questioned Documents, said, “Terror suspects use their own web browsers. They are using the web to send encrypted messages.” The NIA in its chargesheet against the IM suspect in the Dilsukhnagar case said that accused Ajaz Shaikh had shared files through wikisend and had sent encrypted fake documents to Riyaz Bhatkal, another key accused in the case. “Ajaz Shaikh prepared a fake ID with the photo of another accused, Tehseen Akhtar, and uploaded the same through wikisend with a password protection encrypted file” revealed investigators.
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November - 26 
Islamic State (IS) may carry out terror strikes anywhere in the country using a single terrorist also known as 'lone wolf' to create a mayhem, Union minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju stated on November 26, reports The Times of India. "C
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Islamic State (IS) may carry out terror strikes anywhere in the country using a single terrorist also known as 'lone wolf' to create a mayhem, Union minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju stated on November 26, reports The Times of India. "Challenges are there. We have to accept that it is a reality. The threat is there," Kiren Rijiju said. In a statement that has a potential to trigger a controversy, Rijiju said Muslims from the southern states were "attracted" more to the IS ideology than their north Indian counterparts. "It is a reality (some south Indian Muslims getting attracted to ISIS). It is a fact. But we should not undermine our vigil in other parts of the country," he said. Rijiju said some web portals are under watch for their role in spreading the IS propaganda, but it is important to note that the servers of the web portals were not located in India.
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November - 26 
SITE Intelligence Group in a report on November 26 said that the Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility for the attack on devotees at a Shia Mosque in Bogra District, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report said: “The Islamic State (IS) claimed
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SITE Intelligence Group in a report on November 26 said that the Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility for the attack on devotees at a Shia Mosque in Bogra District, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report said: “The Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the November 26, 2015 attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Bangladesh’s Bogra district.”
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November - 27 
Clashes and ‘protests’ broke out at multiple places in Kashmir Valley including in summer capital Srinagar after Friday prayers on November 27 against detentions and militant killings, reports Daily Excelsior. Dozens of masked youths assembled outsid
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Clashes and ‘protests’ broke out at multiple places in Kashmir Valley including in summer capital Srinagar after Friday prayers on November 27 against detentions and militant killings, reports Daily Excelsior. Dozens of masked youths assembled outside Jama Masjid in Nowhatta area of Old City in Srinagar after Friday congregation prayers and resorted to stone-pelting on SFs. During stone-pelting, some youth waved flags of Islamic State (IS) and Pakistan. In Maisuma area of city centre, the activists of All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani staged a protest against the detention of conglomerate chairman Geelani and other leaders. The separatist activists were seeking “unconditional and immediate” release of Hurriyat leaders. Police detained some of the protesters, including Imtiyaz Haider. Further, a peaceful ‘protest rally’ was taken out in Bijbehara town of Anantnag District after Friday prayers against the death of three local Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants early this week. The town observed shutdown for the fourth day against the killing of the three militants.
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November - 27 
Punjab Home Department, citing Intelligence reports, on November 27 alerted Police and other agencies in the Province that Islamic State (IS) (also known as Daesh) has planned attacks on civil and military targets, reports Dawn. Punjab Government’s a
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Punjab Home Department, citing Intelligence reports, on November 27 alerted Police and other agencies in the Province that Islamic State (IS) (also known as Daesh) has planned attacks on civil and military targets, reports Dawn. Punjab Government’s alert mentioned that IS-affiliated militants are out to strike army vehicles moving on Jalalpur Jattan Road and Police patrols on GT Road in Gujrat District. It said a group of five terrorists has reached Lahore, and plans to storm private establishments by indiscriminately killing their security guards. According to an intelligence official, their likely targets could be minorities and foreigners. However, the Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah described the threat alert as being "a routine matter". “There is no existence of Daesh in Pakistan, especially in Punjab,” the Minister said, adding, “There are some troublemakers belonging to banned outfits and the Government is making efforts to eliminate these criminals”.
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November - 28 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s 15 Corps, Lt General Satish Dua, on November 28 said that as the counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control (LoC) is strong, militants are trying to target border camps and posts, reports Daily Exce
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s 15 Corps, Lt General Satish Dua, on November 28 said that as the counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control (LoC) is strong, militants are trying to target border camps and posts, reports Daily Excelsior. He said that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a live threat that cannot be ignored. On this week’s attack on an Army camp in Tanghdar near the LoC in the frontier district of Kupwara, the GOC said it was part of the militants’ strategy to hit the nearest Army post or camp as they were unable to breach the multi-tier counter-infiltration grid. “This is not a new phenomenon. In Tanghdar itself, you are aware few months ago there was a similar attempt and it resulted in a similar operation. So, they always try to get in close with the Army post or camp because they are unable to infiltrate due to this well coordinated counter-infiltration grid. So they try and create a very sensational attack very close to the Line of Control,” he said.
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November - 28 
Suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, identified as Mohammad Aijaz arrested from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on November 28, has told Special Task Force (STF) that ISI works very much like Islamic State (IS), reports The Times of India. Aijaz
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Suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, identified as Mohammad Aijaz arrested from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on November 28, has told Special Task Force (STF) that ISI works very much like Islamic State (IS), reports The Times of India. Aijaz who stayed in Bareilly in disguise told interrogators that he was sent to Bangladesh where his handlers kept his passport and sent him illegally into India through a river. According to reports, IS recruiters burn passports of new joinees before assigning them missions. According to STF officials, Aijaz said the ISI 'handlers' had also promised to get his sister married and help his family financially but reneged on their promise and never fulfilled their commitment in the last three years. Deputy Superintendent of Police (STF) Anit Kumar said, "He was given nine-month training and was perfectly conditioned for the job before he was sneaked into India. He is making such statements to gain sympathy of interrogators. His family includes five brothers and three sisters and one of his brothers, as per his disclosure, is employed with the British High Commission in Pakistan." According to Kumar, "Even when STF sleuths were on his trail, he being a deft computer professional gave little chance to us record his conversation with his handlers in Pakistan. After exchanging pleasantries over phone, they used to switch to Skype through which they used to talk for hours. Since it is not possible to track conversation on Skype, we could not get hold of the contents of these conversations." Ajay Pal Singh, another STF official, said, "While being brought back to Bareilly from Meerut after his arrest, Aijaz told cops that ISI had betrayed him by promising to take care of his family in the best possible manner, including getting his sisters married. But they never kept their promise. The monthly payment of INR 50,000 was also never made in full, but in instalments."
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November - 28 
The Assam Criminal Investigation Department (CID) received complaints from internet users in the State that they were receiving Islamic State (IS/ISIS) sponsored links, videos and photographs in their online accounts, reports The Sentinel on November
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The Assam Criminal Investigation Department (CID) received complaints from internet users in the State that they were receiving Islamic State (IS/ISIS) sponsored links, videos and photographs in their online accounts, reports The Sentinel on November 29. "We have come across such cases in Silchar and Guwahati. Even women are being targeted," a CID source said. Most of the complaints are related to Facebook accounts. "The group is using cyber space to spot and radicalize people. Out of curiosity, users often view pages related to ISIS. These users are followed and targeted by the Islamic outfit. Links, videos, messages, photographs - both in English and Arabic - are sent to the targeted users in a bid to radicalize them. Messages are also sent to their online friends," said an officer. Sometimes, links are also sent to random people. If the person reciprocates or 'likes' those contents, they become targets. Earlier, Director General of Police (DGP) Khagen Sarma had admitted that a lot of interest has been generated in Assam about the ISIS. Moreover, reports suggest that Assam has the second largest volume of internet traffic related to ISIS in the country after Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
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