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The Strange New Allies of Kashmiri Pandits: Duplicitous, Opportunistic Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

  The Abdullahs and the Muftis, who are known double-dealing politicians responsible for nurturing the flames of separatism and Pakistan-backed terrorism for decades are now “grieving” and talking about “normalcy” in the valley. Those who are guilty of lapping up the political and administrative system birthed by these double-dealing politicians and those who engaged in brazen gaslighting of Kashmiri Hindus for decades— blaming them for their own exodus from their homeland, minimising their suffering and harbouring a soft corner for Pakistan-backed terrorists in Kashmir— are now exhibiting the gall to lecture the government, virtually standing shoulder to shoulder with hapless Kashmiri Pandits. Virtually, of course. That’s as far as the pretence goes for most of them. But some go way overboard— for them, a film depicting the misery of Kashmiri Hindus, ergo the crimes of Islamist terrorists, is the reason why the terrorists do what they’ve been doing for decades. Quite a cognitive head-

Turkey preparing list of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders to extradite – report

The French website Intelligence Online confirmed the existence of security and intelligence coordination between Turkey and Egypt to consider the extradition of some Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders. Intelligence Online explained that Ankara has a strong desire to accelerate the pace of rapprochement with Cairo, even if it comes to handing over some leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, a non-negotiable condition for Egypt, in light of the Turkish desire to settle the differences between the two countries and restore them to their previous era. The website also clarified in its report that the file of the Muslim Brotherhood has become the focus of increasingly frequent meetings, stressing that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in a hurry to fully restore relations with Cairo, and may accept some of the conditions that Egypt insists on, including the extradition of individuals that Egypt identified and demanded their deportation. Turkey is studying a list submitted by Cairo bear

Women involvement in terrorism- a new challenge for security forces in Kashmir

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Women in Kashmir getting involved in terrorism has emerged as a new challenge for security forces that were already busy trying hard to smash the new breed of hybrid terrorists that are attacking soft targets in the valley. © Provided by The Statesman  Women involvement in terrorism- a new challenge for security forces in Kashmir Two women indulging in terror activities have surfaced in the past few days in the north Kashmir that shares with Pakistan occupied J&K (POJK) the Line of Control (LOC) from where trained terrorists infiltrate. A burqa-clad woman was captured on the CCTV about a fortnight ago while throwing a grenade at a CRPF bunker on a busy road in the Sopore town. Another woman, whom the police identified as Sheema Shafi Waza resident of Tawheedabad Bagh, was allegedly engaged in terrorism as an overground worker (OGW) and was arrested along with a module of six other terror activists on Monday in the Bandipora town of north Kashmir. According to police, she was tasked

Turkey’s MIT eliminates PKK terrorist in Syria’s Ain al-Arab

  The Turkish Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Sunday eliminated a member of the PKK terrorist organization in northern Syria’s Ain al-Arab. The terrorist was implicated in the death of Turkish troops and personnel. Ekrem Üstek, code-named Hayri, participated in the acts of terrorism in the southeastern Şırnak province from 2015 to 2016. The terrorist, sought by Turkish police, has a long PKK-linked criminal record. It was also found that the terrorist spent many years in prison in the 1990s for crimes including kidnapping on behalf of the PKK, supplying explosives and ammunition, attempted murder and abducting children for recruitment purposes. The killing of Üstek in Ain al-Arab comes as the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have been heavily targeting the border town in the past few days following a terror attack on Turkey’s Gaziantep province. One Turkish soldier was killed in the YPG/PKK terrorist group's mortar attacks  targeting Karkamış and the Köprübatı border post on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia executes three men guilty of terrorism charges

  Saudi Arabia executed two Saudis and a Yemeni after they were found guilty of terrorism charges, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. Mohammed bin Khodr bin Hashem al-Awami, a Saudi national, was convicted of joining a “terrorist cell,” disrupting security, spreading chaos, targeting security forces and destroying public property, the interior ministry said in a statement. Awami also reportedly stored weapons and explosives in his house and possessed RPGs, Molotov cocktails and devices to make explosives. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Hussein bin Ali al-Abu Abdullah, also a Saudi national, was found guilty of working with terrorists and shooting dead a member of the security forces and of funding terrorist operations by receiving weapons and ammunition to disrupt security in the Kingdom. Mohammed Abdelbaset al-Mualmi, a Yemeni national, was convicted of joining “the terrorist” Iran-backed Houthi militia and of i

2 Sikh businessmen killed by IS militants in northwest Pak PM Sharif says ‘act of terrorism‘

  Peshawar, May 15 (PTI) Two Sikh businessmen were shot dead by the Islamic State terrorists in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, the latest targeted attack against the minority community members in the restive province bordering Afghanistan.     Kanwaljeet Singh, 42, and Ranjeet Singh, 38, died on the spot after being attacked by two bike-borne assailants in the morning in Bata Tal bazaar of Sarband, Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the police.     The attackers fled after carrying out the attack.     The victims were in the business of spices and had shops in the Bata Tal bazaar in Sarband, about 17 kms from Peshawar.     The Islamic State's Khorasan unit (ISKP) claimed via its propaganda news service 'Amaaq' that it carried out the attack targeting two Sikhs in Peshawar. The ISKP is an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) active in South Asia and Central Asia.     The Counter-Terrorism Department registered a case of murder of th

US supermarket shooting: Biden calls for efforts to end domestic terrorism

  US President Joe Biden expressed condolences to the families of 10 people who were killed in a shooting incident at a supermarket in the American city of Buffalo and called for "every effort to end domestic terrorism". In a White House statement, Biden said: "We grieve for the families of ten people whose lives were senselessly taken and everyone who is suffering the physical and emotional wounds of this horrific shooting. We are grateful for the bravery of members of law enforcement and other first responders who took immediate action to try to protect and save lives. The First Lady and I are praying for the victims and their families, and hearts all across this country are with the people of Buffalo." "Any act of domestic terrorism, including an act perpetrated in the name of a repugnant white nationalist ideology, is antithetical to everything we stand for in America. Hate must have no safe harbour. We must do everything in our power to end hate-fueled dom

1 Killed, 5 Injured In US Church Shooting, Second In 2 Days

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  US Church Shooting: "Four victims have been critically wounded," a post on the Orange County Sheriff Department's Twitter account said. "One victim is deceased at the scene." Los Angeles:  One person was dead and four people were "critically" injured in a shooting at a church near Los Angeles, law enforcement said Sunday, just one day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in New York state. "Four victims have been critically wounded," a post on the Orange County Sheriff Department's Twitter account said. "One victim is deceased at the scene." Another person sustained "minor" injuries, the department said, adding that all victims were adults. Law enforcement said an emergency call had come from Geneva Presbyterian Church at 1:26 pm (20:26 GMT) Sunday afternoon. "We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved," the sheriff's department said in an earlier tweet. T

US set to remove 5 groups from foreign terrorism blacklist

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  A woman shelters from the rain under an umbrella, while walking past a wall painted with portraits of prisoners of the Basque separatist armed group ETA, in the small village of Hernani, northern Spain, May 2, 2018. The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. Several of these groups once posed significant threats, killing hundreds if not thousands of people across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The organizations include the Basque separatist group ETA , the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo, the radical Jewish group Kahane Kach and two Islamic groups that have been active in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Egypt. (Alvaro Barrientos, file) The Associated Press BERLIN -- The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including several that once posed significant threats, killing hundreds if not th