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  • Poonch assault: Terrorists used metal bullets, decamped with infantrymen’ guns

    Through PTI

    POONCH/JAMMU: The terrorists who ambushed an Military truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch used metal core bullets, able to piercing an armoured defend, and decamped with the warriors’ guns, officers mentioned on Sunday, amid intensified efforts to track and neutralise the perpetrators.

    They mentioned a sniper is thought to have focused the truck from the entrance sooner than the opposite terrorists sprayed bullets and lobbed grenades on it.

    5 infantrymen have been killed and one injured after the terrorists attacked the lone Military truck, which used to be sporting eatables for iftar to a close-by village, within the dense woodland house of Bhata Dhurian overdue on Thursday afternoon and the car stuck hearth.

    The warriors have been from a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counter-terror operations.

    Mavens from more than a few businesses, together with the Nationwide Safety Guard (NSG) and the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA), have visited the website online of the assault over the last two days and feature controlled to get a transparent image of the fatal ambush which used to be laid through the terrorists, the officers mentioned.

    They mentioned a sniper is thought to have focused the car from the entrance sooner than his friends showered bullets and lobbed grenades at the car from reverse facets, it sounds as if giving the troops no time to retaliate.

    The terrorists used metal core bullets that may penetrate an armoured defend, they mentioned.

    Ahead of fleeing, the terrorists stole the warriors’ palms and ammunition, they added.

    ALSO READ | Poonch terror assault: Lance Naik Debashish used to be making plans to be house on Might 12

    Although the realm the place the assault happened is thought of as terrorism-free for lengthy, the Bhata Dhurian woodland house stays a infamous infiltration direction for terrorists making an attempt to sneak into India through crossing the Line of Regulate (LoC) because of its topography, dense woodland quilt and herbal caves.

    In October 2021, 9 infantrymen have been killed in two primary gunfights with terrorists inside of 4 days within the woodland house all through a seek operation that persevered for over 3 weeks.

    Thursday’s ambush used to be additionally a grim reminder of a terrorist assault at the legitimate car of a judicial Justice of the Peace over 20 years in the past.

    District and Classes Pass judgement on V Ok Phool, a civilian and two police group of workers have been killed within the assault which happened on December 5, 2001, within the Dehra Ki Gali forests close to the Bhata Dhurian forests.

    The officers mentioned over 12 other people were detained for wondering in reference to the Poonch assault however no arrests were made up to now.

    Safety forces are the usage of drones and sniffer canine to behavior a recce of the dense woodland however good fortune has eluded them up to now, they mentioned.

    It’s believed that the terrorists have controlled to create protected hideouts within the dense woodland to flee the protection dragnet or could have crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, they added.

    In keeping with the officers, preliminary stories recommend the involvement of round 5 terrorists, together with some international mercenaries, within the assault.

    After the ambush, the terrorists in all probability used grenades in addition to sticky bombs that led to the car to erupt into flames.

    READ MORE | There may be been a mistake someplace: Farooq Abdullah on Poonch terror assault

    The officers mentioned those that carried out the assault are believed to were in Rajouri and Poonch for greater than a 12 months and had ok wisdom of the terrain, which is rather difficult.

    The world is a hotbed of Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Drive (JKGF) as its ‘commander’ Rafiq Ahmed alias Rafiq Nayi is a resident of the realm, they added.

    At the moment, 3 to 4 terrorist teams are energetic within the area of Rajouri and Poonch, assets mentioned.

    Banned terror team Folks’s Anti-Fascist Entrance (PAFF), a proxy wing of Jaish-e-Mohammed, has claimed accountability for the assault.

    There are stories suggesting that it used to be the handiwork of banned Lashker-e-Taiba team additionally.

    POONCH/JAMMU: The terrorists who ambushed an Military truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch used metal core bullets, able to piercing an armoured defend, and decamped with the warriors’ guns, officers mentioned on Sunday, amid intensified efforts to track and neutralise the perpetrators.

    They mentioned a sniper is thought to have focused the truck from the entrance sooner than the opposite terrorists sprayed bullets and lobbed grenades on it.

    5 infantrymen have been killed and one injured after the terrorists attacked the lone Military truck, which used to be sporting eatables for iftar to a close-by village, within the dense woodland house of Bhata Dhurian overdue on Thursday afternoon and the car stuck hearth.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    The warriors have been from a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counter-terror operations.

    Mavens from more than a few businesses, together with the Nationwide Safety Guard (NSG) and the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA), have visited the website online of the assault over the last two days and feature controlled to get a transparent image of the fatal ambush which used to be laid through the terrorists, the officers mentioned.

    They mentioned a sniper is thought to have focused the car from the entrance sooner than his friends showered bullets and lobbed grenades at the car from reverse facets, it sounds as if giving the troops no time to retaliate.

    The terrorists used metal core bullets that may penetrate an armoured defend, they mentioned.

    Ahead of fleeing, the terrorists stole the warriors’ palms and ammunition, they added.

    ALSO READ | Poonch terror assault: Lance Naik Debashish used to be making plans to be house on Might 12

    Although the realm the place the assault happened is thought of as terrorism-free for lengthy, the Bhata Dhurian woodland house stays a infamous infiltration direction for terrorists making an attempt to sneak into India through crossing the Line of Regulate (LoC) because of its topography, dense woodland quilt and herbal caves.

    In October 2021, 9 infantrymen have been killed in two primary gunfights with terrorists inside of 4 days within the woodland house all through a seek operation that persevered for over 3 weeks.

    Thursday’s ambush used to be additionally a grim reminder of a terrorist assault at the legitimate car of a judicial Justice of the Peace over 20 years in the past.

    District and Classes Pass judgement on V Ok Phool, a civilian and two police group of workers have been killed within the assault which happened on December 5, 2001, within the Dehra Ki Gali forests close to the Bhata Dhurian forests.

    The officers mentioned over 12 other people were detained for wondering in reference to the Poonch assault however no arrests were made up to now.

    Safety forces are the usage of drones and sniffer canine to behavior a recce of the dense woodland however good fortune has eluded them up to now, they mentioned.

    It’s believed that the terrorists have controlled to create protected hideouts within the dense woodland to flee the protection dragnet or could have crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, they added.

    In keeping with the officers, preliminary stories recommend the involvement of round 5 terrorists, together with some international mercenaries, within the assault.

    After the ambush, the terrorists in all probability used grenades in addition to sticky bombs that led to the car to erupt into flames.

    READ MORE | There may be been a mistake someplace: Farooq Abdullah on Poonch terror assault

    The officers mentioned those that carried out the assault are believed to were in Rajouri and Poonch for greater than a 12 months and had ok wisdom of the terrain, which is rather difficult.

    The world is a hotbed of Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Drive (JKGF) as its ‘commander’ Rafiq Ahmed alias Rafiq Nayi is a resident of the realm, they added.

    At the moment, 3 to 4 terrorist teams are energetic within the area of Rajouri and Poonch, assets mentioned.

    Banned terror team Folks’s Anti-Fascist Entrance (PAFF), a proxy wing of Jaish-e-Mohammed, has claimed accountability for the assault.

    There are stories suggesting that it used to be the handiwork of banned Lashker-e-Taiba team additionally.

  • NIA chargesheets 3 LeT operatives for making plans assaults in Hyderabad

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    NEW DELHI: The Nationwide Investigation Company filed a chargesheet on Wednesday towards 3 operatives of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who had been allegedly eager about making plans terror assaults in Hyderabad right through the Dasara pageant in 2022.

    Following a complete investigation, the NIA has charged Mohd Abdul Wajid, often referred to as Zahed, Samiuddin often referred to as Sami, and Maaz Hasan Farooq often referred to as Maaz, for his or her involvement in a terrorist plot to boost budget, achieve explosives and recruit folks into the LeT. The NIA took over the investigation from Hyderabad police in January this 12 months.

    As in keeping with NIA resources, 4 hand grenades had been brought to a faraway location close to Manoharabad village at the Hyderabad-Nagpur Freeway (NH-44) on September 28, 2022. Zahed organized for the selection of the hand grenade consignment via Sami, after which gave one grenade every to Sami and Maaz. He steered them to throw the grenades at public gatherings right through the Dasara pageant.

    Then again, their plans had been foiled as they had been arrested sooner than they may perform the assaults. The police recovered the grenades from their ownership right through a seek in their properties, and `20 lakhs used to be seized from Zahed.

    Detailed investigations have published that Zahed, Sami, and Maaz had been in touch with Farhatulla Ghori, who is classed as an “particular person terrorist” in line with the Executive of India’s data. On the identical time, they had been additionally related to LeT leaders and operatives reminiscent of Siddiqu Bin Osman, who’s often referred to as Abu Hanzala, Abdul Majeed, who’s often referred to as Chotu, and others. Their plan used to be to hold out bomb blasts at crowded places in Hyderabad.

    Farhatulla Ghori, Siddiqu Bin Osman Abu Hanzala and Abdul Majeed are based totally in Pakistan. Ghori recruited Zahed from on-line platforms and despatched budget to him via hawala channels whilst Zahed used to be tasked with recruiting extra folks into LeT and sporting out terrorist actions. Sami, Maaz and Mohammed Kaleem had been influenced and instigated through Zahed to paintings for LeT.

    NIA unravelled these kind of information and has filed a chargesheet as of late towards Zahed, Sami and Maaz below sections 120B, 153A of IPC, sections 4, 5, 6 of the Explosives Ingredients Act, 1908 and sections 13, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39 of the UA (P) Act, 1967. The NIA has exposed these kind of information and filed a chargesheet towards Zahed, Sami, and Maaz as of late. They’re charged below Sections 120B and 153A of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 4, 5 and six of the Explosives Ingredients Act, 1908, and Sections 13, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38 and 39 of the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, 1967.

    NEW DELHI: The Nationwide Investigation Company filed a chargesheet on Wednesday towards 3 operatives of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who had been allegedly eager about making plans terror assaults in Hyderabad right through the Dasara pageant in 2022.

    Following a complete investigation, the NIA has charged Mohd Abdul Wajid, often referred to as Zahed, Samiuddin often referred to as Sami, and Maaz Hasan Farooq often referred to as Maaz, for his or her involvement in a terrorist plot to boost budget, achieve explosives and recruit folks into the LeT. The NIA took over the investigation from Hyderabad police in January this 12 months.

    As in keeping with NIA resources, 4 hand grenades had been brought to a faraway location close to Manoharabad village at the Hyderabad-Nagpur Freeway (NH-44) on September 28, 2022. Zahed organized for the selection of the hand grenade consignment via Sami, after which gave one grenade every to Sami and Maaz. He steered them to throw the grenades at public gatherings right through the Dasara pageant.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Then again, their plans had been foiled as they had been arrested sooner than they may perform the assaults. The police recovered the grenades from their ownership right through a seek in their properties, and `20 lakhs used to be seized from Zahed.

    Detailed investigations have published that Zahed, Sami, and Maaz had been in touch with Farhatulla Ghori, who is classed as an “particular person terrorist” in line with the Executive of India’s data. On the identical time, they had been additionally related to LeT leaders and operatives reminiscent of Siddiqu Bin Osman, who’s often referred to as Abu Hanzala, Abdul Majeed, who’s often referred to as Chotu, and others. Their plan used to be to hold out bomb blasts at crowded places in Hyderabad.

    Farhatulla Ghori, Siddiqu Bin Osman Abu Hanzala and Abdul Majeed are based totally in Pakistan. Ghori recruited Zahed from on-line platforms and despatched budget to him via hawala channels whilst Zahed used to be tasked with recruiting extra folks into LeT and sporting out terrorist actions. Sami, Maaz and Mohammed Kaleem had been influenced and instigated through Zahed to paintings for LeT.

    NIA unravelled these kind of information and has filed a chargesheet as of late towards Zahed, Sami and Maaz below sections 120B, 153A of IPC, sections 4, 5, 6 of the Explosives Ingredients Act, 1908 and sections 13, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39 of the UA (P) Act, 1967. The NIA has exposed these kind of information and filed a chargesheet towards Zahed, Sami, and Maaz as of late. They’re charged below Sections 120B and 153A of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 4, 5 and six of the Explosives Ingredients Act, 1908, and Sections 13, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38 and 39 of the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, 1967.

  • ISI brigadier killed in terror assault in northwest Pakistan

    A high-ranking officer of ISI used to be killed along side his motive force on Tuesday night time when “onerous core terrorists” ambushed his automobile within the nation’s northwest.

    Peshawar ,UPDATED: Mar 21, 2023 23:51 IST

    Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Barki from the ISI used to be killed whilst main the come upon from the entrance in South Waziristan’s Angoor Adda. (Consultant photograph)

    By means of Press Believe of India: A high-ranking officer of Pakistan’s secret agent company ISI used to be killed along side his motive force on Tuesday night time when “onerous core terrorists” ambushed his automobile within the nation’s northwest, safety officers and police mentioned.

    Brigadier Mustafa Kamal Barki from the Inter Products and services Intelligence (ISI) used to be killed “whilst main the come upon from the entrance” in South Waziristan’s Angoor Adda, mentioned the Inter-Products and services Public Family members (ISPR) – the media wing of the military.

    Within the remark, the ISPR mentioned that intense hearth used to be exchanged between the 2 aspects.

    Seven individuals of his crew had been injured, together with two who had been significantly wounded.

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    Mar 21, 2023

  • Brother had long gone to Kashmir along with his son to feed his members of the family, terrorists killed him… Uncle’s tears don’t seem to be preventing

    Kannauj: In Kannauj district of UP, two laborers have died in a grenade assault in Shopian, Kashmir. Two months in the past each had long gone to Kashmir on the lookout for a task. The terrorists attacked with a grenade whilst sound asleep overdue on Monday night time. After the ideas of the assault, the Kashmir Police has laid siege. Each Lashkar terrorist has been arrested. At the knowledge of the dying, there was an uproar a few of the households of each the laborers. Once this data was once won, the district management additionally reached the laborer’s space for info and the police may be interrogating the members of the family in the entire subject.

    On the similar time, the uncle of the deceased, Ashok Kumar informed that our nephew had long gone one and a part months in the past. Ramsagar, our brother and nephew Manish Kumar, each went to Kashmir to paintings there to feed themselves. He used to head thru a contractor. Used to fill apples. There the terrorists attacked. He was once killed there. Terrorists incessantly assault our Hindus handiest. On the similar time, Deputy Leader Minister Brajesh Pathak mentioned that this is a very unlucky incident. Our executive stands with the bereaved households, we will be able to supply the whole thing to them. The federal government is operating to do away with terrorists. We can give them a befitting answer. Won’t tolerate this cowardly act.

    50-year-old Ram Sagar son Gajja and 40-year-old Manish Kumar son Ram Avatar, citizens of village Dannapurwa of Thathia police station space of ​​Kannauj district, had long gone to Kashmir two months in the past for a task. Each used to paintings as laborers whilst staying in Shopian. Those other folks together with different laborers have been sound asleep of their room overdue at night time, when the terrorists fired a grenade within the room, because of which 50-year-old Ram Sagar son Gajja of Kannauj and 40-year-old Manish Kumar son Ram Avtar have been critically injured. Were given burnt. The terrorists fled from the spot after the assault. It’s being informed {that a} terrorist has additionally been arrested, who’s being interrogated. On the similar time, the injured have been taken to the health facility. the place either one of them died. On receiving details about two other folks of Kannauj killed on this terrorist assault, DM Subhrant Kumar Shukla knowledgeable all of the police stations. He advised to determine the villages of the lifeless. After a while, the village of each the lifeless was once discovered. After this the police knowledgeable his members of the family. Hundreds of crowd accrued out of doors the home of each. Police-administration officers have additionally reached either one of their houses.

    A terrorist arrested for the assault, the terrorists threw a grenade at 5 employees. Police have arrested a Lashkar terrorist. His title is Imran Bashir Ghani. In keeping with experiences, the terrorists performed this assault on Monday when all of the employees have been sound asleep of their houses. That is the second one incident of goal killing in Shopian within the final 3 days. Previous in Shopian, Kashmir Pandit Puran Krishna Bhatt was once shot lifeless by way of terrorists. However, Particular Investigative Unit (SIU) raids also are happening in Pulwama.

  • Migrant labourer shot useless by way of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora

    Through PTI

    BANDIPORA: A labourer from Bihar used to be fired upon by way of terrorists at Soadnara Sumbal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district at the intervening night time of Thursday and Friday, following which he succumbed to his accidents, police stated.

    The deceased labourer used to be known as Mohd Amrez, hailing from Bihar’s Madhepura.

    Quickly after being shot, he used to be shifted to the health facility for remedy the place he died.

    “All through intervening night time, #terrorists fired upon & injured one out of doors #labourer Mohd Amrez S/O Mohd Jalil R/O Madhepura Besarh #Bihar at Soadnara Sumbal, #Bandipora. He used to be shifted to health facility for remedy the place he succumbed,” tweeted Kashmir Zone Police this morning.

    This comes an afternoon after 3 military team of workers died whilst neutralising two terrorists who tried to hold out a suicide bomb assault at Rajouri on Thursday.

    Subedar Rajendra Prasad, Rifleman Manoj Kumar and Rifleman Lakshmanan D made the splendid sacrifice for the rustic all the way through the operation on Thursday morning.

    Alternatively, the Military personel controlled to foil the suicide bomb assault at its basecamp and killed each the terrorists.

    BANDIPORA: A labourer from Bihar used to be fired upon by way of terrorists at Soadnara Sumbal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district at the intervening night time of Thursday and Friday, following which he succumbed to his accidents, police stated.

    The deceased labourer used to be known as Mohd Amrez, hailing from Bihar’s Madhepura.

    Quickly after being shot, he used to be shifted to the health facility for remedy the place he died.

    “All through intervening night time, #terrorists fired upon & injured one out of doors #labourer Mohd Amrez S/O Mohd Jalil R/O Madhepura Besarh #Bihar at Soadnara Sumbal, #Bandipora. He used to be shifted to health facility for remedy the place he succumbed,” tweeted Kashmir Zone Police this morning.

    This comes an afternoon after 3 military team of workers died whilst neutralising two terrorists who tried to hold out a suicide bomb assault at Rajouri on Thursday.

    Subedar Rajendra Prasad, Rifleman Manoj Kumar and Rifleman Lakshmanan D made the splendid sacrifice for the rustic all the way through the operation on Thursday morning.

    Alternatively, the Military personel controlled to foil the suicide bomb assault at its basecamp and killed each the terrorists.

  • Bareilly: After two hours, Lal of Bareilly were given martyrdom in a terrorist assault in Srinagar.

    Bareilly: Saurabh Rana, a jawan posted within the 9 Rajput Regiment of the Indian Military posted in Gurez sector of Srinagar, won a video name at his house in Suncity Extension in Bareilly town of Uttar Pradesh at 12 midday on Sunday. Saurabh talked to his spouse Sandhya and father and were given to find out about everybody’s smartly being, then no person within the circle of relatives idea that this is able to turn out to be his closing dialog with Saurabh. It was once most effective two hours after this dialog that at two o’clock within the afternoon, his spouse were given a decision from the military headquarters, informing about Saurabh’s sacrifice. After that his spouse changed into subconscious. The members of the family in the beginning may now not perceive what was once the topic, but if Saurabh’s father Rajkumar spoke at the telephone, there was once a ruckus in the entire circle of relatives.

    Sacrifice made in come across with terrorists
    Saurabh Rana’s father Rajkumar Rana mentioned that it was once knowledgeable from the Military Headquarters that Saurabh was once sacrificed right through a surprising come across with terrorists alongside the LoC in Gurez sector of Srinagar on Sunday afternoon. The bullet fired by means of the terrorists hit Saurabh and he may now not be stored. Rajkumar Rana says that there’s unhappiness on Saurabh’s sacrifice, however there could also be satisfaction. He has been sacrificed for the provider of the rustic.

    Saurabh’s father Rajkumar Rana could also be a retired constable from the military. He retired from the Rajput Regiment. Saurabh was once the eldest of his two sons and had joined the military in 2014. Saurabh has two sons. The elder son Rupesh is six years previous and the more youthful son Harsh is 3 years previous. His father Rajkumar Rana instructed that Saurabh had come to his house in Bareilly in March closing month and had long gone to Srinagar on responsibility on March 29 after being on depart for a number of days. Since then his telephone calls got here.

    Looking forward to the frame, will probably be cremated with army honors
    There’s an outcry in his circle of relatives over Saurabh’s sacrifice. His grandmother, mom Kusum and spouse Sandhya are in a foul situation. Each the sons additionally stored crying after remembering their father. Neighbors and distinguished folks of town stored visiting his space positioned in Suncity Extension for the entire day on Monday to console the members of the family. On the other hand, it was once knowledgeable from the Military Headquarters that on Monday afternoon the mortal stays of Saurabh can be dropped at Bareilly, however the family and the folks of Bareilly town stored ready, until Monday night, Saurabh’s frame may now not come to Bareilly. It was once instructed that because of some causes the frame can be dropped at Bareilly on Tuesday. After this, the closing farewell will probably be given with army honors.

  • US army that specialize in ISIS cellular at the back of assault at Kabul Airport

    4 months after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed ratings of other people, together with 13 American provider contributors, outdoor the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, US and overseas intelligence officers have pieced in combination a profile of the assailant.

    Army commanders say they’re the use of that knowledge to concentrate on an Islamic State crew cellular that they imagine used to be concerned within the assault, together with its management and foot infantrymen. The cellular contributors may well be a number of the first insurgents struck by way of armed MQ-9 Reaper drones flying missions over Afghanistan from a base within the Persian Gulf. The USA has now not performed any airstrikes within the nation because the ultimate American troops left August 30.

    The assault on the airport’s Abbey Gate spread out 4 days previous, right through the frenzied ultimate days of the most important noncombatant evacuation ever performed by way of the USA army. It used to be one of the vital deadliest assaults of the 20-year struggle in Afghanistan.

    The Islamic State crew known the suicide bomber as Abdul Rahman al-Logari. US officers mentioned he used to be a former engineering pupil who used to be certainly one of a number of thousand militants free of no less than two high-security prisons after the Taliban seized regulate of Kabul August 15. The Taliban emptied the amenities indiscriminately, liberating now not best their very own imprisoned contributors but additionally warring parties from Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-Ok, the crowd’s department in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s nemesis.

    Al-Logari used to be now not unknown to the American citizens. In 2017, the CIA tipped off Indian intelligence brokers that he used to be plotting a suicide bombing in New Delhi, US officers mentioned. Indian government foiled the assault and grew to become al-Logari over to the CIA.

    The Parwan jail at Bagram Airfield and the Pul-e-Charkhi jail close to Kabul had been the Afghan govt’s two primary high-security prisons. Al-Logari hung out in each prisons, US officers mentioned, however it’s unclear how he connected up with the ISIS-Ok assault cellular in Kabul, or why and the way he got here to be the Abbey Gate bomber.

    Within the months because the assault, US intelligence analysts and armed forces officers say they’ve excited by finding out extra concerning the ISIS-Ok strike cellular and any long term assaults it can be plotting towards the West.

    This newsletter initially seemed in The New York Instances.