[KhaamaPress] The Special Forces of the Afghan Military have launched coordinated raids against the hideouts of the Talibs in Dasht Archi district of Kunduz province.
The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North said the operations are being conducted in the district and so far at least 13 snuffies have been killed.
According to a statement released by 209th Shaheen Corps, at least 7 snuffies have also sustained injuries during the same operations.
The statement further added that the operations were conducted in the vicinity of Qarloq district with the support of the Air and Artillery forces.
The commander of the 10th Kandak of Afghan commandos Gen. Mohammad Ali said the operations have been launched to eliminate the hideouts of the murderous Moslems and their fighters.
He said the operations are still being conducted and will continue until the district has been fully cleared of the Death Eaters.
This comes as the Office of the National Security Council said last week that the National Defense and Security Forces have been instructed to increase raids against the Taliban ...Arabic for students... across the country in a bid to ensure the safety of the people and reduce the casualties of the security forces.
[IsraelTimes] The US military announces the latest of several deadly Arclight airstrikes this week against al-Shabaab ... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia... bully boyz in Somalia, as it targets a region well north of where the al-Qaeda-linked fighters control large parts of the country.
The US Africa Command statement says two new strikes killed six fighters and destroyed a weapons cache yesterday near Harardere. That al-Shabaab-controlled community last month was targeted by the deadliest US airstrike in almost a year, with dozens of jihadists killed.
The US has now carried out 35 airstrikes this year against al-Shabaab, Africa’s deadliest Islamic murderous Moslem group.
Two airstrikes on Monday killed 37 bully boyz and one on Tuesday killed seven.
This week’s airstrikes have been carried out in Mudug region, well north of the capital, Mogadishu.
[AlAhram] Egypt's security forces killed 12 forces of Evil in an exchange of fire on Thursday in North Sinai, al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.
The National Security Agency had received information that a group of terrorist suspects was using an abandoned yard in El-Arish city as a hideout, and a shootout broke out when security forces attempted to conduct a raid on the hideout.
Seven suspects were killed in the raid while five others who were attempting to flee on the ring road highway were killed in a shootout with security forces. killed is good
Weapons, ammunition and improvised bombs were found at the scene.
The raids are part of the comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018, a counter-terrorism campaign that involves the army, navy, air force and police.
The operation was launched in February to target "terrorist and criminal elements and organizations" in north and central Sinai, parts of the Nile Delta and the Western Desert.
[Dawn] Attacks blamed on West Africa branch of the Death EaterIslamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... group have killed around 100 soldiers in northeast Nigeria ... a particularly crimson stretch of Islam's bloody border... since Sunday, five security sources said on Thursday.
Islamist Death Eaters had already killed hundreds of soldiers in the region in recent months, forcing a turnaround in the course of a war which President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has frequently claimed to have won. Buhari will seek a second term in February 2019.
Earlier on Thursday, the Nigerian senate suspended its session in honour of what it said were 44 dead soldiers after an attack in Metele in the northeastern state of Borno on Sunday.
A presidency front man said the military would issue a statement.
Military spokesmen did not respond to repeated attempts to reach them for comment.
Four of the security sources said around 100 had died in that attack alone, though the corpse count was not final.
The fifth said 96 had died in the northeast in recent days, mostly in the Metele attack, but also in others.
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[BBC] Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
Gunshots were heard at about 09:30 local time (04:30 GMT) outside the consulate in the upmarket Clifton area. Police shot dead three attackers.
Separatist militants who oppose Chinese investment projects in western Pakistan say they carried out the attack.
In another incident on Friday, at least 20 people were killed in a bomb attack in north-west Pakistan.
The blast occurred in a mostly Shia neighbourhood in Orakzai district. Police say a suicide bomber on a motorbike drove into a crowded marketplace.
Pakistan's Shia minority has often been targeted by Sunni extremists.
WHAT HAPPENED IN KARACHI?
Three gunmen tried to enter the consulate but were stopped by security guards at a checkpoint, reports said. Two of those killed in the attack were police officers.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a blast, and local TV channels broadcast images of a plume of smoke. There is a heavy police presence in the area which has been cordoned off.
All the staff inside the consulate are safe, China said. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing called for extra measures to protect Chinese citizens in Pakistan.
"At the same time we mourn the deaths of the Pakistani police and think of their families at this time," a spokesman said.
A separatist group, the Balochistan Liberation Army, said it carried out the attack. It is one of a number of separatist groups operating in the restive province, which has seen a long running nationalist insurgency.
"We have been seeing the Chinese as an oppressor, along with Pakistani forces," a spokesman for the group told the AFP news agency.
Over the years construction projects and Chinese workers in Balochistan have been repeatedly targeted by militants but this is one of the most prominent such attacks to date.
WHAT IS CHINA DOING IN BALOCHISTAN?
Balochistan is at the heart of an ambitious Chinese project, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is a string of huge investments by China in Pakistani infrastructure seeking to link its western Xinjiang province with the Arabian Sea port of Gwadar in Balochistan.
As China is such a close ally to Pakistan and has poured billions into the nation, this incident will deeply concern authorities who have described this investment as a "game changer", says the BBC's Secunder Kermani in Islamabad.
Balochistan itself is a sparsely populated region, rich in gas and coal reserves, as well as copper and gold.
Yet it has remained Pakistan's most impoverished area and Baloch nationalists have long accused the central government of exploitation and denying the province its due rights.
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Running Dog Nativist Islamists vs The Hegemon - Round 1
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[Econ Times] SRINAGAR: Six militants were Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
An army official said exchange of fire between security forces and militants began in the early hours in Bijbehara area of the district.
Six militants were killed in the operation and weapons were recovered from the spot, he said.
Further details of the incident were awaited, he added.
[Express] GUNFIRE and an explosion were heard as three suicide bombers of a Pakistani insurgent group possessing hand grenades and weapons attempted to enter the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, police officials have confirmed.
According to witnesses, the weapons were fired near the consulate in Clifton Block 4 around 9.30am local time (4.30am GMT). At least two policemen were shot dead in the attack and a security guard was wounded. Local media reported that the injured had reached Jinnah hospital.
It is not yet clear whether Chinese officials were harmed but Karachi police chief Amir Shaikh confirmed the attackers were not able to get inside the consulate.
Mr Sheikh said: "They tried to enter the visa section but did not succeed."
Pakistan's insurgent separatist militant group Balochistan has claimed responsibility for the attack and asserted that their action "is continuing".
The spokesman for the Balochistan Liberation Army, Geand Baloch, told Reuters: "There were three suicide attackers.
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[Dawn] Two police officials have bit the dust in an exchange of fire near the Chinese Consulate in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Clifton area, DawnNewsTV reported on Friday.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Javed Alam Odho confirmed the death of the two coppers.
According to DawnNewsTV, the exchange of fire started around 9.30am. An kaboom, the nature of which has not been determined as yet, was also heard in the area.
One person, whose identity has not been ascertained, has also been admitted to the hospital at death's door, DawnNewsTV said.
Additional Inspector General of Police Dr Amir Ahmed Sheikh said that the firing has ended and the area is now being cleared by police and Rangers.
"I will be able to give you [the media] a clearer picture about what happened later in the day," AIG Sheikh said while acknowledging the efforts made by the law enforcement agencies in containing the attack.
"Police, rangers were all on duty when the attack happened. The attackers... weren't able to enter the Chinese embassy compound. Three were killed. A Bomb Disposal Squad team is checking the area for kabooms." the AIG said while reiterating that the details of the case will be shared with the media later in the day.
Defence contractor and analyst Ikram Sehgal ‐ whose guards have been posted at the consulate ‐ said that the attackers first exchanged fire with police.
"After the coppers were martyred, they proceeded towards the gate of the consulate. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... the guards quickly closed the gate, civilians with consular business were ushered inside and the Chinese staff were taken to a safe location," Seghal said while speaking to DawnNewsTV.
Shortly after the incident, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Wormtongue Qureshi condemned the incident and praised the way the attack was handled by the law enforcement agencies.
"This was a sad incident. The two hard boyz involved in the incident have been killed. We are in contact with the Chinese consul general," the foreign minister said.
He added: "Pakistain and China together will defeat the forces that wish to halt development [in the country]."
Governor Sindh Imran Ismail has taken notice of the incident and called for a report on the matter from the Sindh inspector general of police, DawnNewsTV said.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has also taken notice of the incident. He contacted the Chinese consul general and assured him that the situation will be taken under control.
According to DawnNewsTV the area is considered a red zone and is already heavily guarded. The schools and eateries located in the area have been locked down until the area is cleared.
This is a developing story that is being updated as the situation evolves. Initial reports in the media can sometimes be inaccurate. We will strive to ensure timeliness and accuracy by relying on credible sources, such as concerned, qualified authorities and our staff news hounds.
Update at 1:30 a.m. ET:
Two coppers and a civilian bit the dust during an exchange of fire between security forces and the attackers. Three bad boyz were potted in the operation, according to Sindh Police and the army's media wing.
The heavily-guarded E-Street neighbourhood, which is considered a red zone, is home to a number of upscale restaurants, diplomatic missions and schools. The schools and eateries have been locked down until a clearance operation is concluded.
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Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi paramilitary forces killed on Wednesday an Islamic State militant near the oil refinery district of Baiji, 200km (130 miles) north of Baghdad, a security source was quoted as saying.
Speaking to the privately-owned Almaalomah website, the source said that a force from the Popular Mobilization Force killed an IS militant while riding a motorbike near Baiji district.
The desert area around Baiji is totally secured against any possible threat by Islamic State gangs, the source added.
Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) – As many as 15 Islamic State militants were killed on Wednesday during a security operation in the Iraqi province of Salahuddin, Spokesman for the Security Media Center Yehia Rasool was quoted as saying.
“Security forces in Salahuddin Operations Command have launched a wide-scale security operation in Kanous village to eliminate dormant cells of the Islamic State group,” Mawazin News quoted Rasool as saying in a statement.
“The operation resulted in destruction of two terrorist hotbeds and murder of 15 Islamic State militants, who were hiding inside an underground tunnel,” added the statement.
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Anbar (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi security forces on Thursday arrested four Islamic State (IS) militants during a security operation in Ar-Rutba district of Anbar province.
Speaking to the privately-owned Alghad Press website, Ar-Rutba’s mayor Imad al-Dulaimi said that security forces backed by Iraqi warplanes carried out a successful “air landing operation in the desert region of Ar-Rutba,” where they apprehended four Islamic State militants.
Dulaimi pointed out that the security situation in the district is completely reassuring at the present time.
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Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi authorities announced on Wednesday the discovery of a new mass grave containing remains of 17 Yazidis who were massacred by Islamic State (IS) in 2014.
Speaking to the Iraqi Alghad Press website, a security source said that the new mass grave was found in Kasar al-Mehrab village, west of Mosul.
“The mass grave contained remains of 17 Yazidis who were killed following an Islamic State attack on the strategic town of Sinjar in August 2014,” added the source.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Eleven schoolboys were killed and wounded Thursday when a bomb blast targeted a school bus in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul, a security source was quoted as saying.
“An explosive charge targeted a bus carrying schoolboys in a village in al-Shura district, south of Mosul, leaving four students dead and seven others wounded,” the source told al-Ahd News Agency.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic State (IS) militant group, in most cases, is responsible for attacks targeting crowded areas, including markets, cafes and mosques across Iraq.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Six of the predominantly Shiite paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and wounded Thursday in a landmine explosion, west of Mosul, their media office was quoted as saying.
“A force from the 15th brigade of Hashd Shaabi was on an inspection mission near Badush Dam in Nineveh to establish security there when one of their armored vehicles was hit by a landmine explosion that was left by Islamic State,” Alghad Press website quoted the media office of Hashd Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) as saying in a statement.
“The explosion left two of them dead and four others wounded,” according to the statement.
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi authorities announced on Wednesday that two Islamic State militants of Arab origins were arrested in Nineveh province.
“Security forces in Nineveh Operations Command received intelligence reports about the presence of Islamic State’s dormant cells in the province,” Baghdad Today website quoted spokesman for the Security Media Center Brig. Gen. Yehia Rasool as saying in a statement.
“The troops managed to arrest two IS terrorists, who were found to be of Arab origins,” the statement read.
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Rudaw says it was “ISIS’ leftover unexploded ordnance”.
Diyala (IraqiNews.com) ‐ Two coppers were maimed Thursday when a bomb went kaboom! in the Iraqi province of Diyala, a security source was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Mawazin News website, the source said that an explosive charge went off at al-Islah village, Jalawla, in northeastern Diyala.
According to the source, the kaboom "left two coppersmaimed."
The security forces found another bomb at the scene but they managed to detonate it remotely, the source added.
[Times of India] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday rejected allegations of its involvement in the Amritsar terror attack in which three people were killed amidst Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's accusation that the grenade used was similar to the ones being manufactured by the Pakistan Army.
Singh said that the grenade attack, in which three people were killed and over 20 injured, seemed to carry Pakistan's signature.
Initial investigations indicated that the "grenade used was similar to the ones being manufactured by the Pakistani Army Ordinance factory," he said.
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal rejected Singh's allegations in his weekly press briefing.
"Pakistan categorically rejects these allegations. India is a serial alleger and it has become its second nature to blame Pakistan for any negative development without blinking an eye," Faisal said.
[IsraelTimes] Paleostinians with permits to enter Israel for medical care conveyed messages from terror leaders in Gazoo to operatives in the West Bank, Shin Bet security service says
The goal of the West Bank cells was to conduct large terror attacks against Israeli military and civilians targets at the same time as rockets and mortar shells were being fired from the Gazoo Strip, in order to challenge Israel on two fronts simultaneously, the internal security service said.
The Shin Bet security service on Thursday said it recently uncovered a Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", terror network in the West Bank that was acting on orders from the group’s leaders in Gazoo, with plans to conduct large-scale bombing attacks against targets in the West Bank and Israel.
According to the Shin Bet, members of the various terror cells prepared to manufacture explosives and were instructed to "select crowded sites as targets for the attacks."
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[KhaamaPress] The Special Forces of the Afghan Military have launched coordinated raids against the hideouts of the Talibs in Dasht Archi district of Kunduz province.
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[Dawn] Attacks blamed on West Africa branch of the
Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
[Econ Times] SRINAGAR: Six militants were Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. 
[Express] GUNFIRE and an explosion were heard as three suicide bombers of a Pakistani insurgent group possessing hand grenades and weapons attempted to enter the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, police officials have confirmed.
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