India and Pakistan have clashed over control of Kashmir for decades, with three wars fought over the region. Like Misbah’s husband, many other Kashmiri youths also received weapons training after moving to Pakistan during the insurgency. Some militants did not return and settled in Pakistan, marrying locals. In 2010, Indian officials in Jammu and Kashmir … Read more
Five Japanese nationals in Pakistan escaped unhurt on Friday from a suicide bomb attack on their vehicle as police shot down a gunman accompanying the bomber, a police spokesperson said, but two bystanders were among the three injured. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the government and set up their own strict brand of Islamic rule … Read more
The US Armed Forces said on Thursday that they destroyed two drones and a missile launched by Iran-backed Houthi militants and targeting a US destroyer in the Red Sea. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) and destroyer, USS Gravely, on Wednesday morning successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). Two Unmanned Aerial Systems … Read more
Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that left four Christian worshippers dead, the army said on Saturday. Four army scout rangers were slightly wounded in Thursday’s operation against the Dawlah Islamiyah, a small outfit aligned with Islamic State, in the … Read more
Manila: Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that left four Christian worshippers dead, the army said Saturday. Four army scout rangers were slightly wounded in Thursday’s operation against the Dawlah Islamiyah, a small outfit aligned with the Islamic State group, … Read more
Israel also has a long history of assassinating its enemies, many carried out with precision air strikes. Here is a look at some of those targeted killings: The coffin of Seyed Razi Mousavi, a high ranking Iranian general who was killed in an alleged Israeli air strike in Syria. Photo: AP December 2023 Seyed Razi … Read more
