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Afghanistan
Pakistan hits TTP hideouts in border regions inside Afghanistan amid spike in terror attacks
[GEO.TV] Pak forces this morning carried out intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the border regions inside Afghanistan against snuffies launching attacks in Pakistain from Afghan soil, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Monday.

The target of today’s operation was the snuffies belonging to Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
Group, which along with the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
Pakistain (TTP), is responsible for the March 16 attack in Mir Ali, North Wazoo and multiple other terrorist attacks in the country, resulting in deaths of hundreds of civilians and law enforcement officials.

On Saturday, at least seven Pakistain Army soldiers — including a lieutenant colonel and captain — embraced martyrdom after gallantly fighting with snuffies as they attacked a security forces' post in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

The Foreign Office (FO) issued a detailed statement on the matter, saying that Pakistain, for the past two years, has repeatedly conveyed its serious concerns to the interim Afghan Government over the presence of terror outfits including TTP inside Afghanistan.

It said that these snuffies pose a grave threat to Pakistain’s security and have consistently used Afghan territory to launch terror attacks inside Pak territory.

Pakistain accords prime importance to the illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan. It has, therefore, always prioritised dialogue and cooperation to confront the terrorist threat.

"We have repeatedly urged the Afghan authorities to take concrete and effective action to ensure that the Afghan soil is not used as a staging ground for terrorism against Pakistain. We have also called on them to deny safe havens to TTP and to hand over its leadership to Pakistain," the FO said.

The statement added that Pakistain has great respect for the people of Afghanistan; however, certain elements among those in power in Afghanistan are actively patronising TTP and using them as a proxy against Pakistain.

"Such an approach against a brotherly country, which stood with the people of Afghanistan through thick and thin, manifests shortsightedness. It ignores the support extended by Pakistain to the people of Afghanistan over the last several decades.

"We urge these elements in power to rethink the policy of siding with Khwarij snuffies shedding the blood of innocent Paks and to make a clear choice to stand with the people of Pakistain," it added.

The FO further stated that terrorist groups like TTP are a collective threat to regional peace and security.

"We fully realise the challenge Afghan authorities face in combating the threat posed by the TTP. Pakistain would therefore continue to work towards finding joint solutions in countering terrorism and to prevent any terrorist organization from sabotaging bilateral relations with Afghanistan," the statement concluded.

However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
the Afghan Taliban claimed that two air strikes carried out inside Afghanistan by Pak forces had killed right people in the war-torn country.

"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to compromise security by using Afghan territory," said Zabiullah Mujahid, a front man of the Taliban administration, in a Rooters report.

He added that the strikes took place in the eastern border provinces of Khost and Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
Posted by: Fred || 03/19/2024 2024-03-19 00:43 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Pak Taliban (TTP)


Africa Subsaharan
16 soldiers killed in southern Nigeria during fighting between communities
[AFRICANEWS] At least 16 soldiers, including four officers, were killed in southern Nigeria while responding to a distress call during fighting between two communities, defense officials said Saturday.

The attack in the oil-rich, riverine Delta state happened in the Bomadi council area Thursday when the soldiers, deployed to keep the peace, "were surrounded by some community youths and killed," Defense Headquarters front man Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau said in a statement.

The attack led to the death of the commanding officer, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers, Gusau said, adding that a few arrests had been made related to the attack, which is now being investigated by the military.

Local media reported the conflict in Delta was related to a lingering land dispute between the Okuama and Okoloba communities, which resulted in the abduction of one man. The soldiers had unsuccessfully tried to negotiate his freedom.

Though mostly deployed on special security operations across the West African country, Nigerian soldiers are sometimes sent to resolve conflict in communities, especially areas with an inadequate security presence or where deadly festivities are common.
Posted by: Fred || 03/19/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Banditti


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
A bomb was found in the house of a Sunzha resident
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] Security forces defused an explosive device found in the house where the participant in the attack on the traffic police post in Kantyshevo lived, the Sunzha mayor's office reported.

As the " Caucasian Knot " wrote, on March 7 it became known that security forces found a homemade bomb in the house of a resident of the village of Troitskaya, who, according to them, is associated with the militants killed during the counter-terrorist operation in Karabulak.

On March 3, security forces killed six suspected militants during a counter-terrorism operation (CTO) in Karabulak. On March 5, sources reported that Amirkhan Gurazhev, Zelimkhan Tsuroev, Magomed Barkinkhoev, Tagir Tsuroev, Mikail Tutaev and Bers Chemurziev were killed. Later, the same names were published by official news agencies and publications. The investigation believes that all six were supporters of the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia and were involved in an attack on a traffic police post and the murder of three police officers in March 2023. The details are collected in the “Caucasian Knot” certificate “ How the special operation took place in Karabulak.”

When examining a home on Chechenskaya Street in Sunzha, where one of the participants in the attack on a security forces post in the village of Kantyshevo, Nazran district previously lived, security forces found an explosive device, the Sunzha administration reported today on its telegram channel.

“For security reasons, it was decided to destroy the explosive device on the spot. No one was injured during the events,” the publication says.

Let us remind you that on the night of March 28, 2023, during the shelling of the Volga-14 traffic police post near the village of Kantyshevo, on the border of Ingushetia and North Ossetia, two policemen were wounded, and the attackers managed to escape. After the incident, six residents of Ingushetia were put on the wanted list.

A counter-terrorist operation regime was introduced, but the underground participants managed to escape from the security forces two more times, and the security forces suffered losses both times.

After the attack on the Volga 24 traffic police post on March 28, 2023, the wanted persons repeatedly entered into shootouts with security forces and managed to escape from law enforcement officers - on April 3 in Malgobek and on April 5 in Zyazikov-Yurt. During the battle in Zyazikov-Yurt, three security forces were killed and eight were wounded, which was the largest daily loss of security forces since August 2012.
Posted by: badanov || 03/19/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


India-Pakistan
Former spymaster Faiz Hamid's brother sent to jail in corruption case
[GEO.TV] A local court in Rawalpindi on Monday sent Naib Tehsildar Najaf Hamid, brother of former ISI chief retired Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on a 14-day judicial remand in a corruption case.

The development comes as the suspect moved the court of Senior Civil Judge Waqar Hussain Gondal seeking pre-arrest bail after a special anti-corruption court threw out his post-arrest bail plea.

Najaf is facing charges of accumulating assets beyond his known source of income, corruption and misconduct.

Former spymaster Faiz Hamids brother sent to jail in corruption case
In his order, the senior civil judge stated: "Investigation officer/case officer has requested to send the above accused to the judicial lockup."

"Record reflects that offences allegedly levelled against the accused are non-bailable in nature. Therefore, as per the request of I.O./C.O. accused person is sent to judicial lock up and be produced along with report [challan] under Section 173 Cr.P.C before the concerned court on April 1, 2024," read the order.

Earlier in the day, Najaf appeared before the court of anti-corruption judge Ali Nawaz Bhakar seeking an extension to his pre-arrest interim bail. The officials of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Rawalpindi circle taken him into custody as the court rejected his request.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard...
the suspect filed a post-arrest bail in the same court, which was also rejected by the judge.

On the other hand, the anti-corruption department Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

confirmed that Najaf was arrested after his interim bail was dismissed by the court.

The former spymaster’s brother was arrested after allegations against him were proved during the investigations, the officials said.
Posted by: Fred || 03/19/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israeli forces destroyed 300 houses in West Bank: UN
[GEO.TV] The Israeli forces have destroyed almost 300 houses of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, said the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Over 1,600 Palestinians have been displaced within the occupied terrorist, including East Jerusalem, since that time.

“The majority of those displaced (903) were during operations carried out by Israeli forces, especially in refugee camps in Jenin and Tulkarm, followed by displacement due to the lack of Israeli-issued permits (640), and displacement due to the demolition of homes on punitive grounds (138).”
In summary, over half were during active firefights, a third should never have been built (and were probably a danger to the inhabitants and their neighbours), and the remainder were terrorists. Where’s the problem?
Posted by: Fred || 03/19/2024 00:00 || Comments || Link || [22 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Israeli forces destroyed 300 houses in West Bank

...because they weren't up to building code!
Posted by: Raj || 03/19/2024 0:12 Comments || Top||

#2  In Detroit or Filthydelphia, that's called 'urban renewal'.
Posted by: DooDahMan || 03/19/2024 0:15 Comments || Top||



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