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According to Indian Express, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) gave a call for a three-week-long bandh (general shut down) in Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on December 1. The bandh is to start from December 2 and people were asked to s
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According to Indian Express, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) gave a call for a three-week-long bandh (general shut down) in Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on December 1. The bandh is to start from December 2 and people were asked to stock up essential commodities and refrain from travelling outside their villages.
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Chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-Mirwaiz) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that the APHC-Mirwaiz will continue its efforts to ‘educate’ the people of India about the genesis of Kashmir issue and need for its resolution, according t
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Chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-Mirwaiz) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that the APHC-Mirwaiz will continue its efforts to ‘educate’ the people of India about the genesis of Kashmir issue and need for its resolution, according to Daily Excelsior. He also said Hurriyat was ready for talks, debate and discussions but the process has to be serious and result-oriented.
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Hindustan Times reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) active in several areas including West Bengal were arrested during an operation by Police at Jamsola village in Mayurbhanj District on December 1. "A pist
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Hindustan Times reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) active in several areas including West Bengal were arrested during an operation by Police at Jamsola village in Mayurbhanj District on December 1. "A pistol and several live cartridges were seized from the duo, identified as Sunaram Murmu (26) of Pondusar village of West Midnapore District and Hapna Tudu (34) of Pallo village under Suliapada Police Station in Odisha," Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO)Sudhakar Jena said. "The Maoists claimed they were working in Lalgarh division and Nayagram division of the outfit under area commander Kishen Ji," he added. "The arrested Maoists were active in Gopiballavpur and Nayagram Police Station areas of West Bengal and Suliapada and Chandua areas of Mayurbhanj District," the Police said.
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Maoists posters have surfaced at many remote villages in Dantewada and Bijapur Districts in South Bastar regarding Maoists call for a bandh from December 2 to 21 to observe “PLGA month”. Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) is the military wing o
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Maoists posters have surfaced at many remote villages in Dantewada and Bijapur Districts in South Bastar regarding Maoists call for a bandh from December 2 to 21 to observe “PLGA month”. Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) is the military wing of the Maoists.
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Sangai Express reports that three cadres belonging to the Mobile Task Force of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Ningthoujam Ibochouba alias Nonglei (45), Wairakpam Sunil Singh (33) and Khangembam Promila alias Abai Devi (33), were arre
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Sangai Express reports that three cadres belonging to the Mobile Task Force of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Ningthoujam Ibochouba alias Nonglei (45), Wairakpam Sunil Singh (33) and Khangembam Promila alias Abai Devi (33), were arrested by a team of Imphal West Police from Minuthong area on December 1. Ibochouba joined the outfit in July 2010 through one Samananda of Kongpal Mutum Leikai and worked under the command of one Kesho of Mobile Task Force of KCP, while adding that Sunil and Promila joined the same group through Ibochouba.
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Separatist elements were fuelling violence in Jammu and Kashmir by provoking the youth with a large number of school-goers found involved in stone pelting incidents in the Kashmir Valley, the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) was told on Decemb
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Separatist elements were fuelling violence in Jammu and Kashmir by provoking the youth with a large number of school-goers found involved in stone pelting incidents in the Kashmir Valley, the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) was told on December 1, PTI reported. "There are reports to suggest that the unrest in Kashmir valley is being provoked by some separatists elements. Among the stone pelters are also students, as per report of State Government," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told the Upper House. A total of 410 students have been arrested for stone pelting incidents in the Valley, he said quoting a State Government report. Maken also said the Centre has announced an 8-point plan which included the immediate release of all students and youth detained or arrested for stone pelting or similar violations of law and withdrawal of the charges against them. Several other measures have also been taken by the Government for the benefit of youth which includes training programmes to enhance skills, opening of technical institutes and employment in the service sector. "Besides, a new National Youth Corps and Skill Development Programme covering 16000 youth, is in the process of implementation. An expert group has also been set up to formulate a job plan for the youth of the State involving both the public and the private sector," the Minister added.
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Sify.com reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead and then beheaded a farmer, identified as Pradeep Singh, in Doodhapani region in Jamtara District on December 1. The Maoists suspected Pradeep as a Police
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Sify.com reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead and then beheaded a farmer, identified as Pradeep Singh, in Doodhapani region in Jamtara District on December 1. The Maoists suspected Pradeep as a Police informer, Superintendent of Police (SP) M P Lakda said. “The number of Maoists cannot be confirmed but they were more than five, they could be six or ten also. They shot him and then chopped off his head," the SP said.
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Sify.com reports that four suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, identified as Bikas Mondal (22) at Kumardi village in Purulia District on December 1. “
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Sify.com reports that four suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, identified as Bikas Mondal (22) at Kumardi village in Purulia District on December 1. “Bikas was returning home in the evening riding on his motorcycle when four Maoists shot at him,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Chowdhury said.
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Stating that activities of the militants of different outfits have been contained up to large extent, the General Officer Commanding (GOC, 16 corps), Lieutenant General Rameshwar Roy on December 1 said that normalcy was fast restoring even in those a
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Stating that activities of the militants of different outfits have been contained up to large extent, the General Officer Commanding (GOC, 16 corps), Lieutenant General Rameshwar Roy on December 1 said that normalcy was fast restoring even in those areas of the Jammu region which were earlier considered as hot-bed of the terrorists, reported Daily Excelsior. "With the coordinated efforts of all the security agencies we have succeeded in neutralizing militants across the region up to large extent by smashing their network", he said, adding "it is due to mounting pressure of the security forces that terrorists are easily falling prey to the bullets". Referring to the twin remote Districts of Doda and Kishtwar, he said that Police has succeeded in restoring peace and normalcy in those areas of the region, which were early, considered as breeding ground for the terrorists.
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The dead body of Arun Mahato, a local leader of ruling CPI-M, was found in a well in the Jamidardanga forest area in West Midnapore District. According to local media reports, Mahato went missing since November 25, and was killed by Maoists cadres as
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The dead body of Arun Mahato, a local leader of ruling CPI-M, was found in a well in the Jamidardanga forest area in West Midnapore District. According to local media reports, Mahato went missing since November 25, and was killed by Maoists cadres as he campaigned against their violent actions in the region.
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The Hindu reports that the Anti-Naxal Squad of the Udupi Police arrested a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shekhar (25) alias Ranjith alias Ravi alias Prem, in the Basavapalu forests in Yedammoge vil
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The Hindu reports that the Anti-Naxal Squad of the Udupi Police arrested a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shekhar (25) alias Ranjith alias Ravi alias Prem, in the Basavapalu forests in Yedammoge village of Udupi District on December 1. Shekhar, a resident of Kumaramangalam, Pallipattu, in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu is the Madurai ‘area commander’, of the CPI-Maoist, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) Alok Mohan said. He had in his possession five gelatin sticks, 10 detonators, wicks, a prescription for medicines and banned literature of the Maoists. He had come to the District about one-and-a-half months back specifically to impart field-craft training, provide medical assistance to the Maoists, propagate Maoist ideology and act as a courier between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu members of the outfit, the Police said. Shekhar, involved in two cases in Tamil Nadu, - one of sedition and the other under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The Tamil Nadu Police had announced a reward of INR 100, 000 on his head. Police arrested Shekhar, when he was planning to return to Tamil Nadu.
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The Union Government on December 1 denied that there was any proposal to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA, 1958) at present from Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Act (AFSPA) was needed in States and areas in a disturbed or dangerous c
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The Union Government on December 1 denied that there was any proposal to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA, 1958) at present from Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Act (AFSPA) was needed in States and areas in a disturbed or dangerous condition that may require use of the Act, according to Daily Excelsior. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), Minister of State for Home Affairs M Ramachandran said that AFSPA was needed in the State.
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A Frontier Constabulary (FC) soldier was killed and six others, including a passer by, sustained injuries in remote controlled blast planted on a parked bicycle on the RCD Highway near Kalat, around 150 kilometres away from the provincial capital of
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A Frontier Constabulary (FC) soldier was killed and six others, including a passer by, sustained injuries in remote controlled blast planted on a parked bicycle on the RCD Highway near Kalat, around 150 kilometres away from the provincial capital of Balochistan on December 1, reported Daily Times.
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Armed assailants attacked and torched an oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, on National Highway near Khuzdar. However, no loss of life was reported.
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Armed assailants attacked and torched an oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, on National Highway near Khuzdar. However, no loss of life was reported.
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December - 1 
At least two persons were injured when militants targeted a passenger vehicle carrying volunteers of a lashkar (tribal militia) to Paya Jawaki from Bilitang with a remote controlled bomb in Kohat. Two tribesmen, identified as Fazal Rehman and Fazal R
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At least two persons were injured when militants targeted a passenger vehicle carrying volunteers of a lashkar (tribal militia) to Paya Jawaki from Bilitang with a remote controlled bomb in Kohat. Two tribesmen, identified as Fazal Rehman and Fazal Raheem, residents of Paya area of FR Kohat, sustained injuries while the vehicle was slightly damaged. Eyewitnesses said that a remote controlled explosive device exploded when the vehicle crossed Government High School Bilitang.
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Spanish Police arrested six Pakistanis and a Nigerian suspected of providing forged passports to outfits linked to al Qaeda, including the outfit accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), the Interior M
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Spanish Police arrested six Pakistanis and a Nigerian suspected of providing forged passports to outfits linked to al Qaeda, including the outfit accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), the Interior Ministry said on December 1, reports Daily Times. Three others, two Pakistanis and a Thai national were held in Thailand as part of the same Operation Kampai, which “neutralised a vast cell that helped provide passports for al Qaeda”. Spanish Police detained the seven suspects in raids in and around the north eastern city of Barcelona, which has a large Pakistani community, late on November 30. The gang stole documents, including passports, which were sent to Thailand to be forged and then delivered to al Qaeda-linked “terrorist groups”, in particular the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) that has been accused of plotting the Mumbai attacks, the ministry said.
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December - 1 
Two militants were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Shakar Darra area in Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 1, reported Dawn.
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Two militants were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Shakar Darra area in Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 1, reported Dawn.
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December - 1 
Normal life in the nine Districts in the Eastern-Nepal has been hit hard following a banda (general strike) called by Federal Limbuwan State Council (FLSC) demanding Limbuwan Autonomous State December 1 (Today), reports Kantipuronline. The urban area
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Normal life in the nine Districts in the Eastern-Nepal has been hit hard following a banda (general strike) called by Federal Limbuwan State Council (FLSC) demanding Limbuwan Autonomous State December 1 (Today), reports Kantipuronline. The urban areas in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Ilam, Dhankuta, Panchthar, Taplejung, Terathum and Sankhuwasabha remained affected due to the banda.
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December - 1 
A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) team seized four bombs and two axes and arrested a militant of Allar Dal, identified as Zahir Howlader (35) from Jalisha village under Dulmki sub-district of Barisal District on December 1, reports Daily Star. A case
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A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) team seized four bombs and two axes and arrested a militant of Allar Dal, identified as Zahir Howlader (35) from Jalisha village under Dulmki sub-district of Barisal District on December 1, reports Daily Star. A case was filed with Dumki Police station under the Arms Act in this regard.
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December - 1 
At least 15, people including five Security Force (SF) personnel, were injured in a clash between the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and the cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Baralekha sub-district of Moulvibazar District on Dece
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At least 15, people including five Security Force (SF) personnel, were injured in a clash between the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and the cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Baralekha sub-district of Moulvibazar District on December 1, reports Daily Star. The clash broke out when the ICS cadres attacked the BCL activists in a Court premises in the District.
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December - 1 December - 2
Police on December 1 arrested Obaidur Rahman Ibne Abdullah, brother of Sheikh Abdur Rahman, the executed kingpin of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Islampara area of Gopalganj District, reports Daily Star. He was placed before the District
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Police on December 1 arrested Obaidur Rahman Ibne Abdullah, brother of Sheikh Abdur Rahman, the executed kingpin of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Islampara area of Gopalganj District, reports Daily Star. He was placed before the District Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Justice Dilip Kumar Bhoumik on December 2 and the Court sent him to jail.
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December - 1 
The Police arrested an ICS cadre, identified as Ruhul Amin, accused in the case for killing Rajshahi University (RU) unit BCL activist Faruk Hossain in February 9, 2010.
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The Police arrested an ICS cadre, identified as Ruhul Amin, accused in the case for killing Rajshahi University (RU) unit BCL activist Faruk Hossain in February 9, 2010.
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December - 1 
According to a cable received from the WikiLeaks and published by the Guardian newspaper on December 1, the Sri Lankan Tamils were more focused on securing greater rights and freedoms, resolving the IDP question, and improving economic prospects in t
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According to a cable received from the WikiLeaks and published by the Guardian newspaper on December 1, the Sri Lankan Tamils were more focused on securing greater rights and freedoms, resolving the IDP question, and improving economic prospects in the war-ravaged and former LTTE-occupied areas instead of seeking accountability for alleged war crimes during the later stages of the war against the LTTE. The cable was sent on January 15, 2009 to the United States Ambassador in Colombo, Patricia Butenis.
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December - 1 
De-mining groups recovered 85 APMs, three 40-mm Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), one 82-mm mortar bomb and one 81-mm mortar bomb from Omanthai, Periyathampanai, Periyapandivirichchan and Adampan areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 85 APMs, three 40-mm Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), one 82-mm mortar bomb and one 81-mm mortar bomb from Omanthai, Periyathampanai, Periyapandivirichchan and Adampan areas.
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December - 1 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kaithadi, Kallikai, Kollankulam and Oddusudan areas in the North recovered five hand grenades and four Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on December 1.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kaithadi, Kallikai, Kollankulam and Oddusudan areas in the North recovered five hand grenades and four Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on December 1.
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December - 1 
Troops in the south recovered one hand grenade from Lunugala Police area in Badulla District.
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Troops in the south recovered one hand grenade from Lunugala Police area in Badulla District.
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December - 2 
A group of five Maoists set ablaze an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APARTC) bus after breaking the diesel tank and pouring fuel on the vehicle in the wee hours in Tupakulagudem village in Eturunagarammandal of Warangal District, Po
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A group of five Maoists set ablaze an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APARTC) bus after breaking the diesel tank and pouring fuel on the vehicle in the wee hours in Tupakulagudem village in Eturunagarammandal of Warangal District, Police said.
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December - 2 
A Maoist group barged into the house of another CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana cadre, identified as D. Tirupathi and abducted him and locking his wife and father in the house in the same village. They did not reveal the reasons for the abduction, Police s
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A Maoist group barged into the house of another CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana cadre, identified as D. Tirupathi and abducted him and locking his wife and father in the house in the same village. They did not reveal the reasons for the abduction, Police said.
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December - 2 
About eight Maoist cadres shot dead Kommu Satyam (40), a former Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana) in Palmela village of Mahadevpur mandal
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About eight Maoist cadres shot dead Kommu Satyam (40), a former Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana) in Palmela village of Mahadevpur mandal in Karimnagar District. The Maoists branded him as a Police informer.
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December - 2 
According to Telegraph reports detained United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia is likely to be handed over to India by Bangladesh before talks with ULFA commences in January, 2011. Inspector-General of Border Security
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According to Telegraph reports detained United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia is likely to be handed over to India by Bangladesh before talks with ULFA commences in January, 2011. Inspector-General of Border Security Force (BSF) (Assam and Meghalaya frontier), R.C. Saxena, said that efforts are still on to get Chetia handed over to India before commencement of the tripartite talks, adding that a team from the Ministry of home affairs had gone to Dhaka to discuss the modalities of the hand-over with the Bangladesh Government. “There are chances of getting him before the commencement of the talks in January,” he said.
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December - 2 
In Sarvaipeta villagein in Chigurumamidi Mandal in Karimnagar District, Maoists went to the house of a former Maoist J. Ganapathi and inquired about his whereabouts. When they found that he was not staying in the house, they took his wife Bhagyalaxmi
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In Sarvaipeta villagein in Chigurumamidi Mandal in Karimnagar District, Maoists went to the house of a former Maoist J. Ganapathi and inquired about his whereabouts. When they found that he was not staying in the house, they took his wife Bhagyalaxmi, father Sammaiah and his brother Rammurthy to the village and thrashed them near the martyr’s memorial and warned that they would eliminate Ganapathi for acting as Police informer.
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December - 2 
In yet another WikiLeaks disclosure, a leaked cable suggested that the US tried to not just suppress information related to involvement of Pakistani agencies in the Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) but also defend the Pakistani Intellig
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In yet another WikiLeaks disclosure, a leaked cable suggested that the US tried to not just suppress information related to involvement of Pakistani agencies in the Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) but also defend the Pakistani Intelligence Agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Times of India reported on December 3. The cable from US embassy in Pakistan to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in January 2009 said that premature dissemination of such information could escalate tension between India and Pakistan. It was also clear from another cable from the US embassy in Islamabad sent in the same month that the US tried to shield ISI chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha from any fallout of investigations into 26/11 by India as the findings clearly suggested that ISI played a role in the attacks. Yet another cable leak showed that Pakistani army also blocked President Asif Ali Zardari's proposal to send ISI chief Pasha to New Delhi after the Mumbai attacks.
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December - 2 
One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre was arrested by troops of 17 Assam Rifles from View Land in Ukhrul District on December 2. The militant was identified as H Mawonshang (28) of Kachai village in Ukhrul District. M
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One National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre was arrested by troops of 17 Assam Rifles from View Land in Ukhrul District on December 2. The militant was identified as H Mawonshang (28) of Kachai village in Ukhrul District. Mawonshang was reportedly handed over to Porompat Police Station along with a 9 mm pistol and two live rounds.
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December - 2 
Orissadiary.com reports that about 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked on the abandoned Bansapani Police out post and blew it up using a landmine at Banspal village in Keonjhar District on December 2. 'It was
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Orissadiary.com reports that about 30 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked on the abandoned Bansapani Police out post and blew it up using a landmine at Banspal village in Keonjhar District on December 2. 'It was a one-room house and the front portion of it has been damaged, and no casualty is reported,’ Inspector General of Police (operation) Sanjeev Marik said.
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December - 2 
Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Hadi Badanaik, a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Andahal village under Mudulipada Police Station in Malkangiri District on December 2. The Maoists ha
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Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Hadi Badanaik, a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Andahal village under Mudulipada Police Station in Malkangiri District on December 2. The Maoists had threatened him to resign from the SPO. But he did not pay hid to the threatening of the Maoists for which the Maoists abducted his Father, Mother and Wife on December 1 and later released them.
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December - 2 
Pakistan Army twice violating the cease-fire resorted to heavy firing on Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Balnoi area of Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch District in the afternoon of December 2 in an apparent attempt to push militants i
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Pakistan Army twice violating the cease-fire resorted to heavy firing on Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Balnoi area of Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch District in the afternoon of December 2 in an apparent attempt to push militants into this side taking advantage of adverse weather conditions and dense forests, reported Daly Excelsior. Indian side retaliated to neutralize the militants and ensured that they didn’t manage to intrude into this side. Official sources said a big group of militants hiding in Mandol forests of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) opposite Balnoi area of Krishna Ghati sector were launched from the forests to cross into Indian territory. Pakistan Army started small arms firing at 2pm from their forward posts around Mandolforests on the LoC targeting Indian posts of Chaja, Man, Kranti, Kirpan and Ghoda. The small arms firing continued for about half an hour. At 3.30pm, Pakistani troops started heavy arms firing using mortar and rocket shells besides the Universal Machine Gun (UMG) with a view to divert the attention of Army from the infiltration route of the militants. The heavy firing from Pakistan side continued till 5.30pm. No casualties were reported on the Indian side. The case-fire had come into force between India and Pakistan in November 2003.
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December - 2 
Police arrested two suspected National Democratic Front of Assam (NDFB) cadres on December 2 (today) at around 2.30am during a routine checking in Baska District, reports Sentinel. Police seized a pistol from them.
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Police arrested two suspected National Democratic Front of Assam (NDFB) cadres on December 2 (today) at around 2.30am during a routine checking in Baska District, reports Sentinel. Police seized a pistol from them.
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December - 2 December - 8
Public transport was paralyzed for the fourth day today in Malkangiri District and certain areas of Koraput District as the Maoists has been celebrating the 10th formation year of its People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) from December 2-8. The t
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Public transport was paralyzed for the fourth day today in Malkangiri District and certain areas of Koraput District as the Maoists has been celebrating the 10th formation year of its People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) from December 2-8. The traffic also was hit in Bandhugaon, Machkund, Onkadeli and Lamataput areas of Koraput District.
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December - 2 
Sify.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carried out a poster campaign asking people not to participate in the village council polls in Simdega District on December 2. The Maoists pasted hundreds of posters
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Sify.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carried out a poster campaign asking people not to participate in the village council polls in Simdega District on December 2. The Maoists pasted hundreds of posters and flyers on walls, trees and buildings. The posters contained pro-Maoist literature across the town, urging locals to stay away from the ongoing election process. "We have received credible information that some Maoist cadres have pasted posters across the town to spread propaganda to influence public opinion on the upcoming village council polls in the region," Superintendent of Police, Vinod Gupta said.
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December - 2 
The ‘chief’ of Garo hills-based militant outfit, the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), Nikseng G. Momin, along with another cadre was killed in an encounter with Police at Darugre reserve forest in the East Garo Hills District on December 2, re
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The ‘chief’ of Garo hills-based militant outfit, the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), Nikseng G. Momin, along with another cadre was killed in an encounter with Police at Darugre reserve forest in the East Garo Hills District on December 2, reports Telegraph. The other militant was identified as Rakbat Sangma. The Police recovered two pistols, a hand grenade and documents from the encounter site. Momin alias Dilkan and his gang were earlier involved in the killing of a Police commando, R.D. Sangma in 2008 after an ambush in the West Khasi Hills. According to the Police, the outfit mainly consists of deserters of other militant groups in Garo hills.
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December - 2 
The Hindu reports that a group of 15 to 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Shaik Majeed, a tailor by profession, branding him as a Police informer in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division
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The Hindu reports that a group of 15 to 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Shaik Majeed, a tailor by profession, branding him as a Police informer in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District on December 2.
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December - 2 
The Hindu reports that more than 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the office of a private road construction firm and set ablaze construction equipments, a mixer machine and a water tanker at Salempur Lodi R
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The Hindu reports that more than 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the office of a private road construction firm and set ablaze construction equipments, a mixer machine and a water tanker at Salempur Lodi Road under the Pali Police Station in Jehanabad District late in the night of December 2. The Maoists left behind leaflets, threatening the contractor with a fresh attack if extortion money was not paid, Superintendent of Police Ganesh Kumar said.
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December - 2 
The whistle blower website WikiLeaks, disclosed that Pakistan rejected a US suggestion to sign a non-aggression pact with India, arguing that its public would not support the idea unless Washington treated the two countries on an equal footing and Ne
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The whistle blower website WikiLeaks, disclosed that Pakistan rejected a US suggestion to sign a non-aggression pact with India, arguing that its public would not support the idea unless Washington treated the two countries on an equal footing and New Delhi reduced its "footprint" in Afghanistan, Times of India reported on December 3.The US proposal was mooted by Senator John Kerry in exchanges with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in February 2009, according to a cable sent to the state department by the American Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson. Kerry also pressed Pakistan to present the Indian government with its plan to tackle terrorism, saying this would be a clear "confidence builder" that would make India more willing to move forward in talks about Kashmir and water disputes.
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December - 2 
Two villagers, identified as P Chiranjeevi and K Samaiah were abducted by the Maoists cadres in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District, Police said.
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Two villagers, identified as P Chiranjeevi and K Samaiah were abducted by the Maoists cadres in Laxmipuram village of Eturunagaram mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District, Police said.
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December - 2 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 2 claimed that illegal migrants from Afghanistan are involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. He said that “Terrorists from Afghanistan have entered our country to carry out
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 2 claimed that illegal migrants from Afghanistan are involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. He said that “Terrorists from Afghanistan have entered our country to carry out terrorists activities in Pakistan”. While referring to the law and order situation of Karachi and Sindh, he said that special security steps were being taken for Muharram.
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December - 2 
Five soldiers were seriously injured when a military convoy, going from Mir Ali to Thall garrison, was hit by a remote-controlled bomb in Spinwam tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 2, r
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Five soldiers were seriously injured when a military convoy, going from Mir Ali to Thall garrison, was hit by a remote-controlled bomb in Spinwam tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 2, reports Dawn.
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December - 2 
On December 2, Daily Times reported WikiLeaks disclosure of a conversation between United States (US) Senator John McCain and former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, in which the latter talked about the possibility of Osama Bin Laden and Aiman Al
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On December 2, Daily Times reported WikiLeaks disclosure of a conversation between United States (US) Senator John McCain and former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, in which the latter talked about the possibility of Osama Bin Laden and Aiman Al-Zawahiri being in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), bordering Afghanistan’s Kunar province where US forces were not deployed.
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December - 2 
Security of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in Islamabad was beefed up on December 2, and the university closed for three days, after intelligence reports and a threat letter received by the NUML revealed that terrorists planned to
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Security of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in Islamabad was beefed up on December 2, and the university closed for three days, after intelligence reports and a threat letter received by the NUML revealed that terrorists planned to attack it, Dawn reported on December 3.
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December - 2 
The driver of a trailer, carrying a ten-wheeler vehicle to NATO forces in Afghanistan, was killed when unidentified assailants attacked it near Sukai village on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway under Toru Police Station in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtu
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The driver of a trailer, carrying a ten-wheeler vehicle to NATO forces in Afghanistan, was killed when unidentified assailants attacked it near Sukai village on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway under Toru Police Station in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 2, reports Dawn. The killed driver was identified as Nimatullah, a resident of Mianwali in Punjab.
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December - 2 
The United States (US) Treasury Department on December 2 sanctioned three Pakistanis who were acting on behalf of terrorist outfits and banned Americans from any dealings with them, reports The News. It was reported that Amanullah Afridi and Matiur-R
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The United States (US) Treasury Department on December 2 sanctioned three Pakistanis who were acting on behalf of terrorist outfits and banned Americans from any dealings with them, reports The News. It was reported that Amanullah Afridi and Matiur-Rehman were supporters of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), and said Abdul Rauf Azhar was acting on behalf of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Treasury Department described the LeJ and JeM as “Pakistan-based terrorist organizations.” It said LeJ was responsible for the 2002 kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl among other acts and said the JeM has conducted attacks in India and Afghanistan.
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December - 2 
Two Pakistanis were arrested from Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus on suspicion of having links to radical Islamic outfits after a tip-off from a foreign intelligence agency, reported Daily Times on December 3. “The information we have, suggests that t
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Two Pakistanis were arrested from Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus on suspicion of having links to radical Islamic outfits after a tip-off from a foreign intelligence agency, reported Daily Times on December 3. “The information we have, suggests that they are linked to terrorist organisations,” said Police spokesman. The suspects had been under surveillance for several weeks. Police said the suspects had arrived on the Mediterranean island legally but their residence permits expired three months ago.
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December - 2 
The cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) abducted an Assistant Health Worker, identified as Abdul Rahaman of Koshi zonal hospital of Biratnagar District, on December 2, reports Himalayan Times. Abdul was said to have been ta
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The cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) abducted an Assistant Health Worker, identified as Abdul Rahaman of Koshi zonal hospital of Biratnagar District, on December 2, reports Himalayan Times. Abdul was said to have been taken control by UCPN-M cadres-Ashok Mandal and Saban Hussel-from Koshi zonal hospital premises and kept in YCL office for interrogation. According UCPN-M cadres Abdul Rahaman was a fake health worker and used to cheat the local people. According to Nepal News, the UCPN-M proposed before the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) that half of the total former People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants living in cantonments should be put up for integration. Maoist politburo member and PLA ‘deputy commander’ Janardhan Sharma informed that his party has proposed that half of the over 19,000 UN verified combatants should be sent for integration and the other half should be considered for rehabilitation. He also made it clear that the "chain of command" of the Maoist PLA won't be transferred to the AISC secretariat until political parties reach a consensus on a "package agreement" to solve the political problems facing the country.
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December - 2 
Police arrested a cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), identified as Badar Uddin alias Bodu (29), from Nawdapara village in Gangni sub-district of Meherpur District on December 2, reports Daily Star.
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Police arrested a cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), identified as Badar Uddin alias Bodu (29), from Nawdapara village in Gangni sub-district of Meherpur District on December 2, reports Daily Star. Police said Bodu was one of the culprits who were making bombs at a house in the village on November 13.
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December - 2 
Siddhirganj Police of Narayanganj District on December 2 submitted charge sheet in the case filed against Bangladesh coordinator of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Maulana Mohammad Imran. The charge sheet was submitted under Anti-Terrorism Act.
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Siddhirganj Police of Narayanganj District on December 2 submitted charge sheet in the case filed against Bangladesh coordinator of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Maulana Mohammad Imran. The charge sheet was submitted under Anti-Terrorism Act.
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December - 3 
A Maoist cadre Kajol Mahato was arrested from Pathar Kumkumi village in Salboni area of the District late on December 3. He was involved in the gun battle between the Joint Forces and the Maoists in Pidrakhuli area on November 2.
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A Maoist cadre Kajol Mahato was arrested from Pathar Kumkumi village in Salboni area of the District late on December 3. He was involved in the gun battle between the Joint Forces and the Maoists in Pidrakhuli area on November 2.
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December - 3 
A Maoist supporter, identified as Bimal Ghosh alias Shankar was arrested from Maidan area in Kolkata in the night of December 3. According to sources, the Maoists leaders were scheduled to hold a meeting in the outskirts of the city for discussing th
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A Maoist supporter, identified as Bimal Ghosh alias Shankar was arrested from Maidan area in Kolkata in the night of December 3. According to sources, the Maoists leaders were scheduled to hold a meeting in the outskirts of the city for discussing the Rajarhat land issue and the strategy to gain momentum out of it.
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December - 3 
According to Hindustan Times report dated on December 3, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested the State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kanchan alias Sudip Chongdar alias Batashalias
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According to Hindustan Times report dated on December 3, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested the State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Kanchan alias Sudip Chongdar alias Batashalias Gautam (48) along with two other State Committee members in Kolkata over the past 72 hours. According to Police officials, STF personnel were tracking the movement of Kanchan and his associates over the past few months. Kanchan, a science graduate, hailed from Garbeta of West Midnapore and his wife Rita alias Rina Sarkar is also a Maoist squad member. Important documents pertaining to communication with each other were seized from their possession. Kanchan is wanted in several cases of sedition, among which some are related specifically with Lalgarh. Kanchan is among the Maoist think tank that functioned as the architect of Lalgarh movement in November 2008.
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December - 3 
According to Times of India a cadre belongs to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), identified as Loknath Panth (42) was arrested by Delhi Police on December 3 along with 498 non-electric detonators and over 27 metres of wires. Accor
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According to Times of India a cadre belongs to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), identified as Loknath Panth (42) was arrested by Delhi Police on December 3 along with 498 non-electric detonators and over 27 metres of wires. According to Police, this was the first time that a Nepali Maoist was arrested from New Delhi along with explosives.
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December - 3 
An emergency tripartite meeting of the ongoing Suspension of Operation (SoO) between the Kuki militant outfits and Government was convened on December 3 to streamline the operational activities of the Kuki militant outfits which have signed in the So
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An emergency tripartite meeting of the ongoing Suspension of Operation (SoO) between the Kuki militant outfits and Government was convened on December 3 to streamline the operational activities of the Kuki militant outfits which have signed in the SoO pact. According to sources, the SoO meeting was called in a hurry to enable the Kuki militant outfits under the SoO to formally make request for calling another round of tripartite meeting.
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December - 3 
Chairmen of both the factions of the APHC – APHC-G chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and APHC-M chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq - remained under house arrest on December 3, according to Daily Excelsior. A spokesman of the APHC-G Aiyaz Akbar claimed
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Chairmen of both the factions of the APHC – APHC-G chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and APHC-M chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq - remained under house arrest on December 3, according to Daily Excelsior. A spokesman of the APHC-G Aiyaz Akbar claimed Geelani has been under house arrest for the past 86 days. Mirwaiz Umar was put under house arrest since December 3-morning, APHC-M spokesman Shahidul Islam said.
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December - 3 
During interrogation, Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, the State Committee secretary of the Maoists and other State committee members arrested on December 3, revealed that Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan, the chief of party's military wing - Peoples Liberati
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During interrogation, Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, the State Committee secretary of the Maoists and other State committee members arrested on December 3, revealed that Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan, the chief of party's military wing - Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) is alive and fit, said Police's Special Task Force (STF) chief Rajeev Kumar.
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December - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one KCP-MC cadre, identified as Ningthoujam Jiten Singh alias Agang (32) from Langol Housing Complex in Imphal East District.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one KCP-MC cadre, identified as Ningthoujam Jiten Singh alias Agang (32) from Langol Housing Complex in Imphal East District.
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December - 3 
SFs arrested one over ground worker of KCP-MC, identified as Salam Santi Singh (45), from the western side of Shamushang Santipur Lake in Imphal West District. One rubber tube containing three AK 56 Rifles, six magazine, two Chinese hand grenades and
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SFs arrested one over ground worker of KCP-MC, identified as Salam Santi Singh (45), from the western side of Shamushang Santipur Lake in Imphal West District. One rubber tube containing three AK 56 Rifles, six magazine, two Chinese hand grenades and 284 rounds of AK ammunition were recovered from the same area after his confession.
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December - 3 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blasted three feet of railway track using dynamite near Tilrath railway station in Begusarai District on December 3. The Rail traffic was disrupted in the Barauni-K
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blasted three feet of railway track using dynamite near Tilrath railway station in Begusarai District on December 3. The Rail traffic was disrupted in the Barauni-Katiharsection of the East Central Railway (ECR) for over six hours, ECR’s Chief Public Relation Officer Dilip Kumar told PTI. After the blast, they gave a leaflet to the gang man Ram Naresh Yadav posted at railway crossing no 53 claiming responsibility, Kumar said.
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December - 3 
The Maoists triggered a bomb blast on a railway line near Kursela station in Khagaria District. Fortunately, the explosion did not damage the lines, Kumar said. Leaflets left behind by the Maoists claimed that the blasts were in retaliation for the d
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The Maoists triggered a bomb blast on a railway line near Kursela station in Khagaria District. Fortunately, the explosion did not damage the lines, Kumar said. Leaflets left behind by the Maoists claimed that the blasts were in retaliation for the death of ten colleagues in a gun battle with criminals near the confluence of river Ganga-Gandak in Hiranman diara area in Munger District on November 29.
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December - 3 
The Self-styled chairman of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) Rajkumar Meghen alias Sana Yaina was produced before the Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Guwahati on December 3, where he was remanded to 13 days’ custody, reports
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The Self-styled chairman of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) Rajkumar Meghen alias Sana Yaina was produced before the Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Guwahati on December 3, where he was remanded to 13 days’ custody, reports Assam Tribune. The NIA had sought custody of 20 days on the strength of NIA case number 10/10 under section 120(B)/121/121(A) -122-468 Indian Penal Code and under Sec 10/13 of Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act. The next hearing is fixed on December 16. He also revealed that he was detained in Bangladesh on September 29, 2010, rubbishing the NIA’s claim that he had been arrested near Motihari in Bihar on November 30.
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December - 3 
The troopers of Assam Rifles arrested two Kangleipak Communist Party - Military Council (KCP-MC) cadres, identified as Heman Rajeshowar alias Boyai (27) and Kiyam Ibomcha alias Ramesh, from Jemol area under Moirang Police Station of Ukhrul District o
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The troopers of Assam Rifles arrested two Kangleipak Communist Party - Military Council (KCP-MC) cadres, identified as Heman Rajeshowar alias Boyai (27) and Kiyam Ibomcha alias Ramesh, from Jemol area under Moirang Police Station of Ukhrul District on December 3, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 3 
A trooper, Noor Rehman, was killed and three others, Riaz Khan, Laqab, and Israr, were injured when military patrol was ambushed on Chamarkand road in Safi tehsil in the Mohmand Agency. The SFs later cordoned off the area and started a search operati
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A trooper, Noor Rehman, was killed and three others, Riaz Khan, Laqab, and Israr, were injured when military patrol was ambushed on Chamarkand road in Safi tehsil in the Mohmand Agency. The SFs later cordoned off the area and started a search operation. Suspected hideouts were also targeted with artillery from Mamad Gat Frontier Corps (FC) camp.
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December - 3 
Four persons, including a paramilitary soldier, were killed and four others sustained injures in an incident of firing in Suni area of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on December 3, reported Daily Times. Frontier Corps (FC) vehicles were going to Khu
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Four persons, including a paramilitary soldier, were killed and four others sustained injures in an incident of firing in Suni area of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on December 3, reported Daily Times. Frontier Corps (FC) vehicles were going to Khuzdar from Surab in Kalat District of Balochistan when unidentified assailants ambushed vehicles near Sunni area entrance of the Khuzdar District. A soldier died on the spot while four others received bullet injuries. FC soldier retaliated and killed all three assailants.
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December - 3 
Thar Express escaped bomb blast on December 3 and the blast could only result in derailment of two compartments of rail at Dhabeji place near Karachi the provincial capital of Sindh, The News reported. Explosives were planted at the up-track en-route
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Thar Express escaped bomb blast on December 3 and the blast could only result in derailment of two compartments of rail at Dhabeji place near Karachi the provincial capital of Sindh, The News reported. Explosives were planted at the up-track en-route to India from Karachi near Dhabeji but after the explosion, two compartments of Thar Express derailed. No loss of life or injury was reported.
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December - 3 
The boundary wall and main gate of the Jamia Benoria Ashkhel Shinwari seminary were blown up in Landi Kotal city of Khyber Agency. However, no casualties were reported.
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The boundary wall and main gate of the Jamia Benoria Ashkhel Shinwari seminary were blown up in Landi Kotal city of Khyber Agency. However, no casualties were reported.
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December - 3 
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) on December 3 arrested five suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants involved in the suicide attack on Rescue 15 Police and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) buildings in Lahore on May 27, 2009, report
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The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) on December 3 arrested five suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants involved in the suicide attack on Rescue 15 Police and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) buildings in Lahore on May 27, 2009, reports Dawn. A CIA Police team arrested five militants in a raid carried out after a tip-off from a Ravi Park resident that terrorists were hiding in the area. The militants were identified as Sarfraz Ahmad, Shabbir Ahmad, Umer Hayat, Hafiz Mahmood and Abid Akram. Interrogations revealed that the arrested suspects belonged to Al-Tauheed Wal-Jihad Group of TTP led by Dr Umer Kundi. Four explosive jackets, eight mortar bombs, 13 fuse mortar bombs, one hand grenade, 32 hand grenade pins, one pistol, one SMG rifle, one roll of detonator card, 13 fake number plates and dozens of bullets were recovered from possession of the militants. The arrested men had received terrorist training at Datta Khel area of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA). The attack had claimed lives of 29 people, 19 police officials and a senior officer of an intelligence agency among them, besides injuring 416 others.
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December - 3 
The office of a customs clearing agent was partially damaged in a bomb blast at Torkham border area along Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Khyber Agency. Officials said that they later defused another time device planted at the same place.
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The office of a customs clearing agent was partially damaged in a bomb blast at Torkham border area along Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Khyber Agency. Officials said that they later defused another time device planted at the same place.
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December - 3 
Two Security Force personnel were killed and seven others injured when militants attacked army convoys in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 3, reports Dawn. Later,
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Two Security Force personnel were killed and seven others injured when militants attacked army convoys in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 3, reports Dawn. Later, a civilian, Umar Rafiq, was killed when SFs targeted militant positions in Qamakhel area with artillery.
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December - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary school in Saagi Baala area of Mohmand Agency. The bomb blast brings to 70 the total number of schools destroyed by militants in the Mohmand Agency.
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary school in Saagi Baala area of Mohmand Agency. The bomb blast brings to 70 the total number of schools destroyed by militants in the Mohmand Agency.
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December - 3 
According to Times of India a cadre belongs to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), identified as Loknath Panth (42) was arrested by Delhi Police on December 3 along with 498 non-electric detonators and over 27 metres of wires. Accor
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According to Times of India a cadre belongs to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), identified as Loknath Panth (42) was arrested by Delhi Police on December 3 along with 498 non-electric detonators and over 27 metres of wires. According to Police, this was the first time that a Nepali Maoist was arrested from New Delhi along with explosives.
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December - 3 
A regional leader of the Red Flag faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag), identified as Abdullah Mohammad Nazimuddin alias Honda Babu, (30) was shot dead by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a shoot out on December 3 in Dhaka’s Ma
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A regional leader of the Red Flag faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag), identified as Abdullah Mohammad Nazimuddin alias Honda Babu, (30) was shot dead by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a shoot out on December 3 in Dhaka’s Malibagh area, reports Daily Star. RAB officials claimed Babu was a listed criminal of the area. He was accused in several cases, including killing and extortion, filed with different Police stations. Several general diaries were also lodged against him.
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December - 3 
The Detective Branch of Police on December 3 re-arrested Dhaka city Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Ameer (chief) Rafiqul Islam Khan from the Dhaka Central Jail area soon after he was released from the jail, reports Daily Star. The jail Senior Superintendent T
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The Detective Branch of Police on December 3 re-arrested Dhaka city Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Ameer (chief) Rafiqul Islam Khan from the Dhaka Central Jail area soon after he was released from the jail, reports Daily Star. The jail Senior Superintendent Towhidul Islam told that the Jamaat leader was freed from the jail on bails in two separate cases filed with New Market and Dhanmondi Police stations.
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December - 3 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam and Visuamadu areas in the North recovered six Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 494 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition with links, 78 rounds of T-56
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam and Visuamadu areas in the North recovered six Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 494 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition with links, 78 rounds of T-56 ammunition and two hand grenades on December 3.
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December - 3 
Troops recovered one 9 mm pistol, one I-com radio set, two bank pass books and 4,540.00 SLR from Kochchikade area in Colombo District.
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Troops recovered one 9 mm pistol, one I-com radio set, two bank pass books and 4,540.00 SLR from Kochchikade area in Colombo District.
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December - 4 
A team of Imphal West District Police arrested another cadre of MTF of KCP, identified as Longjam Shyamjai Singh (42), from Keishamthong Eleangbam Leikai near Model School on December 4. He revealed to the Police that he was working in Finance Sectio
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A team of Imphal West District Police arrested another cadre of MTF of KCP, identified as Longjam Shyamjai Singh (42), from Keishamthong Eleangbam Leikai near Model School on December 4. He revealed to the Police that he was working in Finance Section as finance nominee under one Kesho of the outfit since last 4/5 months, and further disclosed that he had extorted huge amount of money from Electricty Department and handed over to the Kesho for party fund. The Police also recovered one mobile handset from his possession.
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December - 4 
A United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) militant, Babu Bey, was detained by local people while he was on an allegedly extortion drive from traders at Bhokchung market in Nagaon District of Assam on December 4, reports Telegraph. Babu Bey was l
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A United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) militant, Babu Bey, was detained by local people while he was on an allegedly extortion drive from traders at Bhokchung market in Nagaon District of Assam on December 4, reports Telegraph. Babu Bey was later handed over to Police.
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December - 4 
Asit Shit, commandant of the Maoists Jamboni squad, was arrested from a bus stand in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 4, reports Sify.com. Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi told IANS, 'He was involved in several murder case
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Asit Shit, commandant of the Maoists Jamboni squad, was arrested from a bus stand in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 4, reports Sify.com. Superintendent of Police Praveen Tripathi told IANS, 'He was involved in several murder cases, including killing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Soumen Bhagat in May and abduction of three agents of an insurance company from Chichigra in Jhargram.'
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December - 4 
Imphal West District Police arrested one cadre of Mobile Task Force (MTF) of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thounaojam Achouba alias Loya (21), from Heirangoithong Bridge. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in August 2010 through
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Imphal West District Police arrested one cadre of Mobile Task Force (MTF) of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thounaojam Achouba alias Loya (21), from Heirangoithong Bridge. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in August 2010 through one Thoudam Sanatomba (30). He is currently working under the command of Tiken of Waheng Khuman. One 9 mm locally made pistol with magazine loaded with one live round and one hand grenade was seized from him.
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December - 4 
Indian Express reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Anu alias Kalpana Maity, State Committee member and wife of Ashim Mondal alias Akash, also said to be one of the closest aides of Koteshwar R
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Indian Express reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Anu alias Kalpana Maity, State Committee member and wife of Ashim Mondal alias Akash, also said to be one of the closest aides of Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan from Howrah railway station in Kolkata on December 4. Police have seized several documents, electronic gadgets, improvised rocket launchers and sophisticated foreign made communication devices including wireless sets, voice control operating systems and antennas from her possession.
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December - 4 
Protesters set ablaze a school bus in Old City area in Srinagar on December 4 (today) to enforce a shutdown called by the All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani across the Kashmir Valley, reported IANS. No one w
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Protesters set ablaze a school bus in Old City area in Srinagar on December 4 (today) to enforce a shutdown called by the All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani across the Kashmir Valley, reported IANS. No one was injured in the incident, Police said. "The bus of a private school was stopped at Khwaja Bazaar in Old City area. The students and the driver were forced to get down and the bus was then torched by the miscreants," An unnamed Police official said.
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December - 4 
Sangai Express reports that one Assistant Engineer of Public Works Department, Ningthoujam Bimol (50), was abducted by unidentified militants from near his home at Keishamthong Elangbam Leikai, Leirak Achouba in Imphal West District on December 4.
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Sangai Express reports that one Assistant Engineer of Public Works Department, Ningthoujam Bimol (50), was abducted by unidentified militants from near his home at Keishamthong Elangbam Leikai, Leirak Achouba in Imphal West District on December 4.
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December - 4 
Thoubal District Police arrested one woman cadre of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Yairipok Lamkhai. She was identified as Hidam Chandramala alias Chandramukhi Devi (57).
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Thoubal District Police arrested one woman cadre of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Yairipok Lamkhai. She was identified as Hidam Chandramala alias Chandramukhi Devi (57).
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December - 4 
Times of India reports that Nunulal Marandi, the younger brother of former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, survived a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack at Chatro Bazar under Deori Police Station area of Giridih District on December
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Times of India reports that Nunulal Marandi, the younger brother of former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, survived a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack at Chatro Bazar under Deori Police Station area of Giridih District on December 4. His Personal Security Officer, Prabhu Soren, is reported missing after the Maoists attacked Nunulal's vehicle.
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December - 4 
Troops of 12 Maratha Light Infantry arrested three cadres of the Military Council faction of the KCP from Utlou Lairenjam of Imphal West District. They were identified as Thingbaijam Thoithoi alias Ibungo (38), Kh Unittam Kumar (48) and ThongamHiroji
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Troops of 12 Maratha Light Infantry arrested three cadres of the Military Council faction of the KCP from Utlou Lairenjam of Imphal West District. They were identified as Thingbaijam Thoithoi alias Ibungo (38), Kh Unittam Kumar (48) and ThongamHirojit Singh (47). All the three cadres were handed over to Nambol Police Station.
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December - 4 
A bomb blast occurred in a mobile market in a bazaar in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. According to details, a powerful bomb was detonated in a Landikotal bazaar, which damaged at least 15 shops in the market. However, no loss of life was reported
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A bomb blast occurred in a mobile market in a bazaar in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. According to details, a powerful bomb was detonated in a Landikotal bazaar, which damaged at least 15 shops in the market. However, no loss of life was reported in the blast.
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December - 4 
As the Afghanistan Government engaged the Taliban in talks, the United States assured India that it would not support a power-sharing arrangement between Kabul and the militants, Dawn quoting a WikiLeaks cable release reported on December 4. A cable
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As the Afghanistan Government engaged the Taliban in talks, the United States assured India that it would not support a power-sharing arrangement between Kabul and the militants, Dawn quoting a WikiLeaks cable release reported on December 4. A cable released by WikiLeaks shows that US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke told visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao in January 2010 that the Taliban would not be included in any power arrangement. The Indian foreign secretary had sought US pressure on Pakistan to break its alleged ties with terrorist groups and to permit Afghanistan’s economic links with India to grow. “During the meeting Mr Holbrooke said that some of the anxiety stems from confusion between reintegration and reconciliation,” the cable notes.
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December - 4 
Exactly two years before the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks, American officials pressured the Pakistan Government to crack down on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and its front organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) but were unable to make much headway, India
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Exactly two years before the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks, American officials pressured the Pakistan Government to crack down on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and its front organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) but were unable to make much headway, Indian Express quoting a WikiLeaks revelation reported on December 4. A cable sent on November 27, 2006 by former US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker, one of the hundreds released by WikiLeaks, said the US embassy had raised the operations of the two groups with "contacts throughout the Government of Pakistan" after the LeT was designated a terrorist organisation under UN Security Council resolution 1267 the previous year. Crocker took up the activities of LeT, Al AkhtarTrust and Al Rashid Trust - all designated under following the Mumbai attacks, the UN Security Council designated the JuD a front for the LeT and imposed restrictions on its assets and efforts to gain access to weapons. "No (Government of Pakistan) official, however, has committed to taking direct action to close the operations of these entities," Crocker wrote in the cable exactly two years before November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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December - 4 
One militant was killed and two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in different incidents of violence in Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports Dawn. Sources said militants attacked a security post
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One militant was killed and two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in different incidents of violence in Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports Dawn. Sources said militants attacked a security post in Zegi Sar area of Ambar tehsil (revenue unit) with heavy weapons. However, they failed to inflict any losses on SFs. SFs retaliated and killed one militant.
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December - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) killed two militants when they tried to escape in Charbagh area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 4, reports Dawn. Sources said that security personnel took suspected militants Akbar Ali and Hidayatullah to a ne
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Security Forces (SFs) killed two militants when they tried to escape in Charbagh area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 4, reports Dawn. Sources said that security personnel took suspected militants Akbar Ali and Hidayatullah to a nearby forest for recovery of weapons. However, instead of pointing out the site of dumped weapons the militants tried to escape from the custody of SFs. The personnel opened firing on them and killed both of them on the spot, sources added.
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December - 4 
The US Embassy in Islamabad warned Washington in 2009 that it would take 10 to 15 years to defeat extremists operating in Pakistan, Dawn quoting a WikiLeaks cable release reported on December 4. “As we work to prevent Pakistan-based attacks on the US
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The US Embassy in Islamabad warned Washington in 2009 that it would take 10 to 15 years to defeat extremists operating in Pakistan, Dawn quoting a WikiLeaks cable release reported on December 4. “As we work to prevent Pakistan-based attacks on the US and its forces, we should be clear that al Qaeda now wants more than just a safe haven in Pakistan,” US envoy to Pakistan Anne Patterson said in a cable she sent to Washington in February 2009. “Defeating a growing witches’ brew of al Qaeda, Taliban, local extremists and criminals will be a long 10-15 year fight,” she wrote. The cable, leaked to WikiLeaks, quoted Ambassador Patterson as telling Washington of the mutual mistrust that has bedevilled US-Pakistan relations. “It also has been based on mutual mistrust,” the envoy wrote, adding, “Pakistan hedges its bets on cooperation because it fears the US will again desert Islamabad after we get Osama bin Laden; Washington sees this hesitancy as duplicity that requires we take unilateral action to protect US interests.”
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December - 4 
Two SF personnel suffered injuries when a convoy was targeted by a landmine planted by militants at a roadside in Mansoor Kor area of Safi tehsil. SFs launched search operation and fired artillery shells from headquarters Ghalanai on the hideouts of
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Two SF personnel suffered injuries when a convoy was targeted by a landmine planted by militants at a roadside in Mansoor Kor area of Safi tehsil. SFs launched search operation and fired artillery shells from headquarters Ghalanai on the hideouts of militants. SFs also established two new checkposts in Lahore Ghundai area of Safi tehsil to beef up security.
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December - 4 
The UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe on December 4 (today) urged to move ahead seriously on part of the political parties to make compromises and agreements to take the peace process to a logical conclusion, reports Kan
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The UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe on December 4 (today) urged to move ahead seriously on part of the political parties to make compromises and agreements to take the peace process to a logical conclusion, reports Kantipuronline.
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December - 5 
A combined team of the Imphal West District Police and 39 Assam Rifles arrested a militant belonging to Lamyanba Khuram group of Military Council faction of the KCP from Thangmeiband Lilashing Khongnangkhong on December 5, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A combined team of the Imphal West District Police and 39 Assam Rifles arrested a militant belonging to Lamyanba Khuram group of Military Council faction of the KCP from Thangmeiband Lilashing Khongnangkhong on December 5, reports Imphal Free Press. The militant was identified as Ningthoujam Maimu Singh (40). He disclosed that he joined the outfit in October, 2010 through one Irengbam Bodhe (36).
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December - 5 
According to a recent secret diplomatic cable of the United States State Department released by WikiLeaks, Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had made elaborate plans in June 2009 to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi,
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According to a recent secret diplomatic cable of the United States State Department released by WikiLeaks, Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had made elaborate plans in June 2009 to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, PTI reported on December 6. The cable, created on June 19, 2009, was sent from the office of the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to the “Security Officer, Collective Priority,” and to the US embassies in Tripoli, Casablanca and Johannesburg. The cable identified a Pakistani LeT member, Shafiq, as the mastermind of the plot that was to be executed by a module led by an Indian operative, identified as Hussein. The hit job was to be carried out by one Sameer, an India-based LeT cadre. Providing some geographic information for the operations, the cable further said that Shafiq had been seeking out information on possible training sites for the operations in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. According to yet another leaked cable which was sent on November 27, 2006 by former US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker, American officials pressurized the Pakistan Government to crack down on the LeT and its frontal organisation Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) but were unable to make much headway.
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December - 5 
Four Maoist cadres, including a woman, were arrested in a search operation in the Belhar forest area of Banka District conducted jointly by State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on December 5, reports Times of India. One of the arreste
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Four Maoist cadres, including a woman, were arrested in a search operation in the Belhar forest area of Banka District conducted jointly by State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on December 5, reports Times of India. One of the arrested Maoists, Taro Mandal alias Tarkeshwar Mandal, is an ‘area commander’ was wanted in over two- dozen cases of violence in various Districts of Bihar. He was reportedly involved in former Munger Superintendent of Police (SP) KC SurendraBabu's killing (January 2005), Jhajha railway station attack, attack on Akbarnagar Police camp, blast in several Government buildings and nearly 35 incidents of Maoist violence, Police said. "A notorious Maoist Taro Mandal alias Tarkeshwar Mandal aliasShankar Rai, a resident of Chilki Khand village in Charka Pathar District has been arrested. Along with him Ranjeet Rai alias Suresh Rai from Kharagpur District has been arrested. Taro Mandal has been a wanted in more than two dozen cases," Banka SP, Shyam Kumar said. Two firearms, 45 live cartridges of bullets, cash a motorcycle and pamphlets related to Maoist activities were seized from them, Police said. "Taro Mandal was the prime accused in setting many vehicles on fire during the recently concluded assembly elections. He had fixed three landmines in Bihar region to disturb the poll process. But acting on the information provided by the accused and other intelligence he could not trigger the blast," said Kumar, adds Sify.com. Reportedly, the arrested Maoist has also revealed that they had planned to kill former Minister of Department of Social Welfare Damodar Rawat and Kharagpur District SP, K. Chandra but their bid failed.
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December - 5 
Hindustan Times reports that Police seized Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) literature issued by the North Gadchiroli-Gondia border committee of the Maharashtra unit of the organisation from a roadside bench in Ganeshpeth area in Nagpuron
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Hindustan Times reports that Police seized Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) literature issued by the North Gadchiroli-Gondia border committee of the Maharashtra unit of the organisation from a roadside bench in Ganeshpeth area in Nagpuron December 5. The literature had contents of inciting people to take up arms against the State in protest against ‘injustice’ and highlighted the failures of the Government on various fronts. Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxalite squad) Ravindra Kadamsaid Police were investigating the matter. “No one has been arrested so far,” he said. The pamphlets were issued on the occasion of 10th birth anniversary of the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), appealed particularly to the younger generation to join the organisation. They said armed struggle was the only way to stop injustice against the have-nots.
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December - 5 
Imphal East District Police arrested two militants from different parts of the District on December 5, reports Sangai Express. A cadre of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Laishram Lakpati Singh alias Ibomcha (38)
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Imphal East District Police arrested two militants from different parts of the District on December 5, reports Sangai Express. A cadre of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Laishram Lakpati Singh alias Ibomcha (38), was arrested from Ningomthongjao Bridge along with one 9 mm pistol loaded with two live rounds. Lakpati disclosed that he joined PREPAK in March 2010 through one Thokchom Kanta alias Kant Singh of Bashikhong Lamlong Mari Phangba and he is now working under his command. Furthermore, Lakpati disclosed that he was involved in extortion of money from general public, provided shelter to other PREPAK cadres and help in transportation of arms and ammunition of the outfit from one place to another, the SP informed. Further, one cadre belonging to Malemnganba Meitei group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Md Ajib Khan alias Thoicha (20), was arrested from Urup Makha Leikai near Litan Makhong. Ajib Khan disclosed that he was involved in hijacking of Tata Magic from Imphal to Wangjing and also in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, businessmen, etc. He also disclosed that he was working under the command of Md Kora alias Altab Khan (33).
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Militants carried out several rocket attacks on Government installations, including the residence of Superintendent of Police (SP) in Sopore town of Baramulla District in the intervening night of December 5-6, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired
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Militants carried out several rocket attacks on Government installations, including the residence of Superintendent of Police (SP) in Sopore town of Baramulla District in the intervening night of December 5-6, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired some grenades from Rocket Projectile Guns (RPGs) towards Town Hall Complex in Sopore, an unnamed Police spokesman said on December 6. He said the militants followed the firing of rockets with gunfire, which was retaliated by the Security Forces (SFs) posted on duty around the area. The complex houses Battalion Headquarters of Central Reserve Police Force’s 179th Battalion, besides the office-cum-residence of SP Altaf Ahmad Khan and BSNL Exchange. The exchange of firing between the two sides lasted few minutes but the militants managed to escape from the incident site. "There was, however, no loss of life," the spokesman said.
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December - 5 
On December 5, the Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a hideout of the militants at village Kathinia Kallar forests in the Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District and recovered three American made rocket launchers which are fired from shoulder, reported
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On December 5, the Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a hideout of the militants at village Kathinia Kallar forests in the Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District and recovered three American made rocket launchers which are fired from shoulder, reported Daily Excelsior. Four initiation rods and one container were also recovered from the incident site.
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December - 5 
Police arrested a head of HM’s recruitment cell, identified as Fateh Mohammad alias Chacha son of Ghulam Mohammad Akhoon, a resident of Pinjrari in Dachchan, from village Pinjrari in Dachchan area of Kishtwar District. With his arrest, the entire rec
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Police arrested a head of HM’s recruitment cell, identified as Fateh Mohammad alias Chacha son of Ghulam Mohammad Akhoon, a resident of Pinjrari in Dachchan, from village Pinjrari in Dachchan area of Kishtwar District. With his arrest, the entire recruitment wing of the HM in Kishtwar has reportedly been neutralised. Police said Chacha was instrumental in recruitment of local youth of different areas into militancy. The SFs had been looking for Chacha after a couple of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militants arrested by Police in Kishtwar earlier had disclosed involvement of Chacha in recruitment of local youth into the militancy. Azhar Ali Bhat (28), son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat from Kijaie in Kishtwar, has already been arrested by Police in connection with the recruitment case.
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December - 5 
Police formally arrested three associates of Pakistani militant and HM ‘divisional commander’ Mohammad Abdullah Chechi alias Abdullah Inqullabi and registered a case against them at Budhal Police Station in Rajouri District. The arrestees identified
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Police formally arrested three associates of Pakistani militant and HM ‘divisional commander’ Mohammad Abdullah Chechi alias Abdullah Inqullabi and registered a case against them at Budhal Police Station in Rajouri District. The arrestees identified as Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Arif and Tahir had been detained for questioning on November 26. Rajouri police detained them on November 26. As reported earlier, Delhi Police arrested Inqullabi on November 14 at Deer Park near IIT in South Delhi. He was handed over to Rajouri Police by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (New Delhi) on November 29 on completion of 14 days remand as a court in Rajouri had issued a production warrant against him. The Rajouri Sessions court had on December 2 handed over the custody of Inqullabi to Rajouri Police for custodial interrogation. Inqullabi is in police custody till December 6.
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December - 5 
The Central Government has sought withdrawal of 60 companies (nearly 6000 personnel) of Central Para Military Forces (CPMFs) from Jammu and Kashmir following improvement in the situation in the State, reports Daily Excelsior. The Ministry of Home Aff
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The Central Government has sought withdrawal of 60 companies (nearly 6000 personnel) of Central Para Military Forces (CPMFs) from Jammu and Kashmir following improvement in the situation in the State, reports Daily Excelsior. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is reported to have asked the State Government to utilize Jammu and Kashmir Police in the area from where the CPMFs are withdrawn. Sources said if 40-60 companies of CPMFs are withdrawn, Police would strengthen the Village Defence Committees (VDCs) in Jammu region while in Kashmir Police force would be mobilized further. Reportedly, few months back, the Centre had withdrawn few companies of CPMF from the State including Jammu region. In lieu, only four companies of Punjab Police were provided, which were being used by the Police authorities to protect the houses of VIPs or act as escort personnel. Meanwhile, sources said that the MHA need these many companies of CPMFs for deployment in Naxal [Left wing Extremism]-hit States like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, etc.
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December - 5 
The commander of ULFA’s 709 battalion, Hira Sarania, issued a statement to media houses saying the battalion would actively cooperate with the outfit’s central leadership’s efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Indo-Assam political conflict.
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The commander of ULFA’s 709 battalion, Hira Sarania, issued a statement to media houses saying the battalion would actively cooperate with the outfit’s central leadership’s efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Indo-Assam political conflict.
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December - 5 
The Hindu reports that a supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) was killed by suspected Maoist cadres in West Midnapore District late on December 5. The victim identif
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The Hindu reports that a supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) was killed by suspected Maoist cadres in West Midnapore District late on December 5. The victim identified as Ajit Bera, a resident of Bachurkhayar village near Nayagram, was dragged out of his home by armed cadres. They searched his mobile phone to check if any numbers of Police officers were stored in it. Police found three posters at the site claiming that Ajit Bera was a Police informer and there were reports that he was involved in the arrest of two PCPA supporters at Nayagram, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jhargram, Praveen Tripathi said. Tripathi denied that Ajit Bera had been a Police contact. “The arrest of those two persons occurred two months ago and is not related. It is possible that the killing is a result of infighting within the Maoist ranks,” he added.
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December - 5 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has links with like-minded militant organisations in Manipur, Police officials said on December 5. From the interrogations over the last six-eight months of senior Maoists leader
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has links with like-minded militant organisations in Manipur, Police officials said on December 5. From the interrogations over the last six-eight months of senior Maoists leaders who were recently arrested in Kolkata, the Capital city of west Bengal, it has emerged that the Maoists have close links with the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), including assistance in training and supply of arms, Rajiv Kumar, chief of the Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF), said. "The Maoists are also in contact with other organisations in Manipur, but with PREPAK these links are not limited to ideological sympathies but have reached a practical level," Kumar added.
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December - 5 
The Kuki National Organisation (KNO) conveyed its appreciation to the cadres who flooded back to the Organisation by complying unconditionally with the KNO leadership’s appeal. Some cadres had deserted the camps with arms/weapons on the 3rd September
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The Kuki National Organisation (KNO) conveyed its appreciation to the cadres who flooded back to the Organisation by complying unconditionally with the KNO leadership’s appeal. Some cadres had deserted the camps with arms/weapons on the 3rd September, due to some misunderstanding that had cropped up amongst the Kuki National Army (KNA), the Armed Wing of KNO.
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December - 5 
The Maoists have called a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) in West Bengal on December 5, starting from December 8 to protest against the arrest of four State Committee members, including State Secretary Kanchan. CPI-Maoist State Committee member Ashi
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The Maoists have called a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) in West Bengal on December 5, starting from December 8 to protest against the arrest of four State Committee members, including State Secretary Kanchan. CPI-Maoist State Committee member Ashim Mondal alias Akash said: 'State secretary Kanchan da (elder brother) and other State Committee members – Ajoy da, Bidyut da and my wife, Anu, and party supporter Shankar have been arrested by city Police.' 'We will observe a shutdown on Dec 8-9 to protest against the arrests,' he said. 'By arresting the political leaders the state government is closing the doors for talks with the Maoists,' he said.
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December - 5 
The Political Adviser of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Bhimkanta Buragohain alias Mama, was released from Guwahati Central Jail on December 5 after spending nearly seven years behind bars. Following the release Mama said, “The peace talks
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The Political Adviser of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Bhimkanta Buragohain alias Mama, was released from Guwahati Central Jail on December 5 after spending nearly seven years behind bars. Following the release Mama said, “The peace talks are moving in the right direction. Paresh Barua is the military chief of the organisation and, hence, he is very relevant in any matter relating to the outfit, including peace talks.” Buragohain, who was in jail since his arrest during a crackdown on the ULFA in Bhutan by the Royal Bhutan Army in 2003, is the fifth senior leader of the outfit to be released on bail. Four other senior ULFA leaders who have been released on bail are Vice-chairman Pradip Gogoi, cultural secretary Pranati Deka, central publicity secretary Mithinga Daimary and deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah. Now three other top leaders — the outfit's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, foreign secretary Sasha Choudhury and finance secretary Chitraban Hazarika — are awaiting release.
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December - 5 
The SFs arrested a Pakistan-trained militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Mohammad Iqbal Lone alias Aqib along with arms and ammunition from Pattan area in Baramulla District. The recoveries included a pistol along with magazine, six
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The SFs arrested a Pakistan-trained militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Mohammad Iqbal Lone alias Aqib along with arms and ammunition from Pattan area in Baramulla District. The recoveries included a pistol along with magazine, six rounds and two hand grenades.
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December - 5 
The SFs neutralised a hideout of the militants at Mahore in Reasi District and recovered one country made gun, two hand grenades, 35 AK rounds, one remote of improvised explosive device (IED) and a large quantity of blankets and utensils.
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The SFs neutralised a hideout of the militants at Mahore in Reasi District and recovered one country made gun, two hand grenades, 35 AK rounds, one remote of improvised explosive device (IED) and a large quantity of blankets and utensils.
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December - 5 
Times of India reports that Police raided the house of Chandramouli, a former cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and arrested him at Tirumalapur village in Chityala mandal (administrative division) of Warangal District on Decem
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Times of India reports that Police raided the house of Chandramouli, a former cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and arrested him at Tirumalapur village in Chityala mandal (administrative division) of Warangal District on December 5. A tapancha, some crude bombs and gelatine sticks were found from his residence, Police said.
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December - 5 
A missile fired on a vehicle from an undisclosed location, killed at least five occupants of the vehicle, all militants, in Dutta Khel tehsil (revenue unit), 25 kilometres from Miran Shah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal A
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A missile fired on a vehicle from an undisclosed location, killed at least five occupants of the vehicle, all militants, in Dutta Khel tehsil (revenue unit), 25 kilometres from Miran Shah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 5, reports Daily Times.
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December - 5 
At least seven persons, including a khasadar (a local tribal force), were injured when a passenger vehicle was targeted by a roadside remote controlled bomb in Shindhand area of Frontier Region of Kohat. The injured khasadar was identified as Havalda
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At least seven persons, including a khasadar (a local tribal force), were injured when a passenger vehicle was targeted by a roadside remote controlled bomb in Shindhand area of Frontier Region of Kohat. The injured khasadar was identified as Havaldar Noor Wali. The Suzuki pick-up was returning to the semi-autonomous Shindhand area from Kohat city.
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December - 5 
China, at Islamabad's behest, blocked efforts in the UN Security Council to put sanctions against Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) and its leader Hafiz Saeed which was operating against India from Pakistan, Times of India on December 6 reported quoting WikiLe
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China, at Islamabad's behest, blocked efforts in the UN Security Council to put sanctions against Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) and its leader Hafiz Saeed which was operating against India from Pakistan, Times of India on December 6 reported quoting WikiLeaks revelation of American diplomatic cable. A State Department cable signed off by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released by WikiLeaks also suggests that the JuD continues to operate and raise funds and it was unclear what steps the Pakistan Government has taken to freeze its assets to implement UN sanctions. According to the cable dated August 10, 2009, originating from Clinton, a US request to list Hafiz Saeed on a sanctions list was put on hold before the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) that India blames on the JuD founder. "Prior to the (Mumbai terrorist attacks) attacks, our request to list (Jamaat-ud-Dawa) JUD and (Hafiz Muhammed) Saeed were placed on hold by China at the behest of Pakistan," the cable marked secret and addressed to the US Embassy in Islamabad and the Permanent Mission of the US to the UN, said. China in its capacity as the Permanent Member of the UN Security Council has the veto power and nothing can be approved by this 15-member high-powered body of the United Nations without the consent of Beijing.
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December - 5 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders said that an Army operation in North Waziristan Agency would serve to unleash terrorist attacks across the country. Addressing party workers at a sit-in near the Parliament House on December 5, they said that if the Army
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders said that an Army operation in North Waziristan Agency would serve to unleash terrorist attacks across the country. Addressing party workers at a sit-in near the Parliament House on December 5, they said that if the Army agreed to launch an operation in North Waziristan Agency it would be asked by the US to launch similar operations in southern Punjab on the pretext of “presence of extremists in the area”. JI Amir (chief) Syed Munawar Hassan warned that any such adventurism would result in disastrous consequences by producing militants in each and every part of the country.
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December - 5 
Militants in Darra Adamkhel and Khyber Agency have threatened to target private and Government vehicles if Indus Highway and Kohat Tunnel are not closed to traffic during night. Mohammad, the spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) chief of Khy
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Militants in Darra Adamkhel and Khyber Agency have threatened to target private and Government vehicles if Indus Highway and Kohat Tunnel are not closed to traffic during night. Mohammad, the spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) chief of Khyber Agency and Darra Adamkhel chapter, Tariq Afridi, contacted local journalists by phone from an undisclosed location to convey the warning to the Government.
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December - 5 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on December 5 said the common threat of terrorism could be tackled through enhanced economic ties and increased trade relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gi
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on December 5 said the common threat of terrorism could be tackled through enhanced economic ties and increased trade relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. The Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was talking to the speaker of the Afghanistan Lower House of Parliament, Mohammad Younas Qanooni, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace. He said the improvement of economic relations could lead to development as well as change in the lives of the people, forming a basis to prepare a common strategy to confront the trends of extremism and militancy. Earlier, on December 4, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai renewed commitment to continue their joint strategy against terrorism and take their cooperation in the economic sector to a higher level. Addressing a press conference after holding bilateral talks at the Arg Palace, the two leaders opined that there was an increasing realisation that their dream of shared prosperity could only be achieved through sustained joint efforts. Yousaf Raza Gilani said, “Now there is an equal realisation that both the countries are equally suffering because of terrorism and there should be no blame game.”
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December - 5 
Saudi Arabia is the key source of funding for radical Islamist outfits including al-Qaeda , the Taliban, Hamas and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to a United States (US) diplomatic cable leaked by WikiLeaks, on December 5, reports Times of India."D
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Saudi Arabia is the key source of funding for radical Islamist outfits including al-Qaeda , the Taliban, Hamas and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to a United States (US) diplomatic cable leaked by WikiLeaks, on December 5, reports Times of India."Donors in Saudi Arabia constitute the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide," said the document, an assessment from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dated December 30, 2009. "Saudi Arabia remains a critical financial support base for al-Qaeda, the Taliban, LeT, and other terrorist outfits, including Hamas, which probably raise million of dollars annually from Saudi sources, often during Hajj and Ramadan," the cable revealed. It said that the Saudis had made "significant progress" under US pressure to deal with the issue, especially disrupting al-Qaeda’s sources of money in Saudi Arabia. However, it added, "Riyadh has taken only limited action" to interrupt the flow of money to Taliban and LeT linked outfits which have launched attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
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December - 5 
Suspected militants blew up three Government schools in Utmankhel area near Khar in the Bajaur Agency in the night of December 5. More than 80 government-run schools and other education institutions, both for boys and girls, have been destroyed in th
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Suspected militants blew up three Government schools in Utmankhel area near Khar in the Bajaur Agency in the night of December 5. More than 80 government-run schools and other education institutions, both for boys and girls, have been destroyed in the Bajaur Agency so far.
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December - 5 
Three militants, identified as Azizullah, Ghufranullah and Zakria, were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Choorluk Sar village of Khwazakhela area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 5, reports Dawn.
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Three militants, identified as Azizullah, Ghufranullah and Zakria, were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Choorluk Sar village of Khwazakhela area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 5, reports Dawn.
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December - 5 
Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school in the Safi tehsil of the Mohmand Agency. However, no injuries or casualties reported. The militants have targeted schools in the area and the toll of the schools blown up in the area has reached 70.
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Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school in the Safi tehsil of the Mohmand Agency. However, no injuries or casualties reported. The militants have targeted schools in the area and the toll of the schools blown up in the area has reached 70.
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December - 5 
The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres attacked the members of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaving two of its members injured during a CPN-UML meeting on December 5 in Rukum District, reports Himalayan Times. The C
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The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres attacked the members of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaving two of its members injured during a CPN-UML meeting on December 5 in Rukum District, reports Himalayan Times. The CPN-UML demanded that the Government take immediate action against YCL cadres and called upon the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to apologize in public for the act.
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December - 5 
De-mining groups recovered three Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) from Visuamadukulam area in the Mullaitivu District.
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De-mining groups recovered three Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) from Visuamadukulam area in the Mullaitivu District.
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December - 5 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations Jaffna area in the North recovered one hand grenade on December 5.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations Jaffna area in the North recovered one hand grenade on December 5.
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December - 6 
A high-level meeting was convened by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 6, to review the ongoing joint operations by Security Forces in the State's Maoist-affected areas. Besides the Maoist-affected Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore
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A high-level meeting was convened by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 6, to review the ongoing joint operations by Security Forces in the State's Maoist-affected areas. Besides the Maoist-affected Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore Districts, the West Bengal Government wants that three other Districts – Birbhum, Murshidabad and Nadia – should also be declared affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). The State Government has sent a proposal to the Union Government to declare the three Districts Maoist-affected and the matter is under consideration by the Centre, said Surajit Kar Purakayastha, Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order). While Birbhum is north of Bankura and borders Jharkhand, Murshidabad and Nadia share the border with Bangladesh.
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December - 6 
A militant belonging to the Anti Talk Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF), identified as Robin Narzary, was injured in an encounter with Police near Dhekiajuli in northern Assam's Sonitpur District on December 6, reports A
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A militant belonging to the Anti Talk Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF), identified as Robin Narzary, was injured in an encounter with Police near Dhekiajuli in northern Assam's Sonitpur District on December 6, reports Assam Tribune. According to Police sources, a group of four NDFB militants exchanged fire with Police at Batasipur, under Dhekiajuli Police Station on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Police recovered a pistol, a mobile, a walkie-talkie set, bomb making materials and tools to make country guns from the spot.
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December - 6 
According to Hindustan Times report Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram speaking at a pre-conference seminar on 'Development problems of regions affected by discontent and extremism' in New Delhi on December 6 said no democracy in the world can allow
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According to Hindustan Times report Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram speaking at a pre-conference seminar on 'Development problems of regions affected by discontent and extremism' in New Delhi on December 6 said no democracy in the world can allow armed liberation struggle and suggested a two-pronged approach to solve the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) problem. Talking about a two-pronged approach to tackle Naxalism (Left Wing Extremism, LWE) - development and Police action together - he said the answer to LWE is to strike at the roots of the problem and quell the armed liberation struggle. He also called for setting up of a process so that certain amount of funds could reach directly to the local body and local authorities to carry out development work as asked by locals in Naxal-affected areas. Referring to panchayat (village level local self Government institution) elections in Jharkhand, he said even if some Naxal supporters or Naxals themselves get elected in the polls, it would be okay as they would be accountable to the people.
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December - 6 
At least five persons were injured in a road side bomb explosion along the busy Imphal city street of Nagamapal road stretch under the Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West District on December 6, reports Imphal Free Press. According to information r
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At least five persons were injured in a road side bomb explosion along the busy Imphal city street of Nagamapal road stretch under the Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West District on December 6, reports Imphal Free Press. According to information received from the incident spot, the blast occurred around 5:40 pm [IST] in front of a grocery store belonging to one Mahendra Bhagat, S/O (L) Ram Kriti Bhagat of Bihar, however no one who were around the shop at the time of the explosion were able to point out how the explosion occurred. Police believe it to be the handiwork of suspected militants in connection with monetary demands to one or other of the nearby business establishments.
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December - 6 
Five militants of the United Kukigram Defence Army (UKDA) surrendered before the Army in Assam's Karbi Anglong District. The militants laid down their arms before Brigadier A. Bhuyan, in the presence of Karbi Anglong Deputy Commissioner S. N. Barman
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Five militants of the United Kukigram Defence Army (UKDA) surrendered before the Army in Assam's Karbi Anglong District. The militants laid down their arms before Brigadier A. Bhuyan, in the presence of Karbi Anglong Deputy Commissioner S. N. Barman and Superintendent of Police K K Sarma, at ceremony organised by the Five Rajputana Rifles. The militants surrendered two AK-47 rifles, one M-20 rifle, a US made Carbine and a pistol. The militants have been identified as self-styled Sergeant Seiteinmang Gangte, Corporal Lamminlal Gangte, Lamngul Hmar, Thanglenkap Khongsai and Khikhohao Sitlhou.
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December - 6 
Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hacked three villagers to death at Topadihi near Rourkela under K Balang Police Station in Sundargarh District on December 6 suspecting them to be Police info
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Orissadiary.com reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hacked three villagers to death at Topadihi near Rourkela under K Balang Police Station in Sundargarh District on December 6 suspecting them to be Police informer. The victims, including a ward member, identified as Nuana Munda, a teacher, Nanjan Munda and Daudh Munda, a villager, were abducted by the Maoists before they were killed. The villagers found the bodies with the throats slit near rail tracks hardly 500 metres away from Topadihi railway station.
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December - 6 
Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, co-accused with the Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), will be tried in a federal
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Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, co-accused with the Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), will be tried in a federal court in Chicago on February 14, Hindustan Times reported on December 7.
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December - 6 
Police got the remand of Pakistani militant and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘divisional commander’ Mohammad Abdullah Chechi alias Abdullah Inqullabi for four more days to continue his sustained custodial interrogation. Police also detained six more conta
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Police got the remand of Pakistani militant and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘divisional commander’ Mohammad Abdullah Chechi alias Abdullah Inqullabi for four more days to continue his sustained custodial interrogation. Police also detained six more contacts of Inqullabi from different parts of Rajouri District for questioning. As reported earlier, Abdullah was arrested by Police in Delhi on November 14.
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December - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested Jaharlal Mushahari, a NDFB-ATF militant and close aide of general secretary of the outfit Rifikhang, from Koilajuli area under Biswanath Police station in Sonitpur District following an encounter. Police recovered INR 6
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested Jaharlal Mushahari, a NDFB-ATF militant and close aide of general secretary of the outfit Rifikhang, from Koilajuli area under Biswanath Police station in Sonitpur District following an encounter. Police recovered INR 650,000 in cash, a pistol, ammunition, mobile and SIM cards from him. “He is one of the most wanted cadres who were involved in several crimes, including the recent killings,” the Superintendent of Police, Sonitpur, A.K. Tiwari, said.
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December - 6 
The Hindu reports that India and France on December 6 decided to enhance their operational cooperation to expeditiously process extradition requests, curb money-laundering for terrorism and enforce the international sanctions regime against terrorist
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The Hindu reports that India and France on December 6 decided to enhance their operational cooperation to expeditiously process extradition requests, curb money-laundering for terrorism and enforce the international sanctions regime against terrorist organisations. “Our two Governments will coordinate their endeavours in international bodies, such as the Financial Action Task Force, in order to define common positions and promote concrete initiatives. France and India call on all countries to become part, as a matter of urgency, of all international counter-terrorism conventions,” said a joint statement, which was issued after a summit meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the visiting French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Both sides also reiterated the importance of adhering to the sanctions against the al-Qaeda and the Taliban, as established by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 and subsequent resolutions, and the need to preserve the regime's credibility.
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December - 6 
The Supreme Court on December 6 ordered the acquittal of three persons accused of orchestrating a bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai (August 6, 1993), the capital city of Tamil Nadu, and directed their release forthwith, reports The Hindu. The t
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The Supreme Court on December 6 ordered the acquittal of three persons accused of orchestrating a bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai (August 6, 1993), the capital city of Tamil Nadu, and directed their release forthwith, reports The Hindu. The three persons, identified as Kaza Nizamuddin, Hyder Ali and Abubucker Siddique, were acquitted on the grounds of lack of sufficient and independent evidence against them. Earlier, the three accused were awarded life imprisonment term by a TADA court in Chennai for allegedly masterminding the explosion which resulted in the death of 11 persons, injuries to 7 others and complete demolition of the office building.
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December - 6 
The Union Government, on December 6 said that Pakistan's move to proceed with prosecution of masterminds of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) was nothing but a "facade" as it has not taken it forward despite being given
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The Union Government, on December 6 said that Pakistan's move to proceed with prosecution of masterminds of November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11) was nothing but a "facade" as it has not taken it forward despite being given enough leads by New Delhi. Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said that Islamabad was not going to do anything in the case because they fear that cracking down on the militant leadership would spill the beans about the role of Pakistani officials in designing and executing the terror attacks on Mumbai.
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Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed a villager, identified as Mohan Sahu (28) on the border between Gumla and Raidi
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Times of India reports that suspected cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed a villager, identified as Mohan Sahu (28) on the border between Gumla and Raidih Police Stations in the evening of December 6. The Police recovered the body on the bank of a rivulet under Silam panchayat (village level local self government institution) of Raidih Police Station in the morning of December 7. The deceased, a resident of Jorag village under Gumla Police Station, a local contractor by profession.
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December - 6 
Troops recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition from Chatroon-Bankasi in Kandi area of Rajouri District. Recoveries included one pistol, three rounds, two Chinese hand grenades, 47 AK rounds, two PIKA rounds, three pencil cells and some ration
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Troops recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition from Chatroon-Bankasi in Kandi area of Rajouri District. Recoveries included one pistol, three rounds, two Chinese hand grenades, 47 AK rounds, two PIKA rounds, three pencil cells and some ration items.
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December - 6 
Two Territorial Army (TA) troopers were and two National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres were arrested along with arms from Dimapur Railway station area by Security Force (SF) personnel in the night of December 6, reports Nagal
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Two Territorial Army (TA) troopers were and two National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres were arrested along with arms from Dimapur Railway station area by Security Force (SF) personnel in the night of December 6, reports Nagaland Post. According sources, the four were traveling in an autorickshaw when the SF personnel spotted them stranded near the Railway Station area. Upon learning from the auto driver that the four persons had forcibly hired his auto, the SF personnel got suspicious and frisked them and recovered a .22 country made pistol from one of them. The four accused, later identified as “pvt” Zhekuho and “lance corporal” Kevi Swu of NSCN-K, Kusheto Sema and Kavito Sema of 164 TA, were remanded to Police custody.
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December - 6 
At least 40 persons, including tribal elders, Security Force personnel and journalists were killed and another 70 injured on December 6 in twin suicide bombings on a jirga (Tribal council) being held outside the office of the assistant political agen
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At least 40 persons, including tribal elders, Security Force personnel and journalists were killed and another 70 injured on December 6 in twin suicide bombings on a jirga (Tribal council) being held outside the office of the assistant political agent of Mohmand Agency at Ghalanai, the headquarters of Mohmand Agency, in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. Among the dead were 12 Government officials and two television journalists –Pervez Khan and Abdul Wahab. Political Agent Zabit Khan is among the injured. According to Mohmand Political Agent Shamsul Islam, a jirga of a peace committee of Alizai and Safi tribes was in progress at the office of Roshan Khan Mehsud to devise a strategy against terrorism in the tribal region when two suicide bombers tried to enter into the premises, but blew themselves up when stopped by security personnel. The ‘chief’ of the Mohmand chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Umer Khalid, claimed responsibility for the attack. “Our two suicide bombers targeted people who were working against the Taliban,” Umer Khalid told AFP by telephone from an unknown location. “Those who will work against us and make lashkars (tribal army) or peace committees will be targeted. Our war is to enforce Sharia and anyone who hinders our way or sides with America will meet the same fate,” Khalid added.
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December - 6 
Eight suspected militants were killed when two missiles fired from US drone hit a car and in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, reports Dawn. According to sources, fiv
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Eight suspected militants were killed when two missiles fired from US drone hit a car and in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, reports Dawn. According to sources, five militants were killed when two missiles slammed into the car in Khaisur village. The attack on the shop, about 30 minutes later, killed three militants in Khushali Turikhel area.
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December - 6 
Suspected militants blew up a government-run primary school for girls in Jogian area near Tarnab Farm on Grand Trunk Road of Peshawar in the night.
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Suspected militants blew up a government-run primary school for girls in Jogian area near Tarnab Farm on Grand Trunk Road of Peshawar in the night.
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December - 6 
The oil tanker bearing registration number TLL-684-Lasbella, carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, was blown up at Ring Road in the limits of Pishtakhara Police Station in Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the morning of December 6, reports D
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The oil tanker bearing registration number TLL-684-Lasbella, carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, was blown up at Ring Road in the limits of Pishtakhara Police Station in Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the morning of December 6, reports Dawn. However, the driver and cleaner remained unhurt.
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December - 6 
De-mining groups recovered 36 APMs from Omanthai, Marathamadu, Iranamadu and Visuamadukulam areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 36 APMs from Omanthai, Marathamadu, Iranamadu and Visuamadukulam areas.
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December - 6 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alagallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Karundankarni, Nayaru and Pulipanchikal areas in the North recovered 21 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two anti tank mines and one 6
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alagallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Karundankarni, Nayaru and Pulipanchikal areas in the North recovered 21 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two anti tank mines and one 60-mm mortar bomb on December 6.
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December - 6 
Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) Hambanthota District Parliamentarian (MP) Sajith Premadasa on December 6 said that only the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members had committed war crimes in Sri Lanka, according to Co
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Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) Hambanthota District Parliamentarian (MP) Sajith Premadasa on December 6 said that only the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members had committed war crimes in Sri Lanka, according to Colombo Page. "If war crimes had been committed in Sri Lanka they were only committed by the LTTE," Premadasa said in the parliament in response to a question raised by Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa.
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December - 7 
A local court in Mumbai on December 7 remanded two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba(LeT) operatives, arrested for allegedly plotting strikes on oil and military installations in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and a railway station in the metropolis to judi
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A local court in Mumbai on December 7 remanded two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba(LeT) operatives, arrested for allegedly plotting strikes on oil and military installations in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and a railway station in the metropolis to judicial custody till December 20, reports PTI. The militants, Mohammed Shareef Thakkar and Mohammed Isak Kumlakh were arrested on November 15 from Thane District in Maharashtra by State Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS).
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December - 7 
A powerful bomb blast in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on December 7 killed a two-year-old girl and injured 35 others, reports PTI. The explosion took place at around 7pm (IST) at the Shitla Ghat (steps on the sides of the river Ganges) when ‘Ganga Aarti
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A powerful bomb blast in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on December 7 killed a two-year-old girl and injured 35 others, reports PTI. The explosion took place at around 7pm (IST) at the Shitla Ghat (steps on the sides of the river Ganges) when ‘Ganga Aarti'(an evening religious ritual on the river side) was under way. Among the injured were some foreigners. Anti-terror squad (ATS) in-charge, Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Brij Lal, said the explosives were kept inside a milk van that was placed under the main staircase of the ghat. The Indian Mujahideen (IM) reportedly claimed responsibility for the explosion in an email sent from close to Link Road in West Malad in Mumbai. The outfit said the attack was to "avenge" the demolition of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
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December - 7 
According to a Press release by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, the Minister of State for Home, giving a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) on December 7, informed that are no inputs to indicate tha
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According to a Press release by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, the Minister of State for Home, giving a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) on December 7, informed that are no inputs to indicate that Left Wing Extremist (LWE) groups are getting assistance in terms of weapons and finance from foreign countries. Further, there are no inputs to indicate that LWE groups have established nexus with terrorist and separatist outfits abroad. However, CPI-Maoists maintain links with certain like-minded parties of some neighbouring countries. In written reply to another question, the Minister said, there are inputs to suggest that Left Wing Extremist groups, particularly CPI-Maoist, extort considerable “levy” from various mining mafia groups in the Naxal-affected States.
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December - 7 
An Army Captain and a Pakistani militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a 20-hour-long gun battle in Sopore town of Baramulla District, reported Daily Excelsior. The gunfight erupted in the town on Srinagar-Kupwara highway in t
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An Army Captain and a Pakistani militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a 20-hour-long gun battle in Sopore town of Baramulla District, reported Daily Excelsior. The gunfight erupted in the town on Srinagar-Kupwara highway in the evening of December 7 when a joint search party of Police and Rashtriya Rifles (21st Battalion) laid a siege around a house following specific information about presence of two suspected LeT militants. An Army Captain was injured in the initial encounter. The Captain succumbed to injuries in the morning of December 8. The Captain was identified as Upmanyu Singh, according to Times of India. "The operation was halted for the night to avoid collateral damages and resumed this morning," a Police spokesman said on December 8, adds Daily Excelsior. Official sources said the operation ended at around 3pm after the house, where the militants were believed hiding, caught fire during the exchange of fire and was gutted. Dead body of a militant, later identified as Abdullah Ubaid, a Pakistani national owing allegiance with LeT, was recovered from the debris of the house. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from his possession. However, the other militant, identified as Abeedullah, also a suspected Pakistani, had reportedly managed his escape, apparently last night under the cover of darkness. Earlier in the day, when the Security Forces resumed the operation to flush out the militants, groups of protester took to streets and indulged in stone-pelting on Police and Paramilitary Forces at several places to divert their attention. "Miscreants early morning surfaced in Chan Khan, main town and Bus Stand areas of Sopore, and resorted to stone pelting on Police and security forces deployments," the spokesman said.
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December - 7 
An Army officer was injured in an encounter with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Sopore town of Baramulla District in the night of December 7, official sources said, according to Daily Excelsior. The Security Forces (SFs) launched an operation in
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An Army officer was injured in an encounter with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Sopore town of Baramulla District in the night of December 7, official sources said, according to Daily Excelsior. The Security Forces (SFs) launched an operation in ModelTown area of Sopore after receiving information about the presence of militants. The militants opened indiscriminate firing on SFs when they were zeroing-in at a house. An Army Captain was injured in the initial firing. At least two LeT militants were suspected to be hiding in the house, Police said. Intermittent exchange of firing between the two sides continued for several hours, they said, adding that firing stopped at dusk.
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December - 7 
Comparing the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorists attacks (also known as 26/11) with the terrorist attacks in New York in US (September 11,2000, also known as 9/11) French President Nicolas Sarkozy on December 7 criticized Pakistan and asked the Pak
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Comparing the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorists attacks (also known as 26/11) with the terrorist attacks in New York in US (September 11,2000, also known as 9/11) French President Nicolas Sarkozy on December 7 criticized Pakistan and asked the Pakistani authorities to show resolve in fighting terrorism emanating from its territory, according to Times of India. “It is unacceptable for the world that terror attacks originate or are masterminded in Pakistan and terrorists are trained there. France won't forget the martyred city of Mumbai. We will stand by India till justice is done,” he said during a commemorative event at the Oberoi-Trident Hotel in Mumbai. Sarkozy also praised the Indian government for showing “remarkable restraint” after the attack, he called for greater global cooperation to curb the menace.
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December - 7 
DNA reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munil Kumar Rai and Sunil Kumar Patel, were arrested during a raid conducted by the Police at a hideout in Badhichak Baghakol village in Saran District
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DNA reports that two top cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munil Kumar Rai and Sunil Kumar Patel, were arrested during a raid conducted by the Police at a hideout in Badhichak Baghakol village in Saran District on December 7. The arrested Maoists have confessed their involvement in the landmine blast of a vehicle of a block pramukh (block chief) Guddu Sharma in which two persons were killed recently, Superintendent of Police AK Satyarthi said.
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December - 7 
Group Officer Commanding (GOC) of 57th Mountain Division Brigadier R.S. Grewal expressed suspicion that the December 7 night incident in which two unarmed Assam Rifles personnel were attacked with knives and guns by some unidentified armed persons ma
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Group Officer Commanding (GOC) of 57th Mountain Division Brigadier R.S. Grewal expressed suspicion that the December 7 night incident in which two unarmed Assam Rifles personnel were attacked with knives and guns by some unidentified armed persons may be related to the campaign launched to target non-locals.
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December - 7 
Imphal East District Police arrested three cadres belonging to Malem Nganba Meetei group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from near Kusum Oil Pump. The three arrested cadres were identified as Laishram Diren Sin
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Imphal East District Police arrested three cadres belonging to Malem Nganba Meetei group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) from near Kusum Oil Pump. The three arrested cadres were identified as Laishram Diren Singh (27), Salam Geeta Devi (30), and Md Abdul Wahid Khan alias Awas (20). The arrested cadres confessed that they were involved in extortion of money from the general public, Government officials, businessmen etc. They also disclosed that they were working under the command of one Nando of Khangabok Part III of the Military Council faction of the KCP.
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December - 7 
Naik Runkhna Ramana (21), one of the two Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who were reportedly attacked with knives by some unidentified militants near Khonghampat Mantri Leikai of Imphal West District while they were coming to Imphal in a passenger bus on
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Naik Runkhna Ramana (21), one of the two Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who were reportedly attacked with knives by some unidentified militants near Khonghampat Mantri Leikai of Imphal West District while they were coming to Imphal in a passenger bus on December 7, succumbed to his injuries on December 8, reports Sangai Express. Naik Runkhna Ramana belonged to Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh. Apart from stabbing wounds on his head and both hands, there were also two bullet marks on his back.
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December - 7 
PTI reports that a huge cache of ammunition and communication devices were recovered from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts during raids conducted by Special Task Force (STF) at the Districts of Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and
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PTI reports that a huge cache of ammunition and communication devices were recovered from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts during raids conducted by Special Task Force (STF) at the Districts of Hooghly, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas on December 7. More than 200 man pack and static wireless system, nearly 50 static sets, antennas, 50 remote-operated timers and VHF (very high frequency) static sets and High Frequency sets, 150 bullets mainly of AK-47, explosives and different kinds of circuits have been recovered. This shows that they are trying to develop sophisticated communication and explosive equipment, said Additional Commissioner-II and STF chief Rajiv Kumar. "Besides, several CDs, documents, literature, Kishenji’s unedited interviews and laptops were also seized," Kumar said, adding that raids are on at different places and the Police hope to recover some more documents.
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December - 7 
Reports indicate that Maoists are planning major strategies to increase their influence and strength. An important task the Maoists have set for themselves is to create a liberated zone, in Bihar, Jharkhand and Dandakaranya (Chhattisgarh). Towards th
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Reports indicate that Maoists are planning major strategies to increase their influence and strength. An important task the Maoists have set for themselves is to create a liberated zone, in Bihar, Jharkhand and Dandakaranya (Chhattisgarh). Towards this end, the party's strike force — People Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) — is being developed. This was stated by Prasad, party's Andhra-Orissa Border State ‘committee member’ during an interview at a remote place on the Andhra-Orissa border. Prasad said the PLGA should be transformed into the people's liberation army for which a liberated zone was necessary. PLGA formations were being developed to achieve this target and it had also carried out “mobile” war by carrying out raids on targets at faraway places, by mobilising its armed cadre from different parts and taking assistance from the people along the way. “The creation of a liberated zone and beefing up PLGA for this purpose is in its early stages. The process is being commenced by forming village-level committees which will be expanded to mandal (taluk) and District levels. Already, the Janatana Sarcars, Revolutionary People's Councils (RPCs) have been formed in Dandakaranya,” Prasad said. The PLGA, which has grown to the strength of creating companies, is also planning battalions. “We have already reached this stage in Dandakaranya. We don't have a timeframe for other areas but the process will be completed early if the conditions suit us, that is until people take up armed struggle”, Prasad added.
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December - 7 
The Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that Government needs to create an environment conducive for talks and then make its stand clear on discussing the issue raised by ULFA. “When we sit for talks, ULFA will also see that the demands, issues and aspir
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The Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that Government needs to create an environment conducive for talks and then make its stand clear on discussing the issue raised by ULFA. “When we sit for talks, ULFA will also see that the demands, issues and aspirations of various ethnic communities, intellectual societies, non-governmental organisations, religious groups, minorities etc of the State are brought out for discussion,” Gogoi said.
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December - 7 
The Chief of the Black Widow (BW) Jewel Gorlosa, along with two other cadres of outfit, will be interrogated by the Directorate of Enforcement in connection with the diversion of funds meant for the NC Hills Autonomous District Council (NCHADC) to ot
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The Chief of the Black Widow (BW) Jewel Gorlosa, along with two other cadres of outfit, will be interrogated by the Directorate of Enforcement in connection with the diversion of funds meant for the NC Hills Autonomous District Council (NCHADC) to other States through hawala (illegal money transfer), reports Sentinel on December 8. The Court of the Special Judge, Assam, granted permission to the Directorate of Enforcement to question Gorlosa and two BW militant – Samir Ahmed and Partha Warisa. The Court, however, did not give permission to the Directorate of Enforcement to quiz BW’s “commander-in-chief” Niranjan Hojai on health grounds.
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December - 7 
The Hindu reports that a 15-member armed dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a cell phone tower of a private telecom firm causing extensive damage to its equipment at R. Kothagudem village in Charla mandal (ad
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The Hindu reports that a 15-member armed dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a cell phone tower of a private telecom firm causing extensive damage to its equipment at R. Kothagudem village in Charla mandal (administrative division) of Khammam District on December 7.
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December - 7 
The Maoists destroyed four quarters of coffee plantation workers in Korukonda area in Chintapalli mandal in Visakha District, reports Times of India. The quarters belong to AP Forest Development Corporation.
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The Maoists destroyed four quarters of coffee plantation workers in Korukonda area in Chintapalli mandal in Visakha District, reports Times of India. The quarters belong to AP Forest Development Corporation.
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December - 7 
The Political advisor of the ULFA, Bhimkanta Buragohain alias Mama said that ULFA is not just seeking peace through dialogue but wants that the exploitation, oppression, negligence and draining of wealth from the State by the Centre comes to halt.
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The Political advisor of the ULFA, Bhimkanta Buragohain alias Mama said that ULFA is not just seeking peace through dialogue but wants that the exploitation, oppression, negligence and draining of wealth from the State by the Centre comes to halt.
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December - 7 
The Union Government has sent some of the recommendations of the three-member group of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir to the State for necessary action, reports Daily Excelsior. "Action has been initiated on the recommendations. Some recommendati
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The Union Government has sent some of the recommendations of the three-member group of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir to the State for necessary action, reports Daily Excelsior. "Action has been initiated on the recommendations. Some recommendations have been sent to the State Government for necessary action. Some are under implementation," the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on December 7. In its report submitted to the Union Government, the group recommended expediting cases of under trials, permitting peaceful protests, releasing militants and protestors against whom there are no serious charges among others. The group also recommended training of Security Forces, identifying jobs for young men and women in Central and State Government offices, announcing scholarships for Kashmiri students, enhancing monetary assistance to widows and orphans, efforts to trace missing persons and increasing monthly allowances to Kashmiri Pandits, the Ministry said. Official sources said that interlocutors’ recommendations has so far resulted in demilitarisation steps, release of 66 youths and withdrawal of 22 cases of Public Safety Act. The report was based on interlocutors’ visits to the State from October 23 from 28 and November 9 to 14. During their stay in the State, the interlocutors had visited Baramulla, Uri, Anantnag, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Leh and Kargil Districts and met political and community leaders, minority representatives including several groups of Kashmiri Pandits as well as refugees from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), it said. The group visited Kashmiri Pandit camps at Muthi to ascertain their views on the Kashmirissue. They also visited detenues in the Central Jail in Srinagar and met leaders of student protestors, the Ministry said. The recommendations made in the report of their second visit are under active consideration of the Government. Meanwhile, the three interlocutors, who will conduct their third visit to the State from December 17 to 23, will submit the "broad contours" to the Government early 2011 for a political settlement to the conflict. During its third visit, the group will go to several District headquarters like Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch, Doda and Srinagar. The group, comprising eminent journalist Dileep Padgaonkar, academician Radha Kumar and former Central Information Commissioner M. M. Ansari was appointed on October 13.
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December - 7 
The vice-chairman of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Pradip Gogoi on December 7 said that ULFA is firm in its stand that peace talks would be possible only when all the leaders of the outfit were released from jails unconditionally. “After
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The vice-chairman of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Pradip Gogoi on December 7 said that ULFA is firm in its stand that peace talks would be possible only when all the leaders of the outfit were released from jails unconditionally. “After all the jailed leaders are set free, we will certainly decide for holding parleys with the Centre,” he said.
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December - 7 
Times of India reports that around 20-25 armed cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a bus near Mathurapur under Mali Police Station in Aurangabad District in the
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Times of India reports that around 20-25 armed cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a bus near Mathurapur under Mali Police Station in Aurangabad District in the intervening night of December 7–8. The Maoists asked the passengers to get down the bus before setting it ablaze. However, no passenger was hurt during the Maoist operation.
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December - 7 
Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed their former colleague, identified as Rakesh Chandu Veladi (25) at village Kedmara under Tadgaon sub-Police Station in Bhamragad tehsil (administrative
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Times of India reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed their former colleague, identified as Rakesh Chandu Veladi (25) at village Kedmara under Tadgaon sub-Police Station in Bhamragad tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District in the night of December 7. Rakesh, a former Maoist cadre had surrendered before the Government in 2008. Police sources said that Rakesh had returned to his native village in Kedmara after the surrender and had taken to farming. After learning about his presence in the village, armed Maoists came to the village and took him with them. After killing him, his body was thrown on Tadgaon-Mannerajaram road. Villagers recovered his body in the morning of December 8 and informed Tadgaon Police.
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December - 7 
Troops of 17 AR arrested one cadre of Naga National Workers-People Safeguard Group (NNW-PSG), identified as Changeson Lungling (22), from Namrei of Ukhrul District. One 9-mm pistol and 2 live rounds of 9-mm pistol were recovered from him. The arreste
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Troops of 17 AR arrested one cadre of Naga National Workers-People Safeguard Group (NNW-PSG), identified as Changeson Lungling (22), from Namrei of Ukhrul District. One 9-mm pistol and 2 live rounds of 9-mm pistol were recovered from him. The arrested militant along with the recovered items were handed over to the Porompat Police Station.
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December - 7 
Two Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who were out on leave from their post at Maram in Senapati District were stabbed by some unidentified militants inside the bus they were travelling to Imphal on December 7, reports Sangai Express. According to Police r
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Two Assam Rifles (AR) personnel who were out on leave from their post at Maram in Senapati District were stabbed by some unidentified militants inside the bus they were travelling to Imphal on December 7, reports Sangai Express. According to Police report, three personnel of Assam Rifles (5th Battalion) B-company posted at Maram were coming to Imphal in a passenger bus along with other 15-16 passengers when some unidentified militants stopped the bus near Khonghampat Mantri Leikai and attacked the two non-local AR personnel with knives. The attackers also opened blank fire. The two injured AR personnel were identified as P Mahesh (27) and Rahman (23). The duo belonged to Andhra Pradesh. The third AR trooper is a local and his whereabouts is not known.
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December - 7 
Two cadres of the Manipur-based Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), who abducted five Government officials for ransom, were arrested in Delhi on December 7, reports Sangai Express. The arrested militants were identified as Huidrom Nanao Singh alias Din
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Two cadres of the Manipur-based Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), who abducted five Government officials for ransom, were arrested in Delhi on December 7, reports Sangai Express. The arrested militants were identified as Huidrom Nanao Singh alias Dinesh Singh and Mayengbam Santon Luwang. Both of them belonged to the Military Council faction of the KCP. Seven mobile phones, an ATM card, two PAN cards, identity cards and a driving license were recovered from their possession. Singh was allegedly involved in abduction of five officials of Public Health Engineering Department in Manipur. He along with Luwang and a member of Kuki Revolutionary Army kidnapped the five officials from Senapati District (Manipur) on November 27 and demanded a ransom of INR 20 million for their release, a Police official said. "After negotiation, a ransom of INR seven million was paid to them following which the officials were released on December 4," he said, adding that the duo had come to Delhi on November 30 for hiding.
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December - 7 
10 persons, including five Policemen, were injured when a suicide bomber in an attempt to attack the Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani blew himself up at the Railway level crossing on Saryab road of Quetta in Balochistan on December 7, r
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10 persons, including five Policemen, were injured when a suicide bomber in an attempt to attack the Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani blew himself up at the Railway level crossing on Saryab road of Quetta in Balochistan on December 7, reported Daily Times. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - al Alami (LeJ-al Alami) claimed responsibility for the attack. The spokesman of the outfit, Abdullah Jhangvi, called at the Quetta Press Club and vowed to carry out such attacks in the future as well. Meanwhile, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) denied its involvement in the attack. The head and legs of the suicide bomber were found from the incident site, from which it seemed the bomber was an Uzbek national.
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December - 7 
Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani escaped an attempt on his life when the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants fired rockets at an area shortly after his visit in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on De
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Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani escaped an attempt on his life when the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants fired rockets at an area shortly after his visit in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 7, reports Dawn. The militants fired at least four rockets in Laddha area as soon Kayani left the area. No casualties were reported in the incident. Kayani was accompanied by Air Force Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman on a joint visit.
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December - 7 
Police Constable, Mohammad Iqbal, who was injured in the suicide attack on the Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani’s convoy in Quetta on December 7, succumbed to his injuries on December 9, raising the death toll to two, reports Daily Time
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Police Constable, Mohammad Iqbal, who was injured in the suicide attack on the Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani’s convoy in Quetta on December 7, succumbed to his injuries on December 9, raising the death toll to two, reports Daily Times.
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December - 7 
Reporters Without Borders (RWB), International media watchdog, after the death of two tribal journalists in December 6 suicide attack in Ghalanai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has called on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pak
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Reporters Without Borders (RWB), International media watchdog, after the death of two tribal journalists in December 6 suicide attack in Ghalanai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has called on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to stop bombings at public places, reports Daily Times. “We appeal to Taliban [TTP] to immediately stop this repugnant practice of organising suicide bombings at meetings attended by civilians and covered by journalists,” the RWB, a Paris-based media organisation said in a press statement. Journalists Abdul Wahab and Pervez Khan, both of two private TV channels, were among 45 persons killed in twin suicide bombings targeting a jirga in Ghalanai, headquarters of Mohmand Agency.
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December - 7 
Security officials confirmed that wanted TTP ‘commander’, Asmatullah Bhetani, was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan Agency in the night of December 7. Bhetani had been a reward of PKR 10 million for his arrest.
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Security officials confirmed that wanted TTP ‘commander’, Asmatullah Bhetani, was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan Agency in the night of December 7. Bhetani had been a reward of PKR 10 million for his arrest.
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December - 7 
The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani asserted that the entire South Waziristan Agency had been virtually cleared of militants. The Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made the statement during a visit to the tribal agency along with Air Force Chief
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The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani asserted that the entire South Waziristan Agency had been virtually cleared of militants. The Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made the statement during a visit to the tribal agency along with Air Force Chief Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman.
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December - 7 
The commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, said on December 7 that the United States and Pakistan were involved in efforts that would bring considerable pressure on extremists groups operating in Federally Administered Tribal
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The commander of US forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, said on December 7 that the United States and Pakistan were involved in efforts that would bring considerable pressure on extremists groups operating in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but both sides avoided discussing those efforts, reports Dawn. In an interview to ABC News, the General also praised Pakistan for what he called “very impressive counter-insurgency operations”. But “more clearly needs to be done in the tribal areas of Pakistan to weed out al Qaeda”, he said, adding that the US would continue to put “considerable pressure” on these areas.
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December - 7 
The death toll in December 6 suicide bombings in the Ghalanai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) rose to 45 after four injured persons succumbed to injuries on December 7, reports Dawn.
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The death toll in December 6 suicide bombings in the Ghalanai area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) rose to 45 after four injured persons succumbed to injuries on December 7, reports Dawn.
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December - 7 
The Rangers Special Force (RSF) launched a search operation at Pirabad (Manghopir) area of Karachi in Sindh on the morning of December 7 and arrested 13 terrorists belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Daily Times. According to sourc
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The Rangers Special Force (RSF) launched a search operation at Pirabad (Manghopir) area of Karachi in Sindh on the morning of December 7 and arrested 13 terrorists belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Daily Times. According to sources, the operation was launched as a part of Muharram security plan. They said the operation was initiated on the information provided by four arrested assailants during investigations. They revealed that some terrorists from Wana and Waziristanwere residing in various areas of Pirabad in Karachi. The Rangers started a house-to-house search and questioned some 600 persons and arrested 13 militants of the TTP. The Rangers have also identified a camp office of the TTP and recovered a cache of weapons and explosives.
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December - 7 
Three militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces in the Shakardara area of Mingora in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 7, reported Daily Times.
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Three militants were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces in the Shakardara area of Mingora in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 7, reported Daily Times.
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December - 7 
Two Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed and six others injured in a landmine blast at Bala Dhaki area of Barkhan District in Balochistan on December 7, reported Daily Times. A vehicle of SFs travelling towards Chamalang from Kohlu hit a landmi
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Two Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed and six others injured in a landmine blast at Bala Dhaki area of Barkhan District in Balochistan on December 7, reported Daily Times. A vehicle of SFs travelling towards Chamalang from Kohlu hit a landmine planted by militants along a road in Baladhaki area of Barkhan District. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the responsibility for the attack.
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December - 7 
At 40 persons, including eight Policemen, were injured during clash between Police and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres in Narsingdi District on December 7, reports Daily Star. 32 District leaders and cadres of JeI were also arrested. According to the re
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At 40 persons, including eight Policemen, were injured during clash between Police and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres in Narsingdi District on December 7, reports Daily Star. 32 District leaders and cadres of JeI were also arrested. According to the reports, JeI had held a rally in the town where speakers were critical of the Government for its failure to arrest spiraling price of essentials and deteriorating law and order situation.
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December - 7 
Police arrested 11 JeI leaders and cadres while they were preparing to bring out a procession near Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office in Chittagong City.
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Police arrested 11 JeI leaders and cadres while they were preparing to bring out a procession near Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office in Chittagong City.
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December - 7 
Colombo Page reports that the Thai Police on December 7 arrested 50 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants in Bangkok. Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were believed to be among the arrestees.
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Colombo Page reports that the Thai Police on December 7 arrested 50 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants in Bangkok. Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were believed to be among the arrestees.
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December - 7 
De-mining groups recovered 109 APMs and seven anti-tank mines from Mahilankulam and Omanthai areas in Vavuniya District on December 7.
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De-mining groups recovered 109 APMs and seven anti-tank mines from Mahilankulam and Omanthai areas in Vavuniya District on December 7.
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December - 7 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Thirunavely, Kanagarayankulam, Alagallupottukulam, Monarawewa and Kokkutuduwai areas in the North recovered three hand grenades, four 130-mm artillery rounds, 35 Anti Personne
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Thirunavely, Kanagarayankulam, Alagallupottukulam, Monarawewa and Kokkutuduwai areas in the North recovered three hand grenades, four 130-mm artillery rounds, 35 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and one 50-mm mortar bomb on December 7.
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December - 8 
A combined team of the Imphal West District and Thoubal District Police seized a huge cache of concealed arms and ammunition belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and arrested an over ground worker of the outfit from Wabagai Yangbi area of
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A combined team of the Imphal West District and Thoubal District Police seized a huge cache of concealed arms and ammunition belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and arrested an over ground worker of the outfit from Wabagai Yangbi area of Thoubal District. The arrested militant, identified as one Naorem Komol alias Kamal Meitei (34), was working under the Thoubal District ‘commander’ of PLA, identified as one Sanju, and worked under the cover of a NGO namely Rapid Intervention And Care (RIAC) in Wabagai Lamkhai as outreach worker. It was from the premises of his residence that the arms and ammunition were recovered. The recovered items included seven AK series rifles along with 14 magazines and 253 ammunition, one RPG, one Sten Carbine along with one magazine, one M-16 UBGL along with one magazine and 70 ammunitions and four 9-mm pistol along with four magazines.
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December - 8 
A Maoist cadre, identified as Ashok Singh, was arrested from his hideout in Goghat area of Hooghly District. Singh's arrest has proved a number of intelligence agencies inputs that Maoists have also managed to sneak into some pockets of the District
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A Maoist cadre, identified as Ashok Singh, was arrested from his hideout in Goghat area of Hooghly District. Singh's arrest has proved a number of intelligence agencies inputs that Maoists have also managed to sneak into some pockets of the District which are adjacent to Bankura District where Maoists have established their stronghold.
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December - 8 
A Maoist cadre, identified as Uttam Mandi, was arrested from Kako village near the Dharampur forest areas in Binpur in West Midnapore District. Uttam was wanted in several cases of murder of local leaders of CPI-M, Jhargram SP Praveen Tripathi said.
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A Maoist cadre, identified as Uttam Mandi, was arrested from Kako village near the Dharampur forest areas in Binpur in West Midnapore District. Uttam was wanted in several cases of murder of local leaders of CPI-M, Jhargram SP Praveen Tripathi said.
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December - 8 
Militants belonging to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) abducted 11 labourers from a bridge construction site in an interior area of Dhalai District bordering Bangladesh in the night of December 8, reports Assam Tribune. According to P
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Militants belonging to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) abducted 11 labourers from a bridge construction site in an interior area of Dhalai District bordering Bangladesh in the night of December 8, reports Assam Tribune. According to Police sources, "The NLFT rebels might have taken the captives into neighbouring Bangladesh territory as the India-Bangladesh border is just four kilometres from the spot." As per Tripurainfo reports, two of the abducted workers were later released by the militants later in the night.
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December - 8 
On the last day of the week-long observation of 10th anniversary of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), a group of around 60 armed Maoists killed a tribal youth, identified as Sambharu Huika, in Odiapentha village in Koraput District in the in
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On the last day of the week-long observation of 10th anniversary of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), a group of around 60 armed Maoists killed a tribal youth, identified as Sambharu Huika, in Odiapentha village in Koraput District in the intervening night of December 8–9. According to Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup Sahu it was suspected that the tribal youth had been murdered on the last day of PLGA week to use terror tactics to compel tribal youths of remote areas join the violent fold. Huika had refrained from joining the controversial Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in Naryanpatna area. Huika had even allegedly refused to take part in meetings and rallies of CMAS. “So, the only reason behind the murder was to create a reign of terror in the area,” Sahu said.
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December - 8 
One People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre was arrested by a combined team of Imphal West and Thoubal Districts Police from Heirok Part-III in Thoubal District on December 8, reports Imphal Free Press. The arrested cadre was identified as Laishram Ranj
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One People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre was arrested by a combined team of Imphal West and Thoubal Districts Police from Heirok Part-III in Thoubal District on December 8, reports Imphal Free Press. The arrested cadre was identified as Laishram Ranjit alias Allen alias Kumar (42). He disclosed that he joined PLA through one James and got basic military training in the year 1996 at Kohta.
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December - 8 
PTI reports that six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in connection with setting ablaze a helicopter, used by the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Venkaiah Naidu for campaigning in November 2005 Bi
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PTI reports that six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wanted in connection with setting ablaze a helicopter, used by the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Venkaiah Naidu for campaigning in November 2005 Bihar Assembly polls, were arrested from the Barachatti Police Station area of Gaya District on December 8. Acting on a tip off, Police raided a hideout and arrested Paras Yadav, Dashrath Yadav, Bhola Yadav, Mahesh Yadav, Kedar Yadav and Kailash Yadav, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amit Lodha said. The six arrestees have confessed their involvement in a landmine blast in Barachatti area on November 20, Lodha added. A computer, a printer, a CPU and Maoist literature were seized from them.
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December - 8 
PTI reports that the Union Government on December 8 said that militant groups, especially those based abroad, were trying to revive militancy in Punjab. “Available reports suggest that militant groups, especially those based abroad, continue to persi
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PTI reports that the Union Government on December 8 said that militant groups, especially those based abroad, were trying to revive militancy in Punjab. “Available reports suggest that militant groups, especially those based abroad, continue to persist with their efforts to revive militancy in Punjab," Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken said in a written reply. The Minister, however, added that there were no specific inputs indicating the development of any nexus between Khalistani outfits like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) or Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and militant Islamist organisations like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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December - 8 
Sify.com reports that a self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Surendra Ram alias Prasant was arrested from Makri village in Garhwa District on December 8. Prasant, ‘Koel-Sankh zone commander’
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Sify.com reports that a self-styled ‘sub-zonal commander’ of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Surendra Ram alias Prasant was arrested from Makri village in Garhwa District on December 8. Prasant, ‘Koel-Sankh zone commander’, was arrested while he was urging people to vote for his wife, Seema Devi, in the ongoing panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls. He was involved in nine criminal cases including murder, Police said. One pistol and live cartridges were recovered from him. The five-phase panchayat polls in Jharkhand began from November 27.
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December - 8 
Suspected militants belonging to the Anti Talks Faction of Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF-ATF) abducted a schoolboy, identified as Sujit Pathak, (10), from Japarajan in Bokajan sub-division of Karbi Anglong District on Decemb
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Suspected militants belonging to the Anti Talks Faction of Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF-ATF) abducted a schoolboy, identified as Sujit Pathak, (10), from Japarajan in Bokajan sub-division of Karbi Anglong District on December 8, reports Telegraph. According to sources, Sujit was in front of his Japarajan residence when a four-member team of KLNLF-ATF militants accosted him and took him along with them.
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December - 8 
The Government on December 8 said "track II" talks with Pakistan includes issues like Jammu and Kashmir and are not official in nature, reported Daily Excelsior. "There are informal channels of communication between India and Pakistan, also referred
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The Government on December 8 said "track II" talks with Pakistan includes issues like Jammu and Kashmir and are not official in nature, reported Daily Excelsior. "There are informal channels of communication between India and Pakistan, also referred to as track II in popular parlance... These meetings, which take place on a broad range of subjects, including Jammu and Kashmir, are not official in nature," Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) in reply to a question. Meanwhile, answering Avtar Singh Karimpuri, a Bahujan Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament, on the families migrating from the Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi and other places, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said 58,697 families had migrated from the Valley since the onset of militancy in the 1990s. A comprehensive package of INR 1,618 crore had been announced for the return and rehabilitation of the migrants in 2008. It would not be possible to indicate any time frame for their rehabilitation, he added.
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December - 8 
The Imphal West District Police arrested a cadre of the Vice Chairman faction of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) gate. The arrested militant was identified as Abujam Bishorjit
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The Imphal West District Police arrested a cadre of the Vice Chairman faction of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) gate. The arrested militant was identified as Abujam Bishorjit (35). He disclosed that he joined the said outfit in the month of March 2010 through one Nganba alias Nongdamba. He is serving as a peon at Manipur Secretariat and he had extorted huge amount of money from RIMS Doctors, Government employees and general public for party fund. One ID card, three lists of Doctors, two receipt books containing amount which he had extorted in the name of Vice Chairman faction of the PREPAK, one CD and one mobile handset were recovered from his possession.
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December - 8 
The Mumbai Police on December 8 said that it suspected that Bhatkal brothers, Riaz and Iqbal, founders of Indian Mujahideen (IM), masterminded the explosion in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on December 7, reports PTI. Police Commissioner Sanjeev Dayal al
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The Mumbai Police on December 8 said that it suspected that Bhatkal brothers, Riaz and Iqbal, founders of Indian Mujahideen (IM), masterminded the explosion in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on December 7, reports PTI. Police Commissioner Sanjeev Dayal also said that the blast was planned in Pakistan which sheltered the suspected militants.
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December - 8 
The West Midnapore District Police arrested five Maoists, identified as Dilip Mahato, Lakshmikanta Hemram, Babulal Tudu alias Babulal Kisku alias Jhapu, Baidyanath Murmu and Raju Hembram alias Rajib from Lakhanpur forest in Salboni on December 8. Two
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The West Midnapore District Police arrested five Maoists, identified as Dilip Mahato, Lakshmikanta Hemram, Babulal Tudu alias Babulal Kisku alias Jhapu, Baidyanath Murmu and Raju Hembram alias Rajib from Lakhanpur forest in Salboni on December 8. Two rifles, two double barrel guns and some other weapons were recovered from them, Police said. Dilip Mahato is one of the prime suspects in the case of the abduction of the Officer-in-charge of Sankrail Thana (Police Station), Atindranath Dutta, and two Police constables Kanchan Garai and Sabbir Mollah in 2009.
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December - 8 
A Police Constable, Manzoor, was killed and a Sub-Inspector, Naimat Ali, was injured during an encounter with militants in a bid to free abducted school teachers in the Darband area of Hangu District. Policemen freed five school teachers, identified
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A Police Constable, Manzoor, was killed and a Sub-Inspector, Naimat Ali, was injured during an encounter with militants in a bid to free abducted school teachers in the Darband area of Hangu District. Policemen freed five school teachers, identified as Mahboob, Arshad, Hashim, Javed and Akmal. However the militants managed to escape along with two of the teachers - Umer Ali and Javed - and a driver, Sajjad, to the adjoining hills of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Militants had abducted seven teachers of the Darband Government School at about 10am (PST).
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December - 8 
At least 18 persons were killed and 32 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew up a passenger van at a bus stand in Tirah bazaar (market) of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 8, reports Dawn. The blast took place at around 1.50pm (PST) w
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At least 18 persons were killed and 32 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew up a passenger van at a bus stand in Tirah bazaar (market) of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 8, reports Dawn. The blast took place at around 1.50pm (PST) when people were returning home in Lower Orakzai Agency from the bazaar. The explosion damaged 11 other vehicles. The Police media cell said the suicide bomber appeared to be 18 to 20 years old and his jacket contained six kilograms of explosives. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. Usman Ali, a spokesman for the TTP Kohat chapter, told on telephone that “One of our Fidayeen has carried out the attack. I cannot disclose his name at this stage. I can only confirm that my superiors ordered the attack.” Kohat division commissioner Khalid Khan Umerzai said that “We have 197,000 internally displaced people in Kohat. I have sent more than 4,400 families over the past four days to Orakzai Agency, but their presence in such a large number is an imminent threat to security.” Daily Times reports that it was a sectarian attack as most of the passengers belonged to Shia community. The daily quoting Usman Ali, the TTP Kohat chapter spokesperson, reports that “Shias were targeted and more such attacks would follow”. Eyewitness Waheed Ahmed said the bus stand was used mainly by passengers from Shia-dominated areas of Orakzai and Kurram, where sectarian violence has rocked the local population.
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December - 8 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain on December 8 said that terrorists had their roots in Afghanistan for the past 30 years and now it was the responsibility of the US and the NATO to crush them, reports Daily Times. Ift
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain on December 8 said that terrorists had their roots in Afghanistan for the past 30 years and now it was the responsibility of the US and the NATO to crush them, reports Daily Times. Iftikhar said that the Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) had been chasing terrorists across the country including Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to finish them off. He informed the media that warring factions in Afghanistan were being contacted to restore peace in that country. “Peace will return and soon there will be no terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan,” added Hussain. Regarding the Muharram security arrangements, Iftikhar said that 12 Districts in the province had been declared sensitive, adding that special measures were being taken to protect mosques and Imambargahs (Shia place of worship). He said that hotels were being checked and more checkposts would be set up in sensitive areas. He said that some 647 citizens and 298 Police personnel were killed during 2010. Similarly, he added, about 157 terrorists had been killed during 2010. He said that about 3,600 people had been killed and 1,200 injured since 2007.
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December - 8 
The Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani denied the presence of US troops and the Taliban (Quetta shura) leadership in Quetta and termed foreign media reports to that effect false and baseless, reports Dawn. “There is no soldier of the Amer
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The Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani denied the presence of US troops and the Taliban (Quetta shura) leadership in Quetta and termed foreign media reports to that effect false and baseless, reports Dawn. “There is no soldier of the American army in Quetta”, said Nawab Aslam Raisani. He also denied the presence of Taliban militants in the city and said: “There is no justification and need for drone attacks on Quetta.”
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December - 8 
The death toll in the suicide attack on a bus stand in Tirah bazaar of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 8 rose to 19 after an injured woman succumbed to injuries on December 9. Meanwhile, the investigating team of suicide blast released a sket
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The death toll in the suicide attack on a bus stand in Tirah bazaar of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 8 rose to 19 after an injured woman succumbed to injuries on December 9. Meanwhile, the investigating team of suicide blast released a sketch of the bomber to seek public help in his identification.
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December - 8 
Three militants were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Shakar Dara of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 8, reports Dawn.
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Three militants were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Shakar Dara of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 8, reports Dawn.
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December - 8 
Three persons were killed while another was injured when Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) militants opened fire on them in the Parom area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on December 8, reports Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Anayatullah,
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Three persons were killed while another was injured when Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) militants opened fire on them in the Parom area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on December 8, reports Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Anayatullah, Dur Mohammad, both Pashtuns, and Ahmed Allah of Orangi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed the responsibility for the attack.
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December - 8 
Police arrested Monirul Islam alias Pitpite Sumon (32), Khulna Unit ‘operation commander’ of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha) in Dhaka on December 8, reports Daily Star. According to the Police, the arrest
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Police arrested Monirul Islam alias Pitpite Sumon (32), Khulna Unit ‘operation commander’ of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha) in Dhaka on December 8, reports Daily Star. According to the Police, the arrestee was wanted for long in connection with four murder and 12 other criminal cases filed against him with Jessore Sadar Police Station, Narail Sadar Police Station, Lohagara Police Station of Narail and Phultala Police Station of Khulna District. He was also directly involved in the murders of shrimp exporter Azad Gazi and Damodar UP, Sarder Abu Saeed Badal of Phultala sub-district of Khulna District and bomb attack on Phultala sub-district chairman Sarder Alauddin Mithu.
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December - 8 
De-mining groups recovered 69 APMs and one 40-mm grenade launcher bomb from Kokkutuduwai, Kokilai, Pudumurippu, Shivanagar, Malayanpuram and Barathipuram areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 69 APMs and one 40-mm grenade launcher bomb from Kokkutuduwai, Kokilai, Pudumurippu, Shivanagar, Malayanpuram and Barathipuram areas.
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December - 8 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Monarawewa, Kokkutuduwai, Kilinochchi and Pannankandi areas in the North recovered nine Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), four hand grenades and one 81-mm mortar bomb on December 8
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Monarawewa, Kokkutuduwai, Kilinochchi and Pannankandi areas in the North recovered nine Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), four hand grenades and one 81-mm mortar bomb on December 8.
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December - 8 
The Sri Lankan Government on December 8 said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants had executed Sri Lankan Security Forces personnel imprisoned by them during the final stages of the war in 2009, reports Colombo Page. Prime Minis
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The Sri Lankan Government on December 8 said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants had executed Sri Lankan Security Forces personnel imprisoned by them during the final stages of the war in 2009, reports Colombo Page. Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne told the Parliament that several hardcore LTTE cadres who were arrested from the Vavuniya welfare camps had revealed that 60 soldiers who were in LTTE custody were executed by them during the finals stages of the war.
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December - 9 
29 Assam Rifles arrested two individuals on December 9. Both the arrested persons were found to be new recruits of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) outfit who were being taken for training. Both the misguided individuals were released t
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29 Assam Rifles arrested two individuals on December 9. Both the arrested persons were found to be new recruits of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) outfit who were being taken for training. Both the misguided individuals were released to their parents through Tengnoupal Police and their relatives as a good will gesture.
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December - 9 
Army seized a consignment of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) militants at Dumru Pathri in the Gulabgarh area of Reasi District. The recoveries included two single barrel guns along with 10 rounds of 7.62-mm ammuniti
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Army seized a consignment of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) militants at Dumru Pathri in the Gulabgarh area of Reasi District. The recoveries included two single barrel guns along with 10 rounds of 7.62-mm ammunition, two empty cartridges of AK, six dura cells and a large quantity of ration items.
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At least six cadres of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were arrested by Imphal West District Police from different places on December 9 and 10, reports Imphal Free Press. On December 9, three
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At least six cadres of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were arrested by Imphal West District Police from different places on December 9 and 10, reports Imphal Free Press. On December 9, three PLA cadres, including a woman, were arrested by Imphal West Police from a rented house in Naoramthong bazaar who have been planning an attack on non-locals in Manipur. They were identified as Shijagurumayum Kokoton aka Raj Sharma (47), his wife Shijagurumayum Bijaya aka Bema Devi (43) and M Tarun aka Bung Singh (35). A 9 mm pistol with one magazine and 3 live rounds were recovered from Kokoton. Kokoton and Tarun owned up the responsibility of the killing of a non-local balloon seller in Keishampat in November, 2010.
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December - 9 
Police personnel recovered as many as 300 gelatine sticks and fuse wire and arrested four persons near Jatinga bridge of Cachar District in the wee hours of December 9, reports Sentinel. The explosive were being ferried to Harinagar in the Cachar-Dim
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Police personnel recovered as many as 300 gelatine sticks and fuse wire and arrested four persons near Jatinga bridge of Cachar District in the wee hours of December 9, reports Sentinel. The explosive were being ferried to Harinagar in the Cachar-Dima Hasao District border in a truck loaded with sands. One Hating Zeme, who is believed to have hired the vehicle, was arrested along with Arifuddin Barbhuiya, Ainul Haque and Akbar Hussain.
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December - 9 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on December 9 said that he will work with the European leadership to deepen strategic cooperation in counter-terrorism and other "non-traditional" threats to security, reports PTI. In a pre-departure statement before lea
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on December 9 said that he will work with the European leadership to deepen strategic cooperation in counter-terrorism and other "non-traditional" threats to security, reports PTI. In a pre-departure statement before leaving for Brussels in Belgium to attend the 11th Annual India-European Union summit (to be held on December 10), Singh said India's partnership with the 27-nation bloc has evolved from economic and development cooperation to a broader strategic engagement.
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December - 9 
Security Forces on December 9 neutralised a militant hideout in the Nambla area of Uri Sector in Baramulla District near the Line of Control (LoC), recovering an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) along with its 25 grenades from it, official source
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Security Forces on December 9 neutralised a militant hideout in the Nambla area of Uri Sector in Baramulla District near the Line of Control (LoC), recovering an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) along with its 25 grenades from it, official sources said, according to Daily Excelsior. The UBGL and the grenades were apparently smuggled by arms couriers of militants from across the LoC.
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December - 9 
The All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani said the Kashmir issue can be resolved if the Centre gives up its "rigid and unrealistic" stand. "The simplest way to resolve the issue is to grant right to self determ
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The All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani said the Kashmir issue can be resolved if the Centre gives up its "rigid and unrealistic" stand. "The simplest way to resolve the issue is to grant right to self determination to the people as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions," he claimed. The APHC-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said before talking about the contours of the solution to the Kashmir issue, the focus should be on the contours of the engagement on it. "The engagement has to be with the majority sentiment in Kashmir. New Delhi will have to engage with the discourse on right to self-determination and ‘Azadi’ in Kashmir," he said. He said any lasting solution to the Kashmir issue can emerge only if all the stakeholders — India, Pakistan and Kashmiris — engage in a meaningful dialogue. All three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir headed by Dileep Padgaonkar, the Chief Interlocutor, are paying an exclusive four days visit to Jammu region from December 17 and would like to utilize most part of their time in visiting the Districts other than Jammu to acquaint themselves with the situation prevailing there. Padgaonkar told the Daily Excelsior on telephone from New Delhi that he along with two other interlocutors— Radha Kumar and M M Ansari — would reach Jammu on December 17 on a four day visit of Jammu region.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Shasthi Bawri, inside the party office at Khairasol in Birbhum District on December
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The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Shasthi Bawri, inside the party office at Khairasol in Birbhum District on December 9. Sasti was shot at by armed Maoists who fled on motorbikes, Superintendent of Police (SP) Humayun Kabir said.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two villagers by slitting their throats in Langalkata village, under K. Bolang Police station in Sundargarh District on December 9. According to sources in Rourkela Police, ab
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The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two villagers by slitting their throats in Langalkata village, under K. Bolang Police station in Sundargarh District on December 9. According to sources in Rourkela Police, about 200 armed Maoists barged into the village in the wee hours and abducted six villagers at gun point. All the hostages were taken to a nearby school building where villagers had reportedly a heated exchange of words. Subsequently, four villagers were let off while two were killed. The two victims were identified as Anup Singh and Bisra Singh, whom the Maoists suspected to be Police informers. The Maoists and the cadres of erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) threw the bodies along with a few posters warning the villagers not to support the Police.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that the Police arrested a surrendered cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and four sympathisers from Nawabupeta village in Chityal mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District late in the night of Dec
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The Hindu reports that the Police arrested a surrendered cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and four sympathisers from Nawabupeta village in Chityal mandal (administrative division) in Warangal District late in the night of December 9. According to Superintendent of Police (Rural) Shahnawaz Qasim, the Police arrested Chinna Chandramouli alias Arun, P. Rajender, E. Swami, A. Rayamallu, and G. Kumara Swamy when they were holding a meeting in a mango grove outside Nawabupeta village in the mandal. The Police recovered six coupling bombs, fuse wire and some letters written to Chandramouli by Damodar, ‘action committee secretary’ in Mahadevpur area of the outfit at Eturunagaram. They were acting at the behest of Damodar and were reportedly planning to blast cell phone towers to commemorate conclusion of the anniversary celebrations of Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA). Chandramouli was injured in an exchange of fire in 2002 at Narsingapur village in Bhupalpalli mandal. He later surrendered but continued to maintain links with Maoist leaders.
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December - 9 
The Pro Talks Faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-PTF) met the Centre’s interlocutor for peace talks, P.C. Haldar, in New Delhi on the demand to upgrade their District into “a mini state within a state”. The talks are likely to continue on Decembe
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The Pro Talks Faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-PTF) met the Centre’s interlocutor for peace talks, P.C. Haldar, in New Delhi on the demand to upgrade their District into “a mini state within a state”. The talks are likely to continue on December 9 (today). Dilip Nunisa is leading the four-member delegation of the DHD. Nunisa said that his team would reiterate its demand for the amalgamation of the Dimasa-inhabited areas in the Assam Districts of Cachar, Nagaon and Karbi Anglong and also in some portions of Dimapur.
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December - 9 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram while addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee (PCC) attached to his Ministry on the subject "Matters relating to Jammu and Kashmir" on December 9 said that the first and second reports of the
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram while addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee (PCC) attached to his Ministry on the subject "Matters relating to Jammu and Kashmir" on December 9 said that the first and second reports of the group of interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir dealt with confidence-building measures and added that he had now asked the group to focus on finding the contours of a political solution, reported Daily Excelsior. "Contours of a political solution to the Kashmir problem are likely to emerge in the next few months," an official statement quoted him as saying. He asserted that the "Kashmir issue is a political issue for which a political solution must be found." He, however, said that peace and good governance are pre-requisites for reaching a political solution. Replying to the PCC member’s suggestion of amending the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and speedy rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants, the Home Minister stated that a proposal to amend the Act is under consideration. Chidambaram said violence being witnessed in the State was of two types and a different approach must be adopted to deal with each. "The violence perpetrated by militants and infiltrators must be dealt with in a strong and resolute manner. On the other hand, the violence witnessed during protests by residents of the State requires deft and sensitive handling," he said. The Minister pointed out that after the Government announced an 8-point plan for the State recently, the situation there has improved considerably. "This process must be strengthened. Space must be allowed for peaceful protests. Governance and delivery on the ground must improve," he said and added that visible presence of Security Forces must be reduced. The Home Minister said efforts must be made to win the minds and hearts of the people of the State. Chidambaram also said that two Special Task Forces - one for Jammu and the other for Ladakh - have been constituted to examine developmental needs of these regions. The Prime Minister’s Office has constituted an Expert Group under the chairmanship of C. Rangarajan to formulate a job plan for the State. "It is expected that the reports of all these groups will be received by next month so that their recommendations can be considered by the Government and factored into 2011 Budget. “The Centre has released Special Plan Assistance of Rs [INR] 100 crore to the State Government for improving infrastructure in schools and colleges," he said and informed members about steps taken for rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants. He also informed that 5,56,370 tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir in 2010 up to December 6 which shows an increase of about 25 per cent over the number during the corresponding period in 2009. The 2010 Amarnath Yatra (religious pilgrimage) was one of the most peaceful yatras ever conducted and 4, 58,000 pilgrims took part in it.
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December - 9 
A remote-controlled bomb attack on a Security Force’s (SFs) vehicle injured four SF personnel in the Saro Khel area of Doaba tehsil (revenue unit) in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 9, reports Dawn. The vehicle was on its way to Kurr
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A remote-controlled bomb attack on a Security Force’s (SFs) vehicle injured four SF personnel in the Saro Khel area of Doaba tehsil (revenue unit) in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 9, reports Dawn. The vehicle was on its way to Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 9 
British Police on December 9 arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of murdering Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, Imran Farooq, who was attacked in London on September 17, reports Daily Times. “He has been taken to a North London Police Statio
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British Police on December 9 arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of murdering Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, Imran Farooq, who was attacked in London on September 17, reports Daily Times. “He has been taken to a North London Police Station where he will be interviewed by detectives,” the Police headquarters said in a statement. The personnel from Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command had taken charge of the murder inquiry due to fears that the killing may be politically motivated.
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December - 9 
The anti-Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) lashkars (tribal militia) threatened to withdraw their support to the Government and Police if their demands were not met within 10 days. Adezai anti-Taliban lashkar chief Dilawar Khan said that chiefs of
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The anti-Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) lashkars (tribal militia) threatened to withdraw their support to the Government and Police if their demands were not met within 10 days. Adezai anti-Taliban lashkar chief Dilawar Khan said that chiefs of all the three anti-Taliban lashkars have decided in a joint meeting that they will withdraw support to the Police and Government if the latter did not fulfil promises made to them within 10 days. He said that the Government had promised arms, ammunition and food for the militias, which didn’t materialise. Neither did the promised compensation package for heirs of the lashkars’ members killed in fighting with the militants.
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December - 9 
The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal (MJF-N) announced indefinite Nawalparasi District bandh (general strike) from December 9 (today) in protest of the misbehaviour meted out against its cadres, reports Himalayan Times. The MJF-N called indefinite ban
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The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal (MJF-N) announced indefinite Nawalparasi District bandh (general strike) from December 9 (today) in protest of the misbehaviour meted out against its cadres, reports Himalayan Times. The MJF-N called indefinite bandh alleging Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Prasad Gautam of misbehaving with three cadres of the party on November 22.
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December - 9 
De-mining groups recovered 112 APMs, one 81-mm mortar bomb, one 60mm mortar -bomb and one grenade launcher bomb from Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Marathamadu, Kokkuthuduwai and Paranthan areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 112 APMs, one 81-mm mortar bomb, one 60mm mortar -bomb and one grenade launcher bomb from Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Marathamadu, Kokkuthuduwai and Paranthan areas.
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December - 9 
Police recovered seven hand grenades, one 120-mm mortar bomb, one 81-mm mortar bomb, one 60-mm mortar bomb, five claymore mines, nine electric detonators, 67 Jonny mines and 257 APM fuses from Muruthankulam area in the Vavunia District.
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Police recovered seven hand grenades, one 120-mm mortar bomb, one 81-mm mortar bomb, one 60-mm mortar bomb, five claymore mines, nine electric detonators, 67 Jonny mines and 257 APM fuses from Muruthankulam area in the Vavunia District.
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December - 9 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Thanankilappu, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai, Visuamadu and Mulleyaveli areas in the North recovered one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), five hand grenades, 42 Anti Personnel Mine
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Thanankilappu, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai, Visuamadu and Mulleyaveli areas in the North recovered one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), five hand grenades, 42 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 30 60- mm mortar bombs, 20 60-mm mortar bomb fuses, five 60-mm mortar bomb chargers and one 40 -mm bomb on December 9.
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December - 10 
A plot to blow up the railway station in Purulia District by suspected Maoists was foiled with the seizure of high-intensity explosives, with train services being suspended immediately. "The sack, which had wires protruding from it, was packed with 2
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A plot to blow up the railway station in Purulia District by suspected Maoists was foiled with the seizure of high-intensity explosives, with train services being suspended immediately. "The sack, which had wires protruding from it, was packed with 20 gelatine sticks, 18 power gels and a huge quantity of bomb splinters and was detected by RPF personnel on patrol in the night of December 10," Police said. A Maoist poster was found in the bag which read "Withdraw joint forces from Junglemahal" and "Stop atrocities on innocent villagers", the Police added.
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December - 10 
A Police Constable, Feroze Ahmad, was injured in an encounter in Gutlibagh area of Ganderbal District when a joint party of Army and Police cordoned off the village after receiving information about presence of a hardcore militant, Mushtaq Ahmad, in
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A Police Constable, Feroze Ahmad, was injured in an encounter in Gutlibagh area of Ganderbal District when a joint party of Army and Police cordoned off the village after receiving information about presence of a hardcore militant, Mushtaq Ahmad, in the area on December 10, reports Daily Excelsior. However, Mushtaq Ahmad managed to escape taking advantage of the Security Forces (SFs) attention towards evacuating the injured constable. The sources said Mushtaq Ahmad has been active for several areas in Central Kashmir Ganderbal and Harwan area of Srinagar District.
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December - 10 
Four militants of the breakaway faction of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), including its leader, Jokin Momin, were killed during an encounter with Police in East Garo Hills District on December 10, reports Telegraph. Five militants were arr
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Four militants of the breakaway faction of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), including its leader, Jokin Momin, were killed during an encounter with Police in East Garo Hills District on December 10, reports Telegraph. Five militants were arrested while at least one managed to escape with a bullet injury. The Police recovered two pistols and a revolver from the encounter site. East Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Sylvester Nongthynger said the District Police, acting on specific information, had conducted a raid at Gajingpara under Resubelpara subdivision in the District in the morning. The team arrested six activists of the outfit who were taking shelter in the area. However, while Jokin Momin, the leader of the group, was being arrested along with five others, another group of at least four suspected militants of the breakaway faction arrived at the spot in an auto-rickshaw and started firing indiscriminately. The Police team retaliated and in the exchange of fire, four militants — Momin and three of the group that attacked the police team — were killed on the spot. The other three are yet to be identified, Nongthynger said. Five of the six militants arrested by Police hail from Gajingpara and have been identified as Ganesh N. Marak, Rakhan D. Sangma, Addwan G. Marak, Earnes Marak and Wallen A. Marak. At least one militant from the attacking group received bullet injury. No Police personnel were injured. According to the Police, Momin was among the first batch of recruits of the outfit to have undergone arms training. Momin, who was with the GNLA during its formation, had also conducted operations against the police in the past. A few weeks ago, he and a few other cadres deserted the GNLA after they were unhappy with the style of functioning of the outfit’s chairman, Champion Sangma, and the ‘commander-in-chief’, Sohan D. Shira.
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December - 10 
Orissadiary.com reports that more than 10 to 12 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a mobile tower at Kaliatal in Baipariguda in Koraput District in the night of December 10. The situation has become such that the se
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Orissadiary.com reports that more than 10 to 12 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a mobile tower at Kaliatal in Baipariguda in Koraput District in the night of December 10. The situation has become such that the service providers are planning to erect towers in the Police Station to prevent damage to them. Meanwhile, reports said that the Maoists were also opposing the Integrated Action Plan of the Centre to develop the Insurgency-affected Districts.
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December - 10 
Samaylive.com reports that acting on a tip off, Bihar Police searched a vehicle and arrested four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Dharamvir Mahta alias Badalji, Bigan Mochi, Mahesh Kumar and Nirbhay Kumar nea
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Samaylive.com reports that acting on a tip off, Bihar Police searched a vehicle and arrested four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Dharamvir Mahta alias Badalji, Bigan Mochi, Mahesh Kumar and Nirbhay Kumar near Mangila area of Patna District on December 10. At least 30 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 24 detonators, one bomb and a few kilograms of other explosive material was seized from them, Patna, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), B S Meena said.
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December - 10 
Sify.com reports that at least 150 prisoners who were arrested for being cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and lodged in correctional homes in West Midnapore District, launched an indefinite hunger strike demanding their imme
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Sify.com reports that at least 150 prisoners who were arrested for being cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and lodged in correctional homes in West Midnapore District, launched an indefinite hunger strike demanding their immediate release and pressing for a 32-point charter of demands, on December 10. 'The prisoners, including Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), Manoj Mahato and other social activists and sympathisers, have started the hunger strike.
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December - 10 
The Hindu reports that during the question hour in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on December 10 it was disclosed that a check by the Mumbai Police revealed that 60 per cent of the prepaid mobile SIM cards in the city were issued against bogus d
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The Hindu reports that during the question hour in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on December 10 it was disclosed that a check by the Mumbai Police revealed that 60 per cent of the prepaid mobile SIM cards in the city were issued against bogus documents. The Police had conducted the checks in the aftermath of the Jama Masjid blast in New Delhi. Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil said the Anti-Terrorism Squad and the Police had a meeting with all mobile service providers, directing them to strictly adhere to the Department of Telecommunications rules.
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December - 10 
The Hindu reports that some suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Mahesh Soren (70) and his brother Narayan (62) in the Jangalm
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The Hindu reports that some suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Mahesh Soren (70) and his brother Narayan (62) in the Jangalmahal region near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District in late the night of December 10. The bodies were found on the outskirts of their village, Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma, said.
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December - 10 
The Imphal West Police team succeeded in arresting three cadres of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Singjamei Super Market December 10. The three arrested persons were responsible for depositing and recovering of the organ
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The Imphal West Police team succeeded in arresting three cadres of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Singjamei Super Market December 10. The three arrested persons were responsible for depositing and recovering of the organization’s ransom demands and were identified as Thengbam Somarendro aka Tombung aka Yambung (43), Khumukcham Babloo Singh (31) and Maibam Raju aka Vicky (31). They revealed that they had come in the area to pick up demand money. A 9 mm pistol with one magazine and 6 live rounds were recovered from the arrested PREPAK cadres, said the Police.
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December - 10 
A report by Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), a Washington-based NGO, said that civilian casualties in drone strikes are higher than the United States admits. The CIVIC, which works for civilians caught in crossfire, uncovered more t
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A report by Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), a Washington-based NGO, said that civilian casualties in drone strikes are higher than the United States admits. The CIVIC, which works for civilians caught in crossfire, uncovered more than 30 civilian deaths in only nine cases, including at least 14 women and children, all of which took place after January 2009. Documents obtained by CIVIC show Pakistani Government verification of civilian casualties from drone attacks demonstrate that at least in some areas the Government has more capacity to investigate civilian casualties than is commonly suggested.
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December - 10 
At least 13 militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed in different clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Daily Times. According to sources, three SF p
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At least 13 militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed in different clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Daily Times. According to sources, three SF personnel were also injured in the clashes. The militants attacked a Security check post in Sararogha in which three personnel were injured. In retaliation, the SFs killed nine terrorists. In Janta area, the SFs killed militant commander Asmatullah, along with his three accomplices.
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December - 10 
At least 17 persons were killed and over 20 others were injured in a suspected sectarian attack when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into an under-construction hospital in the in Pas Kalay area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtun
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At least 17 persons were killed and over 20 others were injured in a suspected sectarian attack when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into an under-construction hospital in the in Pas Kalay area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 10, reports Daily Times. Eyewitnesses said an explosives-laden Suzuki van struck a Shia hospital, Al-Zohra, damaging the nearby mud-houses, while several people were trapped under the debris. Local officials said the hospital was run by a private Shia trust, which also operated a nearby Shia mosque and seminary. Emergency has been declared in all hospitals of Hangu District. “It was a vehicle-borne suicide attack targeting an under-construction hospital in Pas Kalay,” the Kohat Commissioner Khalid Khan said.
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December - 10 
Four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in Khadar Khel town,” about 40 kilometres of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency. The missiles hit a militant’s vehicle and a house in Khadar Khel town.
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Four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in Khadar Khel town,” about 40 kilometres of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency. The missiles hit a militant’s vehicle and a house in Khadar Khel town.
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December - 10 
The Inspector General of Frontier Corps (FC), Balochistan, Major General Ubaidullah Khan warned that violation of Pakistan’s airspace by NATO aircraft and helicopters would not be tolerated. Addressing a gathering of tribal elders during his visit to
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The Inspector General of Frontier Corps (FC), Balochistan, Major General Ubaidullah Khan warned that violation of Pakistan’s airspace by NATO aircraft and helicopters would not be tolerated. Addressing a gathering of tribal elders during his visit to the border town of Chaman, he said that Pakistan would not allow NATO aircraft and helicopters to violate its airspace. Later, talking to journalists Major General Ubaidullah Khan denied that the missing people were in the custody of FC Balochistan. “No missing person is in custody of FC Balochistan,” he said, adding that the allegations were levelled by the people who were involved in cases of cross-border terrorism and were getting financial assistance and weapons from their “foreign masters”.
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December - 10 
The Naib Tehsildar (Deputy-revenue administrative officer) of Mastung District, Sabzal Khan, and four Security personnel were abducted in Margat area of Bolan District in Balochistan in the evening of December 10, reports Dawn. According to sources,
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The Naib Tehsildar (Deputy-revenue administrative officer) of Mastung District, Sabzal Khan, and four Security personnel were abducted in Margat area of Bolan District in Balochistan in the evening of December 10, reports Dawn. According to sources, Naib Tehsildar Sabzal Khan Rind and the four Security personnel had gone to Margat to locate a constable of Balochistan Levies Force who was abducted earlier.
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December - 10 
Three persons were injured when a passenger vehicle hit a landmine planted by suspected militants along roadside in Mantoi village of Shakai tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10
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Three persons were injured when a passenger vehicle hit a landmine planted by suspected militants along roadside in Mantoi village of Shakai tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Dawn. The vehicle was on way to Shakai from Mantoi.
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December - 10 
Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda on December 10 said that it is high time for all universities and colleges of the country to turn into "barracks" and students to become "militias" to
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Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda on December 10 said that it is high time for all universities and colleges of the country to turn into "barracks" and students to become "militias" to fight conspiracies against change, reports Nepal News. "It is necessary for the universities and campuses of the country to start preparing to turn into barracks for hundreds of thousands of students who turn into militias to deal a final blow," Prachanda said after inaugurating the 18th National Convention of All Nepal National Independent Students' Union –Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), the student wing of the UCPN-M in Kirtipur
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December - 10 
De-mining groups recovered 140 APMs, six jonny mines and two anti tank mines from Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Marathamadu, Kokkutuduwai, Akkarayankulam and Iranamadu areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 140 APMs, six jonny mines and two anti tank mines from Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Marathamadu, Kokkutuduwai, Akkarayankulam and Iranamadu areas.
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December - 10 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations Kirudavil, Alagallupottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduwai, Udayarkattukulam and Santhiweli areas in the North recovered 39 Anti Personnel Mines( APMs), three 81-mm mortar bo
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations Kirudavil, Alagallupottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduwai, Udayarkattukulam and Santhiweli areas in the North recovered 39 Anti Personnel Mines( APMs), three 81-mm mortar bombs, one unidentified bomb and one charger on December 10.
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December - 11 
A combined team of Imphal East District Police and a column of Border Security Force (BSF) arrested one cadre of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Md. Samir (23), from Checkon area on December 11, reports Sangai Express. He d
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A combined team of Imphal East District Police and a column of Border Security Force (BSF) arrested one cadre of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Md. Samir (23), from Checkon area on December 11, reports Sangai Express. He disclosed that he used to supply narcotic drugs to PULF cadres.
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December - 11 
A team of Imphal East District Police arrested one cadre of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) outfit, identified as Moirangthem Loyalakpa Meitei alias Bomcha (34) from Khurai Lamlong areas. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in the m
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A team of Imphal East District Police arrested one cadre of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) outfit, identified as Moirangthem Loyalakpa Meitei alias Bomcha (34) from Khurai Lamlong areas. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in the month of November 2010 through one Sanjeev alias Abung of UPPK and now working under his command. He also disclosed that he was involved in extortion of money from general public, Government offices like IFCD department, Industry department, etc in the name of UPPK.
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December - 11 
According to Sentinel on December 11, as a mark of respect to the leaders and cadres who lost their lives in the course of their armed struggle for creation of a separate land for Karbi people, the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) observe
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According to Sentinel on December 11, as a mark of respect to the leaders and cadres who lost their lives in the course of their armed struggle for creation of a separate land for Karbi people, the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) observed its 13th ‘‘martyrs’ day’’ in all its three designated camp (Diphu, Deopani, Rongbin), in Karbi Anglong District.
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December - 11 
According to Tripura Police, out of the 11 civilians who were abducted by the militants of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) on December 7, nine have been taken to Bangladesh and two have been released, Police said on December 11, reports S
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According to Tripura Police, out of the 11 civilians who were abducted by the militants of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) on December 7, nine have been taken to Bangladesh and two have been released, Police said on December 11, reports Sentinel. “The NLFT rebels have taken away the hostages to the neighbouring Chittagong Hill Tracts of South-East Bangladesh as there is no fencing in certain portion of India-Bangladesh border of that area,” Tripura Director General of Police K. Saleem Ali told. “All necessary steps have been taken to release them,” said the DGP. India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has sought help of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) to rescue the captives.
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December - 11 
DNA reports that a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munna Pandey, a close associate of the Maoist ‘commander’ Punit Sharma, was arrested by Police from Mokar village in Jehanabad District on December 11. On
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DNA reports that a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Munna Pandey, a close associate of the Maoist ‘commander’ Punit Sharma, was arrested by Police from Mokar village in Jehanabad District on December 11. One pistol, a rifle, a country-made rifle and 14 live cartridges were seized from him, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramnihora Thakur said.
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December - 11 
Five Maoists were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Nuagaon village under K Balang Police limits in Sundargarh District on December 11. The SFs spoiled the abduction bid by the Maoists of three persons of Mahupada village under the same Police S
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Five Maoists were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Nuagaon village under K Balang Police limits in Sundargarh District on December 11. The SFs spoiled the abduction bid by the Maoists of three persons of Mahupada village under the same Police Station limit. The villagers along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) force chased the Maoists and rescued all the three. SFs had seized two rifles and some explosive materials from the arrested Maoists identified as Bagana Tarkot, Kande Tarkot, Nancy Tarkot (woman), Mangara Tarkot and Matara Tarkot. Mangara and Matara were top Maoists of Jharkhand and relatives of most wanted Maoist Madhusudan Tarkot while Kande and Nancy are siblings - brother sisters.
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December - 11 
Five suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen were arrested in a joint operation of Security Forces (SFs) from Hahkhati in Tinsukia District of Assam on December 11, reports Telegraph.
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Five suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen were arrested in a joint operation of Security Forces (SFs) from Hahkhati in Tinsukia District of Assam on December 11, reports Telegraph.
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December - 11 
Four Maoists were arrested by the Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and West Bengal Police from Maoist infested Jhargram area in West Midnapore District in the night of December 11, reports Sify.com. They are yet to be identified. A hu
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Four Maoists were arrested by the Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and West Bengal Police from Maoist infested Jhargram area in West Midnapore District in the night of December 11, reports Sify.com. They are yet to be identified. A huge cache of arms and explosives including two SVBL guns, one Bulgarian 8 mm pistol, a country made pistol and a large number of explosives were seized during the operation, said Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rashid Malik Khan.
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December - 11 
In an operation conducted in Ramchandrapur town by Central Paramilitary troops and State Police personnel two suspected Maoists were arrested with a large cache of arms and ammunition in Jhargram area in the morning of December 11, reports Hindustan
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In an operation conducted in Ramchandrapur town by Central Paramilitary troops and State Police personnel two suspected Maoists were arrested with a large cache of arms and ammunition in Jhargram area in the morning of December 11, reports Hindustan Times. Police are yet to identify them. “Two people have been arrested. We have also recovered fire arms and several rounds of bullets." Several others were detained and are being questioned, SP Pravin Tripathi said.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of militants, Farooq Ahmed Akhune (38), from general area in Kishtwar District in Jammu and Kashmir on December 11, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of militants, Farooq Ahmed Akhune (38), from general area in Kishtwar District in Jammu and Kashmir on December 11, reports Daily Excelsior.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested the self-styled deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ of the anti-talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), George Boro, a key accused in the October 30, 2008, serial blasts from unspecified location in Mizor
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested the self-styled deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ of the anti-talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), George Boro, a key accused in the October 30, 2008, serial blasts from unspecified location in Mizoram on December 11, reports Telegraph.
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December - 11 
Times of India reports that Chichgarh Police raided a meeting of the Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Piperkhari village in Deori tehsil (revenue division) of Gondia District on December 11. However, around 25 Maoists, including women,
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Times of India reports that Chichgarh Police raided a meeting of the Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Piperkhari village in Deori tehsil (revenue division) of Gondia District on December 11. However, around 25 Maoists, including women, managed to escape. From the material recovered on the spot, the Police have registered offences against 17 persons. According to Police sources, some Maoists could have been gunned down, but the Police refrained from shooting as that could have injured some villagers also. All the Maoists were in their traditional dress, Police said.
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December - 11 
Times of India reports that seven cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in Khelari and Budmu Police Stations of Ranchi District on December 11. The
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Times of India reports that seven cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in Khelari and Budmu Police Stations of Ranchi District on December 11. The arrestees were operative in Khelari, Ranchi and Budmu and were largely involved in kidnapping, arson and extortion in the group of ‘area commanders’ Alok Yadav and Meenu Yadav. Among the arrested include Arun Dome, Suraj Ram alias Chatta, Anil Ram, Sunil Ram, Ramie Ram and Surendra Paswan who were arrested under Khelari Police Station and Balkeshwar Sahu under Budmu Police Station. Police recovered three .315 bore pistols and one regular pistol, five live bullets and four cell phones from their possession. Arun Dome was earlier involved in several incidents and has been to jail in 2005 in an extortion case under Lower Bazaar Police Station. Suraj Ram was also a wanted criminal and has been associated with PLFI since 2002 and involved in several incidents. Similarly, Balkeshwar Sahu acted as courier for PLFI leaders and commanders and used to pass letters and other equipments to them.
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December - 11 
Police on December 11 recovered a pick-up truck packed with a tonne of explosives in Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Dilawar Bangash, the local Police Chief of Kohat, said the attackers intended to use the truck bomb to target relig
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Police on December 11 recovered a pick-up truck packed with a tonne of explosives in Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Dilawar Bangash, the local Police Chief of Kohat, said the attackers intended to use the truck bomb to target religious processions in the city of Kohat marking the holy month of Muharram. Two suspects were arrested, Dilawar Bangash said, adding that two suicide vests were also seized in the operation.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) killed five militants after militants opened fire on a foot patrolling party in Shah Faisal of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 11, reports Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed five militants after militants opened fire on a foot patrolling party in Shah Faisal of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 11, reports Daily Times.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in the Saagi area of the Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, reports Daily Times. Official sources confirmed that militants attacke
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in the Saagi area of the Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, reports Daily Times. Official sources confirmed that militants attacked the Saagi checkpost with rocket launchers and automatic weapons, but SFs retaliated and killed four militants.
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December - 11 
The Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) Central Committee member Abdul Qayyum was whisked away by security agencies from Gwadar town of Balochistan on December 11, reports Daily Times. According to the BSO-Azad’s members, Frontier Corps (FC)
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The Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) Central Committee member Abdul Qayyum was whisked away by security agencies from Gwadar town of Balochistan on December 11, reports Daily Times. According to the BSO-Azad’s members, Frontier Corps (FC) entered Qayyum’s house, held his family members hostage at gunpoint, put him in a vehicle and sped away. Sattar Hassan, the brother of Qayyum, addressed the media in front of the Provincial Minister Hamal Kalmati’s house and said Security Agencies abducted Lala Hameed and other Baloch leaders and later sent their bodies.
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December - 11 
Two Police constables, Pir Ghulam and Tayyeb, were killed in a terrorist attack on a Police squad at Shakas Square under Hayatabad Police Station in Peshawar.
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Two Police constables, Pir Ghulam and Tayyeb, were killed in a terrorist attack on a Police squad at Shakas Square under Hayatabad Police Station in Peshawar.
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December - 12 
Shillong Times reports that Garo Hills Police recovered five rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) from a hideout belonging to slain militant leader Joking G Momin from Soenang village, 5 kilometres from Gajingpara locality of Resubelpara subdivision in E
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Shillong Times reports that Garo Hills Police recovered five rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) from a hideout belonging to slain militant leader Joking G Momin from Soenang village, 5 kilometres from Gajingpara locality of Resubelpara subdivision in East Garo Hills District on December 12. Joking G Momin had broken away from Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and yet to give a new name to his faction. Security Forces (SFs) unearthed the five RPGs concealed in Soenang village following interrogation of the five militants who were arrested on December 10 after the killing of Joking and three other cadres by Police at Gajingpara. The RPGs are believed to have been taken away from the armoury of the GNLA camp by Joking and his associates when they fled to form their own breakaway faction.
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December - 12 
Three Maoists were arrested from Raidihi forested area in Sundargarh District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The Maoists, identified as Illajdar Lakra (35), Nima Xalxo (30), Pawal Kerketa (45) of neighbouring Jharkhand, were arrested during combi
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Three Maoists were arrested from Raidihi forested area in Sundargarh District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The Maoists, identified as Illajdar Lakra (35), Nima Xalxo (30), Pawal Kerketa (45) of neighbouring Jharkhand, were arrested during combing operation by CRPF, SOG and Police. All the three Maoists were involved in the killing of five persons in Topadihi and Langalkata villages during last week.
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December - 12 
Three children were killed and seven others received injuries when militants fired mortar shells at an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Talozan Tangi area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, reports Daw
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Three children were killed and seven others received injuries when militants fired mortar shells at an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Talozan Tangi area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, reports Dawn. Official sources said that militants fired mortar shells apparently at an Imambargah in Talozan Tangi area of Kurram. But the shells landed in residential areas, killing three children and injuring seven others. Residents said a Majlis (place of gathering) of Shia community was in progress in the Imambargah when the mortars were fired.
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December - 12 
Unidentified militants set ablaze a trailer carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan in Dashti-i-Bado area of Kalat District in Balochistan on December 12, reported Dawn. However, no causalities were reported.
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Unidentified militants set ablaze a trailer carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan in Dashti-i-Bado area of Kalat District in Balochistan on December 12, reported Dawn. However, no causalities were reported.
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December - 12 
De-mining groups recovered 169 APMs from Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Navatkulam, Marathamadu, Monarawewa, Gajabapura and Iranamadu of Northern Province on December 12.
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De-mining groups recovered 169 APMs from Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Navatkulam, Marathamadu, Monarawewa, Gajabapura and Iranamadu of Northern Province on December 12.
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December - 12 
Sri Lanka Army reported that troops on their search and clear operations in Mahasivan, Manthottam, Alagallupottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai and Chankiyenkulam areas in the North recovered two Arul bombs, 38 Anti Personnel Mines(APM), on
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Sri Lanka Army reported that troops on their search and clear operations in Mahasivan, Manthottam, Alagallupottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai and Chankiyenkulam areas in the North recovered two Arul bombs, 38 Anti Personnel Mines(APM), one round of Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher ammunition and one 81-mm December 12.
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December - 13 
The Maoists triggered a landmine blast in Rajpur village, minutes after a polling party crossed the area in Chatra District, SP Prabhat Kumar said, according to Economic Times.
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The Maoists triggered a landmine blast in Rajpur village, minutes after a polling party crossed the area in Chatra District, SP Prabhat Kumar said, according to Economic Times.
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December - 13 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claimed that two of the ULFA leaders have been arrested by Indian intelligence agencies in Bangladesh on December 13. In a statement e-mailed to the press, ULFA ‘publicity cell manager’ Arun Dohotia said, “U
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) claimed that two of the ULFA leaders have been arrested by Indian intelligence agencies in Bangladesh on December 13. In a statement e-mailed to the press, ULFA ‘publicity cell manager’ Arun Dohotia said, “ULFA captain Upen Buragohain alias Antu Chaudang and second lieutenant Pradip Chetia were arrested by Indian intelligence agencies in Bangladesh on December 13. Buragohain and Chetia have gone missing since then.” The Assam Police has, however, expressed ignorance about the arrest of the two ULFA leaders.
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December - 13 
Unidentified militants killed two Policemen, Taseer Khan and Derwaish Khan, in Charsadda area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 13, reports Daily Times. According to details, two Policemen, who happened to be brothers, were coming for duty on a motor
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Unidentified militants killed two Policemen, Taseer Khan and Derwaish Khan, in Charsadda area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 13, reports Daily Times. According to details, two Policemen, who happened to be brothers, were coming for duty on a motorcycle when they were shot by the unidentified militants.
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December - 14 
Unidentified militants shot dead Khuzdar Press Club President Muhammad Khan Sasoli in Khuzdar District of Balochistan on December 14, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants shot dead Khuzdar Press Club President Muhammad Khan Sasoli in Khuzdar District of Balochistan on December 14, reports Daily Times.
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December - 15 
All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) rejected any solution to Kashmir issue within the framework of Constitution saying there was a need for New Delhi, Islamabad and Kashmiri leadership for a negotiated settlement. "Time has come for India,
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All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) rejected any solution to Kashmir issue within the framework of Constitution saying there was a need for New Delhi, Islamabad and Kashmiri leadership for a negotiated settlement. "Time has come for India, Pakistan and representatives of Jammu and Kashmir to thrash out a negotiated settlement to Kashmir issue," chairman of the APHC-M Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said.
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December - 15 
The Frontier Corps (FC) foiled a possible terror attack on Muharram (Islamic holy month) processions in the Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, and recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions and suicide jackets in Chaman town near the Pakis
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The Frontier Corps (FC) foiled a possible terror attack on Muharram (Islamic holy month) processions in the Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, and recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions and suicide jackets in Chaman town near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. FC Deputy Inspector General Shahzad Akhtar said three persons were arrested in this connection. The recovery includes 28 hand grenades, three suicide jackets, 20 kilogrammes of explosive materials and other ammunition
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December - 15 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary girls’ school in Adezai area of Matani, a suburb of Peshawar, in the night of December 15.
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary girls’ school in Adezai area of Matani, a suburb of Peshawar, in the night of December 15.
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December - 16 
A militant belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Usham Ashok Meitei alias Sana (51) of Tera Loukrakpam Leikai, was arrested by a combined team of Imphal West commandos and a column of 28 AR and 39 AR from Noa
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A militant belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Usham Ashok Meitei alias Sana (51) of Tera Loukrakpam Leikai, was arrested by a combined team of Imphal West commandos and a column of 28 AR and 39 AR from Noaremthong old bridge
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December - 16 
According to Press Information Bureau, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its Year-End Review MHA-2010, on December 16, said “The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence continued unabated, but Security Forces (SFs) are engaging Naxalites in the
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According to Press Information Bureau, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its Year-End Review MHA-2010, on December 16, said “The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence continued unabated, but Security Forces (SFs) are engaging Naxalites in the areas dominated by them with a view to re-establishing the authority of the civilian Government. Reviewing the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgency in the country, the MHA said: “Naxal violence continued to cause concern. In Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 1 State Police personnel were killed by the Maoists in an ambush on April 6, 2010.” “Unified Commands have been created in the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.” “The honorarium for Special Police Officers (SPOs) has been raised from INR 1, 500 to INR 3, 000 per month. The ratio of cost sharing per SPO between the Centre and the States has been fixed at 80:20. 12,000 additional SPOs have been sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha.” On July 14, 2010, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting the Governors/Chief Ministers of 7 LWE-affected States in New Delhi. “On the development front, Government has approved an ambitious Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for sixty Districts, affected by Left Wing Extremism. It is proposed to make a block grant of INR 250 million to each District for the remaining four months of 2010-11 and INR 300 million to each District for 2011-12,” said the Ministry.
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December - 16 
Government sources in Afghanistan said on December 16 that the Indian embassy in Kabul and four consulates in Afghanistan have been put on high alert following intelligence inputs that the Taliban militants may be preparing for a strike at Indian est
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Government sources in Afghanistan said on December 16 that the Indian embassy in Kabul and four consulates in Afghanistan have been put on high alert following intelligence inputs that the Taliban militants may be preparing for a strike at Indian establishments, according to The Hindu. The sources further added that Indian paramilitary forces, which provide security at the Embassy and the consulates in Afghanistan, have been alerted about the threat. According to the inputs forwarded, explosives-laden vehicles and suicide bombers could be used in attacks.
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December - 16 
Hindustan Times reports that the Maharashtra State Government announced a development package of INR 6.54 billion for the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-hit Gadchiroli District for its overall development on December 16. Replying to a debate in the Stat
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Hindustan Times reports that the Maharashtra State Government announced a development package of INR 6.54 billion for the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-hit Gadchiroli District for its overall development on December 16. Replying to a debate in the State Assembly Nagpur on the problems of the tribal District, the State Home Minister RR Patil said that the development package was finalised with the help of Union Government to solve various problems of the District. The State has already received INR 550 million towards two instalments of the package. It takes an integrated view of the overall development of the backward District under this INR 6.54 billion package included construction of irrigation dams, roads, national highways, bridges and etc. Of them, INR 300 million were granted for purchasing equipments, like helicopter.
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December - 16 
In a joint operation, Security Forces comprising of Assam Police and troops of 15 Dogra Regiment based in Gossaigaon of Kokrajhar District arrested four militants of the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) from Kandanapara under Gossaigaon Police
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In a joint operation, Security Forces comprising of Assam Police and troops of 15 Dogra Regiment based in Gossaigaon of Kokrajhar District arrested four militants of the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) from Kandanapara under Gossaigaon Police Station of Kokrajhar District on December 16, reports Sentinel. As per Police sources, the arrested militants have been engaged in abduction, extortion and possession of weapons illegally. Police also recovered one 7.62 mm factory-made rifle, one .22 mm factory-made rifle along with two live rounds of bullets of 9 mm pistol.
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December - 16 
Rimudu Sutnga, a businessman exporting coal to Bangladesh, was abducted by two unidentified suspects on December 16 from a coal depot at Warima area in South Garo Hills District, reports IANS.
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Rimudu Sutnga, a businessman exporting coal to Bangladesh, was abducted by two unidentified suspects on December 16 from a coal depot at Warima area in South Garo Hills District, reports IANS.
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December - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 16 recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives from twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs recovered a consignment of weaponry from forward village of Deri Dab
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 16 recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives from twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs recovered a consignment of weaponry from forward village of Deri Dabsi, close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch District. The recoveries included two AK-47 rifles along with two magazines, one pistol, one revolver and some other ammunition. In another search operation, troops neutralised a militant hideout in the Buthan forest area of Budhal in Rajouri District and recovered one pistol along with one magazine and 10 rounds, 14 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher grenades, seven hand grenades, 79 AK rounds, 24 PIKA rounds, one I Com radio set, one binocular and some blankets.
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December - 16 
Sify.com reports that cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) killed two persons and injured two others for sympathising the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Soya village, 110 kilometres from State capital Ranchi in Sim
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Sify.com reports that cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) killed two persons and injured two others for sympathising the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Soya village, 110 kilometres from State capital Ranchi in Simdega District on December 16. The victims are yet to be identified by the Police.
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December - 16 
The ‘chairman’ of Liberation of A’chik Elite Force (LAEF), Dimrim N. Sangma alias Ramen, surrendered before the East Garo Hills District Superintendent of Police (SP) S. Nongtnger along with four other cadres of the outfit in Williamnagar on December
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The ‘chairman’ of Liberation of A’chik Elite Force (LAEF), Dimrim N. Sangma alias Ramen, surrendered before the East Garo Hills District Superintendent of Police (SP) S. Nongtnger along with four other cadres of the outfit in Williamnagar on December 16, reports Sentinel. According to the SP, the other four militants were ‘sergeants’ Rakshimbirth Sangma alias Rakrik, Ninja G. Momin alias Kakim, ‘lance corporal’ Akash G. Momin alias Bamrik and Tangrik Sangma alias Gilmat. “They deposited a 7.65 mm pistol with 10 rounds of live ammunition, a locally made lookalike of AK-47 rifle, an HE-36 grenade, a crude bomb, ten rounds of live MMG ammunition, their demand letters and receipt books,” said Nongtnger, and added that all the five had undergone arms training in Nagaland with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN).
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December - 16 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Korukonda Dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a cell tower of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at Lambasingi under Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Korukonda Dalam (squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a cell tower of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at Lambasingi under Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam District on December 16. They left behind pamphlets denouncing what they called ‘illegal arrests' and suspension of combing operations.
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December - 16 
The Hindu reports that the Police have moved an application in a court in Kolkata on December 16, for enforcing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, against Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoi
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The Hindu reports that the Police have moved an application in a court in Kolkata on December 16, for enforcing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, against Sudip Chongdar alias Kanchan, State Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and his four associates who were arrested in the city on December 3, and were produced in the court on December 14 and remanded to Police custody until December 18. In the course of their interrogation it has emerged that the Maoists have links with terrorist outfits in Manipur and relations with the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) have reached a practical level over the past six to eight months. The two outfits are conducting training as well as dealing in arms.
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December - 16 
The judgment on the bail petition of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) self-styled ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa in connection with six Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) cases would be pronounced on December 20 by
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The judgment on the bail petition of the United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) self-styled ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa in connection with six Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) cases would be pronounced on December 20 by the TADA Court in Guwahati, reports Assam Tribune. This comes after public prosecutor representing the State Government on December 16 filed the no-objection petition against the release of the ULFA leader on bail.
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December - 16 
The Police on December 16 arrested two cadres of Lamyanba Khuman group of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) during a search operation in Waikhong Yangbi area at around 4 pm, reports Sangaiexpress. The incident followed the rescue of two bus owners abd
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The Police on December 16 arrested two cadres of Lamyanba Khuman group of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) during a search operation in Waikhong Yangbi area at around 4 pm, reports Sangaiexpress. The incident followed the rescue of two bus owners abducted by the outfit for ransom. The arrested militants were identified as Ningthoujam Sanjoy alias Sanjoyba (32) and Ningombam Phajabi (40). The Police also recovered one 7.65 mm pistol with live rounds and one Nokia mobile handset.
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December - 16 
ULFA’s ‘finance secretary’ Sasha Choudhury was also produced before the Court. Similarly, United National Liberation Front (UNLF) self-styled ‘chairman’ Rajkumar Meghen has been remanded to judicial custody by the Special National Investigation Agen
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ULFA’s ‘finance secretary’ Sasha Choudhury was also produced before the Court. Similarly, United National Liberation Front (UNLF) self-styled ‘chairman’ Rajkumar Meghen has been remanded to judicial custody by the Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Guwahati, after the expiry of 13 days NIA custody.
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December - 16 
A child was killed while 25 mourners, including eight women and three children, sustained injuries when militants threw a hand grenade at a Muharram (Islamic holy month) mourning procession at Yadgar Chowk in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khybe
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A child was killed while 25 mourners, including eight women and three children, sustained injuries when militants threw a hand grenade at a Muharram (Islamic holy month) mourning procession at Yadgar Chowk in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 16, reports Daily Times. The low-intensity explosion occurred when the mourning procession brought out from Imambargah (Shia place of worship) Sakhi Munwar Shah was heading towards Mohala Khudadad. District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) of Peshawar Siraj Ahmed Khan said that the child, Qamar Abbas, succumbed to his injuries at the Lady Reading Hospital
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December - 16 
A person was killed and three others were injured in a landmine explosion in Kohlu town of Balochistan on December 16, reports Daily Times.
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A person was killed and three others were injured in a landmine explosion in Kohlu town of Balochistan on December 16, reports Daily Times.
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December - 16 
At least seven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in a US drone attack in Speen Drang area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, reports Daily Times. Sources said that of th
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At least seven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in a US drone attack in Speen Drang area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, reports Daily Times. Sources said that of the seven killed, two were of the TTP Swat chapter and five were of Hafiz Gul Bahadar faction of TTP, which dominates the North Waziristan Agency. This was the second drone attack on Khyber Agency. In the first drone attack on May 15, at least 13 militants besides two civilians were killed in the Zakha Khel area.
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December - 16 
Declaring significant progress in disrupting al Qaeda and combating the Taliban, US President Barack Obama said on December 16 said that the US will start withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan in July 2010 as promised, reports Daily Times. He still
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Declaring significant progress in disrupting al Qaeda and combating the Taliban, US President Barack Obama said on December 16 said that the US will start withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan in July 2010 as promised, reports Daily Times. He still warned of sobering days, saying the war will remain a “very difficult endeavour”. Assessing the war one year after he ordered a major increase in troops, Barack Obama said the goal is not to defeat every threat to Afghanistan’s security or to build up the nation. Rather, he said, the US continues to shed blood in the war to dismantle the al Qaeda network and push back the Taliban. “We are on track to achieve our goals,” Barack Obama said from the White House.
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December - 16 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 16 said that foolproof security arrangements have been made during Muharram (Islamic holy month) for protection of citizens and to avert any terrorist activity in the country, reports Daily Times. Rehman Mal
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 16 said that foolproof security arrangements have been made during Muharram (Islamic holy month) for protection of citizens and to avert any terrorist activity in the country, reports Daily Times. Rehman Malik said standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been prepared for Muharram and these SOPs are being implemented in true spirit in the federal capital and other parts of the country. He added cooperation between Ulema of both Sunni and Shia sects is exemplary, who have practically evinced unity and integrity. He said last night there were reports of an attempt of act of terrorism on a Muharram procession in Gujranwala town of Punjab, however, the Interior Ministry immediately conveyed this information to the local security officials and security had been enhanced keeping in view the situation and the procession was concluded safely.
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December - 16 
Military will find increased support from the people in case it goes for an operation against the Haqqani network in North Waziristan, a recent opinion poll by Community Appraisal and motivation Programme revealed on December 16, reports Daily Times.
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Military will find increased support from the people in case it goes for an operation against the Haqqani network in North Waziristan, a recent opinion poll by Community Appraisal and motivation Programme revealed on December 16, reports Daily Times. “Support for military operations against militants increased dramatically over the last year. In 2009, only 16.8 percent respondents supported the army/security forces operation in Swat but this year 66.8 percent of the respondents supported the operation,” the opinion poll - Understanding FATA - by Community Appraisal and motivation Programme revealed.
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December - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) averted a sabotage bid by defusing powerful bombs, planted on roadside in Warr Mamond tehsil In Bajaur Agency, reports Dawn.
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Security Forces (SFs) averted a sabotage bid by defusing powerful bombs, planted on roadside in Warr Mamond tehsil In Bajaur Agency, reports Dawn.
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December - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered three powerful bombs and blew up the house of a militant in Kabal tehsil of Swat District on December 16, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs raided the house of Rashid Ahmad and recovered three bombs. The house was bl
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered three powerful bombs and blew up the house of a militant in Kabal tehsil of Swat District on December 16, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs raided the house of Rashid Ahmad and recovered three bombs. The house was blown up by SFs.
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December - 16 
Separately, a woman was killed and a child was injured in a landmine explosion in Tor Kor area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that wife of Yar Jan stepped on the landmine in Tor Kor area. She was killed on the spot whil
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Separately, a woman was killed and a child was injured in a landmine explosion in Tor Kor area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that wife of Yar Jan stepped on the landmine in Tor Kor area. She was killed on the spot while the child received injuries in the blast, sources added.
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December - 16 
The Foreign Office on December 16 said that it was looking into media reports that two British nationals, possibly Muslim converts, were killed in a drone strike near Datta Khel town in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Are
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The Foreign Office on December 16 said that it was looking into media reports that two British nationals, possibly Muslim converts, were killed in a drone strike near Datta Khel town in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Daily Times. “We are aware of media reports of the death of two British nationals in Pakistan. Our High Commission in Pakistan is seeking further information on these reports,” an unnamed British spokeswoman said. The men were aged 48 and 25 and reportedly had English names but used pseudonyms. If confirmed, they would be the first white British converts to have been killed in the area, the Guardian said.
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December - 16 
The Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) ‘chief’ and November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed made his first public appearance since his release in 2009, on December 16 in the national capital, Islamabad, in the company of leading Pakistani politic
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The Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD) ‘chief’ and November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed made his first public appearance since his release in 2009, on December 16 in the national capital, Islamabad, in the company of leading Pakistani politicians, and stoutly opposed Pakistani Government's move to repeal the country's controversial blasphemy law, reports Times of India. Several hardliners were present on the stage along with the JuD chief, while politicians like former caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Shujaat Hussain and Federal Minister Ijaz-ul-Haq, too, showed up. Hafiz Saeed called for a ''well-organized media campaign'' in favour of the law. Saeed, who earlier addressed rallies across Punjab province, was put under house arrest in December 2008 after the UN banned JuD following the 26/11 attack on Mumbai. Islamabad also acknowledged that part of the conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan and blamed the JuD, a front of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), for the attacks on Mumbai that left 166 persons dead.
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December - 16 
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on December 16 that Pakistan needs to do more to control the flow of terrorists along its porous border with Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. He said he hoped that as progress increased in Afghanistan, the with
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on December 16 that Pakistan needs to do more to control the flow of terrorists along its porous border with Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. He said he hoped that as progress increased in Afghanistan, the withdrawal of US troops to begin in July 2011 could accelerate. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, commenting on diplomatic efforts during a White House briefing, said the US will continue to work to “close the gap” between Kabul and Islamabad. She said the US would not repeat history and abandon the Afghan people as combat troops withdrew, adding that the US would continue to support people in the region when the US pullout began in July 2011.
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December - 16 
A cadre belonging to the Janajuddha faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), identified as Mosharraf Hossain alias Bomaru Musa (35) was killed in a gunfight with the Police in Doulatpur sub-district of Kushtia District on December
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A cadre belonging to the Janajuddha faction of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), identified as Mosharraf Hossain alias Bomaru Musa (35) was killed in a gunfight with the Police in Doulatpur sub-district of Kushtia District on December 16, reports Daily Star. He was accused in eight cases including two for killings, Police said
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December - 16 
De-mining groups recovered 173 APMs, 134 Jonny mines and eight electronic mines from Navatkulam, Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Periyathampanai, Marathamadu, Maruthamadu, Gajabapura, Kokkuthuduwai, Adampan and Iranamadu areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 173 APMs, 134 Jonny mines and eight electronic mines from Navatkulam, Mahilankulam, Omanthai, Periyathampanai, Marathamadu, Maruthamadu, Gajabapura, Kokkuthuduwai, Adampan and Iranamadu areas.
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December - 16 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Ariyalai, Alaveddi, Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu and Monarawewa areas in the North recovered one T-56 weapon, one hand grenade and 22 Anti Personnel Mines(APMs) on
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Ariyalai, Alaveddi, Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu and Monarawewa areas in the North recovered one T-56 weapon, one hand grenade and 22 Anti Personnel Mines(APMs) on December 16.
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December - 17 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party had a narrow escape as a grenade, hurled at them by militants, failed to explode in Pulwama District on December 17, official sources said, according to Daily Excelsior. Militants hurled the grenade
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party had a narrow escape as a grenade, hurled at them by militants, failed to explode in Pulwama District on December 17, official sources said, according to Daily Excelsior. Militants hurled the grenade when the CRPF troopers were patrolling near the busy Tral bus stand. The grenade, however, failed to explode, and was later defused by the bomb disposal squad.
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December - 17 
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had promised jihadis fighting in Kashmir that they will not "run short of funds" and was willing to ‘divert’ USD 20 million to support Kashmir-oriented militancy, Indian officials were quoted as telling US diplomats by
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Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had promised jihadis fighting in Kashmir that they will not "run short of funds" and was willing to ‘divert’ USD 20 million to support Kashmir-oriented militancy, Indian officials were quoted as telling US diplomats by WikiLeaks, reports DNA. In a cable dated May 24, 2006 containing the details of a Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting in Washington published by WikiLeaks, joint secretary (cabinet secretariat) Sharad Kumar stated that Indian intelligence has transcripts of pre-9/11 meetings between Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar during which terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir was discussed.
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December - 17 
At least six Assam Rifles soldiers sustained injuries when the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants ambushed a patrolling party in an area between Tuitang and Sehlon village in Chandel District of Manipur in the morning of December 17, r
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At least six Assam Rifles soldiers sustained injuries when the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants ambushed a patrolling party in an area between Tuitang and Sehlon village in Chandel District of Manipur in the morning of December 17, reports Imphal Free Press. A UNLF statement issued by its ‘senior publicity officer’ Ksh Yoiheiba said attack was a fitting response given to the visit of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s visit to Manipur
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December - 17 
Hindustan Times reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramesh Lohra alias Rupesh Gurwa (32), was arrested at Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar District late on December 17. Acting on a tip-off that a Maoist fro
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Hindustan Times reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Ramesh Lohra alias Rupesh Gurwa (32), was arrested at Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar District late on December 17. Acting on a tip-off that a Maoist from Jharkhand was hiding in a brick kiln at Alapur under the guise of a labourer, Police raided the area and arrested him. A pistol, a rifle and several live cartridges were recovered from his possession, Inspector Jai Shankar Singh said. According to Police, around 25 criminal cases are pending against Lohra, who worked for Kundan Pahan, a ‘zonal commander’ of Maoists in Jharkhand.
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December - 17 
Sify.com reports that a joint operation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition after an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Birihari village in Jhargram su
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Sify.com reports that a joint operation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition after an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Birihari village in Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District on December 17. “We recovered four small arms, 70 rounds different type of ammunition, detonators, flashguns, used articles of the Maoists. The Maoists left the things and escaped. Maoists gathered to provide training and had changed their training camp time to time for their privacy," Superintendent of Police of Jhargram Police district Praveen Tripathi said.
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December - 17 
The Centre’s interlocutor, P.C. Haldar said on December 17 that the proposed talks between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Government will be held in three weeks.
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The Centre’s interlocutor, P.C. Haldar said on December 17 that the proposed talks between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Government will be held in three weeks.
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December - 17 
The Hindu reports that four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) including three women were killed in an encounter with the Greyhounds, the elite anti-Maoist force, at a place between Cheruvuru and Yegajanaba villages under Bal
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The Hindu reports that four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) including three women were killed in an encounter with the Greyhounds, the elite anti-Maoist force, at a place between Cheruvuru and Yegajanaba villages under Balapam panchayat (village level local self-government institution) in Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District on December 17. The Greyhounds went to the spot on the Andhra-Odisha border in three batches after receiving information that a company of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the Maoists, consisting of around 70 cadres, was holding a meeting there. The Maoists started firing when they were asked to surrender, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Visakha Range) Sowmya Misra said. Nearly 300 rounds were fired in the exchange of fire that lasted nearly an hour, killing four of them. Police recovered an INSAS rifle, 40 kitbags and three weapons from the encounter site. Sub-Inspector of Police Mohan Reddy was injured in the encounter.
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December - 17 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed seven Forward Bloc party workers, identified as Chapala Garai, Tapan Singh Sardar, Kinkar Singh, Rajesh Singh, Gopeswar Mahato, Gobardhan Singh and Arjun Sin
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed seven Forward Bloc party workers, identified as Chapala Garai, Tapan Singh Sardar, Kinkar Singh, Rajesh Singh, Gopeswar Mahato, Gobardhan Singh and Arjun Singh Mura at Baghbinda village of Jhalda in Purulia District on December 17. A group of 10 to 12 Maoists first raided the house of Chandicharan Singh Sardar, president of the Gitalaya village panchayat samiti (block level local self government institution). Upon not finding him there, the Maoists abducted his brother and local Forward Bloc leader Tapan Singh Sardar and killed him near the house. Chapala Garai was the sarpanch (president of gram panchayat, village level local self government institution) of Darda gram panchayat. Kinkar Singh was the Bloc secretary of the Forward Bloc while Gobardhan Singh was a Bloc member for 15 years. The victims were picked up from their homes at about 2 AM [IST] and shot at from close range in a field in the hilly village bordering Jharkhand, Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar Chaudhuri said. Maoists left posters at the spot claiming that the seven villagers had been spying for the Security personnel. “Protest against those with ‘Operation Green Hunt’ and Left Front and Congress leaders,” one of the posters said. In another poster it was written: “Police torture of the public has to stop otherwise, extreme punishment will be given to Left Front leaders.”
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December - 17 
The Security Forces carried out three operations, on the disclosures of arrested Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘divisional commander’ Ghulam Nabi Sheikh alias Javaid Qureshi and his associate Tanveer Ahmed, in the Marmat area of Doda District and recovered
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The Security Forces carried out three operations, on the disclosures of arrested Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘divisional commander’ Ghulam Nabi Sheikh alias Javaid Qureshi and his associate Tanveer Ahmed, in the Marmat area of Doda District and recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive devices. The recoveries made from Darot forest area included one Light Machine Gun (LMG), one PIKA gun, seven Rocket Propelled Gun (RPG) rockets and two RPG boosters. From another spot near Darot, 11 AK magazines, four Chinese grenades, one pistol and 10 rounds were recovered. From Riyali forests, one AK ammunition box carrying 700 rounds was seized. As reported earlier, Javaid Qureshi and Tanveer Ahmed were arrested by Dehradun Police in Azad Nagar area of Uttaranchal on December 14, where they had reportedly gone to disturb passing out parade of Indian Military Academy (IMA) and were staying in a rented house.
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December - 17 
The SFs arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of HM, identified as Mohammad Shaffi, from village Milhala in the Gulabgarh area of Reasi District. The OGW was a close associate of HM ‘district commander’ Basharat and slain militant Irfan Mushtaq.
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The SFs arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of HM, identified as Mohammad Shaffi, from village Milhala in the Gulabgarh area of Reasi District. The OGW was a close associate of HM ‘district commander’ Basharat and slain militant Irfan Mushtaq.
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December - 17 
The ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa suggested that ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia should be brought to Assam from Bangladesh and all the ULFA leaders, now in jail, be released before the peace talks.
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The ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa suggested that ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia should be brought to Assam from Bangladesh and all the ULFA leaders, now in jail, be released before the peace talks.
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December - 17 
Two Maoists identified as Sambari Hansda alias Sambari Tudu alias Seema alias Sama and Hapna Murmu were arrested from Lakhanpur forest in West Midnapore District. Some detonators, land mines and Maoist literature were also recovered from them. Tudu w
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Two Maoists identified as Sambari Hansda alias Sambari Tudu alias Seema alias Sama and Hapna Murmu were arrested from Lakhanpur forest in West Midnapore District. Some detonators, land mines and Maoist literature were also recovered from them. Tudu was wanted in several cases including the attack on an Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) camp at Silda on February 15, in which 24 EFR troopers were killed. According to the Police, Tudu had entered the camp along with two other dancers the day the killings took place. “She made a reconnaissance of the camp and the preparedness of the Security personnel while dancing and collecting money,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Verma said. Murmu was accused in several cases in Dharampur area,' the SP added.
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December - 17 
At least six persons were killed and eight others were injured in mortar shell attack in different areas of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 17, reports The News. Sources said around eight mortars were fired from the mountains of Orak
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At least six persons were killed and eight others were injured in mortar shell attack in different areas of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 17, reports The News. Sources said around eight mortars were fired from the mountains of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to Qazi Talab, Khori Kalay, Hangu market and Mulkabad areas.
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December - 17 
On the day, 32 militants, including commanders, were killed when a missile hit a compound in Speen Darang village where the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), a TTP affiliate outfit known to be strong in Khyber Agency, militants were gathered for a meeting. The t
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On the day, 32 militants, including commanders, were killed when a missile hit a compound in Speen Darang village where the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), a TTP affiliate outfit known to be strong in Khyber Agency, militants were gathered for a meeting. The third strike took place in Narai Baba village and killed 15 militants, the officials sources said
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December - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) shot dead a suspected militant who tried to enter the Ashura procession along with a bag in a village near Khanpur in Shikarpur District of Sindh on December 17, reports Dawn. The attacker managed to explode a grenade before he
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Security Forces (SFs) shot dead a suspected militant who tried to enter the Ashura procession along with a bag in a village near Khanpur in Shikarpur District of Sindh on December 17, reports Dawn. The attacker managed to explode a grenade before he died, injuring four persons, including a Police official
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December - 17 
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said on December 17 that he thinks it is possible that the Pakistani Army can shut down militant hideouts on its soil to prevent terrorists from moving back and forth across the long, porous border with A
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said on December 17 that he thinks it is possible that the Pakistani Army can shut down militant hideouts on its soil to prevent terrorists from moving back and forth across the long, porous border with Afghanistan, reports Daily Times. A day after President Barack Obama released a review of the US war strategy, Admiral Mike Mullen told reporters in Kabul that fixing the problem was critical to making progress in the war. But he said he was encouraged by what Pakistan had already done to go after terrorists on its side of the border. “I certainly think it is very possible that the Pakistani military will achieve the goal,” he added. Admiral Mike Mullen spoke to reporters in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan alongside Karl Eikenberry, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, who said the existence of terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan “makes delivery of peace and stability here in Afghanistan very difficult”. General David Petraeus, the top commander of US and NATO forces, praised Pakistan’s efforts to rout terrorists inside the country, and its new willingness to cooperate with NATO forces on the Afghanistan side of the border
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December - 17 
Three US drone attacks killed 54 persons, most of them alleged militants, in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) close to the Afghan border on December 17, reports Dawn. The first strike targeted two vehicles in the Sandana ar
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Three US drone attacks killed 54 persons, most of them alleged militants, in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) close to the Afghan border on December 17, reports Dawn. The first strike targeted two vehicles in the Sandana area of the Tirah Valley, killing seven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and injuring another nine.
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December - 17 
Two bodies were recovered from Koshak area of Khuzdar District. They were identified as Noor Mohammad and Mohammad Ibrahim
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Two bodies were recovered from Koshak area of Khuzdar District. They were identified as Noor Mohammad and Mohammad Ibrahim
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December - 17 
Unidentified militants set ablaze a NATO oil tanker and shot and injured driver and the cleaner near Pinjra Pul area in Mach town of the Bolan District. The assailants set the oil tanker on fire and managed to escape from the place of incident. The d
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Unidentified militants set ablaze a NATO oil tanker and shot and injured driver and the cleaner near Pinjra Pul area in Mach town of the Bolan District. The assailants set the oil tanker on fire and managed to escape from the place of incident. The driver was identified as Sarfraz, and the cleaner as Aminullah, residents of Peshawar.
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December - 17 
According to Kantipuronline, the opposition parties led by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) have registered a proposal on December 17 demanding the commencement of a new process for electing the Prime Minister (PM) by the Parliame
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According to Kantipuronline, the opposition parties led by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) have registered a proposal on December 17 demanding the commencement of a new process for electing the Prime Minister (PM) by the Parliament from its session starting from December 19. Backed by six fringe parties, Maoist Chief Whip Post Bahadur Bogati registered the proposal at the Parliament Secretariat. The proposal has called for giving a fresh start to the PM election, arguing that the candidacy of Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel has ended with the closure of the budget session on November 19, 2010.
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December - 17 
Morang District administration on December 17 mobilised Police and reclaimed the Sahid Stadium of Biratnagar. Cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist-affiliated Kochila Autonomous State Council had seized the stadium on December 16 as a part of the Maoist-l
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Morang District administration on December 17 mobilised Police and reclaimed the Sahid Stadium of Biratnagar. Cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist-affiliated Kochila Autonomous State Council had seized the stadium on December 16 as a part of the Maoist-launched land seizure drive to settle the landless, freed bonded labourers and disaster victims.
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December - 17 
The Leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on December 17 claimed that the Indian army had plotted the murders of Bangladesh's intellectuals on December 14, 1971 during the liberation War, reports Daily Star. Acting chief of JeI Maqbul Ahmad claimed this a
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The Leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on December 17 claimed that the Indian army had plotted the murders of Bangladesh's intellectuals on December 14, 1971 during the liberation War, reports Daily Star. Acting chief of JeI Maqbul Ahmad claimed this at a discussion in Dhaka in observance of the Victory Day. Earlier at a discussion on December 14, he had alleged that the murders of intellectuals were plotted by the Indian army.
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December - 17 
De-mining groups recovered 274 APMs and one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) from Navatkulam, Mahilankulam, Periyathampanai, Periyapandivirichchan, Sinnapandivirichchan and Iranamadu areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 274 APMs and one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) from Navatkulam, Mahilankulam, Periyathampanai, Periyapandivirichchan, Sinnapandivirichchan and Iranamadu areas.
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December - 17 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai, Adampan, Andankulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas in the North recovered 59 Anti Personnel Mines(APMs), one 60-mm mor
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai, Adampan, Andankulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas in the North recovered 59 Anti Personnel Mines(APMs), one 60-mm mortar bomb, one hand grenade, three rounds of T-56 ammunition, one APM fuse, one claymore mine and 2350 rounds of 5.6 x 22 mm rocket launcher ammunition on December 17.
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December - 18 
A Maoist leader and a woman cadre were arrested by the State Police officials from Laxmanpur area under Salboni Police Station in West Midnapore on December 18. One directional mine loaded with explosive substance, Maoist leaflet and two books of Ben
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A Maoist leader and a woman cadre were arrested by the State Police officials from Laxmanpur area under Salboni Police Station in West Midnapore on December 18. One directional mine loaded with explosive substance, Maoist leaflet and two books of Bengali print has been recovered from their possessions.
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December - 18 
A Maoist was killed in a gun battle with the Police in Moranburu forest of Khuti District. A Maoist camp was also neutralised during the operation.
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A Maoist was killed in a gun battle with the Police in Moranburu forest of Khuti District. A Maoist camp was also neutralised during the operation.
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December - 18 
Army on December 18 recovered explosive devices including a 10 kilograms Improvised Explosive Device (IED), concealed in a tin, from Panjal Gali in Danna Daryal forest area of Budhal in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Army on December 18 recovered explosive devices including a 10 kilograms Improvised Explosive Device (IED), concealed in a tin, from Panjal Gali in Danna Daryal forest area of Budhal in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Troops conducted searches in Panjal Gali and made the recoveries, which included 10 kilograms IED, one UBGL launcher, one I Com radio set, four Chinese grenades and three kilograms explosive powder. Army sources said that the Recoveries belonged to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit.
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December - 18 
Deccan Chronicle reports that a woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter between the Police and the Maoists in Chatrai in Visakhapatnam District on December 18. The Police, however, refused to divulge
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Deccan Chronicle reports that a woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter between the Police and the Maoists in Chatrai in Visakhapatnam District on December 18. The Police, however, refused to divulge the name of the dead.
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December - 18 
DNA reports that at least two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and Security Forces at Chirubeda in Saranda forest under Bisra Police Station area in Sundargarh District on December 18
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DNA reports that at least two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and Security Forces at Chirubeda in Saranda forest under Bisra Police Station area in Sundargarh District on December 18. A Special Operations Group (SOG) constable, Laxman Kisan (28) went missing and another constable Bhabagrahi Nayak (28), sustained a bullet injury, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ramachandra Panda said. A rifle and a motor-cycle were recovered from the incident site, the ASP added. Maewnhile, the Maoists handed over the dead body of the missing SOG trooper Laxman Kisan (28) to his family at Bansanala in Orissa-Jharkhand border on December 19, reports Outlook.
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December - 18 
DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village guard at Tilokhar village in Rohtas District on December 18. The village guard was abducted by a group of about 10 Maoists from neighbouring Panduka vill
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DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village guard at Tilokhar village in Rohtas District on December 18. The village guard was abducted by a group of about 10 Maoists from neighbouring Panduka village in the night of December 16, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Sahabad range) S. K. Khopade said. A dispute over a piece of land was believed to be the reason behind the incident, the Police added.
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December - 18 
Four cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, were arrested from Lesliganj area in Palamau District, reports Sify.com. A revolver and live cartridges were seized from the arrested Maoists. Police is ye
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Four cadres of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, were arrested from Lesliganj area in Palamau District, reports Sify.com. A revolver and live cartridges were seized from the arrested Maoists. Police is yet to identify them.
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December - 18 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, Shivam, Sudhir, Vikas and Khuglesh, were arrested from Pirmukam village in Katihar District of Bihar on December 18, reports The Hindu. Some Maoist literature, banners and posters were also re
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, Shivam, Sudhir, Vikas and Khuglesh, were arrested from Pirmukam village in Katihar District of Bihar on December 18, reports The Hindu. Some Maoist literature, banners and posters were also recovered from the possession of the arrested cadres. The four were wanted in connection with a blast.
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December - 18 
In a joint operation, the Security Force personnel comprising of Assam Police and troops of 15 Dogra Regiment based in Gossaigaon of Kokrajhar District, arrested two militants belonging to the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ALNA) on December 18, r
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In a joint operation, the Security Force personnel comprising of Assam Police and troops of 15 Dogra Regiment based in Gossaigaon of Kokrajhar District, arrested two militants belonging to the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ALNA) on December 18, reports Sentinel. The arrested militants were identified as - Mangal Kisku (19), son of Tekan Kisku, resident of Hatigarh and Sumeswar Tudu (26), son of Pandu Ram Tudu, inhabitant of Gurufella village of Kokrajhar District. A factory-made 9-mm revolver along with three live rounds of bullets has been recovered from the militants
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December - 18 
PTI reports that Mukund Singh, a contractor and a former block (administrative division) Congress Party president, was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Urmal village under Chowka Police Station in Seraikel
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PTI reports that Mukund Singh, a contractor and a former block (administrative division) Congress Party president, was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Urmal village under Chowka Police Station in Seraikela-Kharsawan District on December 18. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained as yet, Police said.
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December - 18 
The All-India Forward Bloc (AIFB) and the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) strongly condemned the killing of seven AIFB tribal leaders by the Maoists. The AIFB declared a ‘Purulia bandh' (general shutdown) on December 18, to protest ag
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The All-India Forward Bloc (AIFB) and the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) strongly condemned the killing of seven AIFB tribal leaders by the Maoists. The AIFB declared a ‘Purulia bandh' (general shutdown) on December 18, to protest against the killings.
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December - 18 
The latest revelation made by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks showed that India was on the hit-list of al Qaeda and a bio-terror target, Times of India reported on December 18. According to the website, US embassy cables of May, 2006 said, "Indi
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The latest revelation made by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks showed that India was on the hit-list of al Qaeda and a bio-terror target, Times of India reported on December 18. According to the website, US embassy cables of May, 2006 said, "India is now an al-Qaeda target." Referring to the then ministry of external affairs (MEA) additional secretary KC Singh's remarks, the cable said, "Singh opened by noting that India is becoming more prominent on al-Qaeda's radar," pointing to Ayman al-Zawahiri's April 29 video message praising popular jihadist movements against Indians in Kashmir and calling India 'the best candidate for carrying out the Zionist-Crusader scheme to humiliate, weaken, and dismember Pakistan'.
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December - 18 
Times of India reported on December 18 that during a meeting between Richard Boucher, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, and then Union foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon, on January 8, 2009, the latter alleged that the Paki
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Times of India reported on December 18 that during a meeting between Richard Boucher, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, and then Union foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon, on January 8, 2009, the latter alleged that the Pakistani Army was hand-in-glove with the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). This fact came to light from a secret cable sent by US ambassador in Delhi Timothy Roemer to Washington which was leaked by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks. Menon highlighted that the Pakistan Army paid wages to LeT and sustained the organization, and until these ties were severed, India would continue to regard the Pakistani security services as complicit in the Mumbai terrorist attacks ( November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11).
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December - 18 
Another body was found in Mastung District on December 18. The Levies Forces sources said that the body was thrown in an abandoned place in the outskirts of the town. His identification could not be ascertained. "All the five victims were hit in the
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Another body was found in Mastung District on December 18. The Levies Forces sources said that the body was thrown in an abandoned place in the outskirts of the town. His identification could not be ascertained. "All the five victims were hit in the heads," they said.
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December - 18 
Five bullet-riddle bodies were found in different areas of Balochistan during the last two days, Dawn reported on December 18. Levies Forces sources said that two bodies were found in Padak area of Turbat District in the morning of December 17. The b
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Five bullet-riddle bodies were found in different areas of Balochistan during the last two days, Dawn reported on December 18. Levies Forces sources said that two bodies were found in Padak area of Turbat District in the morning of December 17. The bodies were identified as of Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razaq.
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December - 18 
Security Forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including 89 missiles, during a raid in Akakhel in the Khyber Agency, and arrested four terrorists. Colonel Sadiq of the Frontier Corps said that 89 missiles, 31 rocket launchers of 40-mm and
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Security Forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including 89 missiles, during a raid in Akakhel in the Khyber Agency, and arrested four terrorists. Colonel Sadiq of the Frontier Corps said that 89 missiles, 31 rocket launchers of 40-mm and light machine guns were recovered during a raid conducted at Akakhel. The Russian-origin arms were brought from Tirah valley for subversive activities and would have been smuggled to Peshawar and other Districts, he added. Four persons were arrested and investigations are underway.
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December - 18 
The driver and conductor of a NATO oil tanker were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at them near Soor Kamar Jamrud of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 18, reports Daily Times. The ta
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The driver and conductor of a NATO oil tanker were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at them near Soor Kamar Jamrud of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 18, reports Daily Times. The tanker was on its way to Peshawar from Bagram when it was attacked, as a result of which driver Abdur Rehman and conductor Ziaur Rehman were injured.
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December - 18 
The relationship with Pakistan is central to US efforts in Afghanistan, and Washington should continue to prove its commitment to lasting relations with the key regional country, Michele Flournoy, the Under-Secretary of Defence for Policy of Pentagon
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The relationship with Pakistan is central to US efforts in Afghanistan, and Washington should continue to prove its commitment to lasting relations with the key regional country, Michele Flournoy, the Under-Secretary of Defence for Policy of Pentagon, said on December 18, reports Daily Times. “Pakistan is central to our efforts to defeat al Qaeda and prevent its regeneration in the region,” Michele Flournoy said during a Pentagon news briefing on the findings of a one-year review of President Barack Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan. The US and coalition troops will continue to focus on al Qaeda sanctuaries along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. “We remain relentlessly focused on Pakistan-based al Qaeda because of the strategic nature of the threat they pose, and in particular, the group’s continued pursuit of large-scale attacks against the West and its influence on global terrorism,” Michele Flournoy said. “Our posture and efforts to counter these threats will continue unabated,” she added.
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December - 19 
After the arrest of five HM militants, including three ‘divisional commanders’ from New Delhi, Dehradun (Uttaranchal) and Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) by local Police on the inputs of Jammu Police, one of the arrested ‘commander’, Jameel Ahmed alias Nis
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After the arrest of five HM militants, including three ‘divisional commanders’ from New Delhi, Dehradun (Uttaranchal) and Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) by local Police on the inputs of Jammu Police, one of the arrested ‘commander’, Jameel Ahmed alias Nissar Qureshi, has disclosed that five more HM militants of Doda District have managed to reach Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, to create their network in the State for disturbances there.
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December - 19 
Another module was neutralised in Pulwama District and Police arrested four persons who were allegedly involved in organizing protests near Sangam on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. "Another module of LeT which was active in Sangam and Naina areas w
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Another module was neutralised in Pulwama District and Police arrested four persons who were allegedly involved in organizing protests near Sangam on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. "Another module of LeT which was active in Sangam and Naina areas was neutralised when Police arrested Muzzafer Ahmad Wani alias Bulbul. On his questioning, he disclosed that he was directly working under the command of Abdul Rehman alias Rehman Bhai of Pakistan, who is LeT ‘divisional commander’ for South Kashmir," Watali said. Police said this module is based on four people who were identified as Irshad Ahmad Wani, Shabir Ahmad Magray and Ghulam Mohiuddin Mir, all residents of Pulwama District. The officer said Muzaffer was involved in grenade throwing at Bijbehara and Shabir was involved in grenade throwing at a Central Reserve Police Force camp in Pulwama.
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December - 19 
Jammu and Kashmir Police on December 19 said they had neutralized two militant modules which were instigating, motivating and funding youths to resort to stone-pelting in the Valley by arresting nine militants in Anantnag and Pulwama Districts, repor
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Jammu and Kashmir Police on December 19 said they had neutralized two militant modules which were instigating, motivating and funding youths to resort to stone-pelting in the Valley by arresting nine militants in Anantnag and Pulwama Districts, reported Daily Excelsior. Nine grenades, 35 kilograms of explosives, a pistol with a magazine and 11 rounds, four combat uniforms and two improvised explosive devices ( IEDs) fitted in a pressure cooker were recovered from them, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, South Kashmir) Shafqat A. Watali said. "These (modules) were instigating, motivating and funding youths to indulge in stone-pelting. There is a clear link between militant groups and the recent law and order situation in the Valley," Watali said. The modules were also involved in a string of grenade attacks in South Kashmir, he added, saying, "Most of the militants are associated with the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] but also have links with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen [HM]."
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December - 19 
Orissadiary.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert at Podapodar of Narayanpatna Block in Koraput District in the late night of December 19. The Maoists blew up the culvert to obstruct the Border
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Orissadiary.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert at Podapodar of Narayanpatna Block in Koraput District in the late night of December 19. The Maoists blew up the culvert to obstruct the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers deployed in the area on 14th December.
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December - 19 
Sangai Express reports that three militants belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by Police from Imphal East District on December 19. The militants were identified as Haobam Dinesh alias Lukok (25), Akoijam
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Sangai Express reports that three militants belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by Police from Imphal East District on December 19. The militants were identified as Haobam Dinesh alias Lukok (25), Akoijam Somorjit alias Yaima Singh (27) and Yambem Hemanta alias Maimu Singh (33).
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December - 19 
The DIG said Showkat Ahmad Dar alias Adnan, a resident of Bijbehara, who was the head of a five-member module, was first arrested at Khanabal in Anantnag earlier this month. Four more identified as Fayaz Ahmad Talak, Javaid Ahmad Salafi, Fayaz Ahmad
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The DIG said Showkat Ahmad Dar alias Adnan, a resident of Bijbehara, who was the head of a five-member module, was first arrested at Khanabal in Anantnag earlier this month. Four more identified as Fayaz Ahmad Talak, Javaid Ahmad Salafi, Fayaz Ahmad Dar and Abass Sheikh, all part of the module, were later arrested, he added. Showkat's interrogation revealed the module was instigating the youths to resort to stone-throwing in the Valley, the DIG said. Showkat was a close associate of LeT ‘commander’ Firdaus Ahmad Peer alias Gowhar and HM ‘commander’ Javiad Ahmad Sheikh and held meetings with them in Anantnag, Watali said. The modus operandi of the module was to distribute video clips, literature and posters to motivate youths to indulge in stone-pelting, he said, adding, "At a meeting attended by Peer on the outskirts of Anantnag, Talak was given the responsibility of printing and distributing provocative posters among the youths. Abass Sheikh was given the responsibility to intensify the protest in parts of Kulgam District while Dar was assigned the task of stone-pelting and protest on Khanabal-Pahalgam road," the DIG said.
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December - 19 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a primary school teacher, identified as Kalicharan Mahato, also a local ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in Chhotokhakri villa
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a primary school teacher, identified as Kalicharan Mahato, also a local ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in Chhotokhakri village near Nayagram in West Midnapore District late on December 19. According to Jhargram Superintendent of Police Pravin Tripathi, a group of 20 armed Maoists raided the house of Kalicharan, pulled him out from his house and killed him and left posters branding him a Police informer.
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December - 19 
The Hindu reports that three Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, including ‘general secretary’ Gregory A. Sangma alias Jerry, surrendered before the East Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Sylvester Nongtynger at the District headqu
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The Hindu reports that three Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, including ‘general secretary’ Gregory A. Sangma alias Jerry, surrendered before the East Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Sylvester Nongtynger at the District headquarters town of Williamnagar on December 19, after they deserted the outfit. The two other surrenderees were Goran D. Sangma alias Chesang and Jamin Sangma alias Kakati. The militants, who described the pathetic living conditions at the GNLA camp, told the Police that more cadres were willing to lay down arms.
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December - 19 
The National Investigative Agency (NIA) has launched an investigation into possible link between Muslim insurgent groups operating in the State and Mujahideens operating elsewhere in the course of an extensive probe into the networks of Mujahideens,
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The National Investigative Agency (NIA) has launched an investigation into possible link between Muslim insurgent groups operating in the State and Mujahideens operating elsewhere in the course of an extensive probe into the networks of Mujahideens, reports Sangai Express.
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December - 19 
The people of border region of Rajouri-Poonch are against the demand for azadi (freedom) and division of Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre-appointed interlocutors for the State said on December 19, according to Times of India. "The aspirations of people
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The people of border region of Rajouri-Poonch are against the demand for azadi (freedom) and division of Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre-appointed interlocutors for the State said on December 19, according to Times of India. "The aspirations of people here in this belt is totally different from that of Kashmir. They are against azadi and division of Jammu and Kashmir. We will raise their demands and suggestions before the Government of India (GoI)," chief interlocutor Dileep Padgaonkar told reporters in Rajouri. Most of the delegations which met them were against the division of the state, he added. "Here the people are more inclined towards India," another interlocutor M. M. Ansari remarked. Padgaonkar along with M. M. Ansari and Radha Kumar are on a two-day visit to the border Districts of Rajouri and Poonch. The interlocutors have met around 43 delegations in Poonch and 13 delegations in Rajouri.
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December - 19 
Thoubal District Police arrested a militant belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Ningthoujam Sanjoy (25), from an unspecified place on December 19, reports Imphal Free Press. The Police recovered
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Thoubal District Police arrested a militant belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Ningthoujam Sanjoy (25), from an unspecified place on December 19, reports Imphal Free Press. The Police recovered a 9-mm Pistol with a Magazine and two live rounds of 9mm ammunition from the militant.
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December - 19 
A Police constable who participated in the Operation Clean-up (also known as Operation Blue Fox) of 1992, was shot dead on December 19 by unidentified assailants in Malir town in the eastern part of Karachi in Sindh, reports Dawn. The Operation Clean
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A Police constable who participated in the Operation Clean-up (also known as Operation Blue Fox) of 1992, was shot dead on December 19 by unidentified assailants in Malir town in the eastern part of Karachi in Sindh, reports Dawn. The Operation Clean-up was a military operation led by Pakistan Army and Karachi Police that lasted from 1992-1994. The main target of the operation was the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (now renamed Muttahida Qaumi Movement).
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December - 19 
Al Qaeda is trying to “bring down” nuclear-armed Pakistan, United States (US) Vice President Joe Biden warned on December 19, reported Daily Times. “Our overarching goal and our rationale for being there is to dismantle, ultimately defeat al Qaeda, t
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Al Qaeda is trying to “bring down” nuclear-armed Pakistan, United States (US) Vice President Joe Biden warned on December 19, reported Daily Times. “Our overarching goal and our rationale for being there is to dismantle, ultimately defeat al Qaeda, to make sure that terrorists do not, in fact, bring down the Pakistani Government, which is a nuclear power,” Biden said, promising that “we are going to be totally out of there, come hell or high water, by 2014”. Al Qaeda’s strength, he said, “has been significantly degraded” as US forces have gone after the terrorist network’s leadership. But, he added there has been less success in countering the Afghan insurgency, dealing with the safe havens in Pakistan and creating a stable Afghanistan. “We are going to, come July, begin to draw down US forces” and begin to transfer responsibility to the Afghans, added Biden.
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December - 19 
The report claimed that local sources in Waziristan had reported seeing many “white skin” militants, most of them German, in the tribal areas. “One tribesman said he had spoken to two young Germans with ‘golden beards' who told him in broken Pashto:
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The report claimed that local sources in Waziristan had reported seeing many “white skin” militants, most of them German, in the tribal areas. “One tribesman said he had spoken to two young Germans with ‘golden beards' who told him in broken Pashto: ‘We are here for jihad.' Witnesses say the militants wear local clothes and travel in small groups in vehicles or on motorcycles, flaunting weapons including AK-47 assault rifles, rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades,” sources said
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December - 19 
The reported deaths of two British militants in a drone attack on December 10 in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan raised fears that western Muslim converts are being targeted by al Qaeda in its search for “white jihadis” to mount November 26, 2008
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The reported deaths of two British militants in a drone attack on December 10 in Dattakhel area of North Waziristan raised fears that western Muslim converts are being targeted by al Qaeda in its search for “white jihadis” to mount November 26, 2008 Mumbai (also known as 26/11)-style attacks in Europe, The Hindu quoting The Sunday Times reported on December 19. The Sunday Times quoted western intelligence agencies as saying that Ilyas Kashmiri, recently named as al Qaeda's chief military strategist in Pakistan and Afghanistan and dubbed the “new Bin Laden,” had been “assigned to bring western recruits” into the organisation. The 46-year-old “one-eyed terrorist,” reportedly described by one Pakistani Army officer as the “most dangerous man for Pakistan, Europe and the United States,” was said to be “plotting” attacks in Britain and other European countries, including France and Germany.
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December - 19 
A meeting of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Parliamentary Party decided to join the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in foiling the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) proposal
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A meeting of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Parliamentary Party decided to join the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in foiling the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) proposal to start a new process of Government formation in the special session of the House.
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December - 19 
The cadres of the Matrika Yadav led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M-Matrika) smeared black on the face of Udayapur forest in-charge, Shanta Muni Tamrakar, on December 19, reports Kantipuronline. The Maoist cadres in two groups smeared black o
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The cadres of the Matrika Yadav led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M-Matrika) smeared black on the face of Udayapur forest in-charge, Shanta Muni Tamrakar, on December 19, reports Kantipuronline. The Maoist cadres in two groups smeared black on Tamrakar's face at his office today accusing him of smuggling wood and carrying out financial irregularities, informed the outfits District secretary, Sambhodhan.
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December - 19 
The Secretariat of the Special Committee for the Integration and Rehabilitation of Maoist Combatants proposed a five-phase action plan that aims to conclude the process by 2013. Representatives of the UCPN-M, however, registered their note of dissent
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The Secretariat of the Special Committee for the Integration and Rehabilitation of Maoist Combatants proposed a five-phase action plan that aims to conclude the process by 2013. Representatives of the UCPN-M, however, registered their note of dissent over the proposal submitted to the Special Committee. The Maoists stressed the need for a “political decision” on the modality of integration and the rehabilitation package before the enforcement of the plan.
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December - 19 
Detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was shown arrested for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War (1971), following an arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal on December 19, rep
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Detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was shown arrested for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War (1971), following an arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal on December 19, reports Daily Star. A three-member judges' panel headed by Justice Nizamul Huq directed the authorities concerned to produce Salauddin before the Court on December 30 on the charges.
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December - 19 
The first batch of US embassy cables related to Bangladesh released on WikiLeaks revealed the role of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) in an effort to absorb the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) in
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The first batch of US embassy cables related to Bangladesh released on WikiLeaks revealed the role of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) in an effort to absorb the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) into mainstream politics through forming the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP), just before the 2008 general elections.
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December - 19 
Air Force troops recovered three CDs, one T-56 magazine, two data cables, one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) identity card and one unidentified electric item from Karadiyanaru in Batticaloa District
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Air Force troops recovered three CDs, one T-56 magazine, two data cables, one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) identity card and one unidentified electric item from Karadiyanaru in Batticaloa District
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December - 19 
De-mining groups recovered twenty-two anti personnel mines from Iranamadu area.
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De-mining groups recovered twenty-two anti personnel mines from Iranamadu area.
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December - 19 
Sri Lanka army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Suthumalai, Visuamadukulam, Pallavilkulam, Iranamadukulam, Iranapalai and Kombavil areas in the north recovered 28 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), four 60-mm mortar bombs, 11 han
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Sri Lanka army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Suthumalai, Visuamadukulam, Pallavilkulam, Iranamadukulam, Iranapalai and Kombavil areas in the north recovered 28 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), four 60-mm mortar bombs, 11 hand grenades, four 40-mm grenade launcher bombs, one electric mine, 140 electric detonators, 13 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 200 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition and 150 rounds of T-56 ammunition on December 19.
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December - 20 
Arabinda Rajkhowa, the ‘chairman’ of the ULFA, is likely to get bail on December 20 (today). The State Government had on December 16 told the Court that it would have no objection to granting of bail to the ULFA chief.
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Arabinda Rajkhowa, the ‘chairman’ of the ULFA, is likely to get bail on December 20 (today). The State Government had on December 16 told the Court that it would have no objection to granting of bail to the ULFA chief.
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December - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre from Lamsang Taothong Khunou in Imphal West District on December 20. One demand letter of NSCN-K was also seized from the possession of the arrested ca
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre from Lamsang Taothong Khunou in Imphal West District on December 20. One demand letter of NSCN-K was also seized from the possession of the arrested cadre who was identified as Pamei Paukhonlung alias Nishan (39).
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December - 20 
A powerful landmine probably targeting Security Forces (SFs) carrying ballot boxes after panchayat (village level local self government institution) election was found planted on a road connecting Manatu and Padma under Manatu Police Station in Palam
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A powerful landmine probably targeting Security Forces (SFs) carrying ballot boxes after panchayat (village level local self government institution) election was found planted on a road connecting Manatu and Padma under Manatu Police Station in Palamu District, reports DNA. SP Anup T Mathew told newspersons that the Maoists planted the landmine to target the SFs returning with the ballot boxes after completion of the 4th phase of the panchayat election on December 20. However, the SFs combing the area in view of the election detected the explosive timely and defused it in a nearby jungle, Mathew said
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December - 20 
According to Police sources, there are clear indications about the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) giving shares of extortion money to politicians in Meghalaya, reports Shillong Times. "We have specific inputs which indicate GNLA having some pol
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According to Police sources, there are clear indications about the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) giving shares of extortion money to politicians in Meghalaya, reports Shillong Times. "We have specific inputs which indicate GNLA having some political patronage allowing the outfit to carry out its activities openly. We have also received reports about the GNLA militants depositing some portions of the amounts collected through extortions in the bank accounts of some politicians," a senior police official told reporters on December 20. However, he refused to divulge the names of the politicians.
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December - 20 
According to PTI, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, replying to a question by Congress member Mamata Madhi, in the State Assembly on December 20, said that at least 91 civilians had been killed by Maoists in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nawrangpur
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According to PTI, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, replying to a question by Congress member Mamata Madhi, in the State Assembly on December 20, said that at least 91 civilians had been killed by Maoists in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nawrangpur Districts since 2000. However, Patnaik said information regarding the compensation provided to the families of the deceased civilians was under collection.
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December - 20 
Acombined team of Thoubal Police and 28 Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested one cadre belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) during a search operation conducted in Lilong area on December 20. The arrested cadre was identi
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Acombined team of Thoubal Police and 28 Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested one cadre belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) during a search operation conducted in Lilong area on December 20. The arrested cadre was identified as Uritkhinbam Mohindro Singh alias Maiba (42). One Chinese hand grenade along with detonator and two demand letters of the outfits were recovered from his possession
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December - 20 
At a meeting of officers from the Indian Home Ministry and Myanmar’s Chin State on December 20, it was decided that Indian Security Forces can enter Myanmar to hunt down terrorists after taking due permission from Myanmarese authorities, reports IAN
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At a meeting of officers from the Indian Home Ministry and Myanmar’s Chin State on December 20, it was decided that Indian Security Forces can enter Myanmar to hunt down terrorists after taking due permission from Myanmarese authorities, reports IANS. According to Indian officials, several militants from the Northeast have taken shelter in Myanmar and Bangladesh and have set up bases and training camps.
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December - 20 
Due to mounting pressure from the Security Forces (SFs) involved in the anti-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and strict vigil along the borders by troops, the militants are on the run to bordering Himachal Pradesh and other areas of t
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Due to mounting pressure from the Security Forces (SFs) involved in the anti-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and strict vigil along the borders by troops, the militants are on the run to bordering Himachal Pradesh and other areas of the northern region, said General Officer Commanding (GOC, 16 Corps) Lieutenant General J. P. Nehra. He said that SFs continue to exert pressure on the militants operating in parts of Doda-Kishtwar and other parts in south of Pir Panjal. Following tremendous pressure exert by the troops, the militants are looking for safe passages and dens. And for this reason they have chosen to cross over to Himachal Pradesh through J&K-Himachal border as was evident from the recent arrests of militants by the security agencies. Responding to a question regarding spurt in the movement of terrorists from Doda and Kishtwar Districts in J&K to Himachal Pradesh, the GOC said it was not new phenomenon, as the terrorists used to cross over to that side earlier also. But they are only seeking safe heaven there and not indulging in violent incidents. After staying there for some time, they again move back to their original areas of operation.
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December - 20 
Five cadres from different outfits surrendered before SFs at Mantripukhri. Those who surrendered included United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre Yumnam Romeo alias Panthung, Mutum Jiten alias Jiban (26) and Ningthoujam Ranjan alias Spirit (23)
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Five cadres from different outfits surrendered before SFs at Mantripukhri. Those who surrendered included United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre Yumnam Romeo alias Panthung, Mutum Jiten alias Jiban (26) and Ningthoujam Ranjan alias Spirit (23) belonging to Noyon faction of the KCP, Md Naseer Khan (26) belonging to Azad faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), and ‘Corporal’ Salman Khan belonging to Umar Farooq faction of the PULF. Romeo brought along one M-16 rifle while Ranjan and Salman Khan laid down one 9 mm pistol each.
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December - 20 
In a separate incident, Maoists killed a railway worker, identified as Srikant Saren and set ablaze a bulldozer near Nunnungeria village in Jhargram area of the District, reports Sify.com. Srikant had brought a bulldozer in the village to dig a pond.
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In a separate incident, Maoists killed a railway worker, identified as Srikant Saren and set ablaze a bulldozer near Nunnungeria village in Jhargram area of the District, reports Sify.com. Srikant had brought a bulldozer in the village to dig a pond. The Maoists wanted unemployed villagers be given the task under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), instead of using machines for the purpose.
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December - 20 
In a separate incident, three Maoists belonging to west Bengal, identified as Umakanta Bera of Pachurakhuara and Subash Badhuka of Badatanga villages under Nayagram Police Station and Rupaka Mahanta of Ramchandrapur village under Jhargram Police Stat
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In a separate incident, three Maoists belonging to west Bengal, identified as Umakanta Bera of Pachurakhuara and Subash Badhuka of Badatanga villages under Nayagram Police Station and Rupaka Mahanta of Ramchandrapur village under Jhargram Police Station, were arrested from Suliapada area in Mayurbhanj District early on December 20, reports The Hindu. Three rifles, 14 live cartridges and 21 gelatine sticks were seized from their possession. The arrested Maoists were involved in several crimes, including two murders in the District and five murders in Jhargram area of neighbouring West Bengal, Superintendent of Police Dayal Gangwar said.
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December - 20 
Police on December 20 recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the militants at Nag Nullah in the Marmat area of Doda District on the disclosures of arrested Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘divisional commander’ Javaid Qureshi, repo
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Police on December 20 recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the militants at Nag Nullah in the Marmat area of Doda District on the disclosures of arrested Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘divisional commander’ Javaid Qureshi, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries including a Self Loading Rifle (SLR) and a large quantity of ammunition besides some other items had been hidden in tree trunk at Nag Nullah from where they were recovered at the behest of Qureshi. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Doda-Ramban range) M. K. Sinha said the militants had looted the SLR after killing a Special Police Officer Baldev Singh at Seri Top near Bulandpur Post under the jurisdiction of Assar Police Station on August 5, 2007. Earlier, three hideouts of the outfit were destroyed by Army and Police in Marmat area on December 17 and a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered from there. However, two HM militants had also removed some of the arms consignment of Qureshi from other hideouts after his arrest. Qureshi and his associate Tanveer Ahmed, during their questioning by Police after being shifted to Doda from Dehradun, were reported to have disclosed a number of hideouts of HM in Marmat and surrounding hills of Doda and Udhampur Districts. Sustained interrogation of Javaid Qureshi and Tanveer Ahmed, who were arrested in Dehradun (Uttaranchal) on December 10, was on and some more clues were expected of them, Police said.
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December - 20 
Sify.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) tried to disrupt the fourth and penultimate phase of the panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls in some places in Jharkhand on December 20. Ac
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Sify.com reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) tried to disrupt the fourth and penultimate phase of the panchayat (village level local self government institution) polls in some places in Jharkhand on December 20. According to Police, Maoists opened fire from the hilly terrain in Baridih Kanpur panchayat (booth No. 17) in Chakulia block in the early hours to terrorize the voters but the Security Forces (SFs) compelled the Maoists to retreat. SFs recovered six cylinder bombs buried under a road in Hunterganj in Chatra District. About 1.3 million voters, 66 percent of the electorate voted in the panchayat polls.
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December - 20 
The ‘commander-in-chief’ of Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) outfit Allen alias Atai Siro stated that MNRF was formed in March 2008 after threadbare brainstorming discussion with the like-minded persons especially for peaceful co-existence amo
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The ‘commander-in-chief’ of Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) outfit Allen alias Atai Siro stated that MNRF was formed in March 2008 after threadbare brainstorming discussion with the like-minded persons especially for peaceful co-existence amongst all the communities living together in Manipur under the motto, “Unity, Independent and co-existence”.
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December - 20 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) dropped a strong hint of going back to its earlier demand for a separate Garoland while blaming the State Government for the slow progress of the negotiation process. The State Government is yet to file its
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) dropped a strong hint of going back to its earlier demand for a separate Garoland while blaming the State Government for the slow progress of the negotiation process. The State Government is yet to file its recommendations to the Centre on the outfit's key demands. Speaking to Shillong Times, ANVC spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak said, "We have come down from our earlier demand with a hope of finding an early solution to all the issues, but the State Government is taking us quite lightly."
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December - 20 
The Hindu reports that Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley on December 20 said that no extremist element had found shelter in Bhutan ever since extremists were flushed out from his country in 2003. He said there was no leader of the United Libe
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The Hindu reports that Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley on December 20 said that no extremist element had found shelter in Bhutan ever since extremists were flushed out from his country in 2003. He said there was no leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) or any ULFA detainee in Bhutan. Thinley made these observations while responding to questions at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International airport in Assam.
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December - 20 
The Maoist-backed Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) on December 20 in three Maoists-dominated Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore. “The shutdown has been called in the three
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The Maoist-backed Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) on December 20 in three Maoists-dominated Districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore. “The shutdown has been called in the three Districts as the common tribal people living in the areas were facing torture and harassment from the joint forces and armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M),” a PCPA spokesman told IANS on phone from Lalgarh area of West Midnapore. “We demand that the Government and Administration should stop atrocities on our people and urge people to support the shutdown,” the spokesperson added.
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December - 20 
Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called upon the people to observe a bandh (general shutdown) in Andhra-Orissa border (AOB) area on December 22, protesting against the killing of five of their comrades by t
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Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called upon the people to observe a bandh (general shutdown) in Andhra-Orissa border (AOB) area on December 22, protesting against the killing of five of their comrades by the Greyhounds personnel in an encounter at Cheruvuru near Korukonda in Chintapalli mandal (administrative division) on December 17, East Division Secretary Ganesh in a press release said in Vishakhapatnam District on December 20.
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December - 20 
Troops of 22nd AR arrested one self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Meisnam Pramud alias Johny from Kamaranga area of Jiribam sub-division of Imphal East District on December 20. The arrested PLA cadre is suspecte
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Troops of 22nd AR arrested one self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Meisnam Pramud alias Johny from Kamaranga area of Jiribam sub-division of Imphal East District on December 20. The arrested PLA cadre is suspected to be the ‘finance secretary’ of the outfit in Jiribam and Cachar area.
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December - 20 
When asked to comment on general security situation and infiltration along the Line of Control (LoC), the GOC said infiltration was negligible from the other side along the LoC but there was no let up in the unsuccessful attempts from that side. He a
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When asked to comment on general security situation and infiltration along the Line of Control (LoC), the GOC said infiltration was negligible from the other side along the LoC but there was no let up in the unsuccessful attempts from that side. He admitted that due to heavy snow on the mountain peaks of Pir Panjal, the terrorists were concentrating on the low lying and plain areas of Jammu for making intrusion attempts but said that in view of fencing, placement of security apparatus besides vigil by troops along border, the infiltration chances were very bleak. The terrorists training infrastructure was intact there but it was not possible to give exact number of terrorists training camps operating on that side. But he maintained that there were enough number of trained militants intending to cross over to this side. In response to yet another query regarding number of terrorists operating on the Indian side of the LoC, General Nehra said it will not be possible to give exact number but as per rough estimate and the inputs received from various agencies, their number could be around 450 to 500. He said many foreign terrorists have been eliminated by the security agencies and their leadership wiped out but still they are in good number here. He said that though the militants lack local support today, yet some people were still working for them and trying to force local innocent youth to get exploited and lured for money and other offers to join militant ranks. The GOC said there has been change in the mindset of the local youth. This is the reason that not enough support is being received by the mercenaries from the locals.
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December - 20 
A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘leader’ Ibn-e-Amin who commanded one of al Qaeda's military units in north-western Pakistan is said to be among the 32 people killed in December 17's drone attacks in Speen Darang village of Khyber Agency in
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A senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘leader’ Ibn-e-Amin who commanded one of al Qaeda's military units in north-western Pakistan is said to be among the 32 people killed in December 17's drone attacks in Speen Darang village of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), The Hindu quoting Long War Journal reported on December 20. Though there was no official confirmation, the Long War Journal — which has embedded reporters covering the war on terror in Afghanistan — reported the killing of Ibn-e-Amin in detail. The US drone strike killed Ibn-e-Amin who was reportedly present in the meeting of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), a TTP off-shoot in Khyber Agency. Commander Ibn-e-Amin belongs to the TTP Swat chapter. Ibn-e-Amin was ‘second-in-command’ to Mullah Fazlullah, who used to control the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa till the Army regained ground after a military operation 2009. Ibn-e-Amin was also commander of the Tora Bora Brigade, one of the six formations in al Qaeda's Shadow Army and was legendary for his brutality.
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December - 20 
Daily Times on December 20 confirmed that two al Qaeda operatives who were arrested in Sohrab Goth area of Karachi, the capital of Sindh, during a joint operation by Pakistani and American Special Forces in November 17 were Umar Misri, a top aide of
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Daily Times on December 20 confirmed that two al Qaeda operatives who were arrested in Sohrab Goth area of Karachi, the capital of Sindh, during a joint operation by Pakistani and American Special Forces in November 17 were Umar Misri, a top aide of al Qaeda’s number two Ayman al Zawahiri and Muhammad Muhammad, the operational manager of al Qaeda. From the same Sohrab Goth area an American al Qaeda member, Adam Gadanhn (Abu Azzam Amriki), was arrested with another unnamed Arab individual connected to al Qaeda. Adam and an associate are reported to have been captured during a raid by Pakistani Special Forces at the Super Highway in Karachi.
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December - 20 
Four persons were killed, including a father and his son, in two separate firing incidents in Dera Bugti District and Awaran District of Balochistan on December 20, reported Daily Times. Unidentified militants entered a local hotel and opened fire, k
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Four persons were killed, including a father and his son, in two separate firing incidents in Dera Bugti District and Awaran District of Balochistan on December 20, reported Daily Times. Unidentified militants entered a local hotel and opened fire, killing a father, Ali Mohammad Bugti and his son, Pir Baksh, on the spot in Dera Bugti District.
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December - 20 
In the same District, one Ilyas Baloch, an active member of Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), was abducted by suspected persons near coastal highway of Ormara town on December 20. Sources said that Ilyas, who is also a student of the Univers
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In the same District, one Ilyas Baloch, an active member of Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), was abducted by suspected persons near coastal highway of Ormara town on December 20. Sources said that Ilyas, who is also a student of the University of Balochistan, was going to Ormara from Pasni in a passenger van when suspected persons intercepted him and took him away at gunpoint. His relatives, however, claimed that he was abducted by Security Force personnel
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December - 20 
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on December 20 told his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari to arrest and hand over Jandullah militants, reports Dawn. In a telephone call, the Iranian president “asked Zardari to order his country’s Security
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on December 20 told his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari to arrest and hand over Jandullah militants, reports Dawn. In a telephone call, the Iranian president “asked Zardari to order his country’s Security Forces to quickly arrest known terrorists and hand them over to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Ahmadinejad’s office said in a statement posted on its website. The phone call followed a suicide attack on December 15 in the Iranian city of Chabahar that killed 39 persons.
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December - 20 
Police arrested 12 suspected persons on December 20 aimed at thwarting a major new terrorism plot against Britain, reports Daily Times. The arrested suspects are British nationals but have with links to Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to a counter
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Police arrested 12 suspected persons on December 20 aimed at thwarting a major new terrorism plot against Britain, reports Daily Times. The arrested suspects are British nationals but have with links to Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to a counter-terrorism official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. John Yates, Britain’s senior counter terrorism Police official said that “the suspects were detained in London, Stoke-on-Trent and Cardiff. “The operation is in its early stages, so we are unable to go into detail at this time about the suspected offences”.
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December - 20 
The alleged militant safe havens in Pakistan’s tribal areas and Kabul’s reconciliation with the Taliban will be on the top of the agenda for this week’s Pakistan-Afghanistan-Turkey summit in Istanbul, reports Dawn on December 20.
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The alleged militant safe havens in Pakistan’s tribal areas and Kabul’s reconciliation with the Taliban will be on the top of the agenda for this week’s Pakistan-Afghanistan-Turkey summit in Istanbul, reports Dawn on December 20.
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December - 20 
Top US military commanders in Afghanistan are seeking to expand ground raids by Special Operations Forces across the border in Pakistan’s tribal areas, Dawn quoting The New York Times reported on December 20. Amid growing US frustration with Pakistan
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Top US military commanders in Afghanistan are seeking to expand ground raids by Special Operations Forces across the border in Pakistan’s tribal areas, Dawn quoting The New York Times reported on December 20. Amid growing US frustration with Pakistan’s lacklustre efforts at removing militants from strongholds in the tribal areas, the officials are proposing to escalate military activities in the nuclear-armed nation, The New York Times said in its online edition. US forces have been largely restricted to limited covert operations and unmanned drone strikes in Pakistan due to fears of retaliation from a population that often holds strong anti-American sentiment in a country rife with militants.
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December - 20 
Two people were killed when unidentified militants riding a motorcycle, opened fire on them in the Kushak area of Awaran District.
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Two people were killed when unidentified militants riding a motorcycle, opened fire on them in the Kushak area of Awaran District.
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December - 20 
As reported in Nepal News on December 20, the WikiLeaks released a document reputed to have been sent by the US embassy in New Delhi to the State Department in Washington in which the Embassy has mentioned that the Indian Government believes the Nepa
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As reported in Nepal News on December 20, the WikiLeaks released a document reputed to have been sent by the US embassy in New Delhi to the State Department in Washington in which the Embassy has mentioned that the Indian Government believes the Nepalese Maoists sold arms to the Indian Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists]. “The Naxalites have bought some arms from Nepalese Maoists,” mentions the cable dated April 18, 2006. However, the document does not show any operational ideological link between the Indian and the Nepalese Maoists
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December - 20 
Islami Oikkyo Jote (IOJ) said that the December 26 hartal (general Strike) called by a section of ulemas (religious clerics) is a bid to save the war criminals and foil the trial. IOJ Chairman Misbahur Rahman said JeI backed the hartal to save its de
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Islami Oikkyo Jote (IOJ) said that the December 26 hartal (general Strike) called by a section of ulemas (religious clerics) is a bid to save the war criminals and foil the trial. IOJ Chairman Misbahur Rahman said JeI backed the hartal to save its detained leaders charged with crimes against humanity in the liberation war.
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December - 20 
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on December 20 said that the trial of the detained war crimes-accused will start in January-February of 2011, reports Daily Star. After a meeting with the prosecution panel and the investigation team of International Crime
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Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on December 20 said that the trial of the detained war crimes-accused will start in January-February of 2011, reports Daily Star. After a meeting with the prosecution panel and the investigation team of International Crimes Tribunal at the Law Ministry, he said charge sheets will be submitted against those already arrested before the commencement of the trial. Five top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) - Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujaheed, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Mohammad Qamaruzzaman and Abdul Qader Mollah - have been detained in connection with the crimes against humanity in 1971. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) stalwart Salahuddin Qader Chowdhury, who was arrested on December 16, has also been implicated in war crimes charges.
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December - 20 
De-mining groups recovered 128 APMs, one 60-mm mortar bomb and two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) from Navatkulam, Periyathampanai, Kokkuthuduwai and Adampan areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 128 APMs, one 60-mm mortar bomb and two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) from Navatkulam, Periyathampanai, Kokkuthuduwai and Adampan areas.
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December - 20 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Jaffna and Kokkuthuduwai areas in the North recovered 19 Anti Personnel Mines(APMs), one anti tank mine and one hand grenade on December 20.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Jaffna and Kokkuthuduwai areas in the North recovered 19 Anti Personnel Mines(APMs), one anti tank mine and one hand grenade on December 20.
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December - 21 
A combined of the District and personnel of 27 AR arrested two women sympathisers of Military Council faction of the KCP while frisking and checking at Wangoo Laipham area. The arrested women sympathisers were identified as Khangembam Ongbi Achoubi D
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A combined of the District and personnel of 27 AR arrested two women sympathisers of Military Council faction of the KCP while frisking and checking at Wangoo Laipham area. The arrested women sympathisers were identified as Khangembam Ongbi Achoubi Devi (55) and Potsangbam Ongbi Hariton (61).
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December - 21 
A group of Maoists attacked seven forest guards and set ablaze a Tata Sumo and boat belonging to the forest department near Lankachen village in Chhinnavatra forest, 30kilometres from Jimalgatta range in the District.
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A group of Maoists attacked seven forest guards and set ablaze a Tata Sumo and boat belonging to the forest department near Lankachen village in Chhinnavatra forest, 30kilometres from Jimalgatta range in the District.
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December - 21 
A group of six militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) tried to infiltrate into Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC) from Karma Wali Gali in Peer Badesar area of Keri sector in Jammu in the morning of December 21 but were intercepted by the tro
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A group of six militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) tried to infiltrate into Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC) from Karma Wali Gali in Peer Badesar area of Keri sector in Jammu in the morning of December 21 but were intercepted by the troops between LoC and fencing leading to killing of one infiltrator so far while a search was on for the others, reported Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that militants, equipped with a major consignment of arms and ammunition, tried to infiltrate at about 2am (IST) taking advantage of adverse weather conditions. However, the troops observed movement of the militants and intercepted them between the LoC and the fencing. Troops opened firing to neutralize the militants. Exchange of firing between the two sides continued till late morning. Body of one of the slain militant was recovered from the site of gun battle along with one AK-56 rifle, one radio set, four Chinese grenades, 300 ammunition rounds, one Motorola mobile handset, fresh cooked food from Pakistan, medicines kit etc. Identity of slain militant has not been established but he was believed to be a Pakistani. Troops didn’t suffer any casualties in the operation.
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December - 21 
According to Telegraph, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Bhimkanta Buragohain made an appeal to the state Government not to politicise the issue of peace talks even as the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TAD
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According to Telegraph, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Bhimkanta Buragohain made an appeal to the state Government not to politicise the issue of peace talks even as the designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court deferred ruling on ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to December 22. “Some of the recent statements of Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi about the proposed talks are very irresponsible and such statements might cost the peace process dearly. Therefore, I want to appeal to the state government not to make any statement which may have an adverse impact on the peace process,” he said. He also did not make it clear which statements of Gogoi he was referring to.
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December - 21 
Five cadres of the CPI-Maoist, including a self-styled ‘zonal commander’, identified as Chandradeo Paswan alias Roshan were arrested by the Police from Orwa village under Barachatti Police Station in Gaya District on December 21, reports The Hindu. C
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Five cadres of the CPI-Maoist, including a self-styled ‘zonal commander’, identified as Chandradeo Paswan alias Roshan were arrested by the Police from Orwa village under Barachatti Police Station in Gaya District on December 21, reports The Hindu. Confirming the arrests, Sherghati Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mahindra Prasad said one of the arrestees, identified as Satya Dev Yadav is said to be an expert in the art of laying landmines and three more persons, yet to be identified have been detained for their suspected involvement in Maoist activities in the District. The Maoists were wanted in connection with several criminal offences, Police said. One cylinder bomb and Maoist literature was also recovered from the possession of the arrested Maoists, the SDPO said.
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December - 21 
Hindustan Times reports that four Policemen were killed and seven other injured in a powerful landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Umanoor hill on Alapalli-Sironcha in Gadchiroli District in the eve
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Hindustan Times reports that four Policemen were killed and seven other injured in a powerful landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Umanoor hill on Alapalli-Sironcha in Gadchiroli District in the evening of December 21. According to reports, the Policemen were on their way to Sironcha in a Police jeep which was exploded by the Maoists.
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December - 21 
Imphal West District Police arrested two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Ngairangbam Chingkheinganba alias Boy alias Malem alias Moramba (28) and Md Achouba alias Alam Khan (21) from Keishampat Thoubal bus parki
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Imphal West District Police arrested two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Ngairangbam Chingkheinganba alias Boy alias Malem alias Moramba (28) and Md Achouba alias Alam Khan (21) from Keishampat Thoubal bus parking on December 21. Chingkheingangba disclosed that be joined Military Council faction of the KCP through one Helen and is working under his command. The arrested cadres also disclosed that they were assigned to serve demand letters to hotels and shops located in Paona Bazar and also extorted a huge amount of money for party fund. Two mobile handsets along with SIM cards were seized from their possession
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December - 21 
Imphal West District Police arrested two sympathisers of Military Council faction of the KCP from Chajing Karam area. The arrested sympathisers were identified as Wangkhem Jadu Singh (62) and Paonam Budhachandra Singh (60). They disclosed that they a
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Imphal West District Police arrested two sympathisers of Military Council faction of the KCP from Chajing Karam area. The arrested sympathisers were identified as Wangkhem Jadu Singh (62) and Paonam Budhachandra Singh (60). They disclosed that they are assigned to extort money from the candidates of ensuing Nagar Panchayat election of Chajing Karam area for party fund.
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December - 21 
In a secret cable sent in 2009 by the then U.S. Ambassador in Islamabad, Anne W. Patterson and made public by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks it was revealed that the US had reservations about India sharing information with all countries that ha
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In a secret cable sent in 2009 by the then U.S. Ambassador in Islamabad, Anne W. Patterson and made public by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks it was revealed that the US had reservations about India sharing information with all countries that had lost their citizens in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008 also known as 26/11), saying it was “premature” and feared that it would undermine essential law enforcement efforts and forestall further India-Pakistan cooperation, PTI reported on December 21.Patterson advised the State Department to urge India to delay the release of information about its investigation until intelligence and law enforcement-sharing with the U.S. and the Government of Pakistan moved forward.
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December - 21 
Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008 also known as 26/11) had hatred towards India and warned that he would stop helping the probe if his admiss
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Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008 also known as 26/11) had hatred towards India and warned that he would stop helping the probe if his admission of guilt was linked to cooperation with New Delhi, The Hindu reported on December 21. The information was conveyed by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller during his meeting with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in February 2009, according to a secret U.S. embassy cable made public by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.
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December - 21 
PTI reports that a militant belonging to the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years by a fast track court in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on December 21 for attempting to set off explosions in the city. The m
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PTI reports that a militant belonging to the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years by a fast track court in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on December 21 for attempting to set off explosions in the city. The militant, identified as Fayaz, a resident of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir was arrested on August 12, 2008, near the Ghaziabad railway station with explosives and firearms. He was wanted in several bomb blast cases in Kashmir
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December - 21 
PTI reports that the a group of 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Sudhru Ram (40), on suspicion that he was a Police informer in Gufa para village in Dantewada District on December 21. Sudhru work
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PTI reports that the a group of 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Sudhru Ram (40), on suspicion that he was a Police informer in Gufa para village in Dantewada District on December 21. Sudhru worked as a cook in the village school.
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December - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) thwarted an intrusion bid by the militants in Mendhar sector of Poonch District in the mid-night of December 21, reported Daily Excelsior. The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel observed movement of infiltrators from their fo
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Security Forces (SFs) thwarted an intrusion bid by the militants in Mendhar sector of Poonch District in the mid-night of December 21, reported Daily Excelsior. The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel observed movement of infiltrators from their forward Dachhi Post in Krishna Ghati sector and opened firing to neutralize them. The militants also fired back leading to exchange of firing for more than one hour. According to reports, Pakistan Army personnel of 760 Mujahideen Regiment were also reported to have resorted to firing from their forward Dakkhan Bridge Post in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to give a cover to the infiltrators. The infiltrators, believed to be six in number, retrieved to PoK. BSF didn’t suffer any casualties.
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December - 21 
Sources said the blood trains were also observed at the spot near fencing, which indicated that two to three militants were injured in the encounter. Reports said that two to three militants were still holed-up near the fencing awaiting an opportunit
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Sources said the blood trains were also observed at the spot near fencing, which indicated that two to three militants were injured in the encounter. Reports said that two to three militants were still holed-up near the fencing awaiting an opportunity to sneak-in.
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December - 21 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Kumar said that the lab prepared and ferried consignments of explosives to Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, besides Maoist-hit Palamau and Kolhan Commissionerate in Jharkhand. The explosives lab was being run for a
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Kumar said that the lab prepared and ferried consignments of explosives to Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, besides Maoist-hit Palamau and Kolhan Commissionerate in Jharkhand. The explosives lab was being run for at least two years in private quarters, which sources claimed belongs to DVC, rented by Langra in Chandrapura. Senior member of the Maoists central military committee Dev Kumar Singh alias Arvindji was a frequent visitor to the lab, the SP said.
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December - 21 
Telegraph reports that a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Bokaro Police raided a well-equipped chemical laboratory run by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chandrapur industrial area in Bokaro District on Decemb
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Telegraph reports that a joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Bokaro Police raided a well-equipped chemical laboratory run by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chandrapur industrial area in Bokaro District on December 21. The team arrested three top cadres of the Maoists, identified as Ram Kumar Pandit alias Langra alias Sanjay, the Maoist ‘R&D wing’ in-charge and a ‘zonal commander’ of Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC), Devendu Singh (54) alias Anandji alias Subodhji, a special ‘area committee’ member and Jai Prakash Singh (53) alias Dinesh alias Shiv Shankar, a sympathiser. In the raid the team recovered three kilograms of RDX and 10 kilograms of chemicals, including two litres each of sulphuric acid and acetone, 1 kilogram nitric acid (70 per cent concentrated) and five kilograms of sulphur powder. Most of the chemicals were kept in sealed bottles and neatly packed in vegetable oil cartons while the sulphur powder and RDX were kept in plastic wrappers. According to Police, the quantity of chemicals hauled is potent enough to blow up an entire township. The packets have been sent for forensic tests. Besides chemicals, 14 wireless sets made in China, one big dry battery and six amplifiers and Maoist literature were seized from the lab.
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December - 21 
Telegraph reports that a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and three other cadres have surrendered before the State Police in Hyderabad city on December 21. Additional Director General of Police (ADG) M. Ratan said Maddela Adell
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Telegraph reports that a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and three other cadres have surrendered before the State Police in Hyderabad city on December 21. Additional Director General of Police (ADG) M. Ratan said Maddela Adellu alias Anand (45), a ‘State Committee’ member, accused of nine offences, including two murders, carrying a head money of INR 1million surrendered along with his wife Kurma Rambai alias Saritha (40), a ‘divisional committee’ member of the north Gadchiroli and Gonda joint divisional committee in Maharashtra, Killo Raju alias Krishna (25), the ‘commander’ of Konnavaram area and Seendri Subba Rao alias Srikanth (18), Raju’s deputy. Maddela later said, "As the Maoist movement was not progressing, we have decided to surrender. We had conveyed our decision to our group members around three months ago. We want to lead the rest of our lives with our family."
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December - 21 
The breakaway faction of the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV), United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) led by Dhanyram Reang has stepped up its extortion exercise by issuing notes demanding INR 300 per household in the areas like Sout
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The breakaway faction of the United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV), United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) led by Dhanyram Reang has stepped up its extortion exercise by issuing notes demanding INR 300 per household in the areas like South Hailakandi, Dullavcherra and Karimganj Districts, reports Sentinel on December 21. Dhanyram had threatened the villagers with dire consequences. It is to be noted that ULFBV, led by Panchuram Reang, laid down arms with his 305 rebels to the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on November 30, 2008.
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December - 21 
The Hindu reports that a group of about 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women cadres, raided the make-shift camp of the ARSS Infrastructure Limited, a private construction company, and set ablaze 14 vehi
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The Hindu reports that a group of about 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including women cadres, raided the make-shift camp of the ARSS Infrastructure Limited, a private construction company, and set ablaze 14 vehicles of the construction company at Pindiki under Mohana Police Station area in Gajapati District on December 21. Seven tippers, two road-rollers, two mixers, a water tanker, a grader, and an excavator were damaged in the attack. No one was injured as vehicle drivers and the watchman fled fearing for their lives. The cadres of the Basadhara division left a poster at the spot in which the Maoists have expressed that they have opposed the construction of the roads in the area, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sarthak Sarangi said. The ARSS has taken up the construction of 102.9-kilometres stretch of road of the State Highway number 134 between Paralakhemundi and Mohana under Mohana Police Station area.
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December - 21 
The Maoists set ablaze a mobile communication tower. Before escaping, they cut down trees to block the Paralakhemundi-Mohana road to stop the movement of Security Forces, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG, Southern Range) R K. Sharma, said.
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The Maoists set ablaze a mobile communication tower. Before escaping, they cut down trees to block the Paralakhemundi-Mohana road to stop the movement of Security Forces, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG, Southern Range) R K. Sharma, said.
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December - 21 
Thoubal District Police arrested one over ground worker (OGW) of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) during frisking and checking operation at Leishangthem Bazar. The arrested OGW was identified as Thoudam Ibungo Singh alias Ingocha (46).
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Thoubal District Police arrested one over ground worker (OGW) of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) during frisking and checking operation at Leishangthem Bazar. The arrested OGW was identified as Thoudam Ibungo Singh alias Ingocha (46).
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December - 21 
Yumnam Surjitkumar, the managing director (MD) of S Kumar Nursing Institute located in front of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital complex in Imphal, was reportedly abducted by unidentified militants on December 21, reports Sanga
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Yumnam Surjitkumar, the managing director (MD) of S Kumar Nursing Institute located in front of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital complex in Imphal, was reportedly abducted by unidentified militants on December 21, reports Sangai Express. Surjitkumar hails from Keinou in Bishnupur District.
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December - 21 
A Hindu spiritual leader, Maharaja Luckmi Chand Garji (82) was abducted along with four of his companions, Sajan Das, Ram Chand, Babo Lal and Vinod Kumar on the RCD Highway near Surab area of Kalat District in the night of December 21. The abductors
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A Hindu spiritual leader, Maharaja Luckmi Chand Garji (82) was abducted along with four of his companions, Sajan Das, Ram Chand, Babo Lal and Vinod Kumar on the RCD Highway near Surab area of Kalat District in the night of December 21. The abductors later released three of them at a deserted place. The whereabouts of Maharaja Luckmi Chand and Vinod Kumara, the son of a trader, are still not known.
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December - 21 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani on December 21 promised jobs for former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing youths at Rastoon, a rehabilitation training centre for youths involved in terrorism,
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani on December 21 promised jobs for former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, reports Daily Times. Addressing youths at Rastoon, a rehabilitation training centre for youths involved in terrorism, the COAS said a peaceful Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) was in the best interest of all. He said that Security Forces had fought the war against terrorism for the people of Swat to secure them from terrorists
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December - 21 
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that Army would stay in Swat till restoration of confidence among the locals. Interacting with locals during his visit to Swat, he said that Army would continue to contribute in the development and rehabilitation of
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General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that Army would stay in Swat till restoration of confidence among the locals. Interacting with locals during his visit to Swat, he said that Army would continue to contribute in the development and rehabilitation of the Swat valley.
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December - 21 
Militants abducted at least 10 tribesmen in central tehsil (revenue unit) area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, reports Dawn. Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of local tribesmen, who had re
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Militants abducted at least 10 tribesmen in central tehsil (revenue unit) area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, reports Dawn. Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of local tribesmen, who had recently returned to the area from an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camp, and whisked away at least 10 persons. Mohammad Nazir, Noor Khan and other elders of Meshti tribe told journalists that the tribesmen would be forced to go back to IDP camps if Government failed to provide them security
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December - 21 
One Siddique Eido, along with his companion, Yousaf Baloch, were abducted by unidentified assailants when they were returning home to Pasni after appearing in a court in Gwadar. According to a press released issued by Human Right commission of Pakist
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One Siddique Eido, along with his companion, Yousaf Baloch, were abducted by unidentified assailants when they were returning home to Pasni after appearing in a court in Gwadar. According to a press released issued by Human Right commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Balochistan chapter Chairman Mehdi Hassan, the secret agencies of taking hostage one of HRCP’s activists, Siddiq Eido. "Four Police personnel were also in the vehicle and they humiliated and manhandled them when they put up resistance," Mehdi Hassan stated in the press release
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December - 21 
Pakistan on December 21 ruled out the notion of any foreign troops operating on its soil, with its top diplomat in Washington stressing that Pakistani forces are capable of handling terrorist threats within the country’s borders, reports Daily Times.
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Pakistan on December 21 ruled out the notion of any foreign troops operating on its soil, with its top diplomat in Washington stressing that Pakistani forces are capable of handling terrorist threats within the country’s borders, reports Daily Times. "Pakistani forces are capable of handling the terrorist threat within our borders and no foreign forces are allowed or required to operate inside our sovereign territory," Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani said. Commenting on a story in The New York Times, which claimed that US commanders based in Afghanistan are pushing for special forces raids on targets across the border into Pakistani territory, Haqqani said the "US and Pakistani forces understand each other’s terms of engagement well" and have a very high-level of cooperation.
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December - 21 
Two persons were injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on two NATO containers heading towards Chaman (Balochistan) from Karachi (Sindh), carrying hardware for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, near Wadh area of Khuzdar District in
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Two persons were injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on two NATO containers heading towards Chaman (Balochistan) from Karachi (Sindh), carrying hardware for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, near Wadh area of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on December 21, reports Daily Times.
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December - 21 
Unidentified militants abducted a senior official of a foreign oil exploring company in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 21, reports Dawn. Officials said that Fayaz Khattak, a senior official of Hungarian company MOL, was travelling n
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Unidentified militants abducted a senior official of a foreign oil exploring company in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 21, reports Dawn. Officials said that Fayaz Khattak, a senior official of Hungarian company MOL, was travelling near an exploration site when unidentified militants abducted him and his driver, Said Kalam, along with the vehicle. Police recovered the vehicle abandoned in Chamba Gul area.
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December - 21 
According to Himalayan Times, the Government sent a letter to the UN to leave behind its monitoring equipment and logistic support after the mission’s departure next month. "We have sent a letter requesting UNMIN to hand over logistics and other mate
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According to Himalayan Times, the Government sent a letter to the UN to leave behind its monitoring equipment and logistic support after the mission’s departure next month. "We have sent a letter requesting UNMIN to hand over logistics and other materials being used in monitoring the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants to the Government after it leaves on January 15, 2011," Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Minister Rakam Chemjong told. At the same time the UCPN-M has been seeking an extension for the UNMIN till May, 2011.
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December - 21 
The Loktantrik faction of the Madhesh Janadhikar Forum (MJF-L) led by Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar is in the verge of a vertical split with central committee member Sanjaya Shah announcing a new group 'Madhesh Kranti Forum' on December 21, reports Nepal
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The Loktantrik faction of the Madhesh Janadhikar Forum (MJF-L) led by Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar is in the verge of a vertical split with central committee member Sanjaya Shah announcing a new group 'Madhesh Kranti Forum' on December 21, reports Nepal News. Shah said that he and his supporters formed a new party as MJF-L did not play an effective role in the Constituent Assembly (CA) on the issues of Madhesh.
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December - 21 
The Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong accused the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) of not willing to bring its combatants under the Army Integration Special Committee. "The Maoist proposal for extension of United Na
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The Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong accused the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) of not willing to bring its combatants under the Army Integration Special Committee. "The Maoist proposal for extension of United Nations’ Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)'s tenure is an attempt to keep their combatants outside the command of the Special committee," minister Chemjong said at an interaction programme held in Kathmandu.
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December - 21 
A regional leader of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), identified as Anisur Rahman alias Anis Master (45), was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Varara villag
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A regional leader of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), identified as Anisur Rahman alias Anis Master (45), was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Varara village of Pabna Sadar sub-district of Pabna District on December 21, reports Daily Star. The RAB personnel recovered a rifle, one revolver, an LG, 10 bullets and some sharp weapons from the spot.
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December - 21 
The Police personnel on December 21 two cadres belonging to the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at Rajshahi University (RU) in connection with February 9, 2010 campus violence that killed one Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) worker Faruque Hossain, report
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The Police personnel on December 21 two cadres belonging to the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at Rajshahi University (RU) in connection with February 9, 2010 campus violence that killed one Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) worker Faruque Hossain, reports Daily Star.
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December - 21 
Three ICS cadres, including sub-district level president, were arrested on charge of collecting illegal toll in Tangail District. The arrestees were identified as Awal Hossain, president of Kalihati sub-district unit of ICS, general secretary Rafiqul
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Three ICS cadres, including sub-district level president, were arrested on charge of collecting illegal toll in Tangail District. The arrestees were identified as Awal Hossain, president of Kalihati sub-district unit of ICS, general secretary Rafiqul Islam and sub-district unit member Rezaul Karim
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December - 21 
De-mining groups recovered 54 APMs from Mahilankulam and Iranamadu areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 54 APMs from Mahilankulam and Iranamadu areas.
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December - 21 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Alakallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai and Paranthan areas in the north recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb, 13 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and two hand grenades on Decembe
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Alakallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Kokkuthuduwai and Paranthan areas in the north recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb, 13 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and two hand grenades on December 21.
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December - 22 
A combined team of Thoubal District Police and personnel of 27th and 33rd Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Wangkhem India Singh (49) and one People’s Rev
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A combined team of Thoubal District Police and personnel of 27th and 33rd Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Wangkhem India Singh (49) and one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Achom Abung alias Geetchandra Singh, during a search operation conducted at Nongmaikhong Kompuk area on December 22, reports Sangai Express.
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December - 22 
A team of Imphal East Police arrested three PREPAK cadres from Urup Arapti area. The arrested PREPAK cadres were identified as Konsam Momen (42), Konsam Nando Singh (32) and Takhellambam Laingam Singh (29). The arrested trio disclosed that they joine
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A team of Imphal East Police arrested three PREPAK cadres from Urup Arapti area. The arrested PREPAK cadres were identified as Konsam Momen (42), Konsam Nando Singh (32) and Takhellambam Laingam Singh (29). The arrested trio disclosed that they joined the outfit in November 2009 through one Takhellambam Thonglen alias Samananda alias Victor and they are now working under his command and they were involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, etc. Further, they also provided shelter to other PREPAK cadres and help in transportation of arms and ammunition from one place to another.
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December - 22 
A team of the District Police arrested one People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, identified as Mohammad Faruk Khan alias Lucky (25) from Sanjenthong area and recovered one demand note in the name of Azad faction of the PULF addressed to Dire
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A team of the District Police arrested one People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, identified as Mohammad Faruk Khan alias Lucky (25) from Sanjenthong area and recovered one demand note in the name of Azad faction of the PULF addressed to Director of Horticulture and Soil Conservation Department from his possession. The arrested cadre disclosed that he joined PULF in March 2010 through one Ayub Ali and is now working under his command and he was involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, etc.
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December - 22 
Another landmine weighing five kilograms laid by the Maoists was defused by Security Forces in Salboni block of the District, reports Times of India.
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Another landmine weighing five kilograms laid by the Maoists was defused by Security Forces in Salboni block of the District, reports Times of India.
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December - 22 
During two search operations in Goni forests and Sagra area of Balnoi in Mendhar sector in the morning of December 22, the SFs recovered and later defused one live bomb and two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) shells.
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During two search operations in Goni forests and Sagra area of Balnoi in Mendhar sector in the morning of December 22, the SFs recovered and later defused one live bomb and two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) shells.
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December - 22 
Four LeT militants, including a top ‘commander’, were arrested by the SFs in Pulwama District, a Defence Ministry spokesman said. He said a joint operation was launched by Army and State Police at Awantipora following a tip-off about the presence of
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Four LeT militants, including a top ‘commander’, were arrested by the SFs in Pulwama District, a Defence Ministry spokesman said. He said a joint operation was launched by Army and State Police at Awantipora following a tip-off about the presence of militants. During the operation a top ‘commander’ of LeT, identified as Muzaffer Ahmad Wani alias Bulbul was arrested on December 22. On his disclosure three more militants were arrested along with arms and ammunition, included pistol, ammunition, grenades, explosive and detonators. The investigation also revealed involvement of these LeT militants in the recent incidents of agitation, instigating protests and burning of Government property, the spokesman said.
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December - 22 
Imphal Free Press reports that an unidentified youth was killed by some unidentified militants at Laining Khul (Khundi) Kabui village in Imphal West District on December 22.
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Imphal Free Press reports that an unidentified youth was killed by some unidentified militants at Laining Khul (Khundi) Kabui village in Imphal West District on December 22.
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December - 22 
Police detained an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the militants, identified as Nazir Ahmed Khan, in Bhaderwah area of Doda District and sent him to Central Jail at Kot Bhalwal. He has been charged with harbouring militants. Police recovered two guns and
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Police detained an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the militants, identified as Nazir Ahmed Khan, in Bhaderwah area of Doda District and sent him to Central Jail at Kot Bhalwal. He has been charged with harbouring militants. Police recovered two guns and grenades from Khan earlier after which he was booked under Explosive Substances Act and Arms Act
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December - 22 
PTI reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a farmer at Itwa village in Aurangabad District on December 22. Over 10 cadres caught hold of Ramaslok Sharma when he was working in a field and shot him dead, Pol
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PTI reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a farmer at Itwa village in Aurangabad District on December 22. Over 10 cadres caught hold of Ramaslok Sharma when he was working in a field and shot him dead, Police said.
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December - 22 
The Centre put Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Ahmedabad (Gujrat) on high alert after getting specific intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants had sneaked into these two cities to strike at any time in coming days, Times of India reported o
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The Centre put Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Ahmedabad (Gujrat) on high alert after getting specific intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants had sneaked into these two cities to strike at any time in coming days, Times of India reported on December 22.
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December - 22 
The Dimasa National Democratic Front (DNDF), a newly raised militant outfit, was behind the abduction of two survey assistants and a cook of a seismic survey company in the Manja area under Maibong subdivision in Dima Hasao District, Police said on D
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The Dimasa National Democratic Front (DNDF), a newly raised militant outfit, was behind the abduction of two survey assistants and a cook of a seismic survey company in the Manja area under Maibong subdivision in Dima Hasao District, Police said on December 22, reports Telegraph. The three who were abducted on December 5, 2010, were released on December 22.
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December - 22 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion on a metalled road in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District on December 22. Luckily no one wa
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion on a metalled road in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore District on December 22. Luckily no one was killed or injured in the incident as the explosion took place within minutes of a civilian vehicle passing through the spot, though there was panic spread amongst local people about the possibility of the Maoists targeting common people.
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December - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed that Swami Asimanand who is accused of masterminding the bomb blast in Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad (May 18, 2007) was also involved in the Samjhauta Express blast (February 18, 2007), Times of India repor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed that Swami Asimanand who is accused of masterminding the bomb blast in Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad (May 18, 2007) was also involved in the Samjhauta Express blast (February 18, 2007), Times of India reported on December 22. Asimanand was arrested on November 19 from Haridwar in Uttarakhand by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the blast in the Mecca Masjid (Mosque) in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
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December - 22 
The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato and 124 suspected Maoists of Midnapore jail ended their 13-day hunger strike after a delegation of the Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) met th
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The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato and 124 suspected Maoists of Midnapore jail ended their 13-day hunger strike after a delegation of the Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) met them.
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December - 22 
The State Government withdrew the ban on short messaging services (SMS) using post-paid mobile phone but the ban on sending of bulk messages remained in force. The decision was taken at the directive of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who reviewed the
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The State Government withdrew the ban on short messaging services (SMS) using post-paid mobile phone but the ban on sending of bulk messages remained in force. The decision was taken at the directive of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who reviewed the overall situation in the State with senior officials as well as intelligence agency sleuths, official sources said. The ban was imposed in June following widespread unrest in the Valley, which was further fuelled by bulk messages sent in by anti-national forces.
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December - 22 
Three militants belonging to the Anti Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) were arrested from Bhalukpung in Arunachal Pradesh on December 22, reports Telegraph. The arrested militants were suspected to be involved in
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Three militants belonging to the Anti Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) were arrested from Bhalukpung in Arunachal Pradesh on December 22, reports Telegraph. The arrested militants were suspected to be involved in the killing of eight Hindi-speaking persons in Boimara near Seijusa on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on November 8, 2010. The three were arrested during a joint operation of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Police, said Sonitpur District Superintendent of Police Anand Prasad Tiwari. Three 9mm pistols with live ammunition were recovered from them.
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December - 22 
Times of India reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres belonging to the Gadchiroli-Gondia-Deori Dalam (squad) pasted posters and circulated pamphlets in Deori municipal council of Gondia District on December 22. The Maoists P
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Times of India reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres belonging to the Gadchiroli-Gondia-Deori Dalam (squad) pasted posters and circulated pamphlets in Deori municipal council of Gondia District on December 22. The Maoists Posters denounced the anti-people activities of the Government to mark the 10th anniversary of its Janmukti Chhapamar Sena (JCS) wing from December 02-31. The Police said that the posters have been pasted to strengthen the Dandakaranya-based Jansatta and Janashakti organisations and were issued by Maharashtra-Gondia commander Dipak/ Sameer/ Milind Teltumde of Wani squad and his comrades.
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December - 22 
Times of India reports that Police arrested Karan Kumar Gupta alias Guptajee, a top cadre of Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Ita-Barhi village under Bhandra block
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Times of India reports that Police arrested Karan Kumar Gupta alias Guptajee, a top cadre of Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Ita-Barhi village under Bhandra block in Lohardaga District on December 22. The Police were tipped off about Gupta's bid to sell his rifle. Police recovered four cartridges from him. "Gupta had shifted to Tainsera in Chakradharpur and Ranchi, where the PLFI has a presence but had returned to Lohardaga recently”, Superintendent of Police (SP) Aseem Vikrant Minz said.
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An anti-terrorism court on December 23 remanded provincial chief of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Shahzain Bugti and his 26 personal guards to Police custody for seven days, reported Daily Times. The Frontier Corps (FC) arrested Shahzain and his men
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An anti-terrorism court on December 23 remanded provincial chief of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Shahzain Bugti and his 26 personal guards to Police custody for seven days, reported Daily Times. The Frontier Corps (FC) arrested Shahzain and his men were arrested on December 22 along with a cache of arms and ammunition from four vehicles of his caravan during a checking at Buleli checkpost in the outskirts of Quetta. Shahzain denied that the arms and ammunition belonged to him. “I was not going for a jihad or waging a war that I had to carry that much arms and ammunition,” he told reporters outside the court.
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December - 22 
Former City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Saud Aziz and former Superintendent of Police (SP) Khurram Shahzad were arrested from a courtroom in the case of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination of December 27, 2007, after the Anti-Terrorism Court rejected
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Former City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Saud Aziz and former Superintendent of Police (SP) Khurram Shahzad were arrested from a courtroom in the case of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination of December 27, 2007, after the Anti-Terrorism Court rejected bails to the two former Police officials on December 22, reports Daily Times. Two points were raised during the hearing that as to why the persons deputed on the former Prime Minister’s security were removed from the scene and why the post-mortem was not conducted. Charges against the accused were framed that they were involved in the murder of the former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The counsels of the accused showed a statement that President Asif Ali Zardari had directed not to conduct the post-mortem. However, in April 2007, a United Nations (UN) panel accused the Government of failing to provide Benazir with adequate protection and said investigations were hampered by intelligence agencies and other officials who impeded “an unfettered search for the truth”.
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December - 22 
Four Arab nationals and two Afghan nationals were arrested after crossing over into Pakistani territory from across the border near Chaman in Balochistan in the night of December 22, reports Dawn. “They crossed over into Pakistan using an unfrequente
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Four Arab nationals and two Afghan nationals were arrested after crossing over into Pakistani territory from across the border near Chaman in Balochistan in the night of December 22, reports Dawn. “They crossed over into Pakistan using an unfrequented route and failed to present legal travelling documents for crossing the border,” official sources said. “They may have links with al Qaeda,” the official sources said, adding that the suspects had been booked under the Foreigners` Act.
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December - 22 
One civilian was killed and three others were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Ziarat Chowk of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 22, reports Dawn. According to sources, the explo
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One civilian was killed and three others were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Ziarat Chowk of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 22, reports Dawn. According to sources, the explosive device went off in Ziarat Chowk and destroyed the jeep of a local marble contractor. One Irshad was killed while Haider Zaman, Zahir Shah and Hazrat Ali were seriously injured in the blast.
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December - 22 
The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel arrested Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief, Shahzain Bugti, along with his 27 personal guards at the Buleli checkpost in Balochistan and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from his motorcade on December 22, repo
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The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel arrested Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief, Shahzain Bugti, along with his 27 personal guards at the Buleli checkpost in Balochistan and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from his motorcade on December 22, reports Daily Times. Shahzain was returning from Chaman, a border town with Afghanistan, after offering fateha (a short prayer too begin a religious obligation) for the late Jilani Khan, an Awami National Party (ANP) leader, when his motorcade was stopped for identification and search, which Shahzain reportedly refused. The FC personnel smashed the windscreen of the vehicle and dragged him out forcibly. The weapons and ammunition recovered from the vehicles included two 14.5 mm anti-aircraft, 14 explosive material boxes of anti-aircraft guns, 42,000 rounds, landmines, two grenade launchers, 43 Kalashnikovs and 16 illegal vehicles.
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December - 22 
Two passengers were injured when militants ambushed a convoy in Chhapari area of Kurram Agency. Sources said the convoy, escorted by Security Forces, was on its way from Parachinar to Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) when militants attacked it. The inju
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Two passengers were injured when militants ambushed a convoy in Chhapari area of Kurram Agency. Sources said the convoy, escorted by Security Forces, was on its way from Parachinar to Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) when militants attacked it. The injured persons were identified as Syed Sajid Ali Shah and Khan
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December - 22 
Two persons were killed in an incident of firing on Saryab Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on December 22, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, Police recovered two bodies near Ghafoor Colony of Saryab Road. The s
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Two persons were killed in an incident of firing on Saryab Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on December 22, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, Police recovered two bodies near Ghafoor Colony of Saryab Road. The slain persons were as Muhammad Rahim and Dhani Baksh, both residents of Mehar Gahr in Bolan District. Police recovered a pistol from the possession of one of the slain person.
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December - 22 
The Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Pashupati Shumsher Rana on December 22 raised his suspicion that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) could misuse its combatants after the departure of United Nations Mission in N
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The Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Pashupati Shumsher Rana on December 22 raised his suspicion that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) could misuse its combatants after the departure of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), reports Kantipuronline. "After UNMIN’s departure, the key to 34,000 weapons will be confined to the Maoists," said Chairman Rana, at a gathering of the RPP cadres in Siraha District. "It is for sure that the nation will face a serious threat due to the big three parties’ failure to set up a vital and sensitive mechanism to monitor 34,000 weapons and 28 cantonments of the Maoist combatants, he said."
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December - 22 
In the night of December 22, Police personnel arrested six militants belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) Bangladesh, including its treasurer from Dhaka’s Uttara area and recovered two petrol bombs from their possession, reports Daily Star. The arrestee
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In the night of December 22, Police personnel arrested six militants belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) Bangladesh, including its treasurer from Dhaka’s Uttara area and recovered two petrol bombs from their possession, reports Daily Star. The arrestees are Parvez Ahmmed of Comilla, treasurer of the banned organisation; Faisal Kabir of Mymensingh; Masud Parvez of Shariyatpur; Erfan Ahmed, of Brahmanbaria; Mahfuzur Rahman, of Laxmipur, and Maksudur Rahman of Chittagong. The Officer in Charge (OIC) of Police said that the Police arrested them for carrying out activities for the banned outfit and planning anti-state activities. Two separate cases-- one for possessing explosives and another under the Anti-Terrorism Act-- were filed against them, the OIC added.
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December - 22 
The WikiLeaks through the US Embassy in Dhaka revealed that the US, UK and India share almost common counter-terrorism goals in Bangladesh, all of whom consider Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) a potential counter-terrorism ally, reports Daily Star on D
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The WikiLeaks through the US Embassy in Dhaka revealed that the US, UK and India share almost common counter-terrorism goals in Bangladesh, all of whom consider Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) a potential counter-terrorism ally, reports Daily Star on December 22. The January 2009 cable revealed that, "The ambassador stressed that the US Government had started human rights training for the RAB. He added that the RAB was the enforcement organisation best positioned to one day becomes a Bangladeshi version of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation." The US, UK, and India are much convinced about RAB’s ability to carry out counter terrorism activities in Bangladesh, according to the cables.
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December - 22 
A Sri Lankan court remanded 160 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who were hiding among the internally displaced people, on December 22, reports Colombo Page.
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A Sri Lankan court remanded 160 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who were hiding among the internally displaced people, on December 22, reports Colombo Page.
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December - 22 
De-mining groups recovered 159 APMs from Mahilankulam and Kokkutuduway.
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De-mining groups recovered 159 APMs from Mahilankulam and Kokkutuduway.
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December - 22 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Jaffna, Kollankulam, Chemamadu, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduvai, Urithirapuram and Mulliyaveli areas in the North recovered five hand grenades, 68 Anti Pe
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Jaffna, Kollankulam, Chemamadu, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduvai, Urithirapuram and Mulliyaveli areas in the North recovered five hand grenades, 68 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two 81-mm mortar bombs, 314 rounds of T-56 ammunition, six magazines and one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) jacket on December 22.
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December - 23 
A militant belonging to the Anti Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF), identified as Sanjib Basumatary, was arrested in Harinaguri area of Kokrajhar District on December 23, reports The Hindu. According to Police the
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A militant belonging to the Anti Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF), identified as Sanjib Basumatary, was arrested in Harinaguri area of Kokrajhar District on December 23, reports The Hindu. According to Police the arrested militant was allegedly involved in the killing of three people.
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December - 23 
A Pakistani militant, identified as Ubaidullah, believed to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Baramulla District on December 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on a tip off, the SFs la
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A Pakistani militant, identified as Ubaidullah, believed to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Baramulla District on December 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on a tip off, the SFs launched a search operation at Zaloora forest on Sopore-Handwara road in Baramulla in the morning to flush out hiding militants, official sources said. On seeing the approaching search parties, the hiding militants opened fire on them around noon triggering a gun battle which ended with the killing of a militant. An AK rifle and some ammunition and grenades were recovered from his possession. The search operation in the area was still continuing as SFs had information about presence of one more militant in the forest area
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December - 23 
A so-called new outfit from West Khasi Hills, "Western Hynniewtrep People Liberation Front (WHPLF)", on December 23 issued a stern warning against rash driving by truckers along the Shillong-Nongstoin road, reports Shillong Times. A person, who claim
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A so-called new outfit from West Khasi Hills, "Western Hynniewtrep People Liberation Front (WHPLF)", on December 23 issued a stern warning against rash driving by truckers along the Shillong-Nongstoin road, reports Shillong Times. A person, who claimed himself to be the chairman the new outfit, called up The Shillong Times correspondent, saying reckless driving of trucks have led to many accidents on the road and that strong action would be taken if they did not obey the outfit's "directive". Though the group's very name suggests it to be a militant group, the caller from the mobile number, 91-3642300687, did not specify the outfit's other agenda and style of operation. However, when contacted, West Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police M Kharkrang denied knowledge about floating of any such new militant group. "I am not aware of the existence of any such militant group," he added.
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December - 23 
According to Telegraph, the Central Government agreed in principle with the demand of Karbi militant outfit United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for an “upgraded” Karbi Anglong territorial council with more powers. The demands of the outfit w
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According to Telegraph, the Central Government agreed in principle with the demand of Karbi militant outfit United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for an “upgraded” Karbi Anglong territorial council with more powers. The demands of the outfit were discussed in detail in New Delhi during a tri-partite meeting between the UPDS and central and State Government representatives. Finally, the Centre and the state Government agreed to the formation of an upgraded territorial council in Karbi Anglong with additional departments and powers.
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December - 23 
CPI-Maoist politburo member Amitabh Bagchi (53) was granted bail by Jharkhand High Court. Bagchi had moved the High Court against an order of a fast-track court, which had awarded him life sentence. However, he will not be released from jail because
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CPI-Maoist politburo member Amitabh Bagchi (53) was granted bail by Jharkhand High Court. Bagchi had moved the High Court against an order of a fast-track court, which had awarded him life sentence. However, he will not be released from jail because he has been remanded in a criminal case pending in Andhra Pradesh. A native of West Bengal, Bagchi was arrested from Ranchi railway station on August 24, 2009.
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December - 23 
Hikim Murmu (50), a Trinamool Congress activist, was hacked to death at Kalaberia village under Beliabera Police Station. However, claiming that Hikim was killed by the (CPI-M) goons, a mob, believed to be supporters of People’s Committee against Pol
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Hikim Murmu (50), a Trinamool Congress activist, was hacked to death at Kalaberia village under Beliabera Police Station. However, claiming that Hikim was killed by the (CPI-M) goons, a mob, believed to be supporters of People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), obstructed the Police to collect the body demanding the immediate arrest of the killers, Police said. Local (CPI-M) leaders, however, said the party was not responsible for the killing.
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December - 23 
Hindustan Times reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up three bridges in Kirandul area in Dantewada District on December 23. "Two of the bridges were under construction while the third one had been recently
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Hindustan Times reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up three bridges in Kirandul area in Dantewada District on December 23. "Two of the bridges were under construction while the third one had been recently constructed. The Maoists placed explosives under the bridges and triggered the blast," an official at Police Headquarters in Raipur said.
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December - 23 
Rail service in the Kashmir Valley was restored on December 23 after having remained suspended for nearly five months following attacks on railway property during the summer unrest, official sources said. The first train carrying a handful of passeng
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Rail service in the Kashmir Valley was restored on December 23 after having remained suspended for nearly five months following attacks on railway property during the summer unrest, official sources said. The first train carrying a handful of passengers started in the morning from Budgam District in Central Kashmir and passed through Srinagar and Pulwama Districts on its way to Qazigund in Anantnag District of South Kashmir, a senior Railways official said. The rail service connecting North and South Kashmir was suspended on July 31 after tracks were damaged in the summer protests and several railway stations were ransacked, forcing non-Kashmiri railway staff to flee
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December - 23 
Replying to Congress Legislature party leader Manas Bhunia in the State Assembly on December 23, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuted Mamata Banerjee's charge that paramilitary forces are being used to meet the partisan ends of the ruling C
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Replying to Congress Legislature party leader Manas Bhunia in the State Assembly on December 23, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuted Mamata Banerjee's charge that paramilitary forces are being used to meet the partisan ends of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), reports Times of India. The presence of paramilitary troopers has improved the situation in Maoist-hit areas, the CM said. "Because of sustained joint operations by 35 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), six companies of Nagaland Police and 51 companies of State Police, the situation in Goaltore, Salboni and Midnapore Sadar blocks of West Midnapore and that in Bankura and Purulia has greatly improved," he claimed, though 79 people were killed in Jangalmahal between July and October this year. "The situation has changed in the past three months. Some of the blocks are terror free." But, there are still problems in Nayagram, Gopiballabhpur and Binpur in West Midnapore. In Purulia, Maoist activities are confined to the Ayodhya Hills. Bhattacharjee said that after the murder of seven All India Forward Bloc supporters in the Ayodhya Hills recently, he contemplated some tough measures to curb Maoist activities in the area in consultation with local MLAs and MPs. It is not advisable to withdraw paramilitary forces from Jangalmahal because Maoist activity is spread over a wide area, from Andhra Pradesh to Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal, the CM said. "Till the situation improves in Jharkhand and Odisha, it would be difficult to keep West Bengal unaffected. Till such a time, the paramilitary forces should be there." The State Government has taken several measures to win the confidence of the people in Jangalmahal, like distributing patta (land deeds) on homestead land in forest areas and giving everyone rice for Rs 2 per kilogram.
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December - 23 
Some Pakistani militants have been segregated in high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu after they assaulted a Policeman in the jail.
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Some Pakistani militants have been segregated in high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu after they assaulted a Policeman in the jail.
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December - 23 
Telegraph reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sanjay Marandi alias Kajan Marandi (25) from Talpahadi in Kathikund block in Dumka District on December 23. Marandi was involved an
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Telegraph reports that Police arrested a top cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sanjay Marandi alias Kajan Marandi (25) from Talpahadi in Kathikund block in Dumka District on December 23. Marandi was involved an ambush on a Police search party, killing an officer, on September 10, Superintendent of Police (SP) Hemant Toppo said. Marandi led an armed squad of the outfit comprising 30 cadres and was a resident of Pirtand in Giridih District. “He was involved in almost all ambushes on Security Forces in the District,” Toppo added
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December - 23 
The ‘commander-in-chief’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Barua claimed that his son has been ‘kidnapped’ and blamed the authorities for using blackmailing tactics with his son as a bait, reports Assam Tribune. In a statement e-ma
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The ‘commander-in-chief’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Barua claimed that his son has been ‘kidnapped’ and blamed the authorities for using blackmailing tactics with his son as a bait, reports Assam Tribune. In a statement e-mailed to media, he, however, asserted that he was ready to sacrifice his son for the cause of ‘freedom of Assam’ and would never compromise on ULFA’s ‘sovereignty’ demand. Barua in the e-mail further stated that the attempts by the authorities to force the outfit to surrender or abandon the ideals and principles of the group by holding our child as hostage will not bear any fruit. “Our son’s live is not more important that the nation’s freedom. Many fathers have sacrificed their sons for the cause of the nation’s sovereignty over the years and we will be proud to do so,” the e-mail quoting the ULFA leader stated. He, however, did not clarify from where or when the kidnapping took place.
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December - 23 
The Mumbai Police on December 23 issued an advisory stating that four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants had entered Mumbai with the intention of causing an “extremely dangerous and violent attack” on the city in view of the coming festivals and New Yea
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The Mumbai Police on December 23 issued an advisory stating that four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants had entered Mumbai with the intention of causing an “extremely dangerous and violent attack” on the city in view of the coming festivals and New Year celebrations, reports The Hindu. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy, at a press conference in Mumbai identified the militants as Abdul Karim Musa, Noor Abu Ilahi, Walid Jinnah and Mehfuz Alam. Of these the photograph of Walid Jinnah has been published for wide circulation among the public. Roy, however, declined to reveal the nationalities or other details of the intruders
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December - 23 
Times of India reports that the Bihar Police Headquarters (HQ) has drawn up a comprehensive strategy to strengthen its hitherto depleted Police force in the next five years. The focus of the Bihar State Police HQ is to augment Police personnel in Pol
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Times of India reports that the Bihar Police Headquarters (HQ) has drawn up a comprehensive strategy to strengthen its hitherto depleted Police force in the next five years. The focus of the Bihar State Police HQ is to augment Police personnel in Police Stations in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts along the 735-kilometres long Indo-Nepal border and river Police Stations. Additional Police personnel will be recruited for patrolling the National and State Highways crossing through the State. Moreover, three new companies will be created in each battalion of Bihar Military Police (BMP) for controlling riots, Maoist activities and protecting vital installations in the State. Giving exhaustive statistics regarding the expansion of the Police Force in the State, State Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said as per the State Government’s thrust on recruiting additional Police Forces to put Bihar on a par with the National average, 10,000 Policemen are to be recruited, including 1,000 inspectors each year for the next five years. This recruitment process, in a time-bound manner, will increase the current strength of 85,167 Policemen. The State Police HQ has already sent the proposal for the recruitment of additional forces to the State Government. Neelmani on December 23 said that the State Police HQ has sought a sanction for augmenting Police personnel for the existing 372 Police Stations in the 16 Maoist-hit Districts, for the 52 Police Stations along Indo-Nepal border, besides 148 urban Police Stations and 274 rural or mufassil (rural) Police Stations across the State, Neelmani said. The DGP said even the 227 outposts in rural areas and the 371 town out-posts were to get Additional Police personnel. Aspects like traffic policing, monitoring tourist inflow, National and State Highway policing are to receive additional attention in the next five years.
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December - 23 
Two suspected Maoists, identified as Sushil Sardar (23) and Buddheswar Mahato (24) were arrested during a raid by joint forces from Phuljhora jungle at Barikul in Bankura District. Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said Sardar is a resident of Be
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Two suspected Maoists, identified as Sushil Sardar (23) and Buddheswar Mahato (24) were arrested during a raid by joint forces from Phuljhora jungle at Barikul in Bankura District. Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said Sardar is a resident of Belpahari in the nearby District of West Midnapore and Mahato is a local resident. They were arrested for their involvement in Maoist activities, Kumar added.
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December - 23 
ULFA’s ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘finance secretary’ Chitrabon Hazarika were granted bail by the Guwahati High Court in connection with the Special Operation Unit police station case number 1/95 registered u/s 120(B)/121(A)/122 IPC read with
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ULFA’s ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘finance secretary’ Chitrabon Hazarika were granted bail by the Guwahati High Court in connection with the Special Operation Unit police station case number 1/95 registered u/s 120(B)/121(A)/122 IPC read with 10/13 of the Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act. This came after AK Phukan, Advocate General submitted that the State Government has no objection in the ULFA leaders being granted bail in view of the peace talks
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December - 23 
Abdulrauf Rigi, a senior member of the Jundallah, was arrested from Islamabad on December 23, reports The News. Jundallah was involved in the December 15 terrorist attack at the Imam Hussein Mosque in Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan Province of Iran w
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Abdulrauf Rigi, a senior member of the Jundallah, was arrested from Islamabad on December 23, reports The News. Jundallah was involved in the December 15 terrorist attack at the Imam Hussein Mosque in Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan Province of Iran where at least 38 persons were killed and more than 89 others were injured.
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December - 23 
An anti-terrorism court Judge Rana Nisar Ali Khan gave a six-day physical remand of the accused to the FIA. The FIA had pleaded that the agency wanted to recover the mobile phones used by the accused at the time of killing of Benazir Bhutto. Khan ord
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An anti-terrorism court Judge Rana Nisar Ali Khan gave a six-day physical remand of the accused to the FIA. The FIA had pleaded that the agency wanted to recover the mobile phones used by the accused at the time of killing of Benazir Bhutto. Khan ordered the FIA to produce the accused before the court on January 7, 2011
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December - 23 
At least 24 militants and three soldiers were killed in clashes when a group of 150 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkposts in Baidnami village near the border with Afghanistan in Mohammad Agency of Federa
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At least 24 militants and three soldiers were killed in clashes when a group of 150 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkposts in Baidnami village near the border with Afghanistan in Mohammad Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 23, reports Dawn. An unnamed senior FC official said that “The attack was repulsed leaving 24 militants dead and three of our men (paramilitary soldiers) embraced martyrdom”.
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December - 23 
Former Police officers arrested for their alleged involvement in the Benazir Bhutto murder case have named four Intelligence officials, who could be interrogated in the case, Daily Times reported on December 23. Former city Police officer, Syed Saud
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Former Police officers arrested for their alleged involvement in the Benazir Bhutto murder case have named four Intelligence officials, who could be interrogated in the case, Daily Times reported on December 23. Former city Police officer, Syed Saud Aziz, and former Rawal Town Superintendent of Police (SP), Khurram Shehzad, who were arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from the premises of an anti-terrorism court on December 22 after their pre-arrest bail pleas were rejected by the court, had during investigations named four Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials, who could also be interrogated in the murder case.
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December - 23 
Members of an alleged terrorist cell planning Mumbai type suicide attacks on Christmas shoppers in London received their training in Pakistan; Indian Express quoting The Telegraph reported on December 23. It was reported that the cell is described as
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Members of an alleged terrorist cell planning Mumbai type suicide attacks on Christmas shoppers in London received their training in Pakistan; Indian Express quoting The Telegraph reported on December 23. It was reported that the cell is described as “al Qaeda inspired” because no specific information has emerged about the links they may have made with the terrorist outfits in Pakistan. Investigators believe that it is significant that although most of the cell is British with Bangladeshi origins, its members chose to travel to Pakistan. The cell is thought to be associated with the banned extremist groups al-Muhajiroun and Islam4UK in Britain, as well as being followers of the Yemen-based al Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki.
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December - 23 
One person died while another sustained injuries in a landmine blast at Nana Sab area in Dukki tehsil (revenue unit) of Loralai District of Balochistan on December 23, reports Daily Times. According to the local administration, two persons, identifie
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One person died while another sustained injuries in a landmine blast at Nana Sab area in Dukki tehsil (revenue unit) of Loralai District of Balochistan on December 23, reports Daily Times. According to the local administration, two persons, identified as Murtaza and Nasrullah, were on their way home when their motorbike hit a landmine at Nana Sab area. As a result, Nasrullah died on the spot while Murtaza sustained serious injuries.
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December - 23 
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on December 23 asserted that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Shuja Pasha would never be asked to appear before a United States (US) court, stated The Hindu. He was responding to concerns expressed in
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on December 23 asserted that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Shuja Pasha would never be asked to appear before a United States (US) court, stated The Hindu. He was responding to concerns expressed in the National Assembly about reports suggesting that a U.S. court had issues summons to ISI chief Shuja Pasha and others in a lawsuit filed by relatives of two Americans killed in the Mumbai terror attack. Saying the ISI was an extremely important and sensitive organisation, Gilani also said if a decision needed to be taken, it would be done through consensus.
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered ammunition worth PKR 25 million during a search operation in Bara area of Khyber Agency. 1,000 boxes of cartridges were recovered from a house. The cartridges included that of sub-machineguns and light machineguns. SFs
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered ammunition worth PKR 25 million during a search operation in Bara area of Khyber Agency. 1,000 boxes of cartridges were recovered from a house. The cartridges included that of sub-machineguns and light machineguns. SFs also arrested a suspected militant from the same locality.
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December - 23 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked five checkpoints in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after December 23 midnight, sparking a clash which left 11 paramilitary soldiers and 24 militants dead, reports D
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked five checkpoints in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after December 23 midnight, sparking a clash which left 11 paramilitary soldiers and 24 militants dead, reports Dawn. Officials sources said that at least 150 militants launched coordinated attacks on the five checkpoints — three in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) and two in Baizai — at about 1.30am (PST). Political agent Amjad Ali Khan said on December 24 that the bodies of seven militants had been found. But the TTP denied the claim and said they had lost only two men in the clash which followed the midnight attack. Sajjad Mohmand, a spokesman for the TTP Mohmand chapter, claimed that two soldiers had been captured. "We have killed 12 soldiers and occupied a checkpost," TTP spokesman Sajjad Mohmand added. However, Security officials rejected the TTP’s claim of capturing two paramilitary soldiers and said that no-one was missing.
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December - 23 
Unidentified assailants shot dead an Education Department official, Sanaullah, near the Salim Nasar Bagh locality of Loralai.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead an Education Department official, Sanaullah, near the Salim Nasar Bagh locality of Loralai.
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December - 23 
According to Nepal News, the big three parties – UCPN-M, Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - agreed to call the regular session of the legislature parliament by ending the ongoing special session
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According to Nepal News, the big three parties – UCPN-M, Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - agreed to call the regular session of the legislature parliament by ending the ongoing special session. A meeting of the top leaders of the three parties held at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction in Singha Durbar (Parliament), Kathmandu, arrived at the understanding. The Maoists have also agreed to withdraw their twin proposals registered in the House, seeking termination of Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel's candidacy for the Prime Minister and start of new election process
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December - 23 
At least 30 civilians were injured, eight of them seriously, when the cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) attacked the locals at a secondary school in Phulbariya of Siraha District on December 23, reports Kantipuronline. Pa
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At least 30 civilians were injured, eight of them seriously, when the cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) attacked the locals at a secondary school in Phulbariya of Siraha District on December 23, reports Kantipuronline. Pankaj Ray, one of the victims, said that the UCPN-M attacked following a row over the appointment of Jagadish Gai as the new secondary school principal in place of Jiwichh Sah by the District Education Office. The locals have been accusing that the UCPN-M affiliated office bearers of the school management committee brought Gai with the intention to misappropriate the fund donated for the construction of a new school building by the Indian Embassy and the lawmaker Mahendra Paswan.
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December - 23 
A Dhaka court on December 23 placed six detained militants of outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) on a two-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, reports Daily Star. Akkas Hossain, sub-inspector of Uttara Police Station, produced them
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A Dhaka court on December 23 placed six detained militants of outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) on a two-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, reports Daily Star. Akkas Hossain, sub-inspector of Uttara Police Station, produced them before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Kamrunnahar Rumi, seeking a 10-day remand. The Court, however, granted a two-day remand after the hearing.
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December - 23 
De-mining groups recovered 281 APMs, 35 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 18 hand grenades, 13 81-mm mortar bombs, one 120-mm mortar bomb, three 122-mm mortar bombs, four 152-mm mortar bombs and one Arul bomb from Mahilankulam, Kokkutuduvai and Parant
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De-mining groups recovered 281 APMs, 35 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 18 hand grenades, 13 81-mm mortar bombs, one 120-mm mortar bomb, three 122-mm mortar bombs, four 152-mm mortar bombs and one Arul bomb from Mahilankulam, Kokkutuduvai and Paranthan areas.
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December - 23 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduvai and Puthukudiyirippu areas in the North recovered 48 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two LiberationTigers of Tamil Eel
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduvai and Puthukudiyirippu areas in the North recovered 48 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) photo albums, one LTTE document book and one cassette on December 23.
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December - 23 
Troops recovered two mobile phones, two phone batteries, two Sim cards and three Nokia chargers from the Technical College Rehabilitation Centre
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Troops recovered two mobile phones, two phone batteries, two Sim cards and three Nokia chargers from the Technical College Rehabilitation Centre
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December - 24 
A CRPF trooper was killed when an IED exploded on a culvert during anti-Maoist patrolling in Nagratonagra village near Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District, reports DNA. Stating that it was not related to last phase of panchayat polls, inspector
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A CRPF trooper was killed when an IED exploded on a culvert during anti-Maoist patrolling in Nagratonagra village near Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District, reports DNA. Stating that it was not related to last phase of panchayat polls, inspector General of Police (Operation) RK Malik said the incident took place during patrolling of the Security Forces (SFs). Three others were also injured and the Police vehicle too was destroyed in the explosion.
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December - 24 
A manhunt was under way in Mumbai on December 24 for four alleged cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit that attacked the city in 2008 (November 26), amid warnings of a strike on foreign targets over Christmas and New Year, reports Daily Times.
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A manhunt was under way in Mumbai on December 24 for four alleged cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit that attacked the city in 2008 (November 26), amid warnings of a strike on foreign targets over Christmas and New Year, reports Daily Times. Roads were closed in and around the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the focus of the militant siege two years ago that killed 166 people, while armed Police were out in force at high-profile sites, including overseas consulates. Mumbai Police warned that four operatives of the LeT were preparing a "violent attack" during the festive season and called for residents to be vigilant. "The four recently sneaked into the city to carry out extremely dangerous activity," joint Police commissioner Himanshu Roy said, adding, "It is going to be a violent attack." Roy had no information about the nationalities of the four men but they were identified as Abdul Karim Musa, Noor Abdul Elahi, Walid Jinnah and Mehfooz Alam. "If they have issued an alert of this level it will be credible," homeland security specialist Ajai Sahni, the executive director of the Institute of Conflict Management in New Delhi, said, adding, "Alerts are issued fairly frequently. They might not have names attached to them as clearly. There seems to be more specific information than there usually is."
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December - 24 
According to the reports of Times of India, on December 24 the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) has suffered a vertical split. Three top leaders of the outfit – its self styled president Ranjit Debbarma, armed wing chief Chitta Debbarma and central co
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According to the reports of Times of India, on December 24 the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) has suffered a vertical split. Three top leaders of the outfit – its self styled president Ranjit Debbarma, armed wing chief Chitta Debbarma and central committee member Rahul Debbarma were ousted from the outfit in a coup led by Sachin Reang. This is for the first time that ATTF suffered a split. Reang, who claimed himself to be the acting president of the ATTF in a statement said, "Ranjit Debbarma, Chitta Debbarma and Rahul Debbarma were indulging in large scale financial corruption and acting like dictators." "Serious allegations of their indulging in luxurious lifestyle and spending funds for personal benefits were raised in our general meeting recently. They were unmindful of the sufferings of the Tripuri communities. They acted in such a manner that severely affected the morale of the cadres and forced them to surrender," said Reang. "Not only did the trio siphoned off huge money but they also deprived 'regular' (armed cadres) of food and clothes. Because of them many senior 'army officers' of the organization Lemon Debbarma, Rimon Debbarma, Royal Debbarma or Bijon Debbarma had to surrender," he said. "Moreover, they tried to create rift in the party. Therefore, they were expelled from the organization on November 15 last," said Reang.
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December - 24 
An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with Army in the forests of Kupwara District in night of December 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Troops launched a search operation in the Kandi forest near Phrooltib Gali following information about
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An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with Army in the forests of Kupwara District in night of December 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Troops launched a search operation in the Kandi forest near Phrooltib Gali following information about presence of militants in the area, official sources said. As soon as contact was established with militants, a heavy exchange of firing took place between the two sides. The gun battle ended with the killing of the lone militant. Army recovered one AK 47 rifle, four magazines, one pouch and 52 rounds from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 24 
Bihar Police are planning to introduce pre-fabricated underground bunkers in the State to intensify its counter-offensive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). "The Jharkhand Police is also planning such bunkers. We will introduce
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Bihar Police are planning to introduce pre-fabricated underground bunkers in the State to intensify its counter-offensive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). "The Jharkhand Police is also planning such bunkers. We will introduce bullet-proof bunkers to counter the Maoists as well as to protect our own Policemen," Bihar Director General of police (DGP) Neelmani said on December 24. The DGP added that apart from having the adequate number of Special Task Force (STF), State Armed Police (SAP), home guards and other troopers positioned in the Maoist-affected regions, these bullet-proof underground bunkers will be pre-fabricated huts which can be piled onto trucks and moved as and when the need arises. Bihar, incidentally, has 16 Maoist-affected Districts including Patna. The other Maoist-hit Districts are Nalanda, Nawada, Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Kaimur, Bhojpur, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, West Champaran, Munger, Jamui and Bhagalpur.
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December - 24 
DNA reports that a self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander was arrested from Aurangabad District on December 24. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Janeswar Yadav wanted in several cases while he was standing near a shop,
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DNA reports that a self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commander was arrested from Aurangabad District on December 24. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Janeswar Yadav wanted in several cases while he was standing near a shop, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivek Raj Singh said. One pistol and half-a-dozen cartridges were seized from Janeswar, the SP said.
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December - 24 
In a fresh proposal, India conveyed to Pakistan that it wants to send a Commission to Islamabad to question seven Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Zarrar Shah and Abu Al Qama, in connection with the November 26, 200
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In a fresh proposal, India conveyed to Pakistan that it wants to send a Commission to Islamabad to question seven Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Zarrar Shah and Abu Al Qama, in connection with the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11), PTI reported on December 24. In a communication, New Delhi told Islamabad that it wanted to send a Commission to get voice samples of the masterminds who were present in the control room directing the 26/11 attackers. New Delhi's move is being seen as a response to Islambad's insistence on sending a Pakistani commission to interview chief metropolitan magistrate R V Sawant Waghule, who recorded Ajmal Kasab's (lone surviving Pakistani LeT terrorist involved in the 26/11 attacks) statement, and Mumbai Police inspector Ramesh Mahale, who is the investigating officer in the case.
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December - 24 
PTI reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers, identified as Manorajan Mahto (45) and Rathindranath Gope (34) were killed at Birmadal and Odolc
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PTI reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers, identified as Manorajan Mahto (45) and Rathindranath Gope (34) were killed at Birmadal and Odolchua villages respectively in the Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore District on December 24. Gope was a hostel Superintendent of a tribal High school in Odolchua village.
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December - 24 
Raghunath Murmu (30), a Jharkhand Party worker was killed by the Maoists at Chirogora village, Police said. He was once the upa-pradhan of Shimulpal gram panchayat.
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Raghunath Murmu (30), a Jharkhand Party worker was killed by the Maoists at Chirogora village, Police said. He was once the upa-pradhan of Shimulpal gram panchayat.
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December - 24 
Sify.com reports that at least three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with elite anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG) in Bijayghati at Turli hillock in Narayanpatna area in Koraput District o
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Sify.com reports that at least three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with elite anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG) in Bijayghati at Turli hillock in Narayanpatna area in Koraput District on December 24. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Soumendra Priyadarshi told IANS that the joint Police team of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh raided a hideout in the District, considered to be a Maoist stronghold and the encounter took place, which lasted about an hour and resulted in killing three of them. A gun and 25 Maoist kit bags were recovered from the encounter site, Priyadarshi said.
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December - 24 
Six militants of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, including three Pakistani nationals, were found guilty by a Delhi court on December 24, of conspiring to kidnap cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in 2002, reports PTI.
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Six militants of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, including three Pakistani nationals, were found guilty by a Delhi court on December 24, of conspiring to kidnap cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in 2002, reports PTI.
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December - 24 
Telegraph reports that Chhattisgarh-based rights activist Binayak Sen was convicted of colluding with Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to fight the State and handed a life term on December 24. The Raipur court also awarded life sentences t
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Telegraph reports that Chhattisgarh-based rights activist Binayak Sen was convicted of colluding with Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to fight the State and handed a life term on December 24. The Raipur court also awarded life sentences to co-accused Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal (80) and Calcutta-based businessmen Piyush Guha (30) declaring all three guilty of sedition and conspiracy.
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December - 24 
The highest of 71 percent polling was recorded in Ranchi and the lowest was recorded in West Singhbhum District with 58 percent. The final phase began amid tight security arrangements at 7 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. Voting took place for 242 panchayats
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The highest of 71 percent polling was recorded in Ranchi and the lowest was recorded in West Singhbhum District with 58 percent. The final phase began amid tight security arrangements at 7 a.m. and ended at 3 p.m. Voting took place for 242 panchayats spread over 14 blocks of five districts. A total 10,262 candidates are in the fray. The five-phase panchayat elections began on November 27 and ended on December 24.
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December - 24 
The Hindu reports that two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in an encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Godda District during the fifth and final phase of the panchayat (village level
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The Hindu reports that two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed in an encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Godda District during the fifth and final phase of the panchayat (village level local self government institution) elections on December 24. Later the Maoists set ablaze three vehicles in the District, Police officials said.
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December - 24 
Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person from Gatta village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of being Police informer in the night Decemb
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Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person from Gatta village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of being Police informer in the night December 24. The victim has been identified as Dayaram Madavi (50). Sources said Madavi was sleeping with his family at his residence, when a group of armed Maoists reached the village at around 9 pm [IST]. They reportedly dragged Madavi out of his house and took him with them into jungle. After thrashing him brutally, they shot him dead. His body was recovered in the morning of December 25.
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December - 24 
Times of India reports that two cadres of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Harhan village under McCluskieganj Police Station in Ranchi District in the night of
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Times of India reports that two cadres of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Harhan village under McCluskieganj Police Station in Ranchi District in the night of December 24. The extremists identified as Dasai Ganju and Dhurwa Ganju, wanted for the abduction of a Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) employee, identified as Shyam Kishore Prasad from his Baseria village under Khelari Police Station. Dasai and Dhurwa were working under a squad led by ‘area commander’ Nandu Ganju. Prasad, brother of wing commander R K Prasad posted in Delhi, was released after two days of his abduction, reportedly after a ransom payment of INR 1 million to the extremists.
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December - 24 
A manhunt was under way in Mumbai on December 24 for four alleged cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit that attacked the city in 2008 (November 26), amid warnings of a strike on foreign targets over Christmas and New Year, reports Daily Times.
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A manhunt was under way in Mumbai on December 24 for four alleged cadres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit that attacked the city in 2008 (November 26), amid warnings of a strike on foreign targets over Christmas and New Year, reports Daily Times. Roads were closed in and around the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the focus of the militant siege two years ago that killed 166 people, while armed Police were out in force at high-profile sites, including overseas consulates. Mumbai Police warned that four operatives of the LeT were preparing a "violent attack" during the festive season and called for residents to be vigilant. "The four recently sneaked into the city to carry out extremely dangerous activity," joint Police commissioner Himanshu Roy said, adding, "It is going to be a violent attack." Roy had no information about the nationalities of the four men but they were identified as Abdul Karim Musa, Noor Abdul Elahi, Walid Jinnah and Mehfooz Alam. "If they have issued an alert of this level it will be credible," homeland security specialist Ajai Sahni, the executive director of the Institute of Conflict Management in New Delhi, said, adding, "Alerts are issued fairly frequently. They might not have names attached to them as clearly. There seems to be more specific information than there usually is."
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December - 24 
A school student was killed during a search operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency on December 24. Sources said that Niaz Ali, a 9th class student of Bagram Model School, and two of his brothers were arrested
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A school student was killed during a search operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency on December 24. Sources said that Niaz Ali, a 9th class student of Bagram Model School, and two of his brothers were arrested during the operation. Locals claimed that the boy was shot dead when he tried to resist arrest.
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December - 24 
A sub-inspector was killed and five others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack on Qambrani Road of Quetta in Balochistan on December 24, reported Daily Times. An official vehicle of the Rapid Response Group (RRG) was patrolling the Qambra
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A sub-inspector was killed and five others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack on Qambrani Road of Quetta in Balochistan on December 24, reported Daily Times. An official vehicle of the Rapid Response Group (RRG) was patrolling the Qambrani area when a remote controlled device attached with a bicycle went off in Habibabad area. As a result, Sub-Inspector Dawood Shawani died on the spot while five others received splinter injuries.
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December - 24 
A total of 1,224 people were killed and 2,157 more injured in 52 suicide attacks across Pakistan since January, making 2010 one of the bloodiest years since the turn of the century, Times of India reported on December 24. Though the total number of s
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A total of 1,224 people were killed and 2,157 more injured in 52 suicide attacks across Pakistan since January, making 2010 one of the bloodiest years since the turn of the century, Times of India reported on December 24. Though the total number of suicide bombings decreased 35 per cent this year as against the past year, 2010 was the bloodiest year since 2001 in terms of the number of the people killed in such attacks. Pakistan witnessed 80 suicide attacks in 2009 that killed 1,217 people and injured 2,305 others. On an average, suicide bombers killed 102 persons a month this year, compared to last year's average of 101 killings a month. The bombers, on an average, killed more than 23 Pakistanis every week and over three persons every day in 2010. Over four suicide attacks were carried out every month this year, compared to six assaults every month in 2009. Civilian casualties accounted for 49 per cent of the total deaths caused by suicide bombings this year. The remainder were personnel from security forces and law enforcement agencies, including the Police, military, Frontier Constabulary (FC), Pakistan Rangers, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Khasadar militia. Twelve per cent of casualties were Shias, eight per cent were Ahmedis and six per cent were Barelvi Muslims. The largest number of deaths in suicide attacks, 416 was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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December - 24 
Militant toll rises to 40 in Mohmand Agency clash that started since December 24 midnight. “Since yesterday Pakistani security forces helped by helicopter gunships carried out raids on suspected militant hideouts and killed 40 militants,” Mohmand Ag
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Militant toll rises to 40 in Mohmand Agency clash that started since December 24 midnight. “Since yesterday Pakistani security forces helped by helicopter gunships carried out raids on suspected militant hideouts and killed 40 militants,” Mohmand Agency’s top administration official Amjad Ali Khan said.
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December - 24 
Nasiruddin Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani and the Haqqani network’s key fundraiser and financial operative in the Middle East, was arrested on December 24, according to Taliban and Pakistani Government sources, Daily Times quoting the Newsweek re
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Nasiruddin Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani and the Haqqani network’s key fundraiser and financial operative in the Middle East, was arrested on December 24, according to Taliban and Pakistani Government sources, Daily Times quoting the Newsweek reported. Nasiruddin Haqqani, who goes by the codename Dr. Khan, and was a frequent visitor to the Gulf, travelling on various Pakistani passports to raise large cash donations for the Afghan war, was reportedly travelling by car with four fellow terrorists from Peshawar to North Waziristan when he was arrested by Pakistani security personnel. One of the person travelling with him was a senior Haqqani commander named Mullah Muhammad Jan, sources added.
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December - 24 
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey reiterated their determination to cooperate in the fight against terrorism and extremism in all its forms during the fifth Trilateral Summit meeting held in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, on December 24, reports Daily
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Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey reiterated their determination to cooperate in the fight against terrorism and extremism in all its forms during the fifth Trilateral Summit meeting held in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, on December 24, reports Daily Times. The three nations also vowed to continue their cooperation and engagement on multiple tracks. According to a joint statement issued after the meeting between Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, the presidents recalled that the Trilateral Summit Process had been providing an increasingly efficient and robust platform for taking forward the multi-dimensional dialogue, cooperation and partnership among the three countries.
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December - 24 
Two students and a teacher sustained injuries when a bomb planted outside a Model Collegiate School went off at Palosai in the suburbs of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 11.30 am (PST) on December 24. The injured students we
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Two students and a teacher sustained injuries when a bomb planted outside a Model Collegiate School went off at Palosai in the suburbs of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 11.30 am (PST) on December 24. The injured students were identified as Mohammad Ibrahim (19) and Naveed Akhtar (18) and their teacher Sajjad Ali (29). As results of the blast, two rooms were destroyed completely and one partially, while windowpanes of the rest of rooms were also smashed. An official of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) said that 3 kilogrammes explosive was used in the blast.
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December - 24 
Two unidentified militants and a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper were killed on December 24 when militants attacked the Bara Press Club in Khyber Agency that the paramilitary force was using as a security post, reports Dawn. Sources said that more then a
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Two unidentified militants and a Frontier Corps (FC) trooper were killed on December 24 when militants attacked the Bara Press Club in Khyber Agency that the paramilitary force was using as a security post, reports Dawn. Sources said that more then a dozen militants launched the attack on the building around 4.30 pm (PST). FC trooper Sabir Khattak and two unidentified militants were killed in the exchange of fire. A third militant was injured. The Bara Press Club was closed in September 2009 due to the military operation in the area. Since then the club building was being used as a security post. In August 2010, the militants had tried to blow up the building.
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December - 24 
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey reiterated their determination to cooperate in the fight against terrorism and extremism in all its forms during the fifth Trilateral Summit meeting held in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, on December 24, reports Daily
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Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey reiterated their determination to cooperate in the fight against terrorism and extremism in all its forms during the fifth Trilateral Summit meeting held in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, on December 24, reports Daily Times. The three nations also vowed to continue their cooperation and engagement on multiple tracks. According to a joint statement issued after the meeting between Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, the presidents recalled that the Trilateral Summit Process had been providing an increasingly efficient and robust platform for taking forward the multi-dimensional dialogue, cooperation and partnership among the three countries.
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December - 25 
Bangladesh Rifles personnel (BDR) claimed to have neutralised a suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) hideout close to the Indian Meghalaya border on December 25, seizing mine manufacturing equipment, radio sets and propoganda material, re
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Bangladesh Rifles personnel (BDR) claimed to have neutralised a suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) hideout close to the Indian Meghalaya border on December 25, seizing mine manufacturing equipment, radio sets and propoganda material, reports Shillong Times. The hideout suspected to be that of ULFA separatist group was busted in the hilly forest areas in northern frontier area of Sherpur, close to country's border with Meghalaya.
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December - 25 
Hindustan Times reports that five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Deori village in Gondia District on December 25. The arrestees were identified as Bhimrao alias Bhanu Bhaskar Bhovate (42), his wife Sunan
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Hindustan Times reports that five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Deori village in Gondia District on December 25. The arrestees were identified as Bhimrao alias Bhanu Bhaskar Bhovate (42), his wife Sunanda (36), Gangaram Poreti (32), Chindramani Valade (37) and Sanjay Thauram Banjara (30). While the couple, reportedly state-level members of the Maoists, hails from Amravati District, the others are native of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Poreti is a sarpanch (president of gram panchayat, the village level local self government institution), Police said, adding arms and Maoist literature were also recovered from their possession.
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December - 25 
Jharkhand Police launched a mass awareness campaign in Gumla District on December 25, to enlighten the villagers about the misconceived objectives of the Maoists so that they do not get influenced by the ideology of the Maoists, reports Sify.com. The
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Jharkhand Police launched a mass awareness campaign in Gumla District on December 25, to enlighten the villagers about the misconceived objectives of the Maoists so that they do not get influenced by the ideology of the Maoists, reports Sify.com. The local Police tried to portray the real picture in front of the villagers through a street play. "We have done this programme to aware the people of this area. We were quite successful in it and good message has reached to the people. We wanted to give this message through street play that how people who have joined terrorist group can come back to the society. We have rehabilitation center in our State. Any terrorist can surrender with weapons," Inspector of Police Aamsi Hussain said.
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December - 25 
Maoists set ablaze three vehicles and disrupted balloting at a polling booth in Garhwa District, Jharkhand Police spokesperson told IANS.
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Maoists set ablaze three vehicles and disrupted balloting at a polling booth in Garhwa District, Jharkhand Police spokesperson told IANS.
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December - 25 
On getting information that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have planned to attack the divisional jail, the State Police raided several places and arrested six Maoists from Rampur area in Gaya District on December 25, repor
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On getting information that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have planned to attack the divisional jail, the State Police raided several places and arrested six Maoists from Rampur area in Gaya District on December 25, reports PTI. The six cadres were identified as 'zonal commander' Bhushan Sharma, 'regional commander' Suresh Yadav alias Chandan ji, 'area commanders' Jainandan Paswan, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Paswan and secretary of the outfit's ‘zonal sub-committee’ Yugal Yadav. The arrested Maoist leaders were involved in the killing of a station house officer Mithilesh Prasad in the District and 45 other Maoist related incidents in the State and Jharkhand, Police said. One AK-56 rifle, two regular carbines looted from Police, two country-made pistols, 249 live cartridges besides INR 59, 000 in cash and seven mobile phones were seized from them, Police added.
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December - 25 
Sify.com reports that acting on a tip, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh in a raid intercepted a car and seized arms, meant for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in West Bengal, in Lucknow on December 25. During the
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Sify.com reports that acting on a tip, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh in a raid intercepted a car and seized arms, meant for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in West Bengal, in Lucknow on December 25. During the operation, one accomplice of the arms dealers managed to escape, while the Police chased and arrested the other two. The STF was for some time getting information that from western part of the State an organised gang, with the help of arms dealers of Himachal Pradesh are smuggling a large quantity of rifles and other ammunitions to anti-national elements in West Bengal State, Inspector General of Police A. P. Maheshwari said. Four rifles with 1,000 live bullets, a pistol, 400 live rounds of other guns, 15 ATM cards, and four mobile phones along with a car were seized.
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December - 25 
The Hindu reports that a group of around 30 suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze three houses of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist
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The Hindu reports that a group of around 30 suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze three houses of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters at Nayagram area in West Midnapore District late in the night of December 25. According to the Police, the group of Maoists ransacked the house of Ranjit Adhikary at Nosai village and later set it ablaze. "The same group then went to neighbouring Bachurkhayar village and set ablaze the houses of Naren Mahato and Anam Bera. By the time fire service personnel reached the spot, the houses were burnt to ashes," Superintendent of Police (SP) Pravin Tripathi, of Jhargram Police District, said. No one was injured in the incident, since all three families had fled the area five months back due to the threat posed by the Maoists.
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December - 25 
The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Police exchanged fire near Kurnapalli village in the Charla mandal (administrative division) of Khammam District, close to the Chhattisgarh border on December 25. Poli
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The Hindu reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Police exchanged fire near Kurnapalli village in the Charla mandal (administrative division) of Khammam District, close to the Chhattisgarh border on December 25. Police sources said the Maoists, reportedly belonging to the Venkatapuram area committee, escaped into the jungles towards Chhattisgarh after an exchange of fire that lasted a few minutes in a forest area. Though the Police maintained that no casualties were reported, it is suspected that two Maoists were either injured or killed, the sources added.
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December - 25 
The Hindu reports that one trooper of the elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), identified as Bishram Kumar was killed and eight of his colleagues were injured when suspected Communist Par
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The Hindu reports that one trooper of the elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), identified as Bishram Kumar was killed and eight of his colleagues were injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on the outskirts of Jambani village near Dekai Pahar area in the Jhalda region of Purulia District early on December 25. “The security forces were out on a combing operation in the early hours after receiving a tip-off that a group of Maoists had gathered to hold a meeting in the Jambani area. The rebels appeared to have got a whiff of the forces trying to surround them and triggered an IED explosion,” Inspector General (Western Range), Zulfiqar Hasan said.
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December - 25 
The Maoists and the SFs exchanged fire in which two Policemen were injured during the encounter in Chirkinala village in Pirtanda in Giridih District, Deputy Commissioner Vandana Dadil said.
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The Maoists and the SFs exchanged fire in which two Policemen were injured during the encounter in Chirkinala village in Pirtanda in Giridih District, Deputy Commissioner Vandana Dadil said.
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December - 25 
The Rajasthan Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on December 25 claimed to have seized the car used in transporting explosives for the blasts in Ajmer dargah (October 11, 2007), reports Times of India. According to ATS officials, the explosives were brought
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The Rajasthan Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on December 25 claimed to have seized the car used in transporting explosives for the blasts in Ajmer dargah (October 11, 2007), reports Times of India. According to ATS officials, the explosives were brought to Ajmer from Indore by Harshad Solanki who is currently in the custody of Madhya Pradesh Police. Two more accused, Lokesh Sharma and Anand Raj Kataria, were also with Solanki when the bombs were being brought to Ajmer, claimed ATS. The ATS also claimed to have identified five men who planted the bombs at the dargah as Bhavesh, Divesh, Sunny, Mukesh and Mehul
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December - 25 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on December 25 said that its ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah’s son Arindam, who was kidnapped on an unspecified date, had been held hostage with his face covered with a black cloth, physically tortured an
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on December 25 said that its ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah’s son Arindam, who was kidnapped on an unspecified date, had been held hostage with his face covered with a black cloth, physically tortured and threatened with death by his kidnappers before being released, reports Sentinel. ULFA’s central publicity cell manager Arunudoy Dohotia, in an email statement issued, said, “ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah’s eldest son Arindam, who was kidnapped from the road, has already been released. The kidnappers had held him hostage with his face covered with a black cloth, physically tortured and threatened him with death. Arindam was forced to call his father from the phones of the kidnappers. He was severely assaulted after he failed to talk to his father. The kidnappers grilled Arindam over the whereabouts, sources of money and the so-called businesses of his father. The kidnappers also warned Arindam not to reveal the kidnapping incident.” Further, the ULFA also claimed that, it had clues to the abductors of Paresh Baruah’s son and said investigations were on to gather more information.
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December - 25 
A woman suicide bomber on December 25 blew herself up at a distribution centre of the World Food Programme at Khar in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 45 persons who had queued for aid and injured another 80 person
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A woman suicide bomber on December 25 blew herself up at a distribution centre of the World Food Programme at Khar in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing 45 persons who had queued for aid and injured another 80 persons, reports Dawn. The dead included six Levies Force personnel. A number of Levies personnel were among the injured. According to officials, most of the victims belonged to the Salarzai tribe, which had raised a lashkar against militants in Bajaur. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the Bajaur suicide attack. Azam Tariq, a spokesman for TTP, told by phone from an unspecified place that they would carry out more attacks in the near future. Without mentioning whether the blast was carried out by a woman, he said the organisation had a large number of women suicide bombers who would be used in attacks.
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December - 25 
Five militants were killed when Army helicopter gunships pounded militants` hideouts in Malangyar area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency
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Five militants were killed when Army helicopter gunships pounded militants` hideouts in Malangyar area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency
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December - 25 
Lakki Marwat Police claimed to have foiled a bid arms smuggling and recovered seven Kalashnikovs, a G-III rifle, five pistols and 4,090 bullets from a car near Naurang Town in the night of night of December 25, reports Dawn.
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Lakki Marwat Police claimed to have foiled a bid arms smuggling and recovered seven Kalashnikovs, a G-III rifle, five pistols and 4,090 bullets from a car near Naurang Town in the night of night of December 25, reports Dawn.
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December - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a terrorist plot by recovering a car full of explosives in Doaba area of Hangu on December 25, reports Daily Times. Acting on a tip off, a Police party signalled to stop a suspected car for searching at Maroofi Banda
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a terrorist plot by recovering a car full of explosives in Doaba area of Hangu on December 25, reports Daily Times. Acting on a tip off, a Police party signalled to stop a suspected car for searching at Maroofi Banda. During an exchange of fire with SFs, three suspected militants, Abu Bakar, Anwar and Saeed Gul, sustained injuries and were arrested.
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December - 25 
Security officials have confirmed that a deadly attack on a World Food Programme’s distribution centre at Khar in Mohammad Agency on December 25 was carried out by a woman, in the country’s first known case of a female suicide attack. The officials s
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Security officials have confirmed that a deadly attack on a World Food Programme’s distribution centre at Khar in Mohammad Agency on December 25 was carried out by a woman, in the country’s first known case of a female suicide attack. The officials said that they believed the woman bomber belonged to Swat District (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). “The bomber entered from Swat and she stayed for two nights near Khar,” said an official.
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December - 25 
The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus on December 25 said there will be more coordinated military operations on either side of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and commended Pakistan on its “impressive” counterinsurgency eff
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The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus on December 25 said there will be more coordinated military operations on either side of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and commended Pakistan on its “impressive” counterinsurgency efforts, reports Dawn. The Taliban in Afghanistan and other extremist groups use safe havens across the border in Pakistan, and the US has been pushing Islamabad to clear the tribal belt that runs along the frontier. The pressure has often strained US-Pakistani relations, with Islamabad bristling at suggestions it should do more. “We want to do more hammer and anvil operations,” General David Petraeus said, in an interview aboard a military transport aircraft as he flew around the country on Christmas visits to bases and combat outposts dotted across north, west, south and east Afghanistan. Pakistan recognized “the need to do more to solidify their gains in (Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas), and we are going to coordinate with them to help their operations,” he added.
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December - 25 
Unidentified militants killed Khan Mohammad, a renegade commander of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. Sources said that Khan Mohammad was abducted on December 22 and later his bullet ridden body was found from Nala area. Khan Moh
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Unidentified militants killed Khan Mohammad, a renegade commander of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. Sources said that Khan Mohammad was abducted on December 22 and later his bullet ridden body was found from Nala area. Khan Mohammad had shifted his family to Jhagra in Peshawar after the start of military operation in September 2009. Sources added that he had developed differences with LI ‘chief’ Mangal Bagh and distanced himself from the outfit.
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December - 25 
The vice-chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Baburam Bhattarai said on December 25 that the UNMIN’s term should be extended until the completion of the peace process in the country. Talking to the media persons after a p
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The vice-chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Baburam Bhattarai said on December 25 that the UNMIN’s term should be extended until the completion of the peace process in the country. Talking to the media persons after a programme organised in Kathmandu Bhattarai clarified that he is in favour of extending UNMIN’s term.
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December - 25 
Bangladesh Rifles personnel (BDR) claimed to have neutralised a suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) hideout close to the Indian Meghalaya border on December 25, seizing mine manufacturing equipment, radio sets and propoganda material, re
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Bangladesh Rifles personnel (BDR) claimed to have neutralised a suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) hideout close to the Indian Meghalaya border on December 25, seizing mine manufacturing equipment, radio sets and propoganda material, reports Shillong Times. The hideout suspected to be that of ULFA separatist group was busted in the hilly forest areas in northern frontier area of Sherpur, close to country's border with Meghalaya. "BDR soldiers seized mine manufacturing equipments, a grenade, 97 bullets, some computer CDs, 19 (cell phone) SIM cards, five walkie-talkies, Indian rupees and ULFA documents in an abandoned state from hilly forests near Bankakura cluster village in Sherpur," a top Police official told.
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December - 25 
Police personnel arrested four female suspected cadres of Hizb-ut-Tawhid at Dakkhin Shihipasha village at Goila union in Agoiljhara of Barisal District on December 25. Agoiljhara Police said that they were held while distributing Jihadi books and co
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Police personnel arrested four female suspected cadres of Hizb-ut-Tawhid at Dakkhin Shihipasha village at Goila union in Agoiljhara of Barisal District on December 25. Agoiljhara Police said that they were held while distributing Jihadi books and compact discs (CDs).
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December - 26 
Chief Minister (CM) N Kiran Kumar Reddy has urged the Centre to declare the border Districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Warangal as Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected. His plea also cal
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Chief Minister (CM) N Kiran Kumar Reddy has urged the Centre to declare the border Districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Adilabad, Karimnagar and Warangal as Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected. His plea also calls for central funds for these Districts under the Special Development Plan (SDP). As of now, Khammam and Vishakhapatnam are identified as Naxal-affected, but only Khammam has been getting the SDP funds, which amounted to INR three billion in 2010. As per the rules, the Centre extends funds under the SDP only to those Districts where at least 20 per cent of Police Stations are affected by Naxal activities. According to top sources, the State Government is of the view that there is a hundred per cent possibility of Naxal resurgence in the Districts for which it is seeking the central assistance. "Adilabad and Karimnagar border Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, while Warangal and Khammam border Bijapur and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh. East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam border Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada in Odisha. While the Districts in the other three States are already included in the SDP, their neighbouring counterparts in AP have been left out," pointed a senior official in the State Government.
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December - 26 
In protest of the anti-Maoist operations in the District, about 10 cadres’ sprinkled diesel and set ablaze a poclain hydraulic in a stone crushing unit, stationed near Chatti village in Chintoor mandal. The equipment belonged to a contractor engaged
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In protest of the anti-Maoist operations in the District, about 10 cadres’ sprinkled diesel and set ablaze a poclain hydraulic in a stone crushing unit, stationed near Chatti village in Chintoor mandal. The equipment belonged to a contractor engaged in road works. A letter, believed to have been left behind by the Maoists, stated that the Sabari dalam (squad) in Bhadrachalam division was responsible for the act.
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December - 26 
Militants fired a rifle grenade towards a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp near Town hall in Sopore town of Baramulla District, resulting in injuries to four persons. The grenade hit the high tension electricity supply cable running over the
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Militants fired a rifle grenade towards a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp near Town hall in Sopore town of Baramulla District, resulting in injuries to four persons. The grenade hit the high tension electricity supply cable running over the camp and was deflected towards the outer side of the sentry post of the camp. Three civilians, who were passing by the area and the sentry guarding the camp, were injured in the explosion. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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December - 26 
On the basis of information given by Himachal Police on the disclosures of Jameel Qureshi, arrested on December 15 by Himachal Police, the SFs raided a hideout of the militants at Chaprian in Marmat and recovered one AK rifle, three magazines, 84 rou
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On the basis of information given by Himachal Police on the disclosures of Jameel Qureshi, arrested on December 15 by Himachal Police, the SFs raided a hideout of the militants at Chaprian in Marmat and recovered one AK rifle, three magazines, 84 rounds, one Chinese grenade, one I Con radio set, one mobile telephone with Aircel SIM card, one fake identity card and INR 45,000.
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December - 26 
One Maoist cadre, identified as Shailesh Baburao Wakde (42) was arrested from Babupeth locality in Chandrapur District on December 26.
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One Maoist cadre, identified as Shailesh Baburao Wakde (42) was arrested from Babupeth locality in Chandrapur District on December 26.
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December - 26 
PTI reports that a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pradip Majhi (26) reportedly attempted suicide at Adaba Police Station in Gajapati District and later succumbed to the injuries on way to MKCG Medical Coll
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PTI reports that a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pradip Majhi (26) reportedly attempted suicide at Adaba Police Station in Gajapati District and later succumbed to the injuries on way to MKCG Medical College Hospital on December 26. Majhi attempted suicide by hanging from the ceiling of his room, Superintendent of Police (SP), Sarthak Sarangi, claimed. Majhi was a native of Londagia village. Majhi along with three cadres were arrested from Londagia during combing operation on December 24. The other three cadres are identified as Somanath Majhi, Bulu Majhi and Bijay Majhi. They all were reportedly involved in Maoist activities including explosion in Raipanka village in the District, Sarangi added.
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December - 26 
Six militants, including a couple, of different banned outfits have been arrested since December 26 in separate search operations in Manipur, the Police said on December 27, reports Shillong Times. Three militants belonging to the People's Revolution
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Six militants, including a couple, of different banned outfits have been arrested since December 26 in separate search operations in Manipur, the Police said on December 27, reports Shillong Times. Three militants belonging to the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) were arrested by Police commandos from Uripok, Lamlong and Laphupat tera in Imphal West and Bishenpur Districts. Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Task Force (KCP-MTF) were arrested from Langthabal area. According to Police sources, one 9mm pistol and some ammunitions were seized from the possession of the PREPAK militants.
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December - 26 
Special Operation Group (SOG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team combing the forests near Paikamal area of Bargarh District reportedly faced firing On December 27, and an encounter took place between the Maoists and the Security Forces
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Special Operation Group (SOG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team combing the forests near Paikamal area of Bargarh District reportedly faced firing On December 27, and an encounter took place between the Maoists and the Security Forces (SFs) in which two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed. The deceased were identified as Madhav Singh Thakur, the area block president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Ramesh Sahu, a businessman. Thakur’s body was identified by his family members. The family members of the victims refuted the claim that they were Maoists on December 30. Madhav was the president of BJP's Paikamal block unit. He was in no way linked to Maoist activities, his brother Gunakar Thakur told reporters. 'Ramesh was a businessman and everybody in the area knew him. He was never involved in Maoist activities,' Sahu's uncle Hrusikesh said. However, Bargarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Soorya Thankappan said, "Our forces had definite information that a Maoist camp was running there. When we raided the camp we were fired at. In the crossfire, two Maoists were killed". Inspector General of Police (IG) (Operation) Sanjeev Marik said the gun battle took place after Police raided the Maoists camp. Both were linked to the Maoists, he told IANS. A government inquiry has been ordered.
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December - 26 
State Inspector General of Police (IG) Sanjeev Marik said "The Maoists have weakened. They are not getting support. They are not able to increase their strength as people are refusing to join them", reports Economic Times.
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State Inspector General of Police (IG) Sanjeev Marik said "The Maoists have weakened. They are not getting support. They are not able to increase their strength as people are refusing to join them", reports Economic Times.
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December - 26 
Suspected Maoists stopped a bus and tried to set it ablaze after asking the passengers to get down on State Highway 9 inside Malabati forest in Binpur sub-division in the afternoon of December 26. The Maoists, however, managed to escape by using the
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Suspected Maoists stopped a bus and tried to set it ablaze after asking the passengers to get down on State Highway 9 inside Malabati forest in Binpur sub-division in the afternoon of December 26. The Maoists, however, managed to escape by using the passengers as cover when Security Forces suddenly arrived at the spot. No one was injured in the incident.
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December - 26 
The Hindu reports that constable Manveer Shah of the 2nd battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in an exchange of fire between CRPF troopers and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Konta a
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The Hindu reports that constable Manveer Shah of the 2nd battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in an exchange of fire between CRPF troopers and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Konta area in Dantewada District on December 26. 'When a CRPF contingent was on a search drive, a bullet fired from a forest base hit the trooper in the neck,' Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwaranjan said. Two CRPF troopers received minor injuries.
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December - 26 
The Security Forces raided the hideouts of two arrested ‘divisional commanders’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) — Ghulam Nabi Sheikh alias Javaid Qureshi and Jameel Ahmed alias Nissar Qureshi, in Doda District and recovered a large quantity of arms, ammun
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The Security Forces raided the hideouts of two arrested ‘divisional commanders’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) — Ghulam Nabi Sheikh alias Javaid Qureshi and Jameel Ahmed alias Nissar Qureshi, in Doda District and recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives, including six AK rifles. Official sources said three major hideouts of Javaid Qureshi, who was arrested from Dehradun by Uttaranchal Police along with his associate Tanveer Ahmed on December 10, were raided and neutralised by Police. Recoveries made during the operation included six AK rifles, five of which were seized from the hideouts of Javaid Qureshi and another at the behest of Jameel Qureshi, 450 rounds, 20 magazines, 18 Chinese grenades, detonators, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), battery chargers, pencils cells, bags, mobile handsets and some other items. Police had earlier destroyed his two hideouts in Marmat in which one PIKA gun and one AK rifle besides other arms, ammunition and explosive items had been seized.
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December - 26 
The United Komrem Revolutionary Army (UKRA) denied any hand or having any knowledge about the abduction of a contractor engaged in Sangaikot Block-development office on 26 December. The outfit was unaware of the kidnapping case, said SBB Kom, Secreta
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The United Komrem Revolutionary Army (UKRA) denied any hand or having any knowledge about the abduction of a contractor engaged in Sangaikot Block-development office on 26 December. The outfit was unaware of the kidnapping case, said SBB Kom, Secretary Information and Publicity department UKRA that warned those involved not to continue their action in future.
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December - 26 
A high ranking Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Shah Jehan, was killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and TTP exchanged fire in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on December 26
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A high ranking Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Shah Jehan, was killed when cadres of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and TTP exchanged fire in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on December 26
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December - 26 
A local leader and a worker of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) were shot dead in Khuzdar, reports Dawn. Police said that Abdul Latif Shahwani, a District office-bearer of the BNP-M, was going home along with a party worker when assailan
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A local leader and a worker of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) were shot dead in Khuzdar, reports Dawn. Police said that Abdul Latif Shahwani, a District office-bearer of the BNP-M, was going home along with a party worker when assailants on a motorcycle attacked them.
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December - 26 
A militant, identified as Hashim Khan, was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Takhti Khel area of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 26, reports Dawn. “Security forces were patrolling in the area bordering the tribal
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A militant, identified as Hashim Khan, was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in Takhti Khel area of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 26, reports Dawn. “Security forces were patrolling in the area bordering the tribal region when they came under attack by a group of militants,” sources said. The force retaliated and killed Hashim Khan.
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December - 26 
A soldier was killed and three others were injured when a convoy was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Sra Rogha area of South Waziristan Agency on December 26.
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A soldier was killed and three others were injured when a convoy was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Sra Rogha area of South Waziristan Agency on December 26.
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December - 26 
A Subedar-major of FC, identified as Sharifullah Bitani, was killed and his colleagues Abid Ali and Farman Ali sustained injuries when they fall prey to a landmine in Shwa Farsh area of Anbar tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohammad Agency.
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A Subedar-major of FC, identified as Sharifullah Bitani, was killed and his colleagues Abid Ali and Farman Ali sustained injuries when they fall prey to a landmine in Shwa Farsh area of Anbar tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohammad Agency.
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December - 26 
Azam Tariq warned that they will take "severe action" against any persons who form "lashkars" or militias to take on the militants in the restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, reports Indian Express. He threatened that his group would take "seve
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Azam Tariq warned that they will take "severe action" against any persons who form "lashkars" or militias to take on the militants in the restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, reports Indian Express. He threatened that his group would take "severe action whenever and wherever peace committees" or anti-Taliban militias are formed.
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December - 26 
Police recovered two bodies from the Dasht area of Mastung District. The slain persons were identified as Shadin Marri and Subhat Marri.
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Police recovered two bodies from the Dasht area of Mastung District. The slain persons were identified as Shadin Marri and Subhat Marri.
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December - 26 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 26 condemned US drone attacks, stating them counterproductive, reports Dawn. The PM Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the drone attacks were increasing Pakistan’s problems instead of solving them and that
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 26 condemned US drone attacks, stating them counterproductive, reports Dawn. The PM Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the drone attacks were increasing Pakistan’s problems instead of solving them and that the US should pass over the drone technology to Pakistan. Speaking to the media in Multan, Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the Baloch people were patriotic Pakistanis and that the Government did not want any innocent person to be get punished.
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December - 26 
The dead bodies of four missing Baloch were found in Quetta and Mastung of Balochistan on December 26, reports Daily Times. Two dead bodies found from Qambrani Road under Shalkot Police Station in Quetta. They were identified as Zubair Sarpara and Ta
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The dead bodies of four missing Baloch were found in Quetta and Mastung of Balochistan on December 26, reports Daily Times. Two dead bodies found from Qambrani Road under Shalkot Police Station in Quetta. They were identified as Zubair Sarpara and Tariq of Quetta from the paper found from their pockets.
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December - 26 
The driver of a container carrying supplies for NATO forces, Mohammad Aslam, was shot dead at the Khadkocha area of Mastung, reports Daily Times.
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The driver of a container carrying supplies for NATO forces, Mohammad Aslam, was shot dead at the Khadkocha area of Mastung, reports Daily Times.
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December - 26 
The fate of 23 tribesmen of North Waziristan Agency will be decided by a TTP court, Dawn reported on December 26. The tribesmen, members of a committee of displaced persons, are in the custody of TTP in South Waziristan Agency. Talking to Dawn from a
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The fate of 23 tribesmen of North Waziristan Agency will be decided by a TTP court, Dawn reported on December 26. The tribesmen, members of a committee of displaced persons, are in the custody of TTP in South Waziristan Agency. Talking to Dawn from an undisclosed location, a TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said that the 23 tribesmen were in their custody. “We will also produce them before the media,” he said. He said that the Taliban had 22 bases in South Waziristan Agency. He said that that seven new `Sharia courts` had also been established in the area. “The detained members of the IDPs committee will be produced before one such court,” he added.
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December - 26 
The Khasadar Force backed by Army heavily pounded the hideouts of militants in nearby mountains of Prang Sang in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency
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The Khasadar Force backed by Army heavily pounded the hideouts of militants in nearby mountains of Prang Sang in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency
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December - 26 
Two children received injuries when they stepped on a landmine in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohammad Agency.
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Two children received injuries when they stepped on a landmine in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohammad Agency.
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December - 26 
Unidentified militants attacked Pran Sam checkpost in Jamrud of Khyber Agency. No loss of life was reported in the attack. The checkpost was slightly damaged. The line officer of Khasadar, Jahangir Afridi, said that the personnel deployed at the post
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Unidentified militants attacked Pran Sam checkpost in Jamrud of Khyber Agency. No loss of life was reported in the attack. The checkpost was slightly damaged. The line officer of Khasadar, Jahangir Afridi, said that the personnel deployed at the post retaliated and kept the militants at a distance. A vehicle was damaged by the rocket fire while another one was taken away by the militants, sources said.
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December - 26 
According to Himalayan Times, the Minister of State for Physical Planning and Works Sanjay Kumar Sah has been expelled from the post upon the recommendation of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Democratic (MJF-D) on December 26. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Ne
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According to Himalayan Times, the Minister of State for Physical Planning and Works Sanjay Kumar Sah has been expelled from the post upon the recommendation of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Democratic (MJF-D) on December 26. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal ousted Shah as per the Clause 8 (c) of the article 38 of the Interim Constitution-2063BS, informed the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
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December - 26 
According to the figures made public by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) in Gorkha District on Saturday showed that the UCPN-M tops the human rights violation incidents. The survey, which was based on 16 incidents in the District, showed ac
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According to the figures made public by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) in Gorkha District on Saturday showed that the UCPN-M tops the human rights violation incidents. The survey, which was based on 16 incidents in the District, showed active involvements of the Maoist in majority—11 of the incidents. It was made public that the Maoist manhandled, threatened, and displaced more than two dozen people in 11 different mishaps. "The Maoist has been violating human rights right from the beginning of this year," INSEC District Representative Bhim Lal Shrestha said, "However, the Nepali Congress (NC) has also been violent to teachers, Maoists cadres, and locals."
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December - 26 
As reported by Kantipuronline, ahead of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) scheduled departure in January 15, 2011, the UN Security Council (UNSC) is divided on how to respond if it receives a consensus request for UNMIN’s term extension from Ne
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As reported by Kantipuronline, ahead of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) scheduled departure in January 15, 2011, the UN Security Council (UNSC) is divided on how to respond if it receives a consensus request for UNMIN’s term extension from Nepal. The UNSC, however, has four options at its disposal, said Security Council Report, a New York-based think-tank closely following the activities of 15-member UNSC. According to the report, the divided UNSC could respond to the request by either choosing to leave nevertheless; or agreeing to renew the mandate unchanged; or deciding on a technical rollover (offer of some weeks for the two sides to find common ground while giving UNMIN an extension within a current mandate) of one to two months, or renewing the mandate with changes reflecting a new role for UN.
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December - 26 
Two cadres belonging to the Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J), including a coordinator of the outfit, were killed in Police action in Rautahat District in the night of December 26, reports Kantipuronline. The deceased
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Two cadres belonging to the Jwala Singh faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J), including a coordinator of the outfit, were killed in Police action in Rautahat District in the night of December 26, reports Kantipuronline. The deceased have been identified as JTMM-J coordinator Surendrabin Baniya alias Kamal and Secretary Harish Chandra Sahani alias Umesh. The Police had been searching Baniya and Sahani from a long time for their alleged involvement in murder, abduction, extortion and other criminal activities. According to Superintendent of Police Pitamber Adhikari, the duo was killed when they exchanged fire with the Security personnel at Singarmaan of Daharmpur Village Development Committee (VDC) of Rautahat District.
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December - 26 
A militant belonging to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Shamim Hossain, (22) was arrested on December 26 as the Police personnel busted a den of JMB in Chittagong District, reports Daily Star. According to Police sources, Sha
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A militant belonging to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Shamim Hossain, (22) was arrested on December 26 as the Police personnel busted a den of JMB in Chittagong District, reports Daily Star. According to Police sources, Shamim and ten other militants, including Hathazari unit JMB ‘commander’ Masum, used to reside in three rooms on the ground floor of a three-storey building in Alipur Hospital Gate area. The rest of the militants managed to escape the arrest. The Police recovered five bombs with high explosion capacity from the spot.
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December - 26 
Police personnel arrested a top cadre of the Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Marxist Leninist (PBCP-ML-Red Flag), identified as Rakib Uddin (30), on December 26 in Chuadanga District and recovered five bombs, reports Daily Star.
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Police personnel arrested a top cadre of the Red Flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Marxist Leninist (PBCP-ML-Red Flag), identified as Rakib Uddin (30), on December 26 in Chuadanga District and recovered five bombs, reports Daily Star.
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December - 26 
Police personnel neutralised a militant hideout and arrested an alleged militant belonging to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on December 26, at Alipur Hospital Gate area under Hathazari sub-district of Chittagong District, reports Daily Star.
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Police personnel neutralised a militant hideout and arrested an alleged militant belonging to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on December 26, at Alipur Hospital Gate area under Hathazari sub-district of Chittagong District, reports Daily Star. According to the Police sources, one JMB militant, living as tenant at a building, managed to flee the scene while hurling a bomb at Police. Police later recovered four bombs and a number of Jihadi books from the spot.
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December - 26 
Three members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) were arrested on charge of assaulting a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist at Court Toli village of Patgram sub-district of Lalmonirhat District.
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Three members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) were arrested on charge of assaulting a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist at Court Toli village of Patgram sub-district of Lalmonirhat District.
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December - 26 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kumulamunai area in the North recovered six Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on December 26.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kumulamunai area in the North recovered six Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on December 26.
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December - 26 
Sri Lanka Government on December 26 rejected a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report that had claimed that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by the President Mahinda Rajapakse was biased in favour of the Libera
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Sri Lanka Government on December 26 rejected a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report that had claimed that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by the President Mahinda Rajapakse was biased in favour of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. Sri Lankan Ministry of External Affairs issuing a statement rejected the BBC report dated December 24, 2010 and titled "Sri Lanka War Panel 'pro-LTTE'" as an outright fabrication.
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December - 26 
The Sri Lankan Government declared that steps would be taken to expedite the release of detained members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after their rehabilitation, Colombo Page reported on December 26. Rehabilitation and Prison Reform
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The Sri Lankan Government declared that steps would be taken to expedite the release of detained members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after their rehabilitation, Colombo Page reported on December 26. Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister Chandrasiri Gajadeera said that the Government was considering necessary measures to release the remaining LTTE detainees at the earliest. The Minister added that 7000 former LTTE cadres have already been released after being rehabilitated.
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December - 27 
According to Assam Tribune reports on December 27, with the activities of the Assam based militant groups on the wane, the threat from the foreign based jehadi groups has increased in the State and there is urgent need for improving surveillance in t
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According to Assam Tribune reports on December 27, with the activities of the Assam based militant groups on the wane, the threat from the foreign based jehadi groups has increased in the State and there is urgent need for improving surveillance in the areas considered vulnerable, particularly the char areas located near the Indo-Bangla border. Highly placed Police sources told Assam Tribune that there have been instances of the elements of jehadi groups trying to create disturbance in Assam and though the groups have not yet been able to go for large scale recruitments in the State, a few boys from the State have been trained in Pakistan by dreaded militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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December - 27 
Ahead of the New Year, the Home Ministry sounded a country-wide terror alert, especially for Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Goa and Bangalore, after getting intelligence inputs that the Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was planning to strike these Cit
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Ahead of the New Year, the Home Ministry sounded a country-wide terror alert, especially for Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Goa and Bangalore, after getting intelligence inputs that the Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was planning to strike these Cities, according to PTI. The Centre asked all the States to tighten security by deploying additional forces in all sensitive locations to prevent any terror attack.
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December - 27 
ANI reported on December 27 that a Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was killed in a gun battle with the Bharatiya Communist Party (BCP), an
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ANI reported on December 27 that a Left Wing Extremist (LWE) belonging to Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was killed in a gun battle with the Bharatiya Communist Party (BCP), another Maoist splinter group, in Palamu District. After the gun battle was over, another two JJP cadres were ‘captured’ and taken away by the BCP. Senior members of BCP to punish the two captured cadres organised a kangaroo court (people's court) and in a ‘rare judgment’ gave ‘freedom’ to the two cadres during the weekend and threatened them of dire consequences if they did not leave JJP permanently. "The people's court has been organised by the BCP. We have been given a chance this time to change our mindset. They have threatened us that if we do not change then next time they would not allow us to walk away us freely," said, Kamesh Parhia, one of the freed cadres.
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December - 27 
Earlier on December 27, the SFs neutralised a hideout of the militants at village Kathunia in Rajouri District and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive material. Items recovered from the hideout included one Pakistan made pistol, two AK magazines
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Earlier on December 27, the SFs neutralised a hideout of the militants at village Kathunia in Rajouri District and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive material. Items recovered from the hideout included one Pakistan made pistol, two AK magazines, 102 rounds of AK, 32 electronic detonators, 10 PIKA rounds, 40 grenades of Automatic Grenade Launcher, 14 MGL rounds, three remote control IEDs, one kilogram of explosive material, nine Chinese grenades, one Pakistan made grenade and other war like stores.
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December - 27 
One cadre belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was injured when the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres in huge number attacked a post of the NSCN-IM in Arunachal Pradesh
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One cadre belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was injured when the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres in huge number attacked a post of the NSCN-IM in Arunachal Pradesh on December 27, reports Sangai Express. According to ‘colonel’ Levi Zimik, of NSCN-IM about 110 cadres of the NSCN-K fiercely attacked a camp of the NSCN-IM in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. “It is very disappointing to learn that the Khaplang boys have backtracked to their aggressive nature and resumed with their expansionist policy, in spite of the mutual commitment to maintain status quo. On the calm evening of December 27, our mobile post located at Khamlang village, in the Miao subdivision of Changlang district, suddenly came under fierce attack by the unscrupulous Khaplang boys,” said Levi Zimik.
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December - 27 
Orissadiary.com reports that at least two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and the Police in Paikamal area of Bargarh District in the late night of December 27. Acting on a tip
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Orissadiary.com reports that at least two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter between the Maoists and the Police in Paikamal area of Bargarh District in the late night of December 27. Acting on a tip off, the Police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) started a joint combing operation in the area and killed the two Maoists while others managed to escape. Police suspected that more than 50 Maoists have remained in the area. The combing operation has been intensified. The dead body of the Maoists along with rice, shoes, potato and some clothes have been recovered from the encounter site. The Maoists are yet to be identified.
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December - 27 
Pakistan Army again resorted to cease-fire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch District in a bid to push militants into this side but failed.
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Pakistan Army again resorted to cease-fire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch District in a bid to push militants into this side but failed.
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December - 27 
Reiterating its claim that the summer unrest in the valley was masterminded by separatists and militants, Police on December 27 said about two dozen women are working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) for militants in militancy-infested Sopore town and i
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Reiterating its claim that the summer unrest in the valley was masterminded by separatists and militants, Police on December 27 said about two dozen women are working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) for militants in militancy-infested Sopore town and its adjoining villages in Baramulla District. "We have identified 20 women OGWs residing in Sopore and adjoining villages…they are facilitating the movement of militants and work as human couriers," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, North Kashmir, Muneer Khan told reporters at Sopore. "I would like to name one Raja Begum of Model town Sopore who was arrested on December 7 after an encounter in her house which left a foreign militant dead," the DIG said. He said the women OGWs have so many responsibilities. "Taking militants from one place to another and arranging for their logistics and couriers also," Khan said about the activities of the female OGWs.
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December - 27 
Sources admitted that earlier, the jehadi elements backed by Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) helped the militant groups of the State to indulge in acts of violence including blasts instead of risking their own people. There have been inst
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Sources admitted that earlier, the jehadi elements backed by Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) helped the militant groups of the State to indulge in acts of violence including blasts instead of risking their own people. There have been instances when the jehadi groups including the ISI directly or indirectly providing explosives like RDX, programmable time device (PTD) switches etc to the militant groups of Assam to trigger off explosions. But with the militant groups of Assam facing problems, the jehadi groups would be forced to send their own people to carry out acts of violence.
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December - 27 
The crackdown on the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Bangladesh will force its elusive ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah to rethink his intransigent stand, R.C. Saxena, Inspector General of Border Security Force (Assam-Meghalaya) said on D
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The crackdown on the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Bangladesh will force its elusive ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah to rethink his intransigent stand, R.C. Saxena, Inspector General of Border Security Force (Assam-Meghalaya) said on December 27, reports Shillong Times. "Baruah is under tremendous pressure because of the crackdown by Bangladeshi authorities. He will give up some day," he added. Baruah is believed to be in hiding somewhere along the Myanmar-China border after fleeing Bangladesh early 2008. "These crackdowns (against ULFA) will surely make a positive impact, especially at a time when the peace process with the ULFA is on a right track," Saxena said.
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December - 27 
The hearing of ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa's bail plea was on December 27 deferred till December 30 following submission of an affidavit in the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on the rebel leader's latest statu
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The hearing of ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa's bail plea was on December 27 deferred till December 30 following submission of an affidavit in the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on the rebel leader's latest status. On December 24, the court had asked the home and political department to submit an affidavit regarding the latest status on him.
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December - 27 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on December 27 claimed to have neutralised a gang of alleged stone pelters, who fomented trouble in north Kashmir "with a perfect liaison (between) some Government employees, separatists and militants in Sopore" this summ
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on December 27 claimed to have neutralised a gang of alleged stone pelters, who fomented trouble in north Kashmir "with a perfect liaison (between) some Government employees, separatists and militants in Sopore" this summer, reported Times of India. Police said the nexus was discovered after the arrest of an alleged stone pelter, Firdous Ahmad Sheikh, from Sopore in Baramulla District recently. The Police said they arrested several stone pelters based on Sheikh's revelations, adding, "The stone pelters were also planning a fidayeen attack."
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December - 27 
The Security Forces (SFs) on December 27 killed a top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Ghulam Nabi alias Gamma, in the Gandoh area of Doda District, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs launched a search operation at Ditiyas in the morning after receivi
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The Security Forces (SFs) on December 27 killed a top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Ghulam Nabi alias Gamma, in the Gandoh area of Doda District, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs launched a search operation at Ditiyas in the morning after receiving a specific input about the presence of Gamma in a house. A contact with the militant was established at 3.30 pm in the house of one Abdul Lateef Gujjar this afternoon after which a heavy firing started between the two sides. After about an hour long gun-battle, the militant was killed. One AK-56 rifle and two magazines were recovered from the possession of slain militant. The SFs didn’t suffer any casualties in the operation.
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December - 27 
The team of Police commandos and troopers of 39 Assam Rifles arrested the ‘secretary’ of the Division No. VI of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of the proscribed underground outfit Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), in the nigh
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The team of Police commandos and troopers of 39 Assam Rifles arrested the ‘secretary’ of the Division No. VI of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of the proscribed underground outfit Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), in the night of December 27, reports The Hindu. The arrestee was identified as T. Sanju, (27) of Thoubal District. Police recovered two AK 56 rifles and two 9 mm pistols.
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December - 27 
Times of India on December 27 reported that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has rejected Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's demand, through a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, to disarm the party cadres. Inst
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Times of India on December 27 reported that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has rejected Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's demand, through a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, to disarm the party cadres. Instead, CPI-M leader and Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Basudeb Acharya accused Chidambaram of acting at the behest of Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee, who has been crying hoarse about the worsening law and order situation in the State. "The letter that Chidambaram has sent to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is based on a Trinamool Congress report and not on feedback by official agencies," the CPI-M leader said. Acharya made it clear that there would be no move to disarm the party cadres. "People have the right to defend themselves," he added. He argued that since party workers in the Jangalmahal area are mostly tribals, they have violated no law in carrying their traditional weapons.
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December - 27 
Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person, identified as Gowardhan Shedmake (32), from Bhimpur village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of
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Times of India reports that a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a person, identified as Gowardhan Shedmake (32), from Bhimpur village in Dhanora tehsil (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on suspicion of being a Police informer in the night of December 27. Police sources said Shedmake was sleeping with his family in his residence when the group of armed Maoists reached the village, dragged Shedmake out of the house and took him with them into the nearby forest, assaulted him brutally and shot him dead.
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December - 27 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on December 21 wrote to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asking him to ensure the armed cadres, including those of 'Harmad Vahini', the militia group supported by ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on December 21 wrote to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asking him to ensure the armed cadres, including those of 'Harmad Vahini', the militia group supported by ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) are ‘immediately disarmed and demobilized’, reports Times of India on December 24. "If these armed cadres continue to take upon themselves the duties of maintaining law and order, I wonder what is the role of Security Forces (SFs), especially Central Paramilitary Forces which have been deployed at the request of the State Government"? Chidambaram wrote in his letter to the CM, on December 21. Requesting "early" reply from the CM, Chidambaram also sought to ‘personally’ discuss the matter with Bhattacharjee mentioning that the scale of violence ‘present an alarming picture and point to a virtual collapse of law and order in parts of West Bengal’. According to latest Home Ministry figures, the numbers of Trinamool Congress (TMC) cadres killed are 96 and injured are 1,237. Likewise, CPI-M cadres, who have been killed and injured, are 65 and 773, respectively, and Congress supporters who have been killed and injured are 15 and 221, respectively.
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December - 27 
A Security Force (SF) official was killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast on a convoy in Malik Din area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The bomb exploded when the convoy was conducting a search operation in Malik Din village, as a r
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A Security Force (SF) official was killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast on a convoy in Malik Din area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The bomb exploded when the convoy was conducting a search operation in Malik Din village, as a result of which Sanobar Khan Bhitini died and a SF vehicle was also damaged in the attack.
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December - 27 
A trailer carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan was set on fire in Mastung District in Balochistan on December 27, reports Dawn.
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A trailer carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan was set on fire in Mastung District in Balochistan on December 27, reports Dawn.
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December - 27 
Daily Times reported that the NATO forces in Afghanistan, led by the US, violated the Pakistani airspace, when its helicopters entered the Torkham border in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. However, US Embassy on refuted reports of the NATO helicopt
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Daily Times reported that the NATO forces in Afghanistan, led by the US, violated the Pakistani airspace, when its helicopters entered the Torkham border in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency. However, US Embassy on refuted reports of the NATO helicopters crossing into Pakistani airspace. "NATO commanders in Kabul confirmed that no NATO helicopters crossed the border into Pakistan," a statement issued by the US Embassy said.
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December - 27 
Five persons, including a minor girl, were killed and three others were injured on December 27 in sectarian violence in different parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Daily Times. A cadre of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was kil
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Five persons, including a minor girl, were killed and three others were injured on December 27 in sectarian violence in different parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Daily Times. A cadre of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was killed and two others of the Sunni Tehreek (ST) were injured in New Karachi area in Sindh, while an activist of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and his minor daughter were shot dead near the Karachi airport. Two SSP activists, Shoaib, son of Ilyas, and Mustafa, son of Yaqoob, were sitting in a shop in New Karachi when two assailants opened fire on Shoaib, killing him on the spot. Meanwhile, Mustafa managed to escape from the place of incident, but was again targeted along with another SSP activist Yaqoob. Later, Mustafa succumbed to his injuries.
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December - 27 
Nine persons, mostly of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin appeared in a court on December 27 and were remanded to custody, reports Indian Express. Police said they have charged the persons, all aged between 19 and 28, with plotting an explosion "of a
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Nine persons, mostly of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin appeared in a court on December 27 and were remanded to custody, reports Indian Express. Police said they have charged the persons, all aged between 19 and 28, with plotting an explosion "of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property" between October 2010 and December 2010, in a run up to Christmas. The militants have also been charged with involvement in preparation of an attack by having downloaded and researched methods, materials and scouted potential targets. However, one of the accused, Gurukanth Desai, arrested from Cardiff city in Wales, was of Indian origin.
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December - 27 
US drones fired six missiles on three vehicles at the vehicles in Shera Tala village in between Mir Ali and Thall areas of in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 27, killing 25 militants and injuring four
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US drones fired six missiles on three vehicles at the vehicles in Shera Tala village in between Mir Ali and Thall areas of in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 27, killing 25 militants and injuring four others, reports Dawn. Two pickup trucks destroyed in an attack at around 10 am (PST) were carrying arms and ammunition, to Afghanistan. The identities of the dead were not immediately known, but officials believed that most were Pakistani, rather than Afghan or Arab Nationals.
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December - 27 
Shamim Hossain, a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, who was arrested during the Chittagong District JMB den raid by the Police on December 27 was placed under three day remand by Chittagong District Court on December 28, reports Daily S
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Shamim Hossain, a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant, who was arrested during the Chittagong District JMB den raid by the Police on December 27 was placed under three day remand by Chittagong District Court on December 28, reports Daily Star. According to the Police sources, the instruction manual recovered by the Police from the JMB den compiles a set of guidelines for underground militants reorganising the terror outfit.
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December - 27 
The Harkat-ul-Jihad-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) kingpin Mufti Abdul Hannan was taken on a five-day remand for interrogation on December 27 in connection with the case recorded with Khulna Sadar Police station on October 9, 1999 for bomb attack on Ahmadiyya M
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The Harkat-ul-Jihad-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) kingpin Mufti Abdul Hannan was taken on a five-day remand for interrogation on December 27 in connection with the case recorded with Khulna Sadar Police station on October 9, 1999 for bomb attack on Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat mosque at Nirala in Khulna District. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Mohammad Barekuzzaman granted the remand after Mufti Hannan was taken there amid tight security in and around the Court.
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December - 27 
De-mining groups recovered 25 APMs from Mahilankulam area.
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De-mining groups recovered 25 APMs from Mahilankulam area.
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December - 27 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu, Kokkutuduvai and Iranamadu areas in the North recovered 15 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 10 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) and eight Jo
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu, Kokkutuduvai and Iranamadu areas in the North recovered 15 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), 10 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) and eight Jonny mines on December 27.
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December - 28 
A handout said that killing of Ghulam Nabi alias Gamma has brought down curtains on the activities of HM in Gandoh, Daily Excelsior reported. Two main HM ‘commanders’ in Gandoh — Imtiyaz Hussain and Tauseef Bhai were killed in November. The Harkat-ul
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A handout said that killing of Ghulam Nabi alias Gamma has brought down curtains on the activities of HM in Gandoh, Daily Excelsior reported. Two main HM ‘commanders’ in Gandoh — Imtiyaz Hussain and Tauseef Bhai were killed in November. The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) has also been wiped out in Gandoh. Gamma was an active militant since 1998 and was involved in a series of killings besides other subversive activities. Further, the arrested HM militant, Ghulam Nabi Sheikh alias Javaid Qureshi, has confessed his direct links with outfit’s supremo and United Jehad Council (UJC) ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin, who is presently operating from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Qureshi also admitted to killing of 51 civilians and injuries to 73 persons during his 17-year long operations in Doda District. Doda Police have destroyed 11 hideouts of militants and recovered a huge quantity of weaponry, including six AK rifles besides a PIKA gun and a LMG during the interrogation of Javaid Qureshi and Tanveer Ahmed, who was arrested along with Qureshi in Dehradun and later handed over to Doda Police.
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December - 28 
According to Telegraph on December 28, two top militants belonging to the Anti-Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) have sent feelers for talks in the wake of Assam Government’s intensified efforts to bring the NDFB-A
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According to Telegraph on December 28, two top militants belonging to the Anti-Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) have sent feelers for talks in the wake of Assam Government’s intensified efforts to bring the NDFB-ATF to the negotiating table. The outfit’s vice-president, Rajen Goyari alias G. Rifikhang, and the commander of Bodoland Army (the armed wing of NDFB) I.K. Songbijit, as well as some other senior members of the faction have sent feelers to the Government for negotiation, a highly placed source said.
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December - 28 
Police recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested five persons, including a cadre belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), near the outfit’s designated camp at Chumukhuma village of the outskirts of Kohima on December
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Police recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested five persons, including a cadre belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), near the outfit’s designated camp at Chumukhuma village of the outskirts of Kohima on December 28, reports Nagaland Post. The NSCN-IM cadre was sent to judicial custody after being produced to Court on December 29.
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December - 28 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 28 detected and defused a powerful five kilograms weight Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Palmar-Patimal road in the Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior. The IED was concealed in a pressure cooker. The Hiz
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 28 detected and defused a powerful five kilograms weight Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Palmar-Patimal road in the Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior. The IED was concealed in a pressure cooker. The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were reported to have planted the IED with a view to target a passenger vehicle to take revenge of the killing of their ‘deputy divisional commander’ Ghulam Nabi Gamma in an encounter with the SFs in Doda District on December 27 and the recent arrest of their top ‘commanders’ Ghulam Nabi Sheikh alias Javaid Qureshi and Jameel Ahmed alias Nissar Qureshi in Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) respectively.
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December - 28 
The ‘chief’ of the Anti-Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) Ranjan Daimary was granted bail by the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate,Biswanath Chariali, on December 28, in connection with the Biswanath Char
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The ‘chief’ of the Anti-Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) Ranjan Daimary was granted bail by the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate,Biswanath Chariali, on December 28, in connection with the Biswanath Chariali case number 151/09 related to Bhimajuli massacre in which 12 persons were killed in Sonitpur District on October 4, 2009, reports Assam Tribune.
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December - 28 
The Hindu reports that a suspected militant, Mohammad Maqbool Lone, was arrested from Baramulla District on December 28, the Police said. The Police said eight hand grenades, eight under-barrel grenade launcher grenades, 11 detonators, 323 rounds of
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The Hindu reports that a suspected militant, Mohammad Maqbool Lone, was arrested from Baramulla District on December 28, the Police said. The Police said eight hand grenades, eight under-barrel grenade launcher grenades, 11 detonators, 323 rounds of AK-47 and a wireless set were recovered.
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December - 28 
The Inspector General of Police (Jammu) said that Doda Police have so far identified 25 Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of HM in Marmat area of Doda District during sustained interrogation of Javaid Qureshi. Two of them were women, he added.
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The Inspector General of Police (Jammu) said that Doda Police have so far identified 25 Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of HM in Marmat area of Doda District during sustained interrogation of Javaid Qureshi. Two of them were women, he added.
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December - 28 
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) asserted that New Delhi has no right to put its Chairman Sanayaima on trial, reports Sangai Express on December 28. Stating that he was a freedom fighter struggling to re-establish the lost sovereignty of M
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The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) asserted that New Delhi has no right to put its Chairman Sanayaima on trial, reports Sangai Express on December 28. Stating that he was a freedom fighter struggling to re-establish the lost sovereignty of Manipur, the outfit claimed that Indian Court cannot put Sanayaima on trial.
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December - 28 
Troopers of 4/8 Gorkha Rifles of Logtak Brigade under Red Shield Division of Tamenglong District arrested one over ground worker of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Saikhom Yaima Singh alias Inao (28), resident of Heidhopokpi Ma
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Troopers of 4/8 Gorkha Rifles of Logtak Brigade under Red Shield Division of Tamenglong District arrested one over ground worker of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Saikhom Yaima Singh alias Inao (28), resident of Heidhopokpi Maning Lekai, Heirok Path, Thoubal District, reports Imphal Free Press. The arrested militant revealed that he was active members of UNLF and involved in recruitment, tax collection and extortion for the outfit from Joipur Khunau and nearby areas.
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December - 28 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the District on December 28, to review the security scenario and discuss development plans for the area, an official said. “He (Chidambaram) was here to review Security measures taken by the District Police
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the District on December 28, to review the security scenario and discuss development plans for the area, an official said. “He (Chidambaram) was here to review Security measures taken by the District Police along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF),” Collector Atul Patney said. “He also reviewed development plans that the District authorities will execute after we receive funds under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP),” he added.
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December - 28 
A key terror suspect, Qari Saifullah Akhtar, accused of masterminding a suicide attack on former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's homecoming rally in Karachi on October 18, 2007, in which 144 persons were killed and another 550 injured, has
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A key terror suspect, Qari Saifullah Akhtar, accused of masterminding a suicide attack on former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's homecoming rally in Karachi on October 18, 2007, in which 144 persons were killed and another 550 injured, has resurfaced in Punjab as a free man, reported Indian Express. Akhtar is described as a "fugitive" leader of the Taliban-linked Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HuJI) outfit.
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December - 28 
A low-intensity blast at the cafeteria lawn of Karachi University in Karachi left four students of the Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) injured, reports Daily Times. The explosion occurred when ISO activists were preparing for noon prayers in the l
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A low-intensity blast at the cafeteria lawn of Karachi University in Karachi left four students of the Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) injured, reports Daily Times. The explosion occurred when ISO activists were preparing for noon prayers in the lawn of the main cafeteria of the university. The bomb was planted at the ISO stall where ISO workers offer their daily prayers. The blast was low intensity, in which terrorists used some 150 to 200 grams of explosive material.
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December - 28 
A security official was injured when he stepped on a landmine in Ambar tehsil (revenue unit) of the Mohmand Agency.
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A security official was injured when he stepped on a landmine in Ambar tehsil (revenue unit) of the Mohmand Agency.
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December - 28 
A US military commander says there is no practical way to seal Afghanistan’s vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slipping through, so troops are focusing on defending vulnerable towns and fighting insurgents on Afghan soil, D
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A US military commander says there is no practical way to seal Afghanistan’s vast border with Pakistan and stop all Taliban fighters from slipping through, so troops are focusing on defending vulnerable towns and fighting insurgents on Afghan soil, Daily Times quoting US commander Colonel Viet Luong reported on December 28. US Army commander Colonel Viet Luong, who oversees US forces in a section of eastern Afghanistan that includes the Khost province, said that “to secure the border in the traditional sense” would “take an inordinate amount of resources.” He said it also would also require far more cooperation from the tribes inside Pakistan who often provide Taliban safe passage.
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December - 28 
At least 18 persons, mostly militants, were killed in US drone attacks in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 28, reported Dawn. Local officials said that two missiles were fired at two suspected comp
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At least 18 persons, mostly militants, were killed in US drone attacks in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 28, reported Dawn. Local officials said that two missiles were fired at two suspected compounds at around 10 am (PST) in Sherkhel area, an abandoned Afghan refugee camp, in Ghulam Khan Tehsil (revenue unit). Four persons were killed. Local people were searching the place for survivors when the drone fired two missiles, killing four more persons and injuring three others. In the third strike, a pickup truck carrying the wounded persons from Ghulam Khan was targeted near another abandoned refugee camp called Nawab camp. Two missiles were fired in which four persons were killed. Sources said that two cars were heading towards the destroyed truck when the drone fired another missile, leaving another six persons dead. The death toll from seven back-to-back strikes in the region adjacent to the border with Afghanistan during the past 24 hours jumped to 43. Around 115 US drone strikes have been launched in 2010 – more than doubling 2009’s total.
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December - 28 
Other senior US military officials have said they hope the Pakistan military does more to shut down Taliban hideouts. But the US denied reports that American forces are pushing to expand special operations raids inside Pakistan’s Tribal Areas to targ
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Other senior US military officials have said they hope the Pakistan military does more to shut down Taliban hideouts. But the US denied reports that American forces are pushing to expand special operations raids inside Pakistan’s Tribal Areas to target terrorists. Luong said his troops are still trying to control the border. But he recently shut down one platoon-sized checkpoint known as “Combat Outpost Spera”.
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December - 28 
Qadir Khan, a resident of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), who had apparently provided vital information to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) that led to the arrest of several militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pak
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Qadir Khan, a resident of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), who had apparently provided vital information to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) that led to the arrest of several militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the tribal areas, was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside his small tea stall in Pak Colony area near SITE town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on December 28, reports Dawn.
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December - 28 
Six militants, including a ‘commander’ of an unidentified militant outfit were killed while three paramilitary troops were injured in several incidents of encounter in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Daily Times reported on December 28.
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Six militants, including a ‘commander’ of an unidentified militant outfit were killed while three paramilitary troops were injured in several incidents of encounter in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Daily Times reported on December 28.
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December - 28 
The Army helicopter gunships shelled suspected locations in Rambat and Ghiljo Darra areas of Ambar tehsil.
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The Army helicopter gunships shelled suspected locations in Rambat and Ghiljo Darra areas of Ambar tehsil.
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December - 28 
Three members of a family were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sohbatpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on December 28, reported Dawn. The slain persons were identified as Hasan, Bhanal and Palo.
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Three members of a family were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sohbatpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Jaffarabad District in Balochistan on December 28, reported Dawn. The slain persons were identified as Hasan, Bhanal and Palo.
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December - 28 
Two militants were killed and four others injured in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Ziarat area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that militants attacked a checkpost in Ziarat area in the night. Security Forces retaliated and
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Two militants were killed and four others injured in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Ziarat area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that militants attacked a checkpost in Ziarat area in the night. Security Forces retaliated and repulsed the attack. Two militants were killed in the retaliatory firing
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December - 28 
Two Pakistani brothers, accused of collecting money and recruiting jihadis (holy fighter) for al Qaeda, have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Daily Times quoting The National reported on December 28. The Pakistanis appeared in court o
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Two Pakistani brothers, accused of collecting money and recruiting jihadis (holy fighter) for al Qaeda, have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Daily Times quoting The National reported on December 28. The Pakistanis appeared in court on December 27. The pair, charged with “running a jihadi organisation and aiding and abetting al Qaeda”, has confessed to having links with the jihadi network, the court was told according to the report. They also “had direct communication with a senior member of al Qaeda”, The National said without elaborating. The report only identified the suspects as “AkW”, a 49-year-old project manager, and “AsW”, a 43-year-old marketing manager, and said they arrived in the Gulf emirate in 2008.
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December - 28 
According to Nepal News, the UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda proposed action against vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai charging the latter of giving expressions in the media and public functions against party policy and tradition. At
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According to Nepal News, the UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda proposed action against vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai charging the latter of giving expressions in the media and public functions against party policy and tradition. At the ongoing standing committee meeting in party headquarters Parisdanda, Prachanda proposed to activate the party’s discipline committee against Bhattarai’s expressions in various public functions.
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December - 28 
An unidentified group shot dead a cadre, belonging to the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), identified as Hari Narayan Dev, (55), elder brother of MJF ‘general secretary’ Jitendra Dev, in near Rajbiraj District on December 28, reports Nepal News. He
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An unidentified group shot dead a cadre, belonging to the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), identified as Hari Narayan Dev, (55), elder brother of MJF ‘general secretary’ Jitendra Dev, in near Rajbiraj District on December 28, reports Nepal News. He was shot at when he was coming to District headquarter Rajbiraj from his ancestral home in Boriya.
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December - 28 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) warned that the Government’s plan not to extend the tenure of the United Nations’ Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) would create constitutional and legal complications, reports Kantipuronline. The UCPN-M sa
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) warned that the Government’s plan not to extend the tenure of the United Nations’ Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) would create constitutional and legal complications, reports Kantipuronline. The UCPN-M said the Interim Constitution and other components of the peace process, including the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), do not imagine a scenario where the UN arms monitor leaves before its job is completed.
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December - 28 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Mankulam area in the North recovered two 60-mm mortar bombs on December 28.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Mankulam area in the North recovered two 60-mm mortar bombs on December 28.
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December - 29 
A Bal Vahini (child volunteer) cadre of the Maoist, identified as Rajani Motamajhi (12), surrendered before the Police in the District. Rajani confessed that she had joined Maoists around four months back. According to her, Maoists had come to their
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A Bal Vahini (child volunteer) cadre of the Maoist, identified as Rajani Motamajhi (12), surrendered before the Police in the District. Rajani confessed that she had joined Maoists around four months back. According to her, Maoists had come to their village and asked four minor girls like her to bring food for them into the forest. After scrutinising the four girls the Maoists had chosen Rajani. She was not allowed to go back home. According to her she was working under Azad, leader of Bamsadara division of the outfit. She used to wake up at 4am and took up different training and work provided to her by the Maoist leaders. It included cleaning of guns, exercises and handling of small arms.
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December - 29 
A joint team of Gondia and Chandrapur Police raided Mul and Pathri villages in Chandrapur District and arrested two suspected Maoist cadres. The Police are yet to identify them. The Police team also recovered INR 350, 000 and Maoist pamphlets from th
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A joint team of Gondia and Chandrapur Police raided Mul and Pathri villages in Chandrapur District and arrested two suspected Maoist cadres. The Police are yet to identify them. The Police team also recovered INR 350, 000 and Maoist pamphlets from the duo, Police sources added.
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December - 29 
According to a stone pelter who was arrested recently, each stone pelter is paid INR 400 every Friday. Police said the money was being raised locally by All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani's followers. Most o
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According to a stone pelter who was arrested recently, each stone pelter is paid INR 400 every Friday. Police said the money was being raised locally by All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani's followers. Most of the money came from fruit mandi (market) and saw mills, the Police said. APHC-G cadres who collected the money have been identified as Ghulam Mohammad Tantray of Behrampora, Ghulam Hassan Mir alias Chotta Geelani of Duroo, Mohammad Rustum of Amargarh, Sopore, Gani Guroo of Chankhan, Ashraf Malik, a Government employee in Education department of Batpor and Bashir Ahmad Tali, a resident of Chankhan, Sopore and an employee of Food & Supplies department. Tantray and Rustum have been detained and Malik is currently in custody. The rest are absconding.
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December - 29 
According to Assam Tribune, the Centre announced extension of the cease-fire pact with Nunisa faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N) for another six months. An official spokesman of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that it has been decided and mut
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According to Assam Tribune, the Centre announced extension of the cease-fire pact with Nunisa faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N) for another six months. An official spokesman of the Ministry of Home Affairs said that it has been decided and mutually agreed to extend the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with DHD-N group for a further period of six months up to June 30, 2011.
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December - 29 
According to Sentinel report, with the Bangladeshi Security Forces (SFs) intensifying operations against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), at least ten ULFA cadres entered Guwahati via Assam-Meghalaya border from Bangladesh on December 29.
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According to Sentinel report, with the Bangladeshi Security Forces (SFs) intensifying operations against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), at least ten ULFA cadres entered Guwahati via Assam-Meghalaya border from Bangladesh on December 29. The ULFA militants who sneaked into Guwahati from Bangladesh were led by ‘sergeant’ Jitu Goswami and his wife Sadhana Rabha. The others include ‘sergeant major’ Antu Chowdang’s wife Alisa Chowdang and their two children, 2nd lieutenant Pranjit Saikia’s wife Arsita Saikia, Pradip Chetia alias Robel’s wife and ‘sergeants’ Hasan Ali and Siraj Ali.
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December - 29 
According to the Police, stone pelters were also planning a fidayeen attack on Security Forces. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the house of one Mohammad Amin Dar of Badami Bagh, Sopore. The cache included a pistol, a pistol magazin
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According to the Police, stone pelters were also planning a fidayeen attack on Security Forces. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the house of one Mohammad Amin Dar of Badami Bagh, Sopore. The cache included a pistol, a pistol magazine, two satellite phones (Thurya), a grenade, a Tata mobile set, a AK 47 rifle, 10 AK 47 magazines, 32 AK rounds, a AK butt, a bayonet, two combat uniforms, a pistol cover, a composer, three pouches, 11 UBGL shells and a UBGL.
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December - 29 
DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the house of a local Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, identified as Preeti Godshelwar, in Halewara village in Gadchiroli District on December 29. A gro
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DNA reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze the house of a local Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, identified as Preeti Godshelwar, in Halewara village in Gadchiroli District on December 29. A group of around 100 armed Maoists stormed the village, about 350 kilometres from Nagpur, entered the house of Preeti and set it ablaze. Preeti is the chairperson of health committee of Gadchiroli zilla parishad (district level local self government institution). Both Preeti and her husband Srinivas were not present at the house during the incident, Police said.
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December - 29 
In a special operation, troops neutralized a camp of the Anti-Talks Faction of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF-ATF) in South of Dalamara in Karbi Anglong District on December 29 and recovered large cache of arms and ammuni
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In a special operation, troops neutralized a camp of the Anti-Talks Faction of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF-ATF) in South of Dalamara in Karbi Anglong District on December 29 and recovered large cache of arms and ammunition, reports Nagaland Post. Army recovered one 7.65 mm Pistol, two 7.65 mm Pistol ammunition, four .303 ammunition, blankets, rations and mosquito nets from the site.
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December - 29 
Pakistan Rangers on December 29 resorted to cease-fire violation in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District in an attempt to push the trained militants into this side but their attempt was foiled by the Security Force (SF) personnel manning the Internat
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Pakistan Rangers on December 29 resorted to cease-fire violation in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District in an attempt to push the trained militants into this side but their attempt was foiled by the Security Force (SF) personnel manning the International Border (IB), reported Daily Excelsior. No casualties or damage was reported on Indian side in firing from Pakistan, which continued for more than one hour.
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December - 29 
Police arrested a suspected militant and recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition from his possession. "Police station Kreeri on a specific information apprehended one suspect namely Mohammad Maqbool Lone, from his native Kaw Check in Kreer ar
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Police arrested a suspected militant and recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition from his possession. "Police station Kreeri on a specific information apprehended one suspect namely Mohammad Maqbool Lone, from his native Kaw Check in Kreer area of Baramulla District," a Police spokesman said. He said eight hand grenades, eight UBGL grenades, 11 detonators, 323 rounds of AK 47 rifle and one wireless set were recovered from his possession. Police has registered a case FIR No. 106/2010 under Section 7/25A Act in this regard.
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December - 29 
RK Sanayaima, the chairman of the Manipuri outfit United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was further remanded to judicial custody for 14 days after appearing at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court at Guwahati in Assam .
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RK Sanayaima, the chairman of the Manipuri outfit United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was further remanded to judicial custody for 14 days after appearing at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court at Guwahati in Assam .
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December - 29 
The ‘chairman’ of the Anti-Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Asom (NDFB-ATF) Ranjan Daimary was granted bail by the Tezpur chief judicial magistrate’s Court on December 29 in the Bhalukpung blast case on July 13, 2009, reports Shillo
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The ‘chairman’ of the Anti-Talks Faction of the National Democratic Front of Asom (NDFB-ATF) Ranjan Daimary was granted bail by the Tezpur chief judicial magistrate’s Court on December 29 in the Bhalukpung blast case on July 13, 2009, reports Shillong Times. Daimary was released on two sureties of INR 25,000 each as the public prosecutor for the Government did not object to the bail plea. This is the third bail granted to Daimary out of the 10 criminal cases filed against him.
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December - 29 
The central committee of the UNLF condemned the Government of India for the ‘wrongful’ detention of its chairman. Recently, in a press statement released in Imphal in Manipur, the UNLF stated that the public needed to endorse the call for a plebiscit
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The central committee of the UNLF condemned the Government of India for the ‘wrongful’ detention of its chairman. Recently, in a press statement released in Imphal in Manipur, the UNLF stated that the public needed to endorse the call for a plebiscite initiated by the UNLF as the need of the hour to bring a peaceful solution to the conflict in the State.
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December - 29 
The Hindu reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) woman cadre, identified as Arati Motamajhi (22), was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Chandrapur area in Rayagada District on December 29. Arati is a resident of Ghatiguda vi
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The Hindu reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) woman cadre, identified as Arati Motamajhi (22), was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Chandrapur area in Rayagada District on December 29. Arati is a resident of Ghatiguda village under Adaba Police Station limits in Gajapati District. She had joined the Maoist about a year back, Superintendent of Police (SP), Anup Krishna said.
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December - 29 
The United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) is planning to join the “political process” after the signing of the peace accord with the State and Central Governments, reports Assam Tribune on December 29. Wojeru Mukrang, ‘joint secretary’, polit
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The United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) is planning to join the “political process” after the signing of the peace accord with the State and Central Governments, reports Assam Tribune on December 29. Wojeru Mukrang, ‘joint secretary’, political affairs, of the UPDS, said that the UPDS would join the political process as “we would be able to ensure implementation of the accord only by joining the political process.” He said that the formal accord with the Central and State Governments is likely to be signed within January 2011.
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December - 29 
Three Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militants were arrested from the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills District on December 29, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said on December 30, reports Assam Tribune.
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Three Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militants were arrested from the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills District on December 29, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said on December 30, reports Assam Tribune. “The rebels were arrested while they were trying to infiltrate into India from Bangladesh via Purakhasia area," BSF Spokesman Ravi Gandhi said. The militants identified themselves as Abdul Rasid, Bansar Ali and Zaffar Ali.
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December - 29 
A cadre of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), identified as Imran, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sector 11-G near Nullah Stop in the limits of New Karachi Industrial Area Police Station on December 29, reports Daily Times.
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A cadre of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), identified as Imran, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sector 11-G near Nullah Stop in the limits of New Karachi Industrial Area Police Station on December 29, reports Daily Times.
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December - 29 
An anti-terrorism court on December 29 sent former city Police officer Syed Saud Aziz and former Rawal Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Khurram Shahzad, who were arrested on December 22, to jail on a 14-day judicial remand while rejecting an Federa
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An anti-terrorism court on December 29 sent former city Police officer Syed Saud Aziz and former Rawal Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Khurram Shahzad, who were arrested on December 22, to jail on a 14-day judicial remand while rejecting an Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) plea for extension of nine days in the physical remand of the Police officers held in the Benazir Bhutto murder case (December 27, 2007), reports Daily Times. Special judge Rana Nisar Ahmed Khan had granted the FIA a six-day physical remand of the Police officers on December 23. On expiry of the remand, the FIA presented them before the court amid tight security measures. The FIA assistant director pleaded for a nine-day extension in the physical remand of the officers, but the court turned down his request and put both the Police officers on a judicial remand.
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December - 29 
Rival militant outfits on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have increasingly been teaming up in raids against United States (US) and allied forces, Indian Express reported on December 29. New intelligence assessments from the region asse
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Rival militant outfits on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have increasingly been teaming up in raids against United States (US) and allied forces, Indian Express reported on December 29. New intelligence assessments from the region assert that militant factions now are setting aside their historic rivalries to behave like “a syndicate,” joining forces in ways not seen before. After one recent attack on a remote base in eastern Afghanistan, a check of the dead insurgents found evidence that the militants were from three different factions - the Quetta Shura Taliban of Mullah Muhammad Omar; the network commanded by the Haqqani family and militants loyal to the Hekmatyar clan, military officials said. An unnamed US military official said it was “a wake-up call” to find evidence, after the attack on the forward operating base, that the terrorists were partisans from three factions with long histories of feuding,.
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December - 29 
Security Forces on December 29 targeted militant hideouts in the Chinarak area of Kurram Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) near the Afghan border, killing seven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, injuring many others
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Security Forces on December 29 targeted militant hideouts in the Chinarak area of Kurram Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) near the Afghan border, killing seven Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, injuring many others and destroying three hideouts, including an ammunition depot, reported Daily Times.
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December - 29 
The TTP attacked two NATO supply trucks in Landikotal of Khyber Agency killing a driver and injured two helpers.
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The TTP attacked two NATO supply trucks in Landikotal of Khyber Agency killing a driver and injured two helpers.
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December - 29 
Unidentified assailants shot at and critically injured one Aslam, a Sunni Tehreek worker in Godhra Camp in the jurisdiction of New Karachi Industrial Area Police Station.
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Unidentified assailants shot at and critically injured one Aslam, a Sunni Tehreek worker in Godhra Camp in the jurisdiction of New Karachi Industrial Area Police Station.
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December - 29 
Unidentified militants destroyed one tanker, carrying oil for the NATO forces in Afghanistan, in Ganchadori area of Mastung District on December 29, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants destroyed one tanker, carrying oil for the NATO forces in Afghanistan, in Ganchadori area of Mastung District on December 29, reports Daily Times.
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December - 29 
At least four civilians were injured in a blast in Nepalgunj of Banke District in the evening of December 29, reports Nepal News. The bomb, which went off at market area near a hardware store at Surkhet road, also caused partial damage to some shops
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At least four civilians were injured in a blast in Nepalgunj of Banke District in the evening of December 29, reports Nepal News. The bomb, which went off at market area near a hardware store at Surkhet road, also caused partial damage to some shops nearly, according to Police. Following the blast, security has been stepped in the District while all the shops were closed following the incident blast.
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December - 29 
The cadres belonging to the Federal Limbuwan State Council- Sanjuhang (FLSC-S) faction assaulted the members of the Rastriya Jan Morcha (RJM) at Mukti Chowk of Birtamod of Jhapa District in the course of its campaign against federalism. The FLSC-S c
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The cadres belonging to the Federal Limbuwan State Council- Sanjuhang (FLSC-S) faction assaulted the members of the Rastriya Jan Morcha (RJM) at Mukti Chowk of Birtamod of Jhapa District in the course of its campaign against federalism. The FLSC-S cadres attacked RJM members, including vice chairman Bir Bahadur Gole, and disrupted the programme saying the party had organised the programme without their permission and that they had protested against federalism.
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December - 29 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on December 29 rejected Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee's bail prayer and sent him back to jail, reports Daily Star. Sayedee is accused of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on December 29 rejected Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee's bail prayer and sent him back to jail, reports Daily Star. Sayedee is accused of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Liberation War in 1971. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Mohammad Nizamul Huq directed the authorities to produce him before it on February 16, 2011.
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December - 29 
De-mining groups recovered 37 APMs and 107 81-mm mortar bombs from Mahilankulam and Kokkutuduvai areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 37 APMs and 107 81-mm mortar bombs from Mahilankulam and Kokkutuduvai areas.
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December - 29 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Kokkutuduvai and Madhu areas in the North recovered 11 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and two 60-mm mortar bombs on December 29.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Kokkutuduvai and Madhu areas in the North recovered 11 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and two 60-mm mortar bombs on December 29.
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December - 30 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the Gram Panchayat (village level local self government institution) building of Marda village in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District in the night of Decembe
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the Gram Panchayat (village level local self government institution) building of Marda village in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District in the night of December 30. Sources said that the Maoists group reached the village during the midnight hours and set ablaze the Gram Panchayat building in which all the furniture and records were gutted.
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December - 30 
A Rajouri based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ has turned out to be a mastermind of engineering stone pelting in Kashmir in 2010 summer and was reportedly preparing another brigade of youth in different parts of the Valley to create trouble in Jun
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A Rajouri based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ has turned out to be a mastermind of engineering stone pelting in Kashmir in 2010 summer and was reportedly preparing another brigade of youth in different parts of the Valley to create trouble in June 2011, reports Daily Excelsior. Sajjad Ahmed Khan alias Shamas, a resident of Firdousabad in the Batmaloo area of Srinagar District, operating in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District, engineered stone pelting in several parts of Srinagar especially Batmaloo by mobilizing youth to join the brigade of stone pelters after making them handsome payments through hawala (illegal money transfer) operators of Rajouri District. Interception of the mobile telephone number of Shamas—8803638050—exposed his activities and links with the militants in the Valley, leading to formidable evidence with Police about the connivance of militant-stone pelters. The interception of mobile telephone number of Shamas led to arrest of a number of militants and stone pelters, with whom he spoke on their mobile numbers issuing them directions for subjecting paramilitary and Police personnel to stone pelting. Sources said several other militants and stone pelters were also identified and some of them arrested after being called by Shamas from his Thanna Mandi hideout. Shamas was reported to have sent a series of consignments of hawala money for the militants and stone pelters from Rajouri through Over Ground Workers of the LeT outfit.
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December - 30 
A serious attempt is being made to forge a nexus between Kashmiri militants and Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists] with a so-called "noted human rights activist’’ of the country playing a notorious role to bring the both groups closer reportedly "at th
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A serious attempt is being made to forge a nexus between Kashmiri militants and Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists] with a so-called "noted human rights activist’’ of the country playing a notorious role to bring the both groups closer reportedly "at the behest of Pakistan’’, reported Daily Excelsior on December 30. ”The ‘human rights [HR] activist’ and some militant ‘commanders’ in Kashmir were under strict surveillance. The HR activist has come under the radar of Intelligence agencies and some of his calls to the separatists have been intercepted’’, official sources confirmed. The henchmen of the HR activist have also established a direct contact with Pakistan backed militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in the Kashmir valley.
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December - 30 
A top militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Khurshid Ahmed alias Vakas, surrendered before Police in Doda District. At the time of surrender, he handed over one AK rifle, one magazine and 30 rounds. Police said Khurshid Ahmed was active
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A top militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Khurshid Ahmed alias Vakas, surrendered before Police in Doda District. At the time of surrender, he handed over one AK rifle, one magazine and 30 rounds. Police said Khurshid Ahmed was active in militancy since April 2000 and had been rated in ‘A’ category. The militant surrendered following pressure after the recent arrest of two HM ’divisional commanders’ Ghulam Nabi Sheikh alias Javaid Qureshi and Jameel Qureshi by the Police in Dehradun (Uttaranchal) and Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) respectively.
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December - 30 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead one, Ram Karan Mahto, at Maida Babhangama village under Birpur Police Station in Begusarai District of Bihar in the late night of December 30, reports Times of India. The CPI-Maoist called
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead one, Ram Karan Mahto, at Maida Babhangama village under Birpur Police Station in Begusarai District of Bihar in the late night of December 30, reports Times of India. The CPI-Maoist called Mahto outside his house and as soon as he got out, they opened fire killing him on the spot.
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December - 30 
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) Northern Command Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal on December 30 said that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was must for effective performance of the forces in the Jammu and Kashmir State, reported
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) Northern Command Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal on December 30 said that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was must for effective performance of the forces in the Jammu and Kashmir State, reported Daily Excelsior. Jaswal strongly advocated the continuation of the AFSPA in the terrorism-hit Jammu and Kashmir State. "The AFSPA is must for the effective performance of the Armed Forces in the areas which are disturbed or facing terrorism. … This Act was must for effective functioning of the troops in such areas", the outgoing Northern Army Commander maintained. Commenting on the cease-fire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the GOC-in-C said that it was linked with the infiltration. He pointed out that a considerable increase in the number of such incidents has been witnessed IN 2010. "Last year, the number of cease-ire violation incidents were just 28 while the number has go to 43 this year. He disclosed that there were certain areas where such incidents took place with specific purpose and troops have responded appropriately", General Jaswal added. In response to another question on the infiltration, he said that all along the LoC, nearly 92 successful infiltration bids were reported in 2010 while the number in 2009 was 110.
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December - 30 
India and Myanmar, on December 30, ratified the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) on criminal matters, reports Assam Tribune. Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and Myanmar Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, U Phone Swe signed the Protocol of Exchange
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India and Myanmar, on December 30, ratified the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) on criminal matters, reports Assam Tribune. Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and Myanmar Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, U Phone Swe signed the Protocol of Exchange for the treaty at the conclusion of the 16th Home Secretary-level meeting between the two countries. The leaders of two delegations exchanged the instrument of Ratification of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty on Criminal Matters by signing the Protocol of Exchange, said official sources. Myanmar Government like in the past assured India of actions against the militant groups including ULFA, NSCN and Manipuri rebels. At this meeting Pillai raised concern on activities of Indian insurgent groups operating along the India-Myanmar border and requested action against them by Government of Union of Myanmar. Issues relating to strengthening of intelligence sharing mechanism between the two countries, arms smuggling, drug trafficking, border management, border trade etc. were also discussed at the meeting, said sources. Sources said India sought cooperation from Myanmar on flushing out the militants operating out of the country. Meanwhile, a proposal to set up an institute to impart Myanmarese and English language skills to soldiers of the two countries was also discussed.
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December - 30 
Jailed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, identified as Ashok Narayan Bhukta alias Damadeo, who worked for strengthening the base of the Maoists in Sundergarh District has died of illness, jail sources of Sambalpur District sai
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Jailed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’, identified as Ashok Narayan Bhukta alias Damadeo, who worked for strengthening the base of the Maoists in Sundergarh District has died of illness, jail sources of Sambalpur District said on December 31. Damadeo, convicted by a Rourkela court under the Arms Act after his arrest in December 2007 and facing trial in many other cases, died at the VSS Medical College Hospital at Burla, the sources added. A native of Baruatand village in the jurisdiction of Keredi Police Station in Jharkhand, Damadeo was involved in over 10 cases including murder, massacre and violence in Sambalpur District.
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December - 30 
The ‘General Secretary’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Anup Chetia, currently in custody in Bangladesh, is likely to be handed over to India within the next four months, PTI reported on December 31. According to official sources, arou
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The ‘General Secretary’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Anup Chetia, currently in custody in Bangladesh, is likely to be handed over to India within the next four months, PTI reported on December 31. According to official sources, around 30 to 50 middle-level leaders of ULFA are also all set to move out of Bangladesh and enter India within the next two days. Anup Chetia was arrested on December 21, 1997 in Dhaka for illegally entering into Bangladesh and possessing two forged passports of that country.
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December - 30 
The chairman of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghan and three other militants of the outfit — Ibohal Singh, Rakesh Singh and Joy Singh — were produced before the special National Investigative Agency (NIA) Court that sent the
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The chairman of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Rajkumar Meghan and three other militants of the outfit — Ibohal Singh, Rakesh Singh and Joy Singh — were produced before the special National Investigative Agency (NIA) Court that sent them to judicial custody. The case against the trio will be heard on January 11, 2011.
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December - 30 
The Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi invited ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to join politics, saying that let him serve people through politics. "Let Rajkhowa join politics if he wants to serve people," Sentinel reported quoting Times Now.
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The Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi invited ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to join politics, saying that let him serve people through politics. "Let Rajkhowa join politics if he wants to serve people," Sentinel reported quoting Times Now.
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December - 30 
The Hindu report that although Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Andhra Pradesh was under effective check during the year, has again showed an upward trend this year with a slight increase in its level with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
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The Hindu report that although Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Andhra Pradesh was under effective check during the year, has again showed an upward trend this year with a slight increase in its level with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) continued to remain active in Visakhapatnam and Khammam Districts bordering Chhattisgarh and Odisha. "Of the 54 Maoist-related incidents in 2010, the maximum were reported from Visakhapatnam and Khammam," according to the data released by Director General of Police (DGP) K Aravinda Rao at the Annual Press Conference of the State Police in Hyderabad city on December 30. Against 17 persons killed by Maoists last year, 2009, the deaths went up to 21 this year, 2010.
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December - 30 
The Hindu reports on December 30 that altogether 51 senior cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have been arrested by Bihar Police up to November 2010, according to official sources. These included seven ‘zonal commanders’, 10 ‘
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The Hindu reports on December 30 that altogether 51 senior cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have been arrested by Bihar Police up to November 2010, according to official sources. These included seven ‘zonal commanders’, 10 ‘sub-zonal commanders’ and 13 ‘area commanders’. The Police also seized 17,995 kilograms of explosive, 1.96 lakh detonators, 83 landmines and several bombs besides INR.3.525 million in cash during operations against the Maoists, officials sources added. Security men also recovered 130 weapons, 12 of them looted from Policemen, and over 8,200 different kinds of ammunition from the cadres. Altogether 166 Maoist-related incidents occurred in Bihar up to November, 2010 and the Police were engaged in encounters with Maoists at 21 places. Eight Maoist bunkers were also neutralised. A total of 14 Maoists surrendered before the Security personnel during the encounter. Maoists have also blasted 15 government buildings including Police posts, community centres, schools and block offices in 2010, the sources added.
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December - 30 
The Hindu reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, identified as Tek Chand, was shot dead and a Police constable of the Orissa State Armed Police (OSAP), identified as Ramesh Kandhapani was seriously injured in an encounter with th
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The Hindu reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, identified as Tek Chand, was shot dead and a Police constable of the Orissa State Armed Police (OSAP), identified as Ramesh Kandhapani was seriously injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Hanumantpur village under Chandrapur block in Rayagada District on December 30. The encounter took place when the Maoists opened fire on Security men on routine surveillance duty at the Hanumantpur weekly market, the Police said. The troopers retaliated, but the Maoists escaped.
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December - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 30 filed a chargesheet against 18 cadres of the banned outfit Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), in a Kerala court for allegedly conspiring to advocate, incite and abet unlawful activities fo
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 30 filed a chargesheet against 18 cadres of the banned outfit Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), in a Kerala court for allegedly conspiring to advocate, incite and abet unlawful activities for secession of Kashmir from India, according to Times of India. The NIA filed the chargesheet in connection with a secret meeting held by the SIMI activists in Panayuikkulam near Kochi on August 15, 2006 where they allegedly planned to wage war against India through various means. During investigation, it was found that there were some persons in the room and some of them were making inflammatory speeches. Seventeen of these persons were arrested and later let out on bail. Books and pamphlets, which were pro-Pakistani, anti-Government, seditious and provocative in content with the aim of creating religious animosity, were seized. In the chargesheet, the NIA linked the SIMI to the Pakistan-based Islamist militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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December - 30 
The number of Maoists killed in encounters with Police came down from 16 to 13. The Security Forces (SFs) achieved notable success in anti-Naxal operations by arresting 220 LWE, Rao said adding they were involved in 14 incidents of exchange of fire,
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The number of Maoists killed in encounters with Police came down from 16 to 13. The Security Forces (SFs) achieved notable success in anti-Naxal operations by arresting 220 LWE, Rao said adding they were involved in 14 incidents of exchange of fire, resulting in death of 13 Maoists, adds PTI. The statement said the number of Maoist-related incidents went up from 50 to 54 and the number of encounters from 13 to 14. 117 LWE surrendered and the Police seized 81 weapons, while 21 civilians lost their lives in the Maoists violence. There were, however, no casualties on the Police side, Rao added. Notable among Maoist leaders killed this year were politburo members Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, State committee members Shakamuri Apparao and Solipeta Kondal Reddy alias Tech Ramana. A particular tribal group, which has migrated to Visakhapatnam District in large numbers, was providing food and shelter to the Maoists on the AP-Odisha border, Rao said. The Police were keeping a close watch on the activities of Maoists which is trying to regroup in North Telangana Districts, Rao added.
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December - 30 
The Security Forces foiled another attempt made by a group of five to six militants to infiltrate into Indian Territory under the cover of Pakistan Army firing and darkness at the Line of Control (LoC) in forward area of Kanga in Balakote sub sector
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The Security Forces foiled another attempt made by a group of five to six militants to infiltrate into Indian Territory under the cover of Pakistan Army firing and darkness at the Line of Control (LoC) in forward area of Kanga in Balakote sub sector of Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) in Poonch District in the night of December 31, reported Daily Excelsior. It couldn’t be ascertained immediately as to whether the militants had retrieved to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) from where they were launched by Pakistan Army and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commanders’ or were still holed-up in the area. No casualties or damage was reported on this side during the firing, they added.
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December - 30 
The State Government has decided that spouses and children of all militants from Jammu and Kashmir, who decide to return to the State adopting recently announced ‘Rehabilitation Policy’, will be treated as ‘foreign nationals’ unless they are granted
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The State Government has decided that spouses and children of all militants from Jammu and Kashmir, who decide to return to the State adopting recently announced ‘Rehabilitation Policy’, will be treated as ‘foreign nationals’ unless they are granted citizenship rights by the Union Government, reported Daily Excelsior on December 27. "Normal visa rules will apply to the spouses and children of the militants, who return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) or Pakistan after giving up the gun culture, to lead a normal life back home under the guidelines prepared by the State and approved by the Union Home Ministry in the just framed Rehabilitation Policy’’, official sources said. Data prepared by the State Government with the help of Intelligence agencies and Police Department revealed that there could be at least 3000 militants and youth from Jammu and Kashmir, mostly from the Valley, who were held up in Pakistan and PoK after their arms training and other activities across the border.
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December - 30 
The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court, Guwahati on December 30 granted bail to the chairman of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Arabinda Rajkhowa, in connection with all the six TADA cases registered against
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The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court, Guwahati on December 30 granted bail to the chairman of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Arabinda Rajkhowa, in connection with all the six TADA cases registered against him, reports Assam Tribune. The ULFA chief was allowed to go against a bail amount of INR 1 lakh with two sureties of the like amount. The TADA Court granted the bail on condition that the accused shall not leave the country till the case is disposed of and must also deposit his passport, if any, to the TADA Court.
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December - 30 
Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for weeklong ‘protest’ starting January 2 against the sentencing civil rights activist Binayak Sen, Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal and two others for sedition in Raipu
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Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for weeklong ‘protest’ starting January 2 against the sentencing civil rights activist Binayak Sen, Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal and two others for sedition in Raipur on December 30. "These judgments are the latest additions to the huge cache of anti-people, fascist repressive measures of the Indian ruling classes," said the outfit in a statement. It said the sentencing was "the most shameless thing for the rulers to do even while boasting that this is the biggest democracy in the world".
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December - 30 
Two suspected militants, wanted in connection with some cases in Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on December 31, according to PTI. The arrestees, identified as Shaukat Ahmed and Mehrajuddin Shergujri, hailed from Bandipor
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Two suspected militants, wanted in connection with some cases in Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh on December 31, according to PTI. The arrestees, identified as Shaukat Ahmed and Mehrajuddin Shergujri, hailed from Bandipora District of Jammu and Kashmir.
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December - 30 
A journalist, Afaq Ahmed, escaped unhurt when three unidentified assailants attacked him at the Market Chowk in Mirpurkhas. Local people overpowered one of the assailants, Abdul Nasir Khan and handed him over to Police.
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A journalist, Afaq Ahmed, escaped unhurt when three unidentified assailants attacked him at the Market Chowk in Mirpurkhas. Local people overpowered one of the assailants, Abdul Nasir Khan and handed him over to Police.
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December - 30 
At least 25 militants were killed and 18 others injured when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts in Chinarak area of Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, reports Dawn. Sources said three hideouts and an
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At least 25 militants were killed and 18 others injured when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts in Chinarak area of Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, reports Dawn. Sources said three hideouts and an explosive-laden vehicle were destroyed in the shelling.
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December - 30 
Levies Forces arrested four suspected persons from a house in Ghancha Doori area of Mastung District, some 30 kilometres off Quetta, who were allegedly involved in carrying out attacks on NATO suppliers on RCD highway. Arrested four suspects belong t
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Levies Forces arrested four suspected persons from a house in Ghancha Doori area of Mastung District, some 30 kilometres off Quetta, who were allegedly involved in carrying out attacks on NATO suppliers on RCD highway. Arrested four suspects belong to South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The literatures of banned sectarian outfit were recovered from their possession. It was reported that 139 oil tankers and containers had so far been attacked in Balochistan during 2010.
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December - 30 
One driver was killed when unidentified assailants attacked two tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan near Dhadar in Bolan District of Balochistan on December 30, reports Dawn.
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One driver was killed when unidentified assailants attacked two tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan near Dhadar in Bolan District of Balochistan on December 30, reports Dawn.
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December - 30 
one person suffered injuries when an oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan was blown up with a remote control bomb in Chaman town on Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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one person suffered injuries when an oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan was blown up with a remote control bomb in Chaman town on Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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December - 30 
One person was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast on a roadside near the Police Line Colony in Lakki Marwat town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 31.
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One person was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast on a roadside near the Police Line Colony in Lakki Marwat town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 31.
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December - 30 
Pakistan was the deadliest country for reporters where 11 were killed this year, International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on December 30, reports Daily Times. A total of 57 journalists were killed worldwide this year, the group sai
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Pakistan was the deadliest country for reporters where 11 were killed this year, International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on December 30, reports Daily Times. A total of 57 journalists were killed worldwide this year, the group said, adding that fewer reporters were being killed in war zones while more were targeted by criminals or traffickers. The death toll was down 25 percent from 2009, when 76 journalists were killed in connection with their jobs. Last year’s record number of deaths was so high because of a massacre in the Philippines that saw more than two dozen journalists and their staff gunned down. In its annual report, the Paris-media advocacy group said that organised crime groups and militias have become the biggest dangers for journalists.
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December - 30 
Seven militants were killed and three others sustained injuries when two group of militants clashed with each other in Marandi area of Kurram Agency.
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Seven militants were killed and three others sustained injuries when two group of militants clashed with each other in Marandi area of Kurram Agency.
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December - 30 
The plot behind the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was laid out at the home of a Pakistani Army brigadier, reveals a media report, which was dismissed as "totally concocted" by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, reports India
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The plot behind the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was laid out at the home of a Pakistani Army brigadier, reveals a media report, which was dismissed as "totally concocted" by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, reports Indian Express on December 31. Quoting the Express Tribune, Indian Express reports that a fresh probe uncovered the role of nine persons, including the brigadier in whose residence the plot was hatched. The probe’s findings are in the possession of Interior Minister Rehman Malik and had been seen only by President Asif Ali Zardari in its entirety. However, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik dismissed the report. "It is a totally concocted story, a false story. No conspiracy was hatched in any brigadier’s home," Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters in Karachi, adding, "The conspiracy to assassinate Bhutto was hatched in militant hideouts and not in the home of any brigadier."
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December - 30 
Three Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in a hand grenade attack in Kharan District of Balochistan on December 31, reports Daily Times. The three SF personnel were going to a Frontier Constabulary (FC) check post on a motorcycle when unident
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Three Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in a hand grenade attack in Kharan District of Balochistan on December 31, reports Daily Times. The three SF personnel were going to a Frontier Constabulary (FC) check post on a motorcycle when unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at them.
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December - 30 
Two intelligence personnel and a Police constable were killed in an ambush near Bago Jatoi village of Ratodero area in Larkana District of Sindh on December 30, reports Dawn. According to sources, Hawaldar Fida Hussain Khoso of Naushahro Feroze and L
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Two intelligence personnel and a Police constable were killed in an ambush near Bago Jatoi village of Ratodero area in Larkana District of Sindh on December 30, reports Dawn. According to sources, Hawaldar Fida Hussain Khoso of Naushahro Feroze and Lance Naik Fateh Mohammed Jarwar of Naudero were killed and Constable Aftab Soho, were killed when their vehicle came under attack near Bago Jatoi village.
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December - 30 
US drone missile attack killed at least four militants when it targeted a vehicle in Ghulam Khan Town of North Waziristan Agency close to the Afghanistan border on December 31, reports Daily Times. Security officials in Miranshah and Peshawar said th
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US drone missile attack killed at least four militants when it targeted a vehicle in Ghulam Khan Town of North Waziristan Agency close to the Afghanistan border on December 31, reports Daily Times. Security officials in Miranshah and Peshawar said that militants killed in the strike were associated with the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network.
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December - 30 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on December 30 warned that the party would take stiff measures if the Government continued arresting its cadres on charges of old cases, reports Himalayan Times. “Our serious attention has been dra
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on December 30 warned that the party would take stiff measures if the Government continued arresting its cadres on charges of old cases, reports Himalayan Times. “Our serious attention has been drawn by the revival of ‘fake’ cases dating back to the armed conflict period at different parts of the country, including in Okhaldhunga, Dolpa, Rukum, Salyan and Nawalparasi,” said UCPN-M Secretary C.P. Gajurel at a press conference at the party headquarters in Kathmandu. Gajurel said his party would wage a struggle against the Government if it didn’t withdraw the cases at the earliest.
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December - 30 
A Dhaka Court sent to jail three leaders of the Narsingdi District unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and two Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres rejecting their bail petitions on December 30, reports Daily Star. The five JeI leaders were identified as Narsi
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A Dhaka Court sent to jail three leaders of the Narsingdi District unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and two Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres rejecting their bail petitions on December 30, reports Daily Star. The five JeI leaders were identified as Narsingdi District Jamaat ameer (Chief) Abdus Sattar, Sadar sub-district JeI chief Shamsul Islam Talukder, secretary Abdur Rashid Hasemi, District unit ICS president Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan and secretary Abul Hashem Mollah. They were arrested in connection with December 7 clash in which 30 people including 5 Police personnel were injured.
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December - 30 
Police recovered two 81-mm mortar bombs from Serunuwara in Trincomalee District in the East.
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Police recovered two 81-mm mortar bombs from Serunuwara in Trincomalee District in the East.
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December - 30 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Varani, Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduvai and Muruthanpuwal areas in the North recovered three hand grenades, 46 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs),
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Varani, Kollankulam, Alakallapottukulam, Madhu, Monarawewa, Kokkutuduvai and Muruthanpuwal areas in the North recovered three hand grenades, 46 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), 24 T-81 bombs, one 81-mm Para bomb, one trapping, 64 60-mm mortar bombs and one 12 kg claymore mine on December 30.
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December - 31 
At least five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including three women, were killed in an encounter with the Police in Jajpur District of Orissa on January 1, reports Hindustan Times. Police personal and two teams of the anti-Maoist Specia
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At least five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including three women, were killed in an encounter with the Police in Jajpur District of Orissa on January 1, reports Hindustan Times. Police personal and two teams of the anti-Maoist Special Operations Group raided a CPI-Maoist camp in the forested area of Jajpur. "Huge catch of arms and weapons have been recovered, including two country made guns and eight rifles," Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sanjeev Marik said.
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December - 31 
Bihar Government plans to set up 410 model schools and upgrade 750 primary schools to secondary level, reports The Hindu. According to the State Human Resources Department (HRD), this would be done under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
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Bihar Government plans to set up 410 model schools and upgrade 750 primary schools to secondary level, reports The Hindu. According to the State Human Resources Department (HRD), this would be done under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA) launched 2009 for which the Centre would allocate around INR 20 billion to Bihar. HRD Principal Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh said the Centre would provide about INR 13 billion for opening 410 model secondary schools, each costing INR 30.7 million. Singh said INR three million each would be spent on upgrading primary schools to secondary schools. For this, the State would need a minimum of 8,100 teachers, which would cost another INR one billion per year.
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December - 31 
Five All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) cadres, including a woman, surrendered to Border Security Force (BSF) at Panisagar in North Tripura District on January 1, reports Tripura Times. The surrendered militants were identified as Manoranjan Debbarma, Li
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Five All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) cadres, including a woman, surrendered to Border Security Force (BSF) at Panisagar in North Tripura District on January 1, reports Tripura Times. The surrendered militants were identified as Manoranjan Debbarma, Liza Debbarma, Satya Ranjan Debbarma, Pijush Debbarma and Onio Debbarma. However, they did not deposit any weapons during the surrender before.
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December - 31 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants shot dead two trooper of Territorial Army (TA) after abducting them in upper reaches of Bhimdassa in Gool area of Ramban District of Jammu and Kashmir on January 1, reports Daily Excelsior. TA jawans of 163rd battalion
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants shot dead two trooper of Territorial Army (TA) after abducting them in upper reaches of Bhimdassa in Gool area of Ramban District of Jammu and Kashmir on January 1, reports Daily Excelsior. TA jawans of 163rd battalion Mohammad Sharief, a resident of Arnas and Khaleel Ahmed, who hailed from Nehra area of Ramban, were out on a patrol duty at Kheori Kund in Bhatpora area of Bhimdassa in Ramban district when they were reported to have been abducted by the militants. Two pistols of the TA trooper were taken away by the militants, belonging to Abu Moosa faction of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit. The frustrated militants executed the killings after elimination and arrest of their number of cadre in different parts of Jammu region especially-Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban Districts.
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December - 31 
The banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), on December 31, rejected the Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi’s proposal of safe passage to militant outfits in the State during the ensuing Bhogali Bihu celebrations as an initiative to
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The banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), on December 31, rejected the Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi’s proposal of safe passage to militant outfits in the State during the ensuing Bhogali Bihu celebrations as an initiative to start the peace talks. "Safe passage is offered to thieves and dacoits. Dacoits of Chambal accept safe passage offer, not freedom fighters," an e-mail signed by self-styled ‘second lieutenant’ Arunodoi Duhotia stated.
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December - 31 
A so-called “Sharia” court of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ordered on December 31 released of 23 Mehsud elders who had been kidnapped from the Razmak area of North Waziristan Agency on December 4. The elders of the Mehsud Peace Committee were
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A so-called “Sharia” court of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ordered on December 31 released of 23 Mehsud elders who had been kidnapped from the Razmak area of North Waziristan Agency on December 4. The elders of the Mehsud Peace Committee were accused of meeting Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Makeen during his visit to South Waziristan. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq told journalists by phone that the 23 members of the peace committee had been released and they had gone to their homes. He said that `courts` had been set up in the Mehsud area of South Waziristan where over 300 displaced families had been brought from camps since December 4.
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December - 31 
At least 11 suspected militants were killed in two US drone attacks in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1 (today), reports Dawn. One of the drone attacks fired four missiles at a house and vehicle in Mi
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At least 11 suspected militants were killed in two US drone attacks in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1 (today), reports Dawn. One of the drone attacks fired four missiles at a house and vehicle in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit).
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December - 31 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 31 stressed the need for improving the country’s anti-terror laws because "thousands of terrorists, who were apprehended by law enforcement agencies, had been bailed out from courts and had again ind
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 31 stressed the need for improving the country’s anti-terror laws because "thousands of terrorists, who were apprehended by law enforcement agencies, had been bailed out from courts and had again indulged in terrorist activities", reports Daily Times. Prime Minister said that ineffective anti-terror laws were making it easy for terrorists to get bails from courts and resume their activities. "I don’t want to allege the judiciary for the release of terror suspects," the PM said, and subsequently called on Parliament to outline effective anti-terror laws that could prevent terror suspects from getting relief.
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December - 31 
The Public Prosecution Department (PPD) claimed on December 31 to have convicted 34 persons in 20 cases of suicide attacks and bombing in the province in 2010, reports Dawn. Issuing the annual report of 2010, Department’s spokesman Muhammad Mumtaz sa
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The Public Prosecution Department (PPD) claimed on December 31 to have convicted 34 persons in 20 cases of suicide attacks and bombing in the province in 2010, reports Dawn. Issuing the annual report of 2010, Department’s spokesman Muhammad Mumtaz said public prosecutors across the province followed eight cases of acid throwing on women in Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) and got all of them convicted. He said ATCs sentenced to death and life imprisonment 377 people, including 34 for bomb blasts. He said the department also got convicted five United States citizens for a plot to attack sensitive places in Pakistan. Sessions court handed down death sentence to 961 people and life imprisonment to 826.
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December - 31 
Three US missile strikes hours apart killed 18 persons in a terrorist stronghold near the Afghanistan border in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, reports Daily Times. A total of 118 such strikes, carr
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Three US missile strikes hours apart killed 18 persons in a terrorist stronghold near the Afghanistan border in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on January 1, reports Daily Times. A total of 118 such strikes, carried out by unmanned aircraft, were launched in 2010 in the Tribal areas, killing up to 2,100 people, most of them terrorists, according to the Washington-based policy think-tank New America Foundation.
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December - 31 
The Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM) has intensified extortion drive in Itahari, Dharan, Hasposa and Sunsari District, causing terror among the business community and Government officials in the District. A trader based in Itahari informed that th
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The Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM) has intensified extortion drive in Itahari, Dharan, Hasposa and Sunsari District, causing terror among the business community and Government officials in the District. A trader based in Itahari informed that the outfit has sought anywhere between NNR 10,000 and 10,000 from local traders like him. The business community has expressed dismay at Police’s inability to track down the cadres, though the outfit has written to all entrepreneurs in Itahari and Sunsari District.
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December - 31 
UCPN-M vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha claimed that the party is not going to take disciplinary action against another vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai. Speaking at the Reporters' Club in Kathmandu Shrestha said the upcoming central committee meet
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UCPN-M vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha claimed that the party is not going to take disciplinary action against another vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai. Speaking at the Reporters' Club in Kathmandu Shrestha said the upcoming central committee meeting called by party chairman Prachanda is not meant to decide on what kind of action to take against Bhattarai. "In a communist party there can be multiple streams of thoughts and ideas. Nobody will be punished for expressing one's views," said Shrestha.
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December - 31 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), on December 31 wrote a letter requesting the United Nations (UN) to extend the term of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), reports Kantipuronline. The letter has been dispatched by UCPN-M Chairma
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), on December 31 wrote a letter requesting the United Nations (UN) to extend the term of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), reports Kantipuronline. The letter has been dispatched by UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda requesting the UN to extend UNMIN mandate till May 28. Meanwhile, it has been reported that the sample of the letter has been received by UNMIN chief Karin Langren.
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December - 31 
Police personnel arrested three militants of Hizb-ut-Touhid who were seen distributing Jihadi books, leaflets, and Compaq Discs in front of Chittagong Press Club at Jamal Khan in Chittagong District, reports Daily Star. The militants were identified
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Police personnel arrested three militants of Hizb-ut-Touhid who were seen distributing Jihadi books, leaflets, and Compaq Discs in front of Chittagong Press Club at Jamal Khan in Chittagong District, reports Daily Star. The militants were identified as Yasin Ali, (39), Atikur Rahman, (27), and Mohammad Riad, (19), -- admitted their connection with Hizb-ut-Touhid led by Bayejid Khan Ponni.
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December - 31 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Mahakachchakodiya, Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Monarawewa, Olumadu and Vellamullivaikkal areas in the North recovered one 12 bore shot gun, ten Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two 81
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Mahakachchakodiya, Kollankulam, Visuamadu, Monarawewa, Olumadu and Vellamullivaikkal areas in the North recovered one 12 bore shot gun, ten Anti Personnel Mines (APMs), two 81-mm mortar bombs, three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), three hand grenades and two T-56 fix butts on December 31.
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*Data till , April 25, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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