British widow wants her children to be terrorists
July 10th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A British widow has revealed she is bringing up her children to be terrorists, The Sun newspaper reported Monday.Samantha Lewthwaite, 28 - dubbed the "white widow" ... Read more...
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Mullah Omar urges Taliban not to hurt civilians
November 5th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 5 (IANS) The elusive Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has urged his fighters not to hurt civilians while continuing the war against NATO-led forces in Afghanistan."Our ... Read more...
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Search women in burqa without exception: Pakistani daily
August 13th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Women wearing burqa "need to be searched without exception", said a leading Pakistani daily after a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in Peshawar city.An editorial ... Read more...
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Japanese Journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka Tricked Afghan Captors Using Twitter
September 9th, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After being held captive for five months in Afghanistan, a Japanese journalist was released the day after he managed to trick one of his captors and get access ... Read more...
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Oz Muslim leaders criticise Islamic cleric’s ‘call for beheading’ Dutch politician
September 6th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Sept 6 (ANI): Australian Muslim leaders have condemned Islamic preacher, Feiz Mohammad, for his hate speech suggesting beheading the Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, who is on trial for "inciting hatred" ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda No.2 slams ’shameless’ French veil ban
July 28th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): The second-in-command of the terror network Al Qaeda, Ayman Al Zawahiri, has described the French Government's move to ban veils, as a "shameless war".Identifying French Muslim women as ... Read more...
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Somalia-based American jihadist using Rap music to attract Western recruits
May 20th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 20 (ANI): Abu Mansoor al-Amriki, the American jihadist based in Somalia, has reportedly developed a new and unusual approach to attract Western Muslim recruits -- Hip-Hop.Over the past ... Read more...
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Taliban gaining in firepower and confidence in Afghanistan
October 6th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct.6 (ANI): As U.S. military forces continues to fight in Afghanistan, an in-depth look at the covert operations of the Taliban, suggests that they are continuing to gain in firepower ... Read more...
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Afghan forces on alert as Taliban warns people against voting
August 19th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 19 (DPA) Afghan security forces Wednesday boosted their presence on Kabul's streets with less than 24 hours to go before the start of presidential and provincial elections while the ... Read more...
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Taliban and al Qaeda should be treated as criminals, not holy warriors
June 25th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): The Taliban and al Qaeda should be treated more like criminals than holy warriors, according to a new book.Today many of these terrorists are motivated more by ... Read more...
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Islamabad’’s deal with the Taliban may be a turning point in battle against extremism
March 1st, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.1 (ANI): A spate of ceasefires between the Pakistani army and government, on one hand and the Pakistani Taliban across northern Pakistan, on the other, are a strategic ploy that ... Read more...
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Bin Laden calls on Muslims to support Palestinians
January 15th, 2009 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Jan 15 (DPA) Muslims around the world should come to the support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to a message allegedly released by Osama bin Laden, leader of ... Read more...
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Tribal areas in Pakistan are a breeding ground for Taliban activity
December 8th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Peshwar, Dec.8 (ANI): The lawless tribal belt of Pakistan has certainly developed into a breeding ground for the militants of Taliban.
The tribal areas are creating mayhem in their own country, Pakistan ... Read more...
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Taliban, Al Qaeda no aliens to Pak soil
November 24th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 24 (ANI): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that Taliban and Al Qaeda elements in Pakistans territory were no aliens as they were the same people who ... Read more...
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Bajrang Dal activists perform fire ritual for recent blasts victims
July 31st, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Agra/New Delhi/Manali, July 31 (ANI): Bajrang Dal activists performed a fire ritual here to pray for the victims of the Ahmedabad and Bangalore serial blasts.
In New Delhi, activists of the Rashtrawadi ... Read more...
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US advised to treat Qaeda as criminals, not holy warriors to win war on terror
July 30th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , July 30 (ANI): A new study conducted by a US-based organisation has suggested to the US to drop the war on terror label and shift its strategy against Al ... Read more...
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Mullah Omar vows to attack security forces
December 18th, 2007 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
Kabul, Dec 18 (ANI): Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar has vowed to attack Afghan and international troops who forced his men to leave a southern town last week.We'll not allow rest for ... Read more...
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