Sep
07

Terrorism and Insurgency – Basque separatists ETA halting armed attacks

Basque separatists ETA halting armed attacks
Basque rebel group ETA, weakened by arrests and facing calls for ceasefire within the separatist movement, announced on Sunday it had called a halt to armed attacks, according to the Basque-language newspaper Gara.

Suspected Taliban bomb maker among captured insurgents
A bomb maker was among several Taliban captured during a joint Afghan and coalition force operation in east-central Afghanistan Sunday, officials said.

Seven guerrillas, soldier killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 6 : Seven separatist guerrillas and a soldier were killed in two separate operations in north Kashmir Monday as well as an infiltration bid foiled, an official said.

Basque separatists ETA announce ceasefire: Gara
Basque rebels ETA have decided to no longer carry out armed attacks, Basque-language newspaper Gara said on its website on Sunday.

Basque ETA call to halt attacks met with caution
The Basque rebel group ETA called a halt to armed attacks on Sunday but the government said the declaration was not enough and urged the weakened organization to renounce violence once and for all.

Terrorists trying hard to infiltrate in JK: Army
Leh, Sep 7 (PTI) Army has noticed “hell of a lot of attempts” by terrorists to infiltrate into Indian territory along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir this year.

Two NLFT insurgents surrender
Agartala, Sep 5 (PTI) Two insurgents of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Damcherra, police said today.

Insurgents Kill Afghan District Leader
A district governor from Baghlan Province was assassinated by Taliban insurgents Monday night along the Kunduz-Baghlan highway in the north of Afghanistan, officials said.