Battling Militancy

Assam: Bombs planted at 24 locations did not explode due to ‘technical error’, claims ULFA-I

The banned militant group released the list and photos of places where the explosives had been allegedly planted.

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· Aug 15, 2024 · 03:51 pm
In Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, a long-running insurgency has lost steam – but peace could prove elusive

Particularly if the government fails to bring about the promised development and lifts a 2014 ban on coal mining, analysts say.

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· May 11, 2018 · 10:30 am
Nigeria: Boko Haram releases 82 schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014

They were exchanged for an unknown number of prisoners after ‘lengthy negotiations’, the presidency said.

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· May 07, 2017 · 01:41 pm

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Battling Militancy

Assam: Bombs planted at 24 locations did not explode due to ‘technical error’, claims ULFA-I

The banned militant group released the list and photos of places where the explosives had been allegedly planted.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 15, 2024 · 03:51 pm

In Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, a long-running insurgency has lost steam – but peace could prove elusive

Particularly if the government fails to bring about the promised development and lifts a 2014 ban on coal mining, analysts say.

Arunabh Saikia
· May 11, 2018 · 10:30 am

Nigeria: Boko Haram releases 82 schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014

They were exchanged for an unknown number of prisoners after ‘lengthy negotiations’, the presidency said.

Scroll Staff
· May 07, 2017 · 01:41 pm

Is absorbing former militants into state armed forces a good idea?

Kashmir and Nagaland show that unless accompanied by political reconciliation, this will not soften secession movements.

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· Oct 28, 2016 · 11:30 am

Nigeria: 21 Chibok girls reportedly freed by Boko Haram group

It is unclear how the girls were rescued, but they are believed to be with security services in Maiduguri city, 130 km from the town from where they were taken.

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· Oct 13, 2016 · 05:16 pm

Blast in Nigerian town kills 32, Boko Haram suspected

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· Nov 18, 2015 · 08:07 am

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Assam: Bombs planted at 24 locations did not explode due to ‘technical error’, claims ULFA-I

The banned militant group released the list and photos of places where the explosives had been allegedly planted.

Scroll Staff · Aug 15, 2024 · 03:51 pm

In Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, a long-running insurgency has lost steam – but peace could prove elusive

Particularly if the government fails to bring about the promised development and lifts a 2014 ban on coal mining, analysts say.

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