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· May 11, 2018 · 10:30 am
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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.

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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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· Oct 28, 2016 · 11:30 am

Nigeria: 21 Chibok girls reportedly freed by Boko Haram group

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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.

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