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Nigerian army destroyed the millitant’s mosque and killed many extremist millitants
The chief of the Islamist sect found clear fault for days of hostility in north Nigeria has been shot and murdered while in police officer custody, representatives said Thursday.
The police officer commander of Borno state advertised on state broadcasting that Mohammed Yusuf, the chief of the sect some call the Nigerian Taliban, has “died in police officer custody.”
He granted no farther elucidation, but the state governor’s spokesperson Usman Ciroma advised The Associated Press: “I observed his body at police officer headquarters. I trust he was shot while he was attempting to escape.”
Yusuf’s death could provoke more hostility, though his followers in the Boko Haram sect may be in disarray after forces bombarded his join concurrently in the north habitation of Maiduguri on Wednesday. Yusuf, 39, supervised to elude with about 300 followers, some of them armed. His deputy, Bukar Shekau, was murdered in the assault, as showed by Army commander Maj. Gen. Saleh Maina.
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no responses - Posted 06.08.09
Pakistan tribesman has formed their own force to challenge the Taleban, and has pledged to force the latter out from their strongholds. The force comprises of more than hundreds of tribesmen fighters. After several battles with the Taleban militants, the tribesmen were able to drive the former out from their ...continue
no responses - Posted 05.23.09
The number of civilians suffering in the midst of fighting between the Pakistani army and the Taleban now totalled to a shocking 1.5 million. Mainly gathered in the northwestern area, the people are dire of basic needs such as medical aids. The UN has now urged the help from international ...continue
no responses - Posted 05.05.09
In the attempt to retaliate against the Pakistani government, the Taleban militants have resolved to the use of suicide bombers. Several suicide bombings that were carried out had led to immerse casualties, involving both Pakistani troops as well as local civilians. In the recent suicide attack reported in Peshawar, northwestern ...continue
no responses - Posted 05.05.09
Accented combating between Taleban and security forces in Afghanistan is consented to cause exited about 30 militants and some citizens dead, some dispatched in air dispatches, a administrator said Tuesday. Encounters burst out in the western province ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.20.09
A missile attack has been launched along the northwestern region of Pakistan, where the Taleban base is situated. The party who initiated the attack is not known, however, many suspected it to be of another drone attack deployed by the US military. The exact number of casualties could not be ...continue
no responses - Posted 03.27.09
Having created much turmoil to the overall peace in Pakistan, the Taleban is determined to destroy whatever that stands in their way. The Taleban has long been known to be crude in their demands, citing many instances whereby they resolved to suicide bombings. Yet, another suicide bomb attack has taken place ...continue
no responses - Posted 03.20.09
Taleban militants that scatter across Afghanistan have been plotting to disrupt the peace of the country wherever opportunity arises. However, the US and local Afghan forces have reaffirmed that tight securities are in place should such attacks take place. This has been tested when the US-Afghan joint patrol force encountered ...continue
1 response - Posted 03.01.09
Hangu, a province located in the northwestern region of Pakistan has been a widely recognised as a zone of clashes and conflicts between the Shias and the Sunni. Taleban militants are active in the province, whereby Shias Muslims are always being targeted. Not long after a Shia lawyer was murdered few ...continue
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