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Two soldiers martyred in gunfight with terrorists in North Waziristan

Report in Pakistan Today, June 5, 2023RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire with terrorists in North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the military said on Sunday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani troops engaged the terrorists’ location, killing two while injuring another two. It stated that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists. However, the statement added, during intense exchange of fire, 38-year-old Naik…

Arsa commander killed in gunfight with APBn

REPORT IN DAHAKA TIBUNE, APR 12, 2023A leader of the Rohingya insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) was shot dead in a gunfight with Armed Police Battalion personnel in a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, on Tuesday morning. The deceased was Abdul Majeed alias Lalaiya, 32, a top commander of Arsa. APBn Assistant Superintendent of Police (media), Md Faruk Ahmed, said: “Based on a tip-off, an operation was carried out at Camp…

Bandarban gunfight: Security beefed up across district

report in Dhaka Tribune, Apr 9, 2023Security measures have been strengthened across the Bandarban district following the death of eight people in a gunfight between two factions of the notorious separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Rowangchhari upazila. Bandarban Police Superintendent Md Tariqul Islam said: “We have strengthened the security in the district after the incident. We have increased the intelligence surveillance, we are reviewing the security risks, and the district police is working…

Rohingya camp at Tumbru border set ablaze, gunfight continues

report in Pr thom Alo, Jan 19, 2023Hours after the gunfight of two Myanmar armed groups, some houses of Rohingya refugee camps on Ghumdhum-Tumbru border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari were set on fire. As of writing this report around 8:00pm on Wednesday, the fire was tearing through the makeshift shelters. Refugees are fleeing the scene to escape fire: some have taken shelter at Ghumdhum high school while some entered inside Myanmar, crossing the border. However, the…

Three army men martyred, two militants killed in Kurram

by Dilawar Wazir in Dawn, December 30th, 2022PESHAWAR / SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Three Pak­is­tan Army soldiers were mar­tyred in the Arawali area of Khyber Pakhtun­khwa’s Kurram district on Thursday in a gunfight with militants, the military’s media wing said in a statement. Separately, two people were killed in South Wazir­istan district when security forces opened fire at a car when its driver failed to stop at a checkpoint. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) identified the martyred…

Two killed in police shootout: report in Prothom Alo, Apr 14, 2017

Meherpur: Two people were killed reportedly in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Gangni upazila in Meherpur at midnight on Thursday. Identities of the deceased, both aged about 25, could not be known immediately. Police said miscreants opened fire on a patrol police team in Hariadaho village under Raipur union of the village, triggering a gunfight with the police that left two people dead on the spot.http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/145245/Two-killed-in-police-shootout