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STF Assam nabs eight operatives of Bangladeshi terror group sent to create sleeper cells in India
4 days, 18 hours ago

STF Assam nabs eight operatives of Bangladeshi terror group sent to create sleeper cells in India

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The Special Task Force of Assam Police arrested eight operatives of terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team during simultaneous operations carried out in Kerala, West Bengal and Assam on the intervening night of December 17 and 18. Led by STF Assam chief Partha Sarathi Mahanta, “Operation Praghat” was carried out with the active assistance of Kerala and West Bengal Police. …

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Syria: ISIS killed 26 people foraging for wild truffles in Hama region
1 year, 8 months ago

Syria: ISIS killed 26 people foraging for wild truffles in Hama region

India TV News  

Syria: In a shocking incident, Islamic State militants have killed 26 people who were foraging for wild truffles in Syria’s Hama region, opposition and state media reported Sunday. Despite defeat, sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks Despite their defeat in Syria in March 2019, the militant group’s sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks both in Syria and Iraq …

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House votes down bill directing removal of troops from Syria
1 year, 9 months ago

House votes down bill directing removal of troops from Syria

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Legislation directing President Joe Biden to remove some 900 U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days was soundly defeated in the House on Wednesday as opponents of the measure warned that it could allow a dismantled Islamic State group to reorganize and endanger the U.S. and its allies. Despite their defeat in Syria, IS sleeper cells still conduct …

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Former IS families face neighbors’ hatred returning home
1 year, 11 months ago

Former IS families face neighbors’ hatred returning home

Associated Press  

RAQQA, Syria — Marwa Ahmad rarely leaves her run-down house in the Syrian city of Raqqa. Ahmad says life in al-Hol was similar to life under IS, “except you’re fenced in.” Armed militants affiliated to IS still control large parts of the camp, Human Rights Watch said in a recent report, citing camp authorities. “They’re victims.” Local charities and civil …

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Bodies of 2 girls found in Syria camp housing IS families
2 years, 1 month ago

Bodies of 2 girls found in Syria camp housing IS families

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The beheaded bodies of two Egyptian girls were found Tuesday in a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group, an opposition war monitor and local officials said. Such grisly crimes in the camp are usually committed by members of IS sleeper cells, especially against women who …

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Nitish Kumar Was Uncomfortable With BJP's Stance on Sleeper Cells, Says Union Min Giriraj Singh
2 years, 4 months ago

Nitish Kumar Was Uncomfortable With BJP's Stance on Sleeper Cells, Says Union Min Giriraj Singh

News 18  

Union Minister Giriraj Singh Tuesday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's discomfort over BJP flagging "sleeper cells" active in the state and opposing imposition of 'Sharia' in some pockets had led to his dumping the party to join the ‘Mahagathbandhan'. "The busting of Popular Front of India's Phulwari Sharif module has proved that Bihar has become infested with sleeper …

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Experts wary of sleeper cells in Punjab
2 years, 7 months ago

Experts wary of sleeper cells in Punjab

The Hindu  

In view of the recent spate of incidents surrounding the ‘Khalistan’ connection in Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, debate over the revival of the ‘Khalistan’ movement has gained momentum even as experts dismiss the movement’s revival at this point in the absence of ‘popular support’. However, the concern over the presence of ‘sleeper cells’ or the pro-militant elements spread across …

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A High for Afghan Drug Syndicate Crackdown: 34 Kg Heroin Recovered from Muzaffarnagar
2 years, 7 months ago

A High for Afghan Drug Syndicate Crackdown: 34 Kg Heroin Recovered from Muzaffarnagar

News 18  

A day after CNN-News18 exposed the blueprint of drug smuggling sleeper cells in India and the Pakistan-Afghanistan link, two peddlers, both residents of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, were caught in Delhi with heroin worth 1 kg brought in with the help of mules from Afghanistan, according to sources. #Breaking | 34 Kg of Heroin gets seized in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar …

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Here’s How Pak Smuggles Drugs into India through Sleeper Cells
2 years, 7 months ago

Here’s How Pak Smuggles Drugs into India through Sleeper Cells

News 18  

Pakistan is using its links to create drug sleeper cells and smuggle drugs into India in talc consignments, according to a note from the Indian intelligence agencies accessed by CNN-News18. HOW IT WORKS Smuggling of drugs is a well-oiled system which is run and funded from Afghanistan and its distribution network is handled by Pakistan-based sleeper cells in India, said …

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Stung by prison battle, Kurds say they need help against IS
2 years, 10 months ago

Stung by prison battle, Kurds say they need help against IS

Associated Press  

HASSAKEH, Syria — Weeks after the long, furious battle with militants from the Islamic State group over a prison in northeastern Syria, the mangled wreckage of a car used by suicide bombers still sat outside its perimeter. The battle for Gweiran Prison is over; it took 10 days, but U.S.-backed, Syrian Kurdish-led forces finally defeated the militants who attacked the …

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Why Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is denying the existence of IS sleeper cells in Kerala
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is denying the existence of IS sleeper cells in Kerala

India Today  

On August 13, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan categorically denied that there were any Islamic State sleeper cells in the state. Muneer, Najeeb Kanthapuram, U.A Latheef and P. Abdul Hameed—said that his government has “no information about Islamic State sleeper cells operating in the state.” “The government has not received reports from the police or any agencies indicating Islamic sleeper cells …

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Airport Drone Attack Only for 'Optics', Involvement of Jammu Sleeper Cells Unlikely: Top Intel Sources
3 years, 5 months ago

Airport Drone Attack Only for 'Optics', Involvement of Jammu Sleeper Cells Unlikely: Top Intel Sources

News 18  

The twin explosions that rocked the high-security technical area of Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday may have been planned and executed only for the purpose of “optics,” CNN-News18 has learned from top sources in the Intelligence Bureau. This attack is possibly done only for optics to show their reach to sensitive installations,” said top sources. We are …

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