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2 Assam Rifles personnel killed in an ambush in Manipur: Official

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed in an ambush in Manipur: Official

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Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed on Monday in an ambush carried out by unknown armed persons in Manipur’s Ukhrul distict, officials said. The deceased were identified as warrant officer Balwant Singh and Rifleman CM Singh. (Representative Photo/PTI) Chief minister Yumnam Khemchand also condemned the act. “Government will not tolerate such brutal violence and will not remain a mute spectator to these atrocities. Culprits responsible for the murder will be arrested and punished as per the law of the land,” he said, while conveying his condolences to the bereaved families. The deceased identified as warrant officer Balwant Singh and Rifleman CM Singh, who was a driver of 40 Assam Rifles Shangshak battalion were both residents of Uttarakhand, officers said. They were initially administered first aid at the Assam Rifles camp in Shangshak before being shifted for advanced medical treatment. Officials later confirmed that both succumbed to their injuries. Also Read:Woman, daughter wounded; 3 houses set afire in ethnic violence-hit Manipur According to officials the incident occurred around 1.30pm at Nungshangohong village under Ukhrul police station …

Syria arrests 5 suspects over shooting of US, Syrian troops in Palmyra | World News

Syria arrests 5 suspects over shooting of US, Syrian troops in Palmyra | World News

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Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of US. (File Photo) Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of US and Syrian troops in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed by an attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces before being shot dead. The Syrian Interior Ministry has described the attacker as a member of the Syrian security forces suspected of sympathising with Islamic State. The attack was barely a month after Syria announced it had signed a political cooperation agreement with the US-led coalition against Islamic State, which coincided with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House. “Our units carried out a precise and decisive security operation in the city of Palmyra, following a cowardly terrorist attack carried out yesterday by an individual affiliated with the Islamic State,” Syria’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. “The operation was conducted in full …

‘Drove cross-country, staged an ambush’: How an Afghan national shot two National Guards near White House

‘Drove cross-country, staged an ambush’: How an Afghan national shot two National Guards near White House

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that one of the two National Guard troops shot a day earlier near the White House has died, while the other soldier is “fighting for his life.” (Left) National Guard near the White House in Washington, on Nov. 26, 2025 and a picture (Right) of Rahmanullah Lakanwal.( AP and Reuters) The deceased, Sarah Beckstrom (20), along with fellow National Guard member Andrew Wolfe (24) were on patrol only blocks away from the White House when a gunman opened fire on them on November 26. Trump was not present in the White House at the time. The shooter has been identified as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US in 2021. Trump has described the shooting as a “terrorist attack”. How did the attack unfold? Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, said the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, drove across the country to launch an “ambush-style” attack, according to the Associated Press. Lakanwal used a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver to shoot at the troops. Also …

The Ambush Office: Trump’s Oval becomes test of nerve for world leaders

The Ambush Office: Trump’s Oval becomes test of nerve for world leaders

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For world leaders an invitation to the Oval Office used to be a coveted prize. Under Donald Trump it’s become a ticket to a brutal political ambush. The Ambush Office: Trump’s Oval becomes test of nerve for world leaders South African President Cyril Ramaphosa became the latest victim in a long line that started with Trump’s notorious row with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in February. Trump has turned what were staid diplomatic “photo sprays” under his predecessor Joe Biden into punishing, hour-long tests of nerve in the heart of the US presidency, played out on live television. The sight has become all too familiar a world leader perched nervously on the edge of their gold-upholstered chair in front of the famed fireplace, waiting to see what happens. Will the 78-year-old Republican lay on the charm? Will he show off the new gold-plated decor he has been proudly installing in the Oval? Will he challenge his guest on tariffs or trade or US military assistance? Or will he simply tear into them? Nobody knows before they get …

Mexican security consultant who worked for US State Department killed in cartel ambush | News Today News

Mexican security consultant who worked for US State Department killed in cartel ambush | News Today News

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A Mexican security consultant who recently did contract work for the U.S. State Department has been shot and killed in what appears to have been a cartel ambush at a restaurant in Guadalajara. The brazen killing took place Friday night after 9 pm as the man, César Guzman, was dining with two fellow instructors with whom he had just completed a security and intelligence training course for police from Jalisco state, according to Arturo Fontes, a retired FBI agent who worked with Guzman. Fontes, in a message posted on LinkedIn, said he and Guzman over the past two years taught counter-drug classes to Mexican police officers for the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement in Mexico City and Queretaro state. Story continues below this ad Carlos Amador, the former undersecretary of security for Hidalgo state, was also killed, Fontes said. A third instructor, Pablo Cajigal, the former secretary of security for Chihuahua state, is in critical condition. “They were true heroes — some of the bravest individuals I have ever known,” Fontes …

Militant wanted in 2021 Assam Rifles convoy ambush case arrested in Manipur | Latest News India

Militant wanted in 2021 Assam Rifles convoy ambush case arrested in Manipur | Latest News India

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May 11, 2025 02:34 PM IST A cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — Sagolshem Sanatomba Singh — was nabbed from Wangbal Maning Leikai by the Manipur police Imphal: A 27-year-old militant wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a 2021 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy that killed five people was arrested in Manipur, police said on Sunday. Commanding officer of 46 Assam Rifles Viplav Tripathi, and his family, and 4 Assam Rifles jawans, were killed after their convoy came under heavy attack by militants on November 13, 2021. (HT photo/ Used for representation) The “active cadre” of the proscribed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) — Sagolshem Sanatomba Singh, a resident of Tentha village in Thoubal district — was nabbed from Wangbal Maning Leikai during a targeted operation by the Manipur police on Saturday, an officer said. “Sanatomba is named in a case investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A mobile phone and two SIM cards were recovered from his possession during the arrest,” a statement issued by the Manipur police …

Rapper G$ Lil Ronnie & 5-Year-Old Daughter Tragically Killed In Texas Car Wash Ambush

Rapper G$ Lil Ronnie & 5-Year-Old Daughter Tragically Killed In Texas Car Wash Ambush

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G$ Lil Ronnie With Daughter (Photo Credit – Instagram) The hip-hop community is reeling from a devastating loss after rising rapper G$ Lil Ronnie and his five-year-old daughter were gunned down in a brutal attack at a North Texas car wash on March 3. What should have been a routine stop turned into a deadly ambush, leaving a father and child lifeless in their vehicle, shattered by bullets in broad daylight. A Ruthless Ambush in Broad Daylight It was just another normal Monday morning for the young rapper but things took a drastic turn by 11 am on that day when chaos erupted at Slappy’s Express Car Wash on 6500 block of Forest Hill Drive. According to witnesses, a barrage of gunfire of 20 to 30 rounds tore through the air as two gunmen unleashed a merciless attack. When the smoke cleared, G$ Lil Ronnie, whose real name was Ronnie “LilRonnie” Smith, and his young daughter lay motionless. The first responders arrived immediately and tried to save them, but the damage was irreversible. Law enforcement …

Lille Fans Stabbed In ‘Ambush’ Before Bologna Champions League Clash: Club

Lille Fans Stabbed In ‘Ambush’ Before Bologna Champions League Clash: Club

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Representational Image.© AFP Two Lille fans were stabbed during an attack carried out by dozens of Bologna supporters before the two teams’ Champions League fixture, the French Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. In a statement, Lille said the two fans “received medical treatment” after the attack outside a bar in the northern Italian city late on Tuesday. “The club unreservedly condemns this cowardly and intolerable attack, which contravenes all the values of football,” said Lille before Wednesday’s game. Italian media, citing local police, said 80 people, most likely Bologna supporters, assaulted around 30 Lille fans outside a bar in the city’s university district while armed with metal bars and belts. Videos published online show a large group of men, mostly dressed in black and wearing balaclavas roaming the streets. Police say during the attack three Lille fans were hurt in total, all three of whom were treated and then discharged from Bologna’s Sant’Orsola hospital. Lille are in contention for a spot in the play-offs for the Champions League’s last 16 as they …

After Ambush, Suspected Insurgents Fire Rocket-Propelled Grenade RPG At Manipur Police Commandos In India-Myanmar Border Town Moreh

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Suspected insurgents fired a rocket-propelled grenade on Manipur Police in Moreh Imphal/New Delhi: From a daytime ambush on a police convoy by suspected insurgents to a nighttime rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on the barracks of police commandos, Manipur’s border town Moreh saw violence on the last day of 2023. Four police commandos were injured in the RPG attack; another was injured in the ambush on Saturday. The first attack began with ambushes on special police commandos posted in Moreh, near a “key location point” of the Assam Rifles. A commando was injured in this attack on Saturday. At 11.40 pm, the situation became extremely volatile after suspected Kuki insurgents fired an RPG at a police barrack and opened up concentrated fire towards the police camp. The police commandos took position and fired back; the gunfight continued through the night, sources said. Four commandos were injured in the attack, which caught them off guard as they were retiring for the night. Visuals of the barrack shows shrapnel holes on the walls. The injured commandos were taken …

Pooch ambush: Compensation, jobs for kin of slain civilians

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J&K administration on Saturday announced compensation and jobs to the kin of the three civilians who were found dead in Poonch district, as a massive search operation was underway to track down terrorists behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead. The three men, aged between 27 and 42, were found dead under “mysterious circumstances” on Friday. Their relatives and political leaders, however, alleged that they were among the eight people picked up by the Army for questioning in connection with Thursday’s ambush. They also alleged that four others were admitted to a government hospital with “torture injuries”. The bodies of the civilians were laid to rest at their ancestral graveyard in Bufliaz on Saturday afternoon, the officials said. As the search operation was underway and the situation remained tense, the authorities suspended mobile Internet services in Poonch and the neighbouring Rajouri district as a precautionary measure to check rumour-mongering and prevent any law and order problem, officials said. In a post on X, the Information and PR department of …