At least 15 people were killed and more than 70 injured when two Taliban suicide bombers attacked churches in Lahore on Sunday, sparking mob violence in which two other suspected militants died.
Sunday, 15 March, 2015
Pakistan: 15 people killed in Taliban attack on Lahore churches, claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction
China: China sends fighter jets to Burma border after bomb kills four people
China sent fighter jets to patrol its border with Burma after a bomb dropped by a Burmese warplane killed four Chinese in southwestern Yunnan province, state media reported Saturday.
The bomb hit a sugarcane field in Lincang city on Friday, killing four workers and injuring nine others, China’s official news agency Xinhua said.
Saturday, 14 March, 2015
India: 5 People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army Maoists killed in encounter, claim Jharkhand Police
At least one suspected Maoist was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Friday. The police, however, claimed they have killed four-five rebels.
“I was leading the team comprising district police, CoBRA and Jharkhand Jaguar. The encounter, which took place near Sargaon village, began at 7.30 am and lasted two hours. One body has been recovered. I think four-five Naxals must have died, but they ran away with the bodies,” said Gumla SDPO Mohd Arshi.
Tuesday, 10 March, 2015
Burma-Myanmar: Battles rage between TNLA rebels and army in Tarmonye and Manton
A battle took place between Ta-ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)’s 571st Battalion and an unknown Burmese Army Infantry unit at a location between Man Sa and Nam Maw village in Tarmonye in northern Shan State on Mar 8 at 1:15 pm, reported PSLF/TNLA Information Department.
Tuesday, 3 March, 2015
Afghanistan: 60 rebels eliminated by special forces in Zabul offensive
At least 60 militants were killed or wounded in the search operations launched for the recovery of kidnapped passengers on Tuesday in southern Zabul province, an official said.
Police Chief Ghulam Sakhi Rogh Lewanai told Pajhwok Afghan News the offensive began at around 3: 00 am in the Khakh-i-Afghan district. Special Forces were landed in the area through helicopters and now engaged in fierce fire fight with insurgents.