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Jaish-e-Mohammed suspected in assault on Indian airbase

The assault on the airbase is thought to have been executed by Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based jihadist group with close ties to al Qaeda. Jihadists reportedly said they were going to avenge a Jaish-e-Mohammed operative who was executed for his role in the 2001 assault on India’s Parliament.



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ISI cultivated Taliban to counter Indian action against Pakistan: Musharraf


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US-returned techie held in India for planning to join ISIS


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After a request from the antiterrorism squad in Mumbai, the government ordered that 32 websites be blocked for carrying Islamic State content that is “anti-India.” The Army estimated that some 160 terrorists are planning to infiltrate into Jammu & Kashmir.


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Suspect in 2008 Mumbai Attacks Is Held in Pakistan on New Charge


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Pakistani court orders conditional release of Mumbai attacks mastermind


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An improvised explosive device filled with shrapnel detonated in downtown Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), killing a woman and wounding three other people. Authorities stepped up security in Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, and Mumbai. India banned the Islamic State on Dec. 16, three days after arresting Mehdi Masoor Biswas in Bengaluru for running a prominent Islamic State website.


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Pakistan Grants Bail to Key Suspect in 2008 Mumbai Attacks


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Home Minister Singh announced that the government has banned the Islamic State terrorist group. Police are investigating the likelihood that Mehdi Masroor Biswas, who was arrested for running a prominent pro-ISIS Twitter account, has links to Islamic State operatives. The Intelligence Bureau warned of the possibility of lone-wolf terrorist attacks.


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Police in Bangalore arrested Mehdi Masroor Biswas, 24, who is accused of operating a prominent pro-Islamic State Twitter account. A senior counterterrorism officer has said that the number of Indian jihadists who have gone abroad to fight is growing.



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Indian ISIS recruit goes home after having to clean toilets: reports