Islamist militants

Shehbaz Sharif was named as the coalition candidate for next premier by his elder brother Nawaz. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
South Asia

Pakistan to launch new military operation against Islamist militants

Police officers hold their weapons during a training session at the Elite Police Training Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan, February 10, 2023. Newly graduated police officers are trained at the vast Elite Police Training Center for six months, where they are taught how to conduct raids, to rappel from buildings with a rope and use rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns, which they practice on a simulated militant training camp. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
South Asia

Islamist militants have Pakistan's police in their crosshairs

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Africa

Gunmen kill at least 16 in latest Niger village attack

Armed police officers stand guard along a closed road following an explosion outside a Catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 28, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Arnas Padda/ via REUTERS
World+Biz

Indonesian church bombed by suspected Islamist militants

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a news conference as part of the G5 Sahel summit on the situation in the Sahel region in Pau, France January 13, 2020. Guillaume Horcajuelo/Pool via Reuters
World+Biz

France, West Africa to unite forces in fight against Islamist militants