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Former Pakistan Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan surrenders: ISPR.

18 Aprile 2017 BreakingNews @en di

Pakistan army said on Monday that a senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Ehsanullah Ehsan has surrendered to the security forces.The army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor disclosed this at a news conference in the military’s headquarters in Rawalpindi. Ehsan was a former spokesman of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and he later joined the splinter Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and used to claim responsibility for attacks in Pakistan. The security forces had earlier stated that Ehsan was among the other Taliban leaders who operate from the Afghan side of the border.

Three high-ranking police officers killed in IED explosions in Al-Arish

11 Marzo 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The insecurity in Al-Arish is still present after the killing of 3 high-ranking police officers. They had been killed by an IED (Improvised explosive Device) which has hurt their convoys. Security forces had opened fire, which killed one terrorist wearing an explosive vest. On attack on Thursday killed two high-ranking police officers, the other one had been killed on Wednesday. Furthermore, the IS affiliated group of ‘Sinai Province’ declared its responsibility for the attack that targeted El Hadidi, who held a high security position in South Sinai governorate.

Afghanistan: Six policemen are been killed by a group of Tabilan militants.

7 Marzo 2017 BreakingNews @en di

At least six policemen are been killed by a group of Taliban militants wearing security forces’ uniform in northern Afghanistan. Safiullah Amiri, a member of the provincial council, said the attackers fled the scene with the arms and equipment belonging to the security forces. Meanwhile, eastern Laghman province Governor Abdul Jabar Naeemi claimed that Taliban’s major assault on the provincial capital Mehtarlam was stopped by the security forces.