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Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday (March 18, 2026) by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the Army said. [1]

In this first installment of an exclusive interview, The Irrawaddy’s Editor-in-Chief Aung Zaw asked Arakan Army chief Major General Tun Myat Naing about the AA’s attempt to build trust and rehabilitate Rohingya communities in northern Rakhine State; ... [2]

In May 2018, human rights organization Amnesty International brought to light a seemingly under-reported massacre of scores of Hindus and other ethnic minorities allegedly by armed Rohingya militants in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. [4]

MAUNGDAW — The fence stretches as far as the eye can see, its concrete pillars carrying coils of barbed wire across the mountains and marshes of western Burma. [5]

AFP The Philippine military said Saturday an air strike killed 11 armed Islamist militants, nearly wiping out one of several small armed groups operating in the south of the country. [6]

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police said on Tuesday they have arrested seven people, including four foreigners, for suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group and for planning attacks in Malaysia and abroad. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

JAKARTA -- Recent terror attacks in Indonesia tied to the Islamic State highlight the growing threat as militants pushed out of the Middle East return home to other parts of Asia. (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

BEIJING — Chinese militants from the western region of Xinjiang have fled from the country to get “terrorist training” from Islamic State fighters for attacks at home, state media reported on Monday. [9]

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[1] MM www.thehindu.com · 2026-03-18 · 75% match

Nigerian soldiers repel an attack on a base and kill 80 Islamic militants, Army says

Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday (March 18, 2026) by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the Army said.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-09-25 · 75% match

AA Chief Defends Rakhine Rebels Against Charges of Genocide

In this first installment of an exclusive interview, The Irrawaddy’s Editor-in-Chief Aung Zaw asked Arakan Army chief Major General Tun Myat Naing about the AA’s attempt to build trust and rehabilitate Rohingya communities in northern Rakhine State;

[3] MM www.scmp.com · 2026-03-23 · 44% match

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[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-07-15 · 75% match

Rohingya Terrorist Group Linked to Pakistan and Militant Islamic Organizations

In May 2018, human rights organization Amnesty International brought to light a seemingly under-reported massacre of scores of Hindus and other ethnic minorities allegedly by armed Rohingya militants in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-12-01 · 75% match

Menace or Myth, Burma Frets Over Rohingya Militant Group

MAUNGDAW — The fence stretches as far as the eye can see, its concrete pillars carrying coils of barbed wire across the mountains and marshes of western Burma.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2023-12-03 · 75% match

Philippines says air strike cripples Islamist militant group

AFP The Philippine military said Saturday an air strike killed 11 armed Islamist militants, nearly wiping out one of several small armed groups operating in the south of the country.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-12-21 · 75% match

Malaysia Arrests Seven for Suspected Links to Militant Groups

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police said on Tuesday they have arrested seven people, including four foreigners, for suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group and for planning attacks in Malaysia and abroad.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-15 · 75% match

Indonesia grapples with terror threat as Islamic militants return

JAKARTA -- Recent terror attacks in Indonesia tied to the Islamic State highlight the growing threat as militants pushed out of the Middle East return home to other parts of Asia.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-09-23 · 75% match

Chinese Militants Get Islamic State ‘Terrorist Training’: Media

BEIJING — Chinese militants from the western region of Xinjiang have fled from the country to get “terrorist training” from Islamic State fighters for attacks at home, state media reported on Monday.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-03-11 · 75% match

China Says Muslim Uighurs Have Joined Islamic State Group

BEIJING — Chinese officials say that members of the country’s Muslim Uighur ethnic minority have gone overseas to fight with the Islamic State group, which controls sections of Syria and Iraq, and returned to take part in plots at home.

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