Maldives issues arrest warrant for fugitive 1988 coup mastermind
Luthfee: He had escaped from the authorities while on a medical trip abroad in 2010 and remains at large. A Maldives court has issued a warrant for the arrest of the mastermind behind the 1988 coup...
View ArticleOperation Cactus: the other side of 1988 coup (1)
An aircraft of the Indian Air Force that arrived in the Maldives on November 3, 1988 to halt the coup d’état. November 3 in the year 1988 had also fallen on a Thursday. However, on that day 28 years...
View ArticleMaldives vows to capture escaped 1988 coup leader
Home minister Azleen Ahmed speaking to reporters. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Home minister Azleen Ahmed vowed to soon capture and bring back the escaped Abdullah Luthufee, the businessman who...
View ArticleOperation Cactus: the other side of 1988 coup (2)
An AN-32 military transport aircraft that accompanied the three squadron aircrafts to Maldives on November 3, 1988. (Continuation from Part 1) The incessant change of plans over the lack of valid...
View ArticleOperation Cactus: the other side of 1988 coup (3)
MV Progress Light, commandeered by Sri Lankan mercenaries during the coup on November 3, 1988, smokes after the attack by Indian frigate INS Godavari. Continuation from Part 2 When the first aircraft...
View ArticleMaldives’ current crisis not similar to attack of Nov 1988: Menon
The former National Security Advisor of India, Shivshankar Menon. PHOTO/AFP The former National Security Advisor of India, Shivshankar Menon, has stated that there was no call for Indian intervention...
View ArticlePresident Yameen compares Feb 1 to coup of Nov 1988
President Abdulla Yameen speaks at ceremony to celebrate 126th anniversary of MNDF. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU President Abdulla Yameen compared the landmark ruling issued by the Supreme Court on...
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