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Abu Yasir

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Some mentions, Searches did not turn up enough in-depth coverage from independent, reliable sources to support meeting WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:35, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Terrorism, and Iraq. Shellwood (talk) 16:02, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Saudi Arabia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:16, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, no independent source found agree with nom--Unclethepoter (talk) 21:34, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2015 Cameroon bus attack

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Fails WP:NEVENT, no coverage beyond the first few days this happened, and no way to write a complete picture because it was never updated. Merge to Timeline of the Boko Haram insurgency? PARAKANYAA (talk) 21:03, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Crime, Terrorism, and Cameroon. PARAKANYAA (talk) 21:03, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
merge - no lasting notability. --Altenmann >talk 22:06, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 01:08, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - for now. No real notability. Willing to change my view if the article is improved or new events happens.BabbaQ (talk) 08:10, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Clearly fails WP:NEVENT. No lasting effects. LibStar (talk) 08:56, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Abujhmarh clash

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Fails WP:NOTNEWS and WP:EVENT. After a brief period of coverage, this incident was forgotten. There are no sources beyond May. WhoIsCentreLeft (talk) 20:21, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military and Terrorism. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 03:36, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep:

According to WP:NOTNEWS, it discourages documenting every routine or transient news event, this is not one. The article does not summarize daily news, but rather a major event.

Presents lasting consequences, such as shifts in the decades long insurgency, since the leader of Maoists Nambala Keshava Rao was killed in the event, who leaded the group for many years and regarded as tye most wanted maoist in india.

WP:EVENT says that a military or political event may be notable if it has received significant coverage in multiple reliable sources and has broader implications.

The 2025 Abujhmarh clash involves organized armed conflict in a geopolitically sensitive region indicating lasting socio-political relevance beyond simple news reporting.

The clash reflects a pattern of ongoing Maoist insurgency, which is widely documented and considered a national security concern. This establishes enduring encyclopedic interest.

The event also even got analysis from post-event sources establishing that the event has had a sustained impact.

Many military clashes or terror-related events (even with limited source dates) are maintained on Wikipedia because they are part of wider historical and conflict narratives (eg: minor battles in Iraq War, Naxalite incidents in past decades).

Deleting such an article would be inconsistent with established treatment of similar entries like:

2010 Dantewada ambush

2021 Sukma-Bijapur ambush

2013 Naxalite attack in Darbha valley

Artiicles like this exists which may not have a broader implications on the insurgency but the 2025 Abhujmarh Clash, truly have a impact on the insurgency.

Golem469 (talk) 05:31, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:18, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, whilst the article needs a lot of work, this event is not WP:ROUTINE; it has WP:SIGCOV in many sources. GoldRomean (talk) 00:54, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Southern Syria bombings

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WP:NOTNEWS, insignificant bombing in Syria, likely does not warrant an article. Ecrusized (talk) 11:41, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2025 June 6. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 11:55, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

delete per WP:NOTNEWS. Mangoe (talk) 12:04, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
this was made way after the bombing and is up to date. JaxsonR (talk) 15:43, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Syria-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:38, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Terrorism-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:38, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep, it is the first attack by ISIS against the Syrian Transitional Goverment JaxsonR (talk) 19:50, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Southern Syria clashes (April–May 2025), which is currently a hodgepodge of reporting about clashes involving the panoply of Israeli, Druze, and Syrian forces, and where this would fit in context. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Longhornsg (talk • contribs) 16:35, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, voorts (talk/contributions) 03:55, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It is one of the first attacks by the Islamic State against the Syrian government after the fall of Assad Farcazo (talk) 22:37, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Pretty Useless Yesyesmrcool (talk) 03:30, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

this was a useless comment, at least put effort lmao JaxsonR (talk) 20:35, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 05:41, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Southern Syria clashes (April–May 2025). I agree with the WP:NOTNEWS assertion, and I think the target article is better-suited for the information contained here.--DesiMoore (talk) 15:16, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
that doesnt even make sense, ISIS wasnt even involved in the clashes to begin with. JaxsonR (talk) 20:38, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
i am removing that JaxsonR (talk) 20:38, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

William Fleming (Irish republican)

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Similar to my nomination for Charles Breslin, this is another IRA biography of someone who seems to only attract coverage for his death in a particular incident involving undercover soldiers. The description and debate surrounding the manner of his killing could easily be reflected in other articles. Leonstojka (talk) 02:13, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Terrorism, United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland. Leonstojka (talk) 02:13, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. In the nomination, it is suggested that the main topic here (the subject's death) "could easily be reflected in other articles". Seeming to imply, if I'm reading the nom correctly, a possible merge/redirect option as WP:ATD. What target is proposed? Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland? Or elsewhere? (I ask mainly as, while I think I understand the reason for the nomination, I personally can't support deletion. Not when, it seems, the nomination itself suggests that alternatives to deletion are available? ...) Guliolopez (talk) 20:25, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think the article itself should be deleted and perhaps some content (the details of the killing itself, judicial review) salvaged for other articles. This is a different thing to the Charles Breslin nomination, because here there isn't really an obvious destination to merge/redirect into. Is there a more typical process for these kinds of situations? Should I have just opened a discussion about merging/redirecting on the article talkpage?

As you said, Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland is one merge possibility, and so is 14 Intelligence Company (it should be noted that, contrary to the outdated article, Fleming was not killed by the SAS), but I just don't see how a standalone page on this person can be justified (it's one of many Troubles related biographies that are basically 'man joins IRA, gets shot by undercover soldiers, the end'), with the contents dominated by whether or not his death was legally sound (although, it has to be said, some don't even do this much: see my nomination of Kevin Coen). There are IRA figures like Ivor Bell who easily pass WP:SIGCOV, but gunmen like Fleming don't meet that threshold IMO. Leonstojka (talk) 21:09, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 17:15, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisted for further community input.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ambrosiawater (talk) 05:22, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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