Pakistan: Two security personnel killed in IED blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

One security personnel was killed and two critically wounded in an IED blast targeting a vehicle of a militia force in Kurram district on Wednesday night. In another incident, unknown militants attacked a Toudu Obbu Frontier Corps check post killing Read More …

Root causes of terrorism in Pakistan: Beyond military operations

Pakistan has recently announced a fresh counter-terrorism operation, Azm-e-Istehkam, to rein in the surging terrorism in the country. This is not the first operation against terrorism in Pakistan and unfortunately, may not be the last one. Since the September 11 attacks Read More …

Koa Moana 24: EOD Sweeps for WWII Unexploded Ordnance

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gage Gardner, an explosive ordnance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and a native of Jay, Oklahoma, measures unexploded ordnance after executing operational area clearance for UXO from Read More …

Russia’s National Guard enhances security measures at Kursk NPP

Russia’s National Guard Service has tightened security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. “As part of efforts to ensure the security of the critical facility, National Guard units have taken additions security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant,” Read More …

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Issues Urgent Security Directives Amid Threats of Abductions and IED Attacks

In response to the heightened threat of abductions and IED attacks against government employees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Home Department has issued immediate security directives. This follows a recent attack on a convoy of judges in Dera Ismail Khan, which Read More …

Northern Ireland: Appeal for information after arson to DVLA car in Bushmills

Detectives are investigating arson to a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) vehicle in Bushmills today, Tuesday 6th August. Just before 11am, it was reported that two men, both wearing balaclavas, approached the vehicle which was parked on Main Street Read More …

Bangladesh: Death toll climbs to 24 after arson attack at Jessore hotel

The death toll from an arson attack by unidentified men at a hotel in Jessore has risen to 24. Khulna Fire Service and Civil Defense Control Room Chief Abdul Qadir confirmed the information, reports the Daily Star. “Most of the Read More …

Iraq: Five US troops, two contractors hurt in rocket attack targeting the al-Asad airbase

Five U.S. service members and two contractors were injured when two rockets hit a military base in Iraq, U.S. officials said Tuesday, providing a bit more detail about the Monday strike. The officials said five of those injured were being Read More …

Mali is still unsafe under the military: why it hasn’t made progress against rebels and terrorists

The scale of casualties suffered by the Wagner group and Malian forces during a recent assault in the Tinzaouaten region reveal vulnerability in Mali’s counterinsurgency posture. The attack was reported in the media as the biggest loss for Russian paramilitaries Read More …

Northern Ireland: Petrol bombs thrown at police in second night of rioting in Belfast

Belfast has experienced a second night of violent disorder as rioters threw petrol bombs and missiles at police. At least one police vehicle was burned and several blazes lit in the Sandy Row and Donegall Road areas of south Belfast. Read More …

Mexico fears outbreak of violence after arrest of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

A pre-arranged surrender to the authorities, a deception, or kidnapping at the hands of his former associates. These are the three main hypotheses that have gained traction following the fall of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the world’s most feared Read More …

Mali Cuts Diplomatic Relations With Ukraine Over ‘Links To Terrorism’

Mali’s interim government has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing Ukraine’s alleged support for Tuareg rebels and involvement in a recent deadly attack on a military convoy. The convoy, carrying Malian forces and Russian Wagner Group contractors, was ambushed by Read More …

Sudan: Heavy rains expose landmines north of Bahri in Khartoum

The recent heavy rains have eroded soil and uncovered landmines in the fields north of Bahri along the road leading to the Nile River State. The Bahri Emergency Room has issued urgent warnings to residents about the landmines scattered in Read More …

Philippines: Explosives used in blast fishing seized in Zamboanga City

Authorities confiscated up to 46 bottles of homemade explosives allegedly used in blast fishing in Zamboanga City. Members of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), police, and personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) conducted a maritime Read More …

Colombia: Army neutralizes explosive devices with which the residual GAO planned to attack soldiers and the inhabitants of Tame, Arauca

These devices represented an imminent risk and threat to the inhabitants who live in Tame, Arauca, as well as to the soldiers who carry out their mission. With the objective of working to raise the protection of the inhabitants and Read More …

Mexican army acknowledges some of its soldiers have been killed by cartel bomb-dropping drones

The Mexican army acknowledged for the first time Friday that some of its soldiers have been killed by bomb-dropping drones operated by drug cartels. Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval did not provide exact figures on the number of casualties Read More …

Ukraine Accused of Training Tuareg Separatists to Destabilize Mali

In January 2024, the Ukrainian organization “Come Back Alive,” through its embassy in Mauritania, recruited representatives from Azawad, who then underwent training in Ukraine. This revelation highlights a concerning cooperation between Ukraine and Tuareg separatist groups, further exacerbating tensions in Read More …

Houthi drone expert among those killed in U.S. strike in Iraq

A Yemeni drone specialist who had traveled to Iraq to train other Iranian-backed fighters was among those killed in a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad last week, American and Iraqi defense officials said, illustrating the extensive cooperation among militant groups supported Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC clears 114 sq km of mines, UXO in first six months of 2024

In the first six months of 2024, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared 744 minefields covering an area of over 114 square kilometres and in the process found and destroyed a total of 64,782 landmines and pieces of unexploded Read More …

UK: Urgent Cobra meeting called after weekend of violence across the country

Downing Street is expected to hold a Cobra emergency response meeting today after thugs tried to storm hotels housing asylum seekers on the sixth day of escalating disorder. Addressing the nation on Sunday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vowed rioters Read More …