Nigeria: 3 hours after Zulum returns to Maiduguri, multiple explosions rock city

Many people were reportedly dead in multiple explosions that rocked some parts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The incident took place nearly three hours when Governor Babagana Zulum, who survived twin attacks on his convoy in Baga and Gajiram general Read More …

Preserving Lives on the Battlefield

The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) has learned valuable lessons by studying the Second Battle of Fallujah, which took place in Iraq between November and December 2004. Military historians called it some of the heaviest urban combat Read More …

US House Approves More Funding For Mine Clearance in Karabakh

The US House of Representatives approved on Thursday, July 23, $1.4 million in fresh US funding for humanitarian demining operations in Nagorno-Karabakh carried out by a British charity. The HALO Trust has cleared tens of thousands of anti-personnel and anti-tank Read More …

New Mexico: Explosive device discovered in Carlsbad home

Eddy County Sheriff’s deputies discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) while executing a search warrant at a Carlsbad residence on Wednesday. Eddy County Sheriff Mark Cage said members of the Violent Crime Suppression Unit and Community Action Team were looking Read More …

Eight charged with criminal activity during late-May protest in Pittsburgh

Eight Pennsylvanians have been federally charged with criminal activity during protests in downtown Pittsburgh at the end of May, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said Wednesday. Prosecutors allege the charged people engaged in violent demonstrations on May 30 as others peacefully Read More …

Seattle police found van full of improvised explosives, spike strips, and stun guns at riot

Seattle police said they impounded a van full of explosives, stun guns, and improvised spike strips after witnessing protesters passing out items during the violent protests on Saturday. “Over the past several weeks we have seen many demonstrations throughout the Read More …

Bangladesh: Bomb explodes at Pallabi police station, 5 injured

A bomb explosion at Pallabi police station compound in Dhaka has left five people, including four policemen, injured. The incident occurred at around 6am on Wednesday. Pallabi police station Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam said a police team recovered the bomb, which Read More …

Landmines, improvised explosive devices pose deadly risks for displaced in Sahel and Lake Chad

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for stronger efforts to mitigate the risks for refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) posed by landmines and improvised explosive devices in Africa’s conflict-ridden Sahel and Lake Chad basin regions. Since the beginning Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Militant Trying To Sneak Into J&K Killed

An unidentified militant on Tuesday was killed while trying to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir through Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, officials said Tuesday. According to official sources, the security forces noticed the movement of a group of Read More …

UN urges parties to prioritize protection of civilians and start talks

The first half of 2020 witnessed fluctuating levels of violence impacting civilians in Afghanistan, with the United Nations documenting 3,458 civilian casualties (1,282 killed and 2,176 injured), according to a new report released today. While the civilian casualty figures represent Read More …

Explosion in Kabul city leaves at least 3 dead, wounded

An explosion in Kabul city left one person dead and two others wounded, the officials in Kabul Police Headquarters said. Ferdaw Faramuz, a spokesperson for Kabul Police Headquarters, confirmed the incident and said an explosion ripped through a police vehicle Read More …

Bangladesh: Intel on Possible ‘Militant Attack’, New Security Alert Before Eid

The police have received intelligence that militant outfit “Neo JMB” could try to carry out attacks centring the Eid-ul-Azha. The Police Headquarters has already instructed its various units to remain cautious about the Islamic State-inspired outfit and take necessary measures Read More …