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 by Tehran.
The July 30 airstrike in Musayib, a town south of Iraq’s capital, targeted militants preparing to launch an attack on U.S. forces, officials have said. The strike killed Hussein Abdullah Mastoor al-Shabal, a Houthi commander, though the Pentagon was unaware of who he was until after an assessment of the operation’s results, said the U.S. official, who like others in this story spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the airstrike.
Read more…
Source: The Washington Post
Related:
- Kenya: At least 1 killed, houses torched by al-Shabab militants in Lamu
November 27, 2023
At least one person was killed and several houses were burnt in a raid on two villages in Kenya’s coastal Lamu county, a government official confirmed on Sunday. Lamu County Commissioner Louis Rono said heavily armed assailants raided Marafa and Poromoko villages at around 9 p.m. on Saturday and set several houses ablaze. Read more… Source: Shabelle Media ...
- Pakistan: Two civilians killed, 3 soldiers among 10 injured in suicide attack in Bannu
November 27, 2023
Two civilians died and 10 others, including three Pakistan Army soldiers, were injured in a suicide attack on a convoy of security forces in Baka Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Monday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR) said that a “motorcycle borne suicide bomber” detonated ...
- U.S. Navy Detains 5 After Failed Attempt to Capture Merchant Ship, IKE in Persian Gulf
November 26, 2023
Five people suspected of attempting to hijack a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden are in U.S. Navy custody, a defense official confirmed to USNI News on Sunday. The five had boarded and attempted to take control of the M/V Central Park, a tanker owned by an Israeli businessman, on Sunday while the ship was ...
- UK: Riot police attacked by ‘hostile’ crowd in Auchinleck
November 26, 2023
Riot police officers came under attack from a “hostile” crowd during large-scale disorder in an East Ayrshire village. One officer had to be taken to hospital for treatment after being hit by a firework as trouble flared in Auchinleck on Saturday evening. Footage on social media showed officers in helmets and carrying riot shields as they ...
- India: 13-yr-old boy mistakes bomb for ball, sustains severe injuriesies
November 26, 2023
A 13-year-old boy was injured while trying to play with a bomb, mistaking it for a ball, in Deganga of North 24-Parganas on Sunday afternoon. He mistook the contents of the packet for balls. He picked up one in his hand and threw it. As soon as the object hit the ground, it exploded. Later, police ...
- Israeli-owned ship hit in suspected Iran drone attack
November 25, 2023
An Israeli-owned cargo ship was damaged in a suspected drone attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Indian Ocean, a US defence official said on Saturday. “We are aware of reports that there was a suspected IRGC-initiated Shahed-136 UAV (that) struck a civilian motor vessel in the Indian Ocean,” the official said, confirming the ...
- Northern Ireland: Viable device found during security alert in Dungiven
November 25, 2023
A viable device has been discovered during a security alert in County Londonderry, police have said. The alert happened in the Ballyquin Road area of Dungiven on Friday afternoon. Officers attended the scene and cordons were put in place following a report of a suspicious object. Ammunition Technical Officers (ATO) examined the object and declared it ...
- Out of Control: The Trafficking of Improvised Explosive Device Components and Commercial Explosives in West Africa
November 24, 2023
The use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in West Africa expanded dramatically over the last decade. IED-building networks have established material and training links across conflict areas in West and Central Africa, and their designs have remained constant and inexpensive throughout the region—helping to increase their use in attacks against domestic and international security forces, ...
- UK: Man sentenced for possessing an explosive substance – High Wycombe
November 23, 2023
Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a man has been sentenced for possessing an explosive substance in High Wycombe. At Aylesbury Crown Court yesterday (22/11), Jack Coleman, aged 19, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe, was sentenced to a hospital order. The court also made a forfeiture and destruction order for bomb making equipment and a ...
- Ireland: 34 people arrested after riotous mob causes huge destruction
November 23, 2023
A clean-up is under way in Dublin city centre this morning following violent clashes between large groups of people and gardaí in Dublin last night. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said 34 people had been arrested and “many more arrests will follow”. Mr Harris said a riotous mob had caused huge destruction in Dublin, including 13 shops ...
- US intercepts explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen
November 23, 2023
The Pentagon announced this morning that a US destroyer intercepted several explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen from areas controlled by the Houthis. The US Central Military Command, Centcom, said in a post on X: “On the morning (Yemen time) of November 23, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) shot down multiple one-way attack drones launched from ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: Drone drops box containing 9 grenades, 1 pistol, IED in Akhnoor
November 23, 2023
The Jammu and Kashmir police in a joint operation with the Indian Army, on Thursday, recovered a box that was dropped by a drone in the area of Palanwallah village near the LoC (Line of Control), said the police. According to the information received from the officials, the police recovered 9 grenades, one pistol, 2 Magazines ...
- Pakistan: Two soldiers killed in Razmak IED explosion
November 22, 2023
Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near a convoy of security forces in North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. The statement said that a sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists present in the area as the security forces of Pakistan ...
- Afghanistan tops global list for highest landmine-affected areas
November 22, 2023
The Danish Refugee Council recently announced that Afghanistan is recognized as one of the countries in the world with the highest landmine-affected areas. The pervasive presence of landmines in Afghanistan poses a significant humanitarian challenge, affecting the safety and livelihoods of the population. International collaboration and support are crucial in mitigating the impact of landmines and fostering ...
- Philippines: IED components dug up amid sustained anti-insurgency ops
November 22, 2023
Police operatives have recovered components for an improvised explosive device (IED) in a remote mountain village in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental as a result of sustained operations against the communist New People’s Army (NPA). Lt. Stephen Polinar, public information officer and deputy chief of the Police Community Affairs and Development Unit of the Negros Oriental Police ...
- Polish police arrest woman with Islamic extremist sympathies who planted explosive device in Warsaw
November 21, 2023
Polish authorities say that they have arrested and pressed charges against a 38-year-old Polish woman with Islamic extremist sympathies who planted an explosive device on a street in central Warsaw earlier this month. There were no injuries. Police said in a statement published on Monday that the woman placed the device in Warsaw on the night ...
- Washington: 16-year-old boy tells therapist he made three homemade bombs, threatens to use them at Cheney Public Schools
November 20, 2023
A 16-year-old boy is in custody after creating three homemade bombs and threatening to use them at the WIN Academy in Cheney. The boy told an INBH therapist that one of the bombs he made was at his girlfriends house, the second was at his father’s house and the third device was lost. While searching both ...
- UK: Thieves use ‘explosive device’ in attempt to steal money from cash machine in Sale
November 20, 2023
Bomb disposal experts scrambled to the scene of an attempted robbery in Sale after police believe suspects used an ‘explosive device’ to target a cash machine. The incident happened on Hereford Street at around 2.50am on Monday 20 November. Police, fire crews and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were called to the scene, with a ...
- Pakistan: Three die in Kech explosion
November 19, 2023
A roadside explosion killed three people in Balochistan’s Kech district on Sunday, Makran Division Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani said. According to Umrani, unidentified terrorists targeted a vehicle through an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Hoshap tehsil of the district. “All the three people inside the car died on the spot,” he said, adding that further ...
- Bangladesh: One hurt in crude bomb blast in Dhaka
November 19, 2023
A person was injured tonight in a crude bomb blast near Baitul Mukarram area of the capital’s Paltan. Paltan Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Salauddin Mia said miscreants hurled two crude bombs in the area. One exploded and the other one was recovered. Read more… Source: The Daily Star
- Syria: 15 injured in bomb attack in Afrin
November 19, 2023
Fifteen victims were injured Saturday in a bombing terrorist attack in the Afrin district in northern Syria, sources said. The bomb in the cargo bed of a freight truck in the town center of Afrin, which is under the control of the opposition in northern Syria, was detonated while the vehicle was traveling on the Azez ...
- Drones as weapons: Africa needs better data to anticipate risk
November 17, 2023
In October this year, Africa’s air force chiefs of staff and air force industry representatives gathered in Senegal. They agreed the continent urgently needed to develop sophisticated air defences in response to a growing threat – the proliferation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones. Drones offer huge potential for Africa in terms of economic development ...