- 2 Ethiopian soldiers killed in Somalia blast
March 31, 2020
Two Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed and four others wounded in a bomb blast in southern Somalia, officials said Tuesday. A vehicle carrying Ethiopian peacekeepers part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was targeted in Garbaharey town in southwestern Gedo region, according to a local police official. “The attackers used an improvised explosive device to target ...
- Truck laden with 4,000 kgs of explosives seized in Western Afghanistan
March 30, 2020
The Afghan force seized a truck laden with 4,000 kilograms of explosives in western Herat province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. According to a statement released by interior ministry, the security forces seized the truck in Kang Village of Ghorian district of Herat. The statement further added that the security forces confiscated 4,000 kilograms of Ammonium ...
- Burkina Faso bomb kills 3 soldiers
March 30, 2020
A homemade bomb killed three paramilitary gendarmes and wounded three more Sunday in northwest Burkina Faso, security sources said. The attack on the patrol happened at Gomboro, in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, a security source told AFP. The injured had been evacuated for treatment and the area was being searched, the source added. Another security source, confirming ...
- France and allies establish new task force in Sahel
March 28, 2020
France and several of its European allies have officially set up a new task force, called Takuba, made of special forces that will fight armed groups in the West African region of Sahel alongside the armies of Mali and Niger. After an audio conference on Friday, representatives of 13 countries – Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, ...
- Afghan forces thwart deadly car bomb attack in Paktia province
March 27, 2020
The Afghan forces thwarted a plot to detonate a car bomb in South-eastern Paktia province, the Afghan military said. The 203rd Thunder Corps in a statement said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces identified and destroyed a vehicle packed with explosives in Sayed Karam district. The statement further added that the enemies were looking to detonate ...
- Misawa EOD team trains to save lives
March 26, 2020
“Initial success or total failure” is the motto fueling explosive ordnance disposal Airmen to accept nothing less than perfection in and out of uniform. The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight’s mission is to clear hazards by locating, identifying and neutralizing explosive devices in order for base operations to continue, especially during wartime contingencies. “Our ...
- FBI agents kill man allegedly plotting bomb attack on hospital amid coronavirus pandemic
March 26, 2020
A man fatally injured by the FBI was planning a bomb attack on a medical facility in the Kansas City area, the agency said in a news release on Wednesday. Timothy Wilson, 36, was injured on Tuesday when FBI agents served a probable cause arrest warrant in Belton, Missouri, after a long-running domestic terrorism investigation, according to a statement ...
- Afghanistan: UNAMA Calls for Reduced Violence Leading to Ceasefire
March 26, 2020
The UN mission echoed Sec. Gen. Guterres’ call for a “global ceasefire” in face of COVID-19 pandemic. Citing “record” civilian casualties – over 100 since late February’s peace deal—UNAMA on Wednesday issued a statement urging all parties to further reduce levels of violence, protect civilians, and work towards a ceasefire. UNAMA echoes Monday’s call by the Secretary-General, ...
- Five killed in IED attack near Somali-Kenyan border
March 26, 2020
At least five people were killed, including a district commissioner, when an improvised explosive device targeted their vehicle near the Somali-Kenyan border Wednesday. Guled Abdirahman, a police official in Lower Juba region, told Anadolu Agency by phone that the roadside bombing also wounded several others. “A landmine targeted a vehicle carrying Ras Kamboni district commissioner Abdullahi Diriye. ...
- Afghanistan: 8 killed in Helmand after vehicle hit by roadside bomb
March 25, 2020
At least eight civilians were killed after their vehicle hit in a roadside mine in Musa-Kala district of southern Helmand province. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman Omar Zwak said the incident occurred in Roshan Tawar village of the district. The provincial local officials blamed the Taliban for the blast but the group yet to response to it. Read more… Source: Afghanistan ...
- 2 Malian soldiers killed in landmine explosion
March 25, 2020
At least two Malian soldiers were killed in a landmine explosion in the central part of the West African country, the army said late Tuesday. ”A FAMa vehicle jumped on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, on an improvised explosive device between Baye and Pissa, Mopti region in the Central part of the country,” the ...
- Harsh weather kills 3 Taliban militants including an IED maker in Paktia
March 25, 2020
The local authorities in South-eastern Paktia province discovered the dead bodies of three Taliban militants who had frozen to death in a mountain in Zazai Aryoub district. The provincial government in a statement said the dead bodies of the three Taliban militants, Ehsanullah son of Fazal Manan, Barakatullah son of Mohammad Akbar and Shamimullah son of ...
- 25 killed, 8 wounded in the attack on Sikh temple in Kabul
March 25, 2020
The attack on Sikh temple in Kabul city left at least 25 dead and 8 others wounded. The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the security forces rescued at least 80 people were caught inside the temple. Tariq Arian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior earlier said a group of suicide bombers intruded into a Sikh temple ...
- Suicide attack kills 4, wounds 8 in Mogadishu
March 25, 2020
At least four people including civilians were killed, more than eight wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up Wednesday in a tea shop in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, according to officials. The attack took place near the parliament building which was in close proximity to the presidential palace. No group has yet claimed responsibility for ...
- Fermanagh: Police anger at bomb hoax during virus efforts
March 24, 2020
A senior police officer has condemned dissident republicans for causing a security alert in County Fermanagh. A controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious object, which was spotted by a member of the public at Clogh near Rosslea. It was later declared to be a hoax. PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) Superintendent Clive Beatty blamed dissident ...
- Explosives-laden Humvee goes off prematurely in Badghis, killing 4 Taliban militants
March 24, 2020
A Humvee Armored Personnel Carrier packed with explosives went off prematurely in Badghis province of Afghanistan, killing at least 4 Taliban militants. The Special Operations Corps in a statement said the Taliban militants were looking to use the explosives-laden Humvee in an attack agains the Afghan forces in Bala Murghab district. However, the explosives went off prematurely ...
- 2002 Bangladesh mosque blasts: Bangladeshi national held in Maharashtra
March 24, 2020
A 42-year-old Bangladeshi national wanted in connection with three blasts at a mosque in Bangladesh in 2002 has been arrested from Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the crime branch of neighbouring Thane Police arrested Mophajjal Hussain alias Mopha Ali Gazi alias Maphizul Mandal, hailing from Satkhira in Khulna state ...
- India: CRPF foils terror attack plan in Bihar
March 23, 2020
The CRPF on Monday said its personnel thwarted a terror strike plot by detecting and seizing 64 IEDs planted in a forested area in Aurangabad in Bihar. The Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were detected during an operation by Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) – an elite unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) — ...
