Pakistan: Security forces seize arms, ammunition and explosives in Zhob

Security forces have killed seven terrorists during an intelligence based operation in Sambaza Sector, Zhob District near Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to the ISPR, these terrorists were involved in terrorists’ activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent civilians. Read More …

Kenya: Police foiled 30 Al Shabaab terror attacks in 2023

Save for a handful IED attacks targeting security agents mainly in operation areas in North Eastern and parts of Coast, 2023 saw much-reduced terror incidents, but not for lack of trying by the terror groups. A report by counter-terrorism agencies Read More …

Pakistan: Suicide bomber among 4 terrorists killed by security forces in North Waziristan

Security forces on Tuesday killed four terrorists including a suicide bomber during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa North Waziristan district, the military said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, the operation was conducted on the reported Read More …

Somalia: National Intelligence and Security Agency arrests 8, including Ugandan linked to Al-Shabaab

The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] said it detained eight people in connection with the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, Al-Shabaab. In a statement, NISA said the suspects were traveling in a car that was intercepted in Afgoye, 30 kilometers west Read More …

Somalia: Southwest State security forces foil car bomb attack in Baidoa city

The security forces of Somalia’s Southwest regional state carried out an operation in the vicinity of the strategic city of Baidoa following a tip-off from residents. The hawk-eyed Darwish forces managed to seize a car packed with explosives while en Read More …

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes after drone attack on Iraq military base wounds 3 U.S. service members

A drone attack by an Iran-affiliated terrorist group on a military base in Iraq early Monday morning left three U.S. service members wounded, the Pentagon said, and prompted President Biden to order retaliatory strikes. The attack on the Erbil Air Read More …

Mexico: Arsenal of explosives and weapons seized in Jalisco

Members of the Mexican Army and Attorney General’s Office (FGR) have seized an arsenal of weapons and explosives in Jalisco in one of the largest arms seizures in recent months. The seizure was made on Dec. 18 at a property Read More …

Spain: Authorities arrest three teenagers who expressed their intent to carry out a terrorist action

The National Police of Spain successfully thwarted a potential jihadist attack by arresting three highly radicalised teenagers in coordinated operations in Madrid and Barcelona. The individuals, minors who had actively expressed their intent to carry out a terrorist action, were Read More …

Morocco, Spain arrest extremists in joint security operation

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) under the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) arrested on Tuesday, as part of a joint security operation with the General Commissariat for Information of the Spanish police, an extremist active in Farkhana Read More …

Niger: Military kills terrorists’ kingpin, bomb expert, 38 other fighters

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said wanted terrorists leader, Ali Kachala Kawaje; terrorists bomb expert Machika Dan Muhammad, and 38 other fighters were killed in Niger State airstrikes. Other prominent terrorist leaders neutralised include Haro and Dan Muhammadu both of Read More …

Pakistan: CTD arrests nine ‘terrorists’ in Punjab

  The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police on Monday arrested nine ‘terrorists’ associated with the banned outfits, in intelligence-based operations in various cities of the province. According to the spokesperson, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) conducted 70 intelligence-based operations in Read More …

Philippines: Troops arrest Marawi bomb attack suspect

Troops and police have captured a suspected accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University (MSU) last week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday. The suspect, Jafar Gamo Sultan a.k.a. Jaf/Kurot, was arrested in an operation in Read More …

Philippines: Abu Sayyaf bomb maker killed in Basilan

A notorious Abu Sayyaf leader and bombmaker blamed for deadly attacks in southern Philippines had been killed while trying to evade military operations in Basilan. Brig. Gen. Alvin Luzon, commander of the Philippine Army’s 101st Infantry Brigade in Basilan, confirmed Read More …

Nigeria faces relentless Boko Haram, ISIS attacks

Nigeria faced persistent terrorism attacks in 2022, the U.S. Department of States has said in its latest Country Reports on Terrorism 2022 (CRT). The report highlights the relentless attacks conducted by ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA), Boko Haram and Ansaru across the Read More …

Out of Control: The Trafficking of Improvised Explosive Device Components and Commercial Explosives in West Africa

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 Read More …

Pakistan: Resurgent militancy

While Pakistan may not be witnessing the mass-casualty terror attacks – particularly against civilian targets in urban centres – that the nation saw a decade ago, the militants are making their presence felt through frequent, deadly forays targeting security personnel. Read More …

Nigeria: Soldier killed by IED as troops engage ISWAP terrorists

The Nigerian Army on Friday said at least five Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) fighters were reportedly killed during an aggressive clearance operation in Yobe State, northeast Nigeria. However, one soldier was also reportedly killed. The troops Read More …

Hidden tunnels, ambushes and explosives in walls: the Israel-Hamas war enters a precarious new phase

Tunnels and “mouseholes” in walls also allow for undetected movement between buildings. Hamas fighters expect they can emerge from these holes to attack Israeli soldiers before disappearing again. In addition, Hamas sappers have likely prepared many improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Read More …

Israel’s ‘Weasel’ commandos prepare for highly dangerous assault on Hamas underground defences

Israel’s military has developed a range of specialist tunnel fighters including killer drones and attack dogs to take on Hamas’s huge underground network. Officials on Tuesday revealed its forces attacked Hamas gunmen inside the vast tunnel network beneath the Palestinian Read More …

Israel launches strike on Hamas tunnel to stop ‘imminent terror attack’

Israeli forces conducted an airstrike on the Al-Ansar mosque in Jenin, a city in the northern West Bank, which they said was being used by Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants “who were organizing an imminent terror attack.” In a joint Read More …