Iraqi security forces seized a cache of IEDs, explosives and bomb-making materials in Baghdad

In joint operation the Baghdad Operations Command, 23rd Brigade Security Department and 17th Infantry Division supported by the Baghdad Operations Intelligence seized a cache of IEDs, explosives and bomb-making materials in south of Baghdad. تواصل قيادة عمليات بغداد تنفيذ واجبات Read More …

Since 2011 German authorities have thwarted 13 terrorist attacks, including 6 cases where the information alerts were received from abroad

Without information from foreign partners, a number of planned terrorist attacks in Germany in recent years might not have been prevented. According to the Federal Government, a total of 13 attacks have been thwarted by the security authorities in Germany Read More …

Syria: Islamic State leader ‘taken off battlefield’ in U.S. Special Operations forces raid

A US special forces raid in north-western Syria targeted the leader of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), President Joe Biden has announced. “Thanks to the skill and bravery of our armed forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Read More …

Europol coordinates action against bomb manuals available online

On 1 February, a large-scale Referral Action Day targeting terrorist content online took place at Europol’s headquarters. The European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) at Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) coordinated the referral activity, which saw the involvement Read More …

Philippines: North Cotabato bus blast ‘mastermind’, 3 others killed in security operation

The alleged mastermind of a bus explosion that left a 5-year-old dead and 6 other passengers injured in North Cotabato has been killed in an encounter, authorities said Saturday. In a statement, the Philippine Army said the suspect identified as Read More …

Iraqi security forces seized cache of explosives and ammunition in western Nineveh governorate

Two separate operations were carried out based on accurate intelligence information from the Intelligence Division of the 15th Division, one of the joints of the Military Intelligence Directorate in the Ministry of Defense, which confirmed the presence of explosive materials, Read More …

Inside foiled terror plot: Up to 18 suicide bombers hoped to detonate bottle bombs on seven planes at 30,000ft

A former CIA officer claims Scotland Yard wanted to allow jihadists plotting Britain’s worst-ever terror attack to board jumbo jets with their bombs. Met chiefs “wanted to play to the very edge” as they built a case against fanatics who Read More …

Operation Flycatcher: disrupting Sri Lanka’s terrorist networks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Boosting the ability of frontline border officers to detect travelers as potential terrorists was the focus of a counter- terrorism (CT) and border management operation led by INTERPOL across Sri Lanka. Codenamed Operation Flycatcher II, the Read More …

Iraqi security forces seized a booby-trapped motorcycle in Wadi Houran region

A qualitative preemptive operation carried out according to accurate intelligence information of the Intelligence Division of the Fifth Division, one of the joints of the Military Intelligence Directorate in the Ministry of Defense, in which it indicated the presence of Read More …

Criminals have access to ‘massive amounts’ of information to construct improvised devices

Irish Army Bomb Disposal officers have said a large amount of information on the internet could be aiding criminal gangs who use explosive devices to carry out attacks and intimidate rivals. In the second part of our interview with two Read More …

Philippines: New ’emir’ of Daulah Islamiya, 4 others die in Maguindanao clash

The newly appointed emir or commander of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Daulah Islamiya (DI) group has been killed in an armed clash with the military in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, a ranking general revealed on Friday, Dec. 3. Asim Karinda alias Abu Read More …

Pakistan: 4 Daesh, al-Qaeda men arrested in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) during an action foiled a major terrorism bid by arresting four members of the Daesh and Al Qaeda during an action in Landikotal area of Khyber district. The official said that during the action, four terrorists were Read More …

US kills senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria with drone strike

The US military has killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar in a drone strike in Syria, a US Central Command spokesman said. “The removal of this al-Qaeda senior leader will disrupt the terrorist organisation’s ability to further plot and Read More …

French troops kill leader of Islamic State group in Sahel

The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers, has been killed in an operation by French troops. Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi was “neutralised by French forces”, Read More …

Afghanistan: Analysis suggests no evidence of explosives in target of U.S. drone strike in Kabul

When a Hellfire missile was launched on Aug. 29 at a target in a Kabul neighborhood — a parked car suspected of containing explosives for use in a suicide attack — U.S. military officials said they were confident the driver Read More …

Nigeria: Soldiers nab Boko Haram commander with 281 bags of IED materials

The Nigerian Army, yesterday, said its soldiers on counter-terrorism operations in the North East have arrested a high profile member of the Boko Haram terrorists group and raided one of its logistics base used for the production of Improvised Explosive Read More …

Russia: Four IS supporters arrested in Ingushetia for plotting terror attacks

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained four supporters of the IS terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia), who were plotting attacks in Ingushetia, in particular against law enforcement officers with the use of explosive devices, FSB Public Affairs department told Read More …

US Airstrike Hits Suicide Bombers Targeting Kabul Airport

A U.S. airstrike Sunday targeted a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing American military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, officials said. There were few initial details about the incident, as Read More …

Nigeria: Army nab Boko Haram bomb-making materials’ supplier

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have nabbed a man supplying bomb-making materials to Boko Haram members in Geidam Local Council of Yobe State. The suspect, Yusuf Saleh, was arrested at Bayamari along the Geidam/Gashua Read More …