Philippines: Two dead, two hurt in Maguindanao del Sur clash

Two alleged members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group were killed while two others were injured and arrested in an armed encounter in Barangay Libutan, Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday, June 22, 2025. According to the 6th Infantry Division (6ID), Read More …

Nigeria: NAF Airstrikes Destroy IED Factory, Terrorist Gun Trucks in Borno

NAF Airstrikes Destroy IED Factory, Terrorist Gun Trucks in Borno’s Tumbuktu Triangle The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation HADIN KAI, has launched a series of precision airstrikes that destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory and several terrorist gun Read More …

Portugal arrests six linked to a far-right group, seizes explosives and weapons

Portuguese authorities arrested six people linked to a far-right group and seized explosive material and several firearms, police said Tuesday. The detainees are believed to belong to the so-called Movimento Armilar Lusitano (MAL), which sought to establish itself as a Read More …

Niger targets jihadist financing, kills 13 in illegal gold mine raids

Niger’s army has raided jihadist-controlled informal mining sites in the country’s west, killing more than a dozen insurgents and seizing material linked to the manufacture of improvised explosive devices, it said. An army statement said the raids took place last Read More …

Oregon: FBI and Local Partners Interrupt IED and Mass Shooting Event

The FBI Portland Field Office and local law enforcement partners arrested a Columbia County, Oregon, juvenile who conspired to conduct an improvised explosive attack and mass shooting at the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, Washington, on May 22, 2025. The Read More …

Somali police arrest suspected Al-Shabaab bombmakers after Mogadishu house explosion

Somali police arrested several suspected Al-Shabaab members on Thursday after an explosion at a house in Mogadishu’s Dayniile district revealed an apparent bomb-making operation. According to police, the blast occurred as the men were assembling explosive devices inside a residence Read More …

Uganda: Two people die before a suspected explosive attack in Kampala

Uganda military authorities said two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala. The military said in a statement Tuesday they “intercepted and neutralized two armed terrorists” in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb. Read More …

Israel: Terrorists moving explosives in Gaza eliminated

The IDF announced that troops of the 7th Brigade, under the command of the 98th Division currently operating in the Khan Yunis area as part of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, eliminated dozens of terrorists and dismantled approximately 100 terrorist infrastructure targets Read More …

Mexico arrests 10 Colombian ex-soldiers after deadly blast

Ten Colombian former soldiers were among the suspects arrested after an improvised landmine killed six Mexican troops in a drug cartel heartland this week, authorities said Friday. More than 40 explosive devices were seized along with other weapons in the Read More …

Philippines: One arrested, bomb-making components seized in Zamboanga Sibugay

Authorities have arrested one person and seized bomb-making materials in a law enforcement operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, the police said Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The Zamboanga Sibugay Maritime Police Station (ZS Marpsta) identified the arrested person as Read More …

Europol: 18 arrested in series of strikes against cash machine robbers

Europol together with Dutch and German law enforcement authorities have taken decisive action against a Netherlands-based criminal group believed to be specialised in ATM robberies using explosives. 18 members of the highly specialised criminal group were arrested over a series Read More …

Nigeria: Police destroy bomb factory, defuse IEDs in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has destroyed a local bomb factory and demobilised assorted improvised explosive devices after it raided a secessionist hideout in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. A statement released on Sunday by the Command’s Read More …

Venezuela suspends flights from Colombia after arrests of ‘mercenaries’

Venezuela has suspended flights from neighbouring Colombia after authorities detained more than 30 people allegedly plotting activities to destabilise the country before Sunday’s parliamentary election. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced on state television on Monday that the flight ban Read More …

India: Hyderabad bomb plot foiled, two ISIS-linked suspects caught, explosives seized

The Telangana Police has foiled a bomb plot in Hyderabad in a joint operation with Andhra Pradesh police. The operation led to the arrest of two terror operatives from Vizianagaram and Sameer from Hyderabad who were allegedly planning to carry Read More …

India: Security forces foil cross border smuggling bid in Manipur

Security force in Manipur, while foiling yet another bid to smuggle arms and explosives along Indo-Myanmar border, recovered a cache of arms and explosives which included among others, six IEDs. Arms and explosives were found in two gunny bags left Read More …

Pakistan: CTD arrests two TTP militants in Sahiwal

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested two suspected members of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in sting operations in Sahiwal and its outskirts. In a raid conducted late Wednesday night near Village 58/GD, on the Faisalabad-Sahiwal Road in Noor Shah, Read More …

Pakistan says it is responding to ‘act of war’ after India missile strikes

India fired several missiles into Pakistan overnight on Tuesday, according to Pakistan, which said it is responding to the “act of war.” The attacks, labeled Operation Sindoor, targeted nine sites of “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Read More …

Nigeria: NSA seeks effective mechanism to tackle IEDs usage by terrorists

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has called for development of effective mechanisms to enhance the ability to prevent and counter the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) by terrorist groups in West Africa. Ribadu made the call Read More …

Kenya: Five arrested after recovery of explosive devices in Kitui

A multi-agency security team on routine patrol along the Kanyonyoo–Embu Highway intercepted a Meru-bound passenger bus from Mombasa, uncovering a cache of explosives. Detectives are investigating the motive of the explosives. The discovery came during a meticulous search that revealed Read More …

Israel, US carry out joint counterstrike on Houthis in Yemen following Ben-Gurion Airport hit

The air force undertook a joint counterstrike of the Houthis in Yemen along with the US on Monday night following the ballistic missile strike near Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday. During the strike, about 20 fighter jets were part of the Read More …