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Somali and Uganda on Monday said that the security forces of the East African nations have thwarted terror attacks in their capital cities. Forces of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) averted a planned al-Shabaab terrorist group attack on Read More …
The army on Thursday destroyed around half a dozen explosive land mines on Line of Control that had drifted posing risk of lives to army personnel. Official sources said that six anti-personnel landmines were detected by army troops which were Read More …
The terrorist allegedly responsible for planning the August 2021 bombing at the Kabul, Afghanistan, airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans was himself killed by Taliban fighters “in recent weeks,” U.S. officials tell ABC News. Read More …
A policeman was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to have been planted by Maoists, exploded while he was trying to defuse it in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, police said. This is the third such incident in Read More …
Jamshedpur: Security forces have successfully unearthed five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a village in a Maoist-affected area of West Singhbhum. The IEDs were planted by Maoists in an attempt to disrupt the peace and security in the area. During Read More …
Two U.S. Army Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard visited African countries Togo and Benin Feb. 6-17, 2023, to exchange best practices in countering improvised explosive devices with Togalese Armed Forces and Benin Armed Forces. U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Read More …
Imagine a squad of soldiers on foot patrol, somewhere hostile. As they pass by the wreck of an old car, or traverse a culvert under the road, or get spotted by a drone, there is a flash, a bang, and Read More …
The Intelligence Department has announced the arrest of one of the perpetrators involved in several deadly attacks in the Balkh province of Afghanistan, including the assassination of Mohammad Dawood Muzamal, governor of Balkh, on Sunday. The department aired the “confessions” Read More …
MI5 chiefs failed to act on two separate warnings that the Manchester Arena attacker was buying bomb-making ingredients in the months before the outrage. The Mail on Sunday has learned that the agency received two ‘pieces of intelligence’ about the purchase Read More …
A man has been convicted of terrorism offences after extremist material was found on his mobile phone. Mohammed Adnan Saleem, 22, of Montrose Avenue, Luton, had saved several banned documents, including a bomb-making manual and a file on explosives. He Read More …
A man was arrested in Kabul’s capital city of Afghanistan with six magnetic Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), according to the Ministry of National Defense on Monday. The Ministry said that the apprehended capture was made possible based on the intelligence Read More …
Security forces on Monday seized a large number of arms and ammunition including explosives in a raid at a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) hideout in Anantnag district, police said. This is the second hideout raided by security forces in 24 hours. On Read More …
Israeli forces on Friday night detained a Palestinian man suspected of planting a makeshift bomb on a bus in a West Bank settlement a night earlier, the military said. In a joint statement with the Shin Bet security agency and Read More …
Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Wednesday “neutralized” Halil Menci, a PKK/YPG terrorist who played a key role in the planning and implementation of the last year bombing in Istanbul, security sources said on Friday. Menci, who directed the perpetrators Read More …
Security forces have gunned down a terrorist during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Awaran district, the military’s media wing said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement released Friday, said that the forces conducted the operation on a Read More …
The Kenyan military on Thursday killed three al-Shabab militants in the coastal Lamu region near the Somali border, Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) confirmed Friday. “The militants had planted an IED (improvised explosive device) that a water bowser ran over it Read More …
The UK is teaming up with leading local and international NGOs to deliver protection, family planning and vital humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities across the Sahel. This new fund, the Sahel Regional Fund (SRF), will provide urgent life-saving aid and Read More …
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka in connection with two terror cases and confiscated incriminating documents. Several teams of the NIA searched multiple locations in the three States on February 15 in Read More …
In a major success for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kgs has been found and diffused in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. According to available reports, the CRPF jawans have traced and defused as Read More …
The opening ceremony of Pakistan-Turkiye Joint Exercise “ATTATURK-XII 2023” was held on Monday at Tarbela. The national anthems of both countries were played at the start of the ceremony, an Inter-Services Public Relations’ (ISPR) news release said. The troops from Read More …