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The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested a suspect, who had allegedly planted two high-intensity explosive devices on a road in the suburbs of Bahawalpur city. According to CTD officials, the suspect, whose name was not disclosed, had Read More …
Morocco’s National Police (DGSN) and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) said on Friday that forensic tests found chemicals used in making explosives among items seized from a suspected extremist arrested in Tangier on October 9. The tests also Read More …
A British Army chef who built his own “homemade cannon” while promoting extreme right-wing views has been jailed. Mark Broadhurst pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court to possessing explosives and a firearms offence after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Police. Read More …
A new militant group has emerged in Bangladesh under the name “Ittihadul Ummah.” Intelligence agencies are currently investigating whether they have links to foreign militant organizations. This information came to light following the interrogation of individuals recently detained from the Read More …
Three alleged terrorists belonging to the defunct Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested from the Lasbela roundabout and Purani Sabzi Mandi areas of Karachi in two joint operations conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Read More …
A joint counterterrorism exercise involving competent authorities of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Minsk, Belarus, from October 4 to 8, marking the first time Belarus has hosted the exercise since joining the SCO, with counterterrorism law Read More …
Troops of Fansan Yamma have recovered and neutralised improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by terrorists along the Magami-Hannutara-Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a statement on Friday, the Nigerian Army said the troops conducted a Read More …
Release issued on behalf of Counter Terrorism Policing South East An extreme Islamist who was a member of the proscribed terrorist organisation Daesh has been convicted of terrorism offences, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE). bdullah Read More …
Nigerian troops have thwarted an alleged attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway in Borno State, while troops conducting a separate operation in Kaduna State arrested two suspected kidnappers. The incidents occurred Read More …
Two men have been charged with terrorism offences following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area. Salam Ahmadyan 36 (05.03.1990) of Liverpool and Rahman Salehi 34 (28.10.1991) of Salford, Read More …
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening military relations with the United States, particularly in counter-terrorism operations. Musa made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving Major General Matthew Brown, Commander of the Read More …
Security forces on Wednesday recovered a country-made drone bomb along with arms, hand grenades and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a search operation in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, police said. The operation was launched at around 5.30 am in the Khordak Read More …
Iraq is preparing to mark the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces on September 30 ending a 12-year military mission in the country since the onset of the Islamic State (ISIS) emergence, a move welcomed by some who view the departure Read More …
Police roadblocks and a cordon remained in place in the southwestern British village of Whelford on Tuesday morning, as the investigation continued into a possible terrorist plot near a key U.S. air base, with five men suspected of involvement arrested Read More …
Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation that saw several men arrested for explosive offences near RAF Fairford. The police operation near RAF Fairford saw residents evacuated in the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire. The operation was not intelligence-led, meaning investigators had Read More …
Somali government forces have carried out a security operation in areas between Sabiid, Caanoole and Bariire in the Lower Shabelle region, according to the Somali military. The operation was conducted by the army’s 27th and 17th ground force brigades as Read More …
The operation was carried out throughout Italy. The youths, many of them minors, frequented supremacist social media groups and exchanged information to build explosive devices. They published manifestos about the massacres of white supremacist attackers, praising Hitler or Brenton Tarrant, Read More …
Sustained Military operations have disrupted terrorists’ logistics networks operating across the country with the arrest of Improvised Device Explosion (IED) experts in the North and South East theatres of the country. Director of defence media operations Major General Michael Onoja Read More …
A Macclesfield man found in possession of ‘terrorist material’ during a police raid has been jailed. Jonathan Wilson, of Abbey Road, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday, September 16. It comes after the 49-year-old Read More …
Government security forces intercepted and safely neutralized an improvised explosive device (IED) in Barangay Balobo early Monday morning, thwarting a potential bombing attempt just hours before polling precincts opened for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Read More …