UK: Macclesfield man found in possession of ‘terrorist material’ during police raid

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 …

Philippines: Improvised bomb neutralized by soldiers in Lamitan

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 …

NYC Unveils Expanded Security Plans for 9/11 Anniversary and Rosh Hashanah

New York City officials unveiled security plans for Friday’s 25th anniversary commemoration of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the start of Rosh Hashanah, with the NYPD increasing deployments across Lower Manhattan and at Jewish institutions throughout the five boroughs. Read More …

UK: Swindon man ‘planned to help Russian sabotage of drone factory’

A man has appeared in court charged with terror offences after allegedly planning to assist Russian security forces with the sabotage of a drone factory. Joshua Cammidge, 31, is accused of helping the GRU Volunteer Corps and planned to ‘torch’ Read More …

India: K9 experts gather in Hyderabad

K9 units have become an increasingly important component of India’s security and emergency-response infrastructure. Specially trained dogs are deployed for explosive and narcotics detection, search and rescue, tracking, security operations and other specialised tasks. To showcase the contributions of K9 Read More …

Nigeria: OPFY troops foil IED plot

Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma recorded another operational success in Zamfara State with the recovery and safe disposal of a terrorist-planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED), along a major access route in Bukkuyum Local Government Area on Read More …

India: Three Babbar Khalsa operatives arrested with 5 kg explosives, guns in Chandigarh

Three suspected operatives linked to the banned terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were arrested, police said on Monday, with around 5 kilograms of gelatin stick explosives, a detonator, a remotely operated triggering system, a pistol, a magazine and five Read More …

Nigeria: Army dismantles IPOB/ESN camps, recovers IED materials in Anambra

Troops of the Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, have dismantled identified IPOB/ESN strongholds in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, recovering weapons, motorcycles, and materials used in the production of improvised explosive devices. The operation was conducted Read More …

New York: Woman charged with ISIS-Inspired terror plot targeting New York State Capitol

Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, made her initial appearance today in federal court on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, ISIS. “As alleged, Bowie plotted to deploy an explosive device at the New York State Read More …

Nigeria: Troops neutralise IED threat, rescue people in Zamfara

Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have recorded further operational successes in Zamfara State, foiling separate terrorist abduction attempts, rescuing civilians and neutralizing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists in Bukkuyum Local Government Area. On Read More …

Nigeria: Troops arrest man with 180 explosive materials

Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a suspected arms and explosives dealer while taking 180 20mm Super Power explosive materials to terrorists in Katsina forest. The man was arrested by troops of 1 Brigade at a checkpoint in Zurmi, Zamfara Read More …

India: Punjab Police foils terror plot, recovers 690 gram IED

Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday said it had foiled a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovered a 690-gram improvised explosive device (IED) along with an electronic detonator. “Amritsar Rural Police averts a terror plot targeting a police establishment Read More …

Pakistan: 18 terrorists killed in Balochistan IED blast

Eighteen terrorists belonging to an Indian proxy were killed in a premature blast of an old improvised explosive device (IED) and a follow-up operation, while three civilians were killed in Surab District of Balochistan on Wednesday. On the morning of Read More …

Syria: Security forces arrest nine-member Daesh cell in Quneitra

Syrian security forces have arrested a nine-member cell affiliated with Daesh in the southern province of Quneitra, authorities said Sunday, as a stepped-up campaign targets the militant group’s networks and supply lines. The Internal Security Forces, working with the General Read More …

Somalia: Security Forces arrest nine suspected Al-Shabaab members in Mogadishu ahead of planned attacks

Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency has said it arrested nine suspected Al-Shabaab members who were allegedly involved in planning attacks intended to be carried out in Mogadishu and surrounding areas. The suspects had been operating covertly in the Garasbaaley Read More …

Nigeria: Troops intercept terrorists’ collaborator, recover N5.3m in Zamfara

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) on a patrol near Maradun in Zamfara State have intercepted a 35-year-old terrorists’ collaborator, and recovered N5.302 million and mobile phone from him. “Preliminary interrogation showed the suspect was allegedly delivering the funds on Read More …

Syria: Internal Security Forces neutralize two ISIS militants planting IED in Sayyidah Zaynab

Syria’s Internal Security Forces announced on Friday they neutralized two ISIS militants who were planting an explosive device in the Sayyidah Zaynab area of the Damascus countryside during a nighttime patrol on roads leading to military barracks and government facilities. In a statement, the Internal Security Forces Read More …

Nigeria security forces rescue over 300 abducted people

At least 308 people abducted in different attacks in the northern part of Nigeria were rescued, the country’s president said Wednesday. Those rescued include 163 people abducted from Woro community in Kaiama area of Kwara state in February, and 145 people kidnapped Read More …

Military declares top ISWAP commanders wanted following intelligence from recovered devices

Military authorities have declared some senior commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) wanted, following forensic analyses of electronic devices recovered during recent combat operations in the Lake Chad region of Borno State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Read More …