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 …

India: CRPF seize 14 firearms, explosives hidden along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have recovered a cache of 14 firearms and explosive materials allegedly hidden by Maoists in a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border during a major anti-Naxal operation, officials said on Tuesday, 4th Read More …

Pakistan: Police across Balochistan on high alert following Kharan attack

Police have been placed on high alert across Balochistan following an attack on a police station and Counter-Terr­orism Department (CTD) offices in Kharan by armed men who entered the city late on Saturday night. Sources said the attackers stormed the Read More …

U.S. Africa Command chief urges Somalia to take leading role in fight against Al-Shabaab to sustain U.S. support

The commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Anderson, has said Washington is not abandoning Somalia but wants the Somali government to take greater responsibility for securing the country and leading the fight against terrorism. Anderson delivered Read More …

Pakistan: Security Forces destroy two explosive-laden vehicles in Khuzdar operation

Security forces killed four terrorists and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Thursday, according to the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the operation was launched after intelligence reports indicated Read More …

Germany: Berlin Pride terror attack suspect shot dead by police

The suspect in what German authorities described as an “Islamist terror attack” at Berlin’s Pride celebrations was shot dead by police following a major manhunt Sunday. At least one person was killed and 29 others injured in Saturday’s vehicle-ramming and Read More …

Ireland: Sophisticated and ready to use car bomb intercepted in County Monaghan

The Garda Commissioner has described as “extremely significant” the discovery of a bomb in a car intercepted as it was being driven across the border to Northern Ireland. The car was stopped two days ago south of Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan Read More …