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Elite policemen from the Special Action Force (SAF) arrested a suspected bombmaker of the Dawlah Islamiyah- Hassan Group during an operation in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr., acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Read More …
The Garda Emergency Response Unit observed a week-long simulated counter-terrorism naval exercise organised by Sweden and the EU police agency Europol. Ten member states took part in the various exercises, and three states — including Ireland — were there as Read More …
A senior al-Shabaab commander and founding member of the militant group was killed in a Somali government airstrike in Middle Jubba, the Defence Ministry announced Monday. The ministry said the strike, conducted on the night of October 26, targeted Bu’aale, Read More …
enya’s Elite Special Operations Group (SOG) officers have stopped eight Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attempting to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Garissa County. In a statement issued by the Kenya Counter Terrorism Policing on Sunday October 26, the SOG Read More …
At least 12 militants were killed in a series of security operations in Bajaur, Hangu and North Waziristan districts between Friday night and Saturday, officials and local sources said. Separately, a station house officer (SHO) was injured in Hangu during Read More …
At least 11 suspected “high-level members of several terrorist groups” have been arrested by the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, in Nigeria. They were among the 83 suspects apprehended across six African countries, in an operation code-named ‘Operation Catalyst’. Countries Read More …
After more than two decades as a frontline state in the Global War on Terror, Pakistan continues to face a complex and adaptive threat landscape. Militant outfits affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Baloch insurgency, and the Islamic State Read More …
Operatives of the police in Borno have removed two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted by the insurgents along the Ngwaom–Mafa Road in the state. The spokesman of the command, ASP Nahum Daso, said this in a statement in Maiduguri on Read More …
October 24 (ANI): In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in a high-footfall area of the national capital during the Diwali festive Read More …
Six men have been jailed for their parts in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine. The fire at industrial units in Leyton, east London, on 20 March 2024, caused £1.3m in damage. Ringleader Dylan Read More …
A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, while two others were arrested in Romania, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors said the individuals acting on behalf of the Russian intelligence Read More …
Shopian, Oct 20: Security forces on Monday averted a tragedy after detecting and safely destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Heff area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Officials told the news agency Kashmir News Trust (KNT) that the Read More …
A Polish court on Friday blocked the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and ordered his release, a ruling that was welcomed by Poland’s prime minister. Read More …
As part of efforts to combat the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and the proliferation of chemical and radiological materials, the Nigeria Police Force has commenced an intensive training for 318 operatives. The Commissioner of Police in charge Read More …
Two men have been charged in connection with the discovery of a suspected explosive device in the Irish Republic last year. Police arrested the pair, aged 44 and 49, in Fermanagh and Tyrone on Tuesday night. They were charged with Read More …
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday warned Afghanistan that Pakistan was “exercising extreme caution in its defensive response” to the former’s unprovoked firing raids along the border, terming it a “serious provocation”. In a statement on Read More …
Belgian federal authorities have arrested three young suspects in connection with what prosecutors said was an attempted terrorist attack on the country’s politicians, including Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Federal prosecutor Ann Fransen said the suspects — born in 2001, Read More …
Violence in Pakistan has surged over the past three months due to a spike in militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations, an Islamabad-based think tank said Monday. The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) reported a 46 percent rise Read More …
The Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF), Lt Gen John Omenda, has called for continental solidarity to combat the growing threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Africa. Speaking at the opening of the 7th Africa Annual Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Read More …
Negotiations to finalize a deal based on President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan are underway in Egypt. Hamas and Israeli negotiators spent four hours yesterday trying to identify the main obstacles, according to Qatar’s foreign ministry. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Read More …