Afghanistan: GCPSU arrested two mine planters in Kabul province; ANP EOD unit detected 14 IEDs in Helmand, Paktika and Maidan Wardak provinces

GCPSU arrested two mine planters in Surobi district of Kabul province. Meanwhile, ANP bomb disposal unit detected 14 IEDs after several hours of efforts and point to point search operations in Helmand, Paktika & Maidan Wardak provinces. GCPSU arrested two Read More …

Russia: FSB foils terror attack on power facility in Kaliningrad Region

The Federal Security Service (FSB) has apprehended a Russian national plotting a terror attack on a power facility in the Kaliningrad Region out of hatred for authorities, the FSB press office told TASS on Thursday. “The Federal Security Service has Read More …

‘MINECRAFT TERRORIST’: Teenage extremist hid bomb-making manuals inside Minecraft video game guides

A teenage extremist hid bomb-making manuals inside Minecraft video game guides, a court heard today. Connor Burke, 18, is charged with possessing and sharing banned publications, including one called Anarchy Cookbook Version 2000 and another called The Improvised Munitions Handbook. Read More …

Colorado: White supremacist jailed for 20 years for plotting to bomb a synagogue

A white supremacist has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year as a judge described the case as ‘dripping with Nazism.’ Richard Holzer, 28, was sentenced to 235 months Read More …

Pakistan: Explosive device found near railway station in Rawalpindi

An improvised explosive device (IED) was found near the railway station on Wednesday. A locally-made device, containing about 1kg of explosive material filled in a plastic bottle with a detonator, was described by bomb disposal experts as mobile device. It Read More …

UK: Pilot App Launches To Help Public Report Terrorist Content Online

The iREPORTit app has been funded by City Hall and created in partnership with the national Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit. It will enable Londoners and people across the country to report terrorist content online quickly, easily and anonymously to Read More …

Manchester Arena inquiry: Live exercise before bombing was ‘catastrophic failure’

A live counter-terrorism exercise a year before the Manchester Arena bombing was a “catastrophic failure” and would have led to even more loss of life had it been real, the inquiry has heard. Firefighters and paramedics did not turn up Read More …

Afghanistan: Afghan Armed Forces discovered and defused 20 IEDs in Helmand province including car bomb in Maidan Wardak

Afghan National Army discovered and defused 20 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads in Nahr-Saraj district of Helmand province. Lives of tens of civilians were saved as a result. #ANA discovered and defused 20 IEDs which were Read More …

Philippines: Women linked to Abu Sayyaf suicide bombings arrested in Sulu

At least nine women, including the three daughters of the acting Abu Sayyaf Group leader, have been arrested in a series of raids, the Philippines military said on Tuesday, as the government steps up efforts to go after armed fighters Read More …

Pakistan: IED expert among two terrorists killed in North Waziristan

Two terrorists including an IED expert were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on terrorist hideouts in MalikKhel, North Waziristan, said the Read More …

India: 21 IEDs recovered in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

In a major breakthrough, 21 improvised explosive devices (IED) were recovered near Goilkera in a joint operation by Jharkhand Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Jaguar unit on Friday. “21 IEDs, weighing 5kg each were recovered near a Read More …

Philippines: Army troops foil bombing attempt in Maguindanao

Military personnel defused on Thursday morning an improvised explosive device (IED) found in Barangay Satan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao. “Around 10:00 a.m. yesterday, a concerned citizen informed the troops of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion that a suspected IED was emplaced Read More …

UK: Man charged with terror offences over ‘anarchist website that published bomb-making instructions’

A man accused of running an anarchist website that published bomb-making instructions has appeared in court. Toby Shone, 43, has been charged with three terror offences and four drug offences. He appeared at a hearing at the Old Bailey via Read More …

Afghan Armed Forces discovered and safely detonated 2 IEDs in Kabul; Destroyed IEDs factory in Kandahar province

2 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads and under a bridge in PD 19 of Kabul province were discovered and safely detonated by ANA. Lives of tens of civilians were saved as a result. 2 #IEDs which Read More …

Turkey: Security forces nab 4 suspected YPG/PKK terrorists in Hatay province

Security forces in southern Turkey arrested an alleged YPG/PKK terrorist said to be planning an attack in nearby northern Syria – an area Turkish forces had liberated of terrorists – along with three accomplices, local authorities said Tuesday. Provincial gendarmerie Read More …

Afghan National Police defused 11 IEDs across Afghanistan; Prevented destruction of transmission tower in Baghlan province

ANP bomb disposal unit discovered and defused 11 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kabul, Kunar, Kandahar and Logar provinces. ANP bomb disposal unit discovered and defused 11 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kabul, Kunar, Kandahar and Logar provinces. pic.twitter.com/EuvgF2faJ1 — Read More …