Pakistan: ‘Coordinated’ terror attacks launched on Balochistan’s Mach town

Security for­ces thwarted three coordinated attacks launched by terrorists using rockets and sophisticated weapons in Mach town on Monday night, some 70km from the provincial capital, officials said. At least one policeman was reportedly martyred while a truck driver injured Read More …

Kenya: Five security officers injured in IED attack in Mandera

At least five security officers have been injured after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) at Lafey in Mandera. The officers were part of a team in a convoy of three vehicles with 70 officers heading to Read More …

Mexico: Attack in Guerrero state killed at least 5 people

An attack in a remote community in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero killed at least five people, the Guerrero state prosecutor’s office said late Saturday. Those killed apparently died in a burned out vehicle, according to investigators’ interviews with Read More …

Sweden: Spread of gang violence wrecks country’s peaceful image

Gangland shootings and bombings that have plagued Sweden’s biggest cities have spread to quieter suburbs and towns, shattering its reputation as a safe and peaceful nation. Half an hour north of central Stockholm, Upplands-Bro features lakeside boat clubs, copper-red wooden Read More …

Belgium: Suspect shot dead by police after killing of Swedish football fans

The man suspected of killing two Swedish football fans and wounding another in a terrorist attack in Brussels on Monday night has died after being shot by police. Belgium’s interior minister, Annelies Verlinden, told the broadcaster VRT that an automatic Read More …

Sweden: Three people killed in overnight shootings and an explosion

Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated. Early Thursday a woman in her 20s died in an explosion in Uppsala, west of Stockholm. The blast, which Read More …

Burkina Faso: At least eight dead, including six civilians, in two separate attacks

At least two Burkinabe soldiers and six civilians were killed Saturday in two separate attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, AFP learned Monday from security and local sources. The first attack took place near Bouroum, in the northern province Read More …

Afghanistan: Pakistani embassy in Kabul attacked, one injured

Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul came under attack on Friday with gunfire wounding a Pakistani security guard, officials said, in what Islamabad called an attempt to assassinate its head of mission, who was unhurt. In a separate attack in the Afghan Read More …

Turkey: Explosion near police building in Mersin kills one police officer

One police officer was killed late on Monday when a bomb exploded near a residence that houses police in the southern Turkish province of Mersin, while a second officer was wounded, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. He said the Kurdistan Read More …

Burkina Faso: Soldiers and ‘terrorists’ dead in Oudalan Province attack

Two soldiers died and a dozen “terrorists” were killed on Monday during an attack against a military detachment in Burkina Faso’s militant-hit north, the army said. The landlocked African state is in the grip of a seven-year-old insurgency that has Read More …

Colombia: Seven police officers killed following president’s push for peace

Seven police officers have been killed in an explosion and shooting attack in Colombia. They were leaving a social event in the south-western department of Huila when their vehicle hit a road mine. They were then shot dead in the Read More …

Mali: Gunfire, explosions heard near key Mali military base on the edge of Bamako

Gunfire was heard early Friday near a key military base near the Malian capital, according to local journalists and residents, although the cause of the explosions was not immediately clear. A local resident, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, Read More …

Nigeria: ISIL affiliate blamed for church massacre

The Nigerian government has blamed an ISIL-affiliated armed group in the country for carrying out an attack that killed dozens of worshippers at a church. Security experts, however, expressed scepticism about the allegation. The responsibility for Sunday’s deadly bomb and Read More …

Nigeria: Gunmen kill ‘many’ church worshippers in Ondo state

Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 21 worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said. Richard Olatunde, spokesman for the Ondo State governor’s office, told AFP that Read More …

Pakistan: Death toll climbs to six in KP’s Mirali suicide blast

Three security personnel and as many children have been martyred in the Saturday’s suicide blast in Mirali tehsil of the North Waziristan tribal district, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Sunday. A suicide bomber had blown Read More …

Togo: Eight soldiers killed in the Kpendjal prefecture, raising spectre of first deadly Islamist attack

Eight soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in an attack in northern Togo on Wednesday, the government said, marking potentially the first deadly raid on its territory by Islamist militants who have killed thousands in neighbouring countries. Before dawn, a Read More …

Somalia: Three dead as al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeepers camp

The armed group al-Shabab has attacked an African Union mission troop camp in the Shabelle region in central Somalia, a local elder and the group have said. “We were awoken by huge blasts early in the morning. The blasts were Read More …

Pakistan: 97 soldiers killed in 3 months in terror incidents along Afghanistan border

Last week Pakistani army conducted “retaliatory” strikes allegedly against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) a militant group inside Afghanistan in Khost and Kunar provinces. While Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the attack, Shabir Ahmed Osmani, director of information said at least Read More …

New York: 5 Shot, Unexploded Devices Found at NYC Train Station

Law enforcement sources say five people were shot at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke Tuesday morning at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park found multiple people shot and unexploded devices. Read More …

Minnesota: 1 dead, 3 critical in shooting at Buffalo clinic; explosives found and suspect in custody

One person was killed and three others are in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday at a medical clinic in Minnesota where explosives were also found, authorities said. An “active shooter incident” occurred at the Allina Health Urgent Care–Buffalo Crossroads Read More …