Philippines: Alleged wife of Abu Sayyaf bomb-maker arrested in Jolo, explosives recovered

Philippine authorities said they arrested the second wife of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Mundi Sawadjaan in a joint operation in Barangay Tulay in Jolo, Sulu Saturday. In a statement, the Joint Task Force Sulu said it arrested a certain Nursitta Mahalli Read More …

Russia: FSB prevents terrorist attack in Russian Kaluga Region

The FSB has prevented a terrorist attack, which was plotted by order of the Islamic State (IS, banned in Russia) terrorist organization in the Kaluga Region, the FSB Public Relations Center told TASS on Sunday. “The FSB prevented a terrorist Read More …

Russia: FSB foils terror act plotted by supporters of Ukraine’s Right Sector in Crimea

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) foiled a terror act in an Orthodox church in Crimea plotted by supporters of Ukraine’s Right Sector extremist group (outlawed in Russia) and detained six people, the FSB press office told TASS on Wednesday. “The Read More …

India: IEDs in Delhi similar to those recovered in Punjab, probe finds

A bike suspected to have been used to plant a bomb at the capital’s Ghazipur flower market last month has been recovered from near the Old Seemapuri area, where another improvised explosive device (IED) was found in a house, the Read More …

Iraqi security forces seized a cache of IEDs, explosives and bomb-making materials in Baghdad

In joint operation the Baghdad Operations Command, 23rd Brigade Security Department and 17th Infantry Division supported by the Baghdad Operations Intelligence seized a cache of IEDs, explosives and bomb-making materials in south of Baghdad. تواصل قيادة عمليات بغداد تنفيذ واجبات Read More …

Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board report uncovers millions of dollars worth of UAV and bomb making materials trade

A report by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) on freezing the assets of people linked to ISIS in Turkey has uncovered an evidence of the illicit arms trade. According to the MASAK report, millions of dollars worth of unmanned Read More …

California: Man Found Dead Near San Francisco Schools With Possible IED

A man found dead from a possible improvised explosive device in Antioch, California, sent neighborhoods into lockdown and bomb squads scrambling on Monday. Police responding to a call at around 7:30 a.m. found a white male in his mid 50s Read More …

Colombia: Joint Task Force Hercules neutralized six explosive devices in rural Tumaco

The Joint Task Force of Stabilization and Consolidation Hercules in a joint military operations between the National Army and the Colombian Air Force neutralized six improvised explosive devices in the village of Sabaleta of the District of Tumaco, Nariño. In Read More …

Colombia: National Army dismantled a clandestine factory of antipersonnel mines in Meta Department

Juan Camilo Restrepo, High Commissioner for Peace, confirmed that the National Army dismantled a clandestine factory of antipersonnel mines in Vista Hermosa, Meta Department. “Gratitude forever to the Colombian Army for this news. It prevents future two thousand victims of Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces recover, destroy 250 detonators in Poonch district

A joint team of security forces late Saturday recovered 250 detonators in J&K’s Poonch district. The cache was later destroyed by the bomb disposal squad. The recovery came hours after an IED was found on the Jammu-Poonch highway and neutralised. Read More …

Iraqi security forces seized cache of explosives and ammunition in western Nineveh governorate

Two separate operations were carried out based on accurate intelligence information from the Intelligence Division of the 15th Division, one of the joints of the Military Intelligence Directorate in the Ministry of Defense, which confirmed the presence of explosive materials, Read More …

U.S. officials warn threat from homemade bombs is skyrocketing

With domestic extremism on the rise, U.S. officials say the threat from homemade bombs is also surging. There were more than 400 bombing incidents in 2020, up 70 percent from the year before. The FBI and DHS’s CISA are now Read More …

Florida: Alleged Antifa member targeted Pinellas County rally with a bomb; more explosives found at his house

A man in full black bloc behaving suspiciously near a right-wing rally outside the Pinellas County Courthouse in Florida on Jan. 6 was apprehended by deputies after he tried fleeing on foot. Garrett James Smith, 22, was arrested and found Read More …

India: Security forces seize huge cache of explosives near Myanmar border

The Assam Rifles seized a huge cache of explosives and war-like stores near the Myanmar border in Mizoram on Friday, officials said on Saturday. Based on specific information, Assam Rifles along with Mizoram police, launched an operation at Mawhre village Read More …

Russia: Supporter of Ukrainian neo-Nazi group detained for 2 months in Rostov-on-Don

A supporter of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi radical youth gang MKU from the southern Rostov Region who plotted the murder of a journalist has been detained for two months, a source in the regional law-enforcement agencies told TASS on Tuesday. During Read More …

Russia: IS member who plotted Moscow court blast handed 19 years behind bars

An Islamic State member (IS — terrorist organization, outlawed in Russia) who plotted an explosion in a Moscow military court and sought to travel to a combat zone in the Middle East has been sentenced to 19 years in prison, Read More …

Pakistan: Two TTP members arrested in Okara

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claims to have arrested two alleged members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the city on Tuesday. According to the first information report (FIR), four CTD personnel, acting on a tip-off, went to check movement Read More …

UK: A financial analyst stored chemicals and electric circuitry that could be used to build explosive devices

A financial analyst stored chemicals and electric circuitry that could be used to build explosive devices, a jury at the Old Bailey was told. Asad Bhatti also worked on a computer handbook that included the subject “Jihad and Martyrdom”, the Read More …

Uganda: Police discover bomb making materials during operation in Nabweru

The Uganda Police have recovered more bomb making materials in Nabweru a suburb in Kampala during their ongoing operations against suspected Allied Democratic Forces terror cells in the country. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga says the Joint Security Team will continue Read More …

Kenya: Lamu welders on the spot for supplying al Shabaab terrorists with explosives

Welders in Lamu county have been accused for cooperating with Al Shabaab militants in the region by helping them manufacture explosives. According to the coast region coordinator John Elungata, welders in areas close to the Boni forest and the Lamu-Somalia Read More …