Pakistan: One person killed, 3 others injured in Bannu blast

One person was killed and three others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Dabak Saidkhel area of Bannu on Tuesday. According to an initial police report, local elder Malik Sabeel Khan was travelling along with Read More …

Nigeria: Suspected terrorists kill five, raze houses in Adamawa communities

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed five people and destroyed several residential buildings and business premises in attacks on Gaya Sikalmi and Gaya Gartsanau communities in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The attacks occurred in the wee hours Read More …

Syria: Former military commander reportedly targeted near Qara

A vehicle targeted near the Syrian town of Qara on the Damascus–Homs highway was carrying Abu Abdul Rahman al-Libi, who currently holds a position in the General Security Service, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday, citing sources Read More …

UN condemns deadly wave of drone strikes in war-torn Sudan

“We are alarmed by the continued deadly drone strikes across the country that are killing civilians, including children, and that are disrupting essential services,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. The rising use of armed drones during Read More …

Pakistan: Army major killed in Gwadar IED attack

An Army major was martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack during a security operation in Gwadar on Sunday, while security forces killed four terrorists in a separate operation in Kalat district, the military’s media wing said. Major Wajahat Read More …

Nigeria: Eight soldiers killed as army vehicle hits landmine near Cameroon border

Eight Nigerian soldiers have been killed after their patrol vehicle struck a landmine allegedly planted by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists near the border with Cameroon in Borno State. The soldiers died on Saturday when the vehicle ran Read More …

Saudi Arabia: Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more

The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. The attack was the deadliest in any Gulf Read More …

Iraq: Two soldiers killed by ISIS-era explosive in Nineveh

Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Sunday after an improvised explosive device left behind by ISIS militants detonated during a search and inspection operation in Nineveh province, Iraq’s Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred north Read More …

Thailand: Two injured in bomb explosion at a gas station in Narathiwat

Two employees of a PT gas station in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province were slightly injured last night by an IED rigged in a motorcycle side car. The two injured victims were rushed to the district hospital, treated and Read More …

Syria: Car bomb near security checkpoint injures two in Deir Ezzor countryside

An explosion near a checkpoint of the Syrian Internal Security Forces in eastern Syria injured two people on Thursday, state media reported. The blast struck a vehicle in Jazrat Al-Buhamid in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to the Syrian Arab Read More …

Pakistan: D.I. Khan explosion leaves 12 dead, 30 injured near Aman Mela

At least 12 people have been killed and 30 others injured in a blast near an Aman Mela (peace festival) in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan. Rescue officials and emergency teams from the Darazinda station rushed to the scene Read More …

Nigeria: Boko Haram, ISWAP attack kills vigilante commander and four others in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have killed a vigilante commander and four civilians in an attack on Wumbi community, Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the attack occurred on Monday, September 21, but information about the incident was Read More …

Pakistan: 21 killed, more than 80 injured in blast at Kohat Police Lines

At least 21 people, including 15 police officials, were martyred on Friday when an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a mosque in Kohat Police Lines, followed by terrorists storming the compound and attacking police facilities, according to senior police and district Read More …

Pakistan: Police officer and civilian injured in explosion near Sra Khawra checkpost

A civilian and a policeman were injured when a powerful vehicle-borne improvised explosive device went off on Indus Highway, damaging the outer wall of Sra Khawra checkpost, some 15 miles south of the provincial capital, officials said. They said that Read More …

Iraq: IED blast injures four Iraqi Army personnel in Kirkuk

An Iraqi army officer and three soldiers were wounded on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device struck their Humvee during a security operation northwest of Kirkuk, military sources told Shafaq News. The blast occurred in the Gharra mountain range in Read More …

Yemen: Houthis dug trenches and laid mines near Bab al-Mandab

Houthi forces have dug trenches in mountainous areas overlooking the Bab al-Mandab Strait and laid mines in the strategic maritime corridor, an unnamed Yemeni military source told the German Press Agency (DPA) on Tuesday. The source, who spoke on condition Read More …

Yemen: Houthis seize key port of Mocha

Houthi forces in Yemen are making a concerted drive to take over the country’s Red Sea coast fully, claiming control of the key port of Mocha in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years, bringing the Iran-aligned Read More …

India: 20-Kg IED cache recovered, defused in Jiribam

Security forces recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing around 20 kg during a joint operation in a jungle area between Leishabithol and Ahamadabad in Jiribam, Manipur. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, formations under the Spear Corps, in close coordination Read More …

Pakistan: Police constable killed in IED attack on police van in KP’s Karak

A police constable was killed and six officials were injured on Monday when an improvised explosive device (IED) was used to attack a police patrol van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district. Karak District Police Officer’s (DPO) spokesperson Shaukat Khan said Read More …

Pakistan: Peace committee member killed, 8 injured in IED blast in Upper South Waziristan market

One peace committee member was killed while eight others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Makeen Bazaar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper South Waziristan district on Friday, police said. Dera Ismail Khan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ghulam Read More …