Cameroon: Separatists claim deadly roadside attack that killed 7 soldiers

A separatist group has claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb attack that detonated in southwestern Cameroon, killing seven soldiers. The attack happened Friday morning near the town of Malende, according to local media. The Fako Unity Warriors, an English-speaking separatist Read More …

Mali: Al Qaeda-Linked JNIM Burns Road Construction Equipment Along Bamako-Kayes Corridor

The Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), on Tuesday attacked a road construction site along the Bamako-Kayes corridor, setting fire to heavy equipment and temporarily halting work on the strategic project. A short clip which captured the Read More …

Pakistan: Militant attacks surge to decade-high in August

Pakistan witnessed an alarming spike in militant violence in August this year, registering a 74 per cent increase in militant attacks compared to July, becoming the “deadliest month in over a decade”, according to data released by the Islamabad-based think Read More …

Nigeria: Army intercepts 242 bags of fertiliser bound for terrorists’ bomb production in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted 242 bags of NPK fertiliser suspected to be diverted for use in the production of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs by terrorists in Borno. Reportedly, troops of 151 Task Force Battalion at Banki Junction Read More …

Pakistan: More than 30 terrorists killed while assembling IED inside a mosque in Bajaur

More than 30 suspected terrorists were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) they were assembling inside a mosque in Bajaur district went off on Thursday. The incident came hours after at least 15 suspected terrorists were eliminated in an Read More …

Colombia: Car bomb attack on military base in Cali leaves at last six dead

A car bomb attack near the military school of Colombia’s Marco Fidel Suarez Air Base, in eastern Cali, left at least six people dead and several others injured. The explosion occurred around 3 p.m. in the vicinity of the military Read More …

Philippines: Soldiers recover 17 bombs in South Cotabato, foil alleged rebel plot

Soldiers in South Cotabato recovered 17 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) believed to have been planted by communist rebels, preventing a possible attack in the province, the military said on Thursday. Troops from the Army’s 105th Infantry Battalion responded to reports Read More …

UNOCT: Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex’

The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple ISIL leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its Read More …

Mali: JNIM group says 21 soldiers killed in widescale attacks in Ségou Region

Al Qaeda-linked militants killed 21 soldiers during coordinated attacks in Mali on Tuesday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization that tracks online reports by Islamist militants. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) said it captured two soldiers, Read More …

DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process

M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month in one of the worst atrocities by the armed group since its resurgence in late 2021, Human Rights Watch has said in a report. This Read More …

Bangladesh-Myanmar border: Landmine-related injuries on the rise

In the first six months of this year, at least 18 people — 17 Bangladeshis and one Rohingya — were wounded in landmine explosions on the Myanmar side of the border. Two Rohingyas were killed and six others wounded last Read More …

Pakistan: Attack on bomb disposal unit leaves three injured

Three security personnel got injuries on Sunday as terrorists opened fire on a bomb disposal unit in the Ladha tehsil of Upper South Waziristan district. According to security officials, the injured personnel were transported to a nearby hospital. The officials Read More …

Nigeria: Police recover unexploded bomb in Borno farmland

The Borno State Police Command has recovered an unexploded ordnance, UXO, on a farmland in Dikwa Local Government Area of the state. The discovery was reported by a farmer, Babagana Kachalla, who found the suspicious object while working on his Read More …

Pakistan: Security agencies foiled Balochistan ‘suicide attack’ on Independence Day

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Monday said security agencies had arrested an alleged “would-be suicide bomber” as they foiled a terrorist attack on Independence Day. The security situation in Balochistan has worsened in recent months, as terrorists, long involved Read More …

Somali forces kill senior Al-Shabaab commander Magaalabeen in Bakool region

Somali National Armed Forces have killed senior Al-Shabaab commander Hussein Moallim Hassan, known as Magaalabeen, during a military operation in Southwest state on Sunday. The operation took place near Buurdhuuxunle, about 17 km north of Waajid in Bakool region, according Read More …

India: Police officer killed, three others injured in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Bijapur

A jawan from the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) lost his life and three others got injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Bijapur district on Monday, PTI reported citing the officials. The blast Read More …

Nigeria confirms capture of Ansaru leaders

he Nigerian Government has confirmed the capture of two top leaders of Ansaru, the Al-Qaeda affiliate operating in the country, following a months-long intelligence-led operation. According to him, the duo have long been on Nigeria’s most-wanted list and are accused Read More …

Pakistan: Six police officers killed, 8 injured in multiple attacks on police checkpoints in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least six police officials were martyred and another eight were left injured as militants attacked police checkpoints and patrols across seven districts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, including Peshawar, Upper Dir and Lower Dir, police said on Read More …

Burkina Faso: WFP suspends flights to Solle after explosion

The U.N. World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to the northwestern Burkina Faso town of Solle after an explosion near a helicopter it chartered injured a crew member and a government official. The WFP is trying Read More …

Colombia: Three soldiers killed in attack with explosive-laden drones near Buenaventura city

Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group. The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia’s navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya Read More …