Lake Chad: Under the radar, women traffic IED parts to Boko Haram

In February last year, two women were arrested in Kolofata, Cameroon, near the Nigerian border, for carrying tiny amounts of ammonium nitrate fertiliser. Kolofata’s gendarmerie brigade commander Ntsie Virgile, who told ENACT about this incident, said the women were arrested Read More …

Niger army says 15 terrorists killed in security operations

The army of Niger has confirmed that it had killed 15 terrorists in operations last Sunday in the western part of the country. According to its weekly bulletin released on Wednesday, the first operation was conducted along the Dargol-Bangno-Tchekirey-Goundey route, Read More …

Pakistan: Police defuse 15kg bomb in Lakki Marwat

The police foiled a terror bid by defusing an indigenously made bomb in Wanda Maidali area of Lakki Marwat district on Wednesday. A police official said that unknown miscreants had planted an explosive device in a room adjacent to a Read More …

India: BSF jawan injured in IED blast along India-Pakistan border in Gurdaspur

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was injured in an IED blast that occurred along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab, the force said in a statement on Wednesday. The incident took place on the intervening night of April 8-9 Read More …

Kenya: Investigation launched into Mandera IED explosion

DCI detectives have launched investigation into an IED explosion that occurred in Mandera leaving one person with injuries. The incident is reported to have occurred in a hotel blowing its rooftop off. Three people who were inside escaped unhurt as Read More …

Philippines: IED blast leaves 6 soldiers, 1 civilian hurt in Iloilo

Six soldiers and a civilian were wounded when an alleged improvised explosive device blew up in Janiuay town, Iloilo, on Friday. Members of the 601st Brigade of the Philippine Army and a 64-year-old civilian were struck by shrapnel. The military Read More …

Philippines: Captured rebel leads Army to NPA’s hidden weapons in Quezon

An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA), who was captured last week, led government forces to a cache of firearms hidden by his comrades in Lopez, Quezon province. Colonel Jeffrex Molina, chief of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division Read More …

Pakistan: ‘Militant attacks in March surged to highest level since 2014’

Militant violence and security operations intensified in the country in March 2025, with the number of militant attacks surpassing 100 for the first time since November 2014, according to a data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Read More …

Haiti: Armed gangs seized control of local prison in the city of Mirebalais

Heavily armed gangs struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday, seizing control of a local prison as hundreds of people fled the area under gunfire. Local media reported that gang members released dozens of inmates in the Read More …

Indian Army, Assam Rifles seize weapons and explosives in Manipur crackdown

The Indian Army and Assam Rifles launched information-based operations in the Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Chandel, Senapati, Jiribam, and Bishnupur districts of Manipur between 26 March and 29 March, as per an official statement from the Ministry of Defence. A detailed search Read More …

Pakistan: Terrorists blow up abandoned checkpost in Bannu

Militants blew up the building of an abandoned police post with explosives in the Wazir subdivision of Bannu district on Saturday. A police official confirmed the incident and said that the post was located in Barganto area in the limits Read More …

U.S. warns of possible attacks in Syria during the Eid holiday

The U.S. warned of an increased possibility of attacks in Syria during the Eid el-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Eid could begin in Syria on Sunday depending on the sighting of the Read More …

Nigeria, Sahel militants embrace DIY drone warfare

Under the cover of darkness, the jihadists moved into Wulgo, where the shores of Lake Chad meet the arid countryside of northern Nigeria. Around 1:00 am, a “barrage” of rocket-propelled grenades was fired, sending Cameroonian troops, stationed there as part Read More …

Nigeria: Coordinated militants attack on military outpost and army base kills 16 in Borno

Suspected Islamist fighters launched a coordinated attack on an army base and a military outpost in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, killing at least 16 people, security sources told Reuters. Boko Haram insurgents and ISWAP fighters struck an army base in Read More …

Cameroon: Islamic militants kill 12 soldiers in an attack near Lake Chad

At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers were killed Monday night in an attack by Islamic militants on the border with Nigeria, according to a statement from the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense. The attack also left over a dozen soldiers wounded and Read More …

Pakistan: Balochistan reports 13 fatalities in separate terror attacks

Amid the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, 13 more people have been killed in two separate attacks targeting bus passengers and a house in the province. Jiwani Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Dashti has said the dead and Read More …

New Frontlines and an Uncertain Future for Mine Clearance in Colombia

Nearly a decade after the landmark 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and a communist guerilla group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the prevalence of landmines remains a critical issue in the country. As mine Read More …

Somalia: ISIS attack in Puntland kills one soldier, injures nine

At least one Puntland soldier was killed, and nine others were injured in an attack by ISIS militants in the Xabley area of Ufayn district, Bari region, on Monday night. The attack, which took place in the Dhaban-Qooxle area of Read More …

Nigeria: Three injured as undetonated IED explodes in Yobe

At least three people have been hospitalized after an undetonated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The explosion occurred on Saturday in Ngomari Community, Buni Yadi, the headquarters of Gujba LGA. Boko Haram Read More …

Kenya: Six police personnel killed by suspected al Shabaab fighters in Garissa

At least six police personnel were killed in Kenya while four were injured in an attack on a police camp by suspected Islamist militants in Garissa county in the country’s east on the border with Somalia, police said. The assault Read More …