Pakistan: Repolling delayed in Balochistan’s Kohlu after landmine explosion injures two

Repolling in the Kohlu district of Balochistan for the PB-9 constituency could not take place on Wednesday after a landmine exploded and rockets were fired at a polling station, according to the deputy commissioner. The incident came just hours after Read More …

New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing

New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The incident was Read More …

Yemen: Blast in the Gulf of Aden may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull

A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s Read More …

India: IED explosion damages bridge on NH2 in Manipur

A bridge on the National Highway 2 in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Kangpokpi district was partially damaged in an IED explosion early on Wednesday, disrupting traffic movement in the area, police said. The blast occurred on the bridge between Sapermeina and Read More …

Nigeria: Boko Haram bomb ‘experts’ surrendered in Borno

Two Boko Haram improvised explosive device ‘experts’, Abubakar Mohammed and Bana Modu, have surrendered to troops, says the Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF) in Borno. Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the military spokesman, said this in a statement in Maiduguri Read More …

Mali: ‘Jihadists’ kidnap over 110 civilians in Mopti province

Suspected jihadists in central Mali are holding more than 110 civilians they abducted six days ago, local sources told AFP on Monday. Three buses carrying the civilians were stopped on April 16 by “jihadists”, who forced the vehicles and the Read More …

Syria: Rocket attack from Iraq targets US base in al-Hasakah Governorate

The attack, launched from the town of Zummar late on Sunday, was the first since early February to target US troops, when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq brought to an end a campaign that had seen regular strikes against the US-led Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion in western Kabul kills at least one, injures three

The spokesperson for the Taliban police in Kabul confirmed an explosion in the western part of Kabul city, stating that one person was killed and three others were injured as a result. The Taliban official informed the media that the Read More …

Somalia: ISIS clashes Al-Shabaab in fight for control in Puntland

The war against terrorists in Somalia has taken an interesting twist after ISIS militants reportedly raided Al-Shabaab bases in the northeastern part of the country, which could further change the dynamics in the ongoing operations across the country. For the Read More …

Nigeria: 10 reportedly killed, 20 injured in IED explosion in Borno

At least 10 persons have been reported dead while 20 others sustained varying degrees of injury when a commercial vehicle drove over an Improvised Explosive Device. The IED was reportedly planted by terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic Read More …

How Nigeria, neighbours can defeat ISWAP terror group

The death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in 2021 triggered unprecedented exits from one of the group’s two factions, Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS). He died when the other faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), invaded his Sambisa Read More …

US military’s additional review into deadly Kabul airport attack concludes troops did not see bomber ahead of attack

An additional review by the US military into the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which aimed to clear up outstanding questions about the attack, has concluded that service members had not previously seen the suspected Read More …

Israel: Four IDF soldiers wounded in explosion on Lebanese side of border

Four IDF soldiers were wounded by an unidentified explosion just inside the Lebanese side of the western border with Israel during operations related to securing the border. The IDF is still reviewing what caused the explosion but did not say Read More …

Myanmar: 12 injured in bomb blasts in Mandalay during Thingyan water festival

Twelve people were injured in bomb blasts during the Thingyan water festival in central Myanmar’s Mandalay on Sunday, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council said. The incident occurred at around 10:25 a.m. local time (0355 GMT) on Sunday Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: IED recovered, destroyed in Rajouri

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Jammu and Kashmir police alongwith Rajouri police recovered a mobile phone box based Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from Draj village of Budhal in Rajouri. The explosive material has been destroyed by Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) Read More …

Syria: Three citizens injured in landmine blast left behind by terrorists in Hama

Three citizens were martyred, another got injured in landmine blast left behind by terrorists in Hama northern countryside. A source at Hama Police Command told SANA reporter that a landmine, left behind by terrorists, went off in al-Zoughbeh village while Read More …

Nepal: Little-known armed group detonates ‘pressure cooker bomb’ at Ncell tower in Sindhuli

A ‘pressure cooker bomb’ was exploded at the Ncell Tower located in Kamalamai Municipality-4 of Sindhuli. According to the police, the explosion occurred at around 1 o’clock on Wednesday night. Superintendent of Police (SP) Binod Sharma of the District Police Read More …

India: Two security personnel injured in IED blast in Bijapur

Two security personnel were injured in a Maoist IED blast in Bijapur district of Bastar on Wednesday. Bijapur is the epicentre of the crackdown by security forces in Bastar since the Vishnu Deo Sai-led BJP govt took over — 56 Read More …

Pakistan: One police officer killed, 6 others wounded in grenade attack at a mosque near Quetta

A police officer died and six other officers were wounded in a grenade attack Monday at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan, authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack near Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Local police Read More …