Philippines: Basilan explosion kills 2 militiamen, injures 3 others

Two members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (Cafgu) died on the spot when they accidentally tripped on an improvised explosive device (IED) in Sitio Bato Piyat, Barangay Limbocandis, Sumisip town of Basilan province at around 12:30 p.m. on Read More …

Nigeria: Dozens of jihadists killed in mine explosion in Borno

Dozens of fighters from IS-affiliated jihadist group have been killed in a landmine explosion in the Lake Chad region in northeast Nigerian Borno, anti-jihadist militia leaders told AFP Monday. Two trucks loaded with militants from the Islamic State West Africa Read More …

India: Suspected Improvised Explosive Devices seized in Sonitpur

The police on Tuesday recovered three suspected handmade Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the Sonitpur district, which borders neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. The police informed that a person was arrested in connection with the recovery. According to the sleuths, acting on Read More …

Kenya: At least 1 killed, houses torched by al-Shabab militants in Lamu

At least one person was killed and several houses were burnt in a raid on two villages in Kenya’s coastal Lamu county, a government official confirmed on Sunday. Lamu County Commissioner Louis Rono said heavily armed assailants raided Marafa and Read More …

Pakistan: Two civilians killed, 3 soldiers among 10 injured in suicide attack in Bannu

Two civilians died and 10 others, including three Pakistan Army soldiers, were injured in a suicide attack on a convoy of security forces in Baka Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Monday. Read More …

U.S. Navy Detains 5 After Failed Attempt to Capture Merchant Ship, IKE in Persian Gulf

Five people suspected of attempting to hijack a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden are in U.S. Navy custody, a defense official confirmed to USNI News on Sunday. The five had boarded and attempted to take control of the Read More …

Out of Control: The Trafficking of Improvised Explosive Device Components and Commercial Explosives in West Africa

The use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in West Africa expanded dramatically over the last decade. IED-building networks have established material and training links across conflict areas in West and Central Africa, and their designs have remained constant and inexpensive Read More …

US intercepts explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen

The Pentagon announced this morning that a US destroyer intercepted several explosive-laden drones launched from Yemen from areas controlled by the Houthis. The US Central Military Command, Centcom, said in a post on X: “On the morning (Yemen time) of Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Drone drops box containing 9 grenades, 1 pistol, IED in Akhnoor

The Jammu and Kashmir police in a joint operation with the Indian Army, on Thursday, recovered a box that was dropped by a drone in the area of Palanwallah village near the LoC (Line of Control), said the police. According Read More …

Pakistan: Two soldiers killed in Razmak IED explosion

Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near a convoy of security forces in North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. The statement said that a sanitisation operation is being Read More …

Philippines: IED components dug up amid sustained anti-insurgency ops

Police operatives have recovered components for an improvised explosive device (IED) in a remote mountain village in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental as a result of sustained operations against the communist New People’s Army (NPA). Lt. Stephen Polinar, public information officer Read More …

Pakistan: Three die in Kech explosion

A roadside explosion killed three people in Balochistan’s Kech district on Sunday, Makran Division Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani said. According to Umrani, unidentified terrorists targeted a vehicle through an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Hoshap tehsil of the district. Read More …

India: Militants plant IED, attack Assam Rifles troop in Tengnoupal

Militants in Manipur ambushed a troop of Assam Rifles after planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Saibol area of Tengnoupal district on Thursday morning when the soldiers were conducting a regular patrol. None of the soldiers were injured because Read More …

Myanmar military admits facing ‘heavy assaults’ from anti-coup forces

Myanmar’s military regime has admitted it is facing “heavy assaults” by anti-coup forces who began a coordinated offensive at the end of last month, claiming to have taken control of several towns in border areas and dozens of military outposts. Read More …

India: 35-year-old man injured in IED blast in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

A 35-year-old man was injured in an IED blast in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, police said on Wednesday. The incident happened in a forest near Boipaisasang village in Goilkera police station area on Tuesday, they said. The victim, identified as Read More …

Pakistan: Resurgent militancy

While Pakistan may not be witnessing the mass-casualty terror attacks – particularly against civilian targets in urban centres – that the nation saw a decade ago, the militants are making their presence felt through frequent, deadly forays targeting security personnel. Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?

For years, the Houthi rebels controlling northern Yemen have chanted slogans at their mass rallies calling for the destruction of Israel. But they never acted on it until the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7. Since then, the Iran-backed Shiite Read More …

UK: Friend of ‘IS Beatle’ jailed for terrorism offences

A British man who spent two years with Islamic State in Syria and knew the British militant dubbed Jihadi John, has been jailed for carrying a weapon for terrorist purposes. Aine Davis was also sentenced at the Old Bailey for Read More …

More Attacks on US Forces Following Strike on Iran-Backed Targets in Syria

Iranian-backed militants have attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria at least four times in the past 24 hours, raising the number of attacks to 52 in less than a month, U.S. defense officials tell VOA. In the latest attack Read More …