Pakistan: Suicide bomber prematurely detonates explosives in North Waziristan, killing a husband and wife

A suicide bomber apparently detonated his explosives-laden vehicle prematurely in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban on Monday, killing a married couple in a nearby car, officials said. A local administration official, Rehmant Ullah, said the bombing happened in Read More …

Somalia: Two Al-Shabab militants killed in blast in the Lower Shabelle region

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Friday that two members of Al-Sabah militia were killed when a road bomb, they tried to plant in the Lower Shabelle region, blew up accidentally. The blast took place on the Read More …

Syria: Two SDF fighters killed by explosion in Raqqa

According to a SOHR report, two members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed, and one was injured in Raqqa. The two SDF combatants were killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) that suspected ISIS militants had planted on Read More …

Somalia: Al-Shabab launches bomb and gun attack on SNA base near Kenya border

The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants carried out a yet another daring attack in Somalia amidst preparation for final anti-Al-Shabaab push. The Friday morning assault occurred in the vicinity of Dolow near Somalia’s porous border with Kenya, where Al-Shabaab targeted a key Read More …

Nigeria: IED Injures 5 Soldiers, 2 Policemen At IPOB Camps

Five soldiers and two policemen sustained various degrees of injuries from Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during clearance operations in Anambra and Imo states. Gen. Nwachukwu said the troops during the raid cleared IPOB camps Read More …

Managing exits from violent extremist groups: lessons from the Lake Chad Basin

Some Lake Chad Basin countries (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria) have been dealing with violent extremism for over a decade. Disarmament, demobilisation, repatriation, reintegration and resettlement processes in these countries may offer useful lessons for other West African contexts, including Read More …

Myanmar: One dead, 12 wounded in Kayin state bomb blast

A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on Monday, an official said. The blast from a vehicle detonated near Thanlwin bridge checkpoint at around 6:50 am local time (0020 GMT), a government official from Read More …

Somalia: Bomb blast wounds one person in Mogadishu

A witness says an explosion occurred in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu early on Monday Tuesday morning. The explosion from a landmine was targeted at a vehicle carrying soldiers of the government army that was passing through the Buulo Hubey Read More …

Pakistan: At least 44 killed, over 100 injured in ‘suicide’ blast at convention in KP’s Bajaur

At least 44 people were killed while over 100 were wounded in a suicide blast at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bajaur district on Sunday. The explosion occurred when more than 400 JUI-F members Read More …

Iraq’s electric grid hit by fire, explosions amid scorching heat

A fire at a power station in southern Iraq and several explosions have affected the country’s ailing national electricity grid as temperatures rise. A statement by Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity on Saturday said a fire broke out shortly after noon Read More …

Syria: Six killed, 23 others injured in terrorist explosion in Damascus countryside

Six citizens were killed Thursday and nearly 23 others were injured in a terrorist explosion that targeted Assayida Zainab town in Damascus countryside. A motorcycle was detonated near a taxi of SABA at Kou Sudan street in Sayyida Zainab. Read Read More …

Kenya: Attack On Kenya Defence Forces Outpost Confirms Al-Shabaab Drone Use

Kenyan security forces have increased their operations along the country’s 680-kilometer border with Somalia in response to recent attacks by al-Shabaab. During one recent attack against a military outpost in Sirari, security forces killed a suspected suicide bomber and brought Read More …

Pakistan: Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in Khyber

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a roadside mosque when a police officer tried to arrest him after a chase in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing the officer, police said. It was unclear whether any Read More …

Yemen: 2 soldiers killed in blast in Taiz province

Two soldiers of Yemen’s government forces were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast in the southwestern province of Taiz, a military official told Xinhua. The official, who asked to remain anonymous, said that seven others were also injured when Read More …

Somalia: A suicide bomber kills at least 25 at a training academy in Mogadishu

A suicide bomber on Monday targeted a military training academy in Somalia, killing 25 soldiers in the capital of Mogadishu, a senior army officer said. Al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa, the Somalia-based al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the attack. The officer Read More …

‘Vigilance is key’: Al Shabaab threat rising in Kenya’s northeast

In Kenya’s rural northeast, roadside bombs and beheadings that killed two dozen people last month appear to be part of a troubling escalation of violence by Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists, analysts say. A regional economic powerhouse and a popular tourist draw, Kenya Read More …

Pakistan: 665 militant attacks reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since June 2022

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have said 665 militant attacks, including 15 suicide bombings, were reported in the province between June 18, 2022, and June 18, 2023. They also reported 382 gun attacks, 107 grenade blasts, 145 IED explosions, 15 rocket Read More …

DR Congo: Nine killed in North Kivu bomb blast

At least nine people have been killed and 16 injured after an explosive device accidentally detonated in a field in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said on Thursday. The blast occurred on Wednesday evening in Lubwe Sud in Read More …