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Burkina Faso has been one of the central battlegrounds in the Sahel’s expanding jihadist conflict for more than a decade. The al-Qaeda-affiliated coalition Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) is one of the main armed groups operating there, alongside Islamic Read More …
Terrorist violence continues to pose a serious threat to stability and security across West Africa, with the Sahel region remaining the epicentre of global terrorism-related deaths. In recent years, terrorist groups, particularly those affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq Read More …
Engineering teams have begun removing mines and unexploded ordnance from the archaeological site of Ruwayha in southern Idlib, the Syrian Arab Republic’s state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday. The operation is part of a broader plan by the Idlib Read More …
An Improvised Explosive Device exploded early Wednesday along the Gusau–Funtua highway in Zamfara State, damaging a trailer conveying cement at Unguwar Mai Chida and disrupting traffic. The device is suspected to have been planted by bandits, who have been under Read More …
Continuous explosions were heard as a huge wall of flames rose from the arsenal of the Border Patrol Police 21 command centre in this northeastern province bordering Cambodia on Tuesday night. The flames were so intense that firefighters were initially Read More …
The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has warned of escalating terrorist threats along the Somali-Kenyan border during the holy month of Ramadan, citing a “bloody strategy” by the militant group Al-Shabaab to intimidate civilians and carry out cross-border attacks. In Read More …
When the Mexican Navy killed Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of the fearsome Los Zetas cartel who pioneered narco-terrorism in Mexico, in 2012, El Mencho was just beginning to emerge. He had helped weaken that group of elite ex-military personnel and Read More …
An explosion occurred at a school in the city of Dnipro on Feb. 23 during a classroom demonstration of ammunition, injuring two children, according to regional police. Authorities said the incident happened while ammunition samples were being shown to students, Read More …
Syria’s Minister of Emergency Management and Disaster Response, Raed al-Saleh, met a Ukrainian delegation in Damascus to discuss expanding cooperation on clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), the ministry said. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Ihor Bezkrovainyi, director of Read More …
The attacks of organized crime against institutions do not cease. During the early hours of this Monday, the offices of the State Attorney General’s Office in Buenavista were attacked. According to the data collected by the authorities, a drone was Read More …
At least three police officers from the General Service Unit were injured following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Fafi Subcounty, Garissa county. Police said the incident happened at around 6:33 am on February 23, 2026, at Harbole area. Read More …
Pakistan carried out intelligence-based strikes targeting seven terrorist camps and hideouts belonging to Fitna al Khawarij (FAK), its affiliates and the Daesh-Khorasan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to recent suicide attacks, the government said early Sunday. According to the Read More …
The Mexican military killed Rubén Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho,” the most wanted and dangerous drug trafficker in the world, this weekend in the state of Jalisco, in central Mexico, according to official sources who confirmed the information to EL Read More …
According to the 2025 Landmine Monitor report, Myanmar recorded the highest number of casualties globally in 2024 due to landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). The report states deaths and injuries more than doubled in a year as conflict Read More …
The Punjab Police found an improvised explosive device (IED) behind a police post in Amritsar district, even as the BJP slammed the “steadily deteriorating security situation” under the AAP Government. Acting on specific information, the Rayya police post in charge, Read More …
A controlled explosion of a suspected ordnance has been carried out near the former Scatsta Airport site. Police Scotland confirmed a team of experts carried out the explosion on Thursday, following a discovery at the site on Monday. Officers set Read More …
A 23-year-old man from New York drove across the country with an arsenal in his rental car, then crashed it into a Nevada power substation before killing himself in what police are calling a potential “terrorism-related event.” In a news Read More …
Officers were called to a house in Church Street, Bonsall, on Valentine’s day, Saturday, February 14, following concerns about items at the address. Some explosives were found at the address but they have since been removed. A man in his Read More …
Security forces in Manipur recovered an AK-47 rifle, multiple grenades, IEDs and other arms during coordinated search operations across several districts, even as the overall law-and-order situation remained normal on Tuesday, the Manipur Police said. Police recovered three hand grenades, Read More …
Explosive ordnance including landmines, improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war are known to contaminate at least fifty-eight countries, threatening the health of affected communities across generations. Despite the scale of this problem, mortality estimates pertaining to these weapons Read More …