Iraqi Special Forces personnel complete counter-terror training course in Pakistan

Iraqi Special Forces have completed an over two-month-long training course at the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) in northwestern Pakistan, state-run media reported on Sunday, as both countries eye bolstering military and defense cooperation for regional security. The Iraqi personnel Read More …

Pakistan: Three security personnel among 5 killed in Noskhi SVBIED attack

A vehicle-borne suicide bomber on Sunday attacked a security forces convoy in Balochistan’s Noskhi district, leaving three security personnel and two civilians martyred, the military’s media wing said in a statement. The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) emerged as a Read More …

Philippines: More terrorists surrender in Maguindanao del Sur

Another group of local terrorists in Maguindanao del Sur surrendered to the Philippine Army on Friday, March 14, the seventh since January. The 16 members of the Dawlah Islamiya and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters first turned over their powerful improvised Read More …

Thailand: Pattani blast injures 9 police on teacher-protection duty

A roadside bomb attack injured nine police officers on teacher-protection duty in Mae Lan district of this southern border province on Friday morning. The blast occurred on a local road between village Moo 1 and village Moo 2 in tambon Read More …

South Africa: Toyota Fortuner seized by police after explosives were found in the SUV

Police in Mpumalanga have arrested two foreign nationals, Justice Thejana, 30, and Rethabile Pheku, 40, after explosives were discovered in their vehicle, a white Toyota Fortuner. The pair was arrested along the R532 Road between Graskop and Ohrigstad. “During an Read More …

Kentucky: Son of Middletown victim put explosive under father’s car

The son of a man killed in Middletown is being charged with his murder. According to an arrest slip, Brandon McQuillen, 43, was arrested Wednesday, around 11 p.m. He was initially charged with possession of a firearm by a felon Read More …

Pakistan: JUI-F district emir, three others injured in IED blast at South Waziristan mosque

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) district emir Abdullah Nadeem along three others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded during Friday prayer at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan, police said. “The improvised explosive device (IED), apparently planted to Read More …

Austria to allocate millions of euros to Ukraine for mine clearance and grain delivery

Vienna will allocate €5 million to Ukraine for mine clearance efforts and €2 million for grain delivery following a visit by Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger to Kyiv on Friday 14 March. Meinl-Reisinger is reported to have arrived on a Read More …

Ecuador: Vehicle explosion outside Guayaquil Littoral Penitentiary leaves a prison guard dead

An explosion in the early hours of Thursday outside the Guayaquil Littoral Penitentiary, the most dangerous in Ecuador, left one guard dead and two injured and once again alarmed the inhabitants of the area, who have seen their routine altered Read More …

Isle of Wight: Man and teen arrested after ‘explosive’ found

A man and a teenager arrested after a suspected explosive object was discovered at an Isle of Wight address, have been bailed by the police. Officers were called to an address in Cockleton Lane, Gurnard, at 5.30pm on Tuesday (March Read More …

UK: Families evacuated as WWII bomb found in garden

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after a suspected WWII bomb was found. Kent Police were contacted at 09.18GMT on Thursday following the discovery in a garden on Kirby Road, Dartford. Officers, along with a Ministry of Defence bomb Read More …

Colombia: Violent turf war in Bogotá’s San Bernardo leaves three dead, nine injured

An explosion rocked Bogotá’s San Bernardo neighborhood on the night of Wednesday, March 12, leaving three dead and nine injured. Authorities confirmed the incident was caused by a grenade, which detonated near the Bicentenario station of TransMilenio, at the intersection Read More …

Swiss man arrested over Geneva parcel bomb attacks

A 61-year-old Swiss man was arrested in Geneva on Wednesday morning in connection with the parcel bomb incidents. The arrest was part of a major police operation led by the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) and the cantonal police, according Read More …

Pakistan: Jaffar Express siege ends

Security forces stormed the hijacked Jaffar Express on Wednesday, bringing a dramatic end to a 30-hour siege in the rugged Bolan area of Balochistan, killing all 33 terrorists, while successfully rescuing more than 300 passengers. Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Read More …

Pakistan: Timeline of attacks claimed by BLA over the last one year

The rescue operation to release the scores of people held hostage by terrorists who hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district continued on Wednesday, a day after the perpetrators took over 400 people hostage, including numerous security personnel. Read More …

Israel: IDF seizes weapons and explosives, arrests 12 suspects in West Bank operations

The IDF conducted several counterterrorism operations in the West Bank last night, the military announced on Wednesday. The IDF arrested a dozen suspects involved in terrorist activities and confiscated their weapons. During searches in Kabatiya, soldiers located about 100 kilograms Read More …

Nigeria: Three police officers injured in IED explosion in Borno

An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road has injured three police officers on routine patrol. The incident occurred at about 3pm on Tuesday, near Garin Kuturu village, between Auno and Jakana in Borno state. The Read More …

Pakistan: Terrorists using women, children as human shields hindering Bolan train rescue

Security forces have rescued at least 190 hostages and killed 30 terrorists involved in the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan district, vowing to continue the clearance operation until the last militant is neutralised. The train, carrying 400 Read More …

Syria: Entire families killed in sectarian violence, UN says

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last week, the United Nations’ human rights office said on Tuesday. The bloodshed in the coastal heartland of former ruler Bashar al-Assad saw Read More …

Nigeria: Experts advocate National Counter-IED Strategy

The National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), in collaboration with the British High Commission and the United States Embassy, has convened a Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Symposium to address the growing threat of IEDs in Nigeria. Security experts, government officials and international Read More …