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The Afghan security forces launched a spate of airstrikes in eastern Logar province, killing one of the key elements behind numerous deadly attacks, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Saturday. “Qari Burhan, one of the most dangerous and key Haqqani Network Read More …
An explosion caused by a landmine laid previously by the Houthi rebels in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah injured three farmers on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua. “The Houthi-laid landmine exploded in an agricultural area in Read More …
A suicide attack in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar killed or wounded at least 18 people including six children. The provincial government in a statement said a suicide bomber targeted the Special Forces of the 02 Unit in Read More …
An airstrike in norhtern Balkh province destroyed a car bomb and killed two suicide bombers, the Afghan military said. According to a statement released by 209th Shaheen Corps, the security forces conducted the airstrike in at around 2:10 pm on Read More …
An explosion struck outside the house of Pangutaran, Sulu Mayor Asri Taib in Barangay Canelar Moret, Zamboanga City on Thursday morning (October 24). According to Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM) Spokesperson Maj. Arvin Encinas, it was only a minor explosion with no casualties Read More …
The Kolhapur police have arrested two brothers and have seized 69 crude bombs from them in the Mudshingi village of Hatkanangle taluka. The police are questioning the suspects to check if they have any link with the explosion along the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway last week, Read More …
The Afghan Special Forces killed 6 Taliban militants and destroyed large caches of weapons and Improvised Explosive Devices during the operations in 3 provinces. The military officials said Wednesday the Special Forces conducted the operations in the past 24 hours Read More …
Britain’s top police chief says investigators have foiled 24 terrorist plots since April 2017. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick today gave the updated figure, which includes 16 Islamist plots and eight inspired by extreme right-wing views. At the beginning of last Read More …
A public inquiry will be held to investigate the deaths of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, the Home Office has said. The inquiry will be chaired by Sir John, a retired High Court judge who was nominated Read More …
An incident involving a flower and a firework brought Dublin city centre to a standstill yesterday. One of the city’s busiest roads was put on lock-down after two tourists from the US, one of whom is war veteran who lost Read More …
Kenyan soldiers continue to suffer the brunt of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) attacks putting the rising use of the IEDs by Al-Shabaab in the spotlight. There is no doubt that IEDs are increasingly the weapons of choice for the terror Read More …
Innovative solutions that could be used to predict future threats such as terrorist attacks, detect and counter fake news, or identify vulnerable people on social media will be showcased at an event hosted by the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). Read More …
A gathering of customs administrations from various countries in the Asia-Pacific region was recently held in the country in a bid to intensify monitoring on the entry of explosives and hazardous chemicals in the nations’ territories. The Bureau of Customs Read More …
Despite increasing concern that Al-Shabaab has become even more daring after attacking the Halane Base Camp, the African Union peacekeeping force says the group is gambling with mortar bombs to strike fear. Mortar bombs fire explosive shells at close targets. Read More …
At least 62 people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman. The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building’s roof, eyewitnesses Read More …
The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) killed the facilitator of Taliban explosions in North-eastern Takhar province. According to a statement released by NDS, the NDS Special Forces killed Salahuddin alias Ibrahimi, the facilitator of Taliban explosions Read More …
In just the first nine months of 2019 overall, UNAMA counted more than 8,200 civilian casualties – 2,563 killed and 5,676 injured – similar to figures in the corresponding nine-month periods from 2014 onwards. But the last three months, has Read More …
An alleged female jihadist has appeared in court accused of plotting to blow up St Paul’s Cathedral in a suicide attack. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, from Hayes, Middlesex, was arrested last week and charged in connection with the alleged Islamic State Read More …
Italian police said on Wednesday they had found over 2.5 kilos of explosives, over a kilo of cocaine and 14 weapons, including machine guns, in a mafia stronghold. The haul was discovered in a garage by a sniffer dog during Read More …
A car bomb explosion left at least 2 dead and many others wounded in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the militants detonated a car bomb close to police headquarters of Alisheng district earlier today, Read More …