Nigeria: Multiple suicide bombings kill at least 18 people in northeast of the country

At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities said. In one of three blasts on Saturday in the town of Gwoza, Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces ‘carried out over 7,000 anti-terror ops’ in less than 3 months

Pakistan’s security forces have carried out as many as 7,745 anti-terror operations from April 1 to June 10 in their bid to curb the scourge of terrorism faced by the country, sources told Geo News on Wednesday. These operations were Read More …

Moving bombs

In the post-9/11 scenario, suicide bombing emerged as the deadliest and most popular terrorist strategy adopted by various groups around the world. After 9/11, there was an intensification in both the frequency and innovation of suicide bombings. Among these, the Read More …

Syria: Three SDF fighters die, others wounded following ISIS suicide attack in Deir ez-Zor

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said three of its fighters fell as martyrs and others were wounded as the result of an attack by an Islamic State suicide bomber. The attack happened in the town of Al-Shahil, Deir ez-Zor’s eastern Read More …

New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing

New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The incident was Read More …

Pakistan police kill bomber to thwart attack on Japanese nationals

Police in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom survived, a police spokesperson said. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the Read More …

US military’s additional review into deadly Kabul airport attack concludes troops did not see bomber ahead of attack

An additional review by the US military into the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which aimed to clear up outstanding questions about the attack, has concluded that service members had not previously seen the suspected Read More …

Pakistan: Five Chinese nationals and Pakistani driver killed in SVBIED attack in Bisham

China has demanded a “thorough investigation” after five of its nationals and one Pakistani were killed in an attack on a convoy in Bisham tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla, according to the regional police chief and a station house officer Read More …

Niger: At least 23 soldiers killed in ambush in Tillaberi region

Militants killed at least 23 Nigerien soldiers and wounded 17 more during an attack on a military unit in Tillaberi region, the northwestern corner of the country on Wednesday, the defence ministry said. More than 100 armed men on motorbikes Read More …

Afghanistan: Suicide Attack Kills Three, Injures 12 in Kandahar

Asadullah Jamshed, spokesperson for the police command of Kandahar province, reported to TOLOnews that a suicide attack near a bank resulted in the death of three civilians and injured 12 others. The incident occurred on Thursday morning. Read more… Source: Read More …

Nigeria: Suicide bomber detonates bomb in Borno, injures two

Two people have sustained varying injuries after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device strapped to his body near a mosque in Biu Local Government of Borno State. The state Public Relations Officer, ASP Daso Nahum, said “The male Read More …

Pakistan: Attack on military post in North Waziristan kills 5 security officers

Militants attacked a military post in Pakistan near Afghanistan on Saturday morning using a vehicle laden with explosives, killing five security force members, Pakistan’s military said. The incident in northwest Pakistan was carried out by six attackers, the military’s media Read More …

Israel: Attack in Tel Aviv foiled, terrorist carried device with 20 kg of explosives

Soldiers from the Duvdevan Unit, following intelligence provide by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), on Monday foiled a suicide attack in central Tel Aviv, on the first day of the month of Ramadan. Kan 11 News on Tuesday evening Read More …

Somalia: Heavy fighting as security forces battle al-Shabab attack

Heavy fighting is underway in central Somalia after al-Shabab militants attacked military bases in Mudug region. Eyewitnesses have told the BBC they heard heavy gunfire and explosions at dawn on Wednesday. The attack reportedly began with a suicide bombing, targeting Read More …

Somalia: Suicide bombing kills three people, injures two in Mogadishu

A suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has killed three people and injured two others, according to the authorities. Al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. The suicide bomber, who was being pursued by police, blew himself up Read More …

Syria: An ISIS terrorist wearing explosive belt eliminated in Daraa

Component authorities in Daraa managed to kill one of ISIS terrorists wearing a suicide belt before blowing himself up among a patrol member, east the city. In addition, an IED was founded in the al-Kashef neighborhood, with it been detonated Read More …

Iran identifies suspected bomb-maker behind twin blasts, arrests 35 people

Iranian authorities say they have identified the alleged ringleader who made bombs used in the twin bombings on January 3 in the southeastern city of Kerman that killed more than 90 people, state media reported. On Thursday, the Ministry of Read More …

Pakistan: Suicide bomber among 4 terrorists killed by security forces in North Waziristan

Security forces on Tuesday killed four terrorists including a suicide bomber during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa North Waziristan district, the military said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, the operation was conducted on the reported Read More …

Pakistan: 25 soldiers killed in Dera Ismail Khan attack

Twenty-five Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while 27 terrorists were killed in three separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “heightened activities” were witnessed 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 …