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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS) has changed form several times over the years. With its origins in the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, ISIL was forged from an alliance between Read More …
Police announced Thursday that two people have been arrested in connection with an explosion at a Health Ministry office in the northern city of Nazareth last year, which caused damage but no injuries. The arrests were made in a joint Read More …
A man who stockpiled bomb-making materials to prepare for an apocalypse was caught after an explosion in his home. Michael Pym-Nixson, 54, was “obsessed with the breakdown of society” and taught himself how to create weapons to defend himself, a Read More …
Atleast three soldiers have been killed when terrorists suspected to be bandits planted an Improvised Explossive Device (IED) off the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Saturday. The troops deployed at Gwagwa village were going for an operation when their vehicle ran over Read More …
An Algerian man imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for nearly 20 years after being accused of being a bomb-making instructor for extremist groups has been released and sent back to his homeland. The Department of Defense announced Saturday Read More …
The Kaduna Police Command said it on Thursday diffused an improvised Explosives’ Device in , Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna Metropolis. The police spokesperson Muhammed Jalige said the IED was planted in the area by yet to be Read More …
Al-Shabab extremists in Somalia are getting “bolder” in their attacks and have increased using suicide bombers wearing homemade explosives in what security experts call a “change in tactics.” The Islamist militant group mounted one of its deadliest attacks Wednesday, targeting Read More …
Colombian National Army neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Chitagá – Cerrito road, border between Norte de Santander and Santander. The IED was installed under a bus, apparently by members of the Eln, who seek to frighten the Read More …
Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Saturday in Kaduna. “Security agencies reported that a suspected Improvised Explosive Device was detonated around Yazufa Junction, Hayin Danmani, Igabi Local Read More …
The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Friday that Saudi defenses shot down nine armed drones fired at the Kingdom. It said the aircraft were aimed at civilian locations and energy facilities. It accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen of Read More …
The leader of Somalia’s Hirshabelle region says dozens of people were killed Wednesday in attacks in the city of Beledweyne, including a member of the Somali parliament. Several more people died when militants opened fire at an airport in Somalia’s Read More …
The success of Ukrainian forces in deploying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) similar to those seen in the Middle East follows extensive military programmes run by British and American troops to bolster Kyiv’s military capabilities Ukrainian troops are claimed to be Read More …
A car bombing killed a senior Yemeni military leader and three of his entourage in the southern port city of Aden on Wednesday, three security sources said. The defense ministry confirmed that Brigadier General Thabet Gawas was killed in a Read More …
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen destroyed two explosive-laden Houthi boats on Wednesday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The coalition said that the militia was planning to use the boats in attacks on oil tankers crossing the Bab Al-Mandab Strait. Read More …
At least 13 soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in Burkina Faso’s eastern Gourma province in an ambush by suspected Islamic extremists, the army announced on Monday. A number of the attackers were killed in the incident, according to Read More …
The terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland has been lowered from “severe” to “substantial” for the first time in 12 years after what the government described as significant continuous progress with peace. The Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, announced the Read More …
Gunmen using dynamite have attacked a police station in southeastern Nigeria, a day after two police officers were killed in another attack in the area, police said. Sunday’s attacks in the state of Imo were the latest violence in the Read More …
Intelligence agencies worldwide are warning that Taliban rule in Afghanistan is radically reshaping terrorist and militant groups in South Asia and around the world. Specifically, intelligence and counterterrorism officials say that despite Taliban promises to sever ties with al-Qaida and Read More …
A water tanker driver was killed in a landmine explosion that took place in the Notal-Gandhwah road area of Nasirabad district on Saturday. Police said the landmine was planted at the under-construction Notal-Gandhwah road and it exploded when the water Read More …
Unknown gunmen have bombed the residence of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor located in Awo- Omamma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that the suspects used Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) Read More …