Kenya: One injured in suspected Al-Shabaab IED attack in Lamu

The Kenyan Defence Forces soldier has been seriously injured on Saturday, February 12 when the vehicle he was traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) between Milimani and Baure in Lamu County. Al-Shabaab targeting construction workers clearly shows Read More …

UK: The ‘forgotten’ Coventry bombing that claimed five lives

On August 25 1939, a bomb tore through heart of Coventry city centre, leaving five dead and 70 injured. The bomb had been planted by the IRA, and exploded on a busy Friday afternoon, leaving shop fronts shattered and the Read More …

Philippines: RCIED discovered, destroyed at Maguindanao power cooperative grounds

Ordnance experts on Thursday destroyed a home-made bomb found on the premises of the office of a power utility cooperative. The improvised explosive device left in the compound of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (Magelco) in Barangay Upper Capiton was fashioned Read More …

Benin: Death toll in national park attacks in the north rises as France opens terror probe

Nine people including a Frenchman were killed this week in attacks in a national park in Benin’s remote north bordering troubled Niger and Burkina Faso, according to a government update. The toll was the deadliest in recent attacks Benin has Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion near mosque kills 1, wounds 7 in Badghis province

Explosion went off while dozens of worshippers had gathered inside the mosque for Friday prayers An explosion on the doorsteps of a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed one worshipper and wounded seven others on Friday, a Taliban official said. Baz Read More …

Somalia: Several killed in attack targeting election delegates in Mogadishu

A suicide bomber targeting a minibus full of delegates involved in Somalia’s parliamentary elections killed at least six people in Mogadishu, the ambulance service said, as the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab armed group claimed responsibility for the attack. The blast occurred early Read More …

Kenya: Four killed in IED attack in Garissa

Four people have been killed in an IED attack in Sangailu, Holugho sub-county in Garissa county on Thursday morning. The group was travelling from Masalani to Holugho when the incident happened. The driver of the vehicle narrowly escaped death and Read More …

Somalia: Four killed, seven injured in Bossaso explosion

At least four people were killed and seven others injured in an explosion at a restaurant in northeast Somalia’s Puntland commercial city of Bossaso on Wednesday afternoon. A Puntland police officer told state-run Radio Mogadishu that the bomber struck in Read More …

Burkina Faso army chief calls for ‘new impetus’ to combat jihadi terrorism

Burkina Faso’s new armed forces chief, who was appointed last week following a military coup, on Wednesday vowed to give a “new impetus” to a years-long struggle against jihadist insurgents. At a ceremony to mark his appointment, Colonel David Kabre Read More …

India: Deputy commandant among four CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Bijapur

The police said that of the four CRPF personnel, three seriously injured were airlifted to Raipur and doctors have said that their condition is stable. Of the four, three seriously injured were airlifted to Raipur and doctors have said that Read More …

Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board report uncovers millions of dollars worth of UAV and bomb making materials trade

A report by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) on freezing the assets of people linked to ISIS in Turkey has uncovered an evidence of the illicit arms trade. According to the MASAK report, millions of dollars worth of unmanned Read More …

Pakistan: At least two security forces personnel injured in Quetta blast

At least two security forces personnel were injured in a blast near a school at Saryab Mills, Quetta, Aaj News reported on Monday. As per reports, the explosive was placed on a motorbike near the school. The bomb blast shattered Read More …

India: Odisha journalist killed in IED blast

A journalist of Odisha’s Kalahandi district was on Saturday killed in an IED blast by suspected Maoist ultras targeting security personnel, a police officer said. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off when Rohit Kumar Biswal, a reporter-cum-photographer of a Read More …

Thailand: Three injured including two bomb squad officers injured in Songkhla’s bomb blast

While investigating the scene in Songkhla’s Chana district where a fisherman lost his leg when he stepped on a bomb buried underground, two explosive ordnance disposal personnel at the investigation site sustained serious injuries when another bomb exploded. They were Read More …

Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

Since the peak of its power seven years ago, when it ruled millions of people in the Middle East and struck fear across the world with deadly bombings and shootings, Islamic State has slipped back into the shadows. Its self-declared Read More …

Somalia: At Least 10 Killed As Bus Hits Landmine In Kismayo

At least 10 people were killed and two others wounded on Friday when the bus they were travelling in struck a landmine in Somalia, security officials and residents said. The victims were heading to the southern port city of Kismayo Read More …

Pakistan Says Attacks On Bases Repulsed; Up To 12 Soldiers, 15 Attackers Killed

Pakistan’s military has repelled nighttime assaults on two army bases in the southwestern Balochistan Province that killed up to 12 soldiers and 15 militants, authorities say. An ethnic separatist group, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), has claimed responsibility for the Read More …

Nigeria: Federal Government Discovers 123 Companies, 33 Bureau De Change Linked With Terrorism

The Federal Government on Thursday disclosed that 123 companies and 33 bureau de change service providers have been linked to terrorism financing in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed disclosed this during a press conference on the Read More …

Kenya: Four killed in IED attack on a vehicle in Wajir

Four people were Wednesday killed when a vehicle they were using ran over a bomb that had been set on the road in Andaki, Wajir County. The four were travelling in a land cruiser and are believed to have been Read More …

Myanmar: People Defence Forces used a drone to attack military in Shwebo, Sagaing Region

People Defence Forces used a drone to attack military in Shwebo, Sagaing Region on February 1. According to the reports a drone attack killed two military personnel and seriously injured another one. Read more… Source: ThitHtooLwin