Somalia: Founding al-Shabaab member killed in Middle Jubba airstrike

A senior al-Shabaab commander and founding member of the militant group was killed in a Somali government airstrike in Middle Jubba, the Defence Ministry announced Monday. The ministry said the strike, conducted on the night of October 26, targeted Bu’aale, Read More …

Pakistan: Confronting Deadly Trifecta of Terrorist Groups

After more than two decades as a frontline state in the Global War on Terror, Pakistan continues to face a complex and adaptive threat landscape. Militant outfits affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Baloch insurgency, and the Islamic State Read More …

Pakistan: Senior police officer and two others killed in back-to-back blasts in Hangu

Three cops, including a superintendent of police (SP), were martyred as back-to-back blasts rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu on Friday, according to police. KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed shared these details with Dawn.com, saying that the first blast Read More …

UK: Men jailed over arson attack for Russia on Ukrainian business in London

Six men have been jailed for their parts in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine. The fire at industrial units in Leyton, east London, on 20 March 2024, caused £1.3m in damage. Ringleader Dylan Read More …

India: Suspected IED blast damages railway track in Assam’s Kokrajhar

Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) damaged a section of track in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, officials said. The explosion occurred shortly after midnight, around Read More …

Ukrainian citizens arrested in Poland and Romania over an alleged Russian plot

A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, while two others were arrested in Romania, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors said the individuals acting on behalf of the Russian intelligence Read More …

Polish court blocks extradition and frees Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream pipeline blasts

A Polish court on Friday blocked the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and ordered his release, a ruling that was welcomed by Poland’s prime minister. Read More …

Thailand: Roadside bomb blast in Narathiwat injures police, civilians

Three police officers and six civilians were injured, with four badly hurt, when a roadside bomb was detonated in Yi-Ngo district of this southern province on Thursday. The incident occurred at about 9am on Ram Komut Road where police from Read More …

Syria: Bombing targeting oil facility guards killed four people and wounded nine others

Syria’s energy authorities on Thursday strongly condemned what it described as a “cowardly terrorist attack” that killed four people and wounded nine others when a roadside bomb struck a bus carrying oil facility guards near the town of Saalo in Read More …

India: ‘Victim-Operated IEDs on the rise’, National Security Guard warns of shift in terror tactics

A detailed analysis by the National Security Guard (NSG) has revealed a significant shift in the tactics used by extremist groups across India, with a sharp increase in the use of victim-operated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during 2024. The findings, Read More …

Greece: Explosion at Ministry of Rural Development in Athens

A late-night explosion caused by an incendiary device rocked the Ministry of Rural Development building on Syngrou Avenue in Athens on Saturday, October 11, 2025, resulting in significant material damage but no injuries. Security footage obtained by MEGA captured the Read More …

Pakistan says it will ‘take all measures to defend its territory’ after Afghanistan aggression

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday warned Afghanistan that Pakistan was “exercising extreme caution in its defensive response” to the former’s unprovoked firing raids along the border, terming it a “serious provocation”. In a statement on Read More …

Afghanistan: Armed forces of the Islamic Emirate have carried out a counter-attack operation against Pakistan security forces

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others wounded during an operation conducted last night. Mujahid added that during the retaliatory operations carried out across the hypothetical Durand Line, Read More …

India: Fourth elephant dies in IED blast in Jharkhand’s Saranda forests

The elephant, which got injured in an IED blast in the Saranda jungles of Chaibasa on October 6, finally succumbed to its injuries early in the morning on Sunday. This is the fourth elephant that died in an IED blast Read More …

India: CoBRA commando injured in Naxal IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

A jawan from the CRPF’s elite CoBRA unit sustained injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, reported news agency PTI. According to officials, the incident occurred when a team from Read More …

Yemen: One killed, another injured in IED explosion targeting civilian vehicle in Marib

A civilian was killed and another sustained moderate injuries following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) that targeted a private vehicle in Al-Wadi district, located east of Marib governorate. Local security sources reported that the incident occurred early Read More …

Nigeria: 4 Soldiers killed as Boko Haram terrorists attack troops in Borno

No fewer than four soldiers have been confirmed dead after Boko Haram terrorists launched a coordinated assault on Nigerian Army troops in Ngamdu, Borno State, deploying Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), command-detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and armed drones. The attack, Read More …

Belgium: 3 arrested in suspected terror plot to deploy explosive device using drone

Belgian federal authorities have arrested three young suspects in connection with what prosecutors said was an attempted terrorist attack on the country’s politicians, including Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Federal prosecutor Ann Fransen said the suspects — born in 2001, Read More …

Pakistan sees surge in militant-linked violence in third quarter

Violence in Pakistan has surged over the past three months due to a spike in militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations, an Islamabad-based think tank said Monday. The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) reported a 46 percent rise Read More …