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The young woman was planning to join terrorist fighters in Idlib, Syria The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, arrested a young woman, inspired by jihadist terrorism, who was willing to join fighters for the so-called Islamic State Read More …
A suicide car bomb exploded at the western entry gate of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least three soldiers and wounding four others, an Afghan official said. The explosion on Friday targeted a government forces’ checkpoint near the gate Read More …
The Russian military police came under attack on Thursday, while traveling through the eastern countryside of Daraa in Syria’s southern region. According to a report from the Syrian Armed Forces, the Russian military police were traveling west from the town Read More …
A bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s volatile southern Helmand province Thursday killed a reporter working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Afghan Service, Radio Azadi. Afghan officials said the slain journalist, Elyas Dayee, and his brother were traveling to the press club Read More …
Two policemen were killed and another wounded in an early morning magnetic IED explosion in Kabul city. The incident happened in Khair Khana area, in PD11. Early reports indicate that an explosive device had been attached to the police Ranger Read More …
Several people were wounded Wednesday in what French officials described as a “bomb attack” targeting a World War I commemoration ceremony attended by European diplomats at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. France’s Foreign Ministry said the attack had Read More …
At least two civilians were wounded in a roadside mine blast in the east of Kabul on Monday morning, police said in a statement. The incident happened at around 7:30am Kabul time in Pul-e-Charkhi area in the east of the Read More …
Two civilians were killed and three others were injured as a roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar on Sunday, a security official told Sputnik. “This afternoon, two civilians were killed and three others wounded in a roadside Read More …
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has described how he helped foil an IRA bomb plot as he paid a Remembrance Day tribute to the fallen. He hailed the armed forces as “the backbone and safety net” of Britain – and recounted Read More …
Six people are wanted for questioning by detectives investigating the Manchester Arena bombing, a legal document has revealed. The parents of the brothers responsible for the atrocity are both suspects, as are two associates. One of the associates, who was Read More …
Roughly a year ago, U.S. special operators located and killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. A few months earlier, in March 2019, the United States and its allies Read More …
The UK’s terrorism threat level has been upgraded from “substantial” to “severe”. The move means security chiefs believe that an attack is highly likely but there is no specific intelligence of an imminent incident. The move follows Monday night’s shooting Read More …
A 26-year-old man was injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals exploded in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district on Tuesday, police said. The blast occurred near Edasmeta hill under Gangaloor police station area when Ramesh Hemla and Read More …
Two men and two women have died in a terror attack in Vienna and 15 others, including a police officer, have been seriously injured. Seven of the victims are in a life-threatening condition, news agency APA reported. One suspect, who Read More …
A suicide car bomber was killed by security forces near an outpost of the Afghan Border Force in the northern province of Kunduz before reaching his target on Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Defense said. The incident happened at 7:00 Read More …
Introduction to vehicle borne threats The threats range from vandalism to sophisticated or aggressive attack by determined criminals or terrorists. vehicles offer a convenient method to deliver a bomb, known as a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) a vehicle Read More …
A Taliban attack, most likely carried out by a drone, killed at least four security officers in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, according to senior and local Afghan officials, representing what could be the group’s first publicly known use of the Read More …
A man has pleaded guilty to fraud in relation to chemicals bought by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that Yahya Werfalli’s bank details were used to buy hydrogen peroxide on Amazon. The chemicals were Read More …
Recent attacks in Kabul and Khost provinces that have gone unclaimed have raised questions among Afghans who say it will undermine the ongoing peace efforts in the country. The Interior Affairs Ministry has blamed Taliban for the attacks, but the Read More …
An attack by seven gunmen, with three explosive-laden vehicles, at a police special unit compound in the eastern city of Khost, ended after nine hours, said the spokesman for Khost’s governor, Talib Mangal. The spokesperson said all gunmen had been Read More …