Somalia: Blast kills 2 Ethiopian soldiers in Baidoa town

At least two Ethiopian soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a roadside bomb attack on their convoy in Baidoa town, about 250km south-west of Mogadishu. The blast occurred on the road to Baidoa airport, targeting a convoy of Read More …

Sudanese airstrike hits Darfur airport, killing 40 suspected mercenaries

A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country’s Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killing dozens of suspected mercenaries, Sudanese officials and a rebel adviser said Thursday. Wednesday’s strike on Read More …

U.S. Department of State: Reward Offer Increase of Up to $50 Million for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Nicolás Maduro

The Department of State and the Department of Justice are announcing a reward offer increase of up to $50 million under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Nicolás Maduro for violating U.S. Read More …

Pakistan: A roadside bomb targeting police vehicle in South Waziristan kills 2 officers and wounds 14

A powerful roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least two officers and wounding 14 others, mostly passersby, officials said. The Read More …

Ukraine: Two teenagers arrested for deadly terrorist attack in Zhytomyr

Ukrainian security forces have arrested two 17-year-olds — a boy and a girl — in connection with a terrorist attack in Zhytomyr that killed one man and seriously injured another. The investigation revealed that the teenagers — a local vocational Read More …

Pakistan: 11 killed in terror attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces

Eight security personnel and three civilians embraced martyrdom in different terror attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, officials said on Wednesday. In Balochistan’s Mastung district, three security personnel, including a senior officer, were martyred and three others sustained injuries in Read More …

Kenya: Eight police officers injured in Garissa IED attack

At least eight police officers were injured in an explosion that hit their vehicle along Banabs-Yumbis Road in Garissa County, police authorities said. The group was travelling in a police Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle in the area on Read More …

Nigeria: Troops intercept illicit logistics bound for Cameroon, destroy 14 IEDs in Borno

In a series of intensified operations aimed at disrupting insurgent logistics and safeguarding civilian communities, Nigerian Army troops have recorded significant successes in Borno State, intercepting contraband believed to be destined for terrorists and safely neutralizing multiple improvised explosive devices Read More …

India: Series of explosions along Odisha-Jharkhand border

After a hiatus of nearly five years, operatives of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit appear to have made a return to the Odisha-Jharkhand border, triggering a series of blasts from Saturday night to Sunday evening. Police said the eastern regional Read More …

Pakistan: Two killed, one injured in Sui bomb blast

Two people were killed and another injured in a roadside bomb explosion in the Sui area of Dera Bugti district on Saturday. According to Levies officials, the incident took place in the Kanjo Saghari area of Sui, where an improvised Read More …

Pakistan: Four family members injured after mortar shell falls on house in Bajaur

Four members of a family were injured when a mortar shell fell on a house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Thursday, according to the police. Bajaur police spokesperson Israr Salarzai told Dawn.com: “The house of a citizen in Gohati Read More …

Pakistan: Militants use quadcopter to attack Miryan police station, injuring 6

Militants carried out a drone attack on Miryan police station in Bannu by dropping explosives from a quadcopter, injuring six security personnel, including the CTD SHO. The injured include two army personnel, three CTD officials, and a police constable. The Read More …

Burkina Faso: Militant attack on military base in Dargo kills 50 troops

A deadly assault on a military base in Dargo, northern Burkina Faso, has left around 50 soldiers dead. Local sources told the Associated Press that about 100 militants stormed the base on Monday, killing troops before looting and setting it Read More …

Africa Surpasses 150,000 Deaths Linked to Militant Islamic Groups in Past Decade

Militant Islamist groups in Africa continue to be highly active agents of instability across five theaters on the continent. The 22,307 fatalities linked to these groups over the past year sustain a record level of lethality observed since 2023 and Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel

The rebel Houthi group in Yemen has said it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality, as part of what it described as the next phase of its operations against Read More …

Israel: Golani Brigade officer, soldier killed by bomb in Khan Younis

An IDF officer and soldier from the Golani Brigade’s elite reconnaissance unit were killed Saturday in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, when an explosive device was detonated against a Namer armored personnel carrier (APC), the military said Sunday morning. Separately, Read More …

DR Congo: At least 38 killed in church attack in Komanda

At least 38 people have been killed and 15 others injured in an attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack, carried out by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) wielding Read More …

Somalia: Extremist rebels capture remote but key town in Hiiraan region

The extremist rebels of al-Shabab seized control of the central Somali town of Mahaas on Sunday after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive, according to witnesses. Mahaas, in the central region of Hiraan, is located about 350 kilometers Read More …

Iran: At least five killed in courthouse attack in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan

An attack on a courthouse in southeastern Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province has killed at least five civilians and injured 13, Iranian media report. A mother and child were among those killed on Saturday by gunmen who threw a hand grenade into Read More …

Pakistan: Terrorist attack on police station thwarted in Bannu

A terrorist attack on the Basia Khel police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district was successfully foiled, with the attackers forced to flee after a swift response by security personnel, a statement issued on Friday said. Bannu Police Spokesperson, Aamir Read More …