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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit cleared for publication on Tuesday that Sergeant Major (res.) Vladimir Loza, aged 36, from Ashkelon, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip. Loza served as a soldier in the 5th Brigade’s 7020th Battalion, and fell Read More …
At least three Ethiopian soldiers were reportedly killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb attack on their military convoy in Baidoa, some 250km south west of the capital, Mogadishu. The explosion, caused by a landmine, hit an armoured Read More …
At least two children were killed in a bomb explosion early Monday in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to locals and security sources. The children were trekking along the Bargaram-Abasouni Road in the Logone-et-Chari division of the region when they Read More …
Islamist militants in Pakistan have started using commercially acquired quadcopter drones to drop bombs on security forces in the country’s northwest, police said, a potentially dangerous development in the volatile region. The use of such drones, which are powered by Read More …
One powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the Nongtaw village area in Piyong circle in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. Security forces had intensified counterinsurgency operations in eastern Arunachal Pradesh and eastern Assam following reliable intelligence Read More …
A senior officer belonging to security forces was martyred in a bomb attack at the Western Bypass area on Saturday, according to officials. Police said a magnetic explosive device was attached to the officer’s vehicle, which exploded in the Jabl-i-Noor Read More …
Calm returned to southern Syria’s Sweida province on Sunday after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups. A ceasefire announced on Saturday appeared to be holding after earlier agreements failed to end fighting between longtime rivals the Read More …
Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of the country’s Druze population – an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. Read More …
A gas pipeline supplying natural gas to Punjab was blown up in the Wanda Ameer area of Lakki Marwat district during the early hours of Wednesday. The explosion, which occurred under the cover of darkness, was reportedly carried out by Read More …
At least three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed on Tuesday, July 15, while seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) at Badaah area on the Kiunga-Sankuri road in Lamu County. Lamu Read More …
GENEVA – The most recent violence in Suwayda governorate in southern Syria has reportedly resulted in the deaths of dozens, including women and children, and the injury of more than one hundred others, with clashes reportedly ongoing. A conflict between Read More …
A drone attack halted production at the Sarsang oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Tuesday only hours before its U.S. operator signed a deal to develop another field. The Sarsang field is operated by HKN Energy, a privately held U.S. Read More …
Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday after Al-Shabab combatants drove out government-allied clan fighters, Read More …
A military dog is being hailed as a hero in Colombia after detecting a bomb planted by guerrilla fighters that exploded during a military operation, authorities said, adding that the wounded canine’s actions saved the lives of dozens of soldiers Read More …
At least 89 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in violent clashes erupting in Syria’s Suwayda province, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) warning of a “risk of a new massacre” as government security forces are reportedly Read More …