Somalia: At least 13 reported killed in suicide bomb blast in Mogadishu

Several people have been reported killed in a suicide bombing at an army recruitment centre in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The attacker on Sunday targeted a queue of young recruits lining up outside the Damanyo base, killing at least 13 people, Read More …

Pakistan: Remote-controlled blast targets police in Lower Dir

A remote-controlled bomb exploded near an armoured police vehicle in the Ashrogi area of Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Sunday. According to police officials, the blast did not cause any casualties or major damage. However, the explosion was immediately followed Read More …

California: Palm Springs fertility clinic ‘targeted’ in explosion that leaves one dead and at least 4 others injured

At least one person is dead and four others injured in a Palm Springs, California, explosion outside a fertility clinic, Akil Davis, the FBI’s assistant director in charge of Los Angeles’ field office, said Saturday. The FBI is still working Read More …

Nigeria: Militants kill at least 23 in Nigeria attack in Borno

At least 23 farmers and fishermen were killed and others abducted by suspected Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state this week, security sources and local residents told Reuters. Nigeria has been grappling with a long-running insurgency in its northeast, Read More …

Burkina Faso: Al Qaeda affiliate says 200 soldiers killed in recent attacks

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, according to a group that tracks the online activity of Islamist militants. Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin Read More …

Thailand: Bomb attack injures two officers in Pattani’s Yaring district

An explosive attack on a military truck belonging to the 44th Ranger Regiment Task Force in Pattani has left two officers injured. The attack took place at 1pm yesterday, May 13, when unidentified assailants planted a bomb in Yaring district. Read More …

Michigan: Former National Guardsman allegedly plotted ISIS-inspired attack on military facility near Detroit

A former member of Michigan’s Army National Guard was arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out an ISIS-inspired mass attack on a military facility near Detroit, according to newly unsealed court records. Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, allegedly engaged in detailed Read More …

Niger: Improvised explosive device kills eight gold miners in the Tillaberi region

A bomb blast in insurgent-riven west Niger has killed at least eight workers at the Samira gold mine in the Tillaberi region, local sources told AFP on Tuesday. Located in the borderlands straddling Niger and fellow unrest-hit Sahel neighbours Mali Read More …

Pakistan: Three children injured in Bannu blast

Three schoolboys were injured in a roadside bomb explosion in Surani Sikandakhel Bala area of Bannu district on Monday. A police official said that unknown miscreants had planted an improvised explosive device along a road near a government high school Read More …

India: 3 suspected militants and an Indian army officer killed in Kashmir fighting

Three suspected militants and an army officer have been killed in two separate gunbattles in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the Indian army said Saturday. Army soldiers laid a cordon in a forested area in southern Kishtwar district on Wednesday following a tip Read More …

India: IED defused in Haryana

An improvised explosive device (IED) recovered during a counter-terror operation in Sector 39 on Thursday night has been safely defused by a bomb squad from the Indian Army’s Western Command, based in Chandimandir. The 2-kg device, believed to contain RDX, Read More …

Pakistan: The shadow war

While most of the week’s headlines focused on India’s direct assault on Pakistan, its indirect, clandestine attacks also went on in the shadows all the while. A CTD official was martyred in a firing incident in the Hassankhel area of Read More …

Pakistan: Policeman martyred in Gwadar grenade attack

A policeman was martyred in an exchange of fire after attackers threw a hand grenade near a masjid in Gwadar, according to police. According to Gwadar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zia Mandokhail, a residential quarter of people belonging to Read More …

Nigeria: IED injures five children near construction site in Mafa, Borno State

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State on May 8, 2025, left five children injured, one of whom lost a hand. The explosion occurred around 1425hrs when the children unknowingly tampered with IED Read More …

Kenya: US offers $10 million for the Manda Bay Airfield terror attack suspect Abdullahi Banati

The United States Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $10 million (Sh1.29 billion at current exchange rate) for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Abdullahi Banati. The reward is Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis say attacks on Israel not in US ceasefire deal in ‘any way’

A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the United States does not include any operations against Israel, the group’s chief negotiator has announced. Mohammed Abdulsalam told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday that attacking Israel was not included in “any Read More …