Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kunduz kills five, injures seven

A spokesman for the Kunduz police headquarters says five people were killed and seven others injured in a suicide bombing on Tuesday morning. Jumaddin Khaksar, a spokesman for the provincial police headquarters, added that the suicide bomber detonated his explosives Read More …

Jammu And Kashmir: Two soldiers killed in IED explosion in Akhnoor sector

Two soldiers were killed in action in a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) attack by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector today, the Indian Army said. In a post on X, the army’s White Knight Corps confirmed the casualties. Read More …

UN Security Council hears of persistent and evolving Da’esh threat

The terrorist group Da’esh, also known as ISIL, remains a serious global security threat despite years of sustained efforts to dismantle its operations, UN counter-terrorism officials warned during a Security Council meeting on Monday. The discussion focused on the 20th Read More …

Pakistan: From chaos to control – a counterterror roadmap

Last year saw no let-up in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, and if the first few weeks of 2025 are anything to go by, this year seems to be on the same trajectory. Dozens of security and law-enforcement personnel have been Read More …

Israel: IDF detains over 60 terrorists, confiscates weapons and explosives in West Bank

The IDF arrested over 60 terror suspects and confiscated dozens of weapons in the West Bank over the past week, the military confirmed on Friday. The confiscated weapons included a number of M-16 rifles, handguns, and Carlo firearms, as well Read More …

Israel: Three hostages freed from Hamas captivity as part of hostage deal’s fifth wave

Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami are the hostages released by Hamas on Saturday. The three have been held captive by the terrorist organization for 491 days. Both Ben Ami and Sharabi are residents of Kibbutz Be’eri. Levy, Read More …

Nigeria: Boko Haram IEDs kill two, injure others on market trip in Adamawa

Two people have been killed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Boko Haram terrorists while traveling to a market in Adamawa State. The incident occurred on Tuesday along the route between Harang and Jibhuhwui villages in Hawul LGA, Borno Read More …

Syria: At least 19 killed mostly women in a car bomb explosion in Manbij

A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said. The car detonated next to Read More …

Iraq’s PMF foils ISIS bombing attempt in Kirkuk

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) “successfully” thwarted an ISIS bombing attempt targeting civilians and security forces in southwest Kirkuk. The group stated on Sunday that explosives experts from the PMF’s 15th Brigade, under the North and East Tigris Operations Command, Read More …

India: 25 kg of IED in plastic container detected on Bijapur road

The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday detected and destroyed 25 kilogram of IED planted by Maoists on the road near Dhan Mandi at a distance of 3 kilometre from Usur on the Usur-Awapalli main road in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Read More …

Israel: Three hostages return to Israel after 15 months in Gaza captivity

Three hostages returned to Israel Saturday, as Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon were released from Hamas captivity after 484 days. Siegel arrived at the main reception point on the Re’im base in Israel shortly before noon, the military Read More …

Syria: CENTCOM Forces Kill Senior Operative of Terror Group Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate

TAMPA, Fla. – On Jan. 30, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria targeting and killing Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir, a senior operative in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din (HaD), an Al-Qaeda affiliate. The airstrike is Read More …

Syria: Tunnels and car bombs, the latest war front in Manbij

Turkey’s allied forces have captured an entire underground ‘city’ in Manbij, previously controlled by Kurdish paramilitaries. Clashes near the Euphrates River threaten to cause a catastrophe at the Tishrin Dam. Clutching a small radio transmitter, Abu Azzam shouted at the Read More …

Israel: Hostages released from captivity in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners after delay

First, hostage Agam Berger, and then later on Thursday, hostages Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, and five Thai citizens were released by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Berger was freed in the early morning with Yehoud and Mozes released hours later. Read More …

Pakistan army foils militant attempt to take security post in Balochistan

Islamist militants in an explosive-laden vehicle were thwarted in their attempt to overrun a Pakistani security post near the border with Afghanistan, the army said on Tuesday. The five attackers, including two suicide bombers, were killed when the post came Read More …

Morocco thwarts terrorist plot in explosive attack planning stage

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), with precise intelligence from the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), thwarted an imminent terrorist plot early Sunday morning. The plan, still in its preparatory stages, aimed to execute explosive attacks. The suspects, Read More …

Pakistan: One killed, 15 injured in southwestern as IED blast targets Punjab-bound bus

One person was killed while 15 others, including army soldiers, were injured in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday when a passenger bus headed toward Pakistan’s Punjab province was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED), an official of the paramilitary Levies Read More …

Nigeria: Suicide attack kills 27 soldiers in the northeast

At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a suicide attack attributed to jihadist militants in the northeast, military sources confirmed on Sunday. The attack occurred during a ground offensive launched on Friday by troops targeting a stronghold of Islamic Read More …

Yemen: Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Previous prisoner Read More …

Israel: Four female soldiers unite with families after 477 days in captivity

Four former hostages were released Saturday as part of Phase 1 of the hostage-ceasefire deal, as IDF surveillance lookout soldiers Karina Ariev, Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy returned to Israeli territory after 477 days in captivity. Ahead of Read More …