Yemen’s Houthis release video of drone attack on oil tanker in Red Sea

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels released footage on October 3 showing an uncrewed surface vessel, or drone boat, striking a ship they described as a “British” oil tanker, the Cordelia Moon, in the Red Sea two days earlier on October 1. Read More …

Iraq: ISIS ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk

At least four Iraqi soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) ambush in Kirkuk province, the army said, as Baghdad continues to battle jihadist remnants in the country. “At 10:00 am on Wednesday, a force from Read More …

Israel: Seven murdered in Jaffa terror shooting, many more wounded

Seven people were murdered and dozens were wounded in a terrorist shooting attack at a light rail station in Jaffa on Tuesday evening. Six people were taken to Ichilov Medical Center with at least two in critical condition with head Read More …

Red Sea: Drone boat hits merchant ship off the coast of Hodeidah puncturing ballast tank

Yemen’s Houthi rebels appear to have hit another merchant vessel in a multi-domain, multiple-attempt attack, according to the Royal Navy’s UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). At about 0140 hours GMT, UKMTO received a security report from an unnamed vessel about Read More …

Somalia: Bomb blasts in Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle kill six, injure several others

Two separate bomb blasts killed at least three people in Somalia on Saturday, officials said, noting that no group had taken responsibility for explosions in Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle, which also left scores of people critically injured. The first blast Read More …

Pakistan: Three policemen injured in roadside bomb blast in Bajaur

Three police officers were injured on Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded near a police mobile in Bajaur tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to officials, the police vehicle was on routine patrol when it hit an improvised explosive device (IED), Read More …

Qatar ‘trying to derail High Court case by intimidating victims’, court hears

Qatar has been accused of waging a “campaign of intimidation and apparent bribery” to derail a High Court case in which the country is accused of funding terrorism. They are among nine claimants originally from Syria who say they lost Read More …

Pakistan: SP vehicle targeted with IED in DI Khan

A police official and his driver remained unharmed in an improvised explosive device explosion near Atal Sharif on Kulachi-Hathala road on Tuesday. The police said that Superintendent of Police, Saddar Circle, Khalid Usman Khattak, along with his driver were in Read More …

Pakistan: Explosion targes convoy of diplomats in Swat region

An explosion targeting a convoy of diplomats from 12 countries in the Swat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, resulted in the death of a police officer and injuries to four others. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police confirmed that the security forces were Read More …

Somalia: UN launches month-long training to reduce the threat of explosive devices

As Somalia advances in its journey towards self-reliance and sustainability in national security, the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) remains critical. Their impact on local communities and national armed forces is devastating: in the last 12 months, about 600 Read More …

Myanmar: 10 Mine-clearing soldiers killed and reinforcement-carrying vehicles assaulted in Monywa

In Monywa Township, Sagaing Region, military trucks carrying reinforcements and junta soldiers left to clear mines were assaulted, reportedly killing ten soldiers and injuring three others. On September 19, around 11:30 AM, two military trucks carrying reinforcements to Chaung-U were Read More …

Lebanon: Israel kills top Hezbollah figure in Beirut strike

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group. The target was Hezbollah’s operations commander Ibrahim Aqil, Read More …

Mali: Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Bamako killed more than 70 people

More than 70 people are thought to have been killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on Mali’s capital Bamako earlier this week, according to diplomatic and security sources. Hardline fighters from the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen (JNIM) Read More …

India: CoBRA battalion jawan injured in IED explosion in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa

An anti-Maoist operation is underway in the area. During the search operation, an IED planted by Maoists targeting the security forces exploded, another police officer said. The incident occurred around 7.30 am in Saranda forest in Jaraikela police station area. Read More …

Israel: 4 soldiers killed in Gaza explosion after IED causes building collapse

The IDF announced the deaths of three combat soldiers and a paramedic who were killed during the fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. During operations in the southern Gaza Strip, Givati Brigade troops entered the area of the Read More …

Calgary man who shared terrorism videos on TikTok sentenced to six years in prison

A Calgary man who admitted to sharing Islamic State recruitment videos and propaganda on TikTok has been sentenced to six years in prison. Zakarya Rida Hussein, 20, was sentenced in court Friday after he earlier pleaded guilty to one of Read More …

Mali: Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Bamako attack

Al Qaeda affiliate Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the pre-dawn attacks on strategic points in Bamako in a rare case of unrest reaching the capital after years of armed conflict in the hinterlands between government forces Read More …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they downed another US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Monday that they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with video circulating online showing what appeared to be a surface-to-air missile strike and flaming wreckage strewn across the ground. The U.S. military did not immediately Read More …

Kenya: US embassy issues security alert warning of possible terror attacks

The United States (US) Embassy in Nairobi has issued a security alert, warning its citizens of possible terror attacks. According to the embassy, terrorists may target the locations that are highly frequented by their citizens and other foreigners, including tourists Read More …