Hong Kong: Woman jailed for perverting the course of justice and explosive charges

A Hongkonger who made a failed escape attempt to Taiwan has been jailed for five years and one month over perverting the course of justice and two explosive charges linked to the protests in 2019. Quinn Moon, 37, appeared at Read More …

Israel: Shin Bet exposes how Hamas tried to use Israelis to unknowingly deliver explosives

The Shin Bet internal security agency on Wednesday exposed a Hamas espionage operation, during which the terrorist organization tried to solicit Israeli citizens to deliver packages without knowing what was inside. According to the revelation, the deliveries carried explosives or Read More …

Kataib Hezbollah announces halt of attacks on US forces

Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah has announced the suspension of hostile operations against US troops as Washington ponders its response to a deadly drone attack that killed three of its soldiers. The group’s attempt to de-escalate late on Tuesday, which it said Read More …

Pakistan: Deadly blast targets PTI rally in Sibi, leaving four dead

A blast targeted a political rally organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday evening in Sibi district of Balochistan, resulting in at least four fatalities and several injuries, according to authorities. The explosion occurred as the rally, belonging to Read More …

Pakistan: ‘Coordinated’ terror attacks launched on Balochistan’s Mach town

Security for­ces thwarted three coordinated attacks launched by terrorists using rockets and sophisticated weapons in Mach town on Monday night, some 70km from the provincial capital, officials said. At least one policeman was reportedly martyred while a truck driver injured Read More …

Nigeria: Boko Haram’s IED kills 7 farmers, injures 7 others in Borno

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists on the Pulka-Firgi Road in Gwoza local government area of Borno State, has killed seven farmers in a commercial vehicle. According to a report, the incident occurred in the early Read More …

The drone wars of Iran’s militias are becoming more deadly

Iran has been increasingly exporting drones to its proxies throughout the Middle East over the last decade. The drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increasingly play a role in Iran’s policies and the attacks by Iran’s proxies. Several years ago the Read More …

Pakistan: Two people injured in grenade attack on National Party’s election office in Mastung

Two people were injured in a grenade attack on the National Party’s election office on Sunday evening in Balochistan’s Mastung, according to police. City Police Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Fatah told Dawn.com that unknown persons had lobbed a grenade Read More …

Jordan: Three US troops killed and at least two dozen injured in drone attack on US outpost near Syrian border

Three US Army soldiers were killed and at least two dozen service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops have been killed Read More …

Yemen: Oil tanker on fire in Gulf of Aden after Houthi missile attack

An oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden is on fire after a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants, in the latest incident linked to the Iran-backed group in the key shipping route. The operator of the British oil tanker Read More …

Nigerian security forces destroy bomb factory in Imo

Nigerian security forces have destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. The operation was jointly carried out by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Civil Defence Corps. Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, Acting Read More …

Somalia: PMPF water tanker targeted in apparent IED attack

An explosion, believed to be caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), struck a water tanker owned by the Puntland Marine Police Force (PMPF) in the outskirts of Bosaso on Wednesday. The attack occurred on the road on the outskirts Read More …

US Navy intercepts missiles in Red Sea while escorting Maersk ships

The Maersk shipping company said explosions forced two ships operated by its US subsidiary and carrying US military supplies to turn around when they were transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen, accompanied by the US Navy. “While en route, Read More …

Jammu And Kashmir: Security Forces Destroy Explosives In Pulwama

Security forces detected and destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The IED was found on the roadside at Badibagh Pahu in the Rajpora area, they said. The officials said Read More …

Somalia: Heavy fighting as security forces battle al-Shabab attack

Heavy fighting is underway in central Somalia after al-Shabab militants attacked military bases in Mudug region. Eyewitnesses have told the BBC they heard heavy gunfire and explosions at dawn on Wednesday. The attack reportedly began with a suicide bombing, targeting Read More …

Syria: Several explosive devices dismantled in Daraa countryside

Units of Syrian Arab Army in Daraa countryside dismantled several explosive devices on the side of the road in the towns of Busra al-Harir in the northeastern countryside of the province, while a border guard unit was also able to Read More …

The Gaza Strip: Hamas causes buildings to collapse, 21 IDF soldiers dead, several injured

The IDF announced the death of 21 reservists fighting in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Hamas forces fired a rocket-propelled grenade on multiple adjacent structures, along with landmines that the IDF forces had collected and brought into the buildings, which Read More …

Russia’s FSB detains Siberian man for attempted arson attack on defense facility

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) apprehended a resident of the Altai Region in Siberia for plotting to commit arson at a Russian defense facility, the regional department of the FSB told TASS. “A Russian citizen born in 1979 who attempted Read More …

India: Odisha sees decline in Naxal violence in 2023

Odisha government has curbed Maoist insurgency to a great extent with incidents of Naxal-related violence in 2023 reporting a significant decline than the previous four years. As per data shared by state police headquarters on Saturday, 14 incidents of Naxal Read More …

Vietnam: Ten sentenced to life imprisonment in trial of Dak Lak terrorist attack

The People’s Court of Dak Lak on January 20 sentenced ten defendants to life imprisonment on the charge of terrorism in the trial of the case of “terrorism aimed at opposing the people’s administration, terrorism, organising illegal exit or entry Read More …