Somalia: Bomb blast wounds one person in Mogadishu

A witness says an explosion occurred in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu early on Monday Tuesday morning. The explosion from a landmine was targeted at a vehicle carrying soldiers of the government army that was passing through the Buulo Hubey Read More …

Pakistan: At least 44 killed, over 100 injured in ‘suicide’ blast at convention in KP’s Bajaur

At least 44 people were killed while over 100 were wounded in a suicide blast at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bajaur district on Sunday. The explosion occurred when more than 400 JUI-F members Read More …

Iraq’s electric grid hit by fire, explosions amid scorching heat

A fire at a power station in southern Iraq and several explosions have affected the country’s ailing national electricity grid as temperatures rise. A statement by Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity on Saturday said a fire broke out shortly after noon Read More …

Syria: Six killed, 23 others injured in terrorist explosion in Damascus countryside

Six citizens were killed Thursday and nearly 23 others were injured in a terrorist explosion that targeted Assayida Zainab town in Damascus countryside. A motorcycle was detonated near a taxi of SABA at Kou Sudan street in Sayyida Zainab. Read Read More …

Kenya: Attack On Kenya Defence Forces Outpost Confirms Al-Shabaab Drone Use

Kenyan security forces have increased their operations along the country’s 680-kilometer border with Somalia in response to recent attacks by al-Shabaab. During one recent attack against a military outpost in Sirari, security forces killed a suspected suicide bomber and brought Read More …

Belgium: Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terrorist attacks in 2016

Six men have been found guilty of murder and attempted murder for their part in the 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks that killed 32 people and injured more than 300. They include Salah Abdeslam, who is already serving a life sentence Read More …

Pakistan: Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in Khyber

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a roadside mosque when a police officer tried to arrest him after a chase in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing the officer, police said. It was unclear whether any Read More …

Yemen: 2 soldiers killed in blast in Taiz province

Two soldiers of Yemen’s government forces were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast in the southwestern province of Taiz, a military official told Xinhua. The official, who asked to remain anonymous, said that seven others were also injured when Read More …

Somalia: A suicide bomber kills at least 25 at a training academy in Mogadishu

A suicide bomber on Monday targeted a military training academy in Somalia, killing 25 soldiers in the capital of Mogadishu, a senior army officer said. Al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa, the Somalia-based al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the attack. The officer Read More …

‘Vigilance is key’: Al Shabaab threat rising in Kenya’s northeast

In Kenya’s rural northeast, roadside bombs and beheadings that killed two dozen people last month appear to be part of a troubling escalation of violence by Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists, analysts say. A regional economic powerhouse and a popular tourist draw, Kenya Read More …

Pakistan: 665 militant attacks reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since June 2022

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have said 665 militant attacks, including 15 suicide bombings, were reported in the province between June 18, 2022, and June 18, 2023. They also reported 382 gun attacks, 107 grenade blasts, 145 IED explosions, 15 rocket Read More …

Israeli wounded by IED shrapnel in the West Bank, evacuated to hospital

An Israeli was wounded by an IED in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank. The man was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, according to Israel’s Rescue Without Borders. On Thursday night, an Israeli man was Read More …

Pakistan: 7 soldiers among 10 injured in Peshawar car bombing

At least 10 persons includ­ing seven security person­nel were wounded when a suicide car bomber targeted the vehicle of Frontier Corps at the posh Hayatabad Town­ship on Tuesday. The blast was a suicide attack and its target was the FC Read More …

Kenya: Al Shabaab casts wide recruiting net as Tanzanians arrested heading for Somalia

Al Shabaab militants are recruiting foreigners from neighbouring countries, as fewer Kenyans are joining, security officials have said. Two Tanzanians were arrested in Garissa last Wednesday, while on their way to join the al Shabaab terror group in Somalia. It Read More …

Myanmar: Fourteen people injured in blast in Shan state

Fourteen people were injured in a blast in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state on Saturday, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council said, reported Xinhua. An explosive device concealed inside a parked motorcycle was detonated in front of a gold Read More …

ISIS mastermind who groomed vulnerable Australian teen to become a suicide bomber is jailed for his role

A ‘misunderstood’ Islamic State groomer who convinced an Australian teenager to become a suicide bomber will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Mirsad Kandic, 40, was sentenced to life in jail for charges relating to terrorism and his Read More …

Iran: Four Border Guards Wounded In Car Explosion Near Pakistan

Four border guards were injured in a booby trap car bomb near the Mirjaveh border with Pakistan in Iran’s Baluch populated southeast. According to state news agency IRNA, the condition of three of the injured is stable, but one was Read More …

Pakistan: Three CTD men hurt in roadside IED blast

Senior CTD official Raja Umer Khattab said that their intelligence wing had been working on the presence of militants belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in Karachi and its adjoining cities in Baluchistan, and when it was returning from its Read More …

Afghanistan Interior Minister Warns of ISIS Attacks on Taliban Officials

Abdul Mateen Qaneh, Taliban’s spokesperson for the interior ministry on Tuesday, July 11, confirmed the content of the letter but avoided providing further details about the potential threats. The letter was delivered on July 9 to the Taliban’s police command Read More …