Burkina Faso: At least 35 civilians killed in IED convoy blast

At least 35 civilians have been killed as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies in Burkino Faso’s restive northern region struck an improvised explosive device (IED), according to the regional governor. The explosion, which wounded 37 others, occurred as the Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: In a first, ‘Magnetic IED’ recovered in Baramulla district

In a first, government forces on Sunday claimed to have recovered magnetic improvised devices in Sopore village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, issued to a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that a Read More …

Afghanistan: Two Russian embassy workers among dead in suicide blast in the Darul Aman area of Kabul

A blast occurred this morning in the Darul Aman area of PD7 in capital Kabul city, residents reported and officials confirmed. Kabul security department spokesman Khalid Zadran said in a statement that a suicide bomber was intending to explode himself Read More …

Somalia: Deadly attack targets food convoy in Hiiraan region

At least 20 people, including women and children, have been killed and food aid destroyed after militants attacked several vehicles in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region. “They put a bomb while people were in the car and blew it up,” the Read More …

Colombia: Seven police officers killed following president’s push for peace

Seven police officers have been killed in an explosion and shooting attack in Colombia. They were leaving a social event in the south-western department of Huila when their vehicle hit a road mine. They were then shot dead in the Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists kill two soldiers, injure others in ambush

Two soldiers were killed while four others sustained injuries on Wednesday, after a gang of terrorists ambushed troops from the 32 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Katsina. A lieutenant is also still missing after the ambush. Residents of Shimfida, where Read More …

Pakistan: Kalat hit by IED blast

At a time when Balochistan is reeling from floods caused by torrential monsoon rains, militants detonated an improvised explosive device at the working site of Pakistan Petroleum Limited on the outskirts of Kalat, killing one local employee and inflicting injuries Read More …

India: Canada-based gangster behind IED bomb planted under Police SI’s car

With the arrest of seven persons including a man who planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the car of Punjab Police Sub-Inspector in Amritsar, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday said that it is yet another Read More …

Russia: FSB identifies Ukrainian bomb-maker involved in Dugina murder plot

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has identified a member of a Ukrainian sabotage and terrorist group who, together with Natalya Vovk, was plotting the murder of Russian journalist Daria Dugina, the FSB’s Center for Public Relations (CPR) told TASS on Read More …

Iraq: Australian embassy car hit by IED in Baghdad

An improvised explosive device in Baghdad’s Green Zone slightly damaged a vehicle belonging to the Australian embassy in Iraq on Friday, without causing any casualties, a security source said. A multi-car Australian embassy convoy was travelling through the high security Read More …

Israel: IEDs, Firebombs, Rocks Hurled at Border Guard Police in Abu Dis

In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Israeli Border Guard Police carried out an arrest operation to apprehend an Arab fugitive suspected of possessing weapons and weapons parts in the Jerusalem-area town of Abu Dis. Arabs who gathered to prevent Read More …

Afghanistan: Blast in Mazar-e-Sharif Leaves Four People Injured

The Balkh Security Command said that an explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday injured four people, including the perpetrator, who authorities said was carrying explosives when they detonated. According to the Balkh Police Command’s spokesman, Asif Waziri, the incident occurred at Read More …

Ukraine: Russia-Appointed Official In Zaporizhzhya Region Killed In Car Bombing

The Moscow-appointed mayor of the Russia-occupied Ukrainian town of Mykhaylivka, Ivan Sushko, has been killed by a car bomb. A representative of Russia-imposed authorities in parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region, Volodymyr Rogov, wrote on Telegram on August 24 that Sushko Read More …

Togolese army repels ‘terrorist’ attack, says official

Togo’s armed forces said Tuesday they had repelled a “terrorist” attack that injured “several” soldiers in the far northern village of Blamonga on the border with Burkina Faso. The attack, which took place on Monday, was the fifth in the Read More …

Syria: Russian military convoy attacked near the Golan Heights as child dies in mine explosion

A Russian military convoy was attacked in southern Syria, near the border with the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, while one child was killed and five injured by a mine explosion in the restive province of Daraa. The Horan Free League Read More …

Will The Drone War Come Home? Ukraine And The Weaponization Of Commercial Drones

Hours after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense appealed for civilian drone owners to donate or fly their commercially bought drones to help defend Kyiv. Donations poured in and consumer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) took Read More …

Russia: Darya Dugina’s murder masterminded by Ukrainian secret services

The murder of Russian journalist Darya Dugina has been solved, Russia’s federal security service FSB has said. It was prepared by Ukrainian secret services. The perpetrator – a citizen of Ukraine identified as Natalia Vovk – escaped to Estonia, the Read More …

Nigerian Army Major, Churchill Orji Killed By IED Explosion In Anambra

Major Orji died as a result of explosive device (IEDs) at Orsumoghu, Ihiala, in Anambra state. Source said, the team were on a mission in Ihiala, to detonate explosive devices (IEDs), that were planted in the village by unknown gunmen. Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: 10kg IED recovered in Pulwama

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing over 10kg in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The device is being destroyed right now, the police said. They said that the explosive was found in the Tral Read More …