UNODC: Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2023 declined 95 per cent following drug ban

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95 per cent following a drug ban imposed by the de facto authorities in April 2022, according to a new research brief from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Read More …

Somalia: Security forces foil suicide attack in Mogadishu

Somali police thwarted a suicide bomber who wanted to attack a busy restaurant near the Sayidka junction in Mogadishu’s Howlwadag district on Friday evening. According to the Police Command, the security forces opened fire when the suicide bomber attempted to Read More …

Mali: 15 UN peacekeepers injured by 2 explosive devices in Kidal

Fifteen U.N. peacekeepers in a convoy withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali were injured when vehicles hit improvised explosive devices on two occasions this week, the United Nations said Friday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said eight peacekeepers injured Read More …

Pakistan troops ‘thwart’ attack on air force base, killing 9 fighters

A group of fighters has targeted an air force training base in central Pakistan’s Mianwali area but troops foiled the attack, killing nine of the attackers, according to Pakistan’s military. “Due to the swift and effective response by the troops, Read More …

Turkish soldier killed in IED explosion in Van province

A Turkish soldier who was wounded in an explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in eastern Türkiye succumbed to his injuries, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said Saturday. The explosion of the IED planted by members of the “separatist Read More …

Pakistan: 6 killed, over 20 injured in DI Khan motorbike blast

Six people were killed and over 20 injured in a powerful explosion that occurred in Tank Adda in Ponda Bazar of Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) on Friday. According to SAMAA TV, citing the police, sounds of gunfire were reported Read More …

Israel: Police thwarts planned terror attack in east Jerusalem

The Israel Police reported Thursday that the police and Shin Bet foiled a planned terror attack against security forces in east Jerusalem last month, arrested two terror suspects, and uncovered an explosives lab inside an apartment in the Shufat refugee Read More …

Nigeria: Landmine blast kills 20 in Yobe state

Twenty mourners were killed when the vehicle transporting them from a funeral for victims of a jihadist attack hit a landmine in northeast Nigeria, pro-government militia and residents told AFP on Wednesday. Attacks from militants waging a 14-year war have Read More …

Hamas Fighter Shown Placing Bomb On Israeli Merkava Tank

Hamas on Thursday released an intense video highlighting a real-time example of one of the biggest concerns Israeli military planners doubtlessly had for their invasion of Gaza. The 84-second video is shot from a helmet-mounted camera. It shows a Hamas Read More …

Bangladesh: Three crude bombs found in Nilkhet

Three crude bombs were recovered from the Nilkhet area of Dhaka on Thursday morning, on the last day of a three-day blockade enforced by the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and their allies. The bomb disposal unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Read More …

California: Man arrested after throwing pipe bombs at San Francisco patrol car during pursuit

A man has been arrested for allegedly knocking a parishioner unconscious inside a San Francisco Catholic church and throwing pipe bombs at a patrol car during a car chase, authorities said Monday. The 42-year-old Concord man was arrested Sunday by Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched missiles, drones at Israel

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group said it launched a “large number” of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel on Tuesday, after Israel’s military said it downed an approaching “aerial target” off the Red Sea city of Eilat. The operation was the Read More …

What we know about Hamas’ huge rocket arsenal

The military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement has debuted a new torpedo, said to have been used for the first time in combat against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as war continues to consume the Gaza Strip. It’s only Read More …

Colorado: Man found dead at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park had multiple bombs, semi-automatic weapons

The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a heavily armed man found dead Saturday morning at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs. Authorities have not named the suspect, but a statement issued Monday afternoon identified Read More …

Nigeria: Explosion rocks Rivers Assembly amid threat to impeach Gov Fubara

An explosion hit the Rivers State House of Assembly complex on Sunday night. DAILY POST gathered that some suspected arsonists threw an explosive into the complex around 9:25 pm. The incident came amid rumours of alleged moves by some lawmakers Read More …

Kenya: Two GSU officers killed, 4 injured in IED attack in Garissa

At least two General Service Unit officers were killed and four others seriously injured on Monday morning when a remote-controlled bomb hit their vehicle in Dadaab, Garissa County. Police said the attack took place at Ege Dam along Dadaab-Garissa road Read More …

India: Kerala’s Ernakulam district blast caused by IED or IID

The blast during a Christian prayer meeting in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on Sunday, which killed one person and injured 36 others, was caused by an improvised explosive device, or IED, said the state police chief. But, according to highly placed Read More …

Syria: Simultaneous attacks conducted on US bases in Deir ez-Zor and al- Hasakah provinces

Simultaneous attacks were carried out Saturday in the provinces of eastern Syria on oil field bases where US forces are located. Ten attacks were conducted after midnight, on the Omar oil field and Harab Cir bases in Deir ez-Zor and Read More …

Drone Proliferation in the Conflict Zones: Who are the Suppliers and Users?

The 7 October 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks have increased tension in the Middle East, and attacks by Iran-backed militia groups threaten United States (US) officials, interests, and American military bases. These groups have already launched multiple drone attacks on US Read More …

Egypt reveals details of Taba, Nuweiba incidents

Egypt’s military spokesperson Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez announced new details regarding the two incidents of a foreign projectile falling in Nuweiba and a drone in Taba. The military spokesperson has revealed that the two drones were heading from the south of Read More …