Somalia’s Al-Shabaab seize strategic town

Somalia’s Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab said it seized a strategic location in central Somalia on Sunday after intense fighting with government forces, a claim confirmed to AFP on Monday by locals in nearby areas. Somalia has been battling the Al-Shabaab insurgency for around two Read More …

Pakistan: Police across Balochistan on high alert following Kharan attack

Police have been placed on high alert across Balochistan following an attack on a police station and Counter-Terr­orism Department (CTD) offices in Kharan by armed men who entered the city late on Saturday night. Sources said the attackers stormed the Read More …

Russia: Explosion at Moscow cafe kills three people, injures 15

An explosion blasted near a summer cafe in the center of Moscow killing three people and wounding 15, an Interior Ministry official said. “The Interior Ministry’s Moscow branch is working at the site of the incident. According to available information, Read More …

Ireland: Mystery surrounds identity of man killed by his own pipe bomb in Dublin hostel

A man killed when a pipe bomb he had made exploded in his room in a Dublin homeless hostel cannot be identified, two decades after his arrival in Ireland and more than two years since his death. The man, known as Igor Read More …

Philippines: IED exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice; another IED ‘neutralised’

An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists exploit solar street lights for IEDs

Terrorist groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East and North-West are increasingly adapting their tactics by exploiting public infrastructure, with recent military and police operations reportedly uncovering evidence that components from solar street lights are being repurposed for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Read More …

Bangladesh: Umbrella bomb planted during Rath Jatra would have exploded if opened

The improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from an abandoned umbrella beneath Motijheel Metro Rail Station on 24th July was designed to explode if the umbrella was opened, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) sources. Investigators suspect the device may have Read More …

Ireland: Sophisticated and ready to use car bomb intercepted in County Monaghan

The Garda Commissioner has described as “extremely significant” the discovery of a bomb in a car intercepted as it was being driven across the border to Northern Ireland. The car was stopped two days ago south of Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan Read More …

Iraq: US soldier killed during ‘controlled detonation’ of downed Iranian drone

The US military says a service member was killed after an Iranian attack in northern Iraq on Saturday, a day after an attack on a base in Jordan killed two US soldiers and left another missing. US Central Command said Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces destroy explosive-laden vehicle intended for suicide attack in Wana

One terrorist was killed as security forces foiled a major terrorist plot in Lower South Waziristan’s Wana by destroying an explosive-laden vehicle “intended for a suicide attack”, state media reported on Saturday, citing security sources. “Security forces foiled a major Read More …

India: Five suspects arrested, bomb-making materials seized in Gujarat

Five men from different districts of Gujarat were arrested on July 15, days after the ATS busted an alleged JeM module. According to the ATS Deputy Inspector General, they were involved in developing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and tried to Read More …

Nigeria: Troops arrest suspected terrorist informants, logistics suppliers in Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested suspected terrorist informants and logistics suppliers, received the surrender of a suspected member of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) during separate operations across Borno State. According Read More …

DR Congo: Humanitarian workers escape violence at Ebola treatment center

Humanitarian workers involved in the Ebola response had to be evacuated early Thursday from an Ebola treatment center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province after violence erupted because of a dead body, according to media reports. Ahead of Read More …

Pakistan: Two policemen killed in IED explosion in Tank district

Two policemen were martyred and as many injured on Monday in what police suspect was an improvised explosive device blast in Tank district. Sources in the police told Dawn it appeared that an IED was used to target an armoured Read More …

India: One Killed, five injured in attack on Assam Rifles Convoy in Nagaland

An Assam Rifles personnel Mohammad Iqbal was killed and five others, including a civilian, were injured in what is being reported as an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School, Shokhuvi, in Nagaland’s Chümoukedima Read More …

Pakistan: Member of Bomb Disposal Unit killed in IED explosion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

According to the police, the post in the Faqeeri Banr area of Hassan Khel had been abandoned and was lying vacant. Terrorists had detonated one IED inside the post and left another unexploded. “It was a vacant post and terrorists Read More …

Europol: When violence shapes identities in a larger pool of perpetrators

The latest EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) reveals how online ecosystems are reshaping terrorism. Traditional ideology-driven terrorism dominates the landscape, with jihadism being the most widespread form. However, for a significant number of perpetrators, violence has become Read More …

Nigeria: How Boko Haram uses AI to build bombs, improve attacks

Boko Haram fighters have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence tools to improve their operations, using chatbots to obtain technical guidance on attacks, weapons and battlefield tactics, according to a report by The New York Times on Friday. Citing a study Read More …

New York: Man arrested after throwing Molotov cocktails at 2 Queens religious buildings

A 36-year-old man is under arrest after police say they caught him on camera throwing Molotov cocktails at two different religious buildings in Queens. Authorities also believe the suspect, Yogesh Sayrange, is connected to an attack at a third location Read More …

Nigeria: IED explosion kills army captain, two soldiers in Niger State

An Army captain and two other soldiers were reportedly killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at Maciyan-Kyada Village in the Babanna Ward of Borgu Local Council of Niger State. A security source said two other soldiers sustained injuries in the Read More …