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At least five workers died on Saturday in an explosion at a rocket and explosives factory in Türkiye’s capital Ankara, according to the country’s National Defense Ministry. “An explosion occurred at the MKE Rocket and Explosives Factory in the Elmadag Read More …
Russia’s Defense Ministry (MoD) on Wednesday released a video it claims shows the destruction of a Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel (USV) attempting to attack the Project 18280 Yuriy Ivanov class intelligence ship Ivan Khurs in the Black Sea about 90 Read More …
Türkiye neutralized al-Qurayshi, the so-called leader of Daesh/ISIS terrorist organization, during an operation in Syria on Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. “The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) had been following the so-called leader of Daesh, code-named Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, Read More …
Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Wednesday “neutralized” Halil Menci, a PKK/YPG terrorist who played a key role in the planning and implementation of the last year bombing in Istanbul, security sources said on Friday. Menci, who directed the perpetrators Read More …
The opening ceremony of Pakistan-Turkiye Joint Exercise “ATTATURK-XII 2023” was held on Monday at Tarbela. The national anthems of both countries were played at the start of the ceremony, an Inter-Services Public Relations’ (ISPR) news release said. The troops from Read More …
The rise of tactical groups dates to 2017 and 2018, when the first videos and photos of Malhama Tactical in Syria began to circulate. In those same years, other tactical groups began operating in Syria, but escaped the scrutiny of Read More …
Turkey is sending Ukraine US-designed cluster bombs after Kyiv was denied the weapons by Washington, it is claimed. American and European officials have told Foreign Policy that Ankara is supplying Ukraine with the potent – but controversial – artillery-fired weapon, Read More …
An over 100-year-old bomb has finally exploded in Turkey. Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula was the location of one of WWI’s bloodiest battles. A dangerous remnant of that conflict, which raged from April 25, 1915 until Jan. 9, 1916, was found in Read More …
A Turkish soldier was killed in Türkiye’s anti-terror operation zone in northern Iraq, near the countries’ shared border, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said Monday. Mehmet Duman died after a bomb blast in Türkiye’s Operation Claw-Lock zone, the ministry said Read More …
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported Thursday that it successfully foiled a suspected terrorist attack on the South Stream pipeline, which transports natural gas from Russian territory to countries such as Bulgaria, Italy and Austria. Russian authorities said that several Read More …
Special forces have been deployed in Qatar in case of any nuclear or chemical attack at the World Cup. Turkish members of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Division were pictured ahead of the first World Cup game Read More …
At least six people were killed and 53 others injured when an explosion hit Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue on Sunday. The casualties were confirmed by official sources. “The relevant units of our state are working to find the perpetrators Read More …
One police officer was killed late on Monday when a bomb exploded near a residence that houses police in the southern Turkish province of Mersin, while a second officer was wounded, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. He said the Kurdistan Read More …
Russia’s security service said it thwarted a planned Ukrainian attack on infrastructure delivering energy to Turkey and Europe – a claim Kyiv denied. The Russian Federal Security Service, known as FSB, “prevented an attempt by the Ukrainian special services to Read More …
Turkish security forces have eliminated at least 90 terrorists in domestic operations in August, Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Çataklı said on Saturday, as three more terrorists surrendered. At least nine terrorist attacks were thwarted in the country last month, Çataklı Read More …
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack against one of India’s leadership elite, Russia news agency Read More …
A man who was alleged to be a member of an IS terror cell nicknamed the Beatles has been remanded in custody. Aine Davis is charged with offences including possession of a firearm for a purpose connected with terrorism and Read More …
Three Turkish soldiers have been killed in the Euphrates Shield and Claw zone operations the Defense Ministry has announced. The ministry said in a statement that two soldiers were killed after harassment fire opened in the Euphrates Shield Operation zone Read More …
Turkish security forces defused a bomb planted in a truck in Syria’s northern Jerablus region, bordering Türkiye, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on Saturday. According to the ministry, police received a tip that the truck carrying a bomb was left Read More …
Two Turkish soldiers have been killed in northern Iraq, according to Turkey’s defence ministry, bringing to eight the number of troops killed during operations against Kurdish groups in the region in the past week. One soldier succumbed to wounds sustained Read More …