Israel: Four female soldiers unite with families after 477 days in captivity

Four former hostages were released Saturday as part of Phase 1 of the hostage-ceasefire deal, as IDF surveillance lookout soldiers Karina Ariev, Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy returned to Israeli territory after 477 days in captivity. Ahead of Read More …

Syria: YPG reluctant to hand over Daesh prison camp to new Syrian rulers

U.S.-backed terrorist group PKK/YPG, which runs a jail in northeastern Syria for Daesh members, says they oppose handing the facility over to the new rulers of Syria. They cite possible attacks by Daesh and claim monitoring its attempts to re-emerge. Read More …

Israel: 3 hostages handed over to IDF forces after 471 days in Hamas captivity

After 471 days in Hamas captivity, Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher reunite with their mothers and airlifted to Sheba Medical Center. The IDF confirmed that the hostages crossed into Israeli territory at 5:53 p.m., with emotional footage showing Read More …

Colombia: At least 80 people killed in northeast as peace talks fail

More than 80 people have been killed in the country’s northeast region following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said. Twenty others have been injured, according to William Villamizar, governor of North Read More …

India: Two BSF personnel, civilians injured in IED explosions in Chhattisgarh

Two personnel of the Border Security Force were injured when Naxalites set off an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Friday, police said. The incident took place in the morning when a BSF road-opening party from its Read More …

Qatar confirms Israel, Hamas agreement of Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is set to announce that Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas have agreed to a three-stage deal to release the 98 remaining hostages held in Gaza at a press Read More …

Nigeria: Militants kill at least 40 farmers in Borno state

Suspected Islamist militants killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State on Sunday, a senior state official said on Monday. The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and Read More …

West shows concern over foreign jihadists in Syria’s new leadership

Western powers, including the United States, Germany, and France, have reportedly expressed concern over Syria’s new Islamist government’s decision to appoint foreign jihadists to senior military positions, according to informed sources. In response, Western envoys are attempting to persuade the Read More …

Benin: Militants inflict heavy losses on armed forces in an attack in the north

Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin’s armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military post in the north of the country, the military said in a statement. Col. Faizou Gomina, the national guard chief of staff, said Read More …

Israel: IDF continues targeting Syrian military capabilities in fresh attacks

The IDF on Thursday made a surprising announcement that it is continuing some attack missions against Syrian military capabilities and not merely holding onto buffer zones, which it seized in early December when the Assad regime suddenly fell. In early Read More …

UAE places 19 individuals, entities on its Local Terrorist List

The UAE has decided to add 19 individuals and entities to its Local Terrorist List for their links to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood organisation. This decision has been made under Resolution No. (1) of 2025 issued by the UAE Cabinet, Read More …

11 Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay transferred to Oman

Eleven Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to Oman, marking yet another detainee transfer from the military prison in the final days of the Biden administration. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin notified Congress in September 2023 of his intent Read More …

Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence

The outlawed armed group Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, has issued a warning to the Pakistani army, stating that it will continue targeting security personnel and expand its attacks to the military’s business interests. In a statement issued Read More …

Mali’s army claims arrest of an Islamic State group leader

Mali’s army said Saturday its forces had arrested two men, one of them a leading figure in the Sahel branch of the Islamic State group. The army announced they had also killed several of the group’s fighters during an operation Read More …

Syria’s justice minister under fire after videos show him overseeing executions

Syria’s interim justice minister has come under scrutiny following the resurfacing of old videos reportedly showing him reading execution sentences in Idlib. The videos, verified by the fact-checking network Verify-sy, appear to show Shadi al-Waisi reading the execution sentences of Read More …

Israel: IDF’s Yahalom Unit dismantles Hamas underground weapons facility in Gaza

IDF soldiers from the Yahalom Unit uncovered and dismantled an underground tunnel system that housed Hamas weapons manufacturing infrastructure in central Gaza, the military reported Saturday evening. According to the military’s statement, the underground structure contained multiple tunnels that were Read More …

Louisiana: Bomb-making materials found at New Orleans Airbnb potentially tied to Bourbon Street terrorist

Bomb-making materials were reportedly found at a New Orleans Airbnb, as authorities investigate a possible connection to the truck-ramming terror attack that killed at least 15 people and injured over 30 others on Bourbon Street during a New Year’s celebration. Read More …

Somalia: At least 18 killed and many injured in ISIS attack in Puntland

The death toll from the intense clashes between Puntland security forces and ISIS militants in Somalia’s Bari region has tragically escalated, with the latest reports confirming 18 Puntland soldiers killed following Tuesday’s violent confrontation. The assault, initiated by ISIS militants Read More …

Louisiana: FBI Statement on the Attack in New Orleans

Today, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After hitting the crowd, he exited the vehicle Read More …