Archive for June 2024
US military says it killed a senior ISIS official in Syria airstrike
A senior ISIS official was killed in a US airstrike on Sunday in Syria, the US military said Wednesday in a post on X. “On June 16, US Central Command conducted an airstrike in Syria, killing Usamah Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, a senior ISIS official and facilitator,” the post from US Central Command said. “His…
Read MoreDR Congo says five people killed in rebel bombing of eastern town
At least five people, including three women and a girl, were killed in the bombardment of a town in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province on Wednesday, an army spokesperson said, accusing the M23 rebel group of the attack. The deaths illustrate the worsening civilian fallout from the more than two-year conflict between Congolese forces and…
Read MoreSuspected bomb discovered near railway track
Passengers faced train disruptions this morning after a suspected bomb was discovered at a housing development near the tracks. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said they were called just after 09:00 BST after “a piece of expected unexploded ordnance was discovered” at Whiteley Meadows, Curbridge. A cordon was put in place and officers from…
Read MoreRussia obliterates front-line Ukraine towns by retrofitting bombs
The first shock wave shattered aisles stacked almost to the ceiling with home improvement products. The next Russian bomb streaked down like a comet seconds later, unleashing flames that left the megastore an ashen shell. A third bomb failed to detonate when it landed behind the Epicenter shopping complex in Kharkiv. Investigators hope it will…
Read MoreCanada lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group
Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, after years of pressure from opposition legislators and some members of the Iranian diaspora. Announcing the decision on Wednesday, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc called it a “significant tool in fighting global terrorism”. The move will mean that thousands of senior Iranian…
Read MoreSheriff says bomb threat made against Grand Marais Pride event came from Russia
The sheriff of Cook County said a bomb threat directed at a weekend Pride event came from an email address in Russia, and has closed the case for now. Sheriff Pat Eliasen shared in an email sent out Monday morning that an investigation into the threat – which targeted the Cook County Pride Celebration –…
Read MoreGermany Arrests A Man Accused Of Standing By To Carry Out Attacks For The Islamic State Group
An Iraqi man who is accused of standing by to carry out attacks for the Islamic State group after he arrived in Germany in 2022 has been arrested, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, identified only as Mahmoud A. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested on Wednesday in Esslingen, near Stuttgart in southwestern Germany,…
Read MoreExplosion In Montenegro Kills 2, Seriously Injures 3
An explosion in central Montenegro’s historical capital, Cetnje, on Thursday killed two people and seriously injured three others, police said. Police sealed off the area around the Cetinje town’s sports hall. They launched an investigation to find the type and cause of the explosion. The state RTCG television said it was a bomb, and suggested…
Read MoreHead of Lebanon’s Hezbollah threatens Israel and Cyprus
The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Wednesday that nowhere in Israel would be safe if a full-fledged war breaks out between the two foes, and also threatened EU member Cyprus for the first time and other parts of the Mediterranean. Hezbollah has been trading fire with Israel for more than eight months in parallel…
Read MoreTop ISIS leader in Somalia was target of US airstrike
A United States military airstrike in Somalia targeted the top Islamic State leader in late May, but it remains unclear if the leader was killed in the airstrike, according to U.S. officials. Abdulqadir Mumin has been identified by the U.S. as the head of the Islamic State in Somalia, an African affiliate of the terror…
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