Homeland Security News
Suicide bombing in embattled Pakistan province kills 24, injures dozens more
An apparent car bombing rocked Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta on Sunday morning, killing at least 24 people and injuring around 70 more, according to officials. A high-ranking Balochistan provincial officer told CBS News that the blast was severe and that the number of people killed and injured may rise. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called…
Read MoreDA: Father and son face charges after throwing explosive device near Lehigh County polling place
A father and son are facing weapons of mass destruction charges after investigators say they threw an explosive device from a truck in Lehigh County. The attack happened near a church that was being used as a polling place on Tuesday in Catasauqua. When Pennsylvania State Police arrived, they found what remained of the device…
Read MoreU.S. strikes targets in Iran, citing threats posed to American troops
The United States launched new “self-defense” strikes on Iran, the U.S. military said Monday night, potentially complicating negotiations to end the war that President Donald Trump launched in February. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a military spokesman, said in a statement that the strikes occurred in southern Iran “to protect our troops from threats posed by…
Read MoreAhmad Vahidi, Key Figure Behind Iran’s Hardline Stance in Negotiations
The U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), has said in a report that Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has emerged as one of the main figures shaping Iran’s hardline stance in negotiations over a possible end to the war with the…
Read MoreGunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras, killing at least 25 people
Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 25 people, including six police officers, authorities said. The first incident took place at a plantation in the municipality of Trujillo in northern Honduras, where at least 19 workers were shot and killed, according to Public Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Yuri…
Read MoreKuwait refers IRGC members to court over island infiltration plot
Several suspected members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were referred to court by prosecutors in Kuwait on Thursday in connection with an armed infiltration into the Gulf state. The suspects are facing charges of carrying out a plan to commit a hostile act against Kuwait by using boats, navigation and communication systems, the Public…
Read MoreDeath in Darfur: 3 days of horror caught on camera
Sudanese paramilitary forces recorded themselves killing civilians while conquering the city of al-Fashir – as their commanders stood by. Using fighters’ videos and survivor accounts, this Reuters documentary reconstructs the violence. Read more: Reuters
Read MoreThe teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities
In rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people, the teenagers who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego this week, killing three men and themselves, left little doubt about the models for their violence. Chief among them: the shooter who killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in…
Read MoreSuspected IRGC operatives retain diplomatic cover in EU
The EU’s decision earlier this year to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation has opened a thorny new question for European governments: what to do about Iranian military attachés serving in EU capitals. The allegations come as European capitals reassess their approach to Tehran following the EU’s decision in January…
Read MoreTikTok posts in alleged support of Islamic State lead to arrest of Quebec man
The RCMP has arrested Quebecer Ali Ben Chaoua, 40, as part of a national security investigation. Chaoua allegedly made numerous posts on TikTok in support of the Islamic State, police claimed in a release, and officers “had reasonable grounds to fear that Mr. Ben Chaoua may commit terrorism offences.” Read more: CTV News
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