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Dozens killed as opposition RSF forces attack open market in Sudan
Fighters with the opposition Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have attacked an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman, killing 54 people. The attack on Sabrein market also wounded at least 158 others, Sudan’s health ministry said. Two more people were killed on Saturday in an airstrike in the capital, Khartoum, across the Nile from…
Read MoreMore than 700 killed as DR Congo military fights M23 rebels
At least 773 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) largest city of Goma and its vicinity in a week, amid fighting with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who captured the city in a serious escalation of a decade-long conflict, authorities said. M23 is the most potent of more than 100 armed…
Read MoreHamas confirms death of military chief Deif
Hamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, has been killed. Israel’s military said it had killed Deif in July last year, but Hamas had not confirmed this until now. Israel says Deif was one of the figures responsible for planning the 7 October attacks in southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed…
Read MoreCongo says it will seek to recover lost territory as rebels advance
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory. While saying he favors diplomacy, Congo President Felix Tshisekedi told the nation on Wednesday night…
Read MoreGaza checkpoint to be staffed by American contractors
A small U.S. security firm is hiring nearly 100 U.S. special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world’s most violent conflict zones. UG Solutions –…
Read MoreA U.K. Teen Became Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was It Terrorism?
On Oct. 4, 2019, a 13-year-old British boy called a child welfare hotline from his home in Banks, a village in northwest England, and asked: “What should I do if I want to kill somebody?” The teenager, Axel Rudakubana, said that he had started taking a knife to school because he was being bullied. After…
Read MoreThe Hunt: Here’s what terror groups are trying do in 2025
After a wave of plots and attacks in Europe and the stunning New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, experts think terrorists are growing stronger and more sophisticated. On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Hans-Jakob Schindler said the groups are not hiding their ambition.” Read more: WTOP…
Read MoreContinued chaos in Syria: Iraqi militias and an Alawite insurgency
On January 25, a new Iraqi militia, Kataib Awliya’ al Haq (Guardians of Truth Brigades), announced its formation. So far, the group has issued a single statement displaying its full name, logo, and justification for its establishment. Little is known about the leadership of this group, as it has only released one statement and did…
Read MoreThieves Blow Up a Dutch Museum Door to Steal a Golden Helmet
The video is grainy but ominous: three hooded figures, clambering over one another to tug at a heavy access door of the Drents Museum — an art and history museum in Assen, the Netherlands — and then an explosion and a flurry of sparks in the wee hours of Saturday. By daybreak, it had become…
Read More22 reported killed in Lebanon before agreement to extend deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw
Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health officials reported. Hours later, the White House said Sunday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli troops to depart southern Lebanon…
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