Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
US airstrikes target multiple sites in Syria, killing up to 35 ISIS militants
The U.S. military has struck a number of Islamic State group camps in Syria this week, killing as many as 35 militants, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. The airstrikes in the desert of central Syria were done Monday evening and targeted multiple locations and senior leaders of the group. The attacks came on the heels…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthis launched drones towards Israel’s Ashkelon, spokesperson says
Yemen’s Houthis launched drones towards an industrial zone in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, the militant group’s military spokesperson said on Tuesday. The Yemeni fighters, who have being attacking ships crossing the Red Sea since November of last year, say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and in support of Lebanon against…
Read MoreChad urges international community to boost support after Boko Haram attack
Chad on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for counter-terrorism efforts in the Sahel, after Boko Haram jihadists killed around 40 Chadian troops in a surprise attack. The jihadist group late on Sunday targeted a military garrison in the Lake Chad region, an area plagued by various armed groups, in an offensive…
Read MoreAttack On A Health Center Used In An Anti-Polio Campaign In Pakistan Kills A Police Officer
Militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, triggering a shootout that left a police officer dead, local authorities said. Three of the attackers were also killed in the exchange. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Orakzai, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and…
Read More3 Men Indicted In A Case Involving An Alleged Plan To Attack A Jewish Target In Germany
Three men have been charged in a case that involves an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in western Germany, prosecutors said Tuesday. The 25-year-old main suspect, a German citizen whose name wasn’t released in line with local privacy rules, flew to Istanbul in April with the intention of continuing to Syria to join…
Read MoreIsraeli Strike In Northern Gaza Kills At Least 60, Officials Say, As Hezbollah Announces New Leader
An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. In a separate development, Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said it has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem as its new top…
Read MoreOne killed, dozens injured in truck ramming at Israeli bus stop
One person was killed and dozens were injured on Sunday when a truck struck a bus stop at a major intersection near Tel Aviv in central Israel in what police said they suspected was a terrorist attack. Israeli police said about 40 people were injured to varying degrees, including some seriously, and were taken to…
Read MoreKurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm
A banned Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people. A statement from the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, said Wednesday’s attack on the premises of the aerospace and defense company TUSAS was carried…
Read MoreA Deadly Attack At A Police Station In Bosnia Is An Act Of Terrorism, Prosecutors Say
An attack by a teenager who broke into a police station in northwest Bosnia — killing one officer and wounding another — was described as an act of terrorism by authorities on Friday. The assault happened around 9 p.m. in the town of Bosanska Krupa on Thursday. The assailant, born in 2009, went into the…
Read MoreUS, Israel issue Sri Lanka attack alert after ‘terrorist’ threat against tourists
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, issued a warning to citizens late on Tuesday based on “credible information” warning of an attack in the southeast of the country. The embassy said in a post on its website that the threat was related to “popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area,” an area of…
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