Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Pakistan Security Forces Have Arrested 2 Key Pakistani Taliban Commanders, An Official Says
Security forces in Pakistan have arrested two key commanders of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s volatile southwest, an official said Wednesday. The interior minister of Baluchistan province, Ziaullah Langau, congratulated the security forces for “saving the country from possible high-profile attacks” by arresting the militants, whom he identified as Commander Nasrullah and Commander Idress.…
Read MoreICC Convicts Al-Qaida-Linked Leader Of Atrocities In Mali
The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali’s Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by insurgents on the historic desert city in northern Mali in 2012.…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court gives pharma companies a chance to thwart terrorism-funding lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Monday to a challenge by 21 pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies led by AstraZeneca to a lawsuit accusing them of illegally helping to fund terrorism that killed or injured hundreds of American troops and civilians in Iraq. The justices threw out a lower court’s ruling that revived…
Read More9 killed, including police officers, as attacks launched on synagogue, Orthodox church in southern Russia: Officials
An apparent coordinated attack Sunday in southern Russia has left at least nine people dead, including seven law enforcement officers, when gunmen wielding automatic weapons opened fire on a synagogue and an Orthodox church in two cities miles apart in the Dagestan region, according to the region’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. At least 25 people…
Read MoreWhy Hezbollah is threatening this tiny European country
In a fiery speech this week, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah singled out nearby Cyprus, threatening to target the small, divided Mediterranean island if it aids Israel in a potential war between the Lebanese militant group and Israel. “Cyprus will be part of this war too” if it opens its airports and bases to Israeli forces,…
Read MoreFrance beefs up security measures ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
The planned six-kilometre sailing route down the Senne has become a major talking point for its unique open-air event setup and its exposure to potential danger. France is increasing security measures in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics next month. Military helicopters will patrol the city and protect airspace on the day…
Read MoreUS 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 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 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,…
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