Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the top U.N. envoy for the area warned Friday. Leonardo Simão, the U.N. special representative for the Sahel and West Africa, said…
Read MoreHamas Says Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Haven’t Paused And Claims Military Chief Survived Israeli Strike
Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks were ongoing and the group’s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Deif’s condition was still unclear after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…
Read More8 Civilians Wounded In 2 Coordinated Suicide Attacks Near A Military Facility In Northwest Pakistan
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan early Monday, wounding eight civilians and damaging nearby homes, a local police official said. Tahir Khan said security forces quickly responded to the “coordinated attack” and foiled…
Read MoreSeveral killed, wounded in car bomb at Mogadishu cafe during Euro 2024 final
The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final. “Nine civilians were killed and 20 others wounded in the explosion,” Mohamed Yusuf, an official from the…
Read MoreMore than 40 activists jailed for life in UAE for ‘terror’ offences
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed life sentences to 43 activists after finding them guilty of terror offences. State media said the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal convicted the defendants of “creating a terrorist organisation”. United Nations experts and human rights groups have severely criticised the mass trial. Human Rights Watch…
Read MoreEU review of terrorist content online pushed back to include Israel-Gaza war
A planned European Commission evaluation to assess the effectiveness of rules to combat terrorist content online has been pushed back to 2025 to include the Hamas attack against Israel on 7 October of last year, the EU executive said in a reply to Parliamentary questions. The terrorist content online regulation, which entered into force in…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthi Rebels Target A Us-Flagged Container Ship In The Gulf Of Aden
Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, officials said, the latest assault by the group on the crucial maritime trade route. The captain of the ship reported an explosion in close proximity to the vessel off the coast of Nishtun, Yemen, close to the country’s border with…
Read MoreWidow of ISIS leader sentenced to death by Baghdad court
The widow of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has been sentenced to death by a court in Baghdad. She was found guilty by Al Karkh Criminal Court of “working with terrorist Daesh gangs”, Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said on Wednesday, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS. While it did not name her, a court…
Read MoreSoutheast Asia armed group Jemaah Islamiyah to disband: Report
Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian armed group blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, announced they’re disbanding. A report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) on Thursday confirmed the authenticity of a June 30 video statement by 16 Jemaah Islamiyah leaders announcing its dissolvement. In the statement, captured on video…
Read MoreCanada police charge Syrian returnee with terrorism offenses
Canadian police said on Saturday they had charged a returnee from Syria with terrorism-related offenses after an investigation into allegations that she had gone to join the Islamic State group. Kimberly Polman, 51, was charged with two counts of leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group and participation in the activity…
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