Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Hezbollah Leader Says More Israelis Will Be Displaced As The Militants Extend Their Rocket Fire
Hezbollah’s acting leader said Tuesday that even more Israelis will be displaced as the militant group extends its rocket fire deeper into Israel, in a defiant televised statement marking the anniversary of fighting that escalated into war last month. Sheikh Naim Kassem, the acting leader of Hezbollah, said its military capabilities are still intact and…
Read MoreChinese workers killed in Karachi blast
In a statement, Chinese embassy in Pakistan confirmed that two Chinese nationals were killed and one injured in the explosion near the airport. It also said there were local casualties. According to the statement, the “terrorist attack” on a convoy carrying Chinese staff of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Private) Limited occurred around 11…
Read MoreHezbollah missiles hit Israel’s Haifa in escalating conflict
Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third largest city Haifa on Monday as Israeli forces looked poised to expand ground raids into south Lebanon on the first anniversary of the Gaza war, which has spread conflict across the Middle East. Iran-backed Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group fighting Israel in Gaza, said it…
Read MoreTajikistan nationals with alleged ISIS ties removed in immigration proceedings, U.S. officials say
When federal agents arrested eight Tajikistan nationals with alleged ties to the Islamic State terror group on immigration charges back in June, U.S. officials reasoned that coordinated raids in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia would prove the fastest way to disrupt a potential terrorist plot in its earliest stages. Four months later, after being…
Read MoreCountries Around The World Commemorate The Anniversary Of Hamas Attack On Israel
Vigils, commemorations and acts of remembrance were planned across the world on Monday to mark one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel as world leaders called for an end to antisemitism and the release of Israeli hostages. Last year’s surprise cross-border attack, which killed about 1,200 people, caught Israel unprepared on a…
Read More‘Terrorist attack’ near Karachi airport kills two Chinese nationals, embassy says
Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a “terrorist attack”. In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the explosion was an attack…
Read MoreWeakened Hezbollah expected to return to traditional guerilla warfare tactics
Hezbollah declared a “divine victory” in the month-long 2006 war after successfully ousting Israeli forces from Lebanon. And the Iran-backed group is once again facing off with its arch-enemy – but under very different circumstances. “We want [Israeli soldiers] to enter Lebanese territory (…) if they come to us they are welcome, because what they…
Read MoreRussia has decided ‘at highest level’ to remove Taliban from terrorist list, TASS reports
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a decision to remove the Taliban from a list of terrorist organisations had been “taken at the highest level”, the state TASS news agency reported. The decision needs to be followed up with various legal procedures in order to make it a reality, President Vladimir Putin’s special representative…
Read MoreHezbollah reports ground clashes with Israeli troops in Lebanon
Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday, reporting ground clashes for the first time since Israel began pushing into its northern neighbour in a campaign to hammer the Iran-backed armed group. The Israeli military said regular infantry and armoured units were joining its ground operations in Lebanon, a day after…
Read MoreSix killed and 10 wounded in shooting and knife attack in Israeli city of Jaffa
Six people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting and knife attack on the Israeli seaside city of Jaffa that occurred minutes before Iran launched a huge missile attack on Israel. Five of the wounded were described as being in a serious condition. CCTV footage showed two men, reportedly armed with an assault rifle…
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