"A suicide bomber killed a senior Pakistani police official on his way to work and two others on Thursday in the restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said." Source: Bomb kills …
Taliban touts “Special Forces Unit”
"The Afghan Taliban recently promoted its ‘Special Forces Unit’ that purportedly is operating in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman. Since 2015, the Taliban has advertised its so-called ‘Special …
Television Station Attacked in Afghan Capital
"A bomb-and-gun attack on the headquarters of a private Afghan television station in Kabul Tuesday left at least four people dead and more than 20 wounded." Source: Television Station Attacked in …
Continue Reading about Television Station Attacked in Afghan Capital
NATO Sees Taliban Bases in Pakistan ‘Big Challenge’ to Afghan Peace
"NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Taliban bases in Pakistan pose a ‘big challenge’ to efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan." Source: NATO Sees Taliban Bases in …
Continue Reading about NATO Sees Taliban Bases in Pakistan ‘Big Challenge’ to Afghan Peace
Swiss, French police team up for ‘counter-terrorism’ raids
"A Swiss man and a Colombian woman were among people arrested in Switzerland and France on Tuesday in raids against people suspected of breaking laws banning Al Qaeda and Islamic State, the Swiss …
Continue Reading about Swiss, French police team up for ‘counter-terrorism’ raids
Suicide bombers in fresh strikes near Maiduguri
"At least four persons were confirmed dead and six others – all local farmers – got injured after suicide bombers believed to be deployed by Boko Haram insurgents detonated themselves near Maiduguri, …
Continue Reading about Suicide bombers in fresh strikes near Maiduguri
AMISOM Launches Attack Against Al-Shabab in Somalia
"African Union troops in Somalia have launched an operation to flush out al-Shabab militants from the Lower Shabelle region and secure main supply routes in the area." Source: AMISOM Launches Attack …
Continue Reading about AMISOM Launches Attack Against Al-Shabab in Somalia
Pakistan gets a grip on a region known as a nexus of terror — but residents pay a price for peace
"During the Vietnam War, an unidentified U.S. Army major was famously quoted as saying, ‘It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.’ That, in essence, is what happened to Zafarullah’s home …
Turkistan Islamic Party parades in northwestern Syria
"In a new video released by the al Qaeda-linked Uighur jihadist group Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), a large convoy of its fighters and equipment is shown parading somewhere in northwestern …
Continue Reading about Turkistan Islamic Party parades in northwestern Syria
Russian Ministry Claims Huge Jump In Number Of Arrested Militants In North Caucasus
"Speaking at a press conference on October 31, police Lieutenant General Sergei Bachurin, who heads Russia's federal Interior Ministry's directorate for the North Caucasus Federal District, claimed …