Key Islamic State planner killed in airstrike, US says
The main target in a series of U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State terror group in Somalia earlier this month is dead, according to the...
Month: February 2025
IEA rejects Pakistan’s claim of Daesh recruiting in Afghanistan
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has rejected claims made by Pakistan’s representative to the UN Security Council, Munir Akram, that Afghanistan is an ISIS...
Hamas ‘monsters’ will feel full force of the military if hostages not released, Israeli minister warns
A senior Israeli minister tipped as one of the favourites to become her country’s next ambassador to the UK has said she considers Hamas to...
Hamas says ‘won’t accept language of American and Israeli threats’ over Gaza truce
Hamas said on Wednesday it will not accept threats from the US and Israel over an ongoing truce in Gaza, amid an impasse between the...
Daesh group claims suicide bombing of Afghan bank
The Daesh group claimed Wednesday a suicide bombing of a bank in north Afghanistan which killed five people a day earlier, saying it was targeting...
Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes of...
UNSC concerned about Daesh threat in Afghanistan, Syria and Africa
The UN Security Council’s Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, on Monday highlighted the threat posed by Daesh, including ISIS-K in Afghanistan, whose “supporters plotted attacks
Trump says ceasefire should be cancelled if Hamas doesn’t release hostages by Saturday
“I’m speaking for myself,” Trump said, “Israel can override it.” US President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas...
Terror in Congo: CODECO’s Night of Horror
In a heart-wrenching tragedy, more than 51 civilians in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo were brutally killed by armed militants in...
Syria accuses Lebanon’s Hezbollah of sponsoring drug and weapon smuggling at border
Syria's new authorities have accused Lebanon's Hezbollah of sponsoring drug and weapon smugglers at the border after Syrian forces clashed with gangs in Syrian villages...
Scores dead as Islamic State attacks military base in Somalia
Nearly 100 people were killed and up to 60 others wounded when members of the Islamic State terror group launched a deadly attack on a...
Mozambique: Alleged rebels attack village in Meluco district
A group of alleged rebels carried out another attack on Monday in the village of Ravia, Meluco district, in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado,...