Terrorist groups using Covid-19 to reinforce power and influence
Interpol released a report which focuses on impact of Covid-19 on global terrorism, trends and potential risks related to attacks on vulnerable targets and bioterrorism.
Terrorism
Afghan police forces arrested four terrorists including top commander in Pakistan
Four Pakistani militants, including a key commander of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam terror group, were arrested on Friday in the country's restive northwestern tribal region bordering...
Malian Soldier killed and five others are wounded in IED attack
A Malian soldier was killed and five others were wounded when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on a highway in the troubled west...
Man from London charged with terrorism offences
A 32-year-old man has been charged with terrorism offences following an investigation by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command. On 17 June, a man was arrested...
Islamic State cells target U.S. base perimeter in the Al-Omar oil field
Reliable sources have informed the Syrian Observatory that ISIS cells targeted the perimeter of the American base in the Al-Omar oil field. The shells were...
Kenyan Al-Shabaab operative who plotted 9/11-style terrorist attack on US indicted by the authorities
Federal authorities on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the United States on behalf of...
Islamic State terrorists attacked two oil wells in Iraq
Two oil wells in Iraq’s Kirkuk province were set ablaze by Islamic State (IS) terrorists, said Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, adding that the...
Five National Defense members killed and injured in landmine explosion planted by the Islamic State
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the death of one National Defense member and the injury of four others, as a result of...
Islamic State terrorist group makes combat in Syrian desert
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said in a Dec. 4 report, “Military operations are ongoing in separate axes in the Syrian desert between...
Turkish police detained eighteen Islamic State-linked suspects in counterterrorism raids in Istanbul
Turkish security forces detained 18 Daesh-linked suspects in counterterrorism operations in Istanbul, reports said Wednesday. Counterterrorism squads from Istanbul Police raided 11 addresses in nine...
US authorities designated Bahrain-based terrorist group as Specially Designated Global Terrorist
The United States on Tuesday designated the Bahrain-based Saraya al-Mukhtar group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, accusing it of being an Iran-backed terrorist organization...
Afghanistan car bombing killed three people including Kabul’s deputy governor
A bombing and a shooting attack on Tuesday in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial governor, officials...