Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise
When a 13-year-old Kurdish girl went missing on her way home from a school exam last month, after being approached by a man from an...
Terrorism
Syria, Palestine, Yemen biggest violators of child soldier recruits
The United Nations is sounding the alarm over the rising number of violations against children in Syria, including the recruitment of minors by the country’s...
Terror threats and instability in northern and central Africa
A swath of countries that border the Sahel in northern and central Africa are at increased risk of terror attacks, instability, and civil conflict. This...
Jordan arrests Islamists trying to smuggle weapons to West Bank
Four Jordanians allegedly belonging to Islamist movements were arrested last Thursday in Jordan while trying to smuggle weapons to Palestinians in the West Bank. Arabic-language...
Wagner’s network in Africa faces uncertain future
The failed weekend mutiny in Russia by the Wagner mercenary group is likely to have repercussions for Africa, where it has several thousand fighters based...
34 killed in ambush in Central-North region in Burkina Faso
Unidentified assailants on Monday killed 31 soldiers and three members of the Homeland Defence Volunteers (VDP) in an ambush on a supply convoy in the...
Iran has left bloodstained fingerprints through global terror
The announcement that came out of the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday was brief and dry; the background is anything but that. “Israel commends the...
Network of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has substantially weakened
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the network of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has substantially weakened in the last few years as...
Iran is already in the West Bank
Following their recent visit to Iran, leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization, the second largest terror group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas, on...
New Captagon drug trade link to top officials found
New direct links between the multi-billion dollar Captagon drug trade and leading members of the Syrian Armed Forces and President Bashar al-Assad's family have been...
Nigeria human rights group files ICC complaint over anti-Christian violence
In part on the basis of widespread attacks against Christians, a human rights organization in Nigeria has filed a complaint against the governor of Nigeria’s...
Pak police arrest 9 terror suspects from Punjab province
Pakistan police have arrested nine alleged terrorists belonging to ISIS and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from different districts in Punjab province who were planning to target...