3 members of new extremist group ‘Shahadat’ arrested
The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday said that it had arrested three people suspected to be members of new extremist group ‘Shahadat.’ Md Ismail Hossain,...
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Three Killed In New Attack In Niger: Govt
Two soldiers and a civilian have been killed in Niger in a fresh suspected jihadist attack in the restive region of Tillaberi, the defence ministry...
Benin Army Kills 8 Jihadists In North: Military Sources
Benin's soldiers killed eight suspected jihadists in the north of the country, military sources told AFP Thursday. The clash happened in a region where the...
Australia’s ‘Afghan Files’ whistleblower sentenced to five years for leaking military secrets
An Australian judge sentenced a former army lawyer to more than five years in jail Tuesday for stealing secret defence files on the Afghanistan war...
2 Suspected Bangladeshi Terrorists Arrested From Guwahati Railway Station
Two suspected terrorists from Bangladesh, linked to the Al Qaeda terror group, were arrested in Guwahati for illegally entering India, police said on Monday. Acting...
4 TTP militants killed in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Four militants, including a “target killer”, of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed by security forces in Punjab province, police said on Sunday. The...
Regional approach to tackling terrorism in Africa
Desirous to combat terrorism in Africa, President Bola Tinubu has called for the establishment of a Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre that will serve as a hub...
Boko Haram factional violence worries Islamic State
In October 2023, Boko Haram’s JAS faction (Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad) launched major offensives against the group’s other faction – Islamic State West Africa Province...
Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities
An Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist armed group killed at least 32 civilians, including 3 children, and set fire to over 350 homes in central Mali in January...
Boko Haram factional violence worries Islamic State
In October 2023, Boko Haram’s JAS faction (Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad) launched major offensives against the group’s other faction – Islamic State West Africa Province...
Dozens of major terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan
After the US withdrawal, Afghanistan has become a hub of terrorist organisations capable of attacking Europe, Asia and the US, thereby threating regional and international...
Houthis team up with feared Al-Qaeda branch in new threat to Yemen
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are working with a feared local branch of Al-Qaeda in a partnership that risks further destabilising the impoverished and conflict-torn...