Assad defends escape from Syria, blames ‘terrorist onslaught’ in first statement
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad defended his decision to flee to Moscow amid a rapid rebel advance a little over a week ago, claiming he...
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EU, terrorism fear returns. “Daesh’s ability to strike is growing”
The terror alert in Europe is rising again, with EU member states now uneasy about Daesh and a possible new season of Islamist attacks. The...
Russia in ‘direct contact’ with rebel group and hopes to maintain military bases in Syria, state media says
It reported that deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov told journalists that Russia was aiming to maintain its military bases inside Syria. Mr Bogdanov said contact...
Remembering APS attack 2014 – and Pakistan’s continued struggle against terrorism
The morning of December 16, 2014, is etched in Pakistan’s history as one of the goriest and gloomiest. A terrorist attack on Army Public School...
An insight into Global Terrorism trends 2024
As we step into 2025, there are indications of a sustained escalation in the tempo of global terrorist activities from diverse threat groups. During 2024...
Assad says he wanted to keep fighting in Syria but his Russian allies evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian...
Türkiye claims that Syria’s new leadership has agreed to disband Kurdish forces
Turkey announced that Syria's new rebel government has aligned with Ankara on the necessity of dismantling Kurdish military groups, a key U.S. ally in northern...
At least 7 killed in Mali attack
At least seven people were killed Sunday, December 16, in an attack in central Mali, the local diocese and a civil society organization told AFP....
Analysis: What to know about HTS, Hezbollah and Iran after Assad’s fall in Syria
The ascendance of Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria should be viewed with great caution by Western powers, but the Assad regime’s collapse disables a critical...
47 suspects detained in Daesh counterterrorism operations in Türkiye
Turkish authorities detained 47 suspects in simultaneous operations targeting the Daesh terrorist organization across five provinces, the Ministry of Interior announced. The operations, named “GURZ-29”...
Daesh attacks kill five Taliban senior Taliban officials in three years
Attacks by Daesh’s Khorasan branch, (ISIS-K) have killed at least five senior Taliban officials and two pro-Taliban clerics over the past three years. Despite the...
ISIS takes responsibility for attack that killed Taliban minister
Daesh, also known as ISIS, has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s Minister for Refugees and Repatriation. In...