Police in Somalia ban and burn niqabs amid jihadist disguise fears
Somali police have burned hundreds of women’s niqabs because of fears jihadists could use the garments to carry out terror attacks. Officers in the southern...
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50 Terrorists Surrender As Troops Arrest 5 Others
No fewer than 50 Boko Haram terrorists alongside their families surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai and arrested five other suspected terrorists in Borno...
Al Shabab’s head of taxation arrested in central Somalia
Somali security forces have captured a man named as Idris Mohamed Sheikh Ali, whom security officials said, was in charge of Al Shabab’s taxation for...
Attacks on two churches foiled a month before the Pope’s visit
A little more than a month before Pope Francis’s visit to Indonesia, two Catholic churches were in the crosshair of Islamic extremists. Densus-88 Polri [Detasemen...
Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination
Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said...
Hezbollah says six fighters dead after Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Lebanon's Hezbollah said six of its fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, with the group claiming cross-border attacks and low-flying Israeli warplanes breaking...
7 U.S. personnel injured in ‘dangerous escalation’ rocket attack on Iraqi base
Seven U.S. personnel were injured in a "dangerous escalation," targeting U.S. and coalition forces, after two rockets struck Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq...
Hezbollah launches fresh drone attack on northern Israel amid fears of all-out Middle East war
Hezbollah has hit northern Israel with a drone attack in response to what it calls “attacks and assassinations” carried out by Israel in southern Lebanon,...
US Forces Attacked in Iraq: What We Know
In a developing situation, U.S. forces stationed at Iraq's Al-Asad airbase came under attack on Monday, resulting in injuries to several American personnel, Reuters reported....
Year after coup, U.S. finishes withdrawal from key military base in Niger
The United States announced Monday that it has completed the withdrawal of forces and assets from a key U.S.-built military base in Niger following last...
Israel takes out commander of elite Hezbollah unit in drone strike
Israeli forces killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit in a drone strike over southern Lebanon on Monday, officials say. Video of the attack...
Bangladesh prime minister flees as army chief declares interim government
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled her palace on Monday, as masses of protesters roamed the streets of Dhaka. In an address to the nation,...