MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least 10 people were killed and 15 others wounded after al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabaab attacked a popular hotel on Friday night in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a security official said on Saturday. A security official, asked not to be named due to security restrictions, told Anadolu Agency over phone t...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The death toll from Wednesday’s explosion in a Kabul mosque rose to 21, an Afghan official said on Thursday. In a statement, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said that 21 people were killed and 33 others wounded in the explosion. “The bomb explosion occurred at the Abu Bakr al Sadiq Mosque when […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Several al-Shabaab members were killed when the Somali army conducted a military operation against the al-Qaeda-linked group in the central region of Hiran, liberating the group’s stronghold, an official said on Sunday. A military official in the region told Anadolu Agency over the phone that during the operatio...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – A US airstrike in central Somalia has killed 13 al-Shabaab fighters, Somali officials and state media said on Sunday. The airstrike destroyed hideouts in the Hiran region, military officials told Anadolu Agency, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media. The operation was conducted in coor...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The death toll of Malian security forces in the Sunday terrorist attack has risen to 42, with the government announcing that it will launch thorough investigations into the well-coordinated attack in the southeastern Gao Region, which also injured 22 troops. Earlier, the government had announced that 17 soldiers were ki...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A suicide bomber blew himself up near an army convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least four soldiers. The bombing, the latest in a fresh spate of attacks on security forces, took place in the restive North Waziristan region, which borders Afghanistan. The convoy was between the town of […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabab publicly executed seven people, including a soldier, for alleged spying in southwestern Somalia, according to local media. The seven men were executed by firing squad in Buula Fulay in the Bay region, as witnessed by many bystanders, according to the terror group’s propaganda ...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – The French president has pledged funding for Guinea Bissau’s economic development and fight against terrorism, as he wrapped up a three-country Africa tour after traveling to Cameroon and Benin. Emmanuel Macron met Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who became the chair of the West African economic bloc...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria’s military killed 30 of the terrorists who ambushed members of the Presidential Guards Brigade earlier this month in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Defense Headquarters said Thursday. The operation was conducted between Sunday and Tuesday by troops of the 7 Guards Battalion and 167...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – At least 66 people were killed in terrorist attacks Wednesday in several towns in Mali, according to security sources. “The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) repelled terrorist attacks targeting positions in Savare, Sokolo and Kalumba early this Wednesday, July 27. The response, carried out with energy and professi...
