ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – At least four police officers have been killed by ISIS in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in northeastern Nigeria in an attack on a police station, according to media reports. Members of the militant group attacked the station in the Nganzai region in the Borno state where in addition to the slain […]
ISTANBUL (AA) — Seventeen suspected members of the ISIS group linked to a shooting at a Catholic church in Istanbul were apprehended in an operation on Saturday, said Turkish security sources. Simultaneous operations, centered in Istanbul, were carried out by security forces to disrupt the activities of the suspects and prevent potential viole...
Islamabad, Pakistan – – AFP Pakistan and Iran’s cross-border air raids this week targeting militants on each other’s soil mark an unprecedented flare-up at a time when the region is already a tinderbox of tensions, analysts say. “This kind of attack has never been done by either side,” said Karachi Universit...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — The UK on Friday proscribed Hizb ut-Tahrir, making it a criminal offence to belong to the group, or invite support for it. The Home Office made the announcement after the House of Commons approved a draft order laid on Monday. “This order makes belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir or inviting support for […]
ANKARA (AA) – French police will deploy 90,000 police officers on New Year’s Eve because of a “high level of terror threat,” the nation’s interior minister said on Friday. Gerald Darmanin visited the Paris police department to inspect the preparations for Sunday, according to local broadcaster BFMTV. He thanked the nati...
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least 28 security personnel and 27 suspected militants were killed on Tuesday in three separate incidents in northwestern Pakistan, including a shooting and bomb attack, officials said. The incidents took place in different parts of Dera Ismail Khan district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa p...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The acting Afghan industry and commerce minister met Tuesday with Pakistan caretaker foreign minister in Islamabad amid tension between the two neighbors concerning the eviction of Afghan refugees. Nuruddin Azizi arrived Monday in Islamabad along with a delegation to participate in a meeting with Pakistan and Uzbekistan....
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – At least eight people were killed in northeastern Nigeria on Thursday when a mine planted on a road allegedly by Boko Haram exploded in the Ngala region in Borno state, reports said. Two members of the government-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were among those killed while many others sustained injuries. [&...
Moscow, Russia — AFP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that creating a Palestinian state was the “most reliable” solution for peace in Israel and that fighting so-called “terrorism” alone would not ensure security. He spoke during a press conference with the head of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gh...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somali said Thursday that its forces backed by local militias had killed at least 100 al-Shabaab fighters in central Galmudug state. Information Minister Daud Aweis told reporters that the fighting took place around Wisil and Shabelow districts, where the troops inflicted heavy casualties and “the terrorist bodi...
