Australia thwarts “Islamic-inspired” terror plot to blow up plane
SYDNEY (9News Australia)- Security at all major airports across Australia has increased after police foiled a plot to “bring down” a plane in a terrorist attack. Read more
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US praises Qatar’s role in fight against terrorism
The US State Department praised Qatar’s “strong partnership” in the fight against “terrorism” in its annual “Country Reports on Terrorism” released on Wednesday. The State Read more
BREAKING! Mosul: 40 Percent of Iraq’s Elite Forces Lost in Fight for City (Photo)
Iraq’s premier fighting force has lost 40 per cent of its men in the battle to liberate Mosul from Islamic State control. The Counter Terrorism Read more
Italy arrests asylum seeker for inciting terrorism
ROME (Reuters) – Italy on Monday arrested a 29-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker for supplying news and materials in support of Islamic State and who said Read more
Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan
CAIRO (Reuters) – An audio message purporting to come from the spokesman of Islamic State called on followers to launch attacks in the United States, Read more
Woman detonates bomb in crowded Friday market in Iraq, killing at least 30
A woman detonated her explosive belt in a market east of the Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala on Friday, killing at least 30 and wounding Read more
Al Shabaab kills 20 Somalia’s soldiers – officer
Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab group killed 20 soldiers in an attack on a military base in a town in the semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday, Read more
Moroccan-Italian Youssef Zaghba was the third London attacker – Iinvestigative source
The third Islamist militant who carried out an attack on Saturday in London that killed seven people was a Moroccan-Italian called Youssef Zaghba, an Italian Read more
Over 130 imams refuse to say funeral prayers for London Bridge attackers
Over 130 Muslim religious leaders have refused to say funeral prayers for the terrorists who took part Saturday’s London Bridge attack, a decision that was Read more
6 killed, 48 injured in London Bridge attacks
Six people have now been confirmed killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were also Read more
Al-Shabab Stones Man to Death in Somalia May 28, 2017 4:05 PM Harun Maruf
A 44-year-old man has been stoned to death by the al-Shabab militant group in Rama Addey town in southern Somalia’s Bay region, reports say. The Read more
IS claims attack on Egypt Christains
So-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed it was behind an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt that killed at least 29 people Read more
Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia says it is dissolving
CAIRO – Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, a group linked to Al-Qaeda, is formally dissolving itself, it said in a statement on Saturday. The group, Read more
Breaking: 22 dead and 59 hurt in Manchester Arena attack
Twenty-two people, including children, have been killed and 59 injured in a suicide attack at Manchester Arena. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday Read more
Bomb blast in Bangkok hospital leaves 20 dead
Authorities say a bomb at a hospital in Bangkok has wounded 21 people. The blast went off at 10am on Monday in the dispensary’s waiting Read more
ISIS surrounded, no escape – Mattis
Soldiers of the Coalition of Countries Working to Defeat ISIS have surrounded the terrorist group with no way for its fighters to escape, U.S. Secretary of Read more
ISIS executes 145 civilians, hangs bodies on poles
The ISIS (Islamic State Iraq and Syria) has executed more than 145 civilians for trying to flee the western part of the Iraqi city of Read more
Bin Laden’s son Hamza threatens U.S. over father’s death
Osama bin Laden’s son reportedly seeks to avenge his father’s death and is poised to become the new leader of Al Qaeda. Personal letters seized Read more
ISIS beheads Russian officer in Syria-SITE
Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of what it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring Read more
Several soldiers Killed in Al Shabaab militants attack on Somali army base
MOGADISHU – Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base northwest of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing several government soldiers, officials and the militants Read more
Al-Shabab regional Leader Killed in Somali Raid
The Somali government says the leader of al-Shabab in the Lower Shabelle region and three of his associates have been killed in a raid in Read more
Islamic State Leader in Afghanistan killed – government
KABUL – The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, has been killed in an operation led by Afghan special forces in the eastern province Read more
Al-Shabab Beheads 2 Captured Somali Soldiers
WASHINGTON — Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia have beheaded two government soldiers they captured on Saturday near the town of Mahaday, 35 kilometers north of Jowhar, and Read more
Suicide attack on NATO convoy in Kabul kills eight civilians
Kabul – Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday that killed eight civilians in an attack on a Read more
Jihad: Al-Qaida Leader Tells Fighters to Prepare for Syria holy War
Al-Qaida’s leader has urged his followers and all militants in Syria to unite ranks and prepare for protracted jihad, or holy war. Ayman al-Zawahri tells Read more
Germany detains suspected Islamist over soccer attack
German authorities arrested a suspected Islamist on Wednesday in connection with what Chancellor Angela Merkel called a “despicable” attack on a bus carrying players of Read more
Pakistan Executes 2 ‘Hardcore Terrorists’
Pakistan executed two militants Tuesday who officials said were convicted of terrorism-related offenses by military courts. The deaths by hanging took place on a day Read more
Niger forces kill 57 members of Boko Haram
Niger security forces killed 57 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram who attacked a village in the southeastern Diffa region overnight, the defence ministry Read more
10 People killed in Somalia Roadside bomb
MOGADISHU – A roadside bomb killed 10 people in a minibus in southern Somalia on Thursday, a military officer and residents said, blaming Islamist militants Read more
Islamic State kill 31 in Tikrit attacks
At least 31 people were killed, including 14 police officers, and more than 40 wounded in attacks overnight by Islamic State militants in the northern Read more
