Battle for Mosul: Operation to retake Iraqi city from IS begins
An Iraqi operation to recapture the city of Mosul, the last stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the country, has started. Artillery began Read more
Terrorism
Operation Lafiya Dole Clears Boko Haram Terrorists In Jere
Operation Lafiya dole troops on clearance patrol around Ladin Buta and Juwano villages in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state came in contact with Read more
Two suicide bombers killed in Turkey
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up near the Turkish capital, Ankara, after they were approached by police. The militants, believed to be a male Read more
Al-Shabab ‘kills Christians’ in Kenya’s Mandera town
Nairobi – Somalia’s Islamist Shabaab militants on Thursday claimed an attack on a residential compound in the restive northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera that left Read more
8 killed, 19 injured as twin blasts hit passenger train
At least eight people were killed while 19 others injured when two explosions hit a passenger train in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Friday, local Read more
New York bombing suspect Rahami captured in New Jersey – mayor
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Afghanistan-born American sought in connection with a bombing that wounded more than two dozen people in New York City and Read more
France arrests 15-year-old boy for planning ‘imminent’ Paris attack – sources
PARIS (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Paris suspected of preparing imminent “violent action”, two judicial sources said, the second alleged plot Read more
Extremists like Boko Haram in Nigeria ISIS in Syria and Iraq target women in their attacks on human rights
By Anastasia Moloney SALVADOR, BRAZIL, Sept 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A rmed extremist and fundamentalist groups worldwide are increasingly eroding women’s rights and undermining Read more
Bomb kills father and daughter at school in Thailand’s troubled south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A motorcycle bomb killed a father and daughter in front of a Thai elementary school as parents were dropping off their children Read more
Sydney man Hamdi Alqudsi sentenced to Six years for sending men to fight in Syria
Sydney man Hamdi Alqudsi has been sentenced to at least six years behind bars for sending seven men to fight in Syria. Alqudsi was charged Read more
Would-be bomber’s explosives fail in Indonesia church
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A would-be suicide bomber’s explosives failed to detonate in a packed church in western Indonesia during Sunday Mass, and he injured Read more
Social media giants “continuously failing” to combat their use for promoting extremism
Social media companies are “consciously failing” to combat groups using their services to promote extremism, say MPs. The Home Affairs Select Committee said firms including Read more
Deadly attack hits American University campus in Kabul
Explosions and gunfire reported as armed men kill at least one student and injure 14 more inside campus. At least one student has been killed Read more
Mali rebel ‘to admit’ Timbuktu mausoleum destruction at ICC
An Islamist rebel has said he will plead guilty to destroying religious and cultural sites in the Malian city of Timbuktu, prosecutors at the International Read more
Iraq hangs 36 IS jihadists sentenced to death for killing of troops in 2014
Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014. The massacre at Read more
22 killed, 94 injured in bomb attack at Turkish wedding
By Umit Besktas and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Twenty-two people were killed and 94 wounded when a suspected suicide bomber targeted a wedding celebration Read more
US transfers 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates
The US says it has sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates – the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama’s administration. Read more
Islamic States leader in Afghanistan killed by US drone attack
Hafiz Saeed Khan, leader of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan and Pakistan, died in a US drone strike last month, the US believes. Last Read more
Bombs in Thai resort kill one, injure 9, including foreigners: police
(Reuters) Two bombs exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin on Thursday, killing one woman and injuring 10 people, Thai police said. The Read more
Canadian police ‘kill suspect in anti-terror operation’
Police have shot dead a suspect in an anti-terror operation in the Canadian province of Ontario, media reports say. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Read more
Australia sets up specialist cyber unit to trace terrorism payments
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has set up a cyber-intelligence unit to identify terrorism financing, money laundering and financial fraud online, the government said on Tuesday, Read more
Anti-social media – Online chats saved Singapore from rocket attack
By Kanupriya Kapoor BATAM, Indonesia (Reuters) – It was social media chatter that gave him away. Changing his profile picture on the LINE messaging app Read more
Foiled Singapore Rocket Attack: Indonesian police arrest six suspects
SINGAPORE: Indonesian authorities have arrested six terror suspects, including the group leader who had plans to fire a rocket from Batam in an attack on Read more
