Tag: Terrorism

Gunmen Kill 14 in Plateau State Ambush as Violence Escalates in Central Nigeria
At least 14 people, including women and infants, were killed on Thursday in a brutal ambush near Chirang village in the Mangor district of Plateau State, central Nigeria. The victims were returning from the weekly market in Bokkos when their vehicle was intercepted by heavily armed assailants, according to eyewitnesses. The attackers, suspected by local […]
July 25, 2025

Mali Reports Major Counterterrorism Success as Sahel Alliance Deepens Military Integration
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have announced the neutralization of approximately 70 militants in a series of coordinated counterterrorism operations conducted between July 15 and 19 across the volatile regions of Menaka, Segou, Kidal, and Timbuktu. These operations mark one of the most significant military campaigns in recent months and reflect Mali’s intensified efforts to […]
July 21, 2025

Gunmen kill six and abduct over 100 in attack on Nigerian town
Gunmen launched a brutal attack on Kairu community in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, killing at least six people. More than 100 others, including women and children, were abducted during the violent assault, local officials and residents said on Friday. Zamfara has become the epicentre of deadly raids by armed gangs, known locally as bandits, wreaking […]
July 18, 2025

Al Shabaab Seizes Strategic Town of Tardo in Somalia, Displacing Thousands
The militant group Al Shabaab has captured the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region, dislodging government-allied Macwiisleey clan fighters and triggering the displacement of over 12,500 families, according to Somali military officials and local leaders. Major Mohamed Abdullahi of the Somali National Army described Tardo as a “strategic junction linking several bigger towns,” […]
July 14, 2025

Nigerian Forces Kill 30 Gunmen in Northwest Counter-Offensive Amid Rising Bandit Violence
Nigerian security forces have killed at least 30 armed men in a coordinated counter-operation in Katsina State, following a wave of attacks on villages by bandit groups earlier this week. The joint military and police response was launched on Wednesday, after hundreds of gunmen raided the communities of Kadisau, Raudama, and Sabon Layi on Tuesday […]
July 10, 2025

Al Shabaab Claims Suicide Bombing at Jale Siyad Base as Somalia’s Security Wavers
A powerful explosion followed by gunfire shook the Jale Siyad military base in Mogadishu on Wednesday, in what the militant group Al Shabaab described as a suicide bombing targeting Western trainers stationed at the facility. Eyewitnesses reported thick smoke and chaos inside the base. “We heard a sudden blast, then gunfire erupted from inside,” said […]
July 9, 2025

Sahel region hardest-hit by terrorism worldwide, says Global Terrorism Index 2025
The Sahel region in Africa accounted for 51 percent of global terrorism-related deaths in 2024, up from 48 percent in 2023, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), published by the Sydney-headquartered Institute for Economics and Peace. According to the report, the Sahel also accounted for 19 percent of all worldwide terrorist attacks in […]
June 23, 2025

Ukrainian Deputy Claims Zelensky’s Goal Is to Launch Third World War Project
Ukrainian Deputy Artiom Dmitruk accuses President Zelensky of pursuing a plan to ignite a Third World War, calling his regime “terrorist” and warning of global instability while Zelensky remains in power. Related: Ukraine Attacks Crimean Bridge With Underwater Explosives Artiom Dmitruk, a former member of Ukraine’s parliament forced into exile last year due to political […]
June 6, 2025

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Ordering Bridge Explosions That Derailed Trains
Peskov expressed skepticism about a short-term meeting between the leaders of the U.S. , Russia, and Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russia’s Investigative Committee (CIR) accused Ukraine of orchestrating the bombing of bridges in the Bryansk and Kursk regions over the weekend, which caused the derailment of two trains and left seven people dead and 113 injured, […]
June 3, 2025

Venezuela Neutralizes Nearly 60 Attacks on Its Oil Facilities: Cabello
This happened amid the parliamentary and regional election process, which was successfully held on May 25. On Wednesday, Venezuelan Citizen Security Minister Diosdado Cabello said that his country’s forces had thwarted more than 60 attacks on oil facilities over the past 10 days. This happened amid the parliamentary and regional election process, which was successfully […]