Terrorism

Afghanistan investigating if civilians killed in strike against Taliban

Government officials confirmed the Saturday night strike but said on Sunday that initial information showed the deaths were all of Taliban insurgents fighting Afghan security forces

Pakistan's anti-terrorism court asks police to arrest JeM chief Masood Azhar by January 18

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued an arrest warrant against Azhar in the terror-financing case instituted by the CTD in the previous hearing

Pakistan PM reaches Quetta to meet families of Hazara victims

On Sunday, a group of armed and unidentified gunmen had broken into a coal mine in Mach, a town near Quetta, and had opened fire on members of the minority community

26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi arrested in Pakistan

Lakhvi, who was on bail since 2015 in the Mumbai attack case, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

Five women killed as blast hits Yemen wedding hall

The government and Huthi rebel forces blamed each other for the Friday night bombing of the hall near Hodeida's airport, a frontline between the warring sides on the edge of the Huthi-held town…

Kabul University attack mastermind sentenced to death

The Supreme Court said that five other collaborators of the attack were sentenced to various jail terms on charges of treason, transfer of explosive materials and cooperation with the Islamic…

At least 10 dead in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Fighters in six trucks attacked the villages of Shafa, Azare and Tashan Alade in Borno state on Saturday and set fire to homes and public buildings while firing sporadically at residents

Jihadists snatch dozens of loggers in Nigeria, kill three

'On Friday we mobilised men and went deep into the forest where we recovered three bodies identified to be among the loggers, without a trace of their colleagues,' said a militia leader

Gunmen murder journalist in Afghanistan's Ghazni

Rahmatullah Nekzad was travelling towards a nearby mosque when he was chased and shot by a group of gunmen who used a silenced pistol

Jihadists kill 5 soldiers, kidnap 35 civilians in Nigeria

Almost 35 civilians were kidnapped and one woman was killed in the second attack which took place in the northeast Borno state

Boko Haram claims responsibility of murdering 27 villagers in Niger

'We carried out the attack with the power of Allah and His help,' the video claims

Nigeria: Nearly 43 villagers buried after suspected Boko Haram attack

The villagers dug graves for 43 victims, while the local security forces continued their search for dozens of missing villagers

Five dead, 18 kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria: Police

Around 100 cattle thieves on motorcycles opened fire on the congregation, killing at least five worshippers and kidnapping nearly 18

Women who killed Afghan official with promises of sex, released with Taliban prisoners

The two were also infamous for brutal murders, other than their 'honeytrap' killings

France claims to have killed killed senior al-Qaeda operative in Mali

Bah ag Moussa, also known as Bamoussa Diarra, was a right-hand man of the leader of one of the most prominent Jihadi group of Mali called Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

Europe wakes up to threat of terrorism, but do they have the right approach?

Europe's crackdown has begun, the endgame is to root out Islamist terrorism with an audacious goal, but one that the leadership is confident of achieving

Gravitas desk

As Europe proposes anti-terrorism measures, who will control state-funded terrorism?

Fighting terrorism is not all that simple. No register on Imams and no lock on prayer houses will be able to solve the problem completely

Gravitas desk

How countries are tackling Islamic extremism with the help of laws

This is part of a global pattern

Germany charges 12 men for planning terrorist attacks on politicians, asylum-seekers

The group also revealed that they met regularly to plan the attacks, and the meetings were usually moderated by two main suspects

Civilian, terrorist killed in Pampore operation; another terrorist surrendered

The fresh surrender has brought the number of terrorists surrendering in recent months to five

Ieshan Bashir Wani