Terrorism
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Canada designates Proud Boys as a banned terrorist group
Canada on Wednesday described the far-right Proud Boys as a “serious and growing threat” and designated the movement as a banned terrorist ... World News -
Ethiopia says it foiled attack on UAE embassy in Addis Ababa
Ethiopia has arrested 15 people over a plot to attack the United Arab Emirates' embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's state news agency said on Wednesday ... Gulf -
In Algeria’s mountains, army operation reveals persistent militant threat
Algerian soldiers fired high-calibre rounds into a scrubby hillside of the Ain Defla mountains last week, part of an operation against the persistent ... Features -
As US warns on withdrawal from Afghanistan, data shows Taliban attacks surged in 2020
The number of attacks in Afghanistan by the Taliban in the last quarter of 2020 were higher than the same period the year before, a US watchdog agency ... World News -
Lebanon army arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians linked to ISIS terrorist group
Lebanon’s army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian, with links to ISIS terrorist group.The arrests came in ... Middle East -
Iran hosts Taliban leader as peace talks in Qatar stalled
Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran’s own help as a mediator in peace talks between ... World News -
Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline, say NATO sources
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior ... World News -
At least eight Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack
A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan defense forces in the country’s east on Saturday, killing at least ... World News -
Two Afghan policemen killed as four bombs rock Kabul
Two policemen were killed and at least five other people wounded as four separate bombs exploded in Kabul on Wednesday, police said, continuing a ... World News -
Iraq hangs three convicted of ‘terrorism’ at Nasiriyah central prison: Sources
Three Iraqis convicted of “terrorism” were hanged on Monday, a security source said, days after a deadly double suicide attack in a crowded Baghdad ... Middle East -
Suspected extremists kill three Mali soldiers: Military
Twin attacks on the army in central Mali overnight killed three soldiers while five of the alleged attackers were also left dead, security sources ... World News -
11 fighters from Iraq’s PMU militias killed in ISIS attack: Security sources
At least 11 fighters from the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) militias, known as Hashd al-Shaabi, were killed in an ambush by ISIS ... Middle East -
Chechnya kills militant tied to ISIS, deadly Moscow attacks
Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov said Wednesday that police had killed Aslan Byutukayev, alleged leader of ISIS terrorist group in the volatile ... World News -
Italy jails suspected al-Qaeda militant for terror activity in Syria, Iraq
A 24-year-old Italian suspected of fighting in the Middle East since 2014 with al-Qaeda-affiliated groups was arrested in Turkey and jailed in Italy, ... World News -
Death toll in Somalia suicide bombing reaches 16
The death toll from a suicide bombing in Somalia has risen to 16, after a number of people hurt in the blast succumbed to their injuries overnight, ... World News -
Suicide bomber kills three in Nigeria, security sources say
A teenage girl killed at least three people when she blew herself up in a crowd in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, militia and humanitarian sources ... World News -
UN votes to crack down on al-Shabaab extremists in Somalia
The UN Security Council voted Thursday to prevent the sale or shipment to Somalia of components of improvised explosive devices if there is ... World News