Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Terrorism
Following Deadly Attack on Concert Hall,...
After a deadly attack on a music venue in a Moscow suburb, Russia observed Sunday a day of mourning.Islamic State took credit for the assault that killed 137 people.
After Islamic State Attacked Church,Istanbul Christians...
After an attack on an Istanbul church by the Islamic State, Turkish security forces are detaining hundreds.Authorities are warning of further attacks against Jews and Christians.
Deadly Philippine Bombing Exposes Weakness in...
A deadly bombing of a Catholic Mass in southern Marawi city this week has exposed the Philippine military’s weakness in intelligence gathering, officials said Thursday, after identifying two Filipinos as main suspects in the attack claimed by Islamic State extremists.
Mass Teacher Exodus in Northeastern Kenya...
After a series of deadly attacks by al-Shabab terrorists, hundreds of nonlocal teachers in Kenya’s northeast are demanding transfers out of the region, which is largely Muslim causing an education crisis in the country. Schools reopened August 28, but most students have not yet resumed classes.
Ghana’s Youth Use Arts, Entertainment to...
Attacks by Islamist militants in southern Burkina Faso have raised concerns that young people in Ghana across the border may get attracted to extremism due to a lack of employment opportunities. Through a program they call “Peace in Schools,” the aid group Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment, or RISE-Ghana, uses arts and entertainment to rally young people against extremism
Ghana Border Towns Say Burkina Faso...
Ghana, a neighboring country, is concerned about security as a result of Burkina Faso’s struggle against Islamist extremists. According to observers, illegal firearms are being smuggled into Ghana through the porous border.
Officials Say Majority of Victims of...
The majority of those killed in the deadly suicide attack on a mosque on January 30 in Peshawar, Pakistan, according to Pakistani authorities, were local police officers.
In Bangladesh’s Borderland With Myanmar,2 Rohingya...
A 12-hour gunfight and the torching of a refugee settlement along the Banglesh-Myanmar border thrust the Rohingya Solidarity Organization, an old armed insurgent group, back into the spotlight.
From Burkina Faso to Northern Benin,...
A recent report found that, as the country has become the new front line in the Sahel conflict, more more violent incidents linked to extremist groups took place in Benin’s north last year than the government has publicly acknowledged
A New Attack on a Cillage...
The attack on December 30 on the village of Namande, in the district of Muidumbe, province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, has been claimed by ISIS-Mozambique.