Aden, May 6 (IANS) Militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot agreed on Thursday to withdraw from two strategic southern Yemeni towns without armed confrontations after a tribal-led mediation, a government official told Xinhua. “Commanders of…
Damascus, May 6 (IANS) Jihadist groups in Syria unleashed a wide-scale offensive against a government-controlled town south of the northern town of Aleppo, in another breach to the shaky, yet strenuous truce that started in…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Mohammed Sajid, a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative arrested by police from east Delhi on Tuesday night, was a quiet person who did not socialise much and generally…
Damascus, May 5 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) on Thursday seized full control of al-Shaer gas field, located east of the central Syrian province of Homs, after three days of fighting against government forces. According…
Damascus, May 5 (IANS) At least nine people were killed in twin bombings that rocked Syria’s central province of Homs on Thursday, a military source said. A car bomb and a booby-trapped motorcycle went off…
Jakarta, May 5 (IANS) The foreign ministers and military leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines met on Thursday to agree on actions against the Abu Sayyaf extremist group. The summit was convened by Indonesia,…
Jakarta, May 5 (IANS) The foreign ministers and military leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines met on Thursday to agree on actions against the Abu Sayyaf extremist group. The summit was convened by Indonesia,…
Canberra, May 5 (IANS) Australia’s most wanted Islamic State (IS) recruiter who called on his countrymen to “start attacking before they attack you”, has died in a US airstrike. Neil Prakash was the country’s “most…
London, May 5 (IANS) A young man was arrested by local police on Wednesday in London on suspicion of engaging in preparation of committing an act of terrorism. Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that the…
Baghdad, May 5 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Wednesday freed four villages from Islamic State (IS) terrorists near the IS- held city of Fallujah in the western province of Anbar, but the terrorists blew up…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) A group of citizens from Central Asian countries was detained by Russias security agency, FSB, on suspicion that they were planning terror attacks ahead of upcoming Victory Day celebrations, at the…
Kabul, May 4 (IANS) At least 18 Taliban militants have been killed in Kandahar province of Afghanistan over the past four days, a security official said on Wednesday. “Security forces launched operations against Taliban rebels…
Shillong, May 4 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, on Wednesday received another setback as 16 rebels surrendered to the authorities along with a huge cache of…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Police on Wednesday said they had busted a major Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist module and arrested three suspects who were planning an attack in Delhi and neighbouring areas. Ten suspects, with…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A court on Wednesday sent three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suspects arrested for planning a terror attack in Delhi and nearby areas to 10-day police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh allowed…
Kinshasa, May 4 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed in Beni territory of Congo by suspected members of Ugandan rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). A non-governmental organisation led by human rights advocate Omar…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) China has been told that a “selective approach” cannot be adopted with regard to terrorism, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, adding that efforts are on at the…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a major Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist cell with the arrest of three suspects who were planning an attack in Delhi and neighbouring areas. Nine suspects,…
Manila, May 4 (IANS) Extremist group Abu Sayyaf released a new video on Wednesday threatening to kill three more hostages, who were kidnapped along with John Ridsdel, who was beheaded on April 25 in southern…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Twelve sympathisers of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist group have been detained in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, a senior Delhi Police official said on Wednesday. “We have detained 12 people from…