WASHINGTON: The FBI has thwarted a potential terrorist attack allegedly planned for Halloween weekend in the US state of Michigan, officials confirmed Friday. FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X that “multiple subjects” had been arrested in connection with the foiled plot. “Through swift action and close coordination with our local partners, […]
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Pakistan Rejects Ceasefire Request from Afghanistan After Border Clashes
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has rejected Afghanistan’s request for a ceasefire following intense cross-border clashes, security sources confirmed on Sunday. According to reports, Pakistan Army’s retaliatory operations are continuing with full force after unprovoked firing from Afghan posts late Saturday night. The strikes have targeted Afghan positions that were providing support to militants along the frontier. Read […]
Pakistan Army Destroys Afghan Posts After Cross-Border Firing
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army gave a strong and immediate response to unprovoked firing from the Afghan side late Saturday night, resulting in the destruction of several Afghan border posts and the deaths of dozens of Afghan soldiers and militants, according to security sources. The firing from Afghan forces targeted Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral, and […]
Pakistan Army Captures 19 Afghan Posts After Cross-Border Attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army on Sunday carried out powerful retaliatory strikes after Afghan forces opened unprovoked fire at several border points, including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, and Kurram. افغانستان کی جارحیت کا پاکستان کی طرف سے بھرپور جواب جاری افغانستان کی کُرم بارڈر کے مخالف افغان پوسٹیں تباہ ہونے کے تازہ ترین مناظر افغان پوسٹوں کو مکمل […]
UN chief: Daesh has as much as $300 million to fight
UNITED NATIONS: The Daesh extremist group has been left with as much as $300 million following the loss of its so-called “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria, “with none of the financial demands of controlling territory and population,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in a new report released Monday. The report to the Security Council on the threat […]
Daesh must never be allowed to regroup
Five months after the last Daesh stronghold in Syria was overrun by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), there are worrying signs that fighters belonging to the now defunct self-proclaimed caliphate are regrouping. The US envoy to the international coalition fighting Daesh, James Jeffrey, told reporters in Washington last week that thousands of the extremist organization’s […]
UAE convicts Filipino to 10 years for joining Daesh
DUBAI: A man from the Philippines has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the United Arab Emirates for being a member of Daesh and promoting the group’s ideology on social media, State news agency WAM reported on Thursday. The defendant was identified as a 35-year-old Asian man, Hassan D.A.A, who was fined $544,54 by the […]
Alleged Daesh fighter faces Dutch war crimes charges
An alleged Dutch-born Daesh militant went on trial in the Netherlands on Monday for war crimes in Iraq and Syria, including breaches of the Geneva Conventions, after posing with a crucified body and sharing images of dead victims online. It is the first trial in the Netherlands dealing with war crimes by an alleged Daesh […]
Australian police arrest 3 over alleged Daesh Sydney terror plot
Police say three men have been arrested over an alleged Daesh group-inspired plot to attack several Sydney targets, including police and defense buildings, courts, churches and diplomatic missions. Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney said Tuesday that a 20-year-old suspect is expected to be charged with preparing for a terrorist act and preparing to […]
Iraqi special forces kill 14 Daesh militants in country’s north
Iraqi special forces say they have conducted an operation near the northern city of Kirkuk in which they killed 14 members of the Daesh group. A statement from Iraqi Counterterrorism Forces on Monday says that during the operation, Iraqi forces received support from warplanes of the US-led coalition The statement says the operation, just south […]