New Zealand politicians on Thursday passed a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing a legal loophole that was exposed earlier this month by a violent knife attack. The new law had been months in the planning but was hurried through Parliament after an extremist inspired by …
Read More »Two security forces killed in landmine blast in Afghanistan
According to the latest reports, two security forces were killed by a roadside bomb in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Afghan sources said that two Afghan security forces have been killed in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. The incident occurred after a vehicle belonging to intelligence forces collided …
Read More »An ISIS terrorist killed, three others injured in a PMF ambush in al-Anbar
An ISIS terrorist was killed, and scores were injured in an ambush executed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) in Hawd al-Kaara, west of al-Anbar, according to the commander of the PMF Operations in the western governorate, Qassem Musleh. In a press release issued earlier today, Tuesday, the commander said, …
Read More »German defense minister warns Mali over Russian mercenary deal
Germany warned Mali on Wednesday that a deal with Russian private security group Wagner would “call into question” its deployment in the West African country as part of United Nations and European Union missions. “If Mali’s government makes such a deal with Russia, then it goes against everything that Germany, …
Read More »Suspect in 2015 Paris attacks says deaths of 130 people ‘nothing personal’
The key defendant in the 2015 Paris attacks trial said Wednesday that the ISIS network which struck the city was attacking France and that the deaths of 130 people were “nothing personal.” Wearing all black and declining to remove his black mask, Salah Abdeslam was the last of the 14 …
Read More »Two terrorists arrested and 65 explosive devices seized in al-Anbar and Nineveh
Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced arresting two terrorists and seizing explosive devices in al-Anbar and Nineveh governorates. The cell said in a statement that a terrorist who previously attacked the security forces were arrested in Rutba in al-Anbar. The statement added the other terrorist was arrested in the Nimrud area, …
Read More »Iraqi PMF foils a plot to target Arbaeen pilgrims in Baghdad
Al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) on Tuesday thwarted a plot to attack the Shiite pilgrims on the Arbaeen day in the south Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a press release issued by the paramilitary organization, the PMF intelligence department apprehended a “network of ISIS operatives that included the commanders of …
Read More »Iraqi Army foils ISIS infiltration to Al-Azim District
A security source reported that Iraqi forces bombed ISIS between Al-Azim borders, north of Diyala, and the Saladin Governorate. The source told Alghadeer News, “The Iraqi Army monitored, with thermal cameras, ISIS movements between the outskirts of Al-Azim near the village of Albu Khayal and the borders of Saladin.” The …
Read More »Investigation casts doubt on US drone strike in Afghanistan that killed family of 10
The New York Times, analyzing security camera footage, said the US military may have been seeing the slain Ahmadi and a colleague loading canisters of water, which was in short supply after the collapse of the Western-backed government and picking up a laptop for his boss. The US carried out …
Read More »Senior ISIS commander captured after a 45 day manhunt
Iraq’s Federal Intelligence Agency detained and interrogated two senior ISIS commanders and referred his case to a special court, a press release by the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Saturday. SMC said that the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency successfully apprehended the security official of ISIS’ North Iraq province, …
Read More »Iraqi Army kills a prominent ISIS leader in Nineveh
Iraqi army killed an ISIS leader in the Makhmur district of Nineveh Governorate. A security source told Alghadeer News, “this evening, a force from the 14th Infantry Division of the Iraqi army killed the governor of the Qara Jokh area and three others in Makhmur district.” Earlier on Friday, The …
Read More »Iraqi National Security Service arrest five terrorists in Nineveh
Iraqi National Security Service reported on Friday, that five terrorists were arrested in Nineveh Governorate. The Agency said in a statement that its detachments in Nineveh had arrested five ISIS members. The terrorists were working in different positions within ISIS; one was responsible for harboring terrorists in the so-called Wilayat …
Read More »Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service arrests eight terrorists
On Wednesday, the Counter-Terrorism Service arrested eight terrorists in different areas. The Agency said in a statement today that “the Service arrested four terrorists in the capital, Baghdad, the Tarmiyah district and the Radwaniyah district. Counter-Terrorism launched another operation in Al-Anbar Governorate in the districts of “Fallujah, Hit, and Karma, …
Read More »Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris terrorist attacks begins in France
Paris suspect Salah Abdeslam says in court that he is a soldier of ISIS, Reuters reports. A court trial began on Wednesday into the November 2015 terrorist attacks on Paris, which left some 130 people killed and hundreds wounded when gunmen with suicide vests targeted six bars and restaurants, the …
Read More »Three ISIS terrorists in the custody of Iraqi security forces
Iraqi security forces apprehended a senior ISIS figure who served as a commander of the terrorist organization in Diyala. In a press release issued earlier today, Tuesday, Minister of Interior, Othman al-Ghanmi, said that the terrorist is wanted for multiple killings in al-Khuwayles village in Diyala in 2007. The terrorist …
Read More »US-led airstrikes killed 22,000 civilians in Africa, West Asia in past 20 years: Report
At least 22,000 civilians have been killed in airstrikes conducted by US-led forces in a number of countries in Africa and West Asia over the past 20 years of the so-called ‘forever wars,’ a conflict monitor says. In a new approximation, the UK-based organization Airwars said at least 22,679 civilians, …
Read More »Security forces launch a military operation in Diyala and Saladin
The Iraqi army, the federal police, and al-Hashed al-Shaabi (PMF) launched a large-scale security operation today, in Diyala and Saladin. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that the operation aims to pursue terrorist gangs and destroy their hideouts. For his part, the commander of the Nidaa Diyala Brigade …
Read More »ISIS attack kills at least 12 Iraqi police near Kirkuk
A security source reported on Sunday that the death toll of the ISIS attack on the Federal Police in Kirkuk has risen to 12. The source told Alghadeer News that ISIS terrorists’ attack on the 19th Brigade, 2nd Regiment of the Federal Police in Kirkuk has risen to 12, noting …
Read More »The Iraqi Army pursues ISIS elements in the Makhmur mountains
A security source reported that the Iraqi Army launched a military operation in the Makhmur mountains to pursue ISIS members. The source told Alghadeer News, “The operation was launched on the outskirts of the Makhmur Mountains, southeast of Mosul after ISIS elements attacked today at dawn the Iraqi army units …
Read More »A Joint operation strikes ISIS targets west of Mosul
A joint force carried out a military operation against ISIS elements in the west of Mosul. A security source told Alghadeer News that the Iraqi Army and the Counter-Terrorism Service, launched the operation in the Asthana Mountains, west of Mosul. According to the source, the preliminary information indicates that the …
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