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Two people were killed and four wounded in separate bomb explosions in the west of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Friday, the Taliban said. “Two civilians have been killed and three others were wounded” when a bomb exploded on a minibus in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of Kabul, the Taliban’s interior ministry …

The Directorate of Counter-Terrorism Agency reported that a military commander of ISIS had been arrested in Kirkuk Governorate. The Agency said in brief on Thursday, “We arrested a terrorist commander, affiliated with ISIS gangs, along with his assistant, on the outskirts of Kirkuk Governorate.” In the same context, the Iraqi …

The Iraqi military said it killed ten militants affiliated with the terrorist organization of ISIS in al-Anbar desert, west of Iraq. According to the Security Media Cell (SMC), a reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S.-led Coalition located an ISIS hideout to the north of the 160 Kilo territory in the al-Anbar …

At least a dozen people have reportedly lost their lives and many more sustained injuries in a powerful bomb attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, police and medical sources say. A security source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Al-Ghadeer News that a bomb-laden car that was …

Iraqi forces have recaptured a village in northern Iraq that had fallen under the control of the ISIS terrorists the day before. Media reports quoting security sources said elite Iraqi Interior Ministry forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters managed early Monday to take control of Luhaiban village in Kirkuk. A cleanup …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced on Monday, ISIS hideouts were destroyed in Kirkuk and Saladin governorates. In a statement, the Cell said, “The Iraqi army Airforce destroyed a large hideout of ISIS terrorist elements, containing weapons, military equipment, and supplies, in the Wadi al-Shay area in Kirkuk.” “The Army Aviation …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces purify an area of 14 km² in Diyala Governorate during a security operation.

A 29-year-old former ISIS terrorist Taha Al-Jumailly has been handed a life sentence by a German court for genocide and crimes against humanity over the persecution of the Yazidi minority, marking the first conviction of its kind. The Frankfurt court’s judgment marks the first time that a verdict has used …

Al-Hashd al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) on Saturday launched a large-scale security operation to pursue ISIS remnants in al-Khalediyah island and its vicinity in al-Anbar In a statement issued by PMF Operations Command of east al-Anbar, a force from the 2nd, 7th, and 27th PMF brigades started combing the territory, after …

A terrorist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia’s capital killed eight people and wounded 17 including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a country beset by political turmoil and drought. The bombing at around 7:30 a.m. was claimed by al Shabaab militants, …

A force of al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) thwarted a terrorist plot in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier today, Thursday. According to a statement issued by the paramilitary group’s media department, a special force from the 27th brigade in Jazirat al-Karma located a huge hideout used by ISIS operatives near …

Diyala Operations Command launched on Thursday a large-scale security operation Quri Chay to pursue ISIS operatives sheltering there and clear the area from war remnants and explosives. The command said in a statement issued earlier today that a force from the First Infantry Division, annexed by a force from the …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced, on Wednesday, that a joint force destroyed a cave and a tunnel for ISIS in Tuz Khurmatu, east of Saladin Governorate. In a statement, the Cell said, “Under the supervision of the Joint Operations Command, the Iraqi air force struck the area controlled by the …

Baghdad Operations Command and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) announced arresting two ISIS terrorists in Baghdad. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that a force from the Baghdad operations commands managed to arrest a suspect according to Article (4/1) of terrorism in northeastern Baghdad. In the same context, a force …

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched on Saturday a security operation east of Al-Anbar, western Iraq. In a statement, the PMF Operations Command said the second and seventh brigades carried an operation to pursue ISIS remnants and secure the area. It is worth noting that in the past few days, …

Iraqi security forces apprehended Seven terrorists in separate security operations in Kirkuk, Nineveh, and al-Anbar. The Spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehya Rasool, said that the Counter-Terrorism-Services (CTS) apprehended five terrorists in different districts of the western governorate of al-Anbar. “Two terrorists were also arrested …

The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that the national Airforce killed “terrorists” in Diyala Governorate. In a statement, the Ministry said that the Iraqi Army Airforce had killed five ISIS members, one of them is a sniper, in operation within the Diyala Operations Command. Yesterday, ISIS militants attacked …

A triple suicide bombing killed at least three people in the heart of Uganda’s capital on Tuesday, sending members of parliament and others rushing for cover as cars burst into flames in the latest in a wave of bomb attacks. The blasts in Kampala shocked a nation that is known …

A bomb blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded two people on Monday, the Taliban’s interior ministry said, just two days after a similar explosion that was claimed by the Islamic State militant group. Both devices were of a magnetic type attached to vehicles that have become common in …

The Iraqi army and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) launched on Saturday a large-scale security operation to pursue ISIS operatives sheltering in mount Hemrin territory. According to a press release issued by the PMF command, the operation covered the territory between Baghdad-Kirkuk and Qara Tappa roads via eight axes: the …