NEWSWORTHY
Two more van hijackings hit Northern Ireland city as fifth man arrested over car bombing
Two vans were hijacked in Londonderry on Monday, police said, two days after the Northern Irish city saw a car bombing involving a stolen car in an attack pinned on a dissident paramilitary group. A bomb in a hijacked car blew up outside the courthouse ...
Taliban attack on Afghan military base leaves at least 12 dead
A Taliban assault on a military base and police training center in a province just outside the Afghan capital on Monday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 30, officials said. Salem Asgherkhail, head of the area's public health department, said most of ...
Islamic State claims suicide attack on Kurdish-U.S. convoy in Syria that killed five
A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of U.S. troops and their allies in Syria on Monday, killing five members of a Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group, a monitor said. The assault, claimed by IS jihadis, came less than a week after another deadly ...
After Westgate debacle, quick end to latest Kenyan attack shows progress in counterterror planning
The relatively swift end to an attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex highlights improvements in Kenya's counterterrorism capabilities since Somali militants overran a shopping mall in the same neighborhood five years ago. This time, the authorities flooded the area with elite units, including ...
Four held over Northern Ireland car bomb as police link blast to dissident republican New IRA
Four men were arrested Sunday following a car bombing in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry, according to police who believe dissident republican group the New IRA to be responsible. Two suspects in their 20s were arrested Sunday morning and two other men, aged 34 ...
Thousands of Colombians march against violence after car bomb kills 20
White flags and balloons filled streets nationwide as thousands of Colombians marched on Sunday to express outrage at violence after a car bomb blamed by the government on ELN rebels killed 20 police cadets and injured dozens. President Ivan Duque and other political leaders hugged ...
A bomb planted on a public bus in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded about 20, several witnesses told Reuters on Sunday. The blast came on the first anniversary of Operation Olive Branch, an air and ground assault by Turkey ...
Bangladesh arrests suspected arms supplier for deadly 2016 Dhaka cafe attack
Bangladesh has arrested a suspected Islamist extremist who supplied weapons and explosives for a 2016 siege that killed 22 hostages, a top police official said Sunday. Eighteen foreigners were among those shot and hacked to death in the 10-hour standoff at the Holey Artisan Bakery, ...
Years after Westgate Mall terrorist attack, Kenya's response to Dusit assault earns praise
Kenya's security response to the Islamist assault on the Dusit hotel complex in Nairobi on Tuesday and Wednesday shows the numerous lessons learned since a chaotic intervention when the Westgate Mall was attacked in 2013, according to analysts. The swift reaction, under a single chain ...
After attack in Somalia, Ethiopia readies 'massive offensive' against al-Shabab extremist group
The Ethiopian National Defense Force is confirming an ambush by al-Shabab extremists on an Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy in neighboring Somalia and says Ethiopian forces are preparing a "massive offensive" in response. A statement Saturday rejected reports and an al-Shabab claim that several Ethiopian troops were ...
Colombia blames ELN negotiators for car bombing that killed 21, demands Cuba arrest them
Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday demanded Cuba arrest 10 peace negotiators from the National Liberation Army after his government blamed the leftist group for a car bombing against a police academy that left 21 dead and dozens more wounded. In a televised address, the ...
At least eight people were killed and another 10 injured in a car bombing at a police academy in Colombia's capital on Thursday, authorities said. The scene outside the General Santander police academy in southern Bogota was chaotic in the immediate aftermath of the explosion, ...
