A massive manhunt for suspected rebels who killed 13 civilians during a daylight attack on a busy market in India’s northeastern Assam state was under way late Friday, authorities said. In the daring Friday morning attack, gunmen hurled grenades and fired indiscriminately at people who were shopping at the weekly market in Balajan Tiniali, Kokrajhar […]
The leader of the Islamic State’s Sinai Branch has been killed by the Egyptian Military following airstrikes in the Sinai Province of Egypt. Abu Duaa al-Ansari along with a reported 45 other ISIS fighters have been killed by an Egyptian military operation guided by “accurate intelligence” Brigadier-General Mohammed Samir, the military’s chief spokesman, said on […]
Indonesian police arrested on Friday a group of six militants suspected of planning terrorist attacks in Singapore, local media reported. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the Straits Times newspaper, the detainees were members of the KGR (Katibah GR) terrorist group based on the Batam island in northern Indonesia. “We are grateful for the good cooperation […]
The UN’s refugee agency says it has received reports that the Islamic State (IS) extremist group may have captured up to 3,000 villagers who were fleeing violence in northern Iraq. The UNHCR says the internally displaced people from villages in the Hawiga district were seeking safety in the nearby city of Kirkuk when they were […]
Exactly two years after the Daesh terrorist group massacred and abducted the Yazidi community in Sinjar, survivors of the tragedy told Sputnik they fear their plight has been forgotten. On August 3 2014 the Daesh terrorist group attacked the predominantly Yadizi town of Sinjar, in north-west Iraq. After taking control of the town and the […]
Footage has emerged online allegedly showing mortars, anti-tank missiles and grenades being uncovered along with a quantity of western (mostly US)-made weapons and ammunition in territories abandoned by terrorists in Syrian Aleppo. The video appeared online on Thursday and purported to show the discovery of a large cache of western arms and ammunition in a […]
Two people were injured in an explosion in the Republic Square in Turkey’s Antalya, local media report. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to NTV, the blast occurred late on Wednesday. Antalya police chief Muduru Cemil Tonbul said the blast was triggered by a simple explosive device. An investigation into the indecent is underway. No group has […]
A group of foreign tourists escorted by an Afghan Army convoy has been attacked in the western province of Herat. Jilani Farhad, the spokesman for Herat’s governor, said at least six tourists and their Afghan driver were wounded in the August 4 attack in Chesht-e Sharif district. Farhad said the tourists, who included eight Britons, […]
