Terrorism Watch

  Suspected jihadist gunmen killed dozens in Woro Village, leaving the community devastated. While Amnesty International called the attack a 'stunning security failure,' President Bola Tinubu has ordered a Nigerian army battalion to the area to restore order. The UN condemned the violence, and the US administration has expressed a desire to send troops on the ground to assist Nigeria in its fight against terrorism. Source:  https://www.france24.com/en/us-sends-group-troops-to-nigeria-to-address-terrorism-threat

  In Islamabad, Shiites held funerals for the victims of Friday's mosque bombing, a suicide attack that killed at least 31 people, marking the deadliest incident to strike the capital in two decades. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, which has shocked the city and intensified concerns over sectarian violence. Shirli Sitbon reports. Source:  https://www.france24.com/en/isis-claims-suicide-attack-islamabad-mourns-31-killed-in-bombing

  Thousands of protesters attempted to storm the official residence of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka on Friday afternoon, in a major escalation of unrest just six days before the country’s national elections scheduled for February 12, according to a report by news agency ANI.   The protesters, linked to the Inquilab Morcha, were demanding justice in the Osman Hadi case.  Hadi was shot in Dhaka’s Paltan area on December 12, 2025, airlifted to Singapore General Hospital three days later, and died soon after. His death triggered a series of violent incidents across the country targeting media houses, political and cultural sites, and diplomatic missions, according to the report. Heavy police deployment was seen across Dhaka, with barricades set up and security forces using water cannons, tear gas and sound grenades as protesters surged toward Jamuna, the chief adviser’s residence. Several dozen protesters were injured during baton charges and a stampede ...

  What Pakistan marks as Kashmir Solidarity Day once again collided with a familiar reality: the open presence of UN-designated terrorist outfits and commanders on its soil. In Rawalakot in  Pakistan -occupied Kashmir, a rally linked to Masood Azhar’s Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) featured armed cadres and speeches by senior operatives. Among those present, according to Times Now sources, were figures tied to JeM’s leadership ecosystem, including Mufti Masood Ilyas Kashmiri and other clerics and commanders long associated with the outfit. This is not an isolated pattern. Earlier reports have showed how top Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders have used the February 5 events in PoK as a stage JeM Commanders Appear at PoK Rally  At a similar Rawalakot gathering, senior JeM figures, including Masood Azhar’s relatives and commanders, were present alongside other extremist groups.  Terror commanders Maulana Abdul Mateen, Maulana Ifti Hussain, Maulana Afraz Muawiya, Maula...

  A Saudi man can be heard mocking the stall, complaining that the "Hindu" company does not even have one Muslim present there. A video from a trade event in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh has sparked widespread outrage after a man was harassed for exhibiting an Indian company and the booth was derided for belonging to a "Hindu". The video, which has not been independently verified by NDTV, pans around a "Larsen & Toubro" booth and a Saudi man can be heard mocking the stall, complaining that the "Hindu" company does not even have one Muslim present there. The man in the stall can be seen with his phone up to record the incident, but then lowers it down and starts looking around. UAE-based political analyst Amjad Taha shared the video on X and slammed the incident, calling it "blatant racism". He wrote, "A Saudi attacking an Indian for being Hindu and for owning a stand at a Riyadh exhibition..bullying them and sneering, "This #...

  An explosion rocked the Tarlai Imambargah, a Shiite mosque in the federal capital .Police teams and rescue workers rushed to the spot to begin relief operations. At least 31 people were killed, and 169 others were injured after a suspected suicide blast took place at a religious centre in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. According to the local reports, an explosion rocked the Tarlai Imambargah, a Shiite mosque in the Shehzad Town area of the federal capital. The attack occurred during the two-day official visit of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Police teams and rescue workers rushed to the spot and began relief operations. Pakistani media reported that more than 160 people were injured in the blast. Hospital authorities declared an emergency following the explosion. The injured were taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and the Polyclinic Hospital for treatment. Several videos circulating online show scenes of chaos at the site, with people seen runni...

 S anaa:   After pushing the United Arab Emirates out of Yemen late last year, Saudi Arabia is deploying political capital and billions of dollars in a bid to bring its southern neighbor more firmly under its control, a sign of Riyadh reasserting itself regionally after years of prioritizing a domestic agenda, six officials told Reuters.  It's a formidable challenge. The wealthy Gulf kingdom is trying to bring together fractious armed groups and tribes while also propping up a collapsed state through major cash injections, with an unresolved conflict with Houthi rebels in north Yemen held at bay by a fragile truce - just as Riyadh faces a budget crunch at home.    The kingdom is budgeting nearly $3 billion this year to cover salaries for Yemeni forces and civil servants, according to four Yemeni and two Western officials, who said it included roughly $1 billion earmarked for salaries for southern fighters once paid by Abu Dhabi.  "Saudi Arabia has cooperate...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two men on Thrusday in connection with pro-Khalistan slogans found written at two locations in the capital ahead of Republic Day on January 26. The accused have been identified as Baljinder, an ambulance driver, and his associate Rohit alias Kirat. Police said the duo was allegedly hired by a close associate of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to carry out the act. According to investigators, the plan was hatched in Canada, and the accused were promised Rs 2 lakh for defacing public property with the slogans   A senior police officer said the alleged mastermind, a resident of Tilak Nagar in west Delhi, had travelled to Canada a few days before January 26 and remained in direct contact with Pannun during the planning and execution of the act. Source:  2 arrested for pro-Khalistan graffiti in Delhi; police say plan hatched in Canada, flags Gurpatwant Singh Pannun link

  According to KAN News, Israeli security forces are operating under the assumption that Yemen's Houthi terrorists will be prepared to strike back against Israel if the US attacks Iran first. There is a strong likelihood that the  Houthis  will resume their attacks on Israel and on US ships if the US strikes Iran, Israeli public broadcaster KAN News reported on Wednesday. According to KAN, Israeli security forces are operating under the assumption that Yemen's Houthi terrorists will be prepared to strike back against Israel if the  US attacks Iran  first. KAN also reported that a source within a Yemenite faction combating the Houthis had passed information to Washington about the potential for a resurgence in attacks on US ships in the Red and Arabian Seas. According to the source, the Houthis had begun moving military resources, including missiles and drones, in preparation for future strikes on US targets in the event of an attack on Iran. Protesters, predomin...

A tripartite agreement was signed in New Delhi Thursday to resolve the separate state movement in eastern Nagaland and pave way to the establishment of the "Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority" within Nagaland. The Union Home Minister, Nagaland Chief Minister Dr Neiphiu Rio and leaders from the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) were in attendance at the signing aimed at ending a prolonged tension regarding the state's division. Chief Minister Dr Rio described the agreement as a pivotal step toward ensuring equitable and inclusive development across all regions of the state. He expressed appreciation to the Prime Minister, the Union Home Minister and the Union Home Secretary along with government officials for their unwavering support throughout the negotiation process that culminated in the signing of this important accord. Dr Rio said he hoped that this agreement would foster mutual trust among the diverse groups within Nagaland and address the aspiration...

  HERMEL, Lebanon (AP) — A walled compound in Lebanon housing hundreds of people who fled their homes in Syria after the fall of   Bashar Assad   over a year ago has drawn allegations that the residents are Assad loyalists, which they deny. The attention on the compound in Hermel town highlights the sensitivities around Syria’s transformation after a long civil war, suspicions that can linger about identity and minorities' fear of retaliation. The Associated Press visited the 228-unit compound in northeastern Lebanon along Syria's border. It is decorated with posters of Assad allies including Iranian religious leaders and generals as well as fallen commanders of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. The residents of the Imam Ali Housing Compound are mostly Shiite Muslims. They include scores of Lebanese who had lived for generations in Syrian villages near the Lebanese bord...

ISTANBUL Continuing the fight against the ISIS (Daesh) terror group is an "absolute priority," France’s foreign minister said Thursday during a visit to Syria. "For the past 10 years, France has fought, relentlessly and without mercy, against Daesh terrorists in Iraq as well as in Syria,” Jean-Noel Barrot told reporters after meeting Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan al-Shibani in Damascus. “I came here to Syria to reaffirm this absolute priority of France," Barrot later voiced France's readiness to support Syria to continue integration into the international coalition against Daesh, ensuring the security of camps and prisons and strengthening counterterrorism capabilities. "I also emphasized the importance of the full implementation of the Jan. 29 agreement, which provides for the integration of the Kurdish component into the security forces and the state apparatus, as well as the presidential decree recognizing the linguistic, cultural, ...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two men on Thrusday in connection with pro-Khalistan slogans found written at two locations in the capital ahead of Republic Day on January 26. The accused have been identified as Baljinder, an ambulance driver, and his associate Rohit alias Kirat. Police said the duo was allegedly hired by a close associate of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to carry out the act. According to investigators, the plan was hatched in Canada, and the accused were promised Rs 2 lakh for defacing public property with the slogans. A senior police officer said the alleged mastermind, a resident of Tilak Nagar in west Delhi, had travelled to Canada a few days before January 26 and remained in direct contact with Pannun during the planning and execution of the act.   Source  2 arrested for pro-Khalistan graffiti in Delhi; police say plan hatched in Canada, flags Gurpatwant Singh Pannun link

  Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group’s rapid transnational expansion. In January, Nigeria officially designated Lakurawa as a terrorist organisation. Its deadly attacks in the country’s northwestern region first grabbed public attention in 2024, and between November 2024 and September 2025, nearly 100 people – mostly community members – were killed. Lakurawa was the target of the United States’ (US) Christmas Day 2025 air strikes. While official outcome assessments remain unavailable, sources with direct access to the group say at least 136 fighters died, with dozens more injured and about 200 missing. But sporadic airstrikes alone are insufficient. Degrading the group requires sustained action that combines strikes with operations by ground forces that can hold territory. Lakurawa fighters must also be prevented from regrouping and seeking sanctuary along Nigeria’s borders with Niger and Benin. Joint local preventi...

  Turkey deployed at least three of its American-made Lockheed Martin F-16 Viper fighter jets to Somalia in late January. The move is the latest in a long line of recent Turkish overseas deployments of its air force’s fourth-generation warplanes to allied countries, some of them in or near active conflict zones. The jets touched down in Somalia’s coastal capital of Mogadishu on the Indian Ocean on January 28. Satellite images  analyzed by  the Middle East Eye news outlet suggested that Turkey had built new hangars for these fighters at the city’s international airport. Turkish cargo planes made several flights to the airport in the 10 days preceding the arrival of the jets. Somalia already hosts Turkey’s largest military base.  In its  report  on the deployment, Bloomberg noted that the jets were sent to support ongoing Turkish drone strikes against the al-Shabaab militant group and protect Turkey’s interests in the strategic African country. In addition to...