Terrorism Watch

  Geopolitical tectonic plates are shifting in South Asia, turning old animosities into unexpected alliances. Russia has just signed a landmark military cooperation agreement with the  Taliban government, less than a year after formally recognising the regime. This unprecedented defence pact marks a historical U-turn that fundamentally alters regional security dynamics. As the Taliban moves away from its traditional handlers in Islamabad, Pakistan finds its strategic depth shattered and its borders volatile. For India, this realignment opens a unique window of strategic opportunity, squeezing Pakistan's geopolitical space while consolidating New Delhi's footprint in Central Asia. The Moscow-Kabul defence alignment The military-technical cooperation agreement, finalised on the sidelines of the International Security Forum in Moscow recently, represents the first formal defence pact the Taliban regime has signed with any foreign nation. Far from a mere symbolic gesture, the trea...

US prosecutors say defendant Mohammad Al-Saadi orchestrated string of attacks on Jewish targets as part of ‘psychological warfare’ campaign on behalf of Ira NEW YORK — Soon after the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, a string of attacks targeted Jewish sites in Europe. An explosion hit a synagogue in Belgium, arsonists ignited a synagogue in the Netherlands, a bomb rocked a Jewish school in Amsterdam, four Hatzola ambulances were torched in London and a car was burned in a Jewish neighborhood in Antwerp,  all during March . A new group called  Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya  (HAYI) claimed credit. The group, whose name roughly translates to the Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand, was unknown until then. Analysts and investigators suspected Iranian involvement, but law enforcement investigations had not publicly exposed any connection to Iran. That changed this month, when US prosecutors in the federal Southern District of New York court connecte...

  Following Hezbollah’s rocket and drone barrages on northern Israel today, the IDF Home Front Command is tightening its guidelines, forcing schools to close in areas along the border. No educational activities will take place in communities along the Lebanon border, including Kiryat Shmona, as well as Meron, Bar Yohai, Or HaGanuz, Safsufa, Yesud HaMa’ala, Kisra-Sumei, Beit Jann, and Sde Eliezer. In the Upper Galilee and northern Golan, along with Katzrin and Kidmat Tzvi, educational activities are permitted only inside a building or in an area where a shelter can be reached in time. Workplaces can operate in all of those areas, provided an adequate shelter can be reached in time. According to the guidelines, gatherings are restricted to 50 people outdoors and 200 indoors, and beaches are closed. The guidelines remain in effect until Monday at 9 p.m. By then, the Home Front Command will conduct another  Source  https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/home-front-comma...