The suspects confronted two men on a street in southwestern Moscow earlier this week, despite one of the victims having his young son with him. Videos of the incident surfaced online on Friday, causing widespread public anger. Footage that has since been examined and released by the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office …
Read More »‘Terrorist attack’ on Iraqi PM’s home involved 3 drones – Interior Ministry
Two of the drones that targeted Al-Kadhimi’s residence in Baghdad’s Green Zone were downed and one reached the house, the ministry said. Some members of his security detail were injured, but the senior official was unharmed. Images of the damage caused by the drone were released to the public. The …
Read More »3 injured in knife attack in train in Germany, detained attacker is of Arab origin – reports
The perpetrator was apprehended and identified as a 27-year-old man of Arab origin with a record of mental illness, the tabloid Bild reported. The attack happened around 9:30am local time, the newspaper said. The Intercity Express (ICE) train was carrying around 300 passengers at the time of the incident. It …
Read More »Senior Taliban commander among those killed in ISIS attack on Kabul hospital
The commander of the Kabul corps, Hamdullah Mokhlis, lost his life in a gunfight with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants at Sardar Daud Khan Hospital. He became the most senior Taliban figure to have been killed since the group overran Kabul in mid-August amid the withdrawal of US troops …
Read More »At least 15 people injured after attack in fire-hit Tokyo metro train, man with knife detained – reports
The suspect doused parts of the train car with an unspecified liquid and set it on fire at around 8pm local time on Sunday, according to Japanese state-owned news organization NHK citing witnesses. The incident took place in the Tokyo prefecture of Chofu on a moving train, which was headed …
Read More »Zuckerberg’s rebranding of Facebook to ‘Meta’ won’t call off the attack dogs: Our Democracy demands total submission
Zuckerberg announced the rebranding on Thursday, offering up a public-relations script about “building technology to connect” and needing to “put people at the center” and “unlock… a creator economy.” While the corporate pabulum may work on the general public, the media-political complex that’s had its knives out for Facebook for …
Read More »Heavily-armed gunmen attack Nigerian prison, free hundreds of detainees – most still on the run
The prison, located in Nigeria’s Oyo State, was raided overnight by a group of unknown assailants, the country’s prison service confirmed on Saturday. The attackers engaged in a firefight with the prison guards, forcing their way in by blowing holes in the facility’s walls with explosives. The attackers focused only …
Read More »‘Suicide drone attack’ targets US military base Al-Tanf in Syria’s Homs – reports
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Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack on mosque in southern Afghanistan
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Fatimiya Mosque in Kandahar province in a statement, distributed on social media by its Amaq news agency. The statement included the names of the two male suicide bombers, saying they first shot and killed the guards at …
Read More »Norway bow-and-arrow attack appears to be ‘act of terror’, domestic security service says, follow-up violence a risk
Further investigation into the details of the attack and the motives behind it is still required, the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) said in a statement. The domestic security service pledged its support to the police force in the investigation and said it still considered the terrorist threat in Norway …
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