Courage of terrorism survivors underlines ‘urgency’ of UN Investigative Team’s work in Iraq
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: The leader of the special UN Investigation Team probing crimes committed by ISIL terrorists in Iraq, said on Tuesday that the courage being demonstrated by survivors coming forward “serves to underline the urgency” they need to carry on with their work.
Bangladesh: Security officials arrest suspected JMB terroristsÂ
Nov 22, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members from Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj area, media reports said on Friday.
German police arrest man on suspicion of preparing terror attack
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:12 am
Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: German authorities arrested a man suspected "of preparing a serious violent act threatening the state", the German federal public prosecutor announced on Tuesday.
Terror threat in Afghanistan may lead to attacks in neighboring states - SCO Chief
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:04 am
United Nations/Sputnik/UNI: The terror threat in Afghanistan and its border area is worrying and can spread instability and terrorist activities throughout Central and South Asian countries, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Vladimir Norov said in a UN-SCO high-level meeting.
Iraq PM orders counterterrorist forces to Baghdad amid mass protests
Oct 27, 2019, at 08:30 pm
Cairo, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ordered for the country's elite counterterrorist forces to be deployed in several districts of Baghdad to guard the premises of state institutions amid ongoing violent protests, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces foil terrorists bid to detonate two bombs in Kabul
Oct 06, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Kabul: Security forces in Afghanistan's Kabul city foiled terrorists bid to detonate two improvised explosive devices, media reports said on Sunday.
Guinea-Bissau spotlights threats of organized crime, Sahel terrorism in speech to UN Assembly
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:01 pm
New York: Organized criminal networks continue to pose a threat to Guinea-Bissau and undermine stability in the West African nation, Foreign Minister Suzi Barbosa said in her speech on Saturday to the UN General Assembly.
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:50 pm
New York: Although terrorism is a “global nightmare which haunts everyone”, some countries have invested in terrorism as a tool to impose their “insidious agendas” on other nations, Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Kenyan police orders al-Shabab suspect to surrender
Sep 29, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Nairobi, Sep 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Kenyan police on Sunday ordered an al-Shabab suspect to surrender to the nearest police station with immediate effect.
Balochistan: Blast leaves three people killed, 12 injured
Sep 28, 2019, at 11:09 pm
Islamabad: At least three people, including a leader of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), were killed as an explosion hit Pakistan's Chaman area in Balochistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:20 pm
New York: Somalia is “the perfect example of the success of the multilateral system,” President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed told the UN General Assembly on Thursday, while acknowledging that the Horn of Africa country still needed international and regional support and cooperation, particularly to deal with threats from Al-Shabab.
‘Terrorist Iranian regime’ must be checked; Saudi Foreign Minister urges financial pressure
Sep 27, 2019, at 04:18 pm
New York: The United Nations, and the world, have a moral responsibility “to apply utmost pressure with every tool available ... to end the terrorist and aggressive conduct of the Iranian regime,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly on Thursday evening.
Bangladesh: Two ‘militants’ arrested over Gulistan blast
Sep 24, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Dhaka, Sept 24 (IBNS): Two men, who were earlier arrested in Bangladesh with suspected links to militancy, have been named in a separate case involving an attack on police in April, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Police surround suspected militant den in Narayanganj
Sep 23, 2019, at 10:12 am
Dhaka, Sept 23: Suspecting that it might be a military den, Bangladeshi police force have cordoned off a building at Narayanganj's Fatullah area on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill Taliban’s shadow district chief and his comrades
Sep 23, 2019, at 09:52 am
Kabul, Sept 23 (IBNS): Security forces in Afghanistan killed the shadow district chief of Taliban for Zari district of Balkh province, media reports said.
Over 110 militants killed as Afghan forces increase pressure: Officials
Sep 15, 2019, at 08:59 pm
Kabul (Xinhua/UNI) More than 110 militants have been killed in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours as government forces have increased pressure on the Taliban outfit, officials said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Suspected terrorists kidnap six journalists
Sep 08, 2019, at 03:35 pm
Kabul, Sept 8 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists have kidnapped a group of six journalists in South-eastern Paktiya province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Growing a future free of terrorism: UN News special report from Cameroon
Sep 07, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York: When terrorists attacked and ransacked 30-year old Mamma Hamidou’s village in the Far North region of Cameroon four years ago, she faced an impossible choice. Hand over her young daughter or risk that her husband be executed on the spot.
Following week of bloodshed, ‘suffering of the Afghan people must end’: UN mission chief
Sep 04, 2019, at 05:47 pm
New York: In the wake of a surge in violent strikes by Taliban extremists in Afghanistan over the past week, the country’s top UN envoy has pleaded for an end to the fighting through a negotiated peace settlement, and an end to the “indescribable loss” suffered by victims’ loved ones
Bangladesh, Maldives hold talks on intelligence sharing to fight against terrorism
Sep 04, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Dhaka, Sept 4 (IBNS): Leaders of Bangladesh and Maldives recently met and discussed the need to exchange intelligence in order to combat terrorism, media reports said.
One officer, three terrorists killed in exchange of fire in Tunisia
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Tunis, Sep 2 (Xinhua/UNI) One National Guard officer and three terrorists were killed on Monday in exchange of fire in central west Tunisia, a regional security source told Xinhua.
Dhaka bomb attack: police HQ issues nationwide alert
Sep 02, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Dhaka: The Dhaka Police have directed all its units across the country to remain alert after a bomb attack rocked the Bangladesh capital on Saturday.
Sep 01, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Kabul, Sept 1 (IBNS): Afghanistan special forces stormed into a facility, which is run by suspected Pakistani nationals, in country's Ghazni province to treat injured Taliban terrorists, media reports said on Sunday.
US army kills 1 al-Shabab militant in southern Somalia
Aug 20, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Mogadishu, Aug 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The US military said Tuesday its special forces killed on militant in an airstrike against al-Shabab terrorists in southern Somalia.
Afghan President vows to destroy IS hideouts in country after deadly Kabul wedding attack
Aug 19, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Mosocw, Aug 19 (Sputnik/UNI) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday that celebrations of Afghanistan's centenary Independence Day were postponed in honor of the victims of a recent deadly attack at a wedding in Kabul and vowed to clear Afghanistan of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, banned in Russia) that has claimed responsibility for the carnage.
Terrorism survivors: ‘I lived in fear that I would be killed’
Aug 18, 2019, at 04:12 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism this coming Wednesday, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
Terrorism survivors: Forced to farm, fish, fight, ‘they slaughtered three of my friends’
Aug 16, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): To mark next week’s International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa earlier in the year, to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
Terrorism survivors: ‘The terrorists killed many people in front of us’
Aug 15, 2019, at 11:42 am
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, on 21 August, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa earlier this year, to interview people who have personal stories to tell, about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
Taliban may want India in peace deal: Afghanistan media owner
Aug 11, 2019, at 04:09 pm
Kabul, Aug 11 (IBNS): An Afghanistani media baron has said that he feels Taliban group will want India to play a role in the peace deal connected with the South Asian nation and not act as a spoiler in the process.
Aug 02, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Afghanistan security forces have killed or wounded a dozen terrorists, which include Chinese and Chechen people while carrying out an operation in Logar province of the country, media reports said on Friday.