Abuja, June 23 (IANS) Nigerian troops have freed at least 47 people, mostly women and children, held hostage by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a recent operation in the country’s northeastern state of Borno, the military said on Tuesday.The victims were rescued following sustained operations by troops in Kangarwa, a town believed to host an ISWAP enclave in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, as part of an intensified onslaught against ISWAP strongholds in the Lak…
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Washington, June 22 (IANS) The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three individuals and six entities across Europe, the Middle East and West Africa, accusing them of helping the Islamic State (ISIS) move money across borders and sustain its global operations. Announcing the action, the U.S. State Department said the sanctions target a network stretching from France and Syria to Türkiye and Nigeria, as the Trump administration seeks to disrupt the terrorist group’s financial infrastruc…
Kabul, June 22 (IANS) The frontier between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which has historically remained volatile, is entering a new phase of confrontation as none of the two sides is indicating willingness to step back. Recently, Taliban authorities announced that Afghanistan had conducted overnight airstrikes in Pakistan, a move if confirmed, would be one of the most assertive actions taken by the group since seizing power in August 2021, a report has detailed. In a statement issued on June 19, Af…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Even as Pakistan positions itself as a mediator between the United States and Iran, its own conflict with Afghanistan remains a matter of concern for regional countries after several attempts at reconciliation have failed.Now, Astana has offered to play a mediating role between the warring neighbours, if formally requested by both sides, Tolo News reported, quoting Serik Zhumangarin, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy.“Kazakhstan’s p…
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence on Friday claimed that that it conducted airstrikes against alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan, local media reported. In a statement issued on Friday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said that its forces carried out overnight airstrikes against what it said were ISIS-linked facilities in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, Afghanistan-based news agency Khaama Press reported.The ministry said that the places that…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Senior US military commanders warned Congress that Africa has become the new global centre of terrorism, with extremist groups rapidly expanding across the continent and posing growing threats to American and allied interests. The warning came during a House Armed Services Committee hearing where General Dagvin Anderson said the threat from ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliates in Africa had reached alarming levels.“Today, the epicentre of global terrorism is in Africa,” And…
Abuja, May 19 (IANS) The death toll among Islamic State fighters in Nigeria has risen to 175 after several days of joint airstrikes between Nigeria and the United States in the country’s northeast. More than “175 ISIS militants were eliminated on the battlefield,” Nigeria’s army spokesman Samaila Uba said in a statement on Tuesday.”The joint strikes destroyed checkpoints, weapons depots, logistics centres, military equipment, and the headquarters of financial networks used to support terrorist…
Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed heart-wrenching losses, including youth dying in foreign wars, bodies lost at sea, and families left in eternal grief and debt. These are not mere accidents of geography or the actions of distant traffickers but the direct and predictable result of long-standing internal failures in “economic planning, education, migration governance, and political leadership”, a report mentioned. “On May 2, 28-year-old Md Riyad Rashid from Kishoreganj was killed i…
Washington, May 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, has been killed in a joint operation carried out by American and Nigerian forces. In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said the mission was conducted under his direction and involved coordinated efforts by US and Nigerian security forces.”Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria fl…
Patna/New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet in a Special NIA Court in Patna against an arms and ammunition smuggler in an inter-state illegal ammunition trafficking case with footprints spread across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, an official said on Thursday. Parvez Alam is the ninth accused to be charged in the case RC-01/25/NIA/PAT, said the official in a statement.Charges have been filed against him under various sections of the BNS and Arms A…