The Indian Army has reported killing three infiltrators in separate operations near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. One infiltrator was killed in Tangdhar area while two others were eliminated in Machhal. This brings the total number of infiltrators killed in the region to three.
A Delhi court has reserved its order on the bail plea of Lok Sabha MP Rashid Engineer, who is in jail in a terror funding case. The court is expected to pronounce its order on September 4th. Engineer Rashid, who was elected from Baramulla constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, has been in jail since 2019 after being arrested by the NIA under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He is accused of funding terrorist groups and separatists in the Kashmir Valley.
Following a series of deadly attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered security forces to take decisive action to eliminate terrorism. The attacks, claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), targeted infrastructure and civilians, highlighting the ongoing security challenges in the region.
Following a deadly knife attack in Solingen, Germany, Oktoberfest 2024 has implemented heightened security measures to ensure the safety of millions of visitors. This move comes after a 26-year-old Syrian man, allegedly linked to the Islamic State, killed three people and injured eight at a local festival, prompting a nationwide review of security protocols.
At least 22 people were killed in a brutal attack in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province when gunmen stopped vehicles and targeted individuals based on their ethnicity. The victims were mostly Punjabi laborers traveling through the region.
A deadly attack by militants in the village of Barsalogho in Burkina Faso has left dozens of civilians and security personnel dead. The attack, carried out by armed men on Saturday, targeted women, children, elderly, and men indiscriminately. The incident highlights the ongoing insurgency in the country, which has claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions since 2015.
India and Indonesia have issued a joint statement condemning the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, specifically targeting Pakistan’s support for terror groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir. The statement came after the sixth meeting of the India-Indonesia Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in Jakarta, where both countries discussed strategies to combat terrorism effectively.
A stabbing rampage at a festival in Solingen, Germany, left three people dead and eight injured. Authorities are investigating the attack as a possible act of terrorism due to the lack of a known motive and the targeted nature of the assault. The assailant, who remains at large, appears to have aimed for his victims’ throats, and police have detained a 15-year-old individual for possible connection to the incident.
An explosion outside a synagogue in southern France injured a police officer, prompting authorities to investigate the incident as a potential terror attack. The attack, which occurred during Shabbat, saw the ignition of two cars outside the Beth Yaacov synagogue in La Grande Motte, raising concerns about rising anti-Semitism in the country.
A group of prisoners, identifying themselves as Islamic State militants, launched a violent attack on guards in a Russian penal colony, taking hostages and causing multiple casualties. The attack occurred in a high-security prison in the Volgograd region and comes amidst a recent surge in Islamist militant activity in Russia.
