Tag Archives: Terrorism

• ISIS chief Baghdadi died in US raid in Syria 27 October 2019 | Sebastian Smith with Omar Haj Kadour near Barisha This post has one comment

  President Donald Trump on Sunday said that elusive ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed, dying "like a dog," in a daring, nighttime raid by US special forces deep in northwest Syria. ...

• US mourns two mass shootings as debate rages over Trump rhetoric 5 August 2019 This post has no comments yet

  The US mourned Sunday for victims of two mass shootings that killed 29 people in less than 24 hours as debate raged over whether President Donald Trump's rhetoric was partly to blame. ...

• Explosions in Nepal’s capital leave 3 dead, 8 wounded 27 May 2019 | Binaj Gurubacharya This post has no comments yet

  Three explosions killed three people and wounded at least eight in different parts of Nepal's capital on Sunday, with police suspecting that an outlawed communist group was responsible. ...

• UN adds Pakistani militant chief Masood Azhar to terror list 1 May 2019 | Carole Landry This post has no comments yet

  The United Nations on Wednesday added Masood Azhar, the leader of a Pakistan-based Islamist group, to its list of global terrorists after China lifted its objections to the move. ...

• ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may still be alive This post has no comments yet

  Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in an IS propaganda video released Monday, remains the world's most wanted man. ...

• ISIS claims Sri Lanka blasts that killed more than 320 23 April 2019 | Amal Jayasinghe in Colombo and Peter Hutchison in Negombo This post has no comments yet

  The Islamic State group on Tuesday said it was behind a devastating string of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people on Easter Sunday. ...

• Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill nearly 210 21 April 2019 | Ishara Kodikara in Colombo and Lakruwan Wanniarachchi in Batticaloa This post has 3 comments

  A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing nearly 210 people, including many foreigners. ...

• Dalai Lama praises New Zealand PM as “wonderful lady” for handling mosque attacks 5 April 2019 This post has 2 comments

  Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her compassionate approach in dealing with the aftermath of the recent terror attack. ...

• Another terror attack on India will be “extremely problematic”: US warns Pakistan 21 March 2019 This post has no comments yet

  The US has asked Pakistan to take sustained and irreversible action against terrorists, while warning that another terror attack on India will prove to be "extremely problematic". ...

• Hero refugee chased gunman away from New Zealand mosque 17 March 2019 | Glenda Kwek This post has no comments yet

  When Afghan refugee Abdul Aziz saw a man brandishing a gun outside his mosque in Christchurch, he ran towards the attacker armed with the only weapon he could find -- a hand-held credit card ...