Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: Terrorism
Nurse Jamilla Returned to Help Gao...
Jamilla fled Gao alongside thousands of others in 2012, when extremist groups occupied the northern Mali city. She is among those who has come back after years to rebuild, and uses her skills as a nurse to help the city to heal, despite ongoing insecurity in the region
Burkina Faso Plagued with Problems on...
Despite U.S. counterterrorism efforts across the globe, U.S. officials say the United States alone cannot defeat insurgencies. It needs reliable partners to protect people from attacks and prevent them from reoccurring. That’s why the U.S. has tripled security assistance to Burkina Faso, one of several West African nations battling extremists
Twittersphere Condemns Easter Massacre in Sri...
Multiple blasts hit Charges and hotels cause major casulties and damages.At least 50 people killed and 200 injured in six explosions in several cities across Srilanka
Somalia’s Capital Sees Uptick in Violence
For more than a decade, Mogadishu has struggled against Islamist al-Shabab militants. Somali authorities say attacks tripled in March, with 15 bombings in just a week’s time
Students, Teachers Avoid Cameroon Border Schools...
This week marks five years since Boko Haram militants kidnapped hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls from the village of Chibok. The kidnappings spread fear across the border in Cameroon, where hundreds of schools closed. Authorities have since ordered schools to reopen, but many students and teachers refuse to return
American General: US ‘Not Winning’ Counterterror...
An already bad situation in the West African nation of Burkina Faso appears to be getting worse. This month alone more than 60 people have died in ethnic clashes inflamed by Islamist extremists seeking to gain a stronghold in the Sahel
Kenya’s Garissa University Marks 4 Years...
Kenya’s Garissa University on Tuesday marked four years since an al-Shabab militant attack claimed 148 lives, most of them students. While the Somali terrorist group has claimed assaults since then, it remains their deadliest attack inside Kenya
UN Secretary-General Visits Tunisia
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres lays a wreath to pay tribute to the victims of the 2015 terrorist attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia
Islamic State Defeated, Syrian Force Says
The biggest worry: upward of 60,000 people, including more than 5,000 IS fighters, who have surrendered or been captured since the SDF and coalition launched their final assault last month
Trump’s Numerous Declarations of Victory Over...
late 2018, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw almost all of its troops from Syria, saying the Islamic State terror group had been defeated and there was no longer a reason to deploy U.S. forces in the war-torn nation