Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ in Crimea Hit by Homemade Drone IED
MOSCOW (AP) – A drone-borne explosive device detonated Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, injuring six people, officials said.
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Terrorists Bomb Boys’ School in Kabul, Afghanistan, Killing 6
Twin bomb blasts targeted a boys’ secondary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding roughly 24 others, the Kabul-based Tolo News reported.
Accidental Blast During Bomb-Making Class Kills 30 Taliban Fighters
At least 30 Taliban members died after an explosive device detonated during a bomb-making tutorial in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province over the weekend, the Defense Post reported on Tuesday.
French Soldiers Killed by Bomb on Anti-Islamist Operation
(AP) — Two French soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in north-eastern Mali on Saturday, just days after three others died in similar fashion, the French presidency announced.
Homemade Bomb Found Near Swedish Shopping Mall
The Swedish bomb squad were called to a shopping centre in the city of Kristianstad Monday after an explosive device was found outside a property.
Bovine Blastoff: Desperate Islamic State Attaching Explosives to Booby-Trapped Cows
The amount of terror operatives at the disposal of Islamic State in Iraq has fallen to such a level that cows are being rigged with remote-controlled bombs and herded into built-up areas before they are exploded.
Report: ‘Series of Oversights’ Caused U.S. Soldier’s Death in Afghanistan
A “series of oversights” led an American military unit in Afghanistan to fall in a trap set up by the Taliban that ended up causing the death of a U.S. Army soldier in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, a known stronghold of the terrorist group, the New York Times (NYT) revealed this week.
Islamic State Chemical Weapons Capability Degraded, Analysts Say
BEIRUT — The siege of Mosul and targeted killings of chemical weapons experts in US-led coalition airstrikes have significantly degraded the Islamic State’s production capability, although the group likely retains expertise to produce small batches of sulfur mustard and chlorine agents, a London-based analysis group said Tuesday.
Boko Haram Quadruples Female Suicide Bombers in Terror Attacks
In a major tactical shift in its terror operations, the radical Islamists of the Boko Haram jihadist group have multiplied the number of women and girls deployed as suicide bombers in an effort to elude detection by security officials.
Taliban Suicide Bomber Sets Off Vest Prematurely, Killing Eight Jihadists
A Taliban suicide bomber killed himself and eight fellow jihadists on Tuesday after setting off his explosives vest prematurely while organizing coordinated attacks in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province.
Surgeons to Perform Penis Transplants on Wounded U.S. Troops
Surgeons will soon perform penis transplant operations for the first time in the United States on American service members who have suffered severe wounds to their genitals in the line of duty.
Panic Hits California After San Bernardino Shooting
Wednesday’s terrorist attack at the San Bernardino-based Inland Regional Center for developmentally disabled adults struck panic in the hearts of residents across the Golden State.
