Pakistan
The Nation: CTD Arrests Terrorist Linked To International Handlers
“KARACHI-Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested a militant working for international handlers in Karachi on Thursday. According to the details, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has completed the investigation of the arrested terrorist, who made significant revelations. During the investigation, the arrested terrorist confessed to involvement in sabotage activities in Karachi and interior Sindh. He also disclosed his connections with international terrorists group. The suspect revealed that he was given the task of carrying out a bomb blast in Karachi and in return, he was promised a substantial amount of money. He remained involved in various incidents in different districts including, Shikarpur, Larkana, and Jacobabad. Furthermore, the suspect confessed to planting a motorcycle filled with explosives in Karachi’s Saddar area in 2021.”
Lebanon
AFP News: Lebanon Judge Accuses Hezbollah Militants Of Killing UN Peacekeeper
“A Lebanese judge has accused five members of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group, only one of whom is in custody, of killing an Irish peacekeeper last December, a judicial official told AFP Thursday. Private Sean Rooney, 23, was killed and three others were injured on December 14 when their UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle was attacked near the village of Al-Aqbiya, a Hezbollah stronghold in the south of the east Mediterranean country. Fadi Sawan, the investigating judge in the military tribunal for the case, issued a 30-page indictment accusing five Hezbollah members of ‘forming a group of malefactors to commit a crime’, the official said, requesting anonymity because he is not authorised to speak to the press. Mohammad Ayyad, who has been in custody since Hezbollah handed him over to the army in December, is accused along with four other members of the group of ‘intentional homicide’, the official said.”
Middle East
The Hill: Leaked Documents Show Iran Planning New Phase Of Attacks Against US Troops In Syria: Report
“Newly revealed leaked documents reveal Iran could be readying for new attacks against U.S. troops in Syria, according to a new Washington Post report. The Post reports Iran is arming militants in Syria and building and training forces to use bombs specifically intended to target U.S. military vehicles — and to kill U.S. personnel. The escalatory move could risk U.S. lives in the region and prompt a more direct military confrontation with Tehran, according to the report. Another leaked document reportedly shows Russia, Syria and Iran are working on a broader effort to push the U.S. out of Syria. The U.S. has maintained a military presence in the country to guard against a resurgence of Islamic State militants.”
Sky News: Jerusalem Terror Attack Victim Dies After 22 Years In Coma
“Hana Nachenberg was 31 and dining at a Jerusalem pizza restaurant with her three-year-old daughter when a Palestinian suicide bomber walked in and blew himself up. Fifteen others, including eight children, were also killed in the attack, which took place on 9 August 2001. Some 120 people were injured, although Ms Nachenberg's daughter was unhurt. According to a report in French newspaper Le Figaro, dozens of people attended Ms Nachenberg's funeral on Thursday, a day after she died at a hospital in Tel Aviv.”
The Jerusalem Post: Palestinian Huwara Ramming Terrorist Turns Himself In - IDF
“Naeem Dares Hassan Dares, the terrorist who carried out the ramming attack in Hawara last month, turned himself into security forces two days after the attack, the IDF said on Thursday. The attack resulted in an IDF soldier being lightly wounded. Dares is a 34-year-old resident of Ramallah. Security forces are continuing to question him.”
Nigeria
Punch: Troops Kill 51 Terrorists, 876 Surrender In North-East
“No fewer than 51 terrorists were killed by troops while 93 suspected criminals were arrested in the North-East and North-West regions of the country between May 18 and June 1, 2023. Also, a total of 876 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West African Province members and their family members surrendered to the troops in Borno during the period under review. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, disclosed these during the bi-weekly briefing on military operations across the country in the last two weeks. Danmadami said the terrorists were killed during offensive operations to their enclaves in the two regions, adding that 22 terrorists’ logistics suppliers were also arrested.”
United Kingdom
Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE Terrorists Who Plotted Fertiliser Bomb Attacks At High-Profile Targets Like Bluewater Shopping Centre And Ministry Of Sound Nightclub Are Granted Parole Hearing
“Two pro-Islamic State terrorists who plotted to plant massive bombs to cause carnage at popular locations including Bluewater and Ministry of Sound have been granted a parole hearing, MailOnline has learned. Jawad Akbar, from Crawley, and Salahuddin Amin, from Luton, were key members of a five-strong gang of terrorists who plotted to explode fertiliser-based bombs at high profile targets such as the shopping centre in Kent and the famous London nightclub. They will argue they are no longer a danger to society and can be freed. At their 2007 trial, it also emerged that some of the plotters were photographed by anti-terror police and security personnel meeting two of the July 7 London suicide bombers. The fanatics had been planning a series of major attacks in 2004 and had acquired 600kg of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, which can be mixed with other substances to make a bomb.”
Germany
Associated Press: Centrist Parties Alarmed As Poll Shows Growing Support For German Far Right
“Prominent members of German mainstream parties have expressed alarm at a new poll that shows support for the far-right Alternative for Germany at a record high. The DeutschlandTrend survey, conducted monthly by infratest dimap for public broadcaster ARD, that was released on Thursday puts voter support for Alternative for Germany at 18%, on a par with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats. In the 2021 election, Scholz’s party received 25.7% of the vote, while Alternative for Germany, or AfD, got 10.3%. ‘This (...) is a disaster and should be understood as an alarm signal for all parties of the center,’ said Norbert Roettgen, a senior lawmaker for the main opposition Christian Democrats, whose support stood at 29% in the poll of 1,302 voters conducted from May 30-31. The margin of error was up to 3 percentage points. Roettgen said his own center-right party should ask itself why it hasn’t profited as much from voters’ unhappiness at the government.”
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