At least 41 people, including women and children, were killed when unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles in Pakistan’s remote Kurram tribal district near the Afghan border. The attack, described by authorities as a “major tragedy,” has also left 16 others critically injured, with fears the death toll could rise. The convoy, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Army troops conducted a raid on Sambisa forest in Borno State, resulting in the elimination of three terrorists. Additionally, the troops successfully destroyed terrorist hideouts within the forest. Sambisa forest, initially designated as a game reserve by the colonial government, has become a stronghold for both Boko Haram and … Read more
The raid targeted a two-storey residential building on the outskirts of the opposition-held town of Atmeh… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the Islamic State (IS) is dead following a US raid in northern Syria that also killed a senior deputy of the terror group. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi set off a blast … Read more
Nigerian Army has killed ISWAP leader, Al-Barnawi. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has confirmed the killing of Leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi. General Irabor made the disclosure during the ministerial briefing organised by the presidential communications team at the Presidential … Read more
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have killed six people in raids on herding villages in northeast Nigeria, militia and residents said Sunday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked Bunuri and Gaderi villages as well as a nearby herding settlement in Gubio district late Saturday, stealing livestock and killing residents, they … Read more
In a stream of superlatives, Donald Trump on Monday introduced to the world the military dog involved in the raid that led to the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Conan did a fantastic job,” the US president told the White House press corps, assembled for a brief, unannounced ceremony with the … Read more