Amid a counterterrorism operation in the northern region of Baghdad, a French soldier lost his life in combat, as reported by the French military. The operation, directed towards an Islamic State group cell, also resulted in injuries to two Iraqi soldiers and
The ongoing political instability in Niger presents a threat to U.S. counterterrorism operations as the ultimate outcome of a coup attempt could dictate the future of Washington’s involvement in the region. U.S. officials have urged the rebel forces to release Niger’s President
London police should not have used counter-terrorism powers to question and detain a French publisher at a train station in April on suspicion he might have been involved in violent protests, a report released Friday concluded. Ernest Moret was on his way
Pakistani authorities said Tuesday tha twin blasts that struck a counterterrorism facility in the country’s northwest and killed 16 people were caused by electrical shorts and not a militant attack, as initially suggested. The short circuits happened Monday at a munitions warehouse
Two explosions Monday at a counterterrorism police facility in northwest Pakistan killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 50, police said. Senior police officer Ataullah Khan said an initial blast at the facility in the Swat Valley district in Khyber
A U.K. counterterrorism program aimed at combating extremism has reportedly flagged some of the nation’s most prized literature, including Shakespeare, “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien and “The Canterbury Tales,” as works that could lead to right-wing extremism. British tabloids