At least 41 people were killed by rebel extremists in a brutal attack on a school in Uganda near the border with Congo, officials said. The mayor of Mpondwe, Uganda, said Saturday morning that authorities had recovered the bodies of 41 people,
A teenage man who was reported to British anti-terror authorities by his mother was jailed for life on Friday. Matthew King, 19, will serve a minimum term of six years for plotting a terror attack on police officers or soldiers. In what
The Vatican is formally recognizing 21 Coptic Orthodox workers who were beheaded by Islamic militants in Libya as martyrs with their own feast day, in a significant new ecumenical gesture aimed at forging unity between Catholic and Orthodox churches. Pope Francis announced
A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces said told Fox News that its operation against the Palestinian Islamic Jihadist (PIJ) terror group on Tuesday was a success. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari issued a warning to the PIJ during the interview after describing
The Israel Defense Forces launched a pair of air strikes in the Gaza Strip Tuesday morning, which they claim resulted in the successful assassination of three senior members of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. On Tuesday morning, the IDF announced Operation Shield
Israel killed three senior Islamic Jihad commanders during airstrikes on targets in the Gaza strip, according to the country’s military. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Tuesday’s attacks killed and injured a number of people which Israel said targeted residences of senior commanders.
German authorities have arrested a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to carry out an explosives attack motivated by Islamic extremism, officials said Tuesday. Federal police said officers arrested the 28-year-old man early Tuesday in the northern city of Hamburg based on
Ramadan takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is a spiritual observance that is observed by Muslims across the globe. The month includes strict fasting along with extensive praying. It concludes with the Eid al-Fitr celebration. Here is
More than 30 people were killed in a string of attacks by extremist rebels in eastern Congo, a local human rights organization said. Men, women and children were killed by the Allied Democratic Forces — which has ties to the Islamic State
An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. The regional affiliate of the IS group — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province —