Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supremo Veluppillai Prabhakaran along with many senior LTTE leaders was killed in the military confrontation with Sri Lanka’s armed forces in May 2009. With that military
On July 11, 2026, a school teacher, Shaukat Armani, was killed while two of his nephews sustained injuries following a suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) quadcopter drone strike on his residence in the
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The possibility that Afghanistan could once again emerge as a major hub for transnational jihad carries implications well beyond South Asia. A renewed concentration of experienced foreign militants would reshape the security
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There are moments when a nation’s resolve is tested not by what it says, but by what it is willing to endure and still stand firm. The events of the past four
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A conflict long defined by shifting rivalries has entered a new phase in Mali as two of the country’s most bitter adversaries have forged a partnership against a shared opponent. According to
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The Islamic State (ISIS) has maintained a low-level insurgency and a terrorist campaign in Syria. Conducting frequent asymmetric operations, the most recent incident is the Damascus Cafe Bombing on July 2, 2026. At least
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On 6 July 2026, as millions of black-clad mourners pour into the streets of Tehran to bid farewell to the Islamic Republic’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, they will not be looking
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For much of the period following the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, European engagement with Afghanistan was shaped primarily by humanitarian assistance, migration management and limited diplomatic engagement. Counterterrorism remained
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On June 18, 2026, Europol announced one of its most significant recent counterterrorism operations targeting Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). The operation ran from June 1 to 5, 2026, focusing on ISKP-affiliated
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts adapted from the 196-page testimony given by Abdul Cader Fathima Hadiya, the widow of National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ) leader and mastermind Mohamed Hashim
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On June 22, 2026, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, sentenced Dr. Mahrang Baloch, founder and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and her associate, Sibghatullah,
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