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1 week ago

Bahrain Confirms IRGC, Wilayat Al Faqih Links In Alleged Terror And Espionage Case

The Ministry of Interior in Bahrain has said a group linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was involved in organised terrorist activity targeting members of the Shia community in the country. In a statement posted on its official account, the ministry said the group’s members were involved in what it described as organised terrorist activity within Bahrain. Alleged ideological and organisational links The ministry alleged that the main organisation is connected to elements associated with the so-called Guardianship of the Jurist ideology and includes individuals linked to a dissolved clerical council and its affiliates. It added that the group is based on members of the dissolved Islamic Scholars Council and individuals aligned with it. Terror and espionage claims Authorities further claimed that elements of the group established a terrorist organisation and were involved in espionage activities in favour of Iran. The ministry also said members of the network were operating through structured cells and carrying out activities it described as a threat to national security. Criminal investigations and 41 arrests The ministry said its findings are based on ongoing criminal investigations and evidence gathered by security agencies. It added that the detainees were part of an organised network […]

1 month ago

Twin Suicide Attacks Rock Algerian City Near Where Pope Is Visiting

Algeria has been hit by two terror attacks during Pope Leo XIV’s visit, officials say – though at this point there doesn’t appear to have been any direct effort at targeting the Pope or his accompanying officials. Twin suicide attacks rocked a city outside Algeria’s capital Monday, just as the American-born Pontiff began his historic visit to the country, AFP reports. “There were two security incidents yesterday afternoon in Blida, incidents of a terrorist nature. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up and were killed,” a source told AFP on Tuesday. The city in question is a little less than 30 miles southwest of Algiers. But importantly, authorities have as yet found no link between the attacks and the pope’s visit, which is taking place under tight security. Video reviewed by AFP showed two bodies lying in a street in Blida. According to a regional news report, “In the videos, several people gathered around the bodies, while passers-by covered them with sheets in a light rain.” The report continues, “The remains appeared severely mutilated, and the circumstances of their deaths could not be determined. Based on the images, the scene was located near several shops and a police station.” Another report out of North Africa […]

1 month ago

Kuwait Arrests 24 In Plot To Fund Terrorist Activities

Kuwait’s State Security Agency has arrested 24 citizens, including one whose citizenship has been revoked, after seizing sums of money linked to illicit activities. Authorities announced they had foiled a plot aimed at undermining national security and financing terrorist entities. The Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that the arrests were part of an organised operation involving the collection of funds under religious pretexts, which were later redirected for unlawful purposes. Brigadier Nasser Bouslaib, spokesperson for the ministry, said eight additional citizens had been identified outside the country, including one whose citizenship had been revoked, as part of the same network. According to investigators, the group gathered donations from individuals acting in good faith, believing the money would be channelled to legitimate causes. However, inquiries found that the funds had been diverted from their declared purposes and redirected to unauthorised entities, in a clear breach of trust.Authorities also said the suspects used commercial and professional entities as fronts to facilitate the movement of funds, employing methods designed to avoid detection, including distributing cash among multiple couriers to transport it by air and land. Legal action has been taken against those arrested, with the case referred to the competent authorities, while […]

2 months ago

Bahrain Arrests Four for Spying with Iranian IRGC

The Ministry of Interior (Bahrain) announced that the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science has arrested four Bahraini nationals and identified a fifth suspect currently outside the country for their involvement in espionage activities linked to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through terrorist operatives based in Iran. According to the ministry, the individuals arrested are Murtadha Hussain Awal (25), Ahmed Isa Al Haiki (34), Sarah Abdulnabi Marhoon (36), and Elias Salman Mirza (22). Authorities also identified Ali Mohammed Hassan Al Shaikh (25), who is currently at large abroad. Investigations revealed that the first suspect, acting under organisational directives and with assistance from others, used high-resolution photography equipment to capture images and record coordinates of several vital and strategic locations in Bahrain. The collected data was then transmitted to the IRGC using encrypted communication software. The ministry confirmed that legal procedures have been initiated against the suspects, and those arrested have been referred to the Public Prosecution to continue the legal process. Authorities also reaffirmed their commitment to protecting national security and safeguarding critical infrastructure in the Kingdom. READ MORE: Bahrain: Public Prosecution Demands Maximum Penalties In Terrorism-Related Cases

3 months ago

Kuwait Blacklists 8 Lebanese Hospitals Over Terrorism Links

Kuwait has added eight hospitals in Lebanon to its national sanctions list, a move taken under measures implementing United Nations Security Council resolutions issued under Chapter VII, which relate to counterterrorism and the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The decision was issued by Kuwait’s committee responsible for enforcing UN Security Council resolutions, and applies to all companies and financial institutions operating in Kuwait, according to an official notice, Al Rai newspaper reported. Under the committee’s mandate, individuals or entities may be listed either on its own initiative or following requests from foreign competent authorities or domestic bodies, if there are reasonable grounds to suspect involvement in terrorist acts, attempts to commit such acts, or participation in or facilitation of terrorism. The hospitals added to the list are: The committee instructed the immediate implementation of the listing in accordance with Articles 21, 22 and 23 of its executive regulations. Under Article 21, all persons and entities are required to freeze without delay any funds or economic resources owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by listed persons or entities, or by those acting on their behalf or under their direction. Article 22 extends the freeze to any assets […]

3 months ago

Suicide Bomb Rocks Pakistan’s Capital, Over 30 Dead & 169 Wounded

At least 31 people were killed and 169 others injured on Friday when a suicide bomber struck a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, Pakistani officials said, in one of the capital’s deadliest attacks in over a decade. The blast happened in the Khadija al-Kubra Imambargah mosque in the outskirts of Islamabad, with police saying the attacker had been stopped at the mosque gate before opening fire and setting off explosives among worshipers, according to officials cited by Reuters. Footage and images from the site showed bodies and debris scattered across the mosque’s carpeted prayer hall, with the wounded lying in the compound gardens, as bystanders called for help and rushed victims to hospitals. Islamabad deputy commissioner Irfan Memon said the death toll stood at 31, adding that 169 injured people had been brought in for treatment, some in critical condition. No group claimed responsibility yet; however, conflict monitor ACLED said the attack “bears the hallmarks of the Islamic State,“ while officials noted that Shia communities, a minority in Pakistan, have repeatedly been targeted in sectarian violence by extremist groups, including the Islamic State and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the bombing as “a […]

5 months ago

EX-MI6 Spy Sounds Alarm: Hundreds of Islamist Sleeper Agents in UK Poised for New 9/11

Aimen Dean, who spent eight years infiltrating Al-Qaida for MI5 and MI6, knows the enemy inside out. As a former member of the terror group himself, he formed bonds with operatives and even served as a “kind of spiritual coach” to terrorists in London, gaining insider access to their plots. His espionage thwarted attacks like a bid to bomb the New York Subway. But Dean pulls no punches on the current danger: there are “hundreds” of sleeper agents lurking in the shadows, primed to strike. A new 9/11 is coming any day from the hundreds of al Qaida sleeper agents ready to unleash carnage in the UK, says ex-MI6 spy https://t.co/ppWAvJYPq3 — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) December 27, 2025 “Unfortunately, I would love to tell you the world is an amazing place, but it’s not,” Dean told The Sun. “The problem is the new world order is now the new world nightmare. We have rogue nations such as Iran aspiring to become nuclear powers. And a threat like Iran needs to be countered because of the fact that they are a nation that has sponsored terrorism.” Al-Qaida found safe harbor in Iran for 25 years, Dean revealed, allowing the regime to orchestrate attacks that […]

6 months ago

Trump Pushes ‘Reverse Migration’ As National Guard Member Dies Following Potential DC ‘Terrorist’ Attack

The Thanksgiving-week attack down the street from the White House – perpetrated by an Afghan national with prior ties to the U.S. military and intelligence community, such as the CIA – has heightened national-security concerns following the fatality of one West Virginia Guardsman and the critical wounding of another, driving renewed scrutiny of the Biden-Harris regime’s post-2021 Afghan intake policies (with minimal vetting) amid growing concerns that nation-killing open-border policies flooded the country with pre-trained terrorists. Late Thursday, President Trump revealed that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, originally from Webster Springs, West Virginia, died after being shot by Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the U.S. in 2021 under the Biden-Harris regime’s “Operation Allies Welcome.” The president also mentioned U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in critical condition after the savage attack that is being investigated as an act of terrorism. “As you know, the other young man is fighting for his life,” Trump said during a call with service members. “He’s in very bad shape. He’s fighting for his life, and hopefully we’ll get better news with respect to him.” See this. Shortly after the terror attack, Trump requested an additional 500 National Guard troops […]

6 months ago

Qatar Warns Gaza Ceasefire On Brink Of Collapse After 24 Hours Of Israeli Strikes

Qatar and others are warning that the status of the over month-long Gaza ceasefire is precarious, and faces imminent collapse, after Israel mounted large-scale airstrikes on some areas of the Gaza Strip starting Wednesday. There have been several episodes of brief assaults over the past month, but the situation is escalating fast once again. Some attacks have continued into Thursday, killing at least 32 Palestinians since the renewed assaults began. It all started after the Israeli army (IDF) said its troops in Khan Younis were fired upon, allegedly by Hamas or other Palestinian militants. But the IDF confirmed there were no troop casualties as a result. This new flare-up marks by far the deadliest since the Trump-backed ceasefire went into effect. Hamas in response rejected the allegations of attacking IDF troops and condemned the new Israeli strikes as a “shocking massacre.”Hamas in its statement called the IDF assertions “a flimsy and transparent attempt to justify ongoing crimes and violations.” Israel had very soon on the heels of the alleged shooting incident launched airstrikes on Gaza City. The Wednesday Palestinian death toll from the widespread airstrikes came to at least 28 killed, with a reported 17 of them women and children, according to Palestinian sources. At least three […]

6 months ago

Islamabad Court Bombing Kills 12 – Pakistan Quickly Blames India, Afghanistan

A suicide bombing attack outside a court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 more, and by all reports the carnage could have been worse as the attacker was unable to get inside a district courthouse, the intended target. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he “strongly condemned the suicide blast.” And Sindh province’s Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar said in a statement, “Suicide bombers and terrorists have no religion. They are enemies of humanity.” “As I entered the court building, a huge blast occurred. I thought the entire judiciary building would collapse on me,” a court lawyer and eyewitness, Zahid Khan, told CBS News. “When I went upstairs, I saw people lying on the ground around the fire … Just three minutes earlier, I had been at that exact spot while parking my bike.” “I saw many people lying injured, with blood on the road,” he said. Smoke had still been visible rising over the area in the wake of the blast. Importantly Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has quickly laid blame on India, despite suicide bombings not being typical of operations out of India: Sharif has blamed India for the “suicide attack” in Islamabad as well as […]

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