Tag: attack
Nigerian police in pursuit of gunmen following attack on school
Nigerian police said a combined team of police operatives are in pursuit of the gunmen who raided a secondary school in the northwestern state...
Gunmen kidnap residents in northwest Nigeria attack
Some residents were kidnapped late Saturday when a group of gunmen stormed a community in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, police said on Sunday.
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JBS Pays Extortionists US$11 Million After Cyberattack
The world's largest meat producer, JBS, the victim of a cyberattack, said it paid extortionists $11 million.
"JBS USA today confirmed it paid the equivalent...
Former NPP MP for Salaga South fingered in attack on NDC constituency campaign vehicle
The immediate past MP for Salaga South Constituency, Mr. Salifu Adam Braimah who also doubles as the Savannah Regional Minister is being accused by...
Syrian Air Defenses Repelling Israeli Missile Attack
Syrian air defense systems are repelling an Israeli missile attack from the direction of the Lebanese airspace, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
According to...
UNHCR Condemns Deadliest Attack in Burkina Faso in Years
The UN refugee agency condemned on Tuesday an attack on a village in Burkina Faso’s turbulent north, which left 138 people dead and displaced...
FBI Probes Cyberattack on New York City’s Law Department
New York City's Law Department, which is responsible for most of the city's legal affairs and represents the city in court, has come under...
Militants Capture 4 Towns in Somalia Over Weekend
Militants from the radical Islamist al-Shabaab group seized four towns in Somalia over the weekend, the national Halgan Media portal reported on Monday.
The militants...
At least 13 civilians killed in attack in Burkina Faso
At least 13 civilians were killed and two others injured on Friday night in an attack by armed gunmen in the Commune of Markoye...
Survivor of Mozambique Palma Attack Recounts Fear-Filled Escape
Recounting the events following the March 24 attack on Palma in Mozambique, survivor Wesley Nel, whose brother was killed by Al-Shabaab insurgents, told Sputnik...
At least 9 killed in attack in Burkina Faso
At least nine people were killed when attacking a position of the Defense of the Motherland (VDP) in Burkina Faso on Sunday in the...
Palestine to Go to International Criminal Court Over Israeli Strikes on Media Offices
Palestine has plans to appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Israeli attacks on media agencies' offices in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Ambassador...
Taliban Has Not Attacked US, Coalition Forces Since May 1
The Taliban has not carried out any attacks against the US or the coalition troops since May 1, Joint Staff, J-5 Deputy Director for...
UN Security Council condemns attack on UN peacekeeping mission in DRC
The Security Council strongly condemned Monday's attack on the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which...
About 20 civilians killed in gunmen attack in Burkina Faso
About 20 civilians lost their lives in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Friday in the northeast Sahel region in Burkina Faso, a security...
US-led alliance reports attack on military base in Iraq
An air attack targeted a military base hosting international forces in western Iraq, causing no casualties, a US-led alliance fighting Islamic State militants said...
16 soldiers killed in attack in west Niger
Sixteen soldiers of the National Guard of Niger were killed and six others wounded in an attack in Tilia, west Niger, an official said...
9 policemen and 2 vigilante members killed in attack in NW Nigeria
Nine policemen and two members of a civilian-defense group were killed while repelling an attack by gunmen in Nigeria's northwest state of Kebbi, said...
Gunmen kidnap students in attack on university in NW Nigeria
Police on Wednesday confirmed an attack by gunmen on a university in Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria, on Tuesday evening, with an unknown number of...
Rocket attack on Iraq airbase hosting US military injures 2 Iraqis
Several rockets hit an Iraqi airbase, hosting US forces on Sunday, injuring two Iraqi guards, the military said.
Five rockets struck Balad airbase, north of...
18 killed and 21 wounded in Nigeria Boko Haram attack
Eighteen people were killed and 21 others wounded when militants of the extremist group Boko Haram attacked Nigeria's northeastern town of Damasak earlier this...
Gunmen attack kills at least 10 defense volunteers in Burkina Faso
At least 10 defense volunteers and six terrorists were killed in two separate attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday in northern Burkina Faso, security...
Fire at Saudi university after Houthi attack
(dpa) - A fire broke out at a university in southern Saudi Arabia after the air defence system intercepted an attack by Yemen's Houthi...
Gunmen attack businessman, kill farmer at Dorkploame
Some unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a 55-year-old farmer around Tordzinu and Dorkploame area in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region.
The...
Ashanti Region: Two hospitalized after attack by bees in Nsuta
A primary six pupil of Nsuta Municipal Assembly Basic School, Master Joshua Bentil, who was attacked by swarm of bees at Nsuta in the...
Day of mourning after at least 58 people die in an attack in Niger
dpa/GNA - At least 58 people have been killed in a massacre in Niger in West Africa.
A day of mourning has been declared...
Students and teachers kidnapped after gunmen attack on school in NW Nigeria
An internal security official in Nigeria's northwest state of Kaduna said Monday that an unspecified number of students and teachers were reported to have...
Pirates attack Dutch ship off West Africa
dpa/GNA - Pirates have attacked a Dutch tanker in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, the shipping company said on Friday.
Fifteen crew...
Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack
Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Luca Attanasio was killed during an attack on a World Food Program (WFP) convoy...
Police arrest five suspects in Adansi Nyankomasi bullion van attack
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested five persons suspected to be involved in the Adansi Nyankomasi bullion van robbery attack on January 19,...