Islamists Jailed For Terrorist Plot

Six British men who planned to kill right-wing politicians at a rally were sentenced to almost twenty years in prison for the plot.

Omar Khan, Jewel Uddin, Mohammed Hasseen, Mohammed Saud, Zohaib Ahmed and Anzai Hussain confessed in April to terrorism related offenses. The men plotted to attack an English Defense League rally but arrived two hours after the event. They were only discovered when one of their cars was stopped by police and found to have no insurance. Continue reading

Al-Shabab Leader Captured

A day after the United States announced financial bounties on Islamic terrorists in Africa, a leader of the Islamist terrorist group al-Shabab was captured in northeastern Somalia.

Abdikafi Mohamed Ali was wounded during a military raid on a terrorist safe house in Bossaso. One soldier was killed in the raid and the area has been locked down to capture the terrorists who were able to flee the home during the raid. Continue reading

Easter Raid In Nigeria Kills 14 Islamic Terrorists

As part of a higher status for security amid Easter, Nigerian forces raided a suspected rebel hideout and killed 14 Boko Haram terrorists.

According to information found in the raid, the terrorist group had been planning a massive Easter Sunday attack on Christians in the Kano area. Residents reported gunshots and explosions. One soldier died in the assault and a potential homicide bomber was caught in a car filled with explosives. Continue reading

US Troops Killed In Afghanistan

Six US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while on a mission with other NATO forces. The incident comes after 14 civilians were killed in Taliban attacks on Sunday.

The civilians were also killed by roadside bombs that were aimed to cause maximum civilian causalities. The first bomb hit a car and then the second did not explode until a tracker arrived to rescue the wounded from the initial attack. Continue reading