African Joint Army Claims To Have Neutralized 10 High-profile Terrorists

Africa,(Daily Post). Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon's joint military forces said on Sunday that they had killed more than 100 Islamist insurgents, including 10 commanders, in recent weeks.

Ground anti-terrorism operations in the Lake Chad region have been stepped up by the joint military.

In recent years, the West African Islamic State (IS-WA, ISIS-WA, or ISWAP) faction has become a strong faction and one of the most active branches of the Islamic State in the world.

Tens of thousands have been killed, millions have been displaced, and a massive humanitarian crisis has erupted in the Lake Chad Basin.

Colonel Muhammad Dole, a spokesman for the Multinational Joint Task Force, said troops had dug deep into insurgent-controlled territories in the Lake Chad region and recovered numerous armaments, food, and illegal substances.

"More than a hundred terrorists were killed in this operation, including more than ten high-ranking commanders, after destructive intelligence-led air strikes on the islands of Lake Chad by the combined air forces,"

he added.

After leader Abubakar Shekau was killed in fighting with rival ISWAP in May, Boko Haram stepped back.

Since last year, Nigeria claims that thousands of Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered.

The United States has played a key role in clamping down the insurgency in Africa.

The US has supplied counterterrorism and other help to governments fighting Boko Haram and ISWA, as well as being the leading humanitarian aid provider in the Lake Chad Basin.

Source: Reuters

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9 Dead After Vehicles Came Under Terrorists Attack In Afghanistan

Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. "The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured," Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said. The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public transportation vans, he added. The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic State. The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims continue in many parts of the country.

Dozens Killed In Pakistan After A Bus Plunged Into River

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— (Daily Post)- On Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 PM, a passenger coaster carrying wedding party guests from Parishing, Astore, to Chakwal went off the bridge and plummeted into the river near Thalichi. The groom and his mother are among the 26 persons who died as a result of the catastrophe. According to authorities, just 14 victims' corpses were retrieved and brought to the Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital. Rescue efforts are still ongoing, and the only survivor, the wounded bride was taken to the hospital for treatment. The coaster hosted 27 people, and only the bride survived rest of the others drowned in deep water. The Pakistani town of Thalichi is situated in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. President Mr: Asif Ali Zardari conveyed his sympathies and sadness to the victims' families.

Pakistan: Mastung Blast killed 9 people, including 5 children

On Friday, a bomb attack killed up to 9 people, five of them were children, and injured 29. Authorities informed the media that an improvised explosive device (IED) installed in a motorbike had targeted a school vehicle. The IED explosion occurred on Friday at 8:37 AM near Girls High School at Civil Hospital Chowk in the Mastung district of Balochistan. A day earlier, the Mastung bomb killed nine people, including five children, and injured 29 others. Regarding the incident, a terrorism case has been lodged. Pakistan's Acting President Yousuf Raza Gilani, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vehemently denounced the Mustang explosion. PM and Bilawal conveyed their sadness and anguish over the police officers and schoolchildren's martyrdom.

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