The Iranian foreign ministry condemned a terrorist attack against a group of mourners commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussien (AS).
In a statement on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh strongly condemned the barbaric attack launched by terrorists against a crowd of mourners commemorating Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), in Pakistan's Punjab province.
Khatibzadeh offered his deep sympathy to the families of the victims of
Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian underlined the necessity for Iran-Mali cooperation in war on terrorism.
Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with Malian Deputy Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs and African Cooperation Muhammad Walamin Watara in Tehran on Tuesday.
During the meeting, he underscored the importance of active utilization of all capacities to increase mutual cooperation between the two countries as well as joint steps
Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei in a meeting with Speaker of People's Assembly of Syria in Tehran on Wednesday, stressed that the two countries have combated terrorism and Takfiri groups on behalf of the whole world.
Speaker of Syrian Peoples’ Assembly Hammodah Sabbagh praised Syrian-Iranian cooperation in fighting terrorism during the meeting, saying that “having Iranian and Syrian blood mixed in the course of fighting terrorists on the Syrian ground helped to achieve
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in a new report that the threat to international peace and security from the Islamic State extremist group is rising, pointing to an “alarming” expansion of its affiliates in Africa and its focus on a comeback in its former self-declared “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq.
The report to the U.N. Security Council, which was circulated Tuesday, said IS and other terrorist groups have taken advantage of “the disruption, grievances and development setbacks”
Just weeks after its launch, the pro-Trump social network GETTR is inundated with terrorist propaganda spread by supporters of Islamic State, according to a POLITICO review of online activity on the fledgling platform.
The social network — started a month ago by members of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle — features reams of jihadi-related material, including graphic videos of beheadings, viral memes that promote violence against the West and even memes of a militant executing
On the second anniversary of the El Paso shooting, senators heard from experts on domestic terror who are calling on Congress to enact new laws to make it easier for law enforcement and prosecutors to fight back against domestic terrorism.
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) said the federal government isn’t doing enough to fight domestic terrorism.
“The nation is facing the highest levels of violence based on religion, race, ethnicity and politics in decades,” he said.
Witnesses testified about
Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center voiced solidarity with Iraq in the fight against terrorism.
The center issued a statement on Saturday, condemning a terrorist attack targeting a mourning ceremony in Iraq’s Saladin Governorate that killed a number of mourners and injured many others.
It said the terrorist attack that caused the deaths of a number of innocent people was an evil act that runs counter to Islamic and human principles, Mawazin News reported.
Al-Azhar said it shows that terrorist
Members of the parliament have proposed a bill to regulate the usage of the Internet in Iran on account of the US government and MeK’s activities in cyberspace.
In recent years, popular social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter have been acting as a tool for the U.S. government, despite being an international platform.
A case in point is the widespread censorship of the Iranian martyr, late Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Since his cowardly assassination in January 2020, Instagram has
Iraq's military says a terrorist attack on a funeral procession has claimed many victims in the country's northern province of Salahaddin.
An attack on a funeral procession in northern Iraq has claimed a number of victims, Iraq's military said in a statement Friday.
The military said the “terrorist” attack in the province of Salahaddin resulted in a “number of victims” but did not provide specific figures.
An Iraqi security official said eight people had been killed, among them police and
Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada headquarters of the IRGC Ground Force said in a statement on Tuesday that their forces had confronted and dismantled a terrorist team in Bukan, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran.
Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada headquarters of the IRGC Ground Force noted that its forces destroyed a terrorist team consisting of three terrorists who were seeking to carry out acts of sabotage and anti-security actions inside the country.
The statement highlighted that the team of three terrorists
Iranian security forces captured key members of a foreign-based terrorist group in the Eastern, Western, and Southern provinces of Iran.
“After identifying the main members of the terrorist-Takfiri group, 11 of its active members were identified in Fars province, other members of the group were identified in 6 Eastern and Western provinces of the country and 25 individuals were arrested in these provinces during a coordinated operation,” Head of the Judiciary Office in Fars Province Seyed
In response to a Newsweek article, the Iranian Mission Counselor at the UN Office in Geneva said that MKO terrorist group still retains its terrorist nature but the West is trying to purge this terrorist group.
On the occasion of organizing a meeting of Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist organization (MKO also known as MEK) held on July 10, 2021, in a report written by DAVID BRENNA, by examining the background and performance of MKO terrorist group, he tried to respond to the accusations raised
During separate counter-terrorism operations in Iraq's Al-Anbar and Saladin provinces, Iraqi army forces identified and arrested three ISIL Takfiri elements.
The series of anti-terrorist operations of Iraqi army continue in different parts of the country. Iraqi forces have recently launched new counter-terrorism operations against ISIL Takfiri remnants, Al-Ahad News reported.
According to the report, Iraqi army forces targeted ISIL Takfiri terrorist positions in Al-Anbar province. They also
Edy Cohen, the Israeli media analyst close to Netanyahu and Mossad, disclosed Israel’s close ties and support for the separatist groups in Southwestern Iran, specially al-Ahwaziyah terrorist group. Cohen released an image of his meeting with a ringleader of al-Ahwaziyah terrorist group on his Twitter page, stressing that Israel supports the separatist groups in Iran’s Southwestern province of Khuzestan and is standing beside them against the Islamic Republic.
He then addressed the Persian
The presence of NATO in Afghanistan in the past 20 years produced mixed results, a former president of Afghanistan has said.
The reconstruction of the country’s infrastructure, helping with education and other areas was very welcome, and produced good results for the country, Hamid Karzai told BBC World News.
But the military plans to fight extremism and terrorism was a failure because they did not do what they should have done, he added.
Violence in Afghanistan has risen, with the Taliban
The Iranian police forces dismantled an arms and ammunition trafficking band in the Southwestern province of Khuzestan where a number of protesters and a police officer have been martyred by rioters in the past few days, misusing peaceful rallies to protest at water shortage.
The police were informed of the arrival of a cargo of smuggled weapons and ammunition in Ahvaz city, the capital of Khuzestan province, Commander of Khuzestan province’s Law Enforcement Police General Seyed Mohammad
Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the first half of 2021 as the Islamic State and al-Qaida extremist groups and their affiliates spread their influence, boasting gains in supporters and territory and inflicting the greatest casualties, U.N. experts said in a new report.
The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council circulated Friday that this is “especially true” in parts of west and east Africa where affiliates of both groups can also boast growing
The president of Iran cautioned the Iraqi prime minister about a complicated policy that the US is pursuing in the Arab country, saying the Americans’ double game in the fight against terrorism and their activities along the Iraq-Syria border run counter to regional interests.
In a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani said the US is pursuing a double-standard policy on the campaign against terrorism in the region, and that its
The Law Enforcement Police Force in Iran dismantled a terrorist team, detaining its members in the Southern provinces.
A terrorist team that had plotted to foment insecurity and armed conflicts inside the Iran was identified and dismantled by Iran's police forces.
The Law Enforcement Police Force announced in a statement on Tuesday that a terrorist gang was disbanded and its main members were arrested.
Following intelligence activities, a group of saboteurs who had planned armed conspiracy
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Sadr City neighbourhood.
A suicide bomber has killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 60 in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighbourhood of Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, security and hospital sources said.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, the group’s Nasheer news agency said on Telegram. It said one of its militants blew up his explosive vest among the crowds. Hospital