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Bahrain uncovers ‘terrorist cell’, captures 25 members

Doha - ArabToday

Bahrain said on Saturday that it has uncovered what it called a terrorist cell and arrested 25 individuals so far with 16 others charged in absentia, Al Arabiya News Channel has reported. The cell has been said to have carried out at least six operations inside the tiny island Gulf kingdom. “The terrorist cell planned to assassinate security forces inRead more

Morocco Dismantles Seven-Strong ISIS Related Terrorist Cell

Rabat - Arab Today

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) has dismantled a terrorist cell linked to the so-called Islamic States (IS), Morocco’s Ministry of Interior said in a communiqué on Friday. The communiqué said that the BCIJ has thwarted a “dangerous terrorist attack that was planned to be carried out by the cell, which includes seven persons live in six different citiesRead more

Interior ministry: Attack on Bahrain prison carried out by suicide cell

Manama - Arab Today

A terrorist cell of four to five members, armed with automatic rifles and pistols, was involved in an attack on the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre (Jau) on Sunday, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said. The attack led to the death of a policeman. A second policeman sustained moderate injuries while confronting the terrorists. Ten inmates, all convicted in previous terrorist cases, escaped,Read more

Tunisian Security Arrests suicide Cell in Soussa

Tunis - Arab Today

Tunisian security arrested today a terrorist cell comprised of 10 people, located in Soussa. A statement released today from the Tunisian Ministry of Interior said that the cell was active in four areas in Soussa and had ties with another terrorist organization a terrorist organization known as Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade. The statement said that the ministry issued a warrantRead more

US suicide sentences expected to set national pattern

Minneapolis - Arab Today

One man convicted of plotting to fight for the Daesh group in Syria got 35 years in prison. Another got off easy with only time served plus probation. It fell to US District Judge Michael Davis to mete out justice in the long-running case, which targeted a group of young male friends in Minnesota’s large Somali community who prosecutors sayRead more

Morocco busts ‘suicide cell’ planning attacks

Rabat - Arab Today

Morocco said Wednesday it has broken up a “terrorist cell” linked to the Daesh terror group that authorities believe was planning attacks in the north of the country. A statement from Rabat’s Interior Ministry said three suspects had been detained by police in the northern cities of Oujda, Casablanca and Fez. The arrests “revealed several dangerous terrorist projects in advancedRead more

Yemeni police arrest attackers of elderly care home in Aden

Aden - MENA

A Yemeni anti-terror police unit arrested a terrorist cell that was involved in attacking an elderly care home in Aden city in March, Aden’s security directorate announced on Friday. In a statement, the security directorate said the defendants have admitted to carrying out the attack in which they killed 16 people, including four Indian-origin nurses and security guards as wellRead more

Suicide cell dismantled in Tunisia

Tunis - Arab Today

A five-member terrorist cell was dismantled in Moknine town, Tunisian Interior Ministry announced on Monday. The terror cell was recruiting elements to fight in Syria and Iraq, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Source: MENARead more