Image: Jihad Watch At least three members of Pakistan’s paramilitary forces lost their lives on Monday after a devastating suicide blast targeted a major security installation in Peshawar. According to local authorities, the explosion struck the headquarters of a border security unit, underscoring yet another grim episode of violence in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region that shares a tense boundary with Afghanistan. Bilal Ahmed, a hospital worker who witnessed the incide

Image: Jihad Watch Nineteen-year-old Abdullah Haji Zada has been sentenced to 15 years in a U.S. federal prison for plotting an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack targeting the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. The Afghan national, who had been living in the United States as a lawful permanent resident, was found guilty of multiple terrorism-related offenses after federal investigators uncovered his plans. According to court f

Image: Jihad Watch A disturbing incident in Rome has come to light, where a man was overpowered and forced to witness a brutal assault on his 18-year-old fiancée by a group of migrants who had violently rammed their vehicle. According to the Rome police, the couple had driven to a secluded area of Tor Tre Teste—a quiet park in the eastern outskirts of the capital—seeking privacy. Within minutes, their solitude was shattered as a group of men surrounded their car and launched

Image: Jihad Watch Authorities have identified the gunman responsible for Wednesday’s shocking shooting near the White House as a 29-year-old Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. According to law enforcement officials who spoke to The Post, Lakanwal arrived in the United States during the turbulent 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, entering under Operation Allies Welcome — the emergency resettlement program launched for Afghan evacuees following the fall of Kabul. Investigators

Image: Jihad Watch A dramatic counter-terror operation erupted in Madrid after police were forced to taser and ultimately shoot an 18-year-old suspected jihadist who had reportedly stabbed three people on a busy street before retreating into his apartment. The young man, a Spanish national of Moroccan descent, is said to have shouted “Allahu Akbar” while confronting both civilians and officers, and even attempted to recite Quranic verses as police tried to subdue him. A Chaot

Image: Jihad Watch In a shocking resurgence of violence, heavily armed bandits unleashed terror in Eruku, located in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, brutally killing three people and abducting no fewer than ten worshippers during a church service on Tuesday evening. The attackers stormed the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, situated on Okeado Street, around 6 p.m., opening fire on congregants who had gathered for prayer. According to the Eruku Community sp

Image: Jihad Watch In a shocking resurgence of violence, heavily armed bandits unleashed terror in Eruku, located in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, brutally killing three people and abducting no fewer than ten worshippers during a church service on Tuesday evening. The attackers stormed the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, situated on Okeado Street, around 6 p.m., opening fire on congregants who had gathered for prayer. According to the Eruku Community sp

Image: Jihad Watch During a Dearborn City Council meeting on Tuesday, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud—who is Muslim—again drew attention for refusing to offer an apology to local Christian minister Ted Barham after previously telling him, “You are not welcome here.” The incident has resurfaced amid growing tensions over noise complaints related to a mosque’s call to prayer. In recent months, several Dearborn residents have reported being disturbed by daily loudspeaker broadcasts of th

Image: Jihad Watch The Évry public prosecutor’s office was alerted following a report filed by the administration of the Fustel-de-Coulanges High School in Massy (Essonne). The school had discovered that a student had shared a video game considered highly problematic within a WhatsApp group used by pupils. The situation quickly escalated into a legal matter, leading to the arrest of a 16-year-old student of Egyptian origin, who was subsequently brought before a juvenile court

Image: Jihad Watch The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) issued a sharp and unequivocal denunciation on Friday following a wave of brutal rebel assaults in the eastern province of North Kivu, where at least 89 civilians lost their lives. In an official statement, the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) revealed that preliminary findings point to a series of coordinated attacks across the Bapere and Baswagh

Image: Jihad Watch A disturbing wave of violence against Christians has once again shaken Nigeria, as fresh attacks in the country’s northeast and northwest underline the ongoing vulnerability of Christian communities. Morning Star News reported on November 11, 2025, that militants struck multiple regions over the weekend, leaving destruction, fear, and outrage in their wake. On Saturday, November 8, armed militants belonging to the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram launched

Image: Jihad Watch In Abuja, Nigeria, a deep sense of grief settled over Christian communities as hundreds gathered on Saturday (Nov. 8) to mourn the deaths of seven Christians, among them a 12-year-old boy, brutally killed during an attack in Kaduna State. On the same day, Islamic extremists launched another assault in Borno State, burning homes and destroying a church building, further heightening fears among already vulnerable Christian populations. The funeral took place

Image: Jihad Watch In the early hours of November 16, a tense and potentially dangerous situation unfolded at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, sending shockwaves through one of India’s busiest travel hubs. A taxi driver, identified as 36-year-old Suhail Ahmed Pyarejaan from Jayanagar, suddenly began sprinting across the pickup zone near Terminal 1 while wielding a long knife. Eyewitnesses recalled scenes of chaos as Suhail appeared to chase two other taxi drivers

Image: Jihad Watch The question itself exposes a disturbing irony. How can someone who openly embraces and advances jihadist ideology be accused of hating the very doctrine she claims to uphold? Recent investigations by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Jammu & Kashmir Police have uncovered what officials describe as the “Jaish code of white-collar terror” — a sophisticated, educated façade masking a deeply radicalised mission. At the centre of this network

Image: Jihad Watch Once a bustling site of devotion, the shrine of Nura Pagla now lies silent and desolate. For nearly two months, the sacred grounds have been sealed off as a crime scene, following a violent mob attack on September 5 that claimed the life of a devoted follower and left dozens injured in the Rajbari district. What was once a center of spiritual gatherings, echoing with chants and prayers, now stands eerily empty, a stark testament to the tragedy that unfolded

Image: Jihad Watch Muhammad Masood Azhar’s recent declarations serve as yet another stark reminder of the true intentions behind jihad. Such warnings frequently come directly from jihadists themselves, as well as from states that support or enable them. Yet, in the West, there remains a persistent reluctance to confront this reality. Many prefer to bury their heads in the sand, often dismissing or ignoring these warnings under the guise of combating so-called “Islamophobia.”

Image: Jihad Watch In a harrowing development that has sent ripples through Bristol's communities, seven men have been formally charged with more than 40 serious offenses related to the sexual exploitation of 11 teenage girls. The allegations, spanning from 2022 to 2025, paint a disturbing picture of group-based grooming and abuse, uncovered through a meticulous two-year police investigation that began in late 2023. The case came to light in November 2023 after Avon and Somer

Image: Jihad Watch In a chilling revelation from federal court documents, three young men from Dearborn, Michigan, face serious charges for allegedly plotting a series of ISIS-inspired attacks, including a bomb assault on Chicago's 2024 Pride Parade. The indictment, unsealed this week, underscores the ongoing vigilance of U.S. law enforcement against domestic extremism, with the FBI crediting its intervention for preventing what could have been a devastating strike against th

Image: Jihad Watch Late on Tuesday night and stretching into the early hours of Wednesday, armed terrorists who have repeatedly targeted communities in Kaduna State launched yet another violent assault—this time on Gidan Waya, a village in the Lere Local Government Area. According to local sources, the attackers stormed the settlement under the cover of darkness, killing four residents and abducting twelve others at gunpoint, plunging the community into fear and grief. A comm

Image: Jihad Watch A former Hollyoaks actor has been handed an 11-year prison sentence after being found guilty of raping two women, including one attack carried out while the victim was asleep. The actor, 40-year-old Rizwan Khan, faced a series of disturbing allegations that revealed a pattern of violence, coercion and predatory behaviour. Alongside the rape convictions, Khan was also sentenced for causing unnecessary suffering to a child, after he was found to have slapped