Colombia: ELN wants to end armed conflicts

Colombia: ELN wants to end armed conflicts

(VOVworld) – The Chief negotiator of Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) has stated that the organization desires to end armed conflicts with the Colombian government and promises to stop all...
One French church attacker identified

One French church attacker identified

(VOVworld) – On Tuesday, French anti-terrorism prosecutor Francois Molins said 19-year-old Adel Kermiche was one of two jihadists who attacked a church near the city of Rouen, Normandy
Hostage-takers were from Bangladesh group, not IS

Hostage-takers were from Bangladesh group, not IS

(VOVworld) - The jihadists who slaughtered 20 hostages at a Dhaka restaurant were members of a homegrown Bangladeshi militant outfit and not followers of the Islamic State group, a senior minister...
Canada consistently not to pay ransom to terrorists

Canada consistently not to pay ransom to terrorists

(VOVworld) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Canada will never pay ransom to terrorists despite domestic controversies after a Canadian-British hostage was beheaded Monday by militants in...
Al Qaeda releases video of Swiss hostage

Al Qaeda releases video of Swiss hostage

(VOVworld) - Al Qaeda in North Africa (AQIM) released a video of a Swiss nun who has been kidnapped in northern Mali nearly three weeks ago in the first claim of responsibility for the...
Blocking financial resources: an anti-terrorism strategy

Blocking financial resources: an anti-terrorism strategy

(VOVworld) – Operations against the self-proclaimed Islamic State and other terrorist and extremist groups have intensified and enlisted more countries. Besides airstrikes and ground attacks, blocking IS’s multiple revenue...
Malian President calls for alert for terrorism

Malian President calls for alert for terrorism

(VOVworld) – Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita stressed the need to be on high alert for terrorism, one day after the attack at Radisson Blue hotal in Bamako capital, killing at least...
The IS executes Chinese and Norwegian hostages

The IS executes Chinese and Norwegian hostages

(VOVworld) - The Islamic State group said Wednesday it had killed two hostages, one Chinese and a Norwegian. The jihadists' English-language Dabiq magazine featured photos of two bodies with the caption “Executed”....