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A flight carrying 19 Australians linked to the Islamic State has landed in Australia, with supporters surrounding a woman and child alleged to have ISIS ties at Melbourne Airport as government officials, including Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, address the return and ongoing security and reintegration concerns.
A suicide car bomb exploded on a train in Quetta, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 50, with the attack claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Army. While initial reports suggested a suicide bombing, officials have not officially confirmed this. The strike, occurring during Prime Minister Sharif’s visit to China and amid rising Baloch insurgent violence linked to Chinese investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, signals a potential resurgence in militant capability and poses risks to security and foreign investment in Pakistan.
A suicide bombing near Quetta’s railway station in southwest Pakistan killed at least 23 people and injured about 71 as a train passed. The attack was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army, and authorities say rescue operations are ongoing with the death toll expected to rise as more details emerge.
Federal authorities arrested Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national tied to Iran’s IRGC-QF and Kata’ib Hizballah, for allegedly plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in New York, Los Angeles and Scottsdale. An undercover sting disrupted the plan to target a Manhattan synagogue, and Al-Saadi discussed using an explosive or arson. He faces multiple terrorism-related charges, including conspiracy to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations and conspiracy to bomb a place of public use; he is jailed in Brooklyn pending further proceedings.
Investigators ruled out terrorism in Modena’s car-ramming attack; a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage was detained after injuring eight people (four critically), with authorities citing a prior history of mental health problems and no signs of radicalisation.
President Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS’s second-in-command globally, in a meticulously planned operation in Nigeria. Al-Minuki, a Nigerian national who led ISIS activity in Africa’s Sahel and was sanctioned in 2023, represented a high-profile target as ISIS remains active in parts of Africa despite territorial losses. Trump had previously ordered strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria last Christmas, amid ongoing Islamist violence in the country which Nigeria’s government says it does not persecute on religious grounds.
A 32-year-old Iraqi militia commander linked to Kataib Hizballah and Iran's IRGC was arrested and charged by U.S. prosecutors with plotting more than a dozen terrorist attacks against Jewish targets and U.S./Israeli interests across Europe and North America, including synagogues in New York and Los Angeles; he allegedly directed plots, sought to hire operatives, and was extradited from Turkey after capture, while his defense calls the case political persecution.
US authorities charged Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi with six terrorism-related counts for allegedly coordinating or aiding nearly 20 attacks across the US and Europe on behalf of Iran’s IRGC and Kata’ib Hezbollah, including a firebombing at a bank in Amsterdam and planned attacks against Jewish sites in New York and London; prosecutors say he worked with senior IRGC figures and posted propaganda before his Manhattan court appearance.
The Justice Department charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national and senior Kata’ib Hizballah operative tied to Iran’s IRGC, with six terrorism-related counts for directing and aiding attacks across Europe and the United States, including plots against U.S. targets and Jewish institutions. He was arrested overseas, transferred to U.S. custody, and faces significant prison time. The case, pursued by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and DOJ components, underscores ongoing efforts to dismantle foreign terrorist organizations and their leaders.
Federal prosecutors say Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national and Kata'ib Hizballah commander, plotted to attack U.S. targets including a Manhattan synagogue, showing an undercover agent photos and maps and offering $10,000 in cryptocurrency for the operation; court documents include pictures of him with Qasem Soleimani. He was arrested in Turkey, handed to the FBI, and faces charges including conspiracy to provide material support to Iran’s IRGC and Kata'ib Hizballah, with a June 29 court date.
Federal prosecutors charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, an Iraqi national, with directing and urging attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests to end the Iran war, coordinating at least 18 planned terrorist plots across Europe, with additional plots in Canada and the United States (including a New York City synagogue). He was arrested in Turkey, extradited to the United States, and ordered held without bail; prosecutors say he sought to coordinate violence with a designated foreign terrorist organization, while an undercover agent foiled the synagogue plot.
A bomb rigged to a rickshaw exploded in a Lakki Marwat market in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing nine people—including two traffic police officers and a woman—and injuring more than 25 others; no group immediately claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
A 26-page report from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong alleges that Hong Kong-based firms and its financial and shipping sectors helped Iran evade Western sanctions, funneling billions to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and supporting oil shipments, drone components, and surveillance tech for Tehran’s program. The document cites shell companies, shadow fleets, and past HSBC sanctions violations, while Hong Kong officials say they enforce UN sanctions and oppose unilateral measures; the report calls for stronger enforcement and political will to use existing authority.
A suicide bombing and ensuing gunfight at a security post in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, claimed by a Pakistani Taliban splinter group, killed at least 14 people—police officers among the dead—and left several more injured as the building collapsed.
As 78 World Cup matches unfold across the United States, officials warn of heightened terrorism risk from homegrown extremists and the Iran–US conflict, with soft targets like hotels and fan venues vulnerable amid a complex, nationwide security footprint. DHS and FBI coordinate under NSSE/SEAR frameworks with hundreds of millions in funding, but experts caution about interagency coordination gaps and new threats such as drones and cyberattacks, compounded by recent staffing shifts in counterterrorism.