Türkiye’s intelligence agency has captured a suspected ISIS-Khorasan operative, identified as Uğur Bahadır, in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and transferred him to Türkiye for investigation.
A 34-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide ISIS with firearms, $400 in cash and other material support. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison, with sentencing scheduled for February 26, 2027.
Five police personnel have been killed in five separate terrorist attacks across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, with incidents reported in Malakand, Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Lower South Waziristan.
Police Constable Mumtaz was killed in a shooting in Lakki Marwat, while two suspected target killers allegedly involved in the attack were eliminated in a joint police-CTD operation.
Pakistan’s military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said intelligence-based operations will continue across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until terrorism is completely eliminated, stressing national unity, the rule of law and the role of youth in safeguarding the country’s security.
A French fighter identified as Abu Ayman al-Faransi was killed in clashes with Syrian Internal Security Forces near Harem, Idlib, leaving one civilian wounded. The group Firqat al-Ghuraba blamed Syrian security personnel and threatened retaliation, raising fears of renewed tensions around the French fighters’ camp.
Pakistani security forces and police killed 13 militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in separate operations in Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu. The dead included wanted commander Shafi, while weapons were recovered during the operation in Dera Ismail Khan.
Pakistan’s security forces killed nine suspected militants during intelligence-based operations in Kachhi and Wadh districts of Balochistan, according to the ISPR. Weapons and ammunition were recovered, while clearance operations are continuing to eliminate any remaining militants.
