Counter-terrorism

Two Turkish soldiers have been killed during counter-terrorism operations in eastern and southeastern Turkey, officials said on April 10.

 Italian police on Thursday arrested five Tunisians as part of what they said was a major operation against suspected supporters of Islamist terrorism in central and southern Italy, reported Reuters.

The swoop is the latest in a series of similar raids this month, coming as Italy steps up the number of foreigners it expels.

A total of 12 militants were neutralized on March 19 in Turkey’s nationwide counterterrorism operations.

Indonesia’s anti-terrorism agency held on Feb. 28 a controversial meeting of 124 former militants and 51 survivors of a string of attacks in the country, including the deadly Bali bombings.

British police foiled four extreme right-wing terror plots in 2017, according to the country’s chief counter-terrorism officer, warning of a “significant” threat.

Amnesty International's annual report, published on Thursday, shone a light on human rights violations in all Balkan countries and pointed especially to a lack of will to deal with war crimes.

The report presented the state of human rights during 2017 in 159 countries and territories.

The Embassy of the Netherlands in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo's capital is evacuated because of a bomb alert, Fena news agency reported.

An anonymous alert was received this morning at the interior ministry of Sarajevo Canton. At the embassy, counter-terrorism and police officers were sent.

There is no information about the outcome of the check  so far.

Secret documents concerning the activities of the so-called "secret army" created in the 1950s in Switzerland to help Western special services in case of war with the USSR disappeared. There is no information how has this happened, and their search continues.

Britain is set to send helicopters to bolster a key French counter-terrorism operation in Mali in a package of measures which are set to be agreed at a summit near London.

Germany is worried about the situation in Iran escalating, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Wednesday, cited by Reuters.

Speaking to reporters on a visit to Ukraine, Gabriel also said he was skeptical that a decision by the United States to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine would help lead to a resolution of the Donbass conflict.