Tag: Terrorism

BRIEFS

Seven Killed During Police Firefight with Suicide Bombers in Karachi, Pakistan

According to initial local reports, Pakistani Taliban gunmen, including...

Canadian Police Bring Down Terrorism Charges Over Plot To Overthrow Haitian Government

Today, Canadian police stated that they had charged a...

STORIES

Three Israeli Soldiers Killed on Egyptian Border

The Israel Defense Forces announced Saturday that three of it's soldiers were shot and killed near the border with Egypt. The story as it is currently understood is that an Egyptian police officer crossed the border into Israel, apparently chasing drug smugglers, where somehow a confrontation with an IDF frontier...

DHS Reissues National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin, US Remains in “Heightened Threat Environment”

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reissued its National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin, stating that the country remains in a heightened threat environment. https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1661441457562026028?s=20 The bulletin states that "Lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and personal grievances continue to pose a...

NYC Terrorist Sayfullo Saipov Sentenced to 10 Life Terms Plus 260 Years

Sayfullo Saipov, the convicted terrorist that killed eight people and wounded 11 others during a truck ramming attack in New York City in 2017, has been sentenced to 10 life terms and an additional 260 years in prison. Saipov immigrated to the United States from Uzbekistan in 2010 under the...

2023 Global Terrorism Index Released

The 2023 Global Terrorism Index has finally been released, giving in depth analysis on terrorism and its trends from 2022. You can access the full report here, but I am going to summarize some key points below.   Deadliest Terror Groups Islamic State (ISIS) al-Shabaab Islamic State - Khorasan Province (ISKP) ...

UK Police Find Uranium Package at Heathrow Airport

British police announced Tuesday that they have opened an investigation into a package containing Uranium after it was discovered by Border Force agents. On December 29th routine scanning at London's Heathrow Airport detected the package with small amounts of radioactive material. Officials were quick to note that the package and...

Trial Begins for 2017 ISIS-Inspired NYC Truck Ramming That Killed 8

Opening arguments kicked off earlier today in the federal trial against Uzbek national Sayfullo Saipov, who killed eight people and wounded 11 others in 2017 when he intentionally drove a rented pickup truck down a New York City bike path in an Islamic State-inspired attack. Prosecutors have charged Saipov with...

Week's Recap

Zijin’s Colombian Mine Faces Halt in Operations Following Attacks on Miners

An estimated 60% of Zijin Mining's Colombian gold mining...

Colombia and ELN Rebels Agree to 6 Month Ceasefire

Colombia's government has announced that 6 month ceasefire has...

Justice Clarence Thomas Delays Release of Financial Disclosure Forms

Justice Clarence Thomas refrained from releasing his financial disclosure...

SEC Sues World’s Largest Crypto Firm on Several Charges

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched...
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