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September 6, 2018
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September 9, 2018
Articles on USA
October 27, 2019
The attempted systemisation of the process of radicalisation has undergone a significant paradigm shift. The study of the pathway to radicalisation – with reference to the […]
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September 29, 2019
Abstract~ Education is a fundamental human right, which must be respected by all. The 19th century jihad focused on education and religious values within the Sokoto […]
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May 6, 2019
In my last article, I wrote about the resurgence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan after Pakistan army operations in the tribal region as well as all over Pakistan, […]
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March 12, 2019
The word Muslim means the one who obeys the commandments of Allah/God and His commandment is to live in peace, respect humanity and follow the rules […]
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February 15, 2019
The term ‘terrorism’ has become a cliché now. Everywhere around the globe, preventing, eradicating, and fighting terrorism is a country’s top priority. In many countries, […]
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February 10, 2019
We see quite often that people cannot differentiate between a civilian and combatant, therefore they mix the concept about who is actually civilian and who is […]
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December 26, 2018
Kudos are to be awarded to the Turkish Security Services for their Brilliant Operations undertaken since early November 2018. We saw the reactions around the […]
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December 24, 2018
A terrorist beheads someone to instill fear, to show that they are powerful and to coerce governments and the general population. They coerce governments to […]
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November 26, 2018
The Arabs of the Middle East have adopted several strategies in the last century to achieve unity and independence. This paper will briefly discuss […]
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November 23, 2018
In what appears to be an over-repeated theme, US President Trump recently once again blamed Pakistan for the American failure in Afghanistan during an interview he […]
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November 10, 2018
The use of mercenaries and private military contractors (PMC’s) to provide operational support and fight in combat in conflicts worldwide has expanded tremendously since […]
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November 2, 2018
History has witnessed that we humans tend to create, (more precisely) process problems and then spend years to solve them. Unfortunately, once the problem is identified, […]
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October 23, 2018
This research looks into the background, methodology and beliefs of this deviated sect and those like it. It doesn’t aim to respond to their misconceptions, but just expose and make clear their fallacies and […]
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October 18, 2018
The Taliban attack in Kandahar that has wiped out almost entire top leadership of Kandahar province of Afghanistan has left not only the Afghan […]
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October 17, 2018
The United States must support Lebanon’s Christians while developing alternatives to Iran backed Hezbollah to accommodate Lebanon’s large Shia population. If the United States […]
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October 6, 2018
The latest wave of political Islamic terrorism that wrapped the world with the blood of innocents starts from 20th century to onward actually is […]
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October 3, 2018
On Saturday, September 22, 2018, the same day that the world focused on the tragedy of the Ahvaz military parade attack carried out by […]
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October 1, 2018
Wars create refugees. Most countries recognize the humanitarian obligation to provide at least a temporary home for victims displaced by war—especially civil wars like what has […]
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September 26, 2018
The act of rebellion against the democratically elected regimes in Islamic or non-Islamic countries is a core principle of political Islam, which is not associated with […]
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September 18, 2018
Letter to Baghdadi is an open letter to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as a theological refutation of the practices of Islamic State […]
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September 18, 2018
Hawala system (also known as ‘Hundi’ system in places like Pakistan, حِوالة in Arabic, as ‘xawala’ or ‘xawilaad’ in Somali, and as ‘underground banking’ in the banking sector) […]
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Reports on USA
August 3, 2019
Summery: The evolution of the ‘Islamic State’ from an integrated to a fragmented group is now close to becoming an irreversible process. Senior figures of internal […]
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March 17, 2019
Summary: A militant is a person who, in order to achieve certain aims, pick up arms and do fighting; A militant can also be motivated by […]
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February 22, 2019
Abstract: The primary opposition to ISIS thus far has been kinetic, but this paper will examine the endurance of society, narrative, and legitimacy. A critical assessment […]
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January 27, 2019
Executive Summary Prevention measures include many initiatives and one of most vital initiatives is to use indicators of radicalization and identify early any vulnerable, effected and going […]
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January 1, 2019
SUMMARY The word Jihad, which has become very infamous in the world media these days, has a completely different perspective on Islam. The word Jihad is […]
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October 26, 2018
Every counterterrorism analyst, policymaker and informed citizen should obtain and study the book Los Zetas Inc., Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico, […]
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October 9, 2018
Terrorism is itself a crime and it should be dealt with as a crime, however in some countries it has been dealt with differently. For example, […]
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September 21, 2018
There exist many excellent articles that describe the U.S. Department of Treasury sanctions and designations of global terrorists related to Iran and their Lebanese proxy […]
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News on USA
February 23, 2020
Police evacuated an Albany, N.Y., Jewish Community Center (JCC) Sunday after it received an emailed bomb threat, authorities said. Albany and New York State police cleared the building […]
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February 12, 2020
Palestinian Child Soldier Week seeks to raise awareness about the use of child soldiers in conflicts
A campaign to raise awareness about child soldiers used by militant groups in conflicts aims to highlight the plight of Palestinian children who are used by […]
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February 1, 2020
A man accused of killing two police officers while acting as the leader of an al Qaeda group in the Iraqi city of Fallujah was arrested […]
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January 30, 2020
Islamic State spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qurashi stated in a speech published by the terror group’s media arm Al-Furqan on Monday that ISIS was “declaring war” on […]
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January 30, 2020
U.S. defense officials believe they have unmasked the Islamic State terror group’s current leader, until now known by his nom de guerre, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. […]
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January 20, 2020
The Guardian has revealed the profile of the new Islamic State leader (emir) Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, who was announced by IS last year. The Guardian […]
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January 15, 2020
The shooting by a Saudi national that killed three American troops at a Pensacola Navy base last year was an act of terrorism, Attorney General William […]
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January 15, 2020
US military officials identified two U.S. service members who were killed Saturday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. The two […]
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January 10, 2020
A federal judge sentenced a New York City woman to 15 years in federal prison for studying how to make bombs for a terrorist attack that […]
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January 5, 2020
A U.S. service member and two Department of Defense contractors died Sunday following an attack from al-Shabab militants in Manda Bay, Kenya, according to U.S. Africa […]
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January 3, 2020
A US drone strike ordered by President Donald Trump on Baghdad airport has killed a top Iranian commander, in a major escalation in regional tensions that […]
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December 24, 2019
An Appeal Court in Canada has ruled that a schizophrenic man who attacked a Canadian Forces recruiting centre was not a ‘one-person terrorist group’. In upholding […]
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December 24, 2019
An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing in […]
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December 12, 2019
At least two people including a woman were killed and at least 80 people were wounded on Wednesday by two powerful blasts outside Bagram airfield, a […]
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December 10, 2019
A U.S. citizen who kept an Islamic State flag and a cache of weapons in his New York City apartment was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty […]
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November 30, 2019
President Trump said in a newly released interview that he is moving to designate Mexican drug cartels as terror organisations. The decision reportedly has prompted the Mexican government to ask […]
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November 6, 2019
The sister of former Islamic State group (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northern Syria, Turkish officials say. The 65-year-old, named as Rasmiya […]
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October 31, 2019
ISIS announced the name of its new leader as well as a new spokesman Thursday after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a American-led raid in […]
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October 27, 2019
From BBC News, CNN: The fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in a US military operation in northwest Syria, President […]
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October 26, 2019
A former San Diego resident was extradited back to the U.S. to face terrorism charges in federal court. Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, a 34-year-old Canadian national, appeared […]
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October 24, 2019
Short-form video platform TikTok has removed two-dozen accounts for posting propaganda for the Islamic State, Georgia Wells at The Wall Street Journal reported. Videos featuring ISIS fighters with […]
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August 29, 2019
The Taliban on Wednesday said the group is close to finalizing the peace agreement with the US officials in the ninth round of their talks in […]
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August 29, 2019
U.S. Africa Command is concerned that Libya’s eight-year civil war could bolster terrorist groups harbored in the country and foster a breeding ground for violent extremist […]
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August 29, 2019
Top American diplomats have on multiple occasions reached out to the Indian government in private, seeking information about the situation in the Kashmir Valley and even […]
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August 29, 2019
A Maryland man who allegedly pledged himself to ISIS and planned to run over pedestrians in the nation’s capital was stopped before he could carry out the […]
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August 29, 2019
WASHINGTON: The United States has designated three Palestinians and one Lebanese national for funneling money for Hamas, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a […]
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August 29, 2019
WASHINGTON: The US on Thursday sanctioned Lebanon-based Jammal Trust Bank SAL and its subsidiaries for allegedly facilitating the financial activities of Hezbollah, according to the Treasury […]
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August 23, 2019
Two women caught in a 2015 terrorism sting involving an undercover New York Police Department officer posing as an Islamic convert pleaded guilty on Friday to […]
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August 12, 2019
A US Marine from Colorado who had been serving in Iraq was killed in combat over the weekend — just days after the Pentagon warned of […]
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August 12, 2019
A California man who spent more than 14 years in prison on terrorism charges has been released from prison, nearly two weeks after a federal judge […]
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August 3, 2019
A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted a U.S. citizen for traveling to Syria and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of […]
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August 3, 2019
A federal grand jury in Dallas on Thursday indicted an American ISIS suspect who had been transported back to American soil from Syria, CNN reported on Thursday. Omer […]
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August 1, 2019
The United States has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead, according to three […]
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July 30, 2019
U.S. federal officials arrested two Arizona men on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, it was revealed on Monday. FBI agents arrested Ahmed […]
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July 18, 2019
The US has transported an American citizen who is alleged to have been an ISIS fighter back to American soil from Syria in order to face trial for […]
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June 14, 2019
United States: Zakaryia Abdin, 20, of Ladson, South Carolina, was sentenced yesterday to 20 years to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempting […]
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May 21, 2019
A jury in Manhattan found Ali Kourani, a Hezbollah operative who carried out surveillance of targets in New York, guilty of committing various crimes on behalf […]
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May 7, 2019
United States: A former FBI linguist was arrested over the weekend on charges that he lied to investigators by denying that he had contact with a […]
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May 7, 2019
United States: Suburban teenager Adel Daoud could have faced the rest of his life in prison after he attempted to detonate a 1,000-pound car bomb outside […]
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April 29, 2019
Islamic State’s (IS) chief Abu Bakr Baghdadi made his first video appearance in almost five years on Monday, vowing to continue the battle against the U.S. […]
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April 24, 2019
U.S.: A Wisconsin mother of seven pleaded guilty Monday to trying to plan terrorist attacks on behalf of the Islamic State group by distributing information online on […]
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April 19, 2019
Washington: The number of suspected foreign IS fighters being detained by U.S.-backed forces in Syria has now surpassed 2,000, with a small number claiming to be […]
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April 17, 2019
Washington: Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) group in Afghanistan poses a top threat for carrying out spectacular attacks in the United States, according to a senior U.S. intelligence […]
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April 8, 2019
Washington: The Trump administration is designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, taking an unprecedented step as it seems to increase pressure […]
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February 9, 2019
United States of America: U.S. officials said on Friday that a Manhattan man was arrested at JFK Airport for trying to leave the country to join a […]
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January 30, 2019
The new Worldwide Threat Assessment by U.S. intelligence community, released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on 29th Jan, criticizes Pakistan as well […]
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January 30, 2019
On 29th Jan, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a new worldwide threat assessment that highlights the presence of various militant groups in […]
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January 26, 2019
Canada: A child has been arrested in Canada and charged with two terror-related offences after a joint inquiry with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, police said on Friday. […]
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January 25, 2019
On Thursday the United States announced new sanctions targeting two Iran-backed foreign fighter militias in Syria and two airlines that help send weapons to Syria in […]
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January 23, 2019
Afghanistan: One U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan Tuesday, U.S. officials said in a short press release. NATO’s Resolute Support mission to train and advise Afghan government forces […]
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January 16, 2019
United States of America: One of two brothers from Ohio who admitted giving money to a friend who sent it to an al-Qaida leader has been […]
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January 12, 2019
United States of America: Nearly 14 years after Hamid Hayat was convicted in a sensational terrorism trial in Sacramento and packed off to federal prison, a judge […]
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January 10, 2019
Afghanistan: A detailed document leaked to the Afghan media purports to show a potential peace agreement between the United States, the Taliban and the Afghan government, it […]
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January 9, 2019
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The need to use modernized religious rhetoric to combat extremism was addressed during a seminar at the 33rd Janadriyah cultural festival in Saudi […]
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December 27, 2018
Pakistan: The US is eager to persuade the Taliban to join the peace process in Afghanistan and is offering a safety network that includes job opportunities for […]
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December 23, 2018
The Coalition has liberated territory in Syria that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) formerly controlled, but the campaign against ISIS is not over, […]
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December 21, 2018
United States: An Arizona man convicted of helping a New Yorker join the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Syria was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday […]
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December 20, 2018
Islamic State (ISIS) fighter Michael “Younnes” Delefortrie — who was raised Catholic — explained “revenge” inspired him to join the terrorist organization and justifies brutal killings […]
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December 20, 2018
United States: Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, a Canadian who confessed to plotting terrorist attacks in New York City for the so-called Islamic State was sentenced Wednesday to […]
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December 19, 2018
Washington: The U.S. military has announced that it is preparing a complete withdrawal of its forces from Syria, a move that marks an abrupt reversal of the […]
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December 17, 2018
United States: U.S. President Donald Trump says he will review the case of a former U.S. Army officer charged with murder for the 2010 killing of a […]
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December 8, 2018
Laith Waleed Alebbini, 28, of Dayton, Ohio, was convicted today for attempting and conspiring to join the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated […]
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December 6, 2018
Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army formerly stationed at Schofield Barracks, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for […]
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December 5, 2018
According to the 2018 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) deaths from terrorism fell for the third consecutive year, after peaking in 2014. The annual Global Terrorism Index, […]
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December 3, 2018
Yesterday the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria said that Abu al Umarayn, a senior Islamic State figure, has been killed in an airstrike. Umarayn and […]
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December 3, 2018
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued global travel advice for various countries with regards to terror attacks for this holiday season. Australia The FCO […]
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November 29, 2018
Man who ran over Orthodox Jews outside Los Angeles synagogue identified as a Somali Muslim immigrant
U.S.: The attempted car ramming of two Jewish men outside a Los Angeles synagogue Friday 23rd Nov — allegedly by a Somali immigrant — is being treated as […]
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November 29, 2018
Singapore: Specialist police forces from around the world are visiting Singapore this week to exchange expertise and intelligence, and also observe the Republic’s counter-terrorism measures. The inaugural […]
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November 27, 2018
Afghanistan: On Tuesday the U.S military announced that 3 U.S ARMY service members have been killed and 3 others wounded in a roadside bombing in Ghazni city, […]
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November 26, 2018
Washington: The U.S. on Sunday offered up to $5 million for information about the attackers who unleashed terror in India’s largest city 10 years ago in […]
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November 24, 2018
Afghanistan: On Saturday NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan announced that a U.S. servicemember was killed in action in Afghanistan on Saturday. The identity of the servicemember […]
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November 22, 2018
USA: The U.S. military will begin putting observation posts in northern Syria to help Turkey secure its border from the threats wandering through the war-torn country, the U.S. […]
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November 22, 2018
USA: According to the Washington think tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), there are as many as 230,000 Salafi jihadist fighters in nearly 70 […]
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November 20, 2018
On Tuesday U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions over oil shipments to Syria including two Iranians, a Russian, a Syrian, an Iraqi and a Lebanese. Two of the […]
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November 20, 2018
Kenya: The government of the United States of America gave 12 Bastion Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to improve border surveillance, […]
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November 16, 2018
On Sunday 11th November, ITCT launched a new feature called the Threat Meter, designed to keep the public and professionals updated about the latest terrorism trends […]
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November 10, 2018
Russia hosted a landmark international meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow aimed at kick-starting peace talks after decades of war, where Taliban leaders also participated. Members of […]
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November 9, 2018
On Friday Islamic State released issue no. 155 of its weekly al-Naba magazine. In the issue, IS claims 100 attacks over the past week in different […]
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November 7, 2018
U.S.: On Tuesday a Bangladeshi immigrant was convicted of setting off a pipe bomb in New York City’s busiest subway station in December 2017, disputing in court […]
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November 6, 2018
U.S.: The family of a Utah mayor, who was also a Utah Army National Guard major training commandos in Afghanistan and was fatally shot by one of […]
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November 6, 2018
Afghanistan: The Afghan war cannot be won militarily and peace will only be achieved through a political resolution with the Taliban, the newly-appointed American general in charge […]
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November 3, 2018
Afghanistan: One U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in yet another insider attack in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the NATO mission in Afghanistan confirmed on Saturday. […]
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October 30, 2018
The US-led Coalition reports more than 180 airstrikes in the past week, almost all against ISIS remnants in eastern Syria. That’s more strikes than Combined Joint Task […]
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October 26, 2018
USA: A 19-year-old Ohio man has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the […]
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October 25, 2018
A U.S.-led coalition airstrike leveled a Syrian mosque yesterday among other buildings used by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to attack the Syrian Democratic […]
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October 23, 2018
On Tuesday U.S. Department of Treasury and Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) announced new sanctions on Afghan Taliban facilitators and their Iranian sponsors. United States of America, […]
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October 18, 2018
Afghanistan: A bombing targeting a NATO convoy near Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has killed at least two civilians and wounded several alliance soldiers, Afghan and NATO officials […]
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October 16, 2018
Washington: On Tuesday the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on Iran’s Basij paramilitary force, pointing towards the group’s […]
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October 15, 2018
U.S.: On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the formation of a “Transnational Organised Crime Task Force”, designating the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as […]
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October 13, 2018
Afghanistan: Afghan Taliban on Saturday confirmed that their representatives met with the US delegation led by special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Doha, Qatar. Below is an […]
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October 11, 2018
Kurdistan: The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday released details of two joint operations where they assisted Iraqi and Kurdish forces in arresting ten […]
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October 5, 2018
Washington: The new counter-terrorism strategy of U.S. under Trump administration has identified Lashkar-e-Taiba and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan as potential threats to the U.S., among other radical Islamist militant […]
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October 4, 2018
Afghanistan: A US service member was killed in action in Afghanistan, a statement from NATO HQ in Kabul said on Thursday. The service member, assigned to […]
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October 3, 2018
The United States Department of State has updated travel advice for the Netherlands because of the threat of terrorism. The threat level for the Netherlands was […]
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September 28, 2018
Islamic State released new issue of its weekly al-Naba magazine on Friday. The Al-Naba issue # 149 carries photos of the five attackers Islamic State says […]
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September 24, 2018
USA: American media outlet PJ Media reports: Police near Los Angeles arrested a man following a traffic stop last week after they discovered two active IEDs […]
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September 23, 2018
South Asia: Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) issued a press release in Urdu on 11th September (1st of Islamic month of Muharram) titled “May our […]
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September 21, 2018
Sao Paulo: A man designated by the U.S. Treasury Department as a high-ranking Hezbollah financier has been arrested by Brazilian federal police after neighbouring country Paraguay […]
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September 21, 2018
Washington: In a latest revelation by the New York Times, it has become known that the US Army deployed in Afghanistan has been using the Vietnam […]
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September 21, 2018
On Friday, the global Jihadist group Islamic State released latest edition of weekly Al-Naba magazine, issue no. 148. Unusually, there’s very little coverage of Wilāyat […]
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September 19, 2018
Washington: Iran remains the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in an annual report that also highlighted another drop in terrorist attacks […]
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September 15, 2018
Islamabad: Former Pakistani foreign minister Khawaja Muhamamd Asif denounced what he calls “selective” definition of terrorism by India and the United States. He was referring to the […]
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