Islamic State’s Somalia Affiliate Expands Influence, Group Says
Islamic State in Somalia, the global terrorist group’s affiliate in the Horn of Africa, has grown in influence through its ability to mobilize funds for...
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Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary
Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the 23th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United...
Turkish forces detain 27 suspects in operation against Daesh in 13 provinces
Türkiye’s Izmir-led operation against the Daesh terrorist group across 13 provinces resulted in the detention of 27 suspects. Overview of operation against Daesh As part...
Don’t Hype the Terror Threat
Testifying in Congress a few months ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the terrorism “threat environment,” already quite intense, had been further “heightened” when...
23 years after 9/11: The growing threat of terrorism through our open border
All of us remember where we were on that horrific day of Sept. 11, 2001, watching our televisions and listening to the radio in horror...
Turkish intelligence eliminates PKK/YPG ‘commander’ in Syria
The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has eliminated a so-called commander of the PKK terrorist group's Syrian wing YPG in a precision strike in northern Syria’s...
Security upped at NYC synagogues after foiled terror plot, NYPD says
The NYPD says it plans to up security at synagogues around New York City as the Jewish High Holidays approach. Days ago, federal investigators announced...
Iraqi security forces conduct operation against Daesh/ISIS in Kirkuk
Iraqi security forces launched an operation Sunday against Daesh/ISIS militants in the southwestern region of Kirkuk, said Yilmaz Shahbaz Abbas, deputy commander of the Northern...
Health worker killed, two abducted in Chad
Two Chadian health workers are missing after they were abducted by an armed group who killed a colleague in the Lake Chad region, ALIMA, an...
Burkina junta failing to stifle rising jihadist violence
An attack that killed hundreds of civilians in Burkina Faso last month highlights the ruling military junta's inability to contain escalating jihadist violence, experts say....
Man arrested entering U.S. charged with plot to kill NY Jews on anniversary of Hamas attack
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, was arrested and accused of attempting to enter the United States to carry out a...
Suspects linked to ISIS planned attacks against pope
Suspects linked to ISIS plotted to attack Pope Francis during his trip to Indonesia — but were thwarted by their own online boasts, authorities say....