Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Moscow attack: Russia blames West and Kyiv for jihadist massacre
Top Russian officials have directly accused Ukraine and the West of being involved in the deadly Moscow concert hall attack, after it was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. IS has released video of the atrocity, but Vladimir Putin and two close allies have claimed the jihadists were helped by Western and Ukrainian intelligence.…
Read MoreSix killed in suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan
A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a dam project in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing six people, police said, the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week. The first two attacks targeted a Pakistan naval air base and a strategic…
Read More29-year-old terror boss with a $10million bounty on his head
Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29 year old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network, capable of operations far from its bases in the borderlands of Afghanistan. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Friday’s mass shooting at a concert hall…
Read MoreRussian, Chinese Ships Face Risks Despite Houthi Pact
China and Russia have just concluded a historic arrangement with Houthis to keep their ships travelling through the Red Sea safe, but a recent showdown between the Yemeni militants and an oil tanker shows risks persist. The two countries, major consumers and producers of oil, got an assurance of safe passage through the region following…
Read MoreHamas leader Haniyeh to travel to Tehran for meetings with Iranian officials, Press TV reports
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh will travel to Tehran on Tuesday to meet Iranian officials, a day after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group, Iran’s official Press TV reported. Iran has backed Hamas in the nearly six-month war with Israel that has killed more…
Read MoreKey Bridge collapses into Patapsco River in Baltimore after vessel hits support column; state of emergency declared
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a support column was struck by a vessel, sending cars and at least one tractor-trailer into the Patapsco River and prompting Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency. A spokesperson for the Baltimore City Fire Department said a major rescue operation was underway…
Read MoreISIS Affiliate Linked to Moscow Attack Has Global Ambitions
Five years ago this month, an American-backed Kurdish and Arab militia ousted Islamic State fighters from a village in eastern Syria, the group’s last sliver of territory. Since then, the organization that once staked out a self-proclaimed caliphate across Iraq and Syria has metastasized into a more traditional terrorist group — a clandestine network of…
Read MoreMaryland 13-year-olds who ‘displayed swastikas’ charged with hate crime
Three middle school students from Calvert County, Maryland, have been charged with violating the state’s hate crime laws, officials say. The 13-year-olds attending Plum Point Middle School in Huntingtown, Maryland, were charged after they “displayed swastikas, made Nazi salutes, and directed offensive comments to a classmate because of the classmate’s religious beliefs,” according to a…
Read More11 Killed in Suspected IS Attack on Syria Truffle Hunters: Monitor
An attack by the Islamic State group (IS) killed at least 11 people hunting desert truffles in northern Syria on Sunday, a war monitor said, after the latest such incident. Between February and April each year, hundreds of impoverished Syrians risk their lives to forage for the delicacy in the vast Syrian desert — a…
Read MoreKuriga kidnap: Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed
Nigerian pupils taken by gunmen in a mass abduction in the north-western town of Kuriga earlier this month have been freed “unharmed”, officials say. Kaduna state governor Uba Sani said they had been rescued thanks to the courage of the security forces. The school authorities had said more than 280 children were taken, but the…
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