Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Syria war: Drone attack on military academy kills 100, monitor says
A drone attack on a Syrian military academy in Homs has killed more than 100 people, a monitoring group says. There was no immediate claim from the rebels and jihadists battling the government in the country’s civil war. The drone attack is believed to have been launched from opposition-held areas north-west of Homs. Read more:…
Read MoreArmed man arrested twice in 7 hours while seeking Wisconsin governor at Capitol
A man reportedly showed up with a handgun, looking for Wisconsin Gov Tony Evers in the state Capitol, and was arrested — but posted bail and later returned bearing an assault rifle, only to be held in custody again. The Department of Administration said in a statement that the man was shirtless, had a “a…
Read MoreMali’s northern rebels claim control of military camp
Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels said on Wednesday that they had seized another military base from the Malian army, bringing to five the number of conquered and pillaged camps in recent weeks. Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, a spokesperson for the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), told Reuters that his fighters had taken control of the Malian army…
Read MoreIran hijab police accused of beating girl into coma
Activists have accused Iran’s morality police of beating a girl for not wearing a hijab and posted a photo purportedly showing her in a coma. Armita Geravand, 16, collapsed after boarding a Tehran metro train at Shohada station on Sunday. Human rights group Hengaw alleged that she was subjected to “a severe physical assault” by…
Read MoreGreek police arrest 2 in connection with gangland car ambush that left 6 Turks dead
Two Turkish men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the fatal gangland shooting of six other Turks in Greece last month, Greek authorities said Wednesday. Police said the six men killed in a Sept. 11 car ambush outside Athens were believed to have been members of an international crime group and had made…
Read MoreBPD: Suspect at large after 5 injured in shooting at Morgan State University
Baltimore police are searching for a suspect after five young adults were injured Tuesday night in a shooting on Morgan State University’s campus that prompted active shooter alerts. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley and Morgan State University Police Chief Lance Hatcher said university police officers were on patrol around 9:25 p.m. when they heard discharging…
Read MoreTrial for David Linthicum, charged with shooting two Baltimore County officers, postponed until May 2024
The trial for David Linthicum, charged with shooting two Baltimore County police officers and leading detectives on a multi-county manhunt last February, has been postponed. Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger confirms to WJZ that the new trial date will be on May 20, 2024. The trial was originally supposed to get underway in November.…
Read MoreErdogan says Turkey expects more counter-terrorism support from allies
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he expected concrete steps from allies in support of Turkey’s counter-terrorism fight after a weekend bomb attack in Ankara, for which a Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility. Erdogan was speaking after Turkish police staged raids across the country on Tuesday, detaining dozens of suspects over alleged links to the…
Read MoreIsrael arrests nine in operation targeting online terrorism incitement
Nine people were arrested over seven months of operation by a special online terrorism incitement team established by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, his office announced on Tuesday morning. Since the unit was founded in February, twenty-five other people were arrested, 100 incidents are under investigation, 40 other investigations were filed, and 759 posts were…
Read More14-year-old suspect in fatal Bangkok mall shooting used modified mock gun, police say
The teenage boy accused of killing two people and wounding five others in an upscale Bangkok shopping mall used a mock handgun that had been modified to fire real bullets, police said Wednesday. The suspect, whom Thai media reported to be 14 years old, was taken into custody less than an hour after the first…
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