Homeland Security News
Philippines condemns Chinese coast guard for injuring Filipino sailor in disputed shoal
The Philippine military said Chinese coast guard personnel aboard a motorboat repeatedly struck a Filipino sailor on the head with a wooden baton Monday in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, injuring him and damaging his smaller vessel. The assault was captured on video by other Filipino sailors in the hotly disputed Second…
Read MorePakistani forces kill 24 militants in border raids near Afghanistan
Pakistani security forces raided multiple militant hideouts in the country’s northwest region, killing Pakistani Taliban and seizing a cache of weapons, the military and local officials said. The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants in operations carried out over the previous day that killed 24 members of the outlawed Pakistani Taliban…
Read MoreEurope eyes wider mandate as Houthi threat grows
The European Union is mulling over expanding the mandate of its Red Sea naval operation as the Iran-backed Houthis are reported to be preparing to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait at Tehran’s behest, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews during a visit to the mission’s vessels and headquarters in Djibouti. “If one vital…
Read MoreMan arrested after mosque damaged in Northeast Philadelphia arson attack
Police have made an arrest in connection with an arson at a Philadelphia mosque. Authorities took 60-year-old Vincent Lang into custody on Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, Lang approached the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on Tyson Avenue last Sunday morning. Police say surveillance images show him lighting a fire and throwing it into the…
Read MoreSyrian authorities seize truck of rockets allegedly bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Syrian authorities at the country’s border with Iraq thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons believed to have been headed to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, state media said Thursday. A truck was seized with advanced weapons and rockets, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quoted an unnamed Interior Ministry official as saying. The official…
Read MoreExplosives found, traffic stop ends in arrest after bomb squad call for devices
An unidentified person is facing a number of charges after authorities found them driving recklessly with explosive devices inside their vehicle. Lakeside Police Department took the person into custody on Wednesday night, July 15, following what officials consider a dangerous series of events that began with a traffic violation and ended with a bomb squad…
Read MoreUS airstrikes hit Iranian civilian sites as Tehran attacks Gulf neighbors
The US continued its airstrikes on Iran for a sixth consecutive night, striking civilian infrastructure early on Friday, Iranian state media reported, adding that at least seven people were killed. The US airstrikes struck bridges in Bandar Khamir, an Iranian coastal city on the Strait of Hormuz, state TV wrote on Telegram. Iranian media also…
Read MoreTanker boarded by armed group off Yemen, says British military
A chemical tanker was boarded by an armed group off the coast of Yemen on Friday while it was transiting in the Gulf of Aden, the British military said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO,) said military authorities had reported that the vessel was boarded by “unauthorized personnel” south of al-Mukalla province in…
Read MoreWhen violence shapes identities in a larger pool of perpetrators: new Europol terrorism report
The latest EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) reveals how online ecosystems are reshaping terrorism. Traditional ideology-driven terrorism dominates the landscape, with jihadism being the most widespread form. However, for a significant number of perpetrators, violence has become a means of gaining identity, recognition, and belonging. This development has created a more fragmented,…
Read MoreSuspect in Philly mosque fire showed anti-Islamic views before attack, feds say
A Philadelphia man accused of setting a mosque on fire allegedly commented about a video of the attack on Facebook, leading to a federal charge, the NBC10 Investigators have learned. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, faces a federal charge of maliciously damaging or destroying, or attempting to damage or destroy, by means of fire, any…
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