Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Relative of Afghan accused of terror plot in U.S. is charged with planning attack in France
A family member of an Afghan national accused of planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Oklahoma on Election Day was charged in France on Saturday with plotting to conduct attacks on a French soccer match or shopping center, according to the Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office in Paris. Both Afghans are believed to have wanted…
Read MorePakistan Hosts A Major Security Meeting This Week As It Struggles Against Rising Insurgent Violence
Pakistan is hosting a major security meeting this week, with senior leaders from longtime ally China and archrival India among those attending. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 by China and Russia to discuss security concerns in Central Asia and the wider region. But it’s Pakistan’s own security that is under the microscope.…
Read MoreGunmen Kill 20 Miners In An Attack In Southwest Pakistan Ahead Of An Asian Security Summit
Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded seven others in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation from authorities as a search was launched for the assailants. The latest attack in restive Balochistan province came days ahead of a major security summit being hosted in the capital. The gunmen stormed the accommodation at a…
Read MoreHezbollah forges new command for crucial ground war after heavy Israeli blows
Hezbollah is preparing for a long war of attrition in south Lebanon, after Israel wiped out its top leadership, with a new military command directing rocket fire and the ground conflict, two sources familiar with its operations said. Hezbollah has been diminished by three weeks of devastating Israeli blows – most notably the killing of…
Read MoreCyprus arrests eight on suspicion of terrorism funding, say police
Police in Cyprus on Thursday detained eight individuals for questioning on allegations they were involved in raising funds for a designated terrorist group in a third country, authorities said. The suspects, seven men and a woman, all from Syria, were arrested in morning raids by police in the towns of Limassol and Paphos. There was…
Read MoreSweden police investigate shooting near Israeli target, no injuries reported
Swedish police said on Thursday they were investigating a shooting near an Israeli target in the city of Gothenburg, which the national broadcaster said was a unit of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems, opens new tab. There were no reports of injuries, police said in a statement. A spokesperson for Elbit Systems Sweden declined…
Read MoreMI5 spy chief says Russia and Iran are behind a ‘staggering’ rise in deadly plots
Britain is facing a “staggering rise” in attempts at assassination, sabotage and other crimes on U.K. soil by Russia and Iran, as the two states recruit criminals to “do their dirty work,” the head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said Tuesday. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said his agents and police have tackled 20 “potentially…
Read MoreIsrael says it has killed slain Hezbollah leader’s successors
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israeli airstrikes had killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader, as Israel expanded its offensive against the Iran-backed group with a fourth army division deployed into south Lebanon. Netanyahu spoke in a video released by his office hours after the deputy leader of Hezbollah, which is reeling after…
Read MoreMI5 spy chief says Russia and Iran are behind a ‘staggering’ rise in deadly plots
Britain is facing a “staggering rise” in attempts at assassination, sabotage and other crimes on U.K. soil by Russia and Iran, as the two states recruit criminals to “do their dirty work,” the head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said Tuesday. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said his agents and police have tackled 20 “potentially…
Read MoreSon of Osama bin Laden deported from France, barred from returning
A son of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been deported from France, where he lived for years painting landscapes in a Normandy village, and barred from returning after posting comments on social media deemed to have glorified terrorism. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said he had signed an order banning Omar Binladin from France,…
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