Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Dual U.S. and Albanian Citizen Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Distributing Instructions Regarding Homemade Explosives
A former New York man and dual citizen of the United States and Albania was arrested yesterday in New York on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and distributing instructional information regarding the making of explosives. According to court…
Read MoreNigeria and India agree deeper ties in maritime security, counter-terrorism
Nigeria and India on Sunday agreed to deepen collaboration in maritime security, intelligence and counter-terrorism during a state visit to the West African country by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is the first Indian premier to visit Nigeria in 17 years after an invitation by President Bola Tinubu, who is seeking investments from some…
Read MoreTreasury Targets Syrian Conglomerate Funding Qods Force and Houthis
Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 26 companies, individuals, and vessels associated with the Al-Qatirji Company, a Syrian conglomerate responsible for generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and the Houthis through the sale of Iranian oil to Syria…
Read MoreIsraeli strike kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal
The spokesperson of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif, was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on Sunday. The death of Afif, who was for years an adviser to the late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and had been responsible for the group’s media relations since 2014, was confirmed by the militant group in…
Read MoreHoustonian arrested and charged for allegedly creating pro-ISIS propaganda, FBI says
A 28-year-old man was arrested at his southwest Houston apartment after allegedly attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), according to the FBI. U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani and FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas Williams Jr. said Anas Said was arrested on Nov. 8 and pleaded not guilty…
Read MoreExplosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court
A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court, authorities said Wednesday, in an attack on the political heart of the country that prompted the evacuation of court staff and legislators in the capital Brasilia. Officers found explosives and a timer attached to the man’s body and are conducting an…
Read MoreIsraeli Strikes Set Off Explosions In Beirut Suburbs And Kill 14 Palestinians In Gaza, Medics Say
Israeli airstrikes hit a cafeteria and a home in Gaza, killing at least 14 people, medical officials said. In Lebanon, warplanes struck the capital Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday after the military ordered a number of houses there to evacuate. The new bombardment on both fronts comes on the verge of a deadline set by…
Read MoreUS forces strike Iran-backed targets in Syria after attacks on Americans
U.S. forces on Monday conducted nine strikes on Iranian proxy targets in Syria, a response to recent attacks on American personnel in the region, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The strikes, which took place at two separate locations, were in reaction to “several attacks on U.S. personnel in Syria over the last 24…
Read MoreGermany: 17-year-old arrested over alleged terror plot
Prosecutors in the northern German city of Flensburg said on Tuesday that a youth arrested last week was planning an Islamist terror attack. He had “sufficiently concrete plans for an attack” to warrant an arrest, they added, saying there was also evidence of his radicalization. The young man had been detained a week earlier in…
Read MoreJustice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives
Farhad Shakeri, 51, of Iran; Carlisle Rivera, also known as Pop, 49, of Brooklyn, New York; and Jonathon Loadholt, 36, of Staten Island, New York, were charged today in a criminal complaint in connection with their alleged involvement in a plot to murder a U.S. citizen of Iranian origin in New York. Rivera was arrested…
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