Tag: Terrorism

How this former extremist went from being wanted by the FBI to sought out by some of the top counterterrorism analysts in Washington.

Some 200 counter terrorism officers will be deployed to the Greek islands within weeks in a bid to thwart a “strategic” level campaign by Islamic State to infiltrate terrorists into Europe, the EU’s top law enforcement officer has said. The the new task force will be deployed alongside Greek border guards and use techniques developed […]

Social media firms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are “consciously failing” to stop their sites from being used to promote terrorism and recruit extremists, U.K. lawmakers claimed in a report released on Thursday. The Commons home affairs select committee, which is made up of British members of parliament (MPs), said that U.S. platforms have become […]

Twitter Inc. has shut down 360,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts since the middle of 2015, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The microblogging platform has previously come under fire from Washington and third-party groups for not doing enough to stop accounts linked to Islamic State militants. But, since February, it […]

Over the past few days there have been three explosions in Turkey resulting in the deaths of at least 10 people and 300 injured.  The bombings occurred in the cities of Elazig, Van, and Gayda. The main target for the terrorist attacks appear to be police and military. According to CNN, Turkey is blaming the three bombings on […]

Former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson has written “100 Deadly Skills, Survival Edition.” Here is an excerpt that focuses on surviving an ambush or an active-shooter situation.

Terrorism can happen, virtually anywhere, at any time, and it isn’t necessarily a terrorist group that directly influenced the outcome.

A terrorist attack has occurred every 84 hours and over half of them are outside of major cities.

The suspect had allegedly been in the final stages of a plan to carry out a suicide attack in a crowded area during rush hour.

The most important thing is to be able to laugh at yourself and accept your new position as the lowest of the low. The guys barking orders at you? They’ve been in your shoes.

When I deployed to the Middle East in 2014, Daesh was just starting to really get America‘s full attention. I was fascinated with getting the opportunity to meet them in battle, and wanted to know everything I could about them. But first, I wanted to know what to call them. ISIS, IS, ISIL? So I […]

Saudi authorities have offered Berlin help in investigating two attacks claimed by Islamic State in Germany last month, officials from both countries said on Monday. Authorities here said the terror militia abroad had not only inspired the attacks but appeared to have helped execute them by instructing both perpetrators in how to maximize casualties. The […]