Category: terrorism

Chaotic Afghanistan Pullout Puts Important Relationship With India in Peril

Commentary President Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has ruined, perhaps for decades, America’s most important bilateral relationship of this era. If Washington is going to deter a militant China, it needs the support of democratic India. Unfortunately, India looks like the country most immediately—and perhaps most adversely—affected by the Biden-created debacle. As a result, New…


The Next Terrorist Attack

Commentary For 20 years since Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. presidents have been saying their anti-terrorism policies have worked, as evidenced by no new attacks on America. While we should be grateful another attack hasn’t occurred, past performance is no guarantee of future success. Fanatics are nothing but patient, as we have seen in Afghanistan. Joint…


Fall of Kabul to Taliban Raises Fear of Terrorism’s Rise in Africa

News Analysis Conditions in Africa represent a “perfect storm” that’s fueling the rise of Islamist terrorism on the continent, security experts tell the Epoch times. They cite Africa’s newest insurgency, in northern Mozambique, as a prime example. Professor Adriano Nuvunga, from the political science department of the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique’s capital Maputo, warned…


Pakistan Counter-Terrorism Division Kills 11 Suspected ISIS Members in Raid

A Pakistani Counter-Terrorism Division (CTD) unit killed 11 suspected members of the ISIS terrorist group on Monday during a special operation that erupted into an intense shootout in Baluchistan province, according to local authorities. The unit carried out the raid in the district of Mastung, where ISIS recently killed two police officers, after obtaining intelligence…


UN Anti-Terrorism Tech Group Adds Taliban to Watchlist

A United Nations anti-terrorism group will begin adding Taliban content to a database used by tech companies to moderate their platforms. Tech Against Terrorism, a group launched by the United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED) that works with the tech industry to combat terrorist threats, announced Monday it would begin including official Taliban…


Hong Kong Students Charged With ‘Advocating Terrorism’ Denied Bail

HONG KONG—Four Hong Kong student leaders charged with “advocating terrorism” after their union passed a motion last month mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a policeman before killing himself were denied bail on Thursday. The four, aged 18–20 and all from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), are the latest democracy activists to…


DHS Issues New Terrorism Threat Alert Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday issued a new national terrorism bulletin warning of the “heightened threat environment” across the United States as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches. The U.S. homeland continues to face “diverse and challenging” threats, according to the DHS. Those threats include domestic terrorist activities by…


Chinese Paramilitary Trained Cuban Security Forces Responsible for Suppressing Peaceful Protesters

Cuban military and police forces responsible for clamping down on peaceful demonstrators have received “counter terrorism” training from Chinese paramilitary, reports from Chinese state media show. Rare anti-government protests erupted around the island in July as citizens took to the street calling for greater freedoms and better living conditions. While nearly two dozen countries worldwide…


Chinese Paramilitary Trained Cuban Security Forces Responsible for Suppressing Protesters

Cuban military and police forces responsible for clamping down on demonstrators have received “counter-terrorism” training from Chinese paramilitary, reports from Chinese state media show. Rare anti-government protests erupted around the island in July as citizens took to the streets calling for greater freedoms and better living conditions. While nearly two dozen countries worldwide have voiced…


Church Burnings Could Be Deemed Acts of Terrorism, Says Former CSIS Specialist

A former security intelligence specialist says the recent spate of fires that demolished or partially damaged churches across the country are likely deliberate, which could constitute acts of terrorism under Canadian criminal law. “As somebody who worked in counterterrorism in Canada for the better part of 15 years—I’ve written six books on the topic—a very…