MS-13 Killing Raises Questions About How To Handle Transnational Threat Groups
Written By: Preston Panetti and Dominic Smith On March 6, 18 year old Carlos Otero-Henriquez was lured into a vehicle...
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Burkina Faso Capitol Rocked By Simultaneous Attacks
On March 2nd, seven soldiers and 9 assailants were killed, and 80 civilians were wounded during two simultaneous attacks on...
U.S. State Department Designates The Maute Group As A Terrorist Organization
On February 27th, the U.S. State Department designated ISIS-Philippines and the Maute group as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. As a...
UN Security Council Finds That North Korea Has Sent Chemical Weapons To Syria
On February 27th a United Nations Security Council (UN) panel uncovered evidence that North Korea is assisting Syria develop chemical...
Islamic State Attacks Yemeni Government Counter Terrorism Center, Killing 14
On February 24th in the city of Aden in southern Yemen 14 people were killed and another 40 wounded during...
State Department Designates Ansarul Islam As A Terrorist Organization
On February 20th the United States State Department designated Ansarul Islam (AI) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, which results...
Syrian Government Joins Forces With The YPG Against Turkey
On February 19th the Syrian government moved troops towards the Northern Syrian city of Afrin, where Turkish troops are currently...
Egyptian Military Killed 53 Islamic State Fighters During Operation
On February 9th the Egyptian military launched an operation against the Islamic State (IS) focused on defeating them in the...
Jaish-e-Mohammed Fighters Storm Indian Military Camp in Kashmir Killing 6
On February 10th six people were killed during a gun battle when three Pakistani members of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) stormed the...
Turkish Military Blocks Off Italian Drill Ship in Mediterranean
On February 11th, Cyprus accused the Turkish military of blocking a drill ship exploring for natural gas. The Cypriot-flagged ship...
Iranian Drone Shot Down Over Israel
On February 10th Iran launched a drone into Israel from Tiyas airbase in Syria’s central Homs region. In response Israel...
US Airstrikes Pro-Assad Fighters
On February 7th and 8th in the Khusham province of Syria, the United States military killed approximately 100 members of...
Hamas Continues Attacks on Israeli Citizens, US Places Sanctions
On February 6th, in the village of Yamun near Jenin, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Security Forces (ISA)...
Russian Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Syria
On February 3rd, in northeastern Idilb province, Syria, a Russian Sukhoi Su 25 fighter jet was shot down by the...
Yemen Separatists Clash with Government Forces in Aden
On January 28th Yemen separatists clashed with government forces in Aden. Southern Yemeni separatists, backed by the United Arab Emirates...
Turkey Clashes with People’s Protection Units
On January 20th Turkey launched operation Olive Branch against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northwest Syria, specifically...