Counter-terrorism - Page 29

November 10, 2021

Sen. Graham & Rep. Waltz: Biden's terrorism complacency – US must act now to counter threats

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, a Defense official testified that the terrorist group ISIS-K could develop the capability to attack the U.S. homeland in the next six to 12 months. 

October 27, 2021

Florida man posted bomb-making instructions online for ISIS, facing up to 15 years in prison

A 29-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty to attempting to materially support terrorism on Monday after he posted multiple documents online for ISIS terrorists with instructions on creating homemade bombs.

September 20, 2021

NBC, CNN Sunday shows spend just seconds on botched Afghan drone strike after ignoring blunder last week

After previously avoiding the botched U.S. drone strike that killed Afghan civilians instead of terrorists, both CNN and NBC's Sunday morning news shows dedicated just seconds of coverage to the Biden foreign policy blunder.

September 15, 2021

Sen. Joni Ernst leads senators in asking Blinken to designate Taliban as foreign terrorist organization

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on Wednesday led a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking him to designate the Taliban as a terrorist organization.

September 13, 2021

ABC, NBC, CNN's Sunday shows avoid drone strike killing Afghan civilians, not terrorists Biden admin touted

The majority of the Sunday morning newscasts on the liberal networks avoided addressing the explosive New York Times report that the drone strike touted by the Biden administration in response to the deadly terrorist attack in Afghanistan did not actually kill the terrorist plotters.

September 12, 2021

Biden’s ‘reckless withdrawal’ from Afghanistan sets up ‘path to another 9/11’: Rep. Waltz

U.S. Reps. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., and Michael McCaul, R-Texas, blasted Biden over his "reckless" withdrawal from Afghanistan and the likelihood that terrorism will once again rise in the region as a consequence.

September 11, 2021

Flight 93 Memorial ceremony marks 20 years after September 11 attacks

On September 11, 2001, 33 passengers, five flight attendants and two pilots aboard United Airlines Flight 93 were killed after four members of the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda crashed the plane in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

September 9, 2021

Counterterrorism official warns 'new' Taliban just as brutal as 'old' pre-9/11 terror organization

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, a top counterterrorism official warns the situation in Afghanistan is nearing pre-9/11 conditions.

August 31, 2021

Experts: US exit from Afghanistan 'celebrated by jihadists' as counterterror becomes 'harder, less efficient'

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan may be hailed as the end of a 20-year war, but with American forces no longer on the ground there, experts and lawmakers warn that countering terrorists who may seek to attack the U.S. will be more difficult.

August 30, 2021

Veterans organization works to evacuate Afghan interpreters desperate to find safety as US troops withdraw

Retired Army Sgt. Maj. Gonzalo Lassally and an interpreter who supported him in Afghanistan share how veterans are working to evacuate U.S. allies threatened by the Taliban.