Counter-terrorism - Page 43

September 11, 2020

Defense Secretary Esper: Since Sept. 11 attacks, our heroic military has successfully fought terrorism

We have dealt devastating blows to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups around the world by eliminating key leaders, cutting off resources, and crippling their attempts to orchestrate future attacks.

September 11, 2020

Daniel Hoffman: America now more vulnerable than at time of Sept. 11 attacks — we need a forward defense

One of the most critical lessons of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was that we need a robust forward presence to protect us, especially against threats emanating from ungoverned spaces.

September 8, 2020

Ex-FBI informant in 1993 Islamic terror cell says they would pray for God to ‘enhance the explosion’ of their bombs

A former FBI informant who was embedded in an Islamic jihadic terror cell in New York City following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing said they constantly prayed to God to enhance the potency of their bombs in their upcoming attacks.

September 3, 2020

ISIS launched more than 100 attacks in Iraq in August, a sharp uptick from previous month

The remnants of ISIS in Iraq claimed 100 attacks across the embattled country over the past month alone, according to an assessment by the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) released on Thursday – marking a 25% uptick from July.

September 2, 2020

Federal appeals court finds NSA phone metadata program illegal

A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a National Security Agency program that collected the metadata from billions of phone calls made by Americans was illegal and possibly unconstitutional despite upholding the conviction of four Somali immigrants charged in a terror-fundraising case in which the information was used.

August 28, 2020

Israel claims Turkey is granting passports to Hamas members

Turkey has long been a NATO ally, but its growing support for the designated terror group Hamas is said to be fracturing diplomatic ties with both Israel and the United States.

August 27, 2020

Minneapolis woman accused of trying to spark fires at university in 2018 pleads guilty to terror charges

A Minneapolis woman accused of starting fires at her university pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal terrorism charges in connection with her attempt to recruit fellow Muslim students to join Al Qaeda, prosecutors said.

August 26, 2020

Illegal immigrant charged in June knife attack that wounded multiple NYPD officers

The Justice Department announced robbery and firearms charges Wednesday against a Bosnian man accused of stabbing, slashing and shooting NYPD officers in Brooklyn in early June.

August 14, 2020

Radical Islamic cleric accused of recruiting for ISIS extradited to NYC on terrorism charges

Abdullah al-Faisal, a radical Islamic cleric known as Shaikh Faisal, was arraigned in New York City Friday on charges that he supported terrorism by plotting to recruit for the Islamic State group.

August 14, 2020

Family of children 'kidnapped' in Saudi calls on government for proof of life

The now legal rift between ex-intel top brass Saad Aljabri and Riyadh’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) continues to grow.