Counterterrorism

As Border Skirmishes Grow Between Taliban, Pakistan, Disquiet in Islamabad

Disquiet is rising in Pakistan over the recent border skirmishes with Taliban fighters along the Af-Pak border. After a kerfuffle at the Durand Line over fencing, former Senate Chairman and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Raza Rabbani on Friday questioned the Imran…

How a Jammed Gun Led to the Discovery of a Hamas Terror Cell

An abortive terrorist attack south of Jerusalem last month was foiled by the terrorist’s malfunctioning gun – a malfunction that ultimately led to the discovery and arrest of an entire Hamas terrorist network. According to a report released by the IDF Sunday…

ISJK Terrorist Responsible for Killing of ASI in South Kashmir: Police

Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday said that an Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) terrorist, who was involved in the killing of a police officer recently, was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday…

Military & Defense

Putin Threatens Military Action if NATO Rejects Russian Ultimatum

President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that if NATO does not provide binding guarantees to curtail military deployments in Eastern Europe and to bar Ukraine from membership in the alliance, he will be forced to consider a variety of options, including a military response…

Myanmar Military Attack Kills Dozens, Including Children, Aid Group Says

At least 38 people, including children, were killed in an attack by Myanmar’s military in a region of the country where resistance groups have been fighting forces from the junta, according to international aid group Save the Children and a local militia that opposes…

UN Renews Calls to End Ethiopian Conflict

Mr. Guterres welcomed Friday's announcement by the Ethiopian government that federal forces will pause at their current positions, Deputy UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement over the weekend. “The Secretary-General urges the parties…

Cybersecurity

Cyber Criminals and Hackers Targeting Millions Over the Christmas Season

Inside the safety of her home, Belinda Robinson was targeted by cyber thieves. The Sydney mother is one of the millions of Australians cyber criminals and hackers are targeting, with an attack every 11 seconds. "Someone tried to buy a car with my card," Ms Robinson said…

Japan Defence Ministry Finds Security Threat in Hack

According to the Defense Ministry, a cyberattack on Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in January last year included data files that could compromise Japan’s national security. According to the ministry, 59 of the nearly 20,000 files acquired in the attack were problematic, and it will…

Jackson Public Schools Ups Cybersecurity After Hacker Attack

The public school district in Mississippi's capital city is implementing new cybersecurity measures after hackers attacked its server last year. Jackson Public Schools officials say attackers sought to encrypt files and have the district pay a ransom to return the files…

Counterintelligence & Espionage

Moroccan Opposition Leader Mehdi ben Barka Was a Spy, Cold War Files Suggest

It is one of the great causes célèbres of the cold war. At around noon on 29 October 1965, Mehdi ben Barka, a Moroccan opposition leader and hero of the international left, was abducted as he arrived at a brasserie on Paris’s left bank. Over the years, much of the…

Why Did the CIA Retire The AR-12 Oxcart Spy Plane? What Took It's Place?

Here's What You Need to Know: However for ten months, the A-12 briefly filled a vital niche providing rapid high-value photo intelligence over Asia, where the political and military risks were deemed acceptable. Analysis of Week’s photos located the USS Pueblo near Wonsan…

Yemeni Army Shoots Down Another US-Made Spy Drone Over Jawf

The Yemeni army, supported by allied fighters, says it has shot down a US-made Saudi spy drone as it was flying in the skies over the northern province of Jawf, the fifth of this type of aircraft that has been downed by Yemeni forces since the beginning of the current month…

Transnational Organized Crime

An Addictive War: How Drug Cartel Bosses are Playing the US Justice System

Nearly 13 years and 1,300 miles removed from the violent streets of Medellín, Carlos Mario Aguilar has rebuilt his life in South Florida. The alleged Colombian crime boss known by the alias “Rogelio” has escaped his blood-soaked past to enjoy life in a luxurious gated…

Mob Rule in Northern Ireland: Plight of 180 Victims Fleeing Their Homes Over Gangs Revealed

MLAs have voiced their anger after it emerged that the housing Executive has 180 applications on its books from terrified residents seeking to move home due to intimidations. Politicians have hit out at the ongoing scourge of criminal gangs behind the majority of…

Police Suspect Ludhiana Court Blast Accused of Amassing Wealth Through Drug Smuggling

Ludhiana court blast accused Gagandeep Singh, who was dismissed from the police force in 2019, was a civil services aspirant. He was even preparing for his Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination at the time of his arrest. Gagandeep was posted…