Counterterrorism

Moroccan prison program aims to de-radicalize IS veterans

As a combatant for the Islamic State group who left his native Morocco to join what he felt was a holy fight in Syria, Mohsin says he saw all the horrors of war. “A terrifying experience,” he says. Now a prisoner, the 38-year-old claims he is no longer the fanatic he was then…

Israel arrests two suspected of murdering settlement guard

Israeli forces have arrested two suspects over the killing of a guard at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army said the guard was on duty at the entrance to the Ariel settlement on Friday night when attackers opened fire, fatally wounding him…

Military & Defense

Evacuations of civilians hiding in steel plant in Mariupol finally underway

A long-awaited effort to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has begun, the International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday. The operation to bring people out of the sprawling…

War in Ukraine having 'catastrophic effect' on global food supply, prices: USAID administrator

Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the costs of the war in Ukraine include global food and fertilizer shortages, impacting prices for consumers and farmers around the world. "It is just another catastrophic effect of Putin's…

Cybersecurity

UK says Russian Cyber Soldiers Target Leaders

Russian “cyber soldiers” have launched a new offensive against foreign leaders, targeting social media platforms with a large-scale disinformation campaign that seeks to legitimize the invasion of Ukraine, according to research funded by the U.K. Paid operatives working from…

Research Concludes that Jordanian Activists Were Hacked with Israeli Spyware — Pegasus

Research conducted by digital-rights researchers concluded that four Jordanians' mobile phones were hacked for over two years with Pegasus, a software developed by NSO, an Israeli spyware company. On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Frontline Defenders and Citizens Lab…

Counterintelligence & Espionage

EU demands 'proper answer' over detained staffer in China

The European Union has demanded a "proper answer" from Chinese authorities over the arrest of a local employee at its Beijing mission who has been held for eight months. The EU Delegation in China staffer was detained by police in September 2021, the bloc confirmed in…

Sweden accuses Russian spy plane of violating airspace

A Russian reconnaissance plane briefly violated Sweden's airspace on Friday, Swedish defence officials said on Saturday (April 30), as the Scandinavian country ponders a bid for Nato membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "A Russian AN-30 propeller plane violated…

Transnational Organized Crime

INTERPOL Reveals Devastating Impact of Illegal Gold Mining in South America

New INTERPOL analysis for law enforcement shows the clear involvement of organized criminals in illegal gold mining, taking advantage of surging gold prices and leaving severe environmental degradation in their wake. Gold prices have again risen to multi-year highs in…

Mexico captures local leader of powerful cartel

Mexican authorities have captured a suspected leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the navy and the Morelos state prosecutor's office said on Saturday (April 30). Francisco Javier Rodriguez Hernandez, known as "El Senoron" or "XL", was apprehended on…