Daily Intel Brief
The U.S. military kills ISIS fighters during a raid in Syria, an ex-police officer goes on a killing spree at a Thai daycare center, and Taiwan is treating Chinese airspace incursions as attacks...
Counterterrorism
The U.S. military on Wednesday killed a senior fighter with the Islamic State terrorist group and a fellow combatant in a "very rare" operation inside a part of Syria controlled by the government, and killed two top ISIS officials Thursday in an airstrike, according to two U.S…
At least 24 children and a pregnant teacher, were killed by a former police officer who went on a shooting and stabbing spree at a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday shortly after appearing in court on drug charges, police said. As he fled the scene…
Military & Defense
Chinese fighter jets or drones that intrude into Taiwan’s territorial airspace will be regarded as a “first strike,” Taiwan’s Defense Minister warned Wednesday, as the island seeks to step-up its defenses in response to Beijing’s military pressure. Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng…
Yemen's Houthi rebels vow "return to military operations" as U.S. laments failure of ceasefire talks
The American diplomat tasked with helping to end the grinding civil war in Yemen — which has claimed close to 400,000 lives and left the majority of the country's people dependent on humanitarian aid for survival — lamented on Wednesday the end of a six-month ceasefire…
Cybersecurity
A hacktivist group with ties to the Russian government has claimed credit for cyberattacks on the government websites of three US states: Colorado, Kentucky, and Mississippi. The sites for Mississippi and Kentucky were functioning Thursday, following the Russian cyberattacks…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today of foreign influence operations that might spread disinformation to affect the results of this year's midterm elections. The federal law enforcement agency warned that foreign actors are actively spreading election…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Russian authorities have brought treason charges against a prominent opposition activist who was jailed for allegedly spreading “false information” about Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. The charges against Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. stem from speeches he gave in several…
Iran on Thursday published video showing two detained French citizens purportedly confessing to acts of espionage, as Iranian leaders sought to portray ongoing anti-government protests as a foreign plot instead of widespread anger over the death of a 22-year-old Iranian…
Transnational Organized Crime
The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti's capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince. The U.N. office in Haiti…\
Gunmen allegedly affiliated with a drug gang have killed 20 people, including a mayor, in an attack in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, local officials said. According to security officials, gunmen burst into a meeting between the mayor and city officials on Wednesday in…