Brooklyn Resident to Serve 15 Years on Terror Charges
A U.S. federal court sentenced a Brooklyn resident to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges, according to the Department of Justice. Kazakhstan citizen was charged with conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, Islamic State. He first expressed support for Islamic State in 2014, according to court filings. “Saidakhmetov’s plan […]
What Will ‘Actually Solve’ Terrorism Problem?
National Counterrorism Center NCTC This is the second of James Kitfield’s in-depth analysis of the continuing challenges posed by America’s so-called “forever wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the height of its powers several years ago, ISIS was attracting an estimated one thousand new foreign fighters each month. While U.S. officials always believed that the […]
The moral questions in the debate on what constitutes terrorism
Who is a terrorist? Evan McCaffrey/Shutterstock.com Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old man, has been accused of detonating a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a New York subway, injuring four people on the morning of Dec. 11. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the attack…
Police Investigating Possible Explosion At Port Authority Bus Terminal
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. UPDATE: 8:42 a.m. EST — New York City Police confirmed a male suspect was in custody following Monday’s explosion near the Port Authority Bus Station. The suspect was the only one with injuries, officials said. Commuters were urged to avoid the area. UPDATE: 8:18 a.m. […]
Iraqi general: War with ISIL is over
An Iraqi senior military commander said his country’s war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group is over. In an announcement on Saturday, Lt General Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah said that armed operations against the fighters have ended after Iraqi forces regained control of the country’s border with Syria. “All Iraqi lands […]
Half of Yazidis kidnapped by IS still missing
Around half of the Yazidis kidnapped by the Islamic State group three years ago are still missing, Iraqi Kurdish officials said Sunday. In 2014, IS jihadists killed thousands of Yazidis in Sinjar and kidnapped thousands of women and girls from the religious minority to abuse them as sex slaves. Kurdish fighters backed by the US-led […]
Media Coverage of Terrorism
Why Do Some Terrorist Attacks Receive More Media Attention Than Others? Abstract Terrorist attacks often dominate news coverage as reporters seek to provide the public with information about the event, its perpetrators, and the victims. Yet, not all incidents receive equal attention. Why do some terrorist attacks receive more media coverage than others? We argue […]
Huge Decline in ISIS Propaganda Mirrors Losses on Battlefield
As Islamic State stands on the brink of defeat in its previous heartlands in Syria and Iraq, analysts say the group’s effort to win the information war is also failing. As its propagandists can no longer maintain a pretense of military victory, they are switching attention to trying to inspire attacks overseas. A recent video […]
Saudi vows new Islamic alliance ‘will wipe terrorists from the earth’
Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince vowed to “pursue terrorists until they are wiped from the face of the earth” as officials from 40 Muslim countries gathered Sunday in the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance. “In past years, terrorism has been functioning in all of our countries… with no coordination” among national authorities, Prince […]
US Asks Pakistan to Arrest Freed Cleric, Charge Him with Terrorism
The United States has called on Pakistan to arrest and charge an Islamist cleric accused of masterminding the 2008 attacks on India’s financial capital. Pakistani authorities acting on a court order Friday freed Hafiz Saeed from nearly 11 months of house arrest in the eastern city of Lahore. The detention had stemmed from the terrorism […]