Terrorism
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Right-wing terror group, Sonnenkrieg Division, ‘not directly involved’ with Australians
The Sonnenkrieg Division, a neo-Nazi group active in the United Kingdom, was listed on the government’s register of terrorist groups…
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What Bobby Sands means to me: ‘The hunger strikers chose to die. Daddy didn’t’
Yet for others he deserves no accolades, no admiration. Freya McClements The Irish Times They point out that he was…
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Understanding the New U.S. Terrorism Designations in Africa
Crisis Group analyses the implications ICG Which armed groups did the U.S. designate under its terrorism authorities and what is…
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‘Every day is war’ – a decade of slow suffering and destruction in Syria
“It is the third floor”, he told me over WhatsApp. Ammar Azzouz The Conversation The building still stands but it…
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Jordan king channels intelligence energies to ‘security threats’
AMMAN–Jordanian King Abdullah II defined the new framework for the work of the country’s General Intelligence Department by limiting its…
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UN welcomes US revocation of Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called President Joe Biden’s decision to rescind the designation “a recognition of the dire…
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Diplomatic Exclusion and Terror Designations Won’t Stop the PKK
The Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil signed a joint security agreement on Oct. 9,…
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Canada puts Proud Boys on terror list for role in Capitol riots as Seattle chapter member arrested
Calling it “a neo-fascist organisation”, Canada’s public safety ministry said the Proud Boys “openly encouraged, planned, and conducted violent activities…
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In Syria’s Idlib, Washington’s Chance to Reimagine Counter-terrorism
It also reflects a gap in Western policy. Creative ideas from Washington could help break the impasse and set a…
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Terrorism: Some lessons for Australia from the New Zealand Royal Commission
Lesson one: Recognise the importance of building a safe inclusive national community IA The most strongly delivered lesson of the…
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Germany and Finland bring home women from Islamic State camps
The foreign ministries of both nations said the women and children were brought back this weekend for humanitarian reasons. BBC…
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When the Far Right Penetrates Law Enforcement
The past decade has seen a notable spike in incidents of far-right terrorist violence around the world, from the 2011…
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologises for failings identified by royal commission into Christchurch attacks
In March 2019 Australian gunman Brenton Tarrant opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, killing 51 people and wounding another…
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France could close almost 80 mosques after deporting dozens of migrants in ‘crackdown on separatism’
France has said it could close 76 mosques accused of “separatism” as part of an attempt to tackle religious extremism. Rory Sullivan Independent The…
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Five years after the Paris attacks, France is once again on its highest security alert
Five years after Islamist killers struck in France’s deadliest post-war attack, its Prime Minister on Friday paid tribute to the…
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Brexit: Police heading into ‘unknown’ when UK leaves EU on 1 January, senior officer warns
Police are heading into the “unknown” under Brexit with Britain’s departure from the European Union less than two months away,…
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