Thursday, CIA Director John Brennan addressed the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA detention and interrogation procedures and set the stage for the decisions made at the time saying. “On the morning of September 11, 2001, when the North Tower
Several members of the intelligence community and military have fired back against the Democrat-led CIA “torture” report, with former high-ranking officials, officers, and operators describing the document as one that is “partisan” “one-sided,” will offer our enemies critical knowledge, and
The United States government has largely stopped financing and arming Syrian opposition forces, who were once regarded as favorable to western ideals and interests, according to a report. A number of Syrian opposition commanders told McClatchy on Tuesday that they
Terror group Al-Qaeda has finally found the limit of its own brutality in observing ultra-violent spin-off the Islamic State, and has banned it’s own followers from beheading captives in a statement from a senior cleric of the group as part
The Al-Nusrah Front, the main al-Qeada affiliate in Syria, has released photos that it claims shows a United Nations armored vehicle being used to carry out a suicide car bomb attack against the Bashar Assad regime, reports The Long War Journal.
Interpol (The International Criminal Police Organization) has requested the arrest of the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and global Sunni Islamist diaspora, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, whose radical past includes praising suicide bombers against innocents as martyrs and describing Nazi
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com AQAP in Yemen bombs Iranian ambassador’s house, killing six AQAP in Yemen threatens to kill journalist not saved by failed US rescue attempt AQAP in Yemen bombs Iranian ambassador’s house, killing six Aftermath of
Al Qaeda jihadists, possibly using plans organized by a Khorasan group bomb-maker, are planning what the Sunday Express called a Christmas “spectacular” in a report released by the British newspaper this week. Citing anonymous sources including a “well-placed security insider,” the report suggests that
Officials from Yemen and the United States announced Tuesday that a successful U.S.-led special forces operation freed eight hostages from the grasp of Al Qaeda terrorists, who were holding the captives for unknown reasons in eastern Yemen. The mission was
(Reuters) – The United States is preparing to increase the number of troops it keeps in Afghanistan in 2015 to fill a gap left in the NATO mission by other contributing nations, according to three sources with direct knowledge of
(Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, reacting to the loss of its strongholds to Shi’ite Houthi fighters, has accused its opponents of acting as a proxy for the United States and threatened renewed violence against them. In an
The United Arab Emirates declared over the weekend that their country recognizes two America-based Islamic groups as terror organizations. The organizations: the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society (MAS), both have deep connections to the global
Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) called for a financial war on terror as he kicked off a hearing on terrorist financing and the Islamic State. Hensarling serves as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. In his opening remarks of the
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist terror group based in that nation and partially bankrolled by the government of Cuba, is richer than Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Boko Haram combined, according to a Forbes ranking of the
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – An advance into Yemen’s Sunni Muslim heartland by Shi’ite Houthi fighters has galvanised support for al Qaeda among some Sunnis, deepening the religious hue of the country’s many conflicts, with potential consequences well beyond its borders. Yemen’s
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. If
Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Major General Matthew C. Horner Distinguished Chair of Military Theory at Marine Corps University and National Security Editor for Breitbart News reacted to a report that Spanish intelligence intercepted messages from terrorists planning to weaponize the Ebola
Since the shooting in Ottawa last week by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a very familiar political debate has broken out in Canada: Was Zehaf-Bibeau a terrorist or just a disturbed man committing a crime? In his first statement after the attack Canadian
This article originally appeared at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. It is too early to say that the U.S. strategy against the Islamic State is imploding, but it is scarcely too soon to question whether this is possible.
Thursday on “CBS This Morning,” former CIA deputy director Mike Morell said he is more worried about ISIS easily crossing the wide-open border the United States shares with Canada. Morell said, “I’m much more concerned about the Canada border, Charlie,
When reports came out last weekend of developer Brianna Wu receiving death threats over Twitter, the gaming media renewed its attacks on the GamerGate movement labeling it a hate group trying to drive women from the gaming industry. When Anita
Al Qaeda militants have reportedly taken possession of territory in southern Yemen while continuing their offensive against Shiite Houthi Islamists in the country, Al Arabiya reports. On Wednesday, the Al Qaeda jihadis fought the Houthis in areas within central Yemen,
A terror suspect accused of plotting an attack against Tony Blair sang “We’re gonna slit their throats” in an Arabic song praising jihadis, London’s Old Bailey court has heard. Erol Incedal, who is of Turkish origin, also told his wife
Tunisian authorities have said they dismantled the media arm of Ansar al-Shariah, the group deemed largely responsible for facilitating the September 11, 2012 attacks on the US Consulate in Benghazi. The media outfit was led by a woman, Tunisian authorities
Swiss officials have announced that the country is banning the Islamic State and related entities from their lands. The ban went into effect on Wednesday, when the Swiss cabinet voted to forbid Islamic State membership for at least six months.
