MI5 forced to ‘pare back’ counter-terrorism work due to rogue states, says chief | MI5
MI5 needs to “reduce” its focus on counter-terrorism because of the growing threat from Russia and other hostile states, the head of the security agency has said. Ken McCallum, director of MI5, said the agency had to make “unpleasant choices” given its “finite” resources. “We are now facing much more invasion from nation-states,” he said […]
Sebastian Gorka Appointed White House Senior Counterterrorism Adviser to President Trump
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced the appointment of Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a former Trump administration official and host of the podcast “America First,” to the White House as deputy chief of staff and senior counterterrorism director. “Since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA movement, […]
John Bolton rips into Trump’s pick for counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka | Trump administration
President Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, accused the president-elect's pick to lead counterterrorism, Sebastian Gorka, of being a “fraud” and said the selection “will be a huge impediment to counterterrorism efforts.” That doesn't bode well.” [national security council’s] That's the kind of person a senior director is. ” President Trump praised Gorka, a […]
Bolton slams Trump's pick for counterterrorism director as 'con man'
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday accused Sebastian Gorka of being a “fraud” after the latter selected him to lead the country's counterterrorism efforts for a second term. did. “Well, Sebastian Gorka is a fraud. I wouldn't want him in any U.S. government,” Bolton said. said CNN's Caitlan Collins asked about the choice. […]
Taylor Swift London Concerts to Go Ahead, Backed by Counterterrorism Forces
Taylor Swift’s concert at London’s Wembley Stadium later this month is set to go on as scheduled, presumably with extra security measures specifically designed to thwart potential terrorists. The move comes after three of her Erastour concerts in Vienna were cancelled after she was targeted in an Islamic State-linked terror plot and thwarted by U.S. […]
U.N. Counter-Terrorism Official Warns Islamic State Is Gaining Power in Africa
Vladimir Voronkov, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Counterterrorism, told the Security Council on Thursday that the Islamic State and its affiliates are expanding their influence in West Africa and the Sahel. Voronkov said ISIS remains intent on carrying out terrorist attacks around the world. Voronkov Warned If current trends continue, ISIS may soon have “effective control” […]
As US pulls troops from Niger and Chad, what happens to counterterrorism?
Niger and Chad are two of the poorest countries on the planet. The first is administered by a military junta that deposed the democratically elected president in July and has been keeping the former head of state and his family in confinement ever since. The latter is basically a family-run enterprise, with the current president, Mahamat Idriss […]
Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned from organising in UK | UK security and counter-terrorism
Hizb Tahrir will be banned from operating in the UK due to anti-Semitic claims, the Home Secretary has announced. Islamist groups, already banned in countries such as Germany and Indonesia, will no longer be allowed to recruit, hold protests or hold rallies across the UK. Ministers have criticized the group after demonstrations against Israel's attacks […]