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 […]