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Today in terrorism
April 16, 1996: Ibn al-Khattab leads Chechen massacre of Russian soldiers
On this day in 1996, Ibn al-Khattab led an ambush against a convoy of Russian troops in the mountains near Yaryshmardy, Chechnya killing more than 100 troops though some put the numbers in the several hundreds.
April 15, 1902: Assassination of Russian Minister of the Interior
On this day in 1902, the Russian Minister of the Interior, Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin, was assassinated by a 20-year-old Socialist Revolutionary (read: anarchist) named Stepan Balmashov.
Perspectives
Why is Canada so obsessed with so little terrorism?
For a land which sees so little terrorism our media and ‘national security experts’ appear to think – and react – differently.
What can we actually ‘predict’ when it comes to terrorism?
Our obsession with future-casting on all matters, including terrorist trends, may be understandable but that does not make it viable.
Quick Hits podcasts
Quick Hits 158 – Are we losing our ability to label terrorism accurately?
Terrorism has been around for a long time but we have been especially captivated by it since 9/11.
Quick Hits 157 – Language matter when talking about terrorism!
Necessary coinage or political correctness?
Quick Hits 156 – Is Africa the new “Jihadist central”?
It is becoming clearer that Africa is supplanting the traditional Asia as the locus of jihadi terrorism.
Lorcán Owens – Is a return to ‘The Troubles’ in Ireland in the cards?
Episode 89 – Phil Gurski talks with Irish analyst Lorcan Owens on the potential for future violence on the Emerald Isle.
Your morning scan:
Where to find terrorism and national security related news
As promised, here is the list of websites I use for my daily morning news scan.
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