On this day in 1998, a bomb exploded outside the only synagogue in the Latvian capital of Riga causing an estimated $60,000 in damage but no injuries.
Author: Phil Gurski
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. Phil is a 32-year veteran of CSE and CSIS and the author of six books on terrorism.
On this day in 2018, a member of Quetta’s Shia Hazara community was killed and another was injured in what was suspected to be a targeted killing.
The Iranian regime may be despicable for several very good reasons but that does not mean it is not the victim of terrorism too.
On this day in 2004 four members of Blackwater were ambushed and killed in the Iraqi city of Fallujah and subsequently hanged.
Episode 87 – Phil Gurski talks with former OPP commissioner Chris Lewis about his career and about ‘experts’ in the media.
Two more mass shootings recently took place in the US – one in Atlanta and one in Georgia – making 103 since January 1st of this year.
On March 30 2002 an attack on Jammu’s Raghunath temple killed a dozen people and wounded another 20.
On this day in 2016 a terrorist group linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) ambushed a Tunisian Army convoy, killing 4 soldiers.
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A terrorist by any other name…
Failing to label terrorists accurately can undermine both our understanding as well as our ability to combat it – enough with political correctness!
On this day in 1981 members of the Indonesian terrorist group Jihad Command hijacked a domestic flight but forced to fly to Malaysia and then to Bangkok.