Pandemics like COVID-19 lead to fear… and to some wacky – but dangerous – conspiracy theories.
We talk a lot about ideology when it comes to terrorism: sometimes it is a good idea to remind ourselves of the basics.
On this day in 2009, four female school children were killed and seven others injured in a bomb explosion in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul.
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COVID-19 and Religious Extremism
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, we are seeing worrisome examples of religious people holding extreme views and engaging in religious practices which could make this situation worse.
On this day in 2018, five District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans were injured in an IED blast, suspected to be carried out by Naxals, in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
On this day in 2014, two gunmen stormed a church near the Kenyan city of Mombasa, opening fire on worshipers and killing four people.
In this time of COVID-19 we have enough to worry about without freaking out about terrorism.
Terrorist groups are threatening to carry out terrorism during the COVID-19 crisis. How realistic is this and, more importantly, how afraid should we be in light of terrorist propaganda?
As the world obsesses about COVID-19 could terrorists take advantage of our lack of focus? Will we see more terrorist attacks? If so, which groups will be most active?