On this day in 2004 two terrorists opened fire in a restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey frequented by Masons before detonating suicide vests.
On this day in 2004 dozens of ultra-orthodox Jews attacked Arab taxi drivers with rocks in Jerusalem, wounding two (one went to hospital).
On this day in 2006 a pair of homemade bombs tore through the Hindu Sankat Mochan temple in the Indian city of Varanasi, killing at least 14.
We are now more informed and can actually do some analysis about the Alek Minassian incel van attack That is how intelligence and assessment works folks.
On this day in 2016 gunmen entered a Sufi mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during prayers, held each of the victims down and shot them in the head.
Mark your calendars! I will be speaking on March 11 at the Fleming College in Peterborough on the terrorist threat to Canada. I hope to see you there!
We should have learned by now that military occupation to deal with terrorism is seldom a good idea: the problem is there are few alternatives. This contribution appeared in Homeland Security Today on February 17, 2020 HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY — It is looking more and more like the U.S. will ink a deal with the […]
On this day in 2010, two near-simultaneous grenade explosions injured 16 people in the Rwandan capital Kigali, one at a car-washing yard and another at a bus station.
How close have you been to a terrorist attack? Not too close I hope. In this Quick Hits podcast, Phil Gurski looks at what it means to be witness to one of these events.
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