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May 11, 2011: Police foil anarchist bombing in Chile

On May 11, 2011 Chilean police deactivated a bomb outside a bank placed by anarchists from the Núcleo Antagónico Nueva Guerrilla Urbana.

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What to do with online extremism

Efforts to remove content online is essentially ‘Whack-a-Mole’. New items are posted as quickly – or even more quickly – than old items are removed. Do we really want to play this game with terrorists?

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May 10, 2016: Terrorists stab seniors in Israel

On May 10, 2016 two elderly women were moderately injured in a Jerusalem stabbing attack by two assailants who had covered their faces.

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May 9 2004: Stadium bombing in Chechnya kills President

On May 9, 2004 a bomb exploded in the Dynamo Stadium in the Chechen capital city, Grozny, killing 10 people including President Akhmad Kadyrov.

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May 8, 2018: Jihadi prison siege in Indonesia

On May 8, 2018 155 members of a possible ISIS-linked Indonesian terrorist group took over a prison, eventually killing five officers.

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May 7, 2018: Girls’ school bombing in Pakistan

On May 7, 2018 the Ittehadul Mujahideen North Waziristan bombed two girls’ schools in Pakistan and left pamphlets urging families not to send their children.

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May 6, 2009: Cellphone tower bombings in Spain

On May 6, 2009 two ETA bombs exploded at two cellphone towers in the Basque region of resulting in damage to both towers but no injuries or deaths.

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May 5, 2016: ISIS execution of young boy for swearing

On May 5, 2016 ISIS executed a seven-year-old boy in northern Syria after he allegedly swore during a game of football.

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How woke and cancel culture undermine CT understanding

Hey Canada! Resorting to generic, meaningless terminology to describe terrorism is inaccurate, unhelpful and deters from broader understanding.

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May 4, 2016: Jihadi attack kills children in Syria

On May 4, 2016 Jabhat Al-Nusra attacked a village of in Syria, killing 15 civilians, including 4 children.