Spain has been the target of two significant jihadi attacks in the post 9/11 period. In what has become known as 4-11, four bombs went off on the Madrid transit system in 2004, killing 191 and injuring more than 1,800. Al Qaeda (AQ) was responsible for that act, despite initial the Spanish government’s initial awkward […]
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Why Spain, why now?
Now that Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the horror in Barcelona many people are asking ‘Why Spain?’ Â France, the UK and Belgium they understand since there has been a spate of attacks in recent years. Â Perhaps even Sweden and Germany are on some peoples’ list even if these nations have suffered comparatively less. In […]
Islamist terrorists once again carried out the lion’s share of attacks around the world, a trend which shows no signs of ebbing.
Global Terrorism This Week: October 3-9, 3022. Heavy domination by Islamist terrorists worldwide – again!
On May 31, 1906 a Spanish anarchist threw a bomb hoping to hit King Alfonso XIII, killing 24 and wounding more than 100.
On April 23, 2016 an ISIS affiliate attacked a Libyan force guarding oil ports near the Brega terminal, killing one guard and wounding four.
On April 8, 2011 a possible Boko Haram bomb blast killed at least six people at the office of Nigeria’s election commission in the central town of Suleja.
On March 31, 2018 the Armed Force of Cabinda claimed responsibility for the killing of four Angolan soldiers.
The disturbing practice of calling opposition groups and politicians terrorists is not only unhelpful but conducive to the undermining of democracy.
On December 17, 1996 Chechen terrorists attacked a hospital run by the ICRC in Novye Atagi, Chechnya and killed six expatriate workers.