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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!

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March 29, 2016: ISIS attacks army convoy in Tunisia

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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March 28, 1981: Indonesian commandos foil hijacking in 81 seconds

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.

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March 27, 2004, 2005 and 2009: Attacks in southern Thailand

On this day in 2004, 2005 and 2009 Islamist terrorists in southern Thailand carried out three separate attacks, wounding dozens.

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Quick Hits

Quick Hits 152 – Intelligence Veteran Reviews Wisting (2019)

Are serial killers terrorists?

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So, where is all the Right Wing Extremism?

Just because someone says something about terrorism does not make it so: claims are made all the time but not all these are backed up by any data.

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Video

Zack Snyder’s Justice League and terrorism

Reviewing the terrorist scene from Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Sometimes it may make sense for some to turn to terrorism

Decades of frustrated desires for autonomy, if not outright independence, are readily understandable motivations for some to turn to terrorism.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Peta Lowe: Young offenders and terrorism – What can we do?

Episode 85 – Former CSIS Intelligence Analyst Phil Gurski is joined by Australian practitioner Peta Lowe to discuss these issues and more.

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March 17, 2014: Army academy bombed in Libya

On this day in 2014 several car bombs exploded at a Libyan army academy in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least eight people and wounding more than a dozen