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February 01, 2004 | Bombings in Erbil, Iraq

On this day in 2004, two suicide bombers wearing explosives targeted the headquarters of Iraq’s two leading Kurdish political parties.

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January 30, 1995 | Car bombing in Algiers

On this day in 1995, the GIA exploded a car bomb on a street bustling with people preparing for a religious holiday, killing at least 38.

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No such thing as privacy intrusions in the age of oversharing

Law enforcement and security agencies use a wealth of sources in their investigations, including openly-available data.

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January 25, 1993 | Shootings at CIA HQ

Security strikes many as onerous but it is in place for a reason: terrorists do plan and execute attacks.

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Nigeria’s terrorism challenge: It ain’t over yet!

Why the West African nation of Nigeria is faced with a serious terrorism problem that it seems unable to defeat.

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Right wing or jihadis: which poses the greater threat to Canada?

We really need to stop debating whether the far right or Islamist extremists are more dangerous: both need to be monitored.

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January 15, 2008 | Explosion targeting US personnel in Lebanon

On this day in 2008 a bomb exploded next to a US Embassy vehicle on a coastal road in Beirut, killing at least three motorists.

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January 11, 2018 | Attack by terrorist inmate at French prison

Tunisia is often seen as a role model for the Arab world: the reality is very different indeed.

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Once again, we see that foreign military deployments cause more, not less terrorism

When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail. It is time to expand the toolbox.

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January 10, 2017 | Taliban attack near Afghan parliament kills more than 30

On January 10, 2017 terrorists launched a suicide attack near Kabul Parliament in which more than 30 people were killed and a further 70 wounded.