The North African nation of Tunisia was one of the largest sources of ISIS foreign fighters. Phil Gurski speaks with Aaron Zelin, author of a new book on jihad in Tunisia to get some insights.
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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.
On this day in 1975 bombs went off outside Air Algerie offices in France, causing serious damage. The incident was claimed by the Charles Martel Group.
The UN High Commission for Refugees estimates there are currently over 70 MILLION people who have been forced to flee their homes: anti-immigrant/refugee backlash is growing as well. WHERE ARE YOU? By that I don’t mean where you live now or where you were born (at least not necessarily). No, what I am getting at […]
On this day in 2006, members of Abu Sayyaf knocked on the door of a farm in the Philippines province of Mindanao and opened fire on Christian residents.
Those in the LGBTQ communities have had it hard enough over the millennia without having to deal with hate-inspired killings.
Nationalist movements will resort to violence if some see it as advancing their cause. When it comes to colonial powers what comes to mind? I would imagine that you would first proffer countries like England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Even Italy had an overseas territory in the Horn of Africa and Libya. All […]
Why the West African nation of Nigeria is faced with a serious terrorism problem that it seems unable to defeat.
On this day in 2012 a bomb blast killed two Somali policemen and four refugees close to a camp for displaced people in Mogadishu.