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April 9, 2017 | ISIS church bombings in Egypt

The Sinai branch of ISIS carried out two suicide attacks on Christian worshipers on Palm Sunday killing 37 people and wounding 136

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April 8, 2016 | Executions in Damascus

On this day in 2016, ISIS killed 175 cement workers from among a group of 300 individuals they had kidnapped northeast of Damascus.

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Peace in Afghanistan? Not likely in our time

Canada suffered casualties during its mission in Afghanistan and it is tragic that a Western departure will not bring peace.

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April 6, 1972 | Bombing of Japanese Soji-ji ossuary

On this day in 1972, members of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front (EAAJAF) bombed the Soji-ji ossuary in Yokohama, Japan, killing a grand total of… wait for it… 0 people.

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April 3, 1983 | Massacre of peasants in Peru

On this day in 1983, the Sendero massacred 69 peasants in the village of Lucanamarca in Peru with axes, machetes and guns.

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COVID-19 and the apocalypse: A boon for terrorism?

How terrorists may use COVID-19 to plan attacks to bring about the apocalyspe.

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April 2, 2015 | Attack on Kenyan University

On this day in 2015, Al Shabaab terrorists besieged Garissa University in northeastern Kenya. Four gunmen stormed the campus and began firing indiscriminately.

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April 1, 2018 | Al Shabaab attack in Somalia

On this day in 2018, the Somalia-based terrorist group Al Shabaab claimed it attacked an African Union (AMISOM) base with two car bombs, killing 59 Ugandan soldiers.

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What role for Canadian intelligence during the COVID-19 crisis?

We see our intelligence sector as there to protect us from threats like terrorism and foreign espionage – what about pandemics?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 34 – Discussing radicalization with Lorne L. Dawson

Can scholars and security intelligence practitioners work better together? Phil Gurski talks with the University of Waterloo’s religion scholar Lorne Dawson.