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Once a terrorist, always a terrorist? The conundrum of parole

What level of risk are we willing to take when it comes to releasing those convicted of terrorism and who may re-offend?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Raffaello Pantucci – What if many are getting the RWE problem wrong?

The accepted narrative in the West these days is that the greatest terrorist threat stems from the far right, no longer jihadis. But does it?

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We need to hold the champagne over the death of AQ leader Al Zawahiri

The death of AQ’s leader Ayman Al Zawahiri is a rare piece of good news in the war on terror but we need to temper our celebration: AQ lives on.

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Yet again, why nations should not be in a rush to repatriate ISIS FFs

The recent 15-month sentence handed down to an ISIS terrorist/ex-Irish soldier is a timely reminder that the West is unprepared to deal with this threat.

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May 31, 1906: Spanish anarchist bombs royal wedding

On May 31, 1906 a Spanish anarchist threw a bomb hoping to hit King Alfonso XIII, killing 24 and wounding more than 100.

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May 30, 2009: Anti-government group bombs TV station in Ecuador

On May 30, 2009 two pamphlet-bombs exploded outside an Ecuadorian TV station and ministry: no victims or significant damage ensued.

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May 29, 2016: ISIS uses chlorine gas in terrorist attack

On May 29, 2016 35 civilians were wounded in an ISIS attack using rockets containing chlorine gas in Iraq’s Nineveh Province.

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May 28, 1974: Italian far right terrorist group bombs town square

On May 28, 1974 the Italian fascist group Ordine Nuovo placed a bomb in Brescia near an anti-fascist march, killing eight people and wounding another 102.

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May 27, 2004: Terrorists kill newspaper delivery man ignoring strike

On May 27, 2004 Nepalese Maoists killed a newspaper hawker and injured two others near the western mountain resort of Pokhara.

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May 26, 2016: ISIS kills its own terrorists for disobeying orders

On May 26, 2016 ISIS executed eight of its members in Iraq’s Nineveh Province for not joining the fight against Kurdish militias.