UK newspaper ‘Independent’ has revealed in an exclusive article a UK program designed to give people knowledge on how to provide first aid to victims of terror operations[1]. The need for such a program was already a topic for discussion in the British society[2] and even the British Red Cross had issued some guidelines for citizens prior, during and after a terrorist attack[3]. Continue reading
In the last weeks the chief investigative reporter of the Sunday Times, Dipesh Gadher, has shown[1] that a notorious British extremist has spread different messages throughout the social networks in order to support some hate preachers and defend his religious views. Continue reading
All’interno di un interessante articolo pubblicato questo mese dal Middle East Institute, intitolato “Out of the Desert ISIS’s Strategy for a Long War”, l’autore Hassan Hassan analizza la strategia che il Daesh starebbe attualmente mettendo in atto in Iraq e Siria con l’obiettivo di riemergere. Continue reading
The first years after the 9/11 attack were used to wage war against Al Qaeda in what seemed to be a US affair. Soon it became evident that Europe was also under threat and while european countries never adopted a direct, clear military approach to countering terrorism, they did take measures and adopted polices that challenged longstanding principles of human rights and liberties. Continue reading
On July this year, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report addressed to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Governors, summarizing the latest development in anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing (TF) and drawing a short term work program in these fields[i]. Continue reading
Alcune iniziative messe in atto da Stato Islamico nelle ultime settimane potrebbero indicare l’alba di una nuova fase per il gruppo terroristico. Tre episodi in particolare sembrano suggerire una riorganizzazione generale in atto nel “califfato”: Continue reading
In 2015, Hong Kong authorities arrested members of a terrorist group planning to attack the city. The big news was that they allegedly tried to modify airsoft guns with a 3D printer[1]. Today, of the most circulating news regards the ban by an american federal judge on sharing gun blue prints on the web[2]. Continue reading
“Domattina il sole brillerà, gli ucelli canteranno e chiunque sarà in grado di scaricare legalmente istruzioni per stampare in 3D un arma di plastica integralmente funzionante, incluso un AR-15, un’arma da guerra: cosa mai potrà andare storto?” Continue reading
Lo scorso 30 luglio due ciclisti statunitensi, uno svizzero e uno olandese sono stati deliberatamente investiti e uccisi in Tajikistan mentre altri tre sono rimasti feriti. Il fatto è avvenuto nel distretto di Danghara, a circa 70 km a sud-est della capitale Dushanbe. Continue reading
Il gruppo autonomo Abdullah al-Faqeer ideologicamente affiliato al califfato ha iniziato la diffusione di materiale propagandistico su Telegram che persegue il filone narrativo del bio-terrorismo. Il video diffuso nell’ultima settimana invita i supporter del califfato in tutto il mondo a sostenere la jihad adottando una nuova arma: le epidemie. Continue reading
Il 25 luglio scorso un pesante attacco coordinato delle milizie del sedicente Califfato nel governatorato di al-Suwayda, in Siria meridionale, ha causato l’uccisione di più di 200 persone. Continue reading
On the evening of July 22nd, 2018 a gunman identified as 29 year-old Faisal Hussein, opened fire targeting innocent civilians in a busy area known as Greektown on Danforth street in Toronto, Ontario. This incident left 13 injured and 3 dead, including the gunman. The following day, in Ottawa, a man identified as 24 year-old Jesse Mooney, was arrested on a busy Parliament Hill after an altercation with officials during the popular Changing of the Guard ceremony. Continue reading