Tag Archives: Terrorism

13Ago/21

Terrorismo in Afghanistan: Talebani e non solo – by Franco Iacch

Una forza di reazione rapida composta da tre battaglioni statunitensi (due del Corpo dei Marine e uno dell’Esercito), e due contingenti canadesi (150/300 soldati) ed inglesi (600/800 unità) delle forze speciali, sarà schierata presso l’aeroporto internazionale di Hamid Karzai a protezione dell’evacuazione del personale diplomatico e civile statunitense presente ancora a Kabul. Continue reading →

02Set/20

US multiagency operation dismantled part of al-Qaeda’s cryptocurrency network. What we learned so far and what to expect – by Daniele M. Barone

On August 13, the US Department of Justice announced that the US government, through a multiagency effort, seized about $2 million in Bitcoin from accounts connected to Al Qaeda, Daesh, and the al-Qassam Brigades (i.e. Hamas’s paramilitary arm) and disrupted their terrorism financing cryptocurrency networks. Continue reading →

28Lug/20

Threat Assessment for Sensitive Buildings against Terrorism in urban environments – by Tiziano Li Piani

The built heritage of European cities is exposed to various hazards of different nature – natural events such as floods or earthquakes but also man-made threats. The escalation of terrorist attacks conducted in urban environments against soft targets necessitates the development of guidelines for the antiterrorism design of buildings and public spaces. Continue reading →

18Mag/20

Salafi Army of the Nation in Jerusalem Call for Bitcoin to “Equip a Fighter” in Gaza – by Daniele M. Barone

On May 7, for the third consecutive year, a renewed bitcoin crowdfunding campaign surfaced on al-Raya foundation’s Telegram channel, the media outlet of the Salafi Army of the Nation in Jerusalem, a pro-al Qaeda jihadist organization operating in the Gaza Strip.[i] Continue reading →