ISIS and Al-Qaeda in 2018: The Threat Continues
Yesterday’s UN Security Council Report on Terrorism had several relevant points worth noting on the terrorism front, and most particular to the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al Qaeda (AQ). First, the Islamic State (ISIS) is in a process of regrouping having largely lost its Caliphate in Iraq and Syria. Having said that there are still some 20-30,000 ISIS fighters in both countries and many are foreign fighters from abroad. They continue in their loyalty to both their Leader Abu Ba
A Few Points on Commercially Available Drones and the Future of Terrorism
On Saturday, during a military parade, a previously unknown opposition group the Soldados de Franela or “T-Shirt Soldiers” exploded a drone-borne bomb near Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, and they ushered in an era of future terrorism by unmanned aerial vehicle. It is only a matter of time, before the Islamic State, Al Qaeda, and lone wolfs inspired by foreign terror groups carry out attacks using small, un-manned, inexpensive, commercially-available drones, to attack p
Trudeau Ideology, Mali and Peacekeeping
The Trudeau government has finally decided to embark on its long-promised peacekeeping mission to Mali to buttress its hopes of gaining a non-veto wielding UN security Council seat. A seat which holds little prestige, and no real power. The Trudeau government has already invested billions in this exercise so that it can trumpet “Canada is back” to anyone who cares to listen to its ideologically driven worldview ‘battle cry!’ The very same “Canada that is back” that tried to s
Next 48 to 72 Hours Could be Like a Roller Coaster Ride on the Terror Front but 2018 Will be Worse
As we come up on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, security forces have heightened security in New York, Las Vegas, London, and Paris to deter terror attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS) and potentially al-Qaeda and their supporters. There have been a plethora of ISIS threats, plots and attacks that have caused Western governments concern ahead of this year’s holiday period. We have witnessed the botched ISIS-inspired suicide bomb attack on a walkway below the New York Port A
Beware of An ISIS Family Christmas!
On the war in Syria and Iraq, the US has just announced plans to reduce military support for groups fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) in both countries. ISIS has been largely defeated on the battlefield and lost all its major strongholds in Syria and Iraq, including its de facto capital of Raqqa in October. Earlier this month, the Iraqi border town of Rawa, the last ISIS urban stronghold in the country, was freed, indicating the collapse of the ISIS caliphate. But random atta
ISIS Challenging Al Qaeda for Dominance in Somalia and Yemen, Zimbabwe Ready for a Coup, North Korea
In Africa, the Zimbabwean Army Commander, General Constantino Chiwenga, has warned those responsible for "purging" the country's ruling Zanu-PF Party to stop, or the military will intervene. The warning comes one week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa. There are now unconfirmed reports of tanks blocking routes in and out of the capital and that the main radio station has been seized. On the terrorism front, the US has carried out drone strikes
UK Facing Large and Sophisticated Terror Threat Prepares to Fortify Christmas Markets
UK Facing Large and Sophisticated Terror Threat Prepares to Fortify Christmas Markets In North America, a US federal jury has convicted a man of planting two bombs on New York City streets, that injured 31 people when it detonated. On Monday 29-year-old Afghani-American Ahmad Khan Rahimi was found guilty of all charges, including counts of using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a public place using the 'al-Qaeda playbook.' In Europe, Britain’s MI5 Director-General, An
Russia, China, Iran Flexing Their Muscles While US Contends With North Korea
In the war on terror, the US Department of Homeland security is currently investigating as many as 1000 cases of home grown terrorist, while the UK has just arrested 11 far right Neo-Nazi terrorists. In Africa, the Al-Qaeda-linked Group of Support for Muslims and Islam (JNIM) claimed responsibility and released a video of last week’s attacks against UN forces in the northern Malian city of Kidal. On Sunday evening, gunmen armed with pistols shot and killed General Abdullahi M
North Korea Accuses the US of Declaring War and Threatens to Attack US Aircraft As War Against ISIS
In Europe and the war on terror, seven men have now been arrested in the Parsons Green (Islamic State) ISIS-inspired or directed terror attack that left 30 train passengers injured when the bomb only partially exploded in morning rush hour on September 15th. As well, Muhammad Rabbani a director of the controversial campaign group Cage claimed he is the victim of a 'deeply intrusive' terrorism law ahead of his trial in the UK. Muhammad Rabbani, 36, is charged with 'willfully o
Parsons Green Terror Attack and North Korean Summary
Parsons Green Terror Attack and North Korean Summary On Friday morning, a teenage Iraqi refugee planted a bomb on a British subway train that exploded at Parsons Green train station. Some thirty people were injured in the attack likely inspired by the Islamic State (ISIS). Fortunately, the bomb, likely TATP, only partially exploded and in so doing avoided a massacre at rush hour. The 18-year-old Iraqi refugee who planted the bomb on the tube train and another 21-year-old Syri
