August 27, 2020 Minneapolis woman accused of trying to spark fires at university in 2018 pleads guilty to terror charges A Minneapolis woman accused of starting fires at her university pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal terrorism charges in connection with her attempt to recruit fellow Muslim students to join Al Qaeda, prosecutors said.
August 26, 2020 Illegal immigrant charged in June knife attack that wounded multiple NYPD officers The Justice Department announced robbery and firearms charges Wednesday against a Bosnian man accused of stabbing, slashing and shooting NYPD officers in Brooklyn in early June.
August 14, 2020 Radical Islamic cleric accused of recruiting for ISIS extradited to NYC on terrorism charges Abdullah al-Faisal, a radical Islamic cleric known as Shaikh Faisal, was arraigned in New York City Friday on charges that he supported terrorism by plotting to recruit for the Islamic State group.
August 14, 2020 Family of children 'kidnapped' in Saudi calls on government for proof of life The now legal rift between ex-intel top brass Saad Aljabri and Riyadh’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) continues to grow.
August 11, 2020 Son of NYPD's head of counterterrorism robbed near Central Park NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller's 13-year-old son was robbed outside Central Park on Monday, reportedly losing his wallet and cellphone in the process.Â
July 19, 2020 Brian Michael Jenkins: Deadly terrorist threats abound in US and abroad — here are key dangers While the world battles the microscopic coronavirus, terrorists have not moved on to a peaceful retirement. It would be a mistake to forget about the continuing threat they pose while our attention is understandably focused on the battle against COVID-19.
July 9, 2020 Taliban, despite 'peace' talks, led the world by far in 2019 terrorist attacks, study finds Almost 8,500 terrorist attacks took place in 2019, killing more than 20,300 people – some 5,460 were known perpetrators and 14,840 were victims, according to a report released this week.
July 8, 2020 Massive 'ISIS drug bust' in Italy connected to the Syrian regime, not the terrorist group, analysts argue When Italian authorities announced last week that they had seized 15.4 tons of counterfeit Captagon produced by ISIS in Syria to fund terrorism it was lauded as one of the largest drug busts in history.
July 4, 2020 Rep. Devin Nunes reacts to brief on Russian bounties: Vladimir Putin is 'dangerous,' intel community has 'real problem' There is a "real problem" in the U.S. intelligence community if the leakers are going to have to investigate themselves, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., pointed out Saturday.
June 24, 2020 Pompeo increases bounty on new, shadowy ISIS leader to $10M as rumors of his death in Syria swirl Almost nine months after the death of Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. Special Forces, it was rumored Tuesday morning that his successor -- the shadowy Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi -- had also been taken out, this time in an American-led drone strike in the northern pocket of war-torn Syria at some point earlier this week.