Counter Terror

The U.K. is beefing up its airport security after a U.S. report cited that terrorists may be developing bombs that could elude current screening...

Don't bring dead phones or laptops to those overseas airports for flights heading to the USA. Department of Homeland Security officials warned last week that...

There has been a dramatic rise in civilian casualties from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) over the last three years, new data from Action on...

The U.S is still active in Somalia. The US military has secretly maintained forces in Somalia since 2007, despite earlier public statements claiming it...

The database team of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at IDC Herzliya publishes a monthly report that provides a summary and analysis of...

The Obama administration may ask overseas partners to enhance security measures at airports and is weighing whether to do the same here at home...

A buckeye pilot landing in northern Israel on Saturday was attacked by two hijackers. They threatened the pilot at knifepoint and demanded he take...

By Ami Dor-On An Islamic wind from the east threatens the world, while the Middle East is on the verge of a war of religions...

Lawyers for Mohamed Mohamud, a U.S. citizen who lived in Oregon, have been denied a motion to dismiss his terrorism conviction, with the court...

As attacks by Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations continue to plague the world, the United States faces the critical challenge of learning from...

The crises in Syria and Iraq have increased worries about terror cells taking aim at American targets, specifically New York, Boston, and Los Angeles....

By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group This report summarizes notable events discussed on Jihadist Web forums during the first half of February 2014. Following are...

A review of the technologies used by Israeli security forces in the search for the three missing youths in the west bank: Elbit's new version...

With the flow of extremists that have been involved in Islamic violent activities in Afghanistan and Syria, security forces around the world are on...

By Prof. Efraim Inbar As long as the military branch of Hamas remains independent, there is no Palestinian unity. Under the current accord, instead of...

Lone wolf or part of an organization? A New York business owner from Yemen plotted vengeance attacks against members of the U.S. military for American...

India and Israel will increase the cooperation on homeland security issues. Confronted with "challenging neighborhoods," India and Israel are intensifying cooperation on Homeland Security...

Al-Qaeda's official jihadist media institution, Al-Fajr, which is responsible for the distribution of official publications written by Al-Qaeda affiliates around the world, launched a...

The following is a summary and analysis of the terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations that occurred during February 2014, as researched and recorded by...

By Meidata Nigeria is increasingly prominent in the international media in the context of security issues, especially in light of news regarding the abduction...

Bio weapons are a threat to Israel and efforts are being done to have the capability to identify them and counter them. These efforts...

By Professor Louis René Beres and General John T. Chain In response to the almost inevitable Iranian nuclear bomb, Israel must suitably integrate a...