FBI Stops American from Joining ISIS, Prevents Potential Attack
A New York man was apprehended at the JFK International Airport as he readied to board a flight to Qatar to join ISIS, the US Justice Department said. Syed Aman confronts charges for attempting to provide material aid to a terrorist organization. The Justice Department expressed Aman wanted to join ISIS to commit in a […]
FBI Disrupted Terror Plot to Attack Nashville’s Energy Grid
The US Justice Department said the FBI arrested a 24-year-old Tennessee man who has been charged with allegedly planning to use a weapon of mass destruction in a neo-Nazi-inspired action to destroy an energy facility near Nashville. Skyler Philippi allegedly prepared to attack Nashville’s power grid with a drone armed with explosives after performing extensive […]
US Federal Authorities Arrest Dozens in Terror Investigation
At the beginning of Oct 2024, around 68 suspected gang members with links to White supremacy were charged in the Los Angeles area in a domestic terrorism investigation, federal prosecutors stated. The Peckerwoods Gang members were arrested in a sweeping federal indictment, which included allegations of racketeering, gun trafficking, drug trafficking and financial scam, according […]
FBI Foils ISIS-Inspired Election Day Terror Plot in Oklahoma
On 9 Oct 2024, an Afghan national residing in Oklahoma was arrested for conspiring to execute a terrorist raid on Election Day on behalf of the Islamic State terrorist body. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was captured by the FBI in connection with conspiracy and endeavouring to provide material support to ISIS and getting firearms and […]
US local law enforcement role in countering school violence
A 12-year-old pupil at Moody Middle School suspected of making a terrorist threat of gun brutality against the school was apprehended, according to the Moody Police Department. On Monday, Sept. 23, police obtained multiple reports of Snapchat images being sent displaying a threat of gun violence against the school. US local law enforcement agencies operate […]
NYPD’s Battle Against Drone Terrorism in New York City
As drones, both large and small, increasingly pose a terrorism threat to big cities like New York, the NYPD is moving for the ability, and right, to take control of an unmanned drone before it can induce damage. At the United Nations, the NYPD showed off the latest of a fleet of drones it uses […]
Montgomery Police Thwarted Potential School Terrorist Threat
In a counter-terrorism action, a 13-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl are in detention in connection with alleged threats of gun violence at Montgomery Public Schools. An 11-year-old girl was imprisoned and charged with making terroristic threats before being discharged to a guardian, expressed Montgomery police Maj. Saba Coleman. The male teen was charged by […]
FBI and Canadian Law Enforcement Prevent ISIS-Inspired Attack
A man apprehended in Canada on Sept. 4 after his alleged mass shooting plot on a New York City Jewish centre was found, the Department of Justice announced. The indicted, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, allegedly desired to use semiautomatic and automatic guns to kill people in the name of ISIS. “Thanks to the investigative work of […]
U.S. Military Killed Al-Qaeda-Aligned Leader Abu-‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makki in Syria
A U.S. military drone hit has killed a senior commander of Hurras al-Din, an al-Qaeda-aligned group in Syria, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated. The strike hit Abu-‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, a central figure within the group’s Shura Council responsible for managing terrorist activities from Syria, per the announcement. Hurras al-Din is a Syria-based force aligned […]
Counterterrorism Triumph: How the CIA Disrupted a Deadly Al-Qaida Plot
In 2012, the CIA intercepted a plot by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen to destroy a US-bound airliner operating a bomb with a new design about the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to the Associated Press. US officials stated the plot involved an “upgrade” of the undergarments bomb that failed to […]