U.S. AFRICOM’s Strategic Response: Supporting Somali Forces Against Al Shabaab
On 15 July 2024, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in reaction to a request from the Somali federal government, guided an airstrike targeting Al Shabaab terrorists. The procedure, which took place near Ceel Dheere, about 170 km northeast of Mogadishu, resulted in the demise of ten militants without any civilian deaths. According to an […]
Collaborative Counter-Terrorism: US Endorses Pakistan’s Operations Against TTP
The United States has restated its unwavering support for Pakistan’s actions in combating terrorism, recognizing the deep toll that terrorist activities have taken on the Pakistani people. During a press briefing at the US State Department, spokesperson Matthew Miller highlighted the collaborative actions between the US and Pakistan. When questioned regarding US support for Pakistan’s […]
U.S. Tech Firms and Government Agencies Push to Combat Drone Terrorism
U.S. tech firms and government agencies are running to design defences against potential terrorist drone aggression, a threat that has security professionals increasingly worried as they’ve observed the upgrade of drone warfare in Israel, Ukraine and Yemen. The drones utilised in the attacks have frequently come in the form of small, remote-controlled aircraft famous among […]
USSOUTHCOM’s Joint Operations for Counter-Terrorism in Latin America
The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), via its Components and Joint Task Forces, guides persistent Military Information Support Operations (MISO) throughout the Area of Responsibility, specifically in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. USSOUTHCOM also operates internet-based MISO. These exercises are designed to support […]
Cross-Border Counterterrorism Initiatives in South America
All South American States have identified the threat posed by terrorism — despite the public perception that the terrorist danger to the subregion is downward— and have gradually introduced efforts to prevent terrorist acts and the activity of terrorists across borders. Nonetheless, the subregion remains weak to terrorism financing; transnational organized crime; the illegal cross-border […]
Strengthening Regional Security: U.S. and Partner Efforts Against Transnational Threats
Transnational Criminal Organizations present complex transnational threats to the resilience of Latin America and the Caribbean and U.S. public health and national security. These well-resourced companies traffic drugs, weapons, counterfeit things, money and people. This insidious web of criminality threatens citizen security, undermines basic human rights, disables the rule of law through corruption, corrupts good […]
FBI and Counter-Terrorism: Safeguarding the US from Extremist Attacks
Defending the United States from terrorist attacks is the FBI’s number one focus. The Bureau works closely with its associates to neutralize terrorist cells and operatives in the United States, to help disassemble extremist networks worldwide, and to cut off financing and other conditions of support provided to foreign terrorist organizations. On May 2024, a […]
FBI Thwarts Planned ISIS-Inspired Attack on Idaho Churches
In April 2024, an Idaho teenager was captured and accused of planning to kill churchgoers during services across his hometown in the appellation of the Islamic State group, authorities have said. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, from Coeur d’Alene, was apprehended as part of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force investigation, a day before prosecutors say […]
Counterterrorism Diplomacy: U.S. Strategies to Combat Global Extremism
Over the past years, Seventy-nine countries benefited from U.S.-led, funded, and directed programs planned to train and assist their governments in combatting terrorism. These programs were conducted by the Department of Defense, State Department, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and other branches of the U.S. government. The category of “assistance” covers many different […]
Guarding Against Threats: The US Army’s Antiterrorism Strategic Plan
The US Department of the Army has been working on a new Antiterrorism Strategic Plan since 2023. The plan, which is being harmonised with the Department of Defense, will update policy, training, exercises and how the Army investigates and shares information about terrorism. “The threats we faced 20 years ago aren’t the threats we face […]