ICE removes Somali man convicted of aiding terror group
Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed a Somali man Thursday who was convicted in 2016 in U.S.
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Terrorism
Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
Spanish National Police detain a member of the Italian neo-fascist terrorist organization Núcleos Armados Revolucionario
Agents of the Spanish National Police detained in Marbella (Malaga) a person of Italian nationality on whom a European Detention
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ICE announces results of latest operations targeting criminal aliens
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday the results of recent enforcement actions targeting removable aliens who have been
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ICAO, UNOCT, conclude important agreement to curb terrorist mobility through the global exchange of API-PNR data
ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu joined UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Under-Secretary-General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov in formalizing an important
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ICAO Secretary General addresses UN Global Counter-terrorism Compact on aviation and pandemic responses
In her keynote address today to the UN’s fifth Principal-level Meeting of the Global Counter-terrorism Coordination Compact Entities, ICAO Secretary
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Repatriating Detained Foreign Fighters, Their Families Key to Combating Threat Posed by Islamic State, Counter-Terrorism Officials Warn Security Council
Gauging the global threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, counter-terrorism officials
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UNDP and UNOCT to prevent violent extremism in Southeast Asia
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) are pleased to announce the establishment of a
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Cross-border links between terrorists, organized crime, underscore need for coherent global response
The nexus between terrorism and organized crime took centre stage in the Security Council on Thursday, with experts raising fresh concerns over
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US DHS S&T, EPA are Helping Coast Guard Prepare to Clean Up Following an Anthrax Attack
The microorganism that causes anthrax, the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, has infected people and animals since ancient times. Even though anthrax is rare,
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Online Jihadist propaganda: 2019 in review
Today, Europol publishes the second edition of its annual report on online Jihadist propaganda. The report by the European Union’s
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INTERPOL assisting Côte d’Ivoire identify terrorists arrested after attacks Biometric data to help identify potential links with attacks across the region and beyond
Biometric data from terrorist suspects arrested in joint operations involving Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso is being shared via INTERPOL
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The Spanish National Police directs coordinates Operation MINERVA’20 together with FRONTEX in the ports of Algeciras, Ceuta and Tarifa
The joint operation MINERVA 2020, led by the Spanish National Police and coordinated by the FRONTEX Agency, began last week
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Taking stock of latest terrorism trends, joint OSCE PA-PAM-UNOCT event builds regional and international co-operation against violent extremism
On the occasion of the International Day of Parliamentarism the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
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Criminals are infiltrating Africa’s booming mobile money industry
The fast growing sector has been linked to human trafficking, money laundering and the global drug trade, among other crimes.
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Security Council bodies issue joint report on measures taken by States to disrupt terrorism financing
In June 2020, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team pursuant to resolutions
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Taking stock of latest terrorism trends, joint OSCE PA-PAM-UNOCT event builds regional and international co-operation against violent extremism
On the occasion of the International Day of Parliamentarism the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
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CTED publishes paper about COVID-19 and counter-terrorism
The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) published a new paper about “The impact of the COVID-19
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Border Security and Migration Challenges in South East Europe – webinar now available to watch
Despite the recent lockdowns of many countries borders, during the Coronavirus pandemic, illegal migration, human trafficking and smuggling continues to
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