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Tag Archives: Iraq
18,000 trafficked artifacts seized
This article reports a coordinated international investigation, Pandora III, that has resulted in the seizure of 18,000 illegally trafficked cultural artifacts and the arrest of 59 individuals. Besides Europol and the World Customs Organization, the Spanish Civil Guard led the … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Middle East, South America
Tagged Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain
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Europol counter-terror efforts
An interview with Catherine De Bolle, Europol executive director and former commissioner general of police in Belgium, is available here. She discusses counter-terror developments in Belgium following the 2016 attacks in Brussels and current EU-wide initiatives including those focused on … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Middle East, North America
Tagged Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Syria, UK, USA
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Terrorism at lowest level since 2002
Global terrorism has been decreasing steadily since 2002. The number of terror attacks decreased 19.8% in 2017, following drops of 9.2% and 11.5% in the preceding two years, according to this article. Terrorism-related deaths declined 24.2% in 2017 following drops … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, USA
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Shifting face of international terrorism
Counter-terrorism efforts directed mainly at ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Middle East will need to shift attention to Russian-speaking individuals and networks in the coming years, according to this article. Terror groups that previously resisted oppressive governments in their own … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America
Tagged Bangladesh, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, USA, Uzbekistan, Yemen
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Transition to local police service in Iraq
This press release announces the beginning of post-ISIL transition in Iraq from security forces to local police, prioritizing “Police Core Functions: 1) Security and Protection Management, 2) Crime Management, 3) Traffic Enforcement Management, 4) Improving Effectiveness of Local Police Service … Continue reading
Canada recognizes National Peacekeepers Day
This statement from the RCMP acting commissioner commemorates National Peacekeepers Day and thanks the 87 Canadian police currently serving missions in Colombia, Haiti, Ukraine, Palestine, and Iraq. He notes that these officers “work closely with domestic and international partners to … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America
Tagged Canada, Colombia, Haiti, Iraq, Palestine, Ukraine
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Predicting terrorism
This blog post by terrorism expert Brian Jenkins discusses the difficult challenge of predicting attacks. He notes that, outside of conflict zones, terror incidents remain infrequent — in 2015, “74 percent of all fatalities occurred in five countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Middle East
Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria
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