It has been a trying week for US -Mexico relations, which have been deteriorating steadily since 9/11 . Although the Christian Science Monitor article suggests that the Mexican government has been …
Security tight as one million join Islamic gathering in Bangladesh
Over the past six months, Bangladesh has suffered a significant upsurge in terrorist violence. See, for example, both a recent Intel Report and WAR Report that contextualize the nearly 500 …
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Hamas Routs Ruling Faction, Casting Pall on Peace Process
The stunning election of Hamas in the Palestinian territories is profound, not only for its immediate and near-term ramifications on security within the region (see this WAR Report's Editor's …
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Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades develop missiles to hit Israel
Palestinian terrorist groups continue to develop and smuggle missiles that have an extended range to strike targets in Israel . Recently, the Al Aqsa Brigades announced that they had developed the …
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Anti-terror campaign starts in February
The drive to inform its own citizens of a Dutch effort, which will include paper leaflets and mass media commercials, against terrorism is slated to begin in four cities?Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, …
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Q& A: Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf?s comments echo similar points made in recent WAR Reports analyzing the recent CIA strike against suspected al-Qaeda leaders?including the second-in-command, Ayman …
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NGOs say Russian spy claim is Soviet-style smear
Back in the USSR? At least that seems to be the prevailing sentiment of human rights groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Russia . It would seem that old Soviet-era style tactics of …
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Army Officers Vocal in Spanish Politics
This AFP article raises some unusual points about Spain's sorted history and its security posture today. Some Spanish military brass have raised concerns over self-government for Catalonia, in the …
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Hamza a ‘recruiting sergeant’ for terrorism, murder: London trial
The list of Abu Hamza al-Masri?s efforts to aid the international Jihad make a considerable resume. With Abu Qatada (see photo below), he is perhaps the best known firebrand pro-Jihadist preacher in …
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Insurgents give U.S. valuable training tool
The widespread appearance of insurgent video tapes of attacks in Iraq is a unique feature to this war and is part of an effort on the part of the insurgency to capture scenes that they hope will …
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