New Iranian video game simulates missile strikes on Israel
A video game developed for Iranian cellphone users features the firing of nuclear-tipped missiles on the Israeli port city of Haifa. The “Missile Strike” mobile game was launched on (more…)
Syrian Kurds regain control of Tal Abyad after ISIL attack
Syrian Kurds beat back an offensive by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in the strategic border town of Tal Abyad on July 1. The town on the (more…)
U.S. eyes drone base in North Africa to combat ISIL in Libya
The United States is looking to set up a drone base in North Africa in order to have real-time intelligence on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) which (more…)
‘Cyber Caliphate’ hackers seen linked to Moscow, not ISIL
The Cyber Caliphate hacker group is not linked to Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), according to the U.S. State Department, which suspects the group could be Russian (more…)
U.S.-Thai relations hit by Bangkok’s decision to buy Chinese subs
Thailand’s military government announced its decision to buy three Chinese-made Yuan-class conventional submarines, which displeased its close ally the United States. SUBSCRIBE l LOGIN (more…)
Snowden’s disclosures helped terrorists sharpen encryption methods
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and Al Qaida quickly shifted their ways of communicating online and turned to more sophisticated encryption methods after Edward Snowden’s disclosures on (more…)
Mexican cartels using new countersurveillance tech against U.S.
By Jack Caravelli Senior drug enforcement officials in Washington and along the U.S. southwest border have spotted new technologies used by Mexican drug cartels to track their trackers in (more…)
FBI chief: Radicalization of Americans by ISIL a top concern
FBI Director James Comey said in testimony before Congress that more than 200 Americans have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria to join Islamic State of Iraq and (more…)
China’s treatment of Uighurs worsens tensions with Turkey, SE Asia
Despite CCP leaders’ focused efforts to woo Turkey closer to China’s geopolitical orbit, there have been problems. Beijing has promised huge economic investment and sales of air defense system (more…)