From lone wolves to high tech: ISIL’s post-Snowden evolution
Did the actions of Edward Snowden enable Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) to formulate a blueprint that led to the evolution of its “caliphate”? (FULL STORY) (more…)
Iraqi Kurdish official: Paris attacks should be wake-up call to West
The Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris should be a wake-up call to Western powers that Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has not been “contained” or significantly (more…)
Why did Bank of China terrorism finance case tank?
Many observers are baffled by the sudden collapse of the terrorism financing case against the Bank of China. (FULL STORY) (more…)
EU, U.S. confront intel / info war failures after ISIL’s Paris attack
By Jack Caravelli In the aftermath of a brazen, coordinated attack on six popular Parisian locations by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), western powers are being (more…)
Cyberterror emerges as homeland security threat all can relate to
By Jack Caravelli A new survey by California’s Chapman University has identified cyberterrorism as one of the American public’s greatest fears, a national security threat that hits home at (more…)
Egypt’s Sisi to UK: Finish the job in Libya to prevent another Syria
NATO countries must not allow Libya to become the next Syria, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi said. Sisi warned that the situation in Libya is a “danger that threatens (more…)
ISIL eyes Central Asia as next battleground in its terror campaign
Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is massing thousands of jihadists on the northern border of Afghanistan for incursions into Central Asia, Russian intelligence officers said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Russia-Iran alliance tactical, not strategic, analyst says
“Russia does not trust Iran,” Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, a senior research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, said in a recent report (more…)
UNHRC member Saudi Arabia to execute pro-democracy cleric
Saudi Arabia plans to carry out a death sentence on a Shi’ite cleric who supported pro-democracy protests. (FULL STORY) (more…)