The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a base of Russia’s National Guard in Chechnya’s Naursky district, a spokesman for the National Guard told Rusian news agency TASS. (Photo: illustration). Six servicemen of Russia’s National Guard were killed when repelling the attack, a spokesman for Russia’s National Guard told TASS: “During…
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Masood: from crimnal to terrorist
Regarded as a ‘petty criminal’ Khalid Masood (52) was not considered by intelligence as presenting a terrorist threat before all at once on the 23 of March he killed at least four people and injured 20 in atrocious London attack. A British-born Muslim convert, Masood had appeared on the periphery of previous terrorism investigations that…
London attack: "catastrophic" injures
The British Parliament is in lockdown after a police officer was stabbed and witnesses reported seeing a car hit a number of pedestrians in a serious and still unfolding incident in central London that police are treating as a terror attack, the UK media reports. One woman has been confirmed killed and other people are being…
Owen Bonnici: EU 'better-equipped' against terrorism
On 7 March 2017 EU ministers approved a set of new measures which will update and extend the tools available to Member States to respond to the evolving threat of terrorism. The new Directive will enable law enforcement and judicial authorities in the EU to be better-equipped to act to prevent and prosecute individuals planning…
Austria suggests refugee camps in Georgia
“We need refugee centers outside the European Union, which would be managed jointly with the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency. Their location is not so important. It is important that they will provide protection, and that people, trying to enter Europe illegally, will be returned there,” – said Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Foreign Minister to Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Kurz…
EU condolences to Somalia
“The attack on civilians in Mogadishu today is yet another act of terror targeting the Somali people by those wanting to undermine progress towards a stable and secure Somalia”, – says the statement of the European External Action Service. “We pay respect to those who lost their lives and express our deepest condolences to their…
Lavrov for 'true union' against ISIS
“Unprecedented terrorist aggression has been seen in Europe, the United States, and the countries that are our allies under the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in Asia – all this presents a serious threat to international security”, said Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov addressing MunichSecurity conference. (The full text of the speech here: http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/2086892) Russian minister expressed concern…
Europarl against foreign fighters
To counter the growing threats from “foreign fighters” travelling to conflict zones for terrorist purposes and “lone wolves” planning solo attacks, new EU-wide rules were approved by Parliament on Thursday. The new directive on combatting terrorism will update the current EU “framework” rules on terrorist offences and widen their scope to include emerging threats. “We…
NATO: Mattis shifts accents
NATO HQ: Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis at his press conference read carefully worded statement, with accents on the unity of the Alliance. He also softened the message on budget, expressing belive that there will be no need to ‘moderate’ on the US position, because all the allies understand the importance of defence. Mattis also…
NATO hub in Naples
NATO is aiming at establishing a new anti-terrorism hub in Naples, Italy, which will serve as a base for monitoring threats growing along the alliance’s southern borders. The Secretary General, Jens Stontenberg confirmed to move on with the plans “as soon as possible” witout mentioning the date. “This will help us to coordinate information on…
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