The Washington Post confirmed that Israeli military dragged an American Palestinian from his vehicle, blindfolded, gagged, and handcuffed him as he died in their detention on Jan. 12. Citing a Hebrew-language report, the Post said that Israeli soldiers did not provide medical assistance to 78-year-old Omar Assad, despite the presence of an ar...
Iraqi security forces on Sunday launched a large-scale military operation against ISIS in the eastern Diyala province. The operation aims to hunt down terrorists in al-Adhaim district, Iraqi police officer Shalan al-Kameli told Anadolu Agency. He said the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi militia and Iraqi air forces are taking part in the offens...
The US House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection spoke to former Attorney General William Barr, CNN reports. The move was prompted by a draft executive order presented to then-President Donald Trump in December of 2020. That authorized the Secretary of Defense to seize voting machines in select “battleground” states. Former...
A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers urged President Joe Biden Thursday to overhaul U.S. counterterrorism policy, including drone targeting criteria. The policy should center on human rights, the protection of civilians, align with U.S. and international law, prioritize non-lethal tools, and only allow the use of force as a last resort, l...
Far-right group the Oath Keepers were well prepared for a long siege of the US Capitol, ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Members of the group stockpiled weapons, ammunition, and supplies to last 30 days, according to new court filings from the government. These were stored in a Virginia hotel. The news came to […]
A former senior officer in Spain’s National Police Corps claimed the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils were organized by the country’s secret service. Jose Manuel Villarejo said the attacks were a bid to destabilize Catalonia before the independence referendum there. The attacks in August of that year included a truck running over ...
A possible drone attack at Abu Dhabi International Airport that caused an explosion and a fire on Monday killed three people and wounded six. Abu Dhabi police identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani. They also said an investigation was underway. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. The Ira...
Six people were hospitalized after a shooting Friday night outside a popular concert venue in Eugene, Oregon. One of the victims was critically injured, Eugene police said. Authorities took five people to a hospital. A sixth victim went there on their own, police said. No arrests have been made at this time.
A German court on Thursday sentenced a former Syrian colonel to life in prison for crimes against humanity.The “historic” verdict marked the end of the first global trial over state-sponsored torture in Syria. Anwar Raslan was found guilty of overseeing the murder of 27 people at the Al-Khatib detention center in Damascus in 2011 and […...
The U.S. Justice Department said yesterday it has charged the leaders of the far-right Oath Keepers militia and 10 others for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill attack. Stewart Rhodes, the group’s leader and founder, was arrested Thursday in Little Elm, Texas. A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., indicted Rhodes and 10 [&h...
