French Foreign Legion France’s only potential game-changer may be gone after 2021 FRANCE 24 France stands to lose some of its greatest advantages in the long term. As a country that prides itself on its political stability, it will have fewer chances
Terrorism Warring parties fight with a purpose behind slain Afghan policeman, Taliban commander On Wednesday, a senior Afghan police commander, Saidullah Khan, and two Taliban fighters were killed in a battle in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, according to the country’s Interior
Grenell, Richard CIA taps Richard Clarke, author of ‘Against All Enemies,’ as counterterrorism head The head of the CIA has tapped a new head of the agency’s counterterrorism center, whose first duty will be to reassure the public that the government is doing
Terrorism Taliban attack military base in southern Afghanistan, killing 24 soldiers The Taliban attacked a military base in southern Afghanistan early on Tuesday, killing 24 Afghan National Army soldiers, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. The attack, which occurred at
Grenell, Richard President Trump Set to Nominate Hawkish General to Lead Counterterrorism Agency Photo Trump could be about to name the most hawkish general in the U.S. military to be the nation’s next top counterterror official. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the Army’
Terrorism Interviews with two Afghanistan soldiers in the front line Taliban fighters attacked an Afghan military base in the Taliban-controlled portion of the northern Kunduz province on Wednesday morning, killing 24 soldiers. The base had been attacked and overrun several
Grenell, Richard Top intelligence official named successor to Thomas Bossert Photo The top U.S. intelligence official on Wednesday named a senior counterterrorism official as his replacement for the director of National Intelligence, one day after calling for the spy
Terrorism 28 killed as Pakistani army encircles Taliban in Afghanistan The Taliban, fighting a 15-year war against the western-backed government of Afghanistan, attacked a joint Afghan-Pakistani military base near the town of Tangi of Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan, and
Grenell, Richard John Bolton moves to fill counterterrorism post Photo WASHINGTON — A veteran counterterror official will become President Trump’s new White House counterterrorism coordinator after the departure of a public servant who had defined the role during a
hate speech Four Ways To Go After "Hate Speech" On Social Media What to do with Internet hate speech? It is increasingly being used by individuals and groups to attack and threaten others on social media, messaging, and podcasting sites, along with
Gilad Shalit Gilad Shalit, son of a former Israeli general, married a Palestinian girl on this day Gilad Shalit, the youngest son of retired IDF commander Shaul Shalit, was engaged to drop his last name upon marriage. And Gilad is likely to keep his old name, and
The Cops D.C. Police Deny Allegation That A Cop ‘Planted’ a Bomb on a Suspect Did a cop plant a bomb on a Washington, D.C., man? Perhaps. The D.C. police department claims that that isn’t true. According to a recent article published
The Cops Facial Recognition Firm Accused of Bugging Of Airbnb Owners and Politicians In Pennsylvania, one middle-aged woman reportedly walked into a police station last November on suspicion of terrorism. A few days later, an actual suspicious person entered the same police station.
Associated Press Navy petty officer gets 13 years for keeping pipe bombs ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A second Navy petty officer, suspected of plotting a terror attack and possibly plotting to help the Islamic State group, has been sentenced to more than 13 years
Associated Press Former Navy captain gets more than 13 years for terrorism plot In an extraordinary October raid on a beachfront home near San Diego, federal officials removed 22 firearms and nearly 900 rounds of ammunition and arrested a man they said planned
Washington, D.C. Coast Guard vice admiral gets 13 years for conspiring to join Islamic State Christopher Hasson, a vice admiral and the acting director of Coast Guard readiness, was sentenced to 13 years in prison Wednesday for plotting to join the Islamic State and pledged
Associated Press Coast Guard officer found to have joined Islamic State group sentenced to more than 13 years in prison NEWARK, N.J. — A Coast Guard officer who had sought to join the Islamic State militant group has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on drug and
Yemen US air strikes kill top al-Qaeda leader in Yemen US air strikes killed a prominent leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen Friday, an intelligence official said, killing what officials say was the terrorist group's second in