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A protester wearing a face mask demonstrates against the Philippines' new anti-terrorism law on July 4, in Quezon city, Metro Manila. Earlier this month, President Rodrigo Duterte approved a law that critics say could lead to more human rights abuses.

Why Rights Groups Worry About The Philippines' New Anti-Terrorism Law

Jul 21, 2020
Petitions have piled up at the country's Supreme Court to overturn the new legislation championed by President Rodrigo Duterte, which could jail suspects without charge for weeks.
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Opinion
This image made from video posted on a militant website on April 29 purports to show ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group's Al-Furqan media outlet.

Opinion: Here's Why ISIS And Al-Qaida Will Lose Their War Of Attrition

May 03, 2019
"America sees this as an existential fight," writes former CIA analyst Aki Peritz, who argues in this case, the classic insurgent strategy of bleeding a better-resourced adversary is doomed to fail.
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National Security
Russ Travers is the deputy director of the National Counterterrorism Center. "On a daily basis, 10,000 reports come across our (operations) center and eyes are put on every one of those," he says.

With ISIS And Al-Qaida Weakened, U.S. Faces An Evolving Anti-Terror Mission

Mar 27, 2019
The U.S. has delivered powerful blows to al-Qaida and ISIS. So what should the U.S. do now to combat terror? NPR's Greg Myre went inside the National Counterterrorism Center to ask that question.
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World
Forensics officers work near the car that crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday. British media reports Salih Khater has been arrested for the crash on charges of terrorism.

British Police Name Suspect In Crash At Parliament That Injured 3

Aug 15, 2018
Salih Khater, 29, is a Sudan-born British citizen who remains in custody. Police say there's no evidence that Londoners are in any further danger in connection with the incident.
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Europe
Police stand in the street after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, on Tuesday.

Driver Crashes Car Into Security Barriers At U.K. Parliament; 3 Injured

Aug 14, 2018
A man was arrested on "suspicion of terrorist offenses," police say, after his vehicle crossed through a pedestrian area Tuesday morning.
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Parallels
Senegalese Army Gen. Amadou Kane (left) receives the 2016 Flintlock flag from U.S. Army Gen. Donald Bolduc during the inauguration of a military base in Thiès, Senegal, in February 2016, during a three-week joint military exercise between African, U.S.

The U.S. Has No Clear Strategy For Africa. Here's Why It Really Needs One

Apr 27, 2018
The U.S. relies on a threat-focused approach, when the international community should also support economic and governance development in the region, argues the ex-special forces commander for Africa.
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The Two-Way
Police cordon off part of London's Harlesden Road on Friday, after counterterrorism police shot a woman and arrested several people in raids in London and southeastern England.

British Counterterrorism Police Shoot A Woman And Arrest 6 Other Suspects

Apr 28, 2017
In two separate operations, U.K. authorities arrested a man who was carrying knives near Parliament and carried out a raid that included tear gas and gunfire elsewhere in London.
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Parallels
Iraqi civilians return to their neighborhoods in the eastern side of Mosul on Tuesday after the Islamic State was driven out. The extremist group still controls the western side of the city.

Trump Aims For Big Splash In Taking On Terror Fight

Jan 29, 2017
The new president's high-profile approach to fighting terror contrasts from the quieter strategy of his predecessor. Trump's style seeks bigger gains but could also mean taking bigger risks.
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Parallels
Inside the National Counterterrorism Center operations room.

Counterterrorism Chief Sees Gains On The Battlefield, Stubborn Threats At Home

Aug 10, 2016
Nick Rasmussen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, says progress against the Islamic State may be slow to affect the terror attacks plaguing the West.
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The Two-Way
The president of the commission of inquiry, former judge Georges Fenech (center left) and Socialist lawmaker Sebastien Pietrasanta (center right) look on during a press conference in Paris on Tuesday to present the conclusions of French inquiry into the

French Lawmakers Urge Changes To National Counterterrorism Efforts

Jul 05, 2016
After terrorist attacks in France last year killed nearly 150 people, a commission investigated what authorities could have done differently. They are pushing for a U.S.-style counterterrorism agency.
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The Two-Way
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech after the weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Hollande Abandons Plan To Strip Convicted Terrorists Of French Citizenship

Mar 30, 2016
The measure has sharply divided France since it was proposed three days after the November attacks in Paris.
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The Two-Way
Soldiers patrol outside the Grand Place in Brussels on Tuesday. Police arrested two people on suspicion of planning attacks at tourist spots in the city over the holidays.

2 People Suspected Of Plotting Attacks Are Arrested In Belgium

Dec 29, 2015
Authorities say the suspects were planning attacks on popular tourist spots during holiday celebrations.
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Parallels
A view of the Rue de Rennes in Paris after a bomb blast on Sept. 17, 1986. In 1985-86, the radical Lebanese group Hezbollah was blamed for seven explosions in France that killed more than a dozen and injured hundreds.

Why Did France Become A Leading Target For Extremists?

Nov 21, 2015
After three major terror attacks and several near misses since last year, France now appears more vulnerable to extremists than any Western country.
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The Two-Way
Police made one of several arrests at this house in Narre Warren, a suburb of Melbourne, Saturday. Police raided houses in the city's outer eastern suburbs and made several arrests over an alleged attack planned for ANZAC Day.

Australia Says It Broke Up ISIS-Inspired Plot To Attack WWI Event

Apr 18, 2015
In a series of early-morning raids, Australian counterterrorism police arrested five men in the Melbourne area Saturday, over their possible involvement in a plot to attack a memorial ceremony.
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Intelligence Squared U.S.
Yale law professor Akhil Reed Amar, with debate partner Philip Bobbitt, argues that the authorization to use military force against al-Qaida, passed by Congress in 2001, applies to the president's current military actions against ISIS.

Debate: Has The President Exceeded His War Powers Authority?

Apr 07, 2015
President Obama has launched a sustained, long-term military campaign against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Four legal experts debate whether he had the constitutional power to do so.
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Las Vegas Gets A $2 Million Bump In Counterterrorism Funds

Apr 02, 2015

 

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas is scheduled to receive a $3 million federal grant to fund counterterrorism efforts.

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