5:01 p.m. Update: The New York Post today reported that the bomb partially detonated at New York’s Port Authority this morning was made of a combination of sugar, Christmas lights, and matches packed into a five-inch pipe. According to the report, the pipe was not packed tight enough so only the ends of the pipe […]
Terrorism
Cyber Supremacy Takes Center Stage in Extremist Recruitment
WASHINGTON—Author Haroon Ullah pulled back the curtain on Islamist cyber recruitment as he discussed his new book, Digital World War: Islamists, Extremists, and the Fight for Cyber Supremacy, at The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday. Currently a chief strategy officer at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Georgetown University instructor, and term member of the Council on […]
OSU Attacker Influenced by Extremist Islam; Acted Alone
The FBI’s Cincinnati Division announced Tuesday that although Abdul Razak Ali Artan was influenced by extremist Islamic ideology, he acted alone in an attack at The Ohio State University (OSU) on Nov. 28, 2016. Just before 10 a.m. that morning, Artan drove his Honda Civic into a crowd on campus, got out of the car […]
Reports Point to ISIS as Responsible for Sinai Mosque Attack
Reuters reported Sunday that attackers at the Al Rawdah mosque in Bir al-Abed, Egypt, carried the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) flag as they killed more than 300 worshipers Friday. As of Sunday, no group had claimed responsibility for the attack. After the attack, President Donald Trump called the attack “horrible and cowardly” […]
Perspective: North Korea Again Named Terror State
At a recent Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump announced his intention to designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. The announcement came following the President’s recently completed 13-day trip to Asia. North Korea had been on the list, but was removed by the George W. Bush administration in 2008. Secretary of State Rex […]