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#177: Jun 27th 2014 at 8:23:58 PM

Iraqi forces may have summarily executed imprisoned terrorist suspects at a prison, in order to prevent Sunni militants from liberating them.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/27/world/meast/iraq-mass-executions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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#180: Jul 3rd 2014 at 7:23:18 AM

Malaysian authorities are now hunting down 5 men suspected of ties to ISIL and Abu Sayyaf

While I do believe that this is the right move, I fear that they waited too long...

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#181: Jul 8th 2014 at 4:02:02 AM

Looks like the TSA issued a directive to increase searches on passengers coming from Europe and the Middle East with intel suggesting smartphone explosives.

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#182: Jul 8th 2014 at 4:51:40 AM

What's the difference between this new sort of smartphone explosives and the "overcharge your laptop battery" stuff mentioned by some blogger a while back (yes, the fellow wrote that after having the TSA ruin his day)?

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#183: Jul 8th 2014 at 5:03:24 AM

TSA isn't saying much, except that they'll ask passengers to turn their electronic devices on (e.g. Iphones and Ipads).

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#184: Jul 8th 2014 at 5:35:12 AM

It's the difference between adding acid and vinegar together in a jar, and plastic explosive.

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#185: Jul 10th 2014 at 3:17:09 AM

BBC: Iraq rebels 'seize nuclear materials'

Iraq has warned the UN that Sunni militants have seized nuclear materials used for scientific research at a university in the city of Mosul.

In a letter seen by Reuters, Iraq's envoy to the UN said nearly 40kg (88lb) of uranium compounds were seized.

The letter appealed for international help to "stave off the threat of their use by terrorists in Iraq or abroad".

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#186: Jul 10th 2014 at 3:47:34 AM

Action in Britain & France:

An emergency law to ensure police and security services can continue to access people's phone and internet records is expected to be approved at a special cabinet meeting later.

David Cameron says the Data Retention and Investigation Powers Bill is needed to fight "criminals and terrorists".

But civil liberties groups say it infringes the right to privacy and sets a dangerous precedent. It comes after the European Court of Justice struck down existing powers.

An EU directive requiring phone and internet companies to retain communications data - when and who their customers called, texted and emailed but not what was said - for a 12 month period was ruled unlawful in April by the European Court.

Without a new law being passed in the UK to retain the powers, Mr Cameron claims that that information could be destroyed within weeks by companies fearing legal challenges, meaning police and the security services will not be able to access it.

A special cabinet meeting is being held on Thursday to agree the planned laws, which will have a "sunset clause" meaning they will lapse in 2016.

The French government has proposed six-month travel bans to stop citizens travelling to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside Islamist militants. A new offence of creating an "individual terrorist enterprise", designed to counter the threat of "lone wolves", would also be established.

Government officials say that two or three young Muslims leave France every day to join Islamist groups abroad. There are fears they will eventually pose a threat to France itself.

A French citizen arrested for the killing of four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum in May, Mehdi Nemmouche, had returned from Syria, after being radicalised in prison. Another French-born jihadist, Mohamed Merah, killed seven people in Toulouse in 2012 before being shot by police. His victims were three paratroopers as well as three children and a teacher at a Jewish school.

EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gille de Kerchove announced on Tuesday that interior ministers from nine countries had adopted an action plan to identify people travelling to Syria and stop them falling into terrorism on their return.

The countries that signed up to the plan are Belgium, France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.

edited 10th Jul '14 3:47:45 AM by Greenmantle

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#187: Jul 11th 2014 at 4:28:21 AM

The Office of Transport Security in Manila issued a directive to screen iPads, iPhones and other electronic devices from bags and carry-on luggages. If something has a battery on (PSP, Game Boy), it's needed to have passengers to remove them for security screening.

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#188: Jul 24th 2014 at 2:23:42 PM

Norway suspects that there is an imminent threat of an attack, linked to Islamist groups operating in Syria, and has boosted security as a result. But they don't know/aren't revealing anymore details.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28463448

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#189: Jul 24th 2014 at 3:44:38 PM

That'll do wonders for the refugee situation...

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#190: Aug 2nd 2014 at 8:52:53 PM

Following a FUBAR situation where a CCP-backed imam is assassinated in downtown Xinjiang, Public Security Police arrested a university professor of Uyghur was arrested for encouraging separatism.

Note that the imam is not liked by the populace and the professor had talked to foreign media about problems in the rest, especially with the 2008 unrest.

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#192: Aug 4th 2014 at 7:37:20 AM

Public Security Police announced a reward of $49 million in American dollars for anyone who has information on unsolved terror attacks or future terror attacks in Xinjiang.

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#193: Aug 5th 2014 at 7:14:48 AM

In Britain, police arrested someone on board a Qatar Airways flight for making a fake bomb threat.

edited 5th Aug '14 7:26:30 AM by Ominae

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#194: Aug 5th 2014 at 7:16:38 AM

Darwin, meet victim.

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#195: Aug 6th 2014 at 10:25:56 PM

Beijing has mandated that anyone with extremely long beards or Islamic clothes aren't allowed on public transport to cut down on further terror attacks.

Criticism is mounting up.

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#196: Aug 6th 2014 at 11:48:15 PM

Brilliant strategy. We all know that RIFs won't publicly hide their religious beliefs in order to sneak in an attack.

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Somewhat more seriously, the attackers in the 9/11/01 attack were living in the US well before the strike, and didn't have problems with booze, women, or the other things that generally are frowned upon in "proper" Muslim society. Loss of a beard or cultural clothing to strike a blow against the infidel is a small price to pay.

edited 6th Aug '14 11:48:47 PM by Nohbody

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#197: Aug 7th 2014 at 3:06:22 AM

Most Uyghurs also mention the rules are against their beliefs. Analyst says that this may fuel further anti-Beining sentiment.

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#198: Aug 12th 2014 at 10:18:50 PM

Reports from the news are suggesting attempts by ISIS to launch terror attacks in Asia. No info on where.

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#199: Aug 12th 2014 at 11:06:33 PM

Technically it already is launching attacks on Asia...

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Ominae Organized Canine Bureau Special Agent Since: Jul, 2010
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#200: Aug 13th 2014 at 1:55:37 AM

True. The reports are vague, but it's most likely on countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

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