A report from the Tech Transparency Group alleges that X, formerly Twitter, granted verified premium accounts to 28 groups and individuals sanctioned by the United States for terrorism and other crimes.
The country of France is once more united in mourning after what officials are labeling a terror attack in Nice took the lives of 84 people. A driver of a large truck filled with weapons ran down revelers who were celebrating the country’s Bastille Day as they watched fireworks.
A terror plot enacted by a British terrorist group via Twitter was designed to unleash a series of drive-by shootings against police and military in London. The group used the code name “Black Huaraches” and other sneaker names to discuss the sale of illegal firearms across the social media network.
Less than a month after James Foley was executed by a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a second journalist has been beheaded by the militant group. Journalist Steven J. Sotloff, appeared on video, and was allegedly beheaded in footage posted by the SITE Intelligence Tuesday (Sept. 2).
At least 74 people were killed in Uganda Sunday after explosions went off in two venues where crowds gathered to watch The World Cup. Authorities say at least 71 others were injured when they believe suicide bombers set off explosives in the capital city of Kampala, within 50 minutes of each other—first at an Ethiopian […]
Three people believed to be associates of al-Qaida have been taken into federal custody and accused of dropping off drugs in Africa to fund future terrorist attacks. The three men were arrested in Ghana and mark the first time the U.S. has been able to link drug trafficking in Africa to al-Qaida. According to the […]
A 23-year-old Georgia man was convicted on terror-related charges after five-hours of deliberating, prosecutors said. Ehsanul Islam Sadequee of an Atlanta suburb was found guilty after a seven-day trial on four counts of supporting terrorism and a foreign terrorists organization, CNN reports. Just weeks ago, a federal judge convicted Sadequee’s accomplice, Syed Haris Ahmed, of […]
