counter-terrorism

German police arrest 6 suspected far-right terrorists planning October 3 assault

German police arrested six men on suspicion of belonging to a far-right terrorist group that attacked foreigners in the city of Chemnitz

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New G5 Sahel Joint Force commander moves HQ to Mali capital Bamako after June attack

The headquarters of the G5 Sahel joint counter-terrorism force was transferred to Mali's capital Bamako from the central town of Sevare

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Dutch terror suspects may have planned 100-kg fertilizer bomb, investigators say

Investigators in the Netherlands said they found a large quantity of bomb-making materials including fertilizer likely for a car bomb

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Mali: More than 100 French troops parachute into Menaka

French paratroops conducted an airborne operation in the Ménaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

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Denmark police charge 2 in investigation into shipping drones to ISIS

Denmark police arrested and charged two people as part of a case linked to attempts to send drones to Islamic State in Syria

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Speaking to and about extremists

De-radicalization practitioners need to be aware of the pitfalls of their language in the counter-narrative versus alternative narrative dichotomy

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Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri

Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said

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UK gives Jordan £5 million in equipment originally destined for Syria’s moderate opposition

The UK is reallocating more than £5 million in vehicles and equipment to Jordan that was planned for the Syria moderate armed opposition

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Mali: Two civilians, ‘senior ISIS official’ among 4 killed in French airstrike

A senior official of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, a bodyguard and two civilians were killed in northeastern Mali in a French airstrike, the French Armed Forces said

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Mali: Estonia troops to begin operations in Gao

Estonian troops in Mali have finalized their preparations and will begin their support of France's Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission

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