Counterterrorism

Scottish counterterrorism police investigating apparent anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh

A 36-year-old Scottish man was arrested following a sequence of threats, robbery, and vandalism. Three of the five victims required hospital treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police officers stand guard, ahead of expected arrival of US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025.
Students take part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.

Inside the minds of extremists: Counterterror experts warn antisemitism driving wave of radicalism

A Hamas terrorist pictured in the Gaza Strip, November 2, 2025; illustrative.

Hamas takes responsibility, praises reported shooting of IDF officer during West Bank op.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.

IDF strikes over 300 Hezbollah sites, kills five Gaza terrorists, captures 50 suspects in West Bank


Syrian Democratic Forces arrest five ISIS cell members in Raqqa raid

The raid was supported by the US-led coalition against ISIS, who provided air cover and intelligence, leading to the arrest of the terror cell which had planned attacks in northeast Syria.

SDF arrests a five-man ISIS terror cell north of Raqqa, November 1, 2025.

UK train stabbing suspect not known to counterterrorism police, minister says

Transport minister Heidi Alexander would not comment if the suspect had any known mental health history.

A forensic officer works next to a police van following a series of stabbings on a train, near Cambridge, Britain, November 2, 2025.

Israeli forces kill three Palestinian terrorists emerging from cave in Jenin

Police also worked with paratroopers to locate and arrest several individuals suspected of incitement to terrorism in the Hebron area.

IDF, ISA, and Israel Border Police forces began a counterterrorism operation in Kasbah in Nablus in June; illustrative.

Preparing for October 7-situations in North, IDF complete hostage-rescue exercise by Lebanon border

The training operation, led by the IDF’s 91st Division and the National Ground Training Center, was the largest conducted since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War.

The IDF’s exercise to enhance operational readiness along the Lebanon border, October 23, 2025

Dutch populist Wilders suspends campaign due to threat

The Dutch National counterterrorism agency confirmed that Geert Wilders was among European politicians potentially targeted by a thwarted plot.

Geert Wilders and leader of Party for Freedom speaks during the Danish People's Party annual meeting in Tinghallen, Viborg, Denmark, Saturday, September 27, 2025

Two men on trial in UK over alleged plot against Jewish community

The defendants planned to smuggle multiple firearms into the UK before targeting a 'mass gathering of Jews.'

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

FSB arrests three men accused of planning synagogue bombings, arson

The FSB detained three men who were planning attacks on synagogues in Russia.

 FSB officers shoot a terrorist reportedly attempting to bomb a Jewish site in Moscow

Two years on, Israeli society must not allow itself to forget the reckoning of Oct. 7 - editorial

The October 7 massacre forced Israeli society to confront an existential threat it had tried to avoid.

The remains of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists when they infiltrated Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, as seen on Jan. 4, 2024.

IDF uncovers rocket as Iran-backed West Bank terror threat grows

This is the second discovery in the past few weeks; both incidents were reportedly “under Iranian direction,” according to security assessments.

A rocket recovered in Tulkarm by the IDF on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

US National Counterterrorism Center warns of threat from al-Qaeda

The center released a memo to US officials and law enforcement, urging increased caution and security measures.

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