Under Secretary Brian Nelson delivers announcement. Last week, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed tariffs on two major drug traffickers known to be highly…
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DHS Issues Domestic Terrorism Warning
Religious institutions and colleges are specific targets. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a terrorism advisory warning of a “heightened threat environment.” Specifically, the threats target religious…
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Officials Predict Continued Extremism Against Religious Communities
Synagogue hostage situation brings conversation to forefront. Over the weekend, a Muslim British national held several hostages at gunpoint in a Jewish synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. They were…
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Terror Threats Made Against Shopping Malls in Virginia
Could be linked to activate ISIS cell. Police in Northern Virginia are increasing their presence around shopping malls and high-volume roads and transit areas in response to reports of…
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FBI Director Warns of Potential Terrorism in U.S.
Extremists could be inspired by the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee expressing concerns that the…
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Second U.S. Airstrike Hits ISIS Suicide Vehicle
The ensuing explosions indicated the vehicle was heavily armed. An American drone struck a vehicle carrying at least one Islamic State suicide bomber heading for the Kabul airport.…
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U.S. Conducts Airstrike Against ISIS-K
CENTCOM said that an ISIS-K planner was the target and that the strike was successful. Less than 48 hours after the attack on the Kabul airport, U.S. forces…
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Pentagon Briefs Nation on Afghanistan
Officials discuss bombing, injuries and loss of life, military support, evacuations, and refugee relocations Watch the briefing from Defense Department officials. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby and Air Force…
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PRAYER ALERT – Explosion Detonated Outside Kabul Airport
UPDATED: The Pentagon reports 169 Afghans and 13 U.S. military personnel among those who lost their lives. UPDATE 8:00 AM EDT (8/27) On Friday, U.S. Army Major General…
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DHS Announces $475 Million in Preparedness Grants
Secretary Mayorkas specifies funding for natural disasters and other threats. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security released the preparedness funding allocation of $475 million for fiscal year…
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