A long-feared Islamic State resurgence may arrive this year, military officials and national security insiders warn, as conditions are brewing across the Middle East and Africa for the group’s second coming as a major terrorist force and threat to global stability.
Trevor Bickford, a 19-year-old man who had been interviewed by the FBI and placed on the agency's terrorist watch list, attacks three police officers with a machete in New York City; incident being investigated as possible terrorist attack.
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in Aug 2021 after Joe Biden ordered a hurried and chaotic evacuation from the country that killed 13 U.S. service members and left hundreds or more U.S. citizens behind to fend for themselves. The terrorist organization has been cracking down on human rights, including women's rights, since reclaiming control.
Twitter has suspended the Colorado Springs branch of Antifa, @COSAntiFascists, which had been active for several years with a history of inciting violence.
Five members of a far-left militant occupation in south Atlanta were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism and other felony charges for assaults, arson, and property destruction.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed concerns about arms originally sent to Ukraine being used by African extremist groups within the Lake Chad region.
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was traded in a high-stakes prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, claimed in his first interview back home in Russia that he had some traditional Russian words for the American when the two were traded on the tarmac.
