Counterterrorism

US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says

A Thursday conference on political violence has sparked Democratic concerns that the Trump administration is politicizing counterterrorism by focusing on "far-left terror."

Event organizer Thomas Sidle holds an Antifa flag as demonstrators behind him hold a banner, during the March4Democracy march, in Washington DC, US, February 28, 2026.
Flower tributes lie next to a portrait of 78-year-old former government minister Ann Widdecombe after she was found dead, as the police investigation continues, in Dartmoor National Park in Haytor, Britain, July 11, 2026.

UK police say former minister Widdecombe's murder was a targeted attack

Former Conservative Party MP Ann Widdecombe speaks during a rally of the Brexit Party in Peterborough, Britain May 7, 2019.

UK counterterror police take over investigation into Ann Widdecombe murder

Suspected ISIS members arrested by Syria's Interior Ministry during a joint security operation with the General Intelligence Service in southern Syria.

Syria arrests senior ISIS leader, exposes criminal financing network


Syrian forces kill two, arrest several terrorists in anti-ISIS operation

Syrian forces foiled the cell's plot to carry out multiple terror attacks on the Syrian coast and seized a cache of various weapons and ammunition during the operation.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014

Downed ISIS drones spur SDF claim of Damascus collaboration in Raqqa attacks

Drone wreckage analysis points to ISIS operatives operating near Syrian government-affiliated sites, the Syrian Democratic Forces alleges, while calling for coalition intervention.

Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution”, in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025.

IDF kills two Palestinians, arrests 40 in West Bank counterterrorism op.

In addition, the Judea Territorial Brigade carried out a brigade-wide operation in the city of Hebron as part of preparations for Shabbat "Chayei Sarah" at the Cave of the Patriarchs.

IDF arrests two terrorists in West Bank during counterterrorisim operation, November 14, 2025.

India says Delhi car blast was a 'terrorist incident,' probes links with earlier Kashmir arrests

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to punish those behind the Delhi blast, declaring that no "conspirator" would be spared.

Police officers and forensic technicians work at the site of an explosion in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 10, 2025

Jerusalem shop owner arrested for selling 'incitement material' in Old City

Merchandise uncovered in a search of the shop owner's home included cellphone cases featuring terrorist symbols and pictures of terrorists.

Suspected Incitement materials uncovered during IDF and Israel Police searches of the store and the store owner’s home.

‘Now I’m a Witness’: JFK Airport Police Commander Visits Israel as Part of CAM Delegation

Delegation members participated in mutual learning opportunities with Israeli colleagues, including counterterrorism training sessions and seminars on identifying antisemitism

Delegation of New York State, City, and Port Authority officers during their CAM-organized visit to Israel last week.

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