Counterterrorism

Democracy’s blind spot: Extremism that no longer fears exposure - opinion

Extremism today does not fear visibility and no longer relies on secrecy to grow.

|ByASHER STERN
A PROTESTER holds a placard using the IDF acronym of Israel Defense Forces instead as ‘Infant Death Force’ in London last month. Today’s ideological manipulation echoes the rhetoric that paved the way for the Holocaust, the writer asserts.
Pakistan Air Force's JF-17 Thunder jets fly past during the sea phase of Pakistan Navy's Multinational Exercise AMAN-23, in the North Arabian Sea near Karachi, Pakistan, February 13, 2023.

US, Pakistan deepen military ties with ‘Inspired Gambit 2026’ exercise

Senior military officials from both sides attended the opening ceremony, according to Pakistan’s military media wing. 

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
IDF soldiers during a house demolition in the West Bank.

Paratrooper battalion commander reveals the complexity of operating in the West Bank

The commander summarized a recent, intense period of operations in an area where the proximity of Palestinian villages to Israeli communities complicates the challenges faced by the IDF.

|ByAMIR BOBOT
IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026.

WATCH: IDF destroys two-kilometer-long Gaza terror tunnel in Beit Lahiya

IDF soldiers destroyed a two-kilometer-long terror tunnel in northern Gaza as part of ongoing operations to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, the military said.

|ByJAMES GENN

Italy arrests two alleged Islamic State members in counter-terrorism swoop

Prosecutors said the two were arrested in the early hours in their homes on Milan's northern outskirts after a two-year investigation.

OCTOBER 17, 2023ByREUTERS
Police stand outside the cemetery, where late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro is buried, in the Sicilian town of Castelvetrano, Italy, September 27, 2023.

Complacency meets the ghosts of history - analysis

This attack bares resemblance to 9/11 and the Yom Kippur War.

OCTOBER 7, 2023ByPETER LERNER
An injured man is taken off an ambulance at a hospital, following an incident near Kiryat Arba, a Jewish settlement in Hebron, in Jerusalem

Turkish police detain 10 accused of Islamic State links, minister says

In addition to detaining 10 people with alleged Islamic State links, Turkish authorities discovered explosive gels, materials used to make explosives, as well as weapons and ammunition.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByREUTERS
Turkish police officers stand guard on the top of the Kariye (Chora) museum in Istanbul

UK's top diplomat backs two-states, condemns Iranian terror on Israel visit

Cleverly is also expected to meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh in Ramallah and to visit the Jalazone Refugee Camp near that city.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands, September, 2023.

Terror in Israel is out of control - what can be done? - analysis

In eight months of this year, it has become the bloodiest one since the Second Intifada nearly 20 years ago.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The scene of a terrorist shooting in Tel Aviv on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

US equates Palestinian and settler terror as four Israelis gunned down

“We [the US] strongly condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israelis, including this morning's shooting attack near Hebron,” Thomas-Greenfield said.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack in Huwara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, August 19, 2023

WATCH: Israel Police elite unit thwarts terror attack in Jericho

This operation was carried out in conjunction with other Israeli security forces. 

AUGUST 10, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
IDF female combat soldiers.

Beijing hosts first-of-its-kind counterterrorism talks with Iran, Pakistan

The meeting represents the Chinese ambition to replace the US as the main player in the Middle East.

JUNE 13, 2023ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
Chinese president Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, earlier this month.

Russia maintains 'counter-terrorism operation' in Belgorod - governor

The Liberty of Russia Legion said on Twitter it had "completely liberated" the border town of Kozinka. It said forward units had reached the district center of Graivoron, further east.

MAY 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 24, 2023.

Pakistan, Afghanistan to increase cooperation on counterterrorism, trade

The meetings between Pakistani and Afghan officials followed trilateral talks with China.

MAY 10, 2023ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
General view of Pakistan and Taliban flags at the Friendship Gate crossing point in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan August 27, 2021.