August 2016 Security News |
- State Department Terrorist Designation of Abdiqadir Mumin US Dept. of State 31 Aug 2016
- Concerns Mount Over Foreign Cyberattacks on US Election Day VOA 31 Aug 2016 -- As Democrats in the U.S. Congress call for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate concerns that Russia may be trying to manipulate the November general election with cyberattacks, government officials are wrestling with new challenges to ensure accurate results.
- U.S. Democrats Seek Inquiry On Possible Russian Hacking Of Voting Systems RFE/RL 31 Aug 2016 -- U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and other congressional Democrats are asking the FBI to investigate concerns that the Russian government may be attempting to undermine the U.S. presidential election through cyberattacks.
- Crumbling Islamic State Caliphate Puts Europe on Edge VOA 31 Aug 2016 -- Progress against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria could come at a cost for European countries, which fear returning foreign fighters could soon turn their wrath on their homelands.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 31 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Kremlin Dismisses U.S. Suspicions Russia Hacked Into Online Voting Systems RFE/RL 30 Aug 2016 -- Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected reports in U.S. media that Russia may have been involved in hacking into online voting systems in the United States ahead of the November U.S. presidential election.
- Suicide Bomber Attacks Chinese Embassy In Bishkek RFE/RL 30 Aug 2016 -- Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say a suicide car bomber struck the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek on August 30, killing himself and wounding three Kyrgyz employees of the mission.
- Islamic State's Second-in-Command Killed in Syria, Terror Group Says VOA 30 Aug 2016 -- Reports from Syria say the Islamic State group's second-ranking leader, who served as the extremist group's chief propagandist and also was linked to recruiting activities and attacks in Europe, has been killed in Aleppo province.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 30 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- US Suspects Russia Behind Computer Hacking in 2 State Election Databases VOA 29 Aug 2016 -- U.S. officials suspect Russian hackers were responsible for breaking into two state election databases earlier this month.
- Bangladesh, US Agree to Enhance Cooperation to Fight Terrorism VOA 29 Aug 2016 -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed a "very clear" desire to cooperate with the U.S. "very, very closely" on fighting terrorism, said Secretary of State John Kerry who announced the two countries had agreed to "additional steps by which our intelligence and law enforcement will work together to try to get ahead of this."
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Bangladesh Police Kill Dhaka Cafe Attack Prime Suspect VOA 27 Aug 2016 -- Police in Bangladesh say they killed three Islamist extremists Saturday after raiding a militant hideout just outside the country's capital, Dhaka. The suspected mastermind of last month's deadly attack on a cafe filled with foreigners is reported to be among those killed.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 26 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Mississippi Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL US Dept. of Justice 24 Aug 2016 -- Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, 23, of Starkville, Mississippi, was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 24 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Marines with I MEF strengthen cyber defensive capabilities USMC News 23 Aug 2016 -- The Corps' ability to win on the battlefield remains strong; however, its post-9/11 enemies in operational environments like in Iraq and Afghanistan have been, by and large, a technologically inferior force. And while the Corps may need to only refine its maneuver warfare skills, there is a new battle space that is sure to dominate the next major armed conflict: cyberspace.
- Guantanamo Prisoner Zubaydah Appears for Hearing, Seeks Release VOA 23 Aug 2016 -- A suspected al-Qaida leader held in Guantanamo Bay was seen by the public Tuesday for the first time since 2002.
- US Investigates Suspected Russian Hacking of American Journalists VOA 23 Aug 2016 -- U.S. authorities are investigating what they believe is a series of Russian intelligence cyberattacks targeting information collected by journalists at The New York Times and other news organizations.
- Islamic State Prepares to Fight a War From the Shadows VOA 23 Aug 2016 -- From the outside, the Islamic State terror group's self-declared caliphate appears to be unraveling, its cities lost and its fighters fleeing.
- IS Threat to Russia Growing with Syria Bombing Campaign VOA 23 Aug 2016 -- Islamic State's claim of responsibility for an attack on Russian police in the Moscow region last week raises concerns about the terrorist group's possible plans for targeting the Russian capital.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 23 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Turkey's Erdogan Links Child Suicide Bomber to Wedding Massacre VOA 21 Aug 2016 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a child suicide bomber carried out Saturday's attack on a wedding party in southeast Turkey, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores of others, many of them critically.
- Bombing kills 50 in wedding in southeastern Turkey Press TV 20 Aug 2016 -- The death toll from a bomb blast that targeted a wedding ceremony in Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep Province has risen to 50.
- Turkey Cites Terrorism in Blast Killing at Least 30 at Wedding VOA 20 Aug 2016 -- Turkish authorities say at least 30 people were killed Saturday and nearly 100 others wounded in an explosion at a private wedding in the country's troubled southeast.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Louisiana National Guard Continues Flood Response Missions AFPS 18 Aug 2016 -- The Louisiana National Guard continues to conduct flood response and recovery missions, while prepositioning vehicles and assets in potentially flood-affected areas as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards since operations began Aug. 12, according to a Louisiana National Guard news release.
- 146th Airlift Wing Joins California Guard Wildfire Fight AFPS 18 Aug 2016 -- The California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing has activated two C-130J Hercules aircraft, joining state and local authorities supporting firefighting efforts across the state at the request of Cal Fire.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 18 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- East African States See Rising Threat From al-Shabab VOA 16 Aug 2016 -- The militant group al-Shabab, once a threat primarily in Somalia, has grown and expanded its aspirations, operations and aims, and is preparing to wage a long war in East Africa, according to analysts and experts on the region.
- Trump: Supporters of Bigotry, Hatred Won't be Allowed to Enter US VOA 16 Aug 2016 -- Donald Trump on Monday called for "extreme vetting," including ideological screening, to make sure only people who share American values and respect the American people can emigrate to the United States.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Louisiana National Guard Continues Flood Fight AFPS 15 Aug 2016 -- Since operations began Aug. 12, the Louisiana National Guard has rescued nearly 3,400 people and 400 pets in 12 parishes from heavy flash flooding.
- Detainee Transfers Announced DoD 15 Aug 2016 -- The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of 15 detainees: Abd al-Muhsin Abd al-Rab Salih al-Busi, Abd al-Rahman Sulayman, Mohammed Nasir Yahi Khussrof Kazaz, Abdul Muhammad Ahmad Nassar al-Muhajari, Muhammad Ahmad Said al-Adahi, Abdel Qadir al-Mudafari, Mahmud Abd Al Aziz al-Mujahid, Saeed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah Sarem Jarabh, Mohammed Kamin, Zahar Omar Hamis bin Hamdoun, Hamid al-Razak (aka Haji Hamidullah), Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmed, Ayub Murshid Ali Salih, Obaidullah, and Bashir Nasir Ali al-Marwalah from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the United Arab Emirates.
- Trump Cites Cold War Precedent for Immigrant Test VOA 15 Aug 2016 -- Donald Trump's call for "extreme" changes in the U.S. immigration system explicitly linked a strategy for combating radical Islam with America's defeat of Communism during the Cold War - and would establish tougher ideological tests for immigrants than ever before.
- Trump Calls for 'Foreign Policy Realism' Aimed at Destroying IS VOA 15 Aug 2016 -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is outlining a plan Monday calling for "foreign policy realism," focused on destruction of Islamic State militants and other extremist groups, rather than reshaping nations to an American ideal.
- Identify of Thai Bombing Suspects a Source of Intense Speculation VOA 15 Aug 2016 -- Thai police investigators say up to 20 people were involved in last Friday's bomb attacks, but the identity of the culprits is a topic of intense speculation.
- Regional Groups in Africa See Continuing Al-Shabab Threat VOA 15 Aug 2016 -- An East Africa regional organization says the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab is actively plotting attacks in countries throughout the region.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Thai Police Say They Know Who Was Behind Recent Deadly Bombings VOA 14 Aug 2016 -- Thai police say they know who was behind a recent series of deadly bombings, and that at least one man has been detained for questioning.
- Bangladesh police nab five militants planning bomb attacks Press TV 13 Aug 2016 -- Bangladeshi security officials have announced the arrest of five local members of a militant group that allegedly intended to carry out bombings in capital Dhaka.
- UN condemns bomb attacks in Thailand UN News 12 Aug 2016 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the bomb attacks in Thailand that took place on Thursday and Friday, expressing the hops that the perpetrators will be quickly brought to justice.
- Thai Blasts Shake Tourism Industry VOA 12 Aug 2016 -- Thailand's valuable tourism industry is reeling after a series of bombs and arson attacks Friday killed four people and injured at least 30 people, many of them foreign visitors.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- CENTCOM Reviewing Congress Report on Alleged Daesh Intelligence Manipulation Sputnik 11 Aug 2016 -- The US Central Command is looking into the report by the US House of Representatives Joint Task Force alleging that the command manipulated intelligence on the fight against Daesh, CENTCOM spokesman US Navy Cmdr. Kyle Raines told Sputnik on Thursday.
- Key US Military Command Accused of Manipulating Islamic State Reports VOA 11 Aug 2016 -- A U.S. House of Representatives task force has accused leaders of a key military command unit of manipulating intelligence reports to depict more favorable progress in combating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria than warranted.
- How the Islamic State Militant Group Was Founded, Gained Influence VOA 11 Aug 2016 -- Known as Islamic State, the group of hard-line jihadists that once dominated large areas of Iraq and Syria is infamous for its sheer brutality, including beheadings, drownings, burning people alive, rape, and the promotion of slavery.
- US Senator: Pentagon Report Shows Need for Guantanamo Prison VOA 11 Aug 2016 -- A report giving a brief synopsis of each of the more than 100 detainees still being held at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was released Wednesday by a critic of the Obama administration's plan to close the detention center.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 11 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 10 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 09 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- In Bloody Attack, Pakistan's Lawyers Targeted for Greater Impact VOA 08 Aug 2016 -- The suicide bombing in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Monday that killed 70 people may have targeted the legal community in order to multiply the impact of the attack, according to some lawyers and analysts.
- Anti-Terrorism Still Major Task for Indonesia Despite Santoso Death VOA 08 Aug 2016 -- As the Indonesian government and security services celebrate the killing of the country's most notorious terrorist, experts say there is still much work to do on the country's soft approach to combating radical Islam.
- Suicide Attack Kills Dozens At Hospital In Pakistan RFE/RL 08 Aug 2016 -- A suicide bomber has killed at least 70 people at the main gate of a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, where lawyers had gathered to honor a prominent colleague who was shot dead earlier the same morning, authorities said.
- Police Say Dozens Killed After Deadly Bomb Hit Pakistan Hospital VOA 08 Aug 2016 -- A powerful suicide blast in a hospital complex in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta Monday killed more than 60 people and wounded at least 160 others, witnesses and police said.
- Pakistan Faces Doubts on Curbing Terror Front VOA 08 Aug 2016 -- The Pakistani government says it wants to introduce a new counter-extremism policy. But as Monday's bombing in Quetta shows, Pakistan has a long way to go to stop the carnage that has plagued the country, analysts say.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- Obama to reinforce Pentagon's Cyber Command Press TV 06 Aug 2016 -- US President Barack Obama's administration is planning to reinforce the Pentagon's Cyber Command in order to repel cyber attacks and punish intruders of American computer networks, a new report shows.
- Haunted By Its Past, Germany Scrambles To Document Migrants RFE/RL 06 Aug 2016 -- In Germany, a country known for its fastidious record-keeping, the fingerprints of thousands of migrants are still waiting to be scanned and entered into a national database.
- American Authorities Fear Terror Networks Already in US VOA 06 Aug 2016 -- After years of undercover work, the U.S. is starting to pull back the veil on what appear to be loose-knit, perhaps deeply rooted networks of would-be terrorists who support each other even as many prepare to act alone.
- Xinjiang issues China's first local counterterrorism law People's Daily 06 Aug 2016 -- The regional government of Xinjiang unveiled China's first local counterterrorism law Friday.
- US to Continue Fighting Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra Front and Daesh - Obama Sputnik 05 Aug 2016 -- The United States will continue to fight al-Qaeda and Daesh, US President Barack Obama said during a press conference at the Pentagon.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 05 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- ISIL Knows It Will Lose, Already Shifting Strategy, Obama Says at Pentagon AFPS 04 Aug 2016 -- After presiding at a meeting of his National Security Council in the Pentagon today, President Barack Obama said Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leaders know they will lose in Syria and Iraq, and they are already shifting their strategy in advance of that sure defeat.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 04 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- State Department Terrorist Designations of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Mohamed Abrini US Dept. of State 03 Aug 2016 -- The Department of State has designated Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Mohamed Abrini as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons and groups determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- US Responds Coolly to Turkish Accusation That West Supports Terror VOA 02 Aug 2016 -- U.S. officials Tuesday responded dispassionately to accusations made by an angry Turkish leader, who last month survived a coup attempt, that "the West is supporting terror and standing by the coup plotters."
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 Aug 2016 [PDF]
- South Korean Prosecutors Say North Korea Continues Cyber Attacks Against Country Sputnik 01 Aug 2016 -- North Korea is continuing to carry out cyber attacks against South Korean officials and experts, the South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office said Monday.
- Islamic State Tries to Trigger 'War of Religions' in West VOA 01 Aug 2016 -- The Islamic State (IS) is inciting supporters to mount more attacks on Christians just days after two of the terror group's sympathizers slit the throat of an 85-year-old French priest as he was celebrating Mass – a killing French officials fear was a deliberate tactic to provoke a Christian backlash in France against Muslims.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 Aug 2016 [PDF]
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