January 2018 Security News |
- DoD's Network Defense Headquarters Achieves Full Operational Capability AFPS 31 Jan 2018 -- The U.S. Cyber Command component responsible for securing, operating and defending the Defense Department's complex infrastructure of roughly 15,000 networks with 3 million users has achieved full operational capability.
- US puts Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on terror blacklist Press TV 31 Jan 2018 -- The United States has put the leader of the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, on its so-called terror blacklist and imposed sanctions on him, raising tensions in the region following Washington's recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's capital.
- Trump signs order to keep Guantánamo Bay prison open Press TV 31 Jan 2018 -- US President Donald Trump says he has signed a new executive order to keep open the notorious Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba.
- Trump Signs Order To Keep Guantanamo Bay Detention Center Open RFE/RL 31 Jan 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump says he has signed an executive order to keep the high-security U.S. military detention center open at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- State Department Terrorist Designations of Ismail Haniyeh, Harakat al-Sabireen, Liwa al-Thawra, and Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) US Dept. of State 31 Jan 2018 -- The Department of State has designated Ismail Haniyeh, Harakat al-Sabireen, Liwa al Thawra, and Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224.
- US Designates Hamas Political Leader as 'Global Terrorist' VOA 31 Jan 2018 -- Less than a week after threatening to cut aid to the Palestinians if they fail to pursue peace with Israel, the United States is sanctioning the political leader of Hamas, the terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip.
- Trump Issues Order to Keep Guantanamo Open VOA 30 Jan 2018 -- A new executive order, issued as U.S. President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address, cancels a 2009 order in which President Barack Obama promised to close the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba.
- Beijing responds to US jitters over cybersecurity People's Daily 30 Jan 2018 -- Beijing called for the international community on Monday to enhance dialogue and cooperation on the basis of mutual trust to jointly cope with cybersecurity threats.
- US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries, but adds they will face scrutiny Press TV 30 Jan 2018 -- The United States has resumed taking in refugees from what it calls 11 high-risk countries, adding however that refugees will face tougher scrutiny than in the past.
- Mexico cracks down on criminal groups, announces troops deployment Press TV 28 Jan 2018 -- Mexico has announced that it will be deploying a new wave of troops to deal with criminal groups in regions where violence led to over 25,000 deaths last year.
- At African Union Summit, Guterres outlines UN-AU approach to combatting terrorism UN News 27 Jan 2018 -- No single nation, institution, or organization can defeat terrorism in Africa or anywhere else, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told a special meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday, as he called for a sustained, cooperative and coordinated approach in tackling this complex, ever-evolving menace.
- White House Framework on Immigration Reform & Border Security The White House 25 Jan 2018
- Treasury Sanctions Taliban and Haqqani Network Financiers and Facilitators US Treasury 25 Jan 2018 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to expose and disrupt the financing of the Taliban and Haqqani Network by designating six individuals as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.
- White House Proposes High Price Tag on Border Wall, Long Road to Dreamers' Citizenship VOA 25 Jan 2018 -- The White House released details Thursday of what it characterized as a compromise framework on immigration for lawmakers to accept or reject.
- Supreme Court to Consider Travel Ban VOA 19 Jan 2018 -- The Supreme Court has signaled that it will consider the legality of President Donald Trump's order restricting travel.
- Always Ready - South Carolina National Guard recovery teams Army News 18 Jan 2018 -- When South Carolina is impacted by weather events such as ice, rain or snow, one of the most deployed assets for the South Carolina National Guard are vehicle recovery teams (VRT). During the recent ice storm that impacted the state Jan. 17, 2018, one VRT, with a seasoned group of Soldiers was called to support once again.
- Uzbek Man Offers Guilty Plea In Truck Attack If Spared Death Penalty RFE/RL 18 Jan 2018 -- An Uzbek man charged with killing eight people by ramming a truck down a New York City bike path is willing to plead guilty and accept a life sentence in prison if prosecutors do not seek the death penalty, his lawyers said.
- US Icebreakers Apparently Need Cruise Missiles Now Sputnik 18 Jan 2018 -- The US Coast Guard is seeking to equip icebreaker vessels operating near the Arctic Ocean with cruise missiles for the first time as Washington hopes to gain a leg up in the "Cold War" brewing in the world's coldest waters.
- Trump Insists Plan for Border Wall Has 'Never Changed' VOA 18 Jan 2018 -- The U.S. president is denying any rift with his chief of staff after John Kelly said Donald Trump's views had "evolved" since taking office a year ago.
- US Rejects Accusations It Gave Rise to IS in Afghanistan VOA 18 Jan 2018 -- The United States reiterated its resolve Thursday to help local forces eliminate Islamic State from Afghanistan and strongly refuted accusations Washington was behind the emergence of the terrorist group in the war-shattered country.
- Hundreds of Pakistani clerics unite to issue fatwa against bombings Press TV 16 Jan 2018 -- Hundreds of Muslim Pakistani clerics have issued an Islamic directive, forbidding suicide bombings as the country has been plagued with violence carried out by several militant outfits.
- US Homeland Security Chief Vows to Correct Hawaii's Missile Alert System VOA 14 Jan 2018 -- U.S. Homeland Security Chief Kirstjen Nielsen said Sunday it was "unfortunate" there was a false emergency alarm about an incoming missile in Hawaii, but said authorities are "all working to make sure it doesn't happen again."
- U.S. Sets Up Team To Investigate Hizballah For Drug Trafficking RFE/RL 12 Jan 2018 -- The U.S. Justice Department said it is setting up a new team to investigate alleged drug trafficking by Hizballah, the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi'ite group that the United States has branded a terrorist organization.
- 'Terabyte of Death' Cyberattack Against DoD Looms, DISA Director Warns AFPS 11 Jan 2018 -- The vast, global networks of the Defense Department are under constant attack, with the sophistication of the cyber assaults increasing, the director of Defense Information Systems Agency said here today.
- Air National Guard Supports California Mudslide Rescue Efforts AFPS 11 Jan 2018 -- California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing are providing search and rescue support in Southern California for those affected by recent mudslides.
- Moscow slams US Senate report on Russian president as 'unfounded' Press TV 11 Jan 2018 -- Russia has lambasted as "unfounded" a report released by the US Senate that accuses Moscow of carrying out disinformation campaigns to undermine democracies, including the Kremlin's alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.
- Russia Denounces US Senate Report on Meddling as 'Unfounded' VOA 11 Jan 2018 -- Russia has denounced a U.S. Senate report which accuses the Kremlin of election meddling with the intent to undermine democracies, saying it is "unfounded" and damaging for relations between the two countries.
- US Creates New Team to Probe Hezbollah Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering VOA 11 Jan 2018 -- The U.S. Department of Justice has assembled a team of prosecutors to investigate allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. The allegations were reportedly not pursued by the previous administration because of Iranian sensitivities.
- U.S. Senate Report Calls For Stronger Response To Russian Meddling RFE/RL 10 Jan 2018 -- A new report compiled by U.S. Senate researchers warns that Russia has been emboldened by its efforts to interfere in U.S. and European elections, and calls for a stronger U.S. response to deter Moscow.
- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Releases Report Detailing Two Decades of Putin's Attacks on Democracy, Calling for Policy Changes to Counter Kremlin Threat Ahead of 2018, 2020 Elections Office of Senator Ben Cardin 10 Jan 2018 -- A Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic staff report released Wednesday and commissioned by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the Committee's ranking member, details Russian president Vladimir Putin's nearly two decades-long assault on democratic institutions, universal values, and the rule of law across Europe and in his own country. The report comes one year after Senator Cardin introduced the Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017, which served as the basis for the sanctions package signed into law last August, and makes a series of recommendations to adequately bolster U.S. and European defenses and counter the growing Kremlin threat to democratic institutions.
- Briefing on the Department of State's New Travel Advisories US Dept. of State 10 Jan 2018
- Somalia Launches Digital Counter-extremism Center VOA 10 Jan 2018 -- Somalia's government has launched a digital counter-extremism center that aims to dissuade young Somalis from supporting militant groups such as al-Shabab and Islamic State.
- Integrated Army cyber activities teams playing pivotal role in warfare Army News 09 Jan 2018 -- Cyber-Electromagnetic Activities, or CEMA, teams are now routinely operating with brigades at combat training centers and sometimes during home-station training, said Maj. Gen. John B. Morrison Jr., commander of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon, Georgia.
- New Report Warns IS Increasing 'Footprint' in Pakistan VOA 08 Jan 2018 -- A new report has documented an "alarming" increase in the Islamic State footprint in Pakistan, saying it adds to the challenges facing the country's decade-long campaign against terrorism and religious extremism.
- Trump Says No to Immigration Protection Bill Unless it Includes Border Wall Funds VOA 07 Jan 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated Saturday that he would not support legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation unless it included funding for a border wall and eliminates the visa lottery program and extended-family-based immigration.
- Trump admin. asks $18bn to fund Mexico border wall: Report Press TV 06 Jan 2018 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed spending $18 billion over the next 10 years to construct his controversial wall on the border with Mexico, a new report says, providing what could be a blueprint of how the president hopes to deliver on his signature campaign pledge.
- Daesh declares war on Palestine's Hamas resistance movement Press TV 05 Jan 2018 -- The Egyptian wing of Daesh Takfiri terrorists has released a new execution video, declaring war on the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement based in Gaza.
- Cyberweapons Now A 'Core Tool' Of Iranian Statecraft RFE/RL 05 Jan 2018 -- A new report by the Carnegie Endowment says Iran's cyberoperations have become increasingly sophisticated and damaging to its adversaries and are now a prime policy tool for its security agencies.
- Arkansas National Guard Conducts Cyber Training Exercise AFPS 04 Jan 2018 -- The Arkansas National Guard conducted a cyber training exercise here last month.
- State Department Terrorist Designations of Muhammad al-Ghazali, Abukar Ali Adan, and Wanas al-Faqih US Dept. of State 04 Jan 2018 -- The Department of State has designated Muhammad al-Ghazali, Abukar Ali Adan, and Wanas al-Faqih as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224.
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