The Latest Breaking News from Terrorism

Peru calls on citizens to report ‘acts of terrorism’ on social media

Rights groups say the move is a threat to freedom of expression in a country currently facing deadly anti-government protests

The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2023

Former counter-terror chief hits out at ‘insulting’ findings of Prevent review

Neil Basu claims parts of government-backed review of scheme are driven by ‘rightwing viewpoint’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

Government's anti-terror programme failing to tackle 'non-violent Islamist extremism'

Suella Braverman said 'major reform' is needed of the controversial Prevent programme after a long-delayed review. But Amnesty International said it was 'riddled with biased thinking, errors, and plain anti-Muslim prejduice'

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2023

Review of UK Prevent strategy to call for more focus on Islamist terrorism

Report on counter-extremism programme to say attention must shift to Islamist radicalisation instead of rightwing terrorism

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Failing states make Africa terrorism epicenter, UN says

The inability of states to provide basic services and security and create jobs across much of Africa, ranging from the Sahel zone in the west to Somalia in the east and Mozambique in the south has made the continent the global epicenter of extremist violence, the United Nations Development Programme…

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

EU sees drug crime as threatening as terrorism, says must fight on European level

The EU regards organised drug crime as threatening as terrorism and wants to tackle the fight against it on a European level, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Tuesday during a visit to Belgium’s port of Antwerp, Europe's main entrance for cocaine.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

Findings of long-awaited review of Prevent programme to be published – reports

The Prevent programme aims to stop people turning to terrorism.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Edinburgh nightclub hosts terrorist attack simulation to train capital security

The George Street club saw a variety of simulated scenarios unfold with volunteer actors on hand to try to make sure that security staff could experience what seemed like a real attack.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 7, 2023

Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa - report

Hope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) based on interviews with hundreds of former fighters.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

ISIS bride Shamima Begum describes how 'dream' became nightmare when she joined terror group

The former Jihadi bride and member of the terrorist group ISIS is trying to explain why she fled a comfortable family home to join a brutal genocidal regime

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023