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Mexico’s Cartel-Related Violence Spikes as Elections Approach

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/21/2024 | Comments Off on Mexico’s Cartel-Related Violence Spikes as Elections Approach

Mexico has responded to security threats by deploying its army on the streets. “No more than 12 hours passed between…

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Names New Leader

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/21/2024 | Comments Off on Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Names New Leader

Sana’a, capitol of Yemen at Night. “Despite its decline in the Arabian Peninsula, [AQAP] remains the most effective terrorist group…

Hamas and Houthis Target Youth as New “Islamic Resistance” Movement Emerges

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/21/2024 | Comments Off on Hamas and Houthis Target Youth as New “Islamic Resistance” Movement Emerges

Hamas supporters in Gaza, including families and children, attending the 25th anniversary of the movement’s founding, December 2012. “Houthi vehicles…

Mexican Truckers Protest Rise in Cartel’s Cargo Theft

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/23/2024 | Comments Off on Mexican Truckers Protest Rise in Cartel’s Cargo Theft

A port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border, where most Mexican truckers are bound with their cargo. “49 assaults on…

Iraqi Shia Militia Attacks Create Atmosphere of Uncertainty

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/23/2024 | Comments Off on Iraqi Shia Militia Attacks Create Atmosphere of Uncertainty

Photo of Al-Nujaba Movement forces (from PMF) in the Makhul Mountains of Salah al-Din province, one kilometer from the ISIL…

Taliban Challenged by Uptick of Islamic State–Khorasan Province Attacks

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/15/2024 | Comments Off on Taliban Challenged by Uptick of Islamic State–Khorasan Province Attacks

Taliban Humvee in Kabul “The Taliban government has said that it has defeated the Daesh group and will not allow…

Rising Violence Prompts Ecuador To Declare “Internal Armed Conflict”

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/12/2024 | Comments Off on Rising Violence Prompts Ecuador To Declare “Internal Armed Conflict”

Noboa, the youngest president in Ecuador’s history, faces a crisis of insecurity. “President Daniel Noboa issued…an executive decree that reforms…

Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks Not Only Motivated by Gaza

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/12/2024 | Comments Off on Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks Not Only Motivated by Gaza

Yemen map showing major population centers as well as parts of neighboring countries and the Gulf of Aden and the…

Drug Trafficking a Prime Source of Financing for Venezuela’s Maduro Regime

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/29/2024 | Comments Off on Drug Trafficking a Prime Source of Financing for Venezuela’s Maduro Regime

The Venezuelan armed forces have become critical to the Maduro regime’s ability to move drugs around the world. “Venezuela is…

Syrian Regime, Opposition Wary of Hamas Despite Support for 7 October Attacks on Israel

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/29/2024 | Comments Off on Syrian Regime, Opposition Wary of Hamas Despite Support for 7 October Attacks on Israel

Damage in Gaza Strip during the October 2023 “Syrians received the news of the operation as a historic, heroic act…