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  • Turkey vows to continue cross-border counterterrorism operations

    On Wednesday, Turkey’s deputy premier Besir Atalay said that the country would continue cross-border counterterror operations in Iraq against the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), an extremist organization; speaking on Turkey’s NTV channel, Atalay said the government would not leave any security vacuum for the PKK to operate and that northern Iraq would not be a base for terrorism anymore

  • One of Gaddafi's sons captured

    Mo’tassim Gaddafi, one of embattled Libyan dictator’s Muammar Gaddafi’s sons, was captured on Wednesday in Sirte; rebels say he was capture while trying to escape the town; he was taken to Benghazi where he was questioned; Mo’tassim was Libya’s former national security advisor

  • Pakistan upholds death sentence for killer of Governor Salmaan Taseer

    On Tuesday a Pakistani court upheld the death sentence for Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the assassin of Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab, the largest Pakistani province; Qadri confessed to the killing of Taseer citing the governor’s criticism of the country’s controversial blasphemy law as the reason; Qadri appealed the death sentence arguing that the anti-terrorism court that originally conducted his trial did not have the authority to sentence him to death; the Islamabad High Court upheld the original ruling

  • Indian official: Pakistan trying to bleed India dry through a thousand cuts

    On Tuesday a top Indian official condemned Pakistan stating that the country was trying to bleed India dry through a thousand cuts by threatening to attack Indian businesses; “This (Jihadi) brand of terrorism is primarily sponsored by our neighboring country in the west whose—- policy is to conduct war against India by all other means and bleed us through a thousand cuts. This naturally includes the targeting of anything…with a view to damaging, degrading or destroying the engines of economic growth and critical centers of power and strength of our country,” said U K Bansal, the internal security secretary of the Union Home Ministry; Bansal’s comments came as part of a speech in New Delhi

  • Karzai: Taliban cannot move a finger without Pakistan

    Last week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sharply criticized Pakistan stating that the Taliban would not be able to “move a finger without Pakistani support”; Karzai added that it was a “serious shortcoming” that the Taliban were able to launch large, deadly attacks, explaining that “these problems come from abroad,” citing Pakistan’s involvement with the Taliban; “On the overall policy of Pakistan toward Afghanistan and towards Taliban, definitely, the Taliban will not be able to move a finger without Pakistani support,” Karzai said

  • Germany's trains hit by series of firebombs

    German authorities are working to secure the nation’s rail lines after fifteen firebombs were discovered in seven different locations; hundreds of trains have been delayed due to partial shut-downs of railways; no one has been injured in any of the arson attacks; Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office, which is responsible for terrorism-related crimes, has taken control of the investigation; a left-wing organization claimed responsibility for the firebombs citing opposition to Germany’s role in the Afghanistan War

  • Sector Report for Wednesday, 12 October 2011: Disasters & Emergencies

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * Creating incentives to purchase disaster insurance
    • * Engineering lessons of Fukushima
    • * Doyenz, Lifeboat Distribution in distribution agreement
    • * Also noted

    Plus 1 additional story.

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  • Sector Report for Thursday, 29 September 2011: World Report

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * Al Qaeda to Iranian president: enough with the 9/11 conspiracy theories
    • * Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founders placed on U.S. terror list
    • * U.K. could allow three convicted terrorists to dodge deportation
    • * Six men arrested in U.K. on terrorism charges
    • * Three arrested in Ireland after car bomb discovered
    • * India tells Pakistan to get "serious" on dismantling terror training camps
    • * Pakistan promises to help China combat terrorism
    • * China teams up with Ukraine to fight terrorism
    • * Pakistan seeks to improve relations with Saudi Arabia, China, as U.S. relations sour
    • * New Libyan regime to cooperate in Lockerbie investigation

    Plus 7 additional stories

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  • Sector Report for Wednesday, 28 September 2011: Disasters & Emergencies

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * U.S. intervention hinders disaster recovery, says reinsurance giant
    • * Disaster scams on the rise
    • * Connecticut town considers charging centers for power outages
    • * Also noted

    Plus 1 additional story.

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  • Sector Report for Thursday, 15 September 2011: World Report

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * Hamas considers resuming suicide bombings, warns CT expert
    • * Swedish police arrest 4 in terror plot
    • * Singapore arrests three on terrorism charges
    • * India struggles with threat of Islamic terrorism
    • * Indians urged to buy terrorism insurance
    • * Former MI5 urges dialogue with terrorists
    • * U.K. police pay student falsely held on terrorism charges £20,000
    • * U.K. politician warns about dangers of steep police budget cuts
    • * Floods ravage Pakistan
    • * Israel rushes completion of Egyptian border fence

    Plus 7 additional stories

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  • Sector Report for Wednesday, 14 September 2011: Disasters & Emergencies

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * Natural disasters stretch NGO relief teams to the limit
    • * Severe drought in Georgia, 150 counties declared disaster areas
    • * Republicans agree to move quickly on emergency FEMA funds
    • * Also noted

    Plus 1 additional story.

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  • Sector Report for Thursday, 1 September 2011: World Report

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * Tokyo advised to brace for massive earthquake
    • * China going after hackers
    • * Chechen terrorists emulate methods used in Iraq, Afghanistan
    • * Israel deploys third Iron Dome anti-missile battery
    • * Somali pirates are more daring, innovative
    • * NATO looking for India's cooperation in fighting terror, piracy
    • * U.S. questions Pakistan's ability to prosecute Mumbai terror plotters

    Plus 4 additional stories

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  • Sector Report for Wednesday, 31 August 31 2011: Disasters & Emergencies

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * 2011 disasters cause $55 billion in damages in U.S.
    • * Insurance to cover little of Irene's damage
    • * More than $70 million Irene damages in N.C., hits farmers hard
    • * Also noted

    Plus 1 additional story.

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  • Sector Report for Thursday, 18 August 2011: World Report

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * China denies access to U.S. stealth helo wreckage
    • * Chinese carrier completes maiden voyage
    • * U.S. -- South Korea joint military exercises begin
    • * Japan struggles to begin reconstruction, mountains of debris still remain
    • * Japanese government agrees to decontaminate areas hit by radiation
    • * Israel detains Al Jazeera bureau chief
    • * New survey finds British feel increasingly unsafe at home
    • * Monk burns himself to death, calls for Dalai Lamai's return

    Plus 5 additional stories

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  • Sector Report for Wednesday, 17 August 2011: Disasters & Emergencies

    This report contains the following stories.

    • * Still too early to determine Joplin tornado recovery costs
    • * Arkansas farmers and ranchers crippled by natural disasters
    • * Developing countries at highest risk from natural disasters
    • * Also noted

    Plus 1 additional story.

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