CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers investigates the neighborhoods that have become terror hotbeds in Brussels. He is also joined by CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate, Soufan Group senior vice president Michael Masters…
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TSG Report Quoted on Voice of America: What’s Hiding Behind Russia’s Calls for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
The presidents of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan – Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani and Ilham Aliyev, respectively — are planning to hold security talks in Baku soon…
Read MorePatrick Skinner Quoted on AP: Paris-Brussels Attacks Network a ‘Supercell’ of Extremism
PARIS (AP) — The number of people linked to the Islamic State network that attacked Paris and Brussels reaches easily into the dozens, with a series of new arrests over the weekend that confirmed the cell’s toxic reach and ability to move around unnoticed in Europe’s criminal underworld…
Read MorePatrick Skinner Quoted on Voice of America: Islamic State Threat in Libya ‘Almost Exaggerated’ — for Now
Some U.S. and Western officials say Islamic State is having trouble entrenching itself in Libya despite a concerted effort over the past year, but they warn that the terror group’s persistence will pay off if left unchecked…
Read MoreTSG Report Quoted on CNN: ISIS Foreign Fighters Killed in U.S. Airstrikes
Two European foreign fighters were killed on the same day in recent U.S. airstrikes, a Pentagon spokesman announced Thursday.
Read MoreTSG Report Quoted on International Business Times: Australia Begins Checking Outbound Travelers To Catch Would-Be Terrorists
In an effort to prevent the flow of foreign fighters into Syria and Iraq, Australia has implemented a passenger-check system for travelers leaving the country for international destinations…
Read MoreTSG IntelBrief Quoted on Business Insider: Assad’s Master Plan is Working — and Now He’s Entrenching Himself Even Deeper
As regime forces continue to beat back ISIS in Syria, the country’s embattled president is using the gains to his advantage to convince the West that he’s a viable partner in the fight against terrorism…
Read MoreTSG Report Quoted in the New Statesman: Why did European Intelligence Agencies Fail to Stop the Brussels Attacks?
Almost all of the recent terror attacks in Europe were carried out by our own people. So how can we stop another?
Read MoreTSG Report Quoted on Rudaw: Papers Left Behind by Fleeing Fighters in Syria Lead to Russian Jihadi’s Hometown
LONDON – In a Syrian town liberated by Kurds, journalists found important papers in the personal effects of a Russian jihadi, opening a window onto the secretive world of how fighters are recruited and why they go…
Read MoreTSG Report Quoted on Voice of America: Tunisian Democracy Still Faces Challenges, Its US Ambassador Says
A peaceful transition to democracy in Tunisia proved to be a rare success story of the Arab Spring, yet as one official says, “many challenges” remain for the country…
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