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63.93 pc decline in terrorist activities across J&K in 2020: MHA

Image Source : PTI J-K witnessed 63.93 pc decrease in terrorist incidents in 2020: MHA The number of terrorist incidents in 2020, up to November 15, decreased by 63.93 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The Ministry informed that there was also a decrease in fatalities of Special Forces Personnel by…

63.93 pc decline in terrorist activities across J&K in 2020: MHA

Image Source : PTI J-K witnessed 63.93 pc decrease in terrorist incidents in 2020: MHA The number of terrorist incidents in 2020, up to November 15, decreased by 63.93 per cent as compared to the corresponding period in 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The Ministry informed that there was also a decrease in fatalities of Special Forces Personnel by…

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CIA Director: We have to assume terrorist activity in the U.S.

The administrator of the CIA said Wednesday admitting the government s best efforts, the likelihood of agitator activity in the United States is strong. So I anticipate we acquire to acquire there s article actuality in the states, said John Brennan, in an account for s Erin Burnett OutFront that aired Wednesday night. We acquire to be adamant in agreement of activity afterwards them. Brennan, who was appointed to beforehand the CIA anon afore President Barack Obama s additional term, said it s absurd to say whether ISIS has agents or beef in the United States, and he accustomed the tremendous advances in advice administering and alternation amid federal officials in authoritative it difficult for terrorists to accomplish in the country. He said he is assured that the US will be able to abolish added chief members of ISIS, including the organization s baton Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. His time is limited, Brennan said of al-Baghdadi. It s aloof a catechism of whether or not he is activity to be removed this week, this month, abutting ages or in the advancing months. But still, Brennan said you cannot acquire there s cipher in the homeland. What you charge to do is to be able to abide to bare and use intelligence, what they adeptness be accomplishing here, he said.Brennan acicular to the archetype of Ahmad Rahami, the doubtable in the contempo bombings in New Jersey and Manhattan, as adumbrative of the new beachcomber of agitation that we re activity to acquire to accord with. This is absolutely absolutely arduous for bounded law administering … individuals can concoct these things in their own basement after anybody else s knowledge, he said.Brennan said that Rahami, who was arrested aftermost anniversary and faces assorted accuse for the able blasts that larboard several with non-fatal injuries, agitated out the bombings with a relatively bound bulk of support. Attractive above US shores, Brennan said Russia is an antagonist in a cardinal of areas, and he acclaimed Moscow s assailment in cybersecurity. Intelligence admiral acquire adumbrated that Russia was abaft the contempo drudge of the Democratic National Committee, but Russian President Vladimir Putin denied his government s involvement. I will say admitting that back I attending at Russia appropriate now, we apperceive that Mr. Putin has been actual advancing the adopted activity front, Brennan said. But additionally actual advancing in the cyber realm…So I anticipate while we acquire to be actual alert of what the Russians may be doing, I anticipate we acquire to be actual accurate about assertive some of the things that they say about or abrogation any types of activities that they re gonna be affianced in. Turning to North Korea, Brennan alleged for strengthening the sanctions adjoin the abstruse nation to baffle its leader, Kim Jong Un, from developing nuclear capabilities. Brennan alleged Kim a megalomaniac and calculating. I wouldn t say he s adventuresome at this point because I anticipate he s taken accomplish that absolutely go up to the brink, but do not go accomplished it, that would accomplish some blazon of activity adjoin him from either bounded players or the United States, Brennan said. He is bent in agreement of accepting North Korea accustomed as a nuclear state. Brennan additionally said the North Korean weapons affairs will be a above affair in the alteration to a new administration. That s article that the new aggregation and the accepted aggregation is attractive at very, actual carefully and will charge to be able to address. An administering official tells that the administrator believes North Korea is a advanced burner affair and may be the most acceptable to account a crisis quickly back a new administering takes over, because of the regime s accretion adeptness to barrage adaptable missiles and conduct underground nuclear tests with no notice. There is no adumbration the North is activity to barrage an attack, but Brennan s appearance that a new President charge be able to accord with North Korea aural hours of demography appointment should it appoint apropos activities such as added nuclear tests, or move their troops or weapons. That appearance is aggregate by added top officials, but Brennan has been the best accessible to date. A new President could acquire to accomplish decisions actual soon, the official said. The US appraisal is the Kim Jong Un will use a new US administering to push for attention and try to accomplish the apple acquire as a fait accompli that North Korea is a nuclear state, the official said.The official credibility out it is the adeptness of North Korea to conduct activities with no beforehand admonishing and the bound US intelligence about the administration that puts it in a altered class than added abeyant crises during a transition. The US will be watching carefully for any cyber or agitation threats, as it consistently does. And there is acceptable intelligence on Russian activities. But it s the adeptness of North Korea to abruptness a new President that is the worry. s Barbara Starr contributed to this report.

San Bernardino massacre now probed as terror attack, says FBI

Report: Wife in Calif. shooting pledged allegiance to ISIS

December 04, 2015

Three days after a heavily armed Muslim couple who lived in a home investigators described as “an IED factory” burst into a Southern California office building and gunned down 14 people, the FBI acknowledged Friday that it is treating the case as an act of terrorism.

“We are investigating it as an act of terrorism, for…