Interception of WBIED Explosive material
U.S. Naval Forces Intercept Explosive Material Bound for Yemen By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs MANAMA, Bahrain – On Nov. 8, U.S. 5th Fleet intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman…
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Yemen – Sea mines planted in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Source: http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1599049 Washington, 07 Jumada II,1438 AH, 06 March,2017 , SPA — The US Office of Naval Intelligence has warned commercial ships from the risks of sea mines planted by Al-Houthi militias in the Strait…
Gulf of Aden – Armed Security Team Thwarts Pirate Attack
source: A EU NAVFOR boarding team in the Gulf of Aden. File photo credit: EU NAVFOR Another attempted boarding of a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden shows that pirates are still active in…
Israel – New Sea-Borne Missile Defense to Guard Offshore Gas Fields
Source:https://gcaptain.com/israel-to-use-new-sea-borne-missile-defense-to-guard-offshore-gas-fields A screen-shot taken from Israel Defence Forces (IDF) handout video footage received on May 18, 2016, shows a test-firing of a version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile interceptor. Handout via REUTERS. JERUSALEM, May 18…
ISIS: A NUCLEAR-ARMED ISIS? IT’S NOT THAT FARFETCHED, EXPERT SAYS
Source: http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/03/nuclear-armed-isis-its-not-farfetched-expert-say/127039/?oref=d-river A Harvard researcher says the terror group might be closer to wreaking some sort of radioactive havoc than we think. The murder of a security guard at a Belgian nuclear facility just two days…
Mafia / ISIS
Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/24/inside-the-mafia-isis-connection.html The mobsters have the weapons, and they’re making a killing selling them off to Islamic radicals. CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy — By the time Aziz Ehsan, a 46-year-old Iraqi, was arrested near Naples on Tuesday,…
A terrorist group’s plot to create a radioactive ‘dirty bomb’
Source: http://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/02/29/19376/terrorist-group-s-plot-create-radioactive-dirty-bomb A small video camera stashed in a row of bushes silently recorded the comings and goings of the family of a Brussels-area man with an important scientific pedigree last year, producing a detailed chronology…
‘Islamic State’ using water as a weapon
Source: http://www.dw.com/en/islamic-state-using-water-as-a-weapon/a-19093081 ‘Islamic State’ using water as a weapon The terror group “Islamic State” has taken control of six of the eight major dams in Syria and Iraq. It is systemically exercising control by using water….
Pirates hacked a shipping firm to find boats to raid
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/01/pirates-hack-shipping-company/ Seaborne pirates just borrowed a page from their land-based counterparts. A Verizon security report has revealed that raiders hacked a shipping company’s content management system to determine which ships were worth boarding, and where…
Nuclear: Missing Radioactive Material Found Dumped in South Iraq
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/missing-radioactive-material-found-dumped-south-iraq-n522991 BAGHDAD — A “highly dangerous” radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a gas station in the southern town of Zubair, environment ministry spokesman Ameer Ali said on Sunday….