Terrorism

AZERBAIJAN: Participation in Anti-Terror Coalition a Top Priority for Baku

Azerbaijan’s active participation in the anti-terror coalition and international cooperation in that sphere will remain one of the top priorities of the government, the minister of defense, General Colonel Safar Abiev, informed a U.S. delegation. -- 01/31/2008 >>>

Tajik Authorities Prevent Alleged Terrorist Attacks by IMU

According to the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan Sharif Nazarov, the country’s law enforcement forces have averted a series of terrorist attacks planned by the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). -- 08/01/2007 >>>

Two Charged with Terrorism in Moscow

The General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia has indicted two law students for committing an act of terrorism on the country’s territory in 2006. -- 04/02/2007 >>>

Senior Official: Terrorist Threat Ongoing Concern in Kyrgyzstan

Deputy head of the Kyrgyz Security Council, Alik Orozov, told journalists on 17 May that terrorism is still a serious problem in his country. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

Security Forces Uncover Plan to Enlist Azeri Women for Suicide Bombing Missions

According to Azerbaijani Security Minister Eldar Mahmudov, the country’s security forces discovered a plot hatched by local al-Qaeda operatives to recruit young Azeri women for suicide bombing missions... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

SCO Holds Anti-Terrorist Training Exercises in Uzbekistan

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held a four-day anti-terrorist training session in Uzbekistan... -- 03/23/2006 >>>

Kyrgyz Authorities Arrest Suspected Members of Outlawed Political Group

Kyrgyz police arrested two alleged members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, the radical Islamist political organization banned in Kyrgyzstan, and seized weapons and group-related literature, Interfax reported on 14 February... -- 02/18/2006 >>>

An Interview with an Ex-KGB Agent

A former foreign intelligence officer in the KGB, Konstantin Preobrazhensky spent many years working undercover in Japan as a TASS correspondent. He shares firsthand knowledge about Soviet intelligence operations, concluding that Russia’s current security structures have been left essentially unchanged. -- 02/17/2006 >>>

An Interview with Robert Baer

Robert Baer, the former CIA case officer whose book “See No Evil” inspired the Hollywood film “Syriana”, talks about the agency’s evolution during and after his tenure, and what he sees as its monumental failure to adapt to post-cold war realities. -- 02/17/2006 >>>

Suspected Members of Radical Islamic Group Detained

Eight people, suspected of belonging to the banned Uzbek Islamic Movement (UIM), were arrested on 5 December in the city of Khudzhand in northern Tajikistan... -- 12/20/2005 >>>

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