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OSINT Summary: Double IED attack targets Boston Marathon
16 Apr 2013
Three people were killed and at least 144 others were wounded when two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were detonated consecutively at the annual Boston Marathon in the capital of the US state of More
OSINT Summary: Double IED attack targets Boston Marathon
Three people were killed and at least 144 others were wounded when two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were detonated consecutively at the annual Boston Marathon in the capital of the US state of
The siege of Tigantourine
Around mid-morning on 19 January, Algerian security forces launched a final assault to free the remaining hostages being held by jihadists at the Tigantourine natural gas facility near the town of In
Hostage crisis exposes heightened security risks in Algeria
The four-day hostage crisis in Algeria was brought to an end on 19 January as the Algerian military launched an assault on the Islamist fighters remaining in the area that left at least 32 fighters
Rebels sign agreement on unity government in CAR
The rebel coalition known as Séléka signed an agreement to call a ceasefire and form a government of national unity in the Central African Republic (CAR) with President François
TSA enlists Accenture to beat insider threat
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking to address the insider threat at airports and seaports, after awarding Accenture Federal Services a contract to consolidate, verify and
DRC president meets regional leaders after rebels seize provincial capital
Rebels from the M23 entered Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, with apparently little resistance after earlier fighting at the city's airport on 20 November. The seizure of the city
China unveils new party leadership
Leading the group was Xi Jinping, 59, as the party's new general secretary. This was no surprise as Xi had been in line to take on the position for some time and will take up the role of
Ceding ground - Shabab's loss of territory in Somalia
Somali militant Islamist group the Shabab has been involved in a bitter transition over the past 12 months. It is facing up to the reality that it could not hold its urban strongholds in central and
Israel and Gaza militants agree fragile truce
A fragile truce took effect between Israel and Gaza-based Palestinian militants early on 25 October, bringing a tentative end to a period of escalating violence between the two sides. Sporadic rocket
Libyan congress elects new PM
Zidan, a former diplomat and staunch opponent of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Ghadaffi, narrowly beat rival candidate Mohammed al-Harari in a ballot of GNC members, securing 93 votes against
Israeli PM calls early elections for 2013
Election speculation has been building in Israel for a number of weeks after it became apparent that the parties in Netanyahu's current coalition could not agree on a budget for the coming
The power of one - Western lone wolf terrorism
The sentencing of Mohammed and Shasta Khan - a recently married couple convicted in July of plotting an attack on the local Jewish community in Oldham in the north of the UK - marked the end of a