By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Niger. Overview: Niger faces terrorist threats on most of its borders. Terrorist organizations take advantage of Niger’s extensive borders and sparsely populated desert regions to attack and recruit among populations where access to government services is weak and economic opportunity is negligible.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Uganda. Overview: Uganda is considered to have one of the most effective security forces in the region with respect to CT capabilities. Nonetheless, in 2021 Uganda experienced the first terrorist incidents on home soil since the 2010 bombings claimed by al-Shabaab. Four bombings in October and November...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement today in advance of the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting this week.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Burkina Faso. Overview: Terrorist attacks increased in 2021, compared with 2020. The Global Terrorism Index ranked Burkina Faso as the country fourth-most affected by terrorism in 2021, after Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. JNIM continues to be the most prominent terrorist group in Burkina Faso, followed...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Venezuela. Overview: The United States recognizes the Interim Presidency of Juan Guaidó and the 2015 National Assembly. Nicolas Maduro continues to claim to be the leader of Venezuela and retains control and the loyalty of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (FANB). Members of the Maduro regime continue to engage...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: China (Hong Kong and Macau). Overview: The counterterrorism efforts of the People’s Republic of China continued to target almost exclusively ethnic Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim alleged extremists, whom Beijing labels as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a group Beijing considers the primary...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Cameroon. Overview: In 2021, terrorist activity decreased in the Far North Region. The NGO Stand Up for Cameroon reported that Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA) killed 339 people in 2021, compared to an estimated 400 people in 2020, a 15 percent decline in fatalities. Attribution for the attacks...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Overview: Bosnia and Herzegovina remained a cooperative counterterrorism partner, although its capacity remains limited and little progress was made on legal and regulatory reforms because of the ongoing political crisis caused by secessionist rhetoric and obstruction of state-level ...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. On Nov. 20, 2017, the Secretary of State designated the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The Secretary determined that the DPRK government repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, as the DPRK...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Denmark. Overview: The Kingdom of Denmark, which includes Greenland and the Faroe Islands, remained an important U.S. partner in the global fight against terrorism. As an active participant in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and the Global Counterterrorism Forum, Denmark cooperated closely with the ...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: Today, I am announcing our contribution of more than $444 million, exemplifying the continued generosity of the people of the United States for the people of Yemen. As one of the largest donors, this brings our total to the humanitarian response in Yemen to over $5.4 billion since the conflict began. The United States’ commitment to alleviating the suffering of millions from the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains resolute.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Malaysia. Overview: Malaysia sustained counterterrorism efforts to monitor, arrest, deport, and prosecute suspected supporters of terrorist groups. Malaysian law enforcement cooperated with the United States and regional partners to increase border security at ports of entry to detect and disrupt terrorist...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Senegal. Overview: Although there were no reported terrorist attacks in Senegal in 2021, the Government of Senegal increasingly considers itself a potential target given ongoing terrorist activities in West Africa and instability in neighboring countries. In light of these concerns, Senegal continued...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Dominican Republic on the occasion of your Independence Day. Our countries are deeply connected with one another, as more than two million people of Dominican descent call the United States their home, and more than three million Americans ...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with 3D Systems Corporation (3D) of Rock Hill, South Carolina, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
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By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: South Africa. Overview: There were no terrorism-related incidents in South Africa during 2021, possibly owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. This continued a downward trend following an unusually high number of incidents in 2018. ISIS facilitation networks and cells remained a threat, after the South African...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Panama. Overview: As Panama is a transit country for illicit goods, money, and migrants, its government’s willingness to engage on bilateral and multilateral counterterrorism initiatives is critically important for regional security. Under President Laurentino “Nito" Cortizo, the Government of Panama...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Somalia. Overview: Al-Shabaab continued to pose a significant terrorist threat in Somalia and the wider region in 2021, despite shared efforts by the Federal Government of Somalia, the United States, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and other partners to combat the group. Al Shabaab continued...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: The United States was the first country to recognize Kazakhstan’s independence in 1991 and has remained a stalwart partner in security and economic development ever since. The United States opened its Embassy in Almaty in January 1992 and then relocated in 2006 to the new capital of Astana (renamed Nur-Sultan ...
