News from December 2021
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Senegal. Overview: Although there were no reported terrorist attacks in Senegal in 2020, the Government of Senegal increasingly considers itself a likely potential target given ongoing terrorist activities in West Africa and instability in neighboring Mali. In light of these concerns, Senegal continued...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Djibouti. Overview: Djibouti remained a critical partner for the United States and the region in the fight against terrorism, and no terrorist incidents were reported in Djibouti in 2020. Since 2002, Djibouti has hosted Camp Lemonnier, the headquarters of AFRICOM’s Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County resident has been sentenced in federal court to four months’ incarceration followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of theft of government funds and social security fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Canada. Overview: During the summer and fall, media reported several cases of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members’ association with right-wing violent extremist groups, an issue that has plagued CAF for several years. In October, Defense Minister Sajjan publicly denounced violent “extremists" and promised...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Ethiopia. Overview: The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) continued to be a willing and active partner with the U.S. government on CT issues. The GOE passed significant amendments to the 2009 Antiterrorism Proclamation (ATP) that, inter alia, criminalizes certain terrorism-related offenses. The al-Shabaab...
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Niger. Overview: Niger faces terrorist threats on each of its seven 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 limited and economic opportunity is negligible.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been convicted by a federal trial jury of illegally possessing a firearm.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
A federal grand jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has indicted a former manager from a major aerospace engineering company and five executives from outsourcing engineering suppliers.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: DETROIT - Two men have been sentenced for their role in the Attempted Murder of Federal Agents, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
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By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
Release: Peru. Overview: After a five-year investigation, the Peruvian National Police (PNP) on December 2 conducted a major operation targeting alleged Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso or SL) front organizations, notably SL’s legal political branch called the Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights (Movadef).
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Pakistan. Overview: Pakistan experienced significant terrorist threats in 2020. The number of attacks and casualties was slightly higher than in 2019. Major terrorist groups that focused on conducting attacks in Pakistan included TTP and ISIS-Pakistan. Separatist militant groups conducted terrorist...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - An Eldridge, Iowa, man, Marius Avant, 26, of the 0-100 block of Manor Drive, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on Dec. 14, 2021, for possessing a firearm as a felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: A former Bixby High School teacher who was caught using his cell phone to illegally record underneath a female student’s skirt and later admitted to doing the same to multiple other unidentified students was sentenced Thursday in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. A fellow student saw Byrd filming the female student and immediately reported the crime.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Dec 16, 2021
News Release: Kenya. Overview: In 2020, Kenya continued to suffer terrorist attacks primarily along the Kenyan-Somali border. The most notable attack - which demonstrated al-Shabaab’s ability to conduct complex operations in Kenya - occurred on January 5, when AS fighters attacked the United States Armed Forces’...
