🟡 Military Operation | 6/10
🇫🇷 🇧🇯

French special forces engaged in combat operations in Benin
According to Le Monde, French special forces are secretly conducting combat operations alongside the Beninese army against the growing jihadist threat. Officially deployed as instructors, they are being used as a quick reaction force.

💬 SENTINEL: Підтвердження зростання французької військової присутності у Сахелі

#Africa #CounterTerrorism #France

🟡 Military Strike | 6/10
🇮🇱 🇱🇧

IDF eliminates terrorist cell in southern Lebanon
IDF troops from the 91st Division eliminated a terrorist cell in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, the cell was operating near Israeli positions, with one operative attempting to take cover in a building.

💬 SENTINEL: Продовження прикордонних сутичок між Ізраїлем та Хезболлою.

#IDF #Hezbollah #Lebanon #CounterTerrorism

🟡 Military Strike | 6/10
🇵🇸

IDF targeted strikes in Gaza
IDF conducted precise strikes in northern and southern Gaza, killing Hamas and Kata'ib al-Mujahideen militants including Ahmed Mohammed Saleh and Mahmoud Barim.

💬 SENTINEL: Підтверджені наслідки ударів, загроза минула

#Gaza #IDF #CounterTerrorism

“When senior #Western officials met in Ottawa last month to discuss potential #terrorism threats in light of the #U.S.-Israeli war against #Iran, a top #StateDepartment #counterterrorism official delivered an unexpected message.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

U.S. Pushes Allies to Chase a ...
Trump Officials Push Allies to Pursue Antifa and Far Left as Terrorist Threats

The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat.

The New York Times

"Western governments must combat “antifa and far-left terrorism,” Ms. Jacobsen’s prepared remarks asserted, casting the effort as an evolution in counterterrorism following the “global war on terror.” Her prepared speech defined far-left terrorism to include threats from communists, Marxists, anarchists, anticapitalists and those with “eco-extremist” and “other self-identified antifascist ideologies.”

“It is important to recognize their actions as political terrorism rather than mere protest or criminality,” said her prepared remarks, though it was unclear if she delivered them exactly as written. As evidence, the speech pointed to left-wing protesters who had recently clashed with the police in Italy.

Ms. Jacobsen’s appeals were part of a sweeping new effort by the White House to press foreign governments and embassies abroad to join its fight against what it calls far-left terrorists. The Trump administration is deploying its global counterterrorism machine against far-left movements like antifa — shorthand for “antifascist” — despite offering little evidence they present a dire threat to U.S. citizens.

This article is based on internal State Department documents and interviews with current and former U.S. officials, as well as officials in foreign governments that were asked to aid the effort, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security issues and closed meetings."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/trump-administration-far-left-terrorism-groups.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.VZ8X.Hqt01Y_wjhZW

#USA #StateTerrorism #CounterTerrorism #Antifa #Surveillance #FarLeft

Trump Officials Push Allies to Pursue Antifa and Far Left as Terrorist Threats

The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat.

The New York Times
#TorontoPolice commanders say the force’s new #counterterrorism unit participated in an investigation that led to the arrest of a 35-year-old man charged with a shooting that targeted a #Jewish-owned restaurant in the city’s #NorthYork area.” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

New counterterrorism unit help...
New counterterrorism unit helped arrest suspect in shooting targeting Jewish-owned restaurant, Toronto police say

A 35-year-old man was charged in the shooting that targeted the Old Avenue Restaurant in North York

The Globe and Mail

🟡 Military Deployment | 7/10
🇺🇸 🇳🇬

US troops deployment to Nigeria
US Air Force is deploying 200 personnel to Nigeria to support operations against ISIS. C-130J Super Hercules has arrived in Accra, Ghana, while C-17A Globemaster III is en route to Maiduguri with equipment.

💬 SENTINEL: Значне розгортання американських сил вказує на посилення участі США у боротьбі з тероризмом у регіоні Сахелю.

#USMilitary #Nigeria #CounterTerrorism #Deployment

In 2014, ISIS burned a Jordanian pilot alive. What happened next changed the entire war. This book tells that story.
#books #ISIS #Jordan #Espionage #Counterterrorism
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/isis-jordan-intelligence-war-no-shadows-in-the-desert-review/
ISIS Jordan Intelligence War: No Shadows in the Desert Review

A review of No Shadows in the Desert — the ISIS Jordan intelligence war told through espionage, loss, and covert operations.

THIS GRANDPA BLOGS

THREE CHARGED IN GOLDERS GREEN AMBULANCE INCIDENT

Three people charged with arson after destroying four Hatzola Northwest ambulances in Golders Green on March 23, 2026. They appear in court Saturday.

#GoldersGreen, #AmbulanceArson, #HatzolaNorthwest, #LondonCrime, #CounterTerrorism

https://newsletter.tf/golders-green-ambulance-arson-charges-march-23/

Four ambulances were destroyed in Golders Green. This is a serious incident with three people now charged with arson.

#GoldersGreen, #AmbulanceArson, #HatzolaNorthwest, #LondonCrime, #CounterTerrorism
https://newsletter.tf/golders-green-ambulance-arson-charges-march-23/

Three Charged for Golders Green Ambulance Arson on March 23, 2026

Three people charged with arson after destroying four Hatzola Northwest ambulances in Golders Green on March 23, 2026. They appear in court Saturday.

NewsletterTF