Terrorism – Page 10 – Asia Times

Um Sam An, former law-maker of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), sits inside a police vehicle as he is brought to the Supreme Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia February 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

No safe place for SEAsia’s political refugees

by David Hutt February 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi flag with stack of money coins with grass and flowers. Photo: iStock

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, World

Iraq investors stubbornly stake post-ISIS future

by Gary Kleiman February 14, 2018February 14, 2018

Diplomatic handshake between leaders from India and Saudi Arabia with flag-painted hands. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, Australia, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India-Saudi Arabia relations on promising path

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan February 13, 2018

People hold sign as they gather to condemn the death of Naqibullah Mehsud, whose family said was killed by police in a so-called "encounter killing", during a grand jirga (tribal assembly or public meeting) in Karachi, Pakistan January 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

Campaign against Pashtuns undermines rule of law

by Rahim Nasar February 11, 2018February 12, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Italy, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Terror in the name of terror

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan February 8, 2018February 8, 2018

Combat weapons, US dollars and ammunition scattered on a sackcloth. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, Middle East, South Asia, World

As ISIS fighters return, Central Asia braces for attacks

by Tatiana Kanunnikova February 4, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How can America change Pakistani behavior?

by Brahma Chellaney February 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Malaysian Shiite Muslim performs religious rites inside a place of worship in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan

AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, World

No safe place for SEAsia’s Shia Muslims

by David Hutt February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese protest against the Aum Shinrikyo cult in 2009. Photo: Wikipedia

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Gallows finally loom for Japan’s killer cult leaders

by Todd Crowell February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A Uighur man in front of military police during a counter-terrorism drill in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam

Beijing warns jihadists may target key southern regions

by Asia Times staff February 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Suspected militants and their recovered weapons are presented to the media by Pakistani paramilitary forces at a security compound in the Jamrud area of the Khyber Agency tribal area on March 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Abdul Majeed

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The Pakistan conundrum

by Richard N. Haass January 21, 2018

Screen capture of reported propaganda video from Syrian-based jihadi group Katibat al Ghuraba depicting a children's training camp. Source: FDD

Middle East, Syria

New Uighur jihadist group emerges

by Asia Times staff January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A shopkeeper waits for customers in Kabul on December 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Trump’s Twitter threat to Pakistan wins Afghans’ favor

by Ruchi Kumar January 10, 2018February 18, 2020

US Army soldiers take a defensive position in the desert, ready for any trouble that comes their way. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Mapping a world from hell: 76 countries now involved in US ‘war on terror’

by Tom Engelhardt January 9, 2018January 9, 2018

Afghan security forces keep watch at a check point close to the compound of Afghanistan's national intelligence agency in Kabul, Afghanistan. December 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

ISIS numbers growing fast near China’s New Silk Road, says Russia

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in June. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump’s security strategy draws India closer, targets Pakistan and China

by Saikat Datta December 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Depiction of fictional "slaughterbots." Source: Youtube screen grab / Stop Anonymous Weapons

Uncategorized

Pentagon wants tiny ‘kamikaze’ drones

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Police officers stand outside the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City on December 11, 2017 after reports of an explosion. Photo: Reuters / Brendan McDermid

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Small bomb explodes at NYC’s Port Authority Bus Terminal during morning rush hour

by Asia Times staff December 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A Philippine soldier is seen through a hole in a wall of a damaged building in the Islamic State sieged city of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, August 30, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines

Inside view of an Islamic State hostage

by Bong S Sarmiento December 10, 2017February 18, 2020

The skyline of Singapore's central business district seen from a public housing estate, April 14, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

Singapore on edge as Islamic State circles

by Nile Bowie December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

People gather around the remains of Mugees Mir, a suspected militant who according to local media was killed in an encounter with the Indian security forces in Zakura, during his funeral in Srinagar on November 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Danish Ismail

European Union, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

New complexity emerges with ISIS footprint in Kashmir

by Kabir Taneja November 29, 2017

New People's Army (NPA) fighters in formation in the Sierra Madre mountain range, located east of Manila. Photo: AFP/Noel Cialis

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Korea, World

Duterte’s peace try falls to pieces

by Bong S Sarmiento November 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine troops during a send-off ceremony ending their combat duty against pro-Islamic State militant groups inside military headquarters in Marawi city, October 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

Islamic State’s new frontline in the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine soldiers stand guard in front of a door spray painted with "I love ISIS" graffiti after government troops cleared the area from pro-Islamic State militant groups inside the war-torn Marawi city, southern Philippines October 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Islamic State lurks in Philippine shadows

by Bong S Sarmiento November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A U.S. special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 4, 2014. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Germany, Vietnam, World

Washington’s African pivot in the ‘war on terror’

by Andrew Brennan November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Graffiti is seen on the shutters of a closed shop as government troops continue their assault against Islamic State-backed insurgents from the Maute group in Marawi city, Philippines, on June 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

Uncategorized

2017 terror attacks mapped

by Storymaps November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Multiple bikes are crushed along a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York on October 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Brendan McDermid

World

At least eight dead in New York City terror attack

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A Kashmiri protester throws a stone toward police during a strike. Photo: Reuters / Files

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India’s new interlocutor on Kashmir inspires fresh hope

by Aditya Sinha October 25, 2017

Empty shells and cigarette butts are seen under a hole where pro-Islamic State militant groups used to position themselves inside a house in the war-torn Marawi city, southern Philippines October 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Australia, China, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Fatal blows to Islamic State in the Philippines

by Richard Javad Heydarian October 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Graffiti is seen on the shutters of a closed shop as government troops continue their assault against Islamic State-backed insurgents from the Maute group in Marawi city, Philippines, on June 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

How to measure geopolitical capability in the age of ISIS

by Tatiana Kanunnikova October 16, 2017