The attempt of Paris we interpret as September 11 European, now the war began in our cities.
Sale alert level in Rome and in other capitals, but you have to admit that they underestimated the risks to safety, especially the internal risk posed by terrorist cells isolated living quietly infiltrated in Europe and although dormant always ready to act.
Today the terrorism of jihadist moves increasingly decentralized activities where small team well trained paramilitaries can strike anywhere using the element of surprise.
"Di fronte alla minaccia terroristica l'Europa ha sbagliato e adesso ne sta pagando le conseguenze". Sono le parole di Amer al Sabaileh, analista strategico giordano ed esperto di terrorismo. Raggiunto telefonicamente da Panorama.it, ha commentato la strage di Parigi e l'uccisione di 12 persone presso la sede della rivista satirica Charlie Hebdo.
Two attacks (one in Nigeria, the other one in Saudi Arabia) killed Shiite people gathered to celebrate Islamic festivity of Ashura.
A kamikaze is said to have blown himself up in the town of Potiskum, commercially-relevant city in the state of Yobe in North-Eastern Nigeria. Although pieces of news about the number of victims are non-unanimous, it is thought that from 15 to 30 people lost their lives. At present, there is no claim of responsibility but Boko Haram Sunni gunmen are the main suspects.
The Secretary of State John Kerry and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have reached an agreement, despite the crisis in Ukraine, for an increase of common intelligence about militants ISIS, putting aside brouhaha, focusing on a common enemy.
Speaking in Paris with his Russian counterpart, Kerry said that the two world powers despite the new "Cold War", due to the role played by Russia in Ukraine, have found ways to work together on global issues although there are large differences in a number of areas.
A picture that has been seen all over the world: a black flag waving on the top of a building in Kobani (also known as Ayn al-Arab), a Kurdish town in northern Syria, just 15 kilometres from the Turkish border.
Beware not to talk about a forthcoming invasion toward Europe though. It must be considered that Turkey is neither Syria nor Iraq. Unlike the other two states: Turkey benefits from an essential political and institutional stability that guarantees solidity to the whole country, Turkish armed forces are both better prepared and equipped and, finally, Turkey is NATO Member State and would receive necessary support from the Alliance in case of spillover.
The Isis has a very diverse staff consists of former military personnel and specialists coming from extreme Islamist Middle East Asia and Europe, as well as their acceded to the Caliphate, even non-experts who recruited through the known channels, pseudo-religious, after a brief training (three to six months depending on your needs) are placed in the ranks of the rebels; make an exact estimate of the number of members is currently impossible, however, we can assume a number that fluctuates between 28,000 and 40,000 men.
The cat in the Islamic religion has always played a very important role being the favorite animal of the prophet Muhammad. The propaganda of the Caliphate then chose the cat to land in the net looking for new members who propose a motion more human and just creating a profile on twitter "Islamic State of the cat." This would seem an almost laughable attempt to flesh out the network to a massive campaign of rapprochement of new fighters and yet it works.
For the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Deif died last night with his wife and young daughter under the rubble of his house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza, bombed by 'Air Force of the Star of David. Hamas denies the death of the leader and feeds the legend of the number one enemy of Israel.
Foley was not beheaded for what he did, not for his profession as a freelance journalist, not because he told the truth from the theaters of war.
United States president Barak Obama authorised airstrike in Iraq against Islamic State (IS) Sunni jihadist militias. There are no doubts that US intervention could make a difference, but the real question is: by how much?
