The threat to international peace and security posed by ISIL terrorist fighters is “on the rise again”, the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
The Security Council has reported that violent extremist groups continue to operate though networks and members from the East Indian Ocean region, for which RFTFs are an important tool in recruiting and spreading violent extremist narratives.
In response to this, UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch (UNODC/TPB) delivered an advanced online training on effective investigation, prosecution and sentencing of complex terrorism cases, including those of RFTFs. The workshop was tailored for police officers, prosecutors and judges of selected Member States in the Indian Ocean region.
In the past, Tunisia has suffered from terrorist attacks. In response to this, the country adopted enhanced counterterrorism measures which included, but was not limited to, ensuring that national forensic investigators were better equipped to conduct thorough crime scene investigations.
To support these efforts, UNODC delivered a practical workshop on terrorist crime scene management and forensic investigations on 15-19 February 2021. The event brought together 15 law enforcement officers from the Salammbô Police Academy, including their forensic police, civil protection and counterterrorism units.
Members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and their supporters in the town of Matuguinao, Samar are given until February 15 to surrender to the government or face charges.
Another sub-leader of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed during a police operation in Zamboanga City on Tuesday
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will visit Muslim communities in the region as part of its peace covenant aimed at showing solidarity and getting support against terrorism.
Subanen tribal leaders in Zamboanga del Norte have called on the critics of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 to look into the plight of the victims of harassment by the communist New People’s Army (NPA).
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) warned any organization or groups extending financial support either “directly or indirectly” to terrorist groups listed in Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) resolutions.
Soldiers are tracking down a group of Dawlah Islamiya terrorists whose lair the troops overran following ground and air assaults in the hinterlands of Lanao del Sur, officials said Monday.
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