COUNTER THREAT CENTER

Our Mission:
Detect, Deter, Defeat Terrorism

Our objective is to protect you, your organization, and your personnel against acts of terrorism and critical threats. CTG professionals develop customized services and solutions that will help you Detect, Deter, and Defeat terrorism or other threats that target you, your people, or your assets’ physical security.

BELGIUM ANNOUNCES PLANS TO DEPLOY NASAMS AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS AT THE PORT OF ANTWERP, AND IRANIAN STRIKES TARGET CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

February 26 - March 4, 2026 | Issue 9 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Chiara Michieli, Nimaya Premachandra, Khushi Salian, Indira Hankins, Agathe Labadi etc. Jacqueline Heier, Editor; Clemence Van Damme, Senior Editor NASAMS Launcher [1] Date : February 25, 2026 Location : Antwerp, Flanders Region, Belgium Parties involved : Belgium; Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever; army; military personnel; civilian law enforcement; Brussels Zaventem airport; a

THREAT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT: GERMANY’S ENLISTMENT POLICIES LIKELY TO INTENSIFY POLARIZATION AND YOUTH PROTESTS

Chiara Michieli, Nicola Bonsegna, Jaydn Burgin, Fleur Van Gorp, Sofía Vilas, EUCOM Team Devandra Mahto, Lizel Klaasen, Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Clémence Van Damme, Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor March 7, 2026 Youth Protest [1] Germany’s domestic threat climate will very likely deteriorate as political polarization surrounding the potential reintroduction of mandatory military service intensifies and empowers youth-led protests. Recruitment shortfalls in the Bundeswehr a

FLASH ALERT: US AND ISRAELI STRIKES KILLED IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER ALI KHAMENEI AND HIGH-RANKING MILITARY OFFICIALS; IRAN’S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS ANNOUNCED RETALIATORY ATTACKS

Jacob Fields, Lizel Klaasen, Alexandra Valdez, Bhavya Jain, Michela Sereno, Sharon Preci, Sasha Sánchez, Khushi Salian, Sofía Vilas, Jaydn Burgin, Lorenzo Calavaro, Insa Reblin, Brendan Malcarne, NORTHCOM, CENTCOM & SOUTHCOM Teams Elizabeth Fignar, Alessandro Portolano, Elena Alice Rossetti, Clemence Van Damme Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor March 1, 2026 Retaliation Attacks [1] The Counterterrorism Group (CTG) is issuing a FLASH ALERT to the citizens and military of Isr

JOINT ISRAELI AND US STRIKES TARGETING IRANIAN LEADERSHIP; RETALIATORY ATTACKS FROM IRAN AND FURTHER STRIKES EXPECTED

(The Situation Update Report [SUR] is a near real-time brief of a possible threat or situation being monitored by The Counter Threat Center. The information is accurate at the time of reporting, but may be subject to change.) Amelia Bell, Alexia Andrica, Michela Sereno, Maxime De Crop, Insa Reblin, Bhavya Jain, Khushi Salian - CENTCOM Team Lizel Klaasen, Elena Alice Rossetti, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor February 28, 2026 Damaged Buildings after Airstrikes [1] Current

UKRAINE ESTABLISHES NEW MILITARY BRANCH TO DEFEND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM RUSSIAN AERIAL ATTACKS AND AUSTRALIA FAST-TRACKS NUCLEAR SUBMARINE SHIPYARD UNDER AUKUS PACT

February 12-18, 2026 | Issue 7 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Chiara Michieli, Nirmal Jose, Nimaya Premachandra, Marija Lazic Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Air Defense System Launch [1] Date : February 12, 2026 Location : Ukraine Parties involved : Ukraine; Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi; new Armed Forces branch air defense brigades; personnel; experienced soldiers; recruits; civilians; key critical infrastr

GERMAN PARLIAMENT PASSED THE KRITIS UMBRELLA ACT, ESTABLISHING UNIFORM SECURITY RULES FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ISRAEL ORDERED MSF TO CEASE OPERATIONS AND LEAVE GAZA BY MARCH

January 29-February 4, 2026 | Issue 5 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Chiara Michieli, Nimaya Premachandra, Nirmal Jose, Ignacio Valdés Fuentes, Indira Hankins, Andrew Britland, Leon Kille Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Power Plant [1] Date : January 29, 2026 Location : Germany Parties involved : Germany; federal parliament; Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (BBK); Federal Office for Information Security (BSI); state authorit

FINLAND’S DEFENCE COMMAND WARNED ABOUT INCREASED RISK OF UNDERSEA INFRASTRUCTURE SABOTAGE, AND IN THE USA, FROZEN TEMPERATURES AND RESTRICTED GAS SUPPLIES CAUSED POWER OUTAGES

January 22-28, 2026 | Issue 4 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Lavinia Ansalone, Giovanni Lamberti, Cora Jordan, Ludovica Leccese, Halleli Alpert Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Maritime Surveillance [1] Date : January 22, 2026 Location : Baltic Sea Parties involved : NATO; NATO military commands; NATO members; NATO members’ national authorities; Finland’s Defence Command; privat

A MID-AIR BOMB THREAT SENT VIA IN-FLIGHT HOTSPOT FORCED FLIGHT TK1853 TO LAND IN SPAIN, AND THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT DECLARED A STATE OF CATASTROPHE OVER WIDESPREAD WILDFIRES

January 15-21, 2026 | Issue 3 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Jacob Fields, Khushi Salian, Ignacio Valdés Fuentes, Chiara Michieli, Nirmal Jose, Marija Lazicj, Andrew Britland, Nimaya Premachandra, Agathe Labadi Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Commercial Flight [1] Date : January 15, 2026 Location : Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, Barcelona, Spain Parties involved : Spain; El Prat airport; Turkish authorities; Turkish public prosecuto

THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN INTERNET AND TELEPHONE SERVICES DURING PROTESTS, AND RUSSIA TARGETED ENERGY GRID IN UKRAINE

January 8-14, 2026 | Issue 2 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Ludovica Leccese, Giovanni Lamberti, Lavinia Ansalone, Halleli Alpert, Cora Jordan Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Infrastructure Shut Down [1] Date : January 8, 2026 Location : Iran Parties involved : Iran; Iranian government; protesters; Iranian diaspora; US; Israel; regional and international adversaries; anti-Western and anti-Israeli audience; non-governm

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