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The Counterterrorism Group

Active Shooter & Threat Training for Places of Worship
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.


JNIM CLAIMS ITS FIRST ATTACK IN NIGERIA, AND THE SCHEDULED DELIVERIES OF F-16V FIGHTER JETS AND GLIDE BOMBS FOR TAIWAN EXPERIENCE DELAYS
October 30-November 5, 2025 | Issue 42 - Weapons & Tactics Nimaya Premachandra, Matan Lieberman, Victoria Kotey, Lucy Gibson, W/T Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor  Nigerian Soldier [1] Date : October 30, 2025 Location : Nigeria Parties involved : Nigeria; Nigerian counterterrorism authorities; Nigerian Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units; Al-Qaeda linked militant group Jama’t Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM); JNIM-affiliated militants;...


FLASH ALERT: STUDENT-PERPETRATED BOMBING AT MOSQUE AND SCHOOL IN JAKARTA. AUTHORITIES ALLEGE HOMEMADE WEAPONS WITH REFERENCES TO WHITE-SUPREMACIST SYMBOLS; OFFICIALS BE AWARE
Nirmal Jose, Ignacio Valdés Fuentes, Jacob Robison, WATCH Team Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor November 8, 2025 State Senior High School 72 (SMA 72), Kelapa Gading District, Jakarta, Indonesia [1] The Counterterrorism Group (CTG) is issuing a FLASH ALERT to all law enforcement, citizens, and travelers following the explosions in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia. At approximately 1215 local time, blasts occurred at a mosque inside a high school d


ACTIVE SHOOTER & THREAT TRAINING FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES -- PROFESSIONAL SECURITY TRAINING COMING TO DETROIT -- ENROLL TODAY!
The Intelligence Training Center (ITC) is pleased to inform our community about an essential security training opportunity being offered by our colleagues at The Counterterrorism Group (CTG). In today's evolving threat environment, places of worship require specialized preparedness training to protect their congregations and respond effectively to potential violent incidents. Training Overview Active Shooter & Threat Training for Places of Worship  is a comprehensive, hands-o


THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE DELETES THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING GATEWAY, AND DUFFY THREATENS TO PULL $160 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS FROM CALIFORNIA OVER ALLEGED NONCITIZEN DRIVER’S LICENSES
October 23-29, 2025 | Issue 41 - NORTHCOM Team Martina Lopez Hernandez, Valentina Gonzalez, Candela Echeverria, Chiara Michieli, Jacob Robison Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor  Deactivated Website [1] Date : October 23, 2025 Location : USA Parties involved : USA; US government; US Department of State (DOS); US military; US civilian groups; social leaders; Non governmental organizations (NGOs); US online platform for reporting human rights violations by US military units Hu


PSA: GANG VIOLENCE DISRUPTS EMERGENCY CARE OPERATIONS IN HAITI; GLOBAL INSTITUTIONSÂ NEEDED TO PROTECT HUMANITARIAN AND MEDICAL AID
Aman Bajwa, Ignacio Valdés Fuentes, Isobel Allen, Khushi Salian, Mekhala Jambholkar, Nirmal Jose, WATCH/GSOC Team Meghan Terry, Editor; Jacqueline Heier, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor October 26, 2025 Haiti [1] Introduction On October 15, 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced that they’ve closed the emergency care center in Port-au-Prince due to the ongoing violence in Haiti. [2]  MSF temporarily ceased its activity after a March incident where gang mem


IN THE US, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO REALLOCATE TERRORISM PREVENTION FUNDS FROM DEMOCRATIC-LED STATES TO REPUBLICAN-LED ONES, AND IN NAMIBIA, AUTHORITIES DECLARE AN MPOX OUTBREAK IN SWAKOPMUND
October 16-22, 2025 | Issue 40 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Chiara Michieli, Marija Lazic, Indira Hankins, Martina López Hernández, Cristina Calvo Camilla Raffaelli, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor   Monitoring Computer Screens [1] Date : October 16, 2025 Location : USA Parties involved : US; Trump administration; government; Democratic-led states; Republican-led states; defunded states; other states; major information-sharing hubs an


INDIA SIGNS $468 MILLION DEAL WITH THE UK FOR THALES LIGHTWEIGHT MULTIROLE MISSILES, AND NATO BEGINS STEADFAST NOON NUCLEAR DETERRENCE EXERCISE WITH 14 ALLIES AND 70 AIRCRAFT
October 9-15, 2025 | Issue 39 - Weapons & Tactics Team Agathe Labadi, Nimaya Premachandra, Victoria Kotey, Matan Lieberman, Lucy Gibson Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Multirole Missiles [1] Date : October 9, 2025 Location : India Parties involved : India; Indian forces; UK; UK-based weapon supplier Thales; Pakistan; Russia; US; Western military suppliers The event : India agreed to acquire Thales-made lightweight multirole missiles (LMMs) through


PSA: STRIKES AND A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CRIPPLE EL FASHER, SUDAN; INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE NEEDED TO OPEN SAFE PASSAGE FOR NECESSARY AID
Aldara Carballal Presas, Andrew Britland, Jeffrey Glibowski, Natalie Goldwasser, Camilla Montemarano WATCH/GSOC Team Jackie Heier,...


THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STATES THE USA IS IN AN ARMED CONFLICT AGAINST VENEZUELAN DRUG CARTELS, AND JUDGE IMMERGUT BLOCKS TRUMP’S DECISION TO SEND NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND, OREGON, USA
October 2-8, 2025 | Issue 38 - NORTHCOM Team Chiara Michieli, Jacob Robison, Mireia Fonseca, Candela Echeverria Tom Rochester, Editor;...


IN DENMARK, UNKNOWN DRONES DISRUPT FLIGHTS AT AALBORG AIRPORT, AND IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, ANONYMOUS TIKTOK ACCOUNTS PROMOTE RADICAL PARTIES, SPREADING ANTI-EU SENTIMENTS AND PRO-RUSSIAN NARRATIVES
September 25-October 1, 2025 | Issue 37 - EUCOM Team Chiara Michieli, Jacob Fields, José Heras Luna, Leon Kille, Indira Hankins, Mireia...


FLASH ALERT: VEHICLE RAMMING AND STABBING ATTACK OUTSIDE SYNAGOGUE IN MANCHESTER, UK; SUSPECT KILLED; ANTI-SEMITISM PERSISTS AND RISK OF FURTHER ATTACKS REMAIN HIGH
Lydia Baccino, Chiara Michieli, Extremism and EUCOM Team Ignacio Valdés Fuentes, Candela Echeverria, WATCH Team Kate Shymkiv, Editor;...


FRANCE SUSPENDS ITS COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION WITH MALI, AND RUSSIA MODIFIES ITS 152 MM 2S19M2 MSTA-S SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZERS WITH PROTECTIVE CAGES AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE ANTENNAS
September 18-24, 2025 | Issue 36 - Weapons & Tactics Team Nimaya Premachandra, Matan Lieberman, Victoria Kotey, Agathe Labadi, W/T...


SHOOTING AT DALLAS ICE FACILITY INJURES TWO, TWO FATALITIES, INCLUDING THE SHOOTER; DETAILS UNFOLDING
(The Situation Update Report [SUR] is a near real-time brief of a possible threat or situation being monitored by The Counter Threat...


AKECH ANNOUNCES MURDER, TREASON, AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY CHARGES AGAINST MACHAR IN SOUTH SUDAN, AND UK RIGHT-WING PROTESTORS INJURE AT LEAST 26 MPS OFFICERS DURING UNITE THE KINGDOM RALLY
September 11-17, 2025 | Issue 35 - Extremism Team Valentina Gonzalez Garzon, Mireia Fonseca, Candela Echeverria, Jacob Robison Tom...


TRACKING LANDSCAPE CHANGES AND LANDSLIDE CONSEQUENCES IN THE MARRAH MOUNTAINS AREA OF DARFUR, SUDAN
Christian Collins, Priscilla Alves Pereira, Martina Elena Nitti, OSINT-RDT Team Gabriel Helupka, Senior Editor September 17, 2025 Marrah...

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