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PSA NICARAGUA PART 2: THE ORTEGA-MURILLO GOVERNMENT’S CONTINUED REPRESSION OF POLITICAL DISSENT; HOST COUNTRIES SHOULD PROVIDE ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT EXILED NICARAGUANS

Khushi Salian, Lorenzo Calavaro, Rebecca Davis, Hermione Goux, Gehad Ahmed, WATCH/GSOC Team Lizel Klaasen, Alessandro Portolano, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor April 2, 2026 Nicaragua [1] Introduction Following the report focused on restricted press freedom and repression of journalism in Nicaragua, this report examines the broader mechanisms the government employs to suppress political dissent domestically and abroad. Under the leadership of Daniel Ortega and Ro

2 hours ago17 min read

PSA NICARAGUA PART 2: THE ORTEGA-MURILLO GOVERNMENT’S CONTINUED REPRESSION OF POLITICAL DISSENT; HOST COUNTRIES SHOULD PROVIDE ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT EXILED NICARAGUANS

2 hours ago17 min read

THE EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN THE YAPACANA NATIONAL PARK (CERRO), VENEZUELA

Cristiana Harless, Kendall McElwee, Lavinia Ansalone, Martina Guerrero, OSINT-RDT Team Alessandro Portolano, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor March 30, 2026 Cerro Yapacana, Amazonas State, Venezuela [1] Key judgments The continuation of illegal gold mining will likely lead to prolonged environmental destruction, as well as human rights abuses against local and Indigenous populations. Criminals control illegal gold mining in Venezuela’s Amazonas state, undermining the gove

3 days ago6 min read

PSA NICARAGUA PART 1: HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR INTERVENTION AMID HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE AGAINST JOURNALISTS; JOINT INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION REQUIRED TO BUILD DIGITAL RESILIENCE

Khushi Salian, Lorenzo Calavaro, Rebecca Davis, Hermione Goux, Gehad Ahmed, Jared Carvente, Andrew Britland, Camilla Montemarano, WATCH/GSOC Team Alessandro Portolano, Lizel Klaasen Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor March 29, 2026 Nicaraguan Journalists [1] Introduction In March 2026, over 20 humanitarian organizations called on UN member states to press the authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, to answer for human rights violations ag

4 days ago12 min read

MEXICAN NAVAL AUTHORITIES CARRIED OUT A DEADLY RAID AGAINST LOS MAYOS, AND THE US DEPLOYED ICE AGENTS TO AIRPORTS TO HELP DURING STAFFING SHORTAGES

March 19-25, 2026 | Issue 12 - NORTHCOM Team Michela Sereno, Julia Ruiz Redel, Dominic Perfetti, Christian Jackson, Sharon Preci, Matthew George, Noah Clarke Ben Joshua Gentemann, Editor; Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Military Unit Conducting a Raid [1] Date : March 19, 2026 Location : Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico Parties involved : Mexico; Mexican government; government bodies; Mexican military; Naval authorities; authorities; law enforcement; armed militant orga

6 days ago4 min read

THREAT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT: US ACCELERATES INTEGRATION OF PRIVATE AI INTO CLASSIFIED MILITARY NETWORKS. RAPID ADOPTION WILL VERY LIKELY ESCALATE OPERATIONAL AND SECURITY RISKS ACROSS DEFENSE SYSTEMS

Giovanni Lamberti, Christian Jackson, Noah Clarke, Sharon Preci, Matthew George, Julia Ruiz Redel, Aristide Devevey, Michela Sereno, Dominic Perfetti; NORTHCOM Team Ben Joshua Gentemann, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor March 18, 2026 Military Strategy in the Age of AI [1] The US Department of War (DoW) accelerated the integration of privately developed AI systems into classified military and intelligence networks as part of its strategy to become an “AI-first” war

Mar 177 min read

OSINT TOOLKIT: INSECAM, A PLATFORM THAT AGGREGATES SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS FOR WORLDWIDE LIVE MONITORING

Cristiana Harless, Kendall McElwee, Martina Guerrero, Paco Ruiz Arcos, OSINT-RDT Team James Raggio, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor March 15, 2026 Industry : Online Investigations, Threat Intelligence, Security Services (The Open Source Intelligence [OSINT] Toolkit is a report to help teach about various OSINT tools that can be used by Threat, Security, Intelligence, and Investigative Professionals [TSIIPs]. The data in this report is accurate as of the publication date.)

Mar 157 min read

ATTACKERS TARGETED THE BAKIN RUWA-MAJE BORDER CHECKPOINT IN NIGERIA, AND THE SUDANESE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT-NORTH ACCUSED THE SUDANESE ARMED FORCES OF KILLING CIVILIANS IN A DRONE STRIKE

March 5-11, 2026 | Issue 10 - AFRICOM Team Antonio De Rosa, Bhavya Jain, Blaise Liess II, Insa Reblin, Cora Jordan, Amelia Bell, Ludovica Leccese, Maxime De Crop, Alexandra Valdez, Sasha Sánchez, Mackenzie LaCombe, Giovanni Lamberti Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Kebbi, Nigeria, and Surrounding Area [1] Date : March 5, 2026 Location : Bagudu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, Nigeria Parties involved : Nigeria; security forces; police office

Mar 154 min read

COLOMBIAN AUTHORITIES DISCOVER CLAN DEL GOLFO RECRUITMENT RECORDINGS, AND IN PERU, ASSAILANTS ABDUCT AND EXECUTE A MAN IN A PUBLIC ALLEY

March 5-11, 2026 | Issue 10 - SOUTHCOM Team Christian Jackson, Dominic Perfetti, Julia Ruiz Redel, Michela Sereno, Noah Clarke, Matthew George, Sharon Preci, Aristide Devevey, Jacob Robison Ben Joshua Gentemann, Editor; Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Youth Walking in a Rural Colombian Area [1] Date : March 5, 2026 Location : Colombia Parties involved : Colombia; government; authorities; state forces; paramilitary and drug smuggling group Clan Del Golfo; far-left guerri

Mar 134 min read

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

Mar 73 min read

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

Mar 78 min read

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

Mar 115 min read

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

Feb 283 min read

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

Feb 213 min read

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

Feb 74 min read

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

Feb 13 min read

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

Jan 243 min read

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

Jan 183 min read

ESTONIAN AND FINNISH AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE BALTIC SEA UNDERSEA COMMUNICATION CABLE DAMAGE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION FAILURE DISRUPTS CIVIL AVIATION TRAFFIC IN GREECE

January 1-7, 2026 | Issue 1 - Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Agathe Labadi, Khushi Salian, Lucy Gibson, Jacob Fields, Indira Hankins, Chiara Michieli, Camilla Montemarano, Andrew Britland, Ignacio Valdés Fuentes, Marija Lazic, Jeffrey Glibowski, Nimaya Premachandra, Nirmal Jose Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor Monitoring Communications Networks [1] Date : December 31, 2025 Location : Kantvik, Uusimaa District, Finland Partie

Jan 104 min read

FLASH ALERT: US CONDUCTS LARGE-SCALE ATTACK ON VENEZUELA; PRESIDENT MADURO AND WIFE CAPTURED AND INDICTED ON CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT NARCOTERRORISM; INSTABILITY IN THE REGION EXPECTED

(The Flash Alert [FA] 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.) Lydia Baccino, Khushi Salian, Ignacio Valdés Fuentes, Emily Katrina Bustillos, Chiara Michieli NORTHCOM & SOUTHCOM Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor January 4, 2026 Venezuelan Flag [1] The Counterterrorism Group (CTG) is issuing a FLASH

Jan 416 min read

TRUST WALLET ANNOUNCED THAT UNKNOWN HACKERS BREACHED ITS CHROME EXTENSION, DECRYPTING PASSWORDS, AND CYBERTHREAT ACTORS EXPLOITED A MONGODB VULNERABILITY TO EXTRACT SENSITIVE DATA

December 25-31, 2025 | Issue 50 - CICYBER Team Nimaya Premachandra, Matan Lieberman, Victoria Kotey, Lucy Gibson, Agathe Labadi, CICYBER Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Personally Identifiable Information Breach [1] Date : December 26, 2025 Location : San Francisco, California, US Parties involved : Cryptocurrency platform Trust Wallet; cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance; human resources (HR); employees; employees working on the Chrome extension; developers; cent

Jan 23 min read

GUNMEN ATTACK CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN PERU, LEAVING AN OFFICIAL DEAD AND CHILDREN INJURED, AND IN COLOMBIA, AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY OBSTRUCTS AN ARMY OPERATION, ENABLING ELN TO ABDUCT SOLDIERS

December 18-24, 2025 | Issue 49 - SOUTHCOM Team Jacob Fields, Valentina Gonzalez, Candela Echeverría, Jacob Robison Clémence Van Damme, Senior Editor Bullets Left at the Crime Scene [1] Date : December 18, 2025 Location : Sausal, Ascope Province, Peru Parties involved : Peru; authorities; Ascope provincial government; municipal councilwoman murdered in the attack Elena Rojas Alcalde; officials; preferred candidates; Gunmen; criminal networks; seven wounded individuals; ci

Dec 26, 20253 min read

IN PORTUGAL, TRADE UNIONS WENT ON A GENERAL STRIKE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT’S LABOR REFORM PROPOSAL, AND A GERMAN AFD LAWMAKER CALLED FOR AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN GERMAN AND US NATIONALIST PARTIES

December 11-17, 2025 | Issue 48 - EUCOM Team Marija Lazic, Leon Kille, Chiara Michieli, Jacob Fields Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Protests [1] Date : December 11, 2025 Location : Portugal Parties involved : Portugal; government; trade unions; opposition parties; governing-aligned actors dissenting from the reform; transport and public services; employers and investors in transport-dependent sectors; transport providers; media and civic spaces; citizens The event : Tr

Dec 21, 20254 min read

LIBYAN AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCED THEY WILL INCREASE THEIR DEPORTATIONS OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, AFFECTING REGIONAL RELATIONS AND SOLDIERS ATTEMPTED A COUP D'ÉTAT IN BENIN, BUT IT WAS THWARTED

December 4-10, 2025 | Issue 48 - CENTCOM/AFRICOM Team Giovanni Lamberti, Amelia Bell, Cora Jordan, Benjamin Baruch, Ludovica Leccese Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor Land Migration in Africa [1] Date : December 4, 2025 Location : Libya Parties involved : Libya; government; Libyan authorities; European Union (EU); member states; European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM); European Union Border and Coast Guard Agency Fron

Dec 13, 20254 min read

OSINT TOOLKIT: BLACKBIRD, A PYTHON-BASED TOOL THAT INVESTIGATES USERNAMES TO MAP A TARGET’S DIGITAL FOOTPRINT ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Priscilla Alves Pereira, Christian Collins, Mekhala Jambholkar, OSINT-RDT Team James Raggio, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor December 12, 2025 Industry : Online Investigations, Threat and Social Media Intelligence (The Open Source Intelligence [OSINT] Toolkit is a report to help teach about various OSINT tools that can be used by Threat, Security, Intelligence, and Investigative Professionals [TSIIPs]) Account Search Across Social Media Platforms [1] What is the BLUF about

Dec 12, 20255 min read