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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.

THREAT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT: DUTCH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRONE TO SOCIAL MEDIA DISINFORMATION ON THE HOLOCAUST. AI CONTENT LIKELY DEEPENS YOUNG GENERATIONS’ SUSCEPTIBILITY TO REVISIONIST NARRATIVES

Jaydn Burgin, Sofía Vilas, Chiara Michieli, Leon Kille, EUCOM Team Alexia Andrica, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor May 6, 2026 Youth and Social Media[1] BLUF Reliance on social media and AI-generated content is increasingly shifting Dutch students’ understanding of the Holocaust away from factual, classroom-based learning toward misinformation and fabricated historical narratives.[2] The Dutch educational environment previously relied o

ENGLAND AND FRANCE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO TACKLE CROSS-CHANNEL ILLEGAL MIGRATION, AND IN THE NETHERLANDS, UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS CUT DOWN BANNERS WELCOMING REFUGEES

April 23-29, 2026 | Issue 17 - EUCOM Team Nicola Bonsegna, Jaydn Burgin, Sofía Vilas, Fleur Van Gorp, Chiara Michieli Alexia Andrica, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Migrants at Sea[1] Date: April 23, 2026 Location: England and France Parties involved: UK; UK government; Starmer government; Home Office; center-left party Labour Party; conservative party Restore Britain; conservative party Reform UK; hardline anti-immigration parties; progressive political base;

THREAT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT: ISLAMIST TERRORIST GROUPS AND SEPARATISTS ARE ESCALATING THEIR ATTACKS IN MALI, VERY LIKELY PRIORITIZING COORDINATED STRIKES AGAINST MILITARY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Cora Jordan, Bhavya Jain, Antonio De Rosa, Blaise Liess II, Insa Reblin, Ludovica Leccese, Amelia Bell, Mackenzie LaCombe AFRICOM Team Elena Alice Rossetti, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor April 29, 2026 African Soldiers[1] BLUF Militant groups such as terrorist group al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the rebel separatist group Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) are escalating their campaigns in Mali by shifting from localized low-impact attac

THE HARTBEESPOORT DAM IN CRISIS: ECOLOGICAL DETERIORATION AND INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Cristiana Harless, Ilias Tzanetoulakos, Martina Guerrero, OSINT-RDT Team Alessandro Portolano, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor April 26, 2026 Hartbeespoort Dam, Hartbeespoort, North West Province of South Africa[1] Key judgments Persistent pollution of the Hartbeespoort Dam mainly stems from repeated institutional and political failures. Unenforced legislation, misguided interventions, and fragmented decisionmaking has led to decades of neglect despite

MEXICAN POLICE OFFICERS ALLEGEDLY COLLABORATED WITH CJNG USING ENCRYPTED MESSAGING, AND THE MEXICAN SSC WARNED OF CRIMINAL GROUPS USING FAKE JOB OFFERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO TARGET VULNERABLE PEOPLE

April 14-20, 2026 | Issue 16 - NORTHCOM 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 Encrypted Communication[1] Date: April 16, 2026 Location: Manzanillo, Colima State, Mexico Parties involved: Mexico; government; institutions; authorities; law enforcement; police officers; uncompromised officers; subvers

FLASH ALERT: WARNING TO NIGERIAN CIVILIANS, BOKO HARAM FACTION ISSUES 72-HOUR ULTIMATUM TO NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET DEMANDS OR EXECUTE 416 CAPTIVES

Sasha Sánchez, Kendall McElwee, Alessandro Portolano, Insa Reblin, Michela Sereno, AFRICOM/CENTCOM Teams Elena Alice Rossetti, Lizel Klaasen, Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor April 21, 2026 African Insurgents[1] The Counterterrorism Group (CTG) is issuing a FLASH ALERT to civilians in northeastern Nigeria, Nigerian government officials, Borno South Youth Alliance (BOSYA) following a reported ultimatum issued by a Boko Haram faction on April 19, 2026. The group released a v

REPORTEDLY, RUSSIA PLANNED TO INCREASE ITS UNMANNED SYSTEMS FORCES BY 2026, AND ITALY AND GERMANY LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSALPINE OIL PIPELINE DISRUPTION AS POSSIBLE SABOTAGE

April 9-15, 2026 | Issue 15 - EUCOM Team Nicola Bonsegna, Jaydn Burgin, Sofía Vilas, Fleur Van Gorp Alexia Andrica, Editor; Elena Alice Rossetti, Senior Editor Drone [1] Date : April 9, 2026 Location : Russia Parties involved : Russia; Unmanned Systems Forces (USF); Russian troops; personnel; Ukraine; Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi; Western allies The event : According to Syrskyi, Russia plans to expand its USF to approximately 165,500 personnel

THREAT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT: IRAN’S AI-DRIVEN INFLUENCE AND CYBER OPERATIONS ARE EXPANDING THE BATTLESPACE INTO US PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND CRITICAL SYSTEMS

Cora Jordan, Bhavya Jain, Antonio De Rosa, Maxime de Crop, Giovanni Lamberti, Amelia Bell, Mackenzie LaCombe, Alexandra Valdez, Sasha Sánchez, Blaise Liess II, Insa Reblin, Ludovica Leccese CENTCOM Team Elizabeth Fignar, Editor; Jennifer Radlinsky, Senior Editor; Jennifer Loy, Chief Editor April 9, 2026 Anonymous User [1] BLUF Iran is escalating its warfare strategy against the US from traditional military signaling and proxy activity toward a technologically integrated c

IN HAITI, CHADIAN TROOPS JOINED A UN ANTI-GANG MISSION, AND IN BRAZIL, A UN RAPPORTEUR PRAISED MIGRATION POLICY BUT URGED COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW

April 2-8, 2026 | Issue 14 - SOUTHCOM 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 Haiti Gang Influence Map: Overview of Port-au-Prince Neighborhoods [1] Date : April 1, 2026 Location : Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Parties involved : Haiti; Haitian government; Haitian National Police; authorities; emergency services; healthcare and emergency

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