Homeland Security News

Irish Republican Army die-hards tried to kill a Belfast prison officer with an under-car booby trap bomb and are plotting to kill Northern Ireland security forces as the 100th anniversary of an Irish rebellion against British rule approaches, a police commander warned Friday.

Stephen Martin, assistant chief constable of the Northern Ireland police, issued his threat assessment hours after a 52-year-old prison officer was wounded when a small bomb partly detonated under his van.

The man had just left his home in Protestant east Belfast to go to work when police believe the bomb fell off of the vehicle as it drove over a speed bump. The officer, a 28-year veteran of the prison service, underwent surgery for unspecified wounds and was reported in stable condition.

Read more: ABC News

At first, the attack had all the hallmarks of a typical Boko Haram assault. Armed fighters stormed a town on the border with Nigeria, shooting every man they saw.  But this time, instead of burning homes and abducting hostages, the fighters gathered cows, goats and any kind of food they could round up, then fled with it all.

Read more: New York Times

ISIS has released a new video allegedly showing an orphanage full of children being trained as the next generation of fighters. They are forced into stress positions and made to waddle around the area as they learn 'combat', ISIS claimed in the video.

Read more: Daily Mail

A letter recovered in Osama bin Laden's compound reveals that Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, sought direct contact with al Qaeda's deputy leader at the time. There is abundant evidence that Boko Haram was supported by al Qaeda's international network until Shekau swore allegiance to the Islamic State's Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in 2015.

Read more: Long War Journal

A majority of Parliament has approved sending Danish F-16 fighter jets, a transport aircraft and a team of Special Forces to fight the organization Islamic State in Syria.

Read more: Copenhagen Post