FOX 13 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The US Coast Guard unloaded some 6,800 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades, Florida on June 23, a week after the $100 million-plus haul was seized off the shores of Costa Rica.This footage shows crew on the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant offloading the drugs, which an accompanying statement said were bundled into a total of 122 bales.The Coast Guard said the cocaine was seized in two operations off the coast of Limon, Costa Rica, on June 15. According to press reports, an initial interdiction yielded 77 bales, while a second turned up 45. Read more: https://www.fox13news.com/news/coast-guard-unloads-more-than-3-tons-of-cocaine-in-florida...

DVIDS Northern Strike 20 to continue as National Guard’s premier joint fires exercise, with COVID-19 precautions in place by Capt. Andrew Layton Michigan National GuardLANSING, Mich. – Since 2012, exercise Northern Strike has been held annually at Michigan National Guard training facilities, morphing over time into the Department of Defense’s largest annual joint, reserve component readiness event. This year the exercise will look different, but will still take place as the DoD’s premier joint fires integration training opportunity.Northern Strike 20 will be held July 19-31 at Michigan’s newly renamed National All-Domain Warfighting Center, encompassing Camp Grayling Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. The Michigan National Guard, in partnership with public health officials, has developed a comprehensive plan that allows Northern Strike to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic while safeguarding participants and local communities.“Northern Strike is designed to challenge training audiences with multiple forms of convergence that advance...

American Military News US fighter jets intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska for 5th time in 2 weeks by Laura Widener U.S. planes intercepted another group of Russian warplanes near Alaska, marking the fifth intercept in the past three weeks out of eight total this year.North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) F-22s and a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker intercepted two Russian IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) within 50 miles of Alaskan territory. The Russian warplanes remained in the ADIZ for four hours, though they remained in international airspace.“The IL-38s remained in international airspace and at no time did the aircraft enter United States or Canadian sovereign airspace,” NORAD said in a statement. Read more: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/06/us-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-warplanes-near-alaska-for-5th-time-in-2-weeks/...

Cleveland Jewish News Israeli officer wounded in terror attack near Jerusalem; assailant shot dead A Israeli Border Police officer was lightly injured on Tuesday when a Palestinian driver attempted to run her over at a checkpoint linking the town of Abu Dis, a suburb of Jerusalem, and Bethlehem. The attacker was then shot dead by other officers on the scene.“A short while ago near Jerusalem in the area of Abu Dis a suspect vehicle attempted to run over a Border Police officer,” police spokesman Miki Rosenfeld said in a statement. “Border Police responded at the scene by opening fire at the vehicle. The terrorist was shot.”Tensions have been high in recent weeks in parts of Judea and Samaria due to the Israeli government’s stated intention to apply its sovereignty to parts of the territories beginning in July. Read more: https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/israeli-officer-wounded-in-terror-attack-near-jerusalem-assailant-shot-dead/article_23825cb3-c89f-585b-8902-bbd4c1cae83c.html...

InPublicSafety.com The Evolution of Modern Terrorism July 23, 2015    By Dr. James Hess, Faculty Director and Associate Professor of Intelligence Studies at American Military UniversityIn September 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist terrorist. McKinley’s successor was President Theodore Roosevelt—who called for the end of terrorism everywhere.One hundred years before 9/11, terrorism was present in America. Given this history with terrorism, I will discuss the roots of modern terrorism, the scholarly perspective on the evolution of terrorism, and the importance of understanding the motivations and strategies of terrorists.The Starting Point for TerrorismMost experts in the study of terrorism point to the French Revolution as the starting point for modern terrorism. Not surprisingly, there was a period during the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror. During the Reign of Terror, tens of thousands were executed for their perceived resistance to the revolution.   Read more:...

Boston bans police from using facial recognition technology By Christopher Carbone | Fox News Boston has banned police from using facial recognition technology, becoming the second-largest U.S. community to do so.The city council unanimously voted on Wednesday to ban the controversial technology's use and prohibit any city official from obtaining facial surveillance by asking for it via third parties."It has an obvious racial bias and that's dangerous," Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, who sponsored the bill, said ahead of the hearing, per WBUR. "But it also has sort of a chilling effect on civil liberties. And so, in a time where we're seeing so much direct action in the form of marches and protests for rights, any kind of surveillance technology that could be used to essentially chill free speech or ... more or less monitor activism or activists is dangerous." Read more: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/boston-bans-police-facial-recognition-technology...

Off-duty Chicago police sergeant rescues 3 who fell off jet ski into Lake Michigan near 63rd Street Beach By Javonte Anderson Chicago Tribune Chicago police Sgt. Donovan Jackson was relaxing on his boat Tuesday evening when he suddenly heard a helicopter hovering above.When he emerged from his 33-foot Sea Ray, docked in Jackson Harbor, Jackson saw police and fire vehicles driving toward Lake Michigan. Jackson then rushed to the top of a nearby hill, where he saw people in the water near 63rd Street Beach and a capsized water scooter.The 22-year police veteran was off duty, but duty still called. And for Jackson, who spent 12 years as a Chicago Park District lifeguard, instincts quickly kicked in. Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-police-lake-michigan-rescue-20200624-qjqewojlwbhnlfc2sfjknl2h6y-story.html...

  Syracuse.com By Chris Libonati Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse police officer, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office deputy and an off-duty Syracuse firefighter helped save a man who nearly fell off a highway overpass on Tuesday morning, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.The trio responded to the Hiawatha Boulevard Bridge over Interstate 81 at 5:49 a.m. for a reported suspicious person call. Deputy Kristen Mullen saw a man with a speedo and a cape standing on the bridge who appeared as if he was about to fall into traffic, deputies said. The man was in emotional distress and standing on the other side of a chain link fence, so Mullen grabbed the man to prevent him from falling, according to deputies. Officer Ryan Jones and off-duty Syracuse firefighter Lt. Chris Haley helped pull the man to safety, deputies said. Read more: https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2020/06/deputy-officer-and-off-duty-firefighter-save-man-who-nearly-fell-from-highway-overpass.html...

FOX 13 Tampa Bay Tampa police officers 'ambushed' early Saturday, chief says By Jennifer Holton TAMPA, Fla. - The chief of the Tampa Police Department says his officers were "ambushed" early Saturday morning. TPD Chief Brian Dugan says officers were called to the intersection of 15th Street N and 26th Avenue E for a report of shots fired with a possible victim.  He says when officers arrived, hundreds of people had all four intersections completely blocked, and as they attempted to locate a victim, the crowd became aggressive. As officers took one person into custody, the crowd surrounded officers and threw glass bottles, while several subjects jumped on one of the officer’s cars. Read more: https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-police-officers-ambushed-early-saturday-chief-says...

Sky News 25 Terror Plots Have Been Foiled Since 2017 Westminster Attack, Minister Reveals Counter-terrorism police are currently working on 800 live investigations, James Brokenshire says. Security services are currently working on 800 live investigations into potential terrorists, security minister James Brokenshire revealed today. It comes after three people died and another three were seriously injured in a terror attack in a park in Reading on Saturday evening.The attacker, Khairi Saadallah - a 25-year-old Libyan refugee who was living in the Berkshire town, was known to MI5 last year, Sky News understands. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/25-terror-plots-have-been-foiled-since-2017-westminster-attack-minister-reveals-12012317...

France 24 Afghanistan Reports 'Deadliest' Week In Its 19 Years Of Conflict by NEWS WIRESThe Taliban killed at least 291 Afghan security personnel over the past week, a top government official said Monday, accusing the insurgents of unleashing a wave of violence ahead of potential talks.The previous week was the "deadliest" in the country's 19 years of conflict, said Javid Faisal, spokesman for the National Security Council, even as the insurgents dismissed the latest figures.The Taliban carried out 422 attacks in 32 provinces during that time, killing 291 security force personnel and wounding 550 others, Faisal said on Twitter. Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/20200623-afghanistan-taliban-peace-talks-violence-ashraf-ghani...

U.S. Army Soldier Charged with Terrorism Offenses for Planning Deadly Ambush on Service Members in His Unit U.S. Army Private Ethan Melzer Sent Sensitive U.S. Military Information to Members of a Neo-Nazi Group in an Attempt to Facilitate a “Mass Casualty” Attack on Melzer’s Army UnitDepartment of JusticeOffice of Public AffairsThe Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Ethan Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, for allegedly planning an attack on his U.S. Army unit by sending sensitive details about the unit – including information about its location, movements, and security – to members of an extremist organization named Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), an occult-based neo-Nazi and white supremacist group.   Melzer is charged with conspiring and attempting to murder U.S. nationals, conspiring and attempting to murder military service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and conspiring to murder and maim in...

ISIS Terrorists Cannot Be Allowed to Reclaim Iraq by Con Coughlin  •  Gatestone Institute Iraqi security officials say the number of ISIS fighters in Iraq is now between 2,000-3,000, which includes around 500 militants who have made their way to Iraq after escaping from prisons in Syria. The upsurge in ISIS in activity in Iraq should certainly act as a wake-up call for the Trump administration as it reviews America's military commitment to Iraq following the recent appointment of former Iraqi intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as the country's new pro-Western prime minister. The reason Iraq is able to have elections in the first place is because of the enormous sacrifices made by American and other coalition forces to rebuild the country after the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, an achievement that the Trump administration cannot allow to be damaged by a resurgent ISIS. Read more: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16127/isis-terrorists-iraq...

Stabbing spree in London kills three 9 News AustraliaA man armed with a knife has killed three people and seriously injured three others in a frenzied attack in Reading, west of London.   ...

  DVIDS Camp Closed: Coalition obliterates ISIS mountain training area WADI AL SHAI IS A RURAL AREA IN KIRKUK PROVINCE, IRAQCourtesy Video, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve   In coordination with the Government of Iraq, Coalition aircraft destroyed three ISIS camps in Wadi al-Shai, Iraq, June 19. ...

Coalition: Airstrikes Destroy ISIS Mountain Training Camp, Cave Hideout in Iraq Military.com Stars and Stripes | By Chad GarlandCoalition strikes took out three Islamic State camp sites in Iraq's Kirkuk province on Friday, while a jet "blasted" an ISIS cave in Nineveh province.The "summer camp" in rural Kirkuk was located about 16 miles west of the city of Tuz Khurmatu in "densely vegetated austere terrain," the U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement Saturday. Strike videos described them as ISIS mountain training areas.Military Discount Active duty Military members could save more with GEICO. Get a quote today!Despite losing control of its last territory in Iraq more than two years ago, ISIS continues to wage an insurgency while hiding out in the mountains, deserts and other rural areas of the country. Read more: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/21/coalition-airstrikes-destroy-isis-mountain-training-camp-cave-hideout-iraq.html...

WJHL 11 Tennessee firefighters sent to battle wildfires out West NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters from Tennessee have been deployed to the western U.S. to help battle wildfires, officials said.Tennessee’s Division of Forestry said in a news release Thursday that 20 incident commanders, tree removers and firefighters have been sent to central New Mexico to help local fire departments fight wildfires in that region.An additional forestry staff member has been sent to Arizona to manage equipment for a team assigned to the Bush Fire, currently the largest fire in the country, officials said.The state forestry division’s Fire Management Unit spent the past year building capacity to send employees to out-of-state wildfires and other emergency incidents, officials said. Read more: https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/tennessee-firefighters-sent-to-battle-wildfires-out-west/...

InHomelandSecurity.com Germany, France, UK press Iran to provide atomic site access BERLIN (AP) — The board of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency on Friday adopted a resolution calling for Iran to provide inspectors access to sites where the country is thought to have stored or used undeclared nuclear material, the Russian representative said.Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, said on Twitter that his country and China had voted against the resolution that Germany, France and Britain proposed at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency board.“We believe that the resolution can be counterproductive,” Ulyanov said, while also “stressing the need for Tehran and IAEA to settle this problem without delay.”Earlier this week, agency Director General Mariano Grossi reiterated concerns that for more than four months Iran had denied his inspectors access to two locations “to clarify our questions related to possible undeclared nuclear material and...

The Jerusalem Post Rise Of German Terrorist Hezbollah Supporters, Members In Lower Saxony “The mobilization potential of Hezbollah in Germany should not be underestimated.” By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL   The number of Hezbollah members and supporters in the German state of Lower Saxony increased from 150 in 2018 to 160 in 2019, according to a damning new intelligence report released in late May. The report said that in “Lower Saxony supporters and sympathizers of Hezbollah are organized in several associations that have specified the care and dissemination of Lebanese culture and the practice of their religion as their purpose and goal in statutes.”The report said that Hezbollah associations are located in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, the city of Osnabrück and the town Uelzen. Hezbollah members and supporters are also located in South Lower Saxony. Read more: https://www.jpost.com/international/rise-of-german-terrorist-hezbollah-supporters-members-in-lower-saxony-631852...

National Review Portland Police Quickly Shut Down ‘Autonomous Zone’ Outside Mayor’s House By Mairead McArdle Portland police on Thursday quickly dismantled an “autonomous zone” that protesters attempted to set up outside the mayor’s residence in the city the previous night.Protesters on Wednesday night used items including dumpsters and stolen construction materials to build an “autonomous zone” in Portland’s Pearl District near an apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler reportedly lives. They put up barricades and set up tents in the North Park Blocks area. “Right around midnight we started to see shift in activity where different items were being brought in and barricades were being created,” said Portland Police Bureau Lieutenant Tine Jones.One person was arrested when police dispersed the protesters early Thursday morning, but protesters left without police employing tear gas or rubber bullets.“I do not want an autonomous zone set up in Portland,” the mayor said. “I’m watching...