Terrorism

Researcher Creates A Database Of Global Terrorist Groups

Shawn Wen and Frank Stasio — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:31:18 +0000

Veryan Khan has devoted the last decade to researching terrorist groups across the globe. Trackingterrorism.org is a database created by Khan, to curate information about different terrorist groups.

The History Of Modern Terrorism

Frank Stasio and Christina Blyde — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:39:08 +0000

When we talk about terrorism we usually think of drones, suicide bombers or some other kind of technological weaponry, but its roots go back much further.

Muslim American Terrorism In Decline

Gurnal Scott — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:33:25 +0000

Researchers at Duke University say the number of Muslim Americans convicted of terrorist acts in the U.S. is on a steady decline. They released the findings in conjunction with the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. In 2009, 49 people were arrested, and the number has dropped each subsequent year to 14 arrests last year. David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center, says recent terrorism plotters haven’t been as sophisticated.

New Laws Taking Effect In North Carolina

Gurnal Scott — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:10:00 +0000

State lawmakers' work in the last session means several new laws will take effect starting today. Legislators say anyone who engages in an act of terrorism will be subject to state as well as federal penalties. Threatening to use explosives, dirty bombs and using violence to intimidate people and governments will be treated as a felony.

Two Plead Guilty In Terror/Murder Plot

Leoneda Inge — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:45:00 +0000

Two people, one a former Raleigh school teacher, have pleaded guilty to plotting a murder-for-hire scheme in the Triangle.

Two defendants in this case have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire. This was not your average shoot to kill murder. Nevine Elshiekh and Shukumbin Sherifi allegedly paid someone five-thousand-dollars to be-head witnesses from a terrorism trial in Raleigh. Turns out they were paying an FBI informant.

Study Shows Decline in "Homegrown" Terrorism

Leoneda Inge — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:10:00 +0000

It was feared there would be a dramatic rise in home-grown terrorism in the United States post 9-11. But a North Carolina-based report shows that didn’t happen.