Terrorism in the News
US Removes Columbia’s FARC from terrorist blacklist
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) has been removed from the US’s terrorist blacklist. This is due to the fact that it no longer exists as a unified organization that engages in terrorist activities, and no longer has the intent or capability to do so. With this the US State Department did note that the Armed Forces of Columbia—Peoples Army and the Segunda Marquetalia are being labeled as foreign terrorist organizations, with their people and leaders as global terrorists.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/politics/farc-delisting/index.html
UK planning to make Hamas a banned Terrorist Group
The Home Secretary of Britain Priti Patel plans to ban the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The military part of the group have been outlawed in the UK since 2001, but the entirety of the organization will be formally named as a Terrorist group. They will no longer differentiate between the military and political wings of the party. Hamas has been known for their antisemitism. The action of banning the terrorist group would include making it illegal to express support for the group which could lead to 14 years in prison. Hamas is considered a terrorist group in the US.
Ethiopian Tigray Conflict
The Ethiopian army has recaptured several towns from the Tigrayan rebel military. The Tigrayan military was on a path towards the capital Addis Ababa to capture the city.
The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela are a Unesco world heritage site
European Security Conference involving Russia
At a conference held in Sweden the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Mavrov brought up the idea of a new European Security Pact to stop Nato from expanding further east. The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated a caution to consequences if Russia was looking for conflict with Ukraine. The conference being held was called the Organisationfor Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Further discussion concerning Ukraine was decided upon with both sides looking to have a formal conversation between President Biden and President Vladamir Putin. There is no date set for this yet. The Russian military forces have begun stationing troops nearing 90,000 in mass near the Ukraine border.
Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov met at a European security conference in Sweden