Counterterrorism Center
Here you will find links to published Internet counterterrorism sites. Please contact us with suggestions for additional links. Read and heed all warnings on the linked pages.
Both the United States and the nations of Europe and their Union have been clear in their understanding of the perils of unchecked terrorism. Both sides have made a commitment to combating the problem recognizing that only close cooperation will ultimately defeat the threat.
CRS Report for Congress [PDF]
U.S. Special Operations Forces – U.S. Southern Command [http://www.socom.mil/]
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SOF capabilities include:
- Direct Action – Short-duration, small-scale offensive actions such as raids, ambushes, hostage rescues and "surgical strikes."
- Strategic (Special) Reconnaissance – Clandestine operations in hostile territory to gain significant information.
- Unconventional Warfare – Advising and supporting indigenous insurgent and resistance groups operating in the territory of a common enemy. For example, the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan.
- Foreign Internal Defense – Assisting host nation military capabilities to forestall or defeat insurgent activities.
- Civil Affairs – Promoting civil-military cooperation between U.S. military forces and the foreign governments and populations.
- Psychological Operations – Influencing the attitudes and behavior of relevant populations to assist in accomplishing security missions.
- Humanitarian Assistance – Providing various rudimentary services to foreign populations in adverse circumstances.
- Theater Search and Rescue – Finding and recovering downed pilots and air crews, sometimes in combat or clandestine situations.
- Counterterrorism (CT) – Operations conducted to pre-empt terrorist incidents abroad and activities to assist or work with other CT-designated agencies in the United States.
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