South Korean police have arrested two former Chinese service members on suspicion they illegally gathered information on U.S. Army base activities.
AI:South Korean police have arrested two former Chinese military service members suspected of conducting illegal intelligence gathering on U.S. Army base operations. This arrests underscores the persistent threat posed by foreign actors targeting American military presence in the region as tensions continue to escalate throughout the Indo-Pacific.Open
Two former Chinese military officers have been detained in South Korea, accused of spying near critical U.S. military installations, raising concerns about regional security and diplomatic tensions.
Two former Chinese military officers have been detained in South Korea, accused of spying near critical U.S. military installations. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: South Korean authorities have arrested two former Chinese military officers accused of spying on or around major U.S. military installations. WHEN & WHERE: The incidents occurred near Gunsan Air Base and Camp Humphreys, two critical U.S. military installations located south of Seoul, South Korea. Gunsan is home to the U.S. 8th Fighter Wing, while Camp Humphreys is the largest U.S. military base outside continental America. DETAIL: One suspect, a Chinese national in his sixties, allegedly monitored air traffic control communications near Kunsan Air Base during multiple visits…Open
US prosecutors are accusing a legal permanent resident of Louisiana of participating in the October 7 attacks in Israel. Yet their case relies almost entirely on intelligence from Israel which the defendant’s lawyers are unable to see, and an Israeli agent they can not identify. That agent may be Lt. Col. Avi Kalo, who previously testified anonymously in the hyper-politicized, constitutionally questionable Holy Land Foundation trial. The US Department of Justice has accused a 33-year-old Louisiana resident named Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi of joining Hamas’ attack on Israel on the morning of October 7. They say Muhtadi was a member of the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a small resistance…Open
A dual British-Azerbaijani national is accused of spying on a critical British military base in Cyprus, with prosecutors linking him to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a landmark national security case.
A dual British-Azerbaijani national is accused of spying on a critical British military base in Cyprus, with prosecutors linking him to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a landmark national security case. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An alleged Iranian spy accused of conducting surveillance on Britain ‘s Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus has appeared in court to fight extradition to Britain, where prosecutors say he will face charges under the National Security Act 2023. Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual British and Azerbaijani national, denies allegations that he gathered intelligence on aircraft movements, photographed military installations and passed information to handlers linked to Iran’s…Open
The case is an early test of a court that has never been used before, where much of the evidence is presented in secret and defendants cannot challenge how it was collected.
A new study, backed up by analysts and political leaders, says frequent drone flights over NATO military assets mark a Russian campaign to probe defenses and gather information.