Counterterrorism, also spelled counter-terrorism and sometimes referred to as anti-terrorism, encompasses the laws, policies, and operational measures used to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism.
GIGN operators in 2015. GIGN is the counterterrorist tactical unit of the National Gendarmerie of France.
Yamam, one of Israel's counterterrorism units
John Walker Lindh was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
Transparent garbage bin installed at Central Station in Sydney, Australia. The bin's transparency allows police to easily examine its contents, discouraging the placement of bombs or weaponry inside.
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence dur
Counterterrorism
…counter-terrorism and sometimes referred to as anti-terrorism, encompasses the laws, policies, and operational measures used to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism. These efforts involve a range of tactics and strategies employed by governments, law-enforcement agencies, intelligence services and, in some contexts…
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center burning during the September 11 attacks, planned by Osama bin Laden and carried out by al-Qaeda members in New York City on September 11, 2001
Mass killings in the Vendée during the Reign of Terror in France, 1793
Number of failed, foiled or successful terrorist attacks by type and year within the European Union. Source: Europol.