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Iraqi authorities dispatched two more units from the country’s Counter Terrorism Service, which played an important role in Iraq’s fight with Islamic State, to join a search of the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

"The attack on the Hatzola ambulances caused considerable community concern and we have been working continuously to investigate this incident," Cdr Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Police London, said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

I spent over 20 years as a Secret Service agent, including assignments on the Counter Assault Team and Presidential Protective Division.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

While the incident is not being treated as terrorism, detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing London are leading the investigation, supported by local officers.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And so, behind the Refreshments Counter, in the Abhilash Talkies Princess Circle lobby, in the hall with Kerala’s first 70mm CinemaScope screen, Esthappen Yako finished his free bottle of fizzed, lemon-flavored fear.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy