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Several ICC officials who became targets have been interviewed by the NCTV, the Dutch counterterror agency, two sources confirm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Mueller led the FBI for 12 years, starting just days before the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, during which time he built up the bureau's counterterror mission.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

U.S. personnel, including members of the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, remain at U.S. counterterror outposts in Niger.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The U.S. sees no exercises, and tells Russia that American forces are on a counterterror mission against the Islamic State group and plan to fly in that area.

From Washington Times • Jul. 14, 2023

For those in law enforcement who lived through the pressure of a post-9/11 world in New York, the nexus between counterterror work and policing street crime seemed a natural progression.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2021