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On Nov. 13, Binance suspended the main investigator on Blessed and a second person, the head of sanctions and counterterrorist financing investigations, and fired them in the following weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Gladkov said a counterterrorist operation was underway and that authorities were imposing special controls, including personal document checks and stopping the work of companies that use “explosives, radioactive, chemically and biologically hazardous substances.”

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

The Waidmannsheil lodge, a three-hour drive south of Berlin, was one of 150 targets raided by security forces in one of postwar Germany’s biggest counterterrorist operations.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Having fought the Taliban for two decades, Pentagon leaders like Mr. Austin and Gen. Milley now say they are open to partnering with the Taliban for counterterrorist strikes against ISIS-K, though specialists caution against that.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Government will support the establishment of a comprehensive plan to monitor and, when appropriate, publicize nations' counterterrorist activities.

From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism February 2003 by United States. Executive Office of the President