Tag: terrorism

Georgia arrests three citizens in anti-terror operation linked to ISIS

October 13, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, October 13 – Georgia’s State Security Service announced Monday that three Georgian citizens have been arrested in the Black Sea region of Adjara on charges of joining a foreign terrorist organization and assisting terrorist activity. The operation was carried out by the agency’s Counterterrorism Center under court orders, simultaneously across five different locations in … Read more

Georgia charges one person with terrorism for posting threat on Facebook

July 6, 2018 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–One person has been charged with terrorism in Georgia for allegedly using social media to advocate the hostage taking of the Armenian ambassador.

One policeman, three suspects killed in Tbilisi anti-terror operation

November 22, 2017 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Three suspects and one police officer have been killed in a massive anti-terror operation in a Tbilisi suburb against suspected Chechens.

Four police were also wounded in the standoff, which lasted over 20 hours, a spokesperson for the State Security Service of Georgia (SUS) said at a briefing Wednesday evening.

Georgian leaders condemn assassination of Russian ambassador to Turkey

December 21, 2016 by DFWatch staff

kvirikashvili-giorgi — (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s prime minister made a made a quick visit to Istanbul on Tuesday a day after Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was shot and killed by a Turkish off duty police officer.

PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili called the assassination ‘unprecedented

Umar Shishani confirmed dead by Islamic State

July 14, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, Dfwatch–The Islamic State military commander Tarkhan Batirashvili, a native of the village Birkiani in Georgia’s Pankisi valley, widely known under his nom de guerre Umar Shishani, was confirmed dead by Amaq Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic State.

Georgians mentioned in leaked Islamic State documents

April 21, 2016 by Dominik K. Cagara

A sample of leaked IS registration documents (Picture: Zaman al-Wasl)

Experts point out inconclusiveness of the analysis of a sample of leaked documents, which mention five Georgian fighters registered with the Islamic State.

Georgia detains two suspected terrorists

June 13, 2013 by DFWatch staff

weapons 2 — Police searched the place the two were living and found a large amount of explosives, detonators, firearms, ammunition and fake identity papers. (Police.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained two foreign citizens, Mikail Kadiev and Rizvan Omarov, suspected of preparing to carry out an act of terrorism.

The two were detained in Tbilisi as part of an investigation by the Interior Ministry’s antiterrorism

Support for killed U.S. diplomats

September 14, 2012 by Londa Beria

US_embassy_support — Outside the U.S. embassy in Tbilisi. (GYLA.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – NGOs gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi to show their sympathy with the victims of the attack on American diplomats in Libya.

Members of Union of Human Rights Defenders brought flowers to the Embassy of USA and drew a U.S. flag by placing

Georgia simplifies the definition of terrorism

March 2, 2012 by Rusiko Machaidze

RomanKhachaturian — Roman Khachaturian talks to Georgian TV station Rustavi 2 about the bomb he found underneath his car early morning February 13, 2012. The bomb was defused before it could do damage to its assumed target, Israeli diplomats, whom Khachaturian worked for as a driver. (Photo: Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The former Soviet republic of Georgia has simplified the definition of what an act of terrorism is.

Previously, an act of terrorism was defined in the Criminal Code as causing explosion, fire, or use of weapon, in a way that is a danger to human life,