Headline : Building Civilian Counterterrorism Capacity

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We’ll continue to prevent, disrupt, respond and prosecute terrorists and terrorist attacks in areas of concern to the United States and our partners, said Deputy Coordinator LoGerfo.

“We are facing terrorism threats that are more ideologically diverse and geographically diffuse than ever before,” said Greg LoGerfo, the State Department’s Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism. He spoke at a briefing marking the 40th anniversary of the State Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance program, or ATA, whose mission is to build foreign partners’ civilian counterterrorism capacity.

Among the dozens of partner countries participating in the ATA program, a significant number are in Africa. Deputy Coordinator LoGerfo said that al-Qaida and ISIS affiliates are increasing their activities in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, and are now expanding into coastal West Africa. He recently took a trip to countries there to reaffirm U.S. commitment to strengthen regional security.

“ATA will be a key effort in this effort, as we plan new train-and-equip programs to support civilian security units in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, and Togo, focused on border management and countering IEDs,” he said.

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