Featured Reports

Terrorist Tactics: Street Vendors - The Perfect Surveillance Platform You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

5 Nov 2009 - Worldwide Physical surveillance can be the most visible step in the terrorist attack planning process, and one of the most effective low-tech ways to conduct "eyes-on" monitoring of a target is to use street vendor cover. more...

OSAC Monthly Report: September

9 Oct 2009 - Worldwide This report details the workings of OSAC for the month of September 2009, including relevant statistics and overviews of analytical reporting completed during the month. This month’s Country Council Focus is Jarkarta, Indonesia. more...

Guinea Violence Leads to U.S. Embassy Ordered Departure

2 Oct 2009 - Sub-Saharan Africa Guinea The U.S. Department State has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea four days after the country's security forces opened fire on civilians and clashed with protesters at an opposition rally. Over 150 people were killed. more...

Recent Reports

Santiago Hotel Targeted by Low- level Bombing

6 Nov 2009 - Americas Chile On November 3, at 2:00 p.m. local time a low-level explosive detonated outside the lobby of the Santiago, Chile Marriott Hotel located in the northern part of the city (Avenida Presidente Kennedy). more...

Terrorist Tactics: Street Vendors - The Perfect Surveillance Platform You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

5 Nov 2009 - Worldwide Physical surveillance can be the most visible step in the terrorist attack planning process, and one of the most effective low-tech ways to conduct "eyes-on" monitoring of a target is to use street vendor cover. more...

Afghanistan and Pakistan Attacks on Western Organizations: Trends and Observations You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

30 Oct 2009 - South / Central Asia Afghanistan, Pakistan At around 6:00 am on October 28, five Afghan militants attacked a guesthouse used by the United Nations and other foreign organizations in the Shar-e Now neighborhood of Kabul. Five international UN workers, including one American, were among the 11 who died in the attacks. Additionally, militants fired four rockets at the Presidential Palace. For more information, please log-in to OSAC.gov with your user name and password to download the full report. more...

Country Council Meeting Minutes: Phnom Penh, Cambodia (October 27) You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

27 Oct 2009 - East Asia / Pacific Cambodia The meeting was held at U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh and was called to order at 10:00 AM by Jared Thurman, Deputy RSO. more...

Suriname 2009 Crime and Safety Report

23 Oct 2009 - Americas Suriname This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. Embassy Paramaribo. more...

Events

OSAC 2009 Annual Briefing

18 Nov 2009 Registration is now available for the OSAC 24th Annual Briefing on November 18 and 19. more...

Pan-Asia Regional Council Conference (January 19)

19 Jan 2010 more...

Consular Affairs

6 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Belize Armed Robberies

6 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Senegal Alerts Citizens to Cape Verde Dengue Fever Outbreak

5 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Recent Explosions in Tegucigalpa

5 Nov 2009

Travel Alert: Saudi Arabia

5 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Cape Verde Dengue Fever, H1N1 and Malaria Risks

5 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Romania, Caution Advised on the Matei Basarab

5 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Mongolia H1N1 Update

5 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Nepal Maoist Protests

4 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Nicaragua Awaits Arrival of Tropical Storm Ida

4 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Senegal H1N1 Precautionary Information, No Reported Cases

4 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Singapore Consular Section Closed November 9-13

3 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Tehran (Iran) Demonstrations Expected Nov. 4

3 Nov 2009

Warden Message: American Institute in Taiwan to Move Demonstration Notices to Website

2 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Croatia H1N1 Information

2 Nov 2009

Warden Message: Vietnam Braces for Typhoon Mirinae

30 Oct 2009

Warden Message: Zambia Election Violence

30 Oct 2009

Warden Message: Burundi Focus of al Shabaab Terrorism Threats

30 Oct 2009

Warden Message: Mongolia H1N1 Information

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