The Counter Terrorism Group was founded after the September 11 attacks to combat the threat of international terrorism . It is an off-shoot of the Club of Berne , an intelligence-sharing initiative that started in 1971 and is composed of the heads of security and intelligence agencies in the European Union . However , while the Club of Berne focuses on a wide variety of intelligence functions , including counterintelligence and counterespionage , the CTG was created to focus exclusively on terrorism , specifically jihadi terrorism
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Counter Terrorism Group