Havana syndrome

The US intelligence community cannot link any cases of the mysterious ailment known as "Havana Syndrome" to a foreign adversary, ruling it unlikely that the ...

There is nothing to indicate that these incidents were the result of an insider attack, the officials said. Compensation efforts are “separate and distinct” from the intelligence assessment and will continue to be implemented, officials said. While the latest intelligence assessment doesn’t count out that possibility completely, it appears to cast doubt on it by concluding that no US adversary has the plausible weapon or mechanism that would be needed for that to happen. The investigative efforts were “extremely aggressive” and involved “a high degree of risk,” one official explained. There was also criminal activity that occurred around some of the incidents – such as the presence of weapons dealers. Sufferers were notified in recent days that the assessment was coming and some received a call from CIA Director Bill Burns, one source said. “There is no one explanation for any of this.” There have been about 1,500 reported cases across the US government in 96 different counties including some cases reported this year, officials said Wednesday, but the number of reported incidents has dropped significantly in the last year. “There is something counterintuitive to all of this. “I can share with you that most IC agencies have now concluded that it is ‘very unlikely’ a foreign adversary is responsible for the reported AHIs. There is no one explanation for these incidents. In subsequent years, there have been cases reported around the world, including clusters of at least 60 incidents in Bogota, Colombia and Vienna, Austria.

A review of 'Havana syndrome" by the U.S. intelligence community finds it "very unlikely" that a foreign adversary or energy weapon is the cause, ...

"I think it is important and frankly the most important thing is we are taking care of the workforce for any health care issues that have arisen," Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner said. "An assessment like this is an assessment based on the best information available to us at any particular time." "But the damage it has caused to the morale of the victims, particularly by deflecting from the government's failure to evaluate all the evidence, is real and must be condemned." While plans vary across the federal government, the State Department said in June 2022 that it would provide eligible victims a one-time, non-taxable, lump sum of between $140,475 and $187,300. "It's one of those things I think will continue to receive attention because there are people who were severely harmed by it." The ODNI also released a heavily redacted memo detailing the scope of the wide-ranging probe, revealing that investigators "developed and deployed multiple sensors and detection devices" in order to "analyze potential signals of interest," reviewed content on the Dark Web for leads, conducted hundreds of interviews with U.S. And look, the work is ongoing." "Needless to say, these findings do not call into question the very real experiences and symptoms that our colleagues and their family members have reported," Haines said. The initial incidents led to increased strain on the already fraught ties between the U.S. The injury also must have occurred on or after Jan. officials," but that the level of confidence varied across agencies. A review of 'Havana syndrome" by the U.S.

A globe-spanning U.S. intelligence investigation has concluded it is "very unlikely" a foreign adversary is responsible for the "Havana syndrome" ailment ...

"Many of them think this is a U.S. intelligence investigation has concluded it is "very unlikely" a foreign adversary is responsible for the "Havana syndrome" ailment that has afflicted U.S. intelligence official said that they detected confusion among foreign foes over the issue. The probe involved hundreds of U.S. "We cannot tie a foreign adversary to any incident," said one of two U.S. "IC agencies assess the symptoms reported by U.S. intelligence community, said agencies would continue studying the incidents and responding to individuals who report them. government personnel and their family members - including CIA's own officers - have reported while serving our country. He added that pre-2016 reports of similar symptoms also were examined, but there was insufficient data on those. embassy officials in the Cuban capital Havana in 2016, have included migraines, nausea, memory lapses and dizziness. intelligence official told reporters in a briefing. MCLEAN, Virginia, March 1 (Reuters) - A globe-spanning U.S.

"We will continue to remain alert to any risks to the health and wellbeing of Agency officers," CIA Director William Burns said.

[reported](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/havana-syndrome-intelligence-report-weapon/)the findings of the assessment. - Intelligence community investigators also believe that "there is no credible evidence that a foreign adversary has a weapon or collection device" that caused the reported symptoms," per the assessment. Driving the news: "Most [intelligence community] agencies have concluded that it is 'very unlikely' a foreign adversary is responsible for the reported [anomalous health incidents]," according to the [released last year](https://www.axios.com/2022/01/20/cia-havana-syndrome-unlikely-foreign-campaign-report), which concluded that a global campaign by a foreign power was likely not the cause of the mysterious illness. [Havana Syndrome](https://www.axios.com/2021/10/08/havana-syndrome-bill-biden-embassies)," according to a new intelligence review. intelligence agencies say it is "very unlikely" a foreign adversary is responsible for cases of the mysterious illness known as "

The assessment concluded that there was no credible evidence that any adversaries had developed a weapon capable of causing the injuries that U.S. officials ...

Since the first Havana syndrome cases were reported in 2016, members of Congress have been pushing for better treatment and compensation for diplomats and C.I.A. personnel were probably the result of factors that did not involve a foreign adversary, such as pre-existing conditions, conventional illnesses, and environmental factors.” intelligence assessment lacks transparency, and we continue to question the accuracy of the alleged findings,” Mr. and other intelligence agencies also put more resources into investigating](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/us/politics/cia-havana-syndrome-mystery.html) what might have caused the syndrome, raising the hopes of patients that the perpetrator or perpetrators would be identified. At the time, some researchers believed they were seeing a “novel medical syndrome or consistent pattern of injury similar to traumatic brain injury,” the intelligence assessment said. director, said in a statement that the findings reflected more than two years of “rigorous, painstaking collection, investigative work, and analysis” by the C.I.A. In 2021, under the Biden administration, the C.I.A. “I and my leadership team stand firmly behind the work conducted and the findings,” Mr. However, a team of experts at the Pentagon is continuing to investigate the matter. The mystery ailments have been referred to as Havana syndrome because the first known cases were reported by C.I.A. As part of the investigation, U.S. In many of these cases, the patients said the symptoms began after they heard a strange sound and felt intense pressure in their heads.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome,” the ...

Incidents have been reported by diplomats, intelligence officers and military personnel in the Washington area and at global postings. “I want to be absolutely clear: these findings do not call into question the experiences and real health issues that U.S. Havana syndrome cases date to a series of reported brain injuries in 2016 at the U.S. “But the damage it has caused to the morale of the victims, particularly by deflecting from the government’s failure to evaluate all the evidence, is real and must be condemned.” [the CIA last year](/article/havana-syndrome-cia-russia-9b63bc51ab34525d8af00a274c5a5573) said it believed it was unlikely that Russia or another foreign adversary had used microwaves or other forms of directed energy to attack American officials. “Nothing is more important than the health and wellbeing of our workforce,” said Maher Bitar, the White House National Security Council’s senior director for intelligence programs, in a statement. The State Department has compensated affected employees with one-time payments from $100,000 to $200,000. employees have left government due to the severity of their illnesses. The officials stressed their investigation was exhaustive, with participation from seven U.S. Many of those cases, officials said, have been linked to other potential explanations aside from a foreign campaign: medical illnesses, malfunctioning air conditioning and ventilation systems, or electromagnetic waves coming from benign devices like a computer mouse. Affected people have reported headaches, dizziness and other symptoms often linked to traumatic brain injuries. The findings released Wednesday by U.S.

The report addressed a theory that U.S. workers came down with illnesses as the result of targeted energy waves or some other clandestine technology.

The two officials said the investigation that led to the assessment, led by seven U.S. "We will continue the fight." Jim Himes of Connecticut, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, in a joint statement. The term "Havana Syndrome" was coined after an illness struck people working at the U.S. intelligence agencies they wouldn't identify, was one of the broadest and most intensive ever conducted by the U.S. personnel were probably the result of factors that did not involve a foreign adversary, such as preexisting conditions, conventional illnesses, and environmental factors." The intel assessment focused on three areas of inquiry: whether foreign adversaries were to blame, if specific "deliberate mechanisms" were the cause and whether a medical analysis of the cases could help determine why so many people were reporting symptoms. The new intel assessment drilled down on the initial cases reported by U.S. I can share with you that most IC agencies have now concluded that it is 'very unlikely' a foreign adversary is responsible for the reported AHls," Haines said, in reference to Anomalous Health Incidents, the formal U.S. Burns](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/18/senate-unanimously-confirms-william-burns-cia-director/4754730001/) and Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence overseeing all 18 U.S. And, he added, "I want to be absolutely clear: these findings do not call into question the experiences and real health issues that U.S. A senior intelligence official said Wednesday that the current total stands at 1,500 or more cases from around the world, including some reported in recent months.

Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued a statement early Thursday rejecting the finding by the U.S. ...

“Something happened here and just because you don’t have all the answers, doesn’t mean that it didn’t happen. More than 1,500 cases have since been reported around the world. [finding by the U.S. The CIA concluded in January of last year that “Havana syndrome” was probably not caused by a foreign power. The symptoms associated with “Havana syndrome” were first reported in 2016 by U.S. intelligence community](https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/3879732-us-intelligence-says-havana-syndrome-unlikely-caused-by-foreign-adversary/) that the constellation of ailments known as “Havana syndrome” cannot be linked to a foreign adversary.