Deradicalization
Terrorists fool prison staff into believing they have changed (LINK ONLY)
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Day: July 24, 2020
News: Europe
France: The long shadow of the Saint-Michel terrorist attacks Twenty-five years ago, France was shaken by a radical Islamist attack that inspired a new generation of terrorists. The trail also [led] to France's disadvantaged housing projects, putting them in the national focus.
(Deutsche Welle) The bomb went off in the heart of Paris at 5:30 p.m., the height of the post-workday rush hour. A giant fireball raced down the platform of the Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame metro station after a gas container filled with shrapnel exploded in […]
Legal
Austrian court sentences Chechen man on terrorism charges
(Radio Free Europe) A court in Vienna has sentenced a 32-year-old man from Russia’s North Caucasus region of Chechnya to 10 years in prison for fighting along with militants of the now-defunct group Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz) against Russian federal troops. The […]
Government & Politics
Peter Kassig’s family calls on Trump administration to bring ISIS members to trial in U.S.
(Indianapolis Star) The family of Peter Kassig, an Indianapolis native and aid worker who was beheaded by the Islamic State in 2014, joined three other families Thursday in asking the Trump administration to bring two ISIS members back to the United States […]
Law Enforcement
Chandler woman arrested at Sky Harbor after attempting to send money to al-Qaida to ‘kill American soldiers’
(Arizona Republic) A 35-year-old Chandler woman was arrested Wednesday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after attempting to send money to a member of al-Qaida, a terrorist group, for rifle scopes that would be used to “kill American soldiers,” according to a […]
Legal
Isis suspect Lisa Smith charged with financing terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
‘Dismantle’ racism: Muslim-American Democrats issue platform proposals Coalition of Muslim Democratic delegates puts forward list of recommendations including ending surveillance programmes and US aid to Israel
(Middle East Eye) In 2016, the Democratic Party’s platform sounded an alarm on the harm that a Donald Trump presidency would cause by outlining potential damages to different communities targeted by the then-Republican nominee’s proposals. “The stakes have been high in previous […]
Interfaith
Islamic Relief head ‘appalled’ by antisemitic posts by board member (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Greece sends 18 migrant kids with medical needs to Germany
(AP) Greece transferred 18 children with medical needs and their close relatives who were living in overcrowded migrant camps to Germany on Friday, authorities said. A flight that arrived at Kassel airport in central Germany from Athens brought in 83 people in […]
Government & Politics
Manchester Arena attack: Families oppose screen for MI5 witness
(BBC) The families of 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have opposed moves to allow a senior MI5 officer to give evidence behind a screen at the public inquiry into the terror attack. Government lawyers want the security service member […]
Interfaith
Islamic Relief leader quits as Times discovers antisemitic posts (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West
(BBC) The latent danger posed by thousands of defeated and captured fighters who joined the Islamic State (IS) group is festering and growing in the squalid, overcrowded prison camps of north-east Syria, where riots and attempted breakouts are becoming commonplace. IS has […]
Legal
Calgary man accused of ISIS kidnapping asks to be released Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34, accused of participating in a kidnapping, helping ISIS in Syria in 2013 and 2014
(CBC) A Calgary man accused of carrying out a kidnapping with ISIS must wait to learn if he will be released on bail after a hearing was held Friday. Earlier this week Alberta RCMP’s Integrated National [Security] Enforcement Team laid terrorism charges […]
Government & Politics
New wave of boat migrants overwhelms southern Italian island
(Reuters) About 100 migrants who crossed the Mediterranean in small boats landed on the southern island of Lampedusa during the night, the latest in a wave of arrivals straining an already overcrowded holding centre. Officials said the migrants, arriving from Libya, were […]