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Law Enforcement
Germany arrests Syrian accused of torturing captives with IS
(AP) German investigators on Wednesday arrested a Syrian man accused of war crimes for allegedly torturing captives while he was with the Islamic State group in Syria in 2014. Federal prosecutors said the man, identified only as Raed E. in line with […]
Legal
Belgian woman who travelled to IS in Syria acquitted for terrorism
(Brussels Times) A young woman from the municipality of Vilvoorde, just north of Brussels, has been acquitted of terrorism by the Brussels Court of Appeal, which overruled her previous four-year prison sentence for participating in the activities of a terrorist group. The […]
Law Enforcement
France foiled 3 attack plots targeting the Paris Olympics, prosecutor says
(AP) French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday. Olivier Christen said the plots included plans to attack “Israeli institutions or […]