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Ex-soldier used Facebook to make first contact with Iran, court hears
(BBC) A former British soldier accused of spying for Iran first tried to make contact with the Iranians by sending a Facebook message, a trial has heard. Daniel Khalife, 23, is on trial on charges of collecting sensitive military information for Iran […]
Law Enforcement
IS-linked terrorist network dismantled in Austria
(Xinhua) Austrian authorities have dismantled a terrorist network involved in raising funds for the Islamic State (IS) organization and arrested nine suspects, the country’s interior ministry said on Saturday. Austrian security forces conducted house searches in five federal states on Thursday, seizing […]
Law Enforcement
Former National Guardsman allegedly plotted ISIS-inspired attack on Michigan military facility Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, was taken into custody on Tuesday.
(ABC) A former member of Michigan’s Army National Guard was arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out an ISIS-inspired mass attack on a military facility near Detroit, according to newly unsealed court records. Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19, allegedly engaged in detailed attack […]