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Legal
Swedish would-be ISIS fighters jailed after recruitment sting Two brothers were prepared to travel wherever terrorist group needed them
(National-UAE) Two Swedish brothers have been sentenced to jail for eight months after their efforts to join ISIS unravelled when their recruiter was revealed as an undercover intelligence officer. The men, who have not been identified, were arrested in February at Gothenburg-Landvetter […]
Government & Politics
Man convicted of joining ISIS says he was a spy for Danish intelligence Ahmed Samsam claims he travelled to Syria on behalf of police and defence services in Denmark
(National-UAE) A Danish man who is serving eight years in a Spanish jail for joining ISIS in Syria has claimed he was actually working for Denmark’s intelligence services. Ahmed Samsam, 30, travelled to Syria “several” times under the direction of Denmark’s Police […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Conservatives call for inquiry into ‘appalling’ government spending on Canadian ISIS women
(Global News) The Conservatives are calling for an inquiry into the government’s “appalling” expenditures on Canadian ISIS women returning home from Syria. A letter signed by Tory MPs on Friday asked the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to convene […]