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Legal
Birmingham brothers completed IS application forms, trial hears
(BBC) Two brothers filled in application forms to join the Islamic State group in Afghanistan, a trial has heard. Muhammad Abdul Haleem Heyder Khan, 21, and 18-year-old Muhammad Hamzah Heyder Khan both deny preparing for acts of terrorism. The prosecution at Birmingham […]
Law Enforcement
Former FBI translator charged with lying about contacts with subject of terror investigation
(CNN) Federal prosecutors charged a former FBI translator with lying about contacts with the subject of a terror investigation, the Justice Department announced Monday. Abdirizak Haji Raghe Wehelie, 66, of St. Burk, Virginia, was arrested on Saturday, authorities said, and appeared before […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Republican on Omar appointment: ‘Crazy to watch what Dems are empowering / elevating’
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) traded barbs over Twitter on Wednesday after Zeldin called Omar’s appointment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee “crazy.” “Just learned Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar was also put on this committee [with] oversight of […]