Law Enforcement

Context

Driver in New Orleans terrorist attack acted alone and was ‘100% inspired by ISIS,’ FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar originally planned to hurt his family and friends but pivoted when he felt news headlines wouldn’t focus on the 'war between the believers and the disbelievers,' the FBI said.

January 2, 2025   

(NBC) The driver behind the deadly New Year’s terrorist attack in New Orleans posted videos online proclaiming his support for the Islamic State terrorist group before he rammed his truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street, killing at least 14, […]

Holidays

Authorities warned of vehicle-ramming attack danger in US during holiday season Multiple people were killed in a New Year's ramming attack in New Orleans.

January 1, 2025 and   

(ABC) Multiple people were killed and dozens injured after a man drove a pickup truck through a crowd celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans early Wednesday, authorities said. The horrific attack came after authorities expressed concerns about vehicle-ramming during large outdoor events […]

Holidays

New Orleans raises specter of persistent ISIS threat The Assad regime’s collapse in Syria could offer an opportunity for ISIS militants to gain more supporters and operating space, experts say.

January 1, 2025   

(NBC) An ISIS flag allegedly found in the truck that Shamsud-Din Jabbar used in the lethal car-ramming attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day highlights the persistent danger posed by the terrorist group, which continues to churn out online propaganda to try […]

Converting to Islam

Suspected Isis terrorist who ‘recently converted to Islam’ accused of plotting mustard gas attack He allegedly expressed a desire to harm and kill infidels and members of the Jewish community

December 23, 2024   

(GB News) A man suspected of becoming an Isis terrorist has been accused of plotting an attack using mustard gas, a court has heard. Jordan Richardson, 20, of Oliver Close in [Goole] appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday accused of engaging […]

Demonstrations

Germany’s far-right stages anti-migration rally in Magdeburg A far-right protest was held late on Saturday in Magdeburg the night after the attack on the Christmas market.

December 22, 2024   

(Euronews) Far-right protesters have held a rally in Magdeburg, following Friday evening’s attack on a Christmas market which left five people dead and hundreds injured. Police estimate around 1,000 protesters gathered in the city’s central square, calling for stronger controls on migration […]

Government & Politics

Security questions over Christmas market attack in Magdeburg The attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg has raised questions about public safety and intelligence gaps in Germany. Police have described the suspect as 'atypical,' while experts have also blamed social media.

December 22, 2024   

(Deutsche Welle) German security forces faced a series of difficult questions at Saturday’s press conference in Magdeburg. Friday night’s attack, in which Talib A.*, a 50-year-old Saudi man, rammed a car into a crowd at a busy Christmas market in the Saxony-Anhalt […]

Holidays

Pretrial detention for Magdeburg Christmas market suspect A court in Magdeburg has approved a pretrial detention warrant for the suspect in Friday's Christmas market attack. The 50-year-old faces five homicide charges, among other counts.

December 22, 2024   

(Deutsche Welle) Magdeburg police said in the early hours of Sunday that the suspect in the Christmas market car attack in the city on Friday night had been issued a warrant for pretrial detention. Magdeburg’s district court approved an appeal from the […]

Academics & Education

GMU student charged in mass-casualty plot targeting Jews FBI says Abdullah Hassan, an 18-year-old freshman, showed an undercover informant how to strike Israel’s general consulate in New York.

December 19, 2024 and   

(Washington Post) A Virginia college student has been charged with a weapon-of-mass-destruction offense, and federal prosecutors said he plotted an attack on Israel’s general consulate in New York using a bomb, assault rifle or suicide vest. Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a […]

Law Enforcement

Counter-terror police on high alert for jihadi attacks from potential British ISIS supporters returning from Syria Border officials are watching for potential British ISIS supporters freed from jail in Syria who may try to return to the UK.

December 18, 2024   

(Sky News) Counter-terrorism police fear that uncertainty over the future of Syria could fuel jihadi attacks in the UK. Border officials are on high alert for potential British ISIS supporters freed from jail who may try to return to Britain. Vicki Evans, […]

Academics & Education

Failed judicial nominee Adeel Mangi lashes out at Democrats, predicts ‘tsunami of bigotry’ under Trump Mangi's nomination stalled after Free Beacon reports on his links to anti-Israel and anti-police groups

December 16, 2024   

(Free Beacon) Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi, who came under fire over his links to anti-Israel and anti-police groups, lashed out at “dark money” forces and some Senate Democrats on Monday, his first remarks following the collapse of his nomination to serve […]

Law Enforcement

Six people in London charged with being members of banned Kurdish group PKK The arrests of the two women and four men led to protests from members of the Kurdish community in London.

December 10, 2024   

(Sky News) Six people have been charged with being members of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party after an investigation by counter-terrorism police in London. The two women and four men were arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 on Wednesday, 27 […]

Holidays

German police foil planned Islamist terror attack on Augsburg Christmas market The suspect, an asylum seeker, was arrested after surveillance revealed suspicious online activity

December 6, 2024   

(European Conservative) A 37-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker has been arrested in Augsburg, Germany, for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on the city’s popular Christmas market, local police confirmed. Authorities acted after discovering evidence that the suspect, named as Ali Al-G, had scouted […]

Law Enforcement

Seven arrested by counter-terror police over suspected activity linked to proscribed group PKK Officers are searching locations including the Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey, north London.

November 27, 2024   

(Sky News) Seven people have been arrested in London as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into suspected activity linked to the proscribed group Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). A 59-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, a 62-year-old man, a 56-year-old man […]

Law Enforcement

Spain commends Morocco’s role in joint ISIS-affiliated terror cell dismantling The coordinated raids targeted six individuals in Madrid, Ibiza, Ceuta, and three others in Tetouan and Fnideq.

November 26, 2024   

(Morocco World News) Spanish authorities have publicly commended Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) for its instrumental role in dismantling an ISIS-linked terror cell on November 22. The cell, composed of nine members operating in Morocco and Spain, posed what officials […]

Government & Politics

‘Lacking the votes’: Schumer abandons embattled Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi Mangi faced Democratic opposition for his ties to anti-police groups

November 22, 2024   

(Free Beacon) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has abandoned hopes of confirming Third Circuit Appeals Court nominee Adeel Mangi, whom some Senate Democrats opposed over links to anti-police groups uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon. Schumer struck a deal Thursday with Republicans […]