Citizenship
Irish ‘Isis terrorist’ captured in Syria was on Garda watchlist (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Government & Politics
Report: Nearly all terror attacks in France carried out by radicals already known to police A GLOBSEC report says nearly 80 percent of attackers behind 22 French incidents had been on terror watchlists; 97 percent had been on radar of authorities.
(NBC) The vast majority of terror attacks in France were carried out by Islamic radicals who had been known to police or intelligence services, according to a new report by a global security think tank. Bratislava-based GLOBSEC examined 22 terror incidents in […]
Crime
Power struggle at Norwalk mosque
(Norwalk Hour) A power struggle at the city’s only mosque has led to the attempted ousting of its president, a complaint of a death threat and a lawsuit in state Superior Court. Al Madany Islamic Center’s board of directors is embroiled in […]
Crime
Police refute claims of far-right patrols after migrant attacks Four asylum-seekers reportedly assaulted a dozen people in the Bavarian town of Amberg over the weekend, renewing debate over migration. The mayor rejected fears of vigilantism by the far-right NPD.
(Deutsche Welle) A German far-right group claims to have carried out street patrols in the Bavarian town of Amberg where four asylum-seekers allegedly attacked a dozen passers-by over the weekend. The Nuremberg branch of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) posted pictures […]
Deradicalization
Oxford Street terror attack plotter ‘resisted’ de-radicalisation
(BBC) A man who planned to drive a van into 100 people in London was working with a government de-radicalisation programme at the time, a court has heard. Islamic State (IS) supporter Lewis Ludlow pleaded guilty last August to planning the Oxford […]
Islamic Law
NYC ‘Muslim Community Patrol’ car not approved by us, NYPD says
(PJ Media) In late December 2018, New York residents spotted a white and blue “Muslim Community Patrol” (MCP) vehicle that looks like an official NYPD vehicle. Yet in a statement to PJ Media on Wednesday, the NYPD disavowed any link to the […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester stabbings suspect detained under mental health laws
(BBC) A terror suspect arrested over a “frenzied” knife attack on three people in Manchester has been detained under mental health laws. The 25-year-old is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbings on New Year’s Eve at the city’s […]
Government & Politics
The terrorist next door: States consider sex-offender-style registries for released terror inmates
(Fox) Dozens of inmates convicted of terrorism-related crimes will be released from prison over the next five years, and lawmakers in several states think local law enforcement have the right to know if they’re moving into their neighborhood. That’s why officials are pushing […]
Law Enforcement
Peace bond hearing withdrawn for B.C. couple cleared in legislature terror plot
(Canadian Press) A British Columbia man and woman who were cleared of terror charges due to RCMP entrapment are allowed to live freely for the first time in years after prosecutors dropped a bid to restrict their movements, their lawyer says. The federal […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Victoria station stabbings ‘a terrorist investigation’
(BBC) The stabbing of three people — including a police officer — in Manchester is being treated as a terrorist investigation, police say. A man, aged 25, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack on New Year’s Eve at […]
Law Enforcement
Another terrorism arrest in Rotterdam, site of the national fireworks show
(NL Times) Another Rotterdam man was arrested on suspicion of involvement in terrorist-related crimes, the public prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The arrest is not connected to the arrest of four men in Rotterdam over the weekend, suspected of plotting a terrorist […]
Law Enforcement
Five terror suspects held in Netherlands, Germany
(AFP) Dutch security forces arrested four people in the port city of Rotterdam on Saturday on suspicion of preparing for a “terrorist crime,” police said, while a fifth suspect was detained in Germany. Elite counter-terrorism units and police arrested the men and […]
Clerics & Preachers
South Florida alleged ISIS bomb-making instructor previously arrested for strangling wife Did Romaisa Waseem know about her husband Tayyab Ismail’s terrorist dealings?
(FrontPage) Tayyab Ismail’s family-life appears to be over, or at least it is going to take a very big hiatus. On Friday, December 14th, Ismail was arrested on terrorism-related charges. Federal authorities claim that he repeatedly posted bomb-making instructions on forums frequented […]
Law Enforcement
German police find Islamic State flag after suspected attack on railway
(Reuters) German police said on Tuesday they had found a flag of the Islamic State (IS) militant group near the site of a suspected attack on a railway track in Berlin and that investigators were examining whether the perpetrators had any political […]
Law Enforcement
New York Muslims have a new security patrol group
(NY Post) New York’s Muslim community has a new security group watching over it. A car from the new Muslim Community Patrol has been spotted around the city, joining the Jewish enclave’s Shomrim and the Brooklyn Asian Safety Patrol among New York’s […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Search for xenophobic Leeds train passenger who shouted about ‘dislike of Muslims’ The incident happened on a train between York and Leeds
(Leeds Live) A man who ranted about his dislike of Muslim people is being hunted by police after upsetting passengers on a Leeds train. The man, described as bald and wearing a bomber jacket, offended fellow passengers as he began spewing his […]
Immigration
Migrants in France suffering ‘unprecedented’ abuses: rights ombudsman
(AFP) Undocumented migrants living in makeshift camps in northern France have been subjected to an “unprecedented” violation of their basic rights over the past three years, the country’s human rights ombudsman said in a report Wednesday. Jacques Toubon said that migrants camped […]
Law Enforcement
Returning jihadists ‘threaten new wave of terror in Europe’ (LINK ONLY)
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Alcohol & Drugs
Canadian, 20, gets 40-year terrorist sentence in U.S. despite mental illness
(Canadian Press) A young Canadian convicted of plotting terrorist attacks in New York City was sentenced by an American court on Wednesday to 40 years in prison, his Canadian lawyer said. The sentence handed down to Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 20, came despite […]
Clerics & Preachers
German police raid Berlin mosque over suspected ‘terror financing’ Authorities raided several buildings in the German capital as part of a larger terrorism probe. One imam is suspected of sending money to an Islamist fighter in Syria in order to carry out 'terrorist criminal acts.'
(Deutsche Welle) Police raided a mosque and several other buildings in Berlin on Tuesday morning in an operation into suspected terrorism financing, prosecutors said. State criminal police, intelligence officers as well as special police forces took part in the raids, which included […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Arab refugees in sights of Berlin’s crime ‘clans’
(AFP) Berlin crime gangs of Arab origin have long earned infamy with violence and brazen robberies but now, police warn, they have targeted a new generation of refugees for recruitment. Known in the media as Berlin’s “clans,” whose founders themselves fled war […]
Christians
Somali man arrested in Italy after comments about attacking Vatican: police
(Reuters) Italian police said on Monday they had arrested a 20-year-old Somali man suspected of having been a member of Islamic State and who had threatened to bomb churches in Italy, including St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. They told reporters in […]
Internet
FBI: Florida man posted bomb instructions for extremists
(AP) A Florida man is facing charges of posting detailed bomb-making instructions to online sites frequented by extremists such as supporters of the Islamic State group, according to an FBI complaint unsealed Monday. An FBI affidavit charges Tayyab Tahir Ismail, 33, with […]
Law Enforcement
Dutch ‘radical Islamist’ arrested in Spain after ‘odd’ behaviour
(Dutch News) Police in Catalonia in Spain have arrested “radical Islamist” and Dutch national Khalid Makran, Spanish newspaper El País reported on Monday. Makran, who has a criminal record, was detained after a tip-off by the intelligence services to the national police, […]
Government & Politics
Report: Czech Muslim community moderate, well integrated
(Radio Prague) The Muslim community in the Czech Republic is moderate and well integrated, but attacks by some politicians could lead to some being radicalised, the Ministry of Interior says in its annual report for 2017 on extremism. Extracts of the report […]
Clerics & Preachers
Turkey says Trump working on extraditing wanted cleric Gulen
(Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump has told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Washington is working on extraditing a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed Turkish coup in 2016, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Sunday. “In Argentina, Trump told Erdogan […]
Government & Politics
Mayor of Nice urges Emmanuel Macron to lift ban on anti-terror phone app (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
One person detained on terror charges in western Sweden following police raids
(Local) One person has been detained on terror charges following several raids in western Sweden. Sweden’s security police Säpo carried out the raids in coordination with the national police and National Operations Department (NOA) across multiple locations on Thursday morning, including the Lilla […]
Law Enforcement
Strasbourg Christmas market gunman shot dead by French police
(AFP) The gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg was shot dead by French police on Thursday as the Islamic State jihadist group claimed him as one of its “soldiers.” More than 700 French security forces had been […]
Government & Politics
Germany’s terrorism watch list: What you need to know The suspected Strasbourg attacker was named on a French high-security watch list. German authorities, in turn, keep tabs on hundreds of potential terrorists — who are they and what are authorities doing about them?
(Deutsche Welle) What is a “potential terrorist”? A potential terrorist (referred to in German as “Gefährder,” lit. “endangerer”) is someone who could pose a threat to public safety as certain “facts justify the assumption that he or she may commit a severe crime.” […]
Crime
French police hunt gunman after Christmas market attack
(AFP) Hundreds of French anti-terror police are hunting for a fugitive gunman who attacked Christmas shoppers at a market in the eastern city of Strasbourg while shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest), officials said Wednesday. The attack in the heart of the […]
Interfaith
Man accused of planning attack on Toledo-area synagogue arrested on terror-related charge
(WSYX) A 21-year-old Ohio man is accused of attempting to provide support to foreign terrorist organizations, after investigators say not only did he plot to support ISIS, but he was trying to plan an attack on a Toledo-area synagogue after he was […]
Children & Teens
Girls ‘at heightened risk’ of FGM and forced marriage as police not told of protection orders (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Taos 5 may face federal terrorism charges
(Albuquerque Journal) The five defendants arrested after authorities found a dead child at a compound north of Taos in August are now under investigation for a specific terrorism-related charge that has never before been filed in New Mexico, according to a court […]
Crime
Police find 776 pornographic photos on Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan’s laptops
(Al-Arabiya) In the latest scandal to hit Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, 776 pornographic photos — including some purportedly of the women currently suing him on sexual and rape allegations — were found on his laptops. Ramadan, the grandson of the founder of […]
Children & Teens
Spanish authorities prevent forced marriage of Spanish minor to Moroccan The attempted forced marriage of a Spanish minor highlights the damaging effects of the practice.
(Morocco World News) In Alicante, Spain, the Guardia Civil prevented the forced marriage of a 17-year-old girl to a 37-year-old man from Morocco. The Guardia Civil detained the girl’s father and brother, who worked together to orchestrate the forced marriage. According to […]
Clothing
Burka ban applies to everyone, including the large cities, Dutch PM says
(NL Times) The burka ban will apply to everyone, also the Netherlands’ large cities, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in reaction to the news that the large cities won’t prioritize enforcement of this ban on face-covering clothing. “Let us first implement the law. […]
Clothing
Amsterdam obeys the law, says mayor about burqa ban row
(Dutch News) Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema told a full meeting of the city council on Wednesday that her comments about the pending “burqa ban” had been misunderstood. Halsema was criticised by MPs and ministers for telling local broadcaster AT5 that she did […]
Clothing
Take back your words about burqas, junior minister tells mayor
(Dutch News) Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema’s comments about new legislation banning face-covering garments from government buildings were “premature and inappropriate,” junior home affairs minister Raymond Knops said on Tuesday afternoon. “The comments were inappropriate and unfitting for the office of mayor,” he […]
Internet
Social media giants ‘risk lives’ by not helping police (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Burqa ban enforcement ‘not a priority’ in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam
(Dutch News) The pending ban on face-covering clothing such as the “burqa” in public buildings will not be a priority to enforce in three of the big four Dutch cities, the Volkskrant has reported. The legislation, which was passed in the senate […]
Academics & Education
Nearly two-thirds of Quebecers support public-sector ban on religious symbols, poll finds But when asked detailed questions about how to apply the ban, public opinion is more divided
(CBC) Most Quebecers are in favour of banning public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, according to a CROP poll released ahead of the first legislative session under a Coalition Avenir Québec government. But a separate survey by Vox Pop Labs, conducted following […]
Children & Teens
Sexual exploitation of British Sikh girls by Muslim men has been ‘ignored’ by police due to ‘political correctness’ (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Notorious Aarhus mosque helps police apprehend erratic armed man In a day full of incident for the police, a station in north Jutland was closed to allow explosives experts to search it, and there was another shooting in Nordvest
(Copenhagen Post) Grimhøj Mosque, a place of worship for Muslims in Aarhus that had hitherto a strained relationship with the authorities, yesterday alerted the police to a man who left its premises armed with a knife. In an ensuing confrontation in the […]
Government & Politics
CAIR continues building its ‘wall of resistance’ against law enforcement
(IPT) Several years ago the Investigative Project on Terrorism exposed the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)’s deep-seated hostility toward law enforcement agencies. This hostility was vividly displayed in a poster produced by CAIR’s California chapter that depicted a law enforcement officer, complete […]
Clerics & Preachers
WA Muslim leaders call for unity in face of Islamic-inspired terror attack in Melbourne
(West Australian) After terrorist attacks in Australia in the name of Islam, Muslim leaders around the country condemn violent extremism and its perversion of their religion. Some of them do not think they should have to assume responsibility for denouncing such abhorrent […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Six months later, police investigate assault that put man into coma for drinking during Ramadan
(Breitbart) Belgian police are only now investigating the case of a man who was put into a coma after being attacked for drinking during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, [six] months after the assault took place. The case dates back to May […]
Government & Politics
Divide between government and Islamic leaders deepens over Bourke Street attacker
(Age) One of Victoria’s largest Islamic youth centres has rejected suggestions it is linked to terrorism after it was revealed the Bourke Street attacker was a regular visitor. Hume Islamic Youth Centre spokesman Mustafa Abu Yusuf told the Age the centre’s open-door […]
Government & Politics
Italy evicts migrants from Rome camp
(AFP) Italian police on Tuesday bulldozed a symbolic makeshift camp in Rome which has housed tens of thousands of migrants during their journeys to northern Italy and the rest of Europe. “Stateless, lawless no-man’s lands will no longer be tolerated,” Interior Minister […]
Children & Teens
Temporary female genital mutilation protection order issued for two Rotherham girls (LINK ONLY)
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