News: Europe
Manchester Arena bomber seen praying before attack, staff tell inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Citizenship
Supreme Court allows convicted terrorist to appeal attempt by government to revoke his Irish citizenship (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Judge: Hamden man charged with trying to support ISIS mentally unfit for trial
(New Haven Register) A Hamden man charged with attempting to provide material support for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham was found mentally incapable of participating in his own defense Wednesday, delaying adjudication of his case. Kevin Iman McCormick, 27, was […]
Law Enforcement
Algerian jailed for 28 years for Notre Dame attack on police
(AP) A Paris court on Wednesday jailed an Algerian man for 28 years after convicting him of attempted terrorist murder for attacking police guarding Notre Dame Cathedral with a hammer in 2017, crying: “This is for Syria!” The assault by Farid Ikken, […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Area where Abedi hid ‘not our domain’
(BBC) Security staff were not expected to check the area where Salman Abedi waited in a CCTV blind spot before the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry heard. Showsec supervisor David Middleton said he had never been instructed to check the mezzanine area. […]
Legal
High Court upholds Islamic State member charge against Adelaide woman Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif
(ABC-Australia) South Australian woman Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, who was re-arrested today after the High Court reinstated her conviction for being a member of terrorist group Islamic State (IS), will make a bid to be released on parole. An Adelaide jury had found her […]
Legal
Ilford terror accused shared ‘attack, attack’ video in group chat, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Teenage terror suspect arrested in Wednesbury
(BBC) A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences. Police from the West Midlands and Metropolitan forces detained the 19-year-old man at a home in Wednesbury, Sandwell, on Tuesday. Police are searching the property, and the suspect has been taken […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Salman Abedi made three scouting trips
(BBC) The Manchester Arena suicide bomber made three scouting trips before detonating a device that killed 22 people, an inquiry has heard. The hearing was shown CCTV footage of the visits in the days before the attack in the City Room foyer […]
News: Europe
Adel Abdel Bary: Bin Laden’s former spokesman heading for Britain after release (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Man with ‘bulging rucksack’ seen days before blast
(BBC) A security supervisor saw a suspicious man carrying a “bulging rucksack” four days before a suicide bombing, the Manchester Arena inquiry has heard. Ex-police officer Jonathan Lavery said he thought the man may have been carrying out “hostile reconnaissance.” He was […]
Children & Teens
Swedish female ISIS supporters may be tried in Syria for terrorism offences Kurdish authorities say they want to prosecute ISIS terrorists locally
(National-UAE) Swedish female ISIS recruits could now be tried in Syria for terrorism offences after Kurdish authorities told Sweden’s Foreign Ministry that they wish to prosecute ISIS members in prison camps locally. Sweden has been calling on the European Union to introduce […]
FGM
Britain to overhaul its counter-extremism strategy (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
As terrorism trial unfolds in Paris, France confronts its problem with Islamist extremism Muslim hardliners trying to capitalize on alienation many young Muslims feel
(CBC) “This is our separatism.” Separatism — a word that has weight in many countries, notably Canada. Here the speaker was French, in fact it was French President Emmanuel Macron. The separatism he was talking about, in a major and long-delayed speech […]
Demonstrations
Never-before-seen footage shows Manchester bomber Salman Abedi at a rally organised by Jeremy Corbyn’s pro-Palestine group (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
France charges jihadist with murder in IS territory
(AFP) France on Friday charged a man with murder days after his expulsion from Turkey, holding him in custody over crimes alleged to have taken place in jihadist-controlled areas of Iraq and Syria. Using the pseudonym “Abou Salman al Faransi,” 26-year-old Othman […]
Government & Politics
Iranian diplomat warned of retaliation over Belgian bomb plot trial, document shows
(Reuters) An Iranian diplomat charged in Belgium with planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition group in France warned authorities of possible retaliation by unidentified groups if he is found guilty, according to a police document. Belgian prosecutors charged […]
Children & Teens
Boy, 15, cleared of preparing for Isis-inspired terror attack during lockdown (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Whitemoor terror attack inmate was on deradicalisation course
(BBC) A convicted terrorist was eight months into a deradicalisation programme when he tried to murder a prison guard. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, was jailed for life after he and Baz Hockton, 26, attacked Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire in January. […]
Legal
Brits accused in beheading of hostages plead not guilty
(AP) Two British men charged with helping the Islamic State group carry out executions and ransom negotiations for Western hostages pleaded not guilty Friday in a federal court. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are identified by authorities as two of four […]
Arts & Entertainment
Before attack, a Pakistani teen sought better life in France
(AP) Ali Hassan was only 15 when he left Pakistan to be smuggled to Europe, following the path of his older brother and many other young men from his home country dreaming of a better life. Nearly three years later, Hassan is […]
Health & Medicine
Iraqi sentenced to 70 months for Islamic State activities
(Swiss Info) An Iraqi citizen who has been living in Switzerland on and off for 22 years has been found guilty of setting up a network of terror sympathisers and inciting his wife to commit a suicide attack in Lebanon. The Federal […]
Legal
Up to 17 years in prison for planning terrorist attack in Netherlands
(NL Times) On Thursday, the court in Rotterdam sentenced a group of men to up to 17 years in prison for preparing a major terrorist attack in the Netherlands. The group, who came to be known as the 27 September cell, was […]
Legal
Whitemoor prison terror attack inmates handed life terms
(BBC) Two serving prisoners have had their jail terms extended to life for the attempted murder of a prison officer inside a maximum-security jail. Brusthom Ziamani, 25, and Baz Hockton, 26, stabbed “kind and helpful” Neil Trundle at HMP Whitemoor, Cambridgeshire, on […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena attack: Abedi’s brother Ismail refuses to engage with inquiry
(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has refused to say why he is not co-operating with the public inquiry into the atrocity. The inquiry has heard that Ismail Abedi has declined to answer questions in case he incriminates […]
Government & Politics
Voters could have a say on controversial Swiss anti-terror law
(Swiss Info) A referendum attempt has been launched against legislation recently approved by parliament to prevent extremist violence. Those behind the launch of the referendum on Wednesday include the youth wings of the leftwing Greens, Liberal Greens and Social Democrats, as well […]
News: Europe
Whitemoor prison terrorist attackers ‘known to be dangerous’
(BBC) Two inmates have been convicted of attempting to murder a prison officer in a terror attack inside a maximum-security jail. Both were known to be dangerous and had been involved in violence in prison before. When Brusthom Ziamani and Baz Hockton […]
Legal
Prisoners convicted of attempting to murder prison officer in HMP Whitemoor terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
No new trial for two men convicted in Via Rail terror case: Supreme Court
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada says there should be no new trial for two men convicted of terrorism offences. Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier were found guilty in 2015 of terror-related charges arising mainly from an alleged al-Qaida-inspired plot to […]
Health & Medicine
Hacker who helped Islamic State to remain in US prison
(AP) A computer hacker who gave the Islamic State group personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison after a judge rejected his request for compassionate release. Ardit Ferizi, 24, is serving a […]
Legal
US charges British IS members in deaths of American hostages
(AP) Two Islamic State militants from Britain were brought to the United States on Wednesday to face charges in a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence against four Americans and others captured and held hostage in Syria. El […]
Legal
U.S. asks top court to reinstate Boston marathon bomber’s death penalty
(Reuters) The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. The department argues in its […]
Government & Politics
Supreme Court receptive to damages battle over no-fly list Forecasting a win for four men whom the FBI put on the no-fly list after they refused to spy on fellow Muslims, several U.S. Supreme Court justices saw an implication of private damages in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
(Courthouse News) Several justices with the U.S. Supreme Court hinted Tuesday that a law protecting religious freedoms includes a subtext that would allow individuals to sue government agents for money damages. In the underlying 2013 suit, Muhammad Tanvir accused FBI agents of violating […]
Legal
Birmingham terrorist spared jail after admitting breaching terms of prison release four times (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
ISIS terrorists known as the ‘Beatles’ likely to be brought to U.S. in coming days Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who are in U.S. military custody in Iraq, are accused of taking part in kidnappings of U.S. aid workers and reporters.
(NBC) Two of the British Islamic State terrorists dubbed the “Beatles,” accused of involvement in the murders of U.S. hostages in Syria, are likely to be brought to the United States in mid-October, according to two government officials. The men, Alexanda Kotey […]
Law Enforcement
25 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects arrested in Turkish capital Police in Ankara arrest suspects in simultaneous anti-terror operations
(Anadolu) Turkish police arrested 24 Iraqis and a Finnish national in the capital Ankara with suspected links to the Daesh/ISIS terror group, security sources said on Monday. The suspects were arrested in simultaneous anti-terror operations at dawn after teams of Turkish police […]
Government & Politics
9/11 conspirator imprisoned in Colorado’s Supermax sues Trump and top U.S. officials, alleging ‘cover up’ Zacarias Moussaoui is serving a life sentence at the federal Supermax prison in Florence
(Denver Post) A man who conspired with the 9/11 hijackers has filed lawsuits from his Colorado prison cell against President Donald Trump, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, U.S. Attorney General William Barr and more than a dozen other people in […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Terror threat ‘not adequately assessed’
(BBC) Four risk assessments carried out prior to [the] Manchester Arena attack “failed to adequately assess” the terror threat at the venue, an inquiry has heard. Security expert Colonel Richard Latham said the risk of a suicide bombing at a venue like […]
Children & Teens
Boy, 15, accused of preparing for Isis-inspired terror attack says he ‘didn’t mean’ martrydom vows (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Trial opens for failed Islamic State attack on French church
(AP) A 29-year-old Algerian man went on trial Monday in Paris accused of killing a woman and trying to blow up a church near Paris, a failed 2015 attack that investigators say was orchestrated by Islamic State extremists in Syria. Instead of […]
Children & Teens
Canada repatriates orphaned girl from ISIS camp in Syria
(Global News) Canadian officials removed an orphaned girl from an ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria over the weekend, the government confirmed on Monday. The girl, known as Amira, is the first Canadian to be repatriated from Syrian camps for ISIS detainees. […]
Legal
Paris trial grills ‘repentant’ jihadist who mentored Charlie Hebdo killers
(France 24) After weeks of harrowing accounts of the shootings and the enduring trauma for survivors, the trial of the January 2015 Paris attacks took a step back at the weekend to hear testimony from Farid Benyettou, a self-taught preacher whose quest […]
News: Europe
Former jihadi who radicalised Charlie Hebdo killers asks for forgiveness
(Radio France) The repentant jihadist mentor Farid Benyettou, who radicalised the men behind the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, has asked the families of the victims for “forgiveness” while appearing in court Saturday to testify in connection with the attacks. “I […]
Legal
8 charged in French cryptocurrency scheme to finance jihadis
(AP) France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said Saturday that eight people have been charged for their alleged involvement in a complex scheme financing Islamic extremists in Syria through the use of cryptocurrencies. Two suspects have been handed preliminary charges of financing terrorism and […]
Legal
Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial
(AP) Another military judge has stepped down from the Sept. 11 war crimes tribunal at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a further blow to an already long-stalled case. Marine Col. Stephen F. Keane said in an order issued Friday […]
Legal
Man found with ‘make a bomb in your mother’s kitchen’ instructions
(BBC) A man was found with al-Qaeda magazines on his phone, including an article about how to make a bomb in your mother’s kitchen, a court heard. Another article demonstrated how to create a machine with rolling blades to mow down the […]
Law Enforcement
Four people arrested over suspected terrorism links
(Swiss Info) Three men and one woman have been arrested in canton Fribourg as part of two criminal investigations into terrorism activities, Switzerland’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has announced. “The two criminal investigations relate to suspicions of the violation of […]
Legal
Wife of German rapper convicted of terrorism charges
(AP) The widow of a German-born rapper who joined the Islamic State extremist group in Syria and was killed in an airstrike was herself convicted Friday of membership in a terrorist organization. The Hamburg state court sentenced Omaima A., 36, to three […]
Academics & Education
Macron unveils plan to fight radical Islam in France
(AFP) President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a plan Friday to defend France’s secular values against radical Islam, announcing stricter oversight of schooling and better control over foreign funding of mosques. Describing Islam as a religion “in crisis” worldwide, Macron insisted that “no concessions” […]
Legal
Prisoner accused of launching terror attack inside jail claims he translated Isis propaganda ‘to improve French’ (LINK ONLY)
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