Deradicalization
Reading killings: Suspect Khairi Saadallah was on anti-terror programme (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Legal
US soldier plotted to have unit attacked by jihadists: Justice
(AFP) A US soldier with links to neo-Nazis plotted to have Islamic extremists attack his unit in Turkey in hopes of sparking a new “10-year war” in the Middle East, the Justice Department charged Monday. An indictment unsealed in New York said […]
Health & Medicine
Reading stabbings: Suspect’s mother says he should have been admitted to mental health unit (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Reading attack: Labour calls for answers over ‘quick succession’ of incidents (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
St Paul’s bomb plotter encouraged attacks by others, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
France brings home 10 jihadists’ children from Syria
(AFP) The government said Monday it had brought home 10 French children of jihadist fighters overnight from a refugee camp in Syria, the latest in a piecemeal repatriation process since the Islamic State group was ousted from its Syrian base in March […]
Government & Politics
Number of Hezbollah members in Germany’s most populous state increases The connection between BDS campaign targeting Israel and Hezbollah terror operatives was outlined in the report.
(Jerusalem Post) The Jerusalem Post can reveal that the domestic intelligence agency for Germany’s most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia tracked a rise of Hezbollah members last year. According to the June report, the number of Hezbollah members increased from 110 in 2018 […]
Government & Politics
UK will act on lessons learned from Reading stabbings, says Boris Johnson (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Libyan held over Reading multiple stabbing ‘known to security services’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Reading stabbings: Three people dead after Forbury Gardens attack
(BBC) Three people have died and three more have been seriously injured after stabbings in a park in Reading, police confirmed. A 25-year-old man from Reading has been arrested on suspicion of murder after being detained at the scene. The attack happened […]
Government & Politics
Finland should introduce stricter anti-terrorism laws, recommends task force
(Helsinki Times) A task force at the Ministry of Justice is recommending that the anti-terrorism legislation be amended by criminalising the performance of tasks crucial for the criminal activities of terrorist organisations, writes Helsingin Sanomat. Public incitement to terrorism should similarly be […]
Government & Politics
Islamic charity which described Qassim Soleimani as ‘great martyr’ given official warning by watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Ex-businessman facing murder charges in Mumbai terror attack
(AP) A former Chicago businessman imprisoned for aiding terrorist groups has been arrested in Los Angeles to face murder charges in India for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 160 people, U.S. prosecutors said Friday. Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-born […]
Law Enforcement
Brussels cop convicted of sharing info with terrorist network
(Brussels Times) A police officer in Brussels has been jailed for four years after prosecutors found he had acted as an informant for the brother of a man seen as the mastermind of the Brussels and Paris attacks. The 53-year-old officer with […]
Government & Politics
Parliament takes next step for anti-terror measures
(Swiss Info) The House of Representatives has approved new anti-terrorism legislation aimed at preventing extremist violence. But it didn’t approve preventive detention of potential terror offenders. The Swiss government has proposed new legislation aimed at preventing extremist violence and forcing people deemed […]
Immigration
Terrorism suspect arrested in Dutch refugee center
(NL Times) Police in the Netherlands arrested a 24-year-old Syrian man on Tuesday at a reception center for people seeking asylum in the country. The man was accused of involvement in a terrorist organization, and was taken into custody in Balk, a […]
Immigration
Federal case will test authority to detain man for life under Patriot Act
(Democrat and Chronicle) A federal courtroom in Rochester next week will be the battleground for a constitutional tug-of-war as authorities try to keep jailed a man once imprisoned for terrorism crimes and who is now facing deportation. The hearing will test the […]
Government & Politics
Rise of German terrorist Hezbollah supporters, members in Lower Saxony 'The mobilization potential of Hezbollah in Germany should not be underestimated.'
(Jerusalem Post) The number of Hezbollah members and supporters in the German state of Lower Saxony increased from 150 in 2018 to 160 in 2019, according to a damning new intelligence report released in late May. The report said that in “Lower […]
Government & Politics
UK’s counter-extremism tsar calls for urgent review of anti-terror strategy Sara Khan warns of rise in extremism if British government fails to act fast
(National-UAE) The UK’s counter-extremism tsar is calling on the government to overhaul urgently its terror legislation to ensure extremists are not exploiting gaps in the law. The head of the Commission for Countering Extremism, Sara Khan, has launched a legal review into […]
Children & Teens
Boy, 14, remanded in youth detention over Islamic bomb plot charges (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Boy, 14, charged with plotting terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Alleged ISIS recruiter is ‘don’ of Ottawa jail, inmate alleges
(Global News) Alleged ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary has become the “don” of his Ottawa jail and was behind the assault of another inmate, according to allegations contained in court records obtained by Global News. The allegations surfaced in court after Peshdary, arrested […]
Government & Politics
Failure of Brexit talks could lead to terrorism intelligence delays, say Lords (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
IS bride Shamima won’t be allowed in Bangladesh, says govt She was never a Bangladeshi citizen, Foreign Ministry reiterates
(Dhaka Tribune) British citizen Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom at the age of 15 to join the Islamic State (IS), will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. At the same time, it reiterated that […]
Children & Teens
Case over passport renewal application by Irish-born child resolved (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
Canadians at camp for ISIS families fingerprinted, questioned as part of drive to support repatriation
(Global News) Canadians detained at a sprawling camp for ISIS families in northern Syria have been photographed and fingerprinted in recent days as part of an operation to register them so they can be sent home. The Syrian Democratic Forces entered the […]
Legal
IS fanatic incited car, bomb and meat cleaver attack in Germany, court told (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Fire Brigades Union asked by public inquiry for its views on fire service response to the Manchester Arena bombing (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Tirana court decides extradition of alleged ISIS member to Germany
(Tirana Times) The District Court of Tirana decided the extradition of Takijistani national Komron Zukhurov to Germany on Friday, who is accused of being part of a terrorist cell in the country. Albanian authorities arrested a 24-year-old Tajikistani national in April, after […]
Legal
German court sentences ‘cyber jihadi’ to 5 years in prison
(AP) A court in western Germany has convicted a 39-year-old man of providing support to Islamist groups in Syria. The Duesseldorf regional court on Friday sentenced the German-Tunisian defendant, whose name wasn’t released for privacy reasons, to five years in prison. Judges […]
Legal
Amsterdam Pride target of foiled terrorist attack
(NL Times) Amsterdam Pride was one of the targets of a terrorist attack foiled when the authorities arrested six men from Arnhem in September [2018], according to an email read in the trial against the six suspects on Friday, De Gelderlander reports. […]
LGBT
Virtual ceremony for 4th anniversary of nightclub massacre
(AP) A ceremony commemorating the fourth anniversary of a massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida was being held virtually Friday because of the coronavirus, instead of members of the public gathering outside the club to remember the victims as in years […]
Government & Politics
Joe Biden omits radical Islam in statement on Pulse nightclub shooting anniversary
(Breitbart) Former Vice President Joe Biden issued a statement Friday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Pulse night club shooting in Orlando, Florida, leaving out the fact that the perpetrator was a radical Islamist loyal to the so-called “Islamic State.” Omar […]
Legal
ISIS suspect to remain in custody after Ontario judge rejects bail
(Global News) An Ontario man accused of leaving Canada with his wife a year ago to join the Islamic State terrorist group was denied bail in a decision handed down by Thursday. Ikar Mao, a 22-year-old from Guelph, Ont., was charged on […]
Citizenship
ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain has cost taxpayers over £30,000 (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship should be restored, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Adelaide woman acquitted of IS membership would use ‘second chance wisely,’ court told
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide woman acquitted of being an Islamic State member has never trained with the terror group, can no longer travel to IS-controlled strongholds in Syria and wants to use her second chance “wisely,” the Federal Court has heard. Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, […]
Legal
Six men on trial, said to have planned ‘major terrorist attack’ in NL
(Dutch News) The trial of six men said to have been planning a major terrorist attack in the Netherlands began in Rotterdam on Wednesday. The six were arrested after a major police undercover operation in September 2018 but the man police claim […]
Government & Politics
Denmark calls in Saudi envoy over terror plot
(AFP) The Saudi ambassador was summoned to the Danish foreign ministry on Wednesday after terrorism charges were laid against three leaders of an Iranian Arab separatist group based in Denmark. They are suspected of having received funds from Saudi Arabia. Danish police […]
Arts & Entertainment
Stolen Banksy work from door of Paris Bataclan found in Italy
(AFP) Italian police said Wednesday they had retrieved a work by famed street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks stolen from the Bataclan concert hall. The work was an image of a girl in mourning painted […]
Law Enforcement
Adelaide woman acquitted of IS membership had ‘advanced notice’ of Kenya attack, court told
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide woman who was acquitted of being a member of Islamic State believed she had an “influence” over the timing of a terror attack at a Kenyan police station in 2016, the Federal Court has heard. Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, 25, spent […]
Deradicalization
Anger at attacks by released terrorists ‘must not distort lessons,’ government warned over proposed laws (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Woman stripped of Australian citizenship over alleged Isis role launches bid to overturn law (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Manchester Arena attack inquiry: Survivors take legal action
(BBC) Survivors of the Manchester Arena attack are taking legal action after losing their bid to be represented at the public inquiry into the bombing. More than 40 people who were injured in the 2017 attack are calling for the decision to […]
Government & Politics
Labour attacks ‘complacency’ over delayed Prevent review (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
ISIS split-off a threat in Netherlands: report
(NL Times) A split-off of terrorist organization ISIS is gaining grounds in the Netherlands and may pose a real threat, NRC reports based on a report by research agency NTA. The so-called Hazimi movement is considered even more extreme than ISIS and […]
Health & Medicine
Warwick man in prison for terrorist plot asking for compassionate release
(WPRI) A Warwick man who was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for conspiring to support ISIS and conspiring to commit an act of terrorism is asking for compassionate release. Nicholas Rovinski, now 29, plotted to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller back […]
Government & Politics
Dramatic increase of Hezbollah supporters in Hamburg — German intel 30 Hezbollah associations across Germany
(Jerusalem Post) The domestic intelligence agency for the city-state of Hamburg announced on Friday that there are 50 Hezbollah members in Hamburg and roughly 30 Hezbollah-affiliated associations spread across Germany. Germany authorities banned activities connected to Hezbollah in April and declared the […]
Law Enforcement
Suspected cop-stabber yelled ‘Allahu akbar’ during attack, police say
(NY Post) The man accused of shooting two cops and stabbing a third in Brooklyn this week screamed “Allahu akbar!” three times during the unprovoked attack, police said Saturday. Authorities have so far been unable to tie the man, Dzenan Camovic, to […]
Government & Politics
Italy expels Tunisian tied to Berlin Christmas market attack
(AFP) Italy’s interior ministry said on Saturday it had expelled a Tunisian national linked to the man who carried out a deadly 2016 attack on a Berlin Christmas market. Montassar Yaakoubi, described by the ministry as “an associate of the Tunisian terrorist […]