Clothing
Hope to snare ‘White Widow’ as new facial recognition tech sees through burkas (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Clerics & Preachers
Soros-funded Muslim group associated with homophobia, terrorist defenders endorses Biden Biden 'honored' by endorsement
(Free Beacon) A George Soros-backed Muslim group, which cohosts a conference that in recent years drew speakers who called homosexuality a “disease” and defended terrorist groups, announced its endorsement of Joe Biden for president. Emgage, which bills itself as the largest Muslim […]
Legal
Terrorists lose their appeals against convictions over mosque blaze
(Age) Two convicted terrorists who firebombed a mosque, amid planning an Islamic State-inspired attack on Melbourne landmarks, are to spend at least 28 years in prison after losing appeals against their convictions. Ahmed Mohamed and Abdullah Chaarani were last year found guilty […]
Legal
Isis suspect Lisa Smith unable to appear in court due to Covid-19 epidemic (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Congresswomen to speak at anti-Israel group’s ‘online gala’
(IPT) Islamist groups, like many others, are doing what they can to adjust to life during the coronavirus. Conferences and fundraising dinners are off the table, so many are turning to online gatherings. American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a group that in […]
Government & Politics
Islamic charities linked to terror groups in Pak funded by US govt
(IANS) The US government agencies have been funding the Islamic charities linked to terror groups based in Pakistan and the Middle East through InterAction, America’s largest alliance of international non-profit organizations. Publicly available official documents reveal that in January this year alone, […]
Crime
French police shoot dead man armed with knife outside Paris: prosecutors
(AFP) French police on Wednesday shot dead a man, apparently of Afghan origin, armed with a knife who had threatened them in the Paris suburbs, prosecutors and police said. Police patrolling on bicycles noticed the man armed with a long knife in […]
Government & Politics
European terror investigations rise by 14 per cent Crime agency Eurojust has helped capture an Isis extremist and tackled terror propaganda
(National-UAE) The number of EU terror investigations has risen by 14 per cent. It comes as the bloc’s crime agency has exposed thousands of cases of Isis propaganda. Crime agency Eurojust has revealed it dealt with 222 terror cases last year compared […]
Law Enforcement
Germany arrests 4 IS suspects planning attack on US bases
(AP) German authorities say police have arrested four suspected members of the Islamic State group alleged to be planning an attack on American military facilities. Federal prosecutors said the suspects were arrested by tactical police units early Wednesday at various locations in […]
Government & Politics
Berlin confirms to the ‘Post’ it banned Palestinian terrorist for 4 years When asked why the ban was restricted to four years Pallgen said that 'according to the requirements of German and European law, a ban on entry and residence must be limited in time.'
(Jerusalem Post) A spokesman for Berlin’s interior ministry told the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that the government of the capital city imposed a four-year ban on the alleged Palestinian terrorist Khaled Barakat. Martin Pallgen, spokesman for the interior ministry, told the Post […]
Legal
Swiss prosecutors indict alleged IS member arrested in 2017
(AP) An Iraqi citizen suspected of being a “high-ranking” member of the Islamic State group has been indicted for allegedly violating a Swiss ban on extremist groups and accused of plotting attacks in Switzerland and Lebanon, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The Swiss […]
Government & Politics
Terrorism in the UK: Number of suspects tops 40,000 after MI5 rechecks its list (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany imposes four-year travel ban on senior Palestinian terrorist The EU and the US both classify the PFLP as a foreign terrorist organization. Barakat is a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, according to the Israeli government.
(Jerusalem Post) The German government has issued a four-year travel ban against a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who allegedly supports terrorism and [the] Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Jewish state. The […]
Legal
Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi’s murder sentencing hearing postponed
(BBC) The sentencing of Hashem Abedi, who was found guilty of murdering the 22 people who died in the Manchester Arena bombing, has been postponed. The brother of bomber Salman Abedi had been due to be sentenced on 23 and 24 April […]
Immigration
France knife attack suspect charged with terrorism offences, murder
(Reuters) A man who killed two people in a knife attack in southeastern France at the weekend is a refugee from Sudan and has been charged with terrorism offences and murder, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. Five people were […]
Academics & Education
East Bay student who made ‘terrorists’ video settles with school district over free speech lawsuit Former San Ramon Valley High student sued school district in 2017
(East Bay Times) Three years after a high school student was accused of showing a video some claimed was racist and insensitive when he ran for student body president, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District has settled a $665,000 lawsuit and […]
News: Europe
‘Living witnesses’ of the Manchester Arena bombing atrocity legally apply to play a key role in the public inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Lee Rigby’s killers among terrorists and supporters awarded more than £8 million in legal aid (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Three Sudanese arrested over French ‘terror’ stabbing
(AFP) French police have arrested three Sudanese nationals in a terror probe after a stabbing spree in the southeast left two people dead, investigators said on Sunday. The attack by a lone perpetrator took place in broad daylight Saturday, with the country […]
Immigration
France launches terror probe after two killed in stabbing spree
(AFP) A Sudanese refugee went on a knife rampage in a town in southeastern France on Saturday, killing two people in what is being treated as a terrorist attack. The attack in broad daylight, which President Emmanuel Macron called “an odious act,” […]
Legal
Melbourne terror plotter loses appeal A man who plotted a terrorist attack in Melbourne's CBD has lost a bid to shorten his 24-year jail term, with an appeal court ruling it is not excessive.
(AAP) A terrorist will remain in jail for at least 20 years for plotting a Christmas Day attack in Melbourne’s CBD, with appeal judges ruling he got off lightly. Ibrahim Abbas is serving a maximum 24-year jail term after admitting to conspiring […]
Government & Politics
Edmonton woman ‘committed’ to ISIS ‘facilitated extremist activities,’ secret documents allege
(Global News) An Edmonton woman has been identified by intelligence officials as an alleged ISIS supporter and Al Shabaab member and who recruited a young Canadian to travel to Syria, Global News has learned. Top secret documents publicly disclosed in court, and […]
Government & Politics
SUPO: Finland’s main terror threat still comes from lone wolf attacks The new report from Supo outlines the main threats to Finnish security from terrorism, extremist groups, and cyber attacks.
(News Now Finland) The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service Supo published its new year book on Thursday, painting a picture of the threats facing Finland from domestic extremist movements, cyber espionage and terror attacks. Supo says the threat of terrorism in Finland […]
Legal
Georgia man pleads guilty in plot to attack the White House
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) A Forsyth County man accused of plotting to attack the White House pleaded guilty, the Atlanta U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, was arrested in January 2019 in Gwinnett County, where he was unwittingly the target of […]
Government & Politics
Jamaat campaign against India led to US hearings, resolutions on Kashmir
(IANS) Two Islamic charities, linked to the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami, ran a persistent disinformation campaign against India leading to hearings and resolutions on Kashmir in the US Congress last year. As per an IANS investigation, Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) […]
Health & Medicine
Donate to fight coronavirus and fund terror Giving money to ICNA may actually lead to more fatalities.
(FrontPage) The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) is raising money, through its division ICNA Relief, in the name of “coronavirus relief.” The group claims that the funds will be used to assist low-income families, seniors, refugees and others. However, in the […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena bombing inquiry delayed due to coronavirus (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Wigan man accused of having suicide vest video
(BBC) A man accused of having a video on how to build a suicide vest and publishing a tape of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has appeared in court. Liam Fenn, 21, of Harrow Place, Wigan, has been charged with […]
Health & Medicine
Linda Sarsour touts corona fundraiser for terror-tied org
(Clarion) Islamist activist, sharia apologist and co-founder of the Women’s March Linda Sarsour is holding a coronavirus fundraiser to benefit the people of Gaza through Baitulmaal USA, an organization with ties to the Islamist terror group Hamas. Baitulmaal is listed as a […]
Clerics & Preachers
Norway extradites Islamist preacher to Italy
(AFP) Norway announced Thursday that it had extradited a fundamentalist Islamic preacher to Italy, despite the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, where he has been sentenced to jail for leading a jihadist network. “Krekar is no longer in Norway. Krekar has today been extradited […]
Legal
Tunisian handed 10 years for ricin bomb plot in Germany
(AFP) A German court sentenced a 31-year-old Tunisian to 10 years in prison Thursday for planning a biological bomb attack with the deadly poison ricin. Islamic State sympathiser Sief Allah H., 31, had ordered castor seeds, explosives and metal ball bearings on […]
Health & Medicine
France’s virus lockdown delays Charlie Hebdo attack trial
(AFP) The trial of 14 people accused of helping the jihadist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and other Paris targets in January 2015 has been postponed because of France’s coronavirus lockdown, prosecutors said Wednesday. The presiding judge for the trial, […]
News: North America
Federal prison officials failed to monitor communications of 28 terror inmates, DOJ investigation finds
(USA Today) Federal prison officials failed to monitor communications involving at least 28 prisoners linked to domestic and international terrorism, an internal Justice Department investigation concluded. The Federal Bureau of Prisons requires the communications of all high-risk inmates be tracked, but the […]
Legal
UK broke law over IS ‘Beatles’ by passing information to US
(BBC) The UK acted unlawfully by passing evidence to the US that could lead to the execution of two British members of an Islamic State murder squad. The Supreme Court said former Home Secretary Sajid Javid should not have passed information on […]
Legal
Supreme Court hears ‘Beatles’ case via video conferencing (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Websites hosting terrorist content to be blocked under new powers
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia’s eSafety commissioner will be able to order internet providers to block websites hosting terrorist content under comprehensive rules developed in the wake of the livestreamed Christchurch attack last year. The new protocol will be invoked during crises where […]
News: Europe
Controversial Swiss convert to Islam dies aged 35
(Swiss Info) Nora Illi, a controversial public figure who co-founded the Swiss Central Islamic Council (SCIS), died on Monday at the age of 35, after a long illness. Perhaps Switzerland’s most widely publicised convert to Islam, Illi often attracted attention for her […]
Government & Politics
Homeland Security warns terrorists may exploit COVID-19 pandemic The bulletin notes there is 'no information' yet on specific plots.
(ABC) A Department of Homeland Security memo sent to law enforcement officials around the country warns that violent extremists could seek to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by carrying out attacks against the U.S. “Violent extremists probably are seeking to exploit […]
Government & Politics
About 1,600 terror victims file for compensation
(Brussels Times) Close to 1,600 victims of terror attacks have applied to the Financial Assistance Commission for compensation, according to the Justice Department. By the end of December 2019, 1,000 people had requested such assistance from the state but the number shot […]
Legal
Two jihadist widows awaiting extradition to Belgium
(Brussels Times) Two widows of IS jihadists were acquitted of terrorism charges by a Turkish court on the 11th of March. Tatiana Wielandt (27) and Bouchra Abouallal (26) were immediately released, along with their children aged two and five. They are currently […]
Government & Politics
Terrorist attacks on Brussels: Small-scale commemoration this year
(Brussels Times) Today is the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station, and a subdued commemoration will take place amid scenes of another national crisis. Four years ago this morning, terrorists exploded two suitcase bombs in […]
Legal
Life in prison for mass shooting in Utrecht tram
(NL Times) The court in Utrecht found Gokmen T. guilty of opening fire on a tram in Utrecht last March, killing four people. He was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The sentence is equal to what the public prosecutor demanded. […]
Legal
Newcastle man admits inciting terror acts in Germany
(BBC) A man has admitted plotting terrorism offences, including a plan to attack people with a meat cleaver in Germany. Fatah Mohammed Abdullah, of Newcastle, bought over 8,000 matches, fireworks and a remote control detonator with the intention of assisting two others […]
Internet
Google rejects requests by EU terrorists to wipe reports of their crimes Social media giant reveals to 'The National' that it has received almost 40 requests
(National-UAE) Google has rejected dozens of requests from convicted terrorists and their families to delete news reports on atrocities that killed hundreds of people. Terrorists across Europe have asked the media giant to act under the EU’s “right to be forgotten” scheme […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports Norwegian national for terror links Turkey continues extraditing captured Daesh/ISIS terrorists to home countries
(Anadolu) Turkey deported another foreign terrorist fighter to his home country of Norway, [the] Turkish Interior Ministry said Thursday. The agency said Turkey continues to deport foreign terrorists to their home countries. The issue of the handling of Daesh/ISIS terrorists and their […]
Legal
Just one in ten returning foreign fighters face prosecution in UK About 40 fighters who have returned from Syria have been prosecuted, report reveals
(National-UAE) Britain has prosecuted just ten per cent of foreign terrorist fighters who have returned from Iraq and Syria, highlighting the difficulty of securing battlefield evidence of crimes, a UK terrorism watchdog said. The UK government estimates that a fifth of the […]
Law Enforcement
Pakistani doctor arrested in Minnesota on terrorism charge
(AP) A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator was arrested Thursday in Minnesota on a terrorism charge, after prosecutors say he told paid FBI informants that he had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group and wanted to carry […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena bombing: Suburb a ‘hunting ground’ for extremists
(BBC) When Hashem Abedi was found guilty of planning the Manchester Arena bombing with his brother Salman, he became the latest home-grown terrorist to be convicted in a UK court. But he was also the product of a small area dubbed a […]
Citizenship
‘Legal loophole’ could let jihadi brides dodge justice, says watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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Where is the father of the Manchester Arena bomber? (LINK ONLY)
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