Law Enforcement
Plan to be put in place over radicalisation risk (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Law Enforcement
Man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer, pedestrians sentenced to 28 years
(Canadian Press) A man convicted of attacking an Edmonton police officer and then running down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 32, was handed 18 years for striking Const. […]
Law Enforcement
Birmingham terror arrests: Man and woman held by police
(BBC) Two people have been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of terror offences. A 25-year-old man and a woman, 23, are being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, West Midlands Police said. The arrests were […]
Legal
Repatriated IS sisters to appeal against prison sentence
(Brussels Times) Two women convicted for their affiliation with the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and sent to Belgium after fleeing a prisoners camp in the country have appealed their convictions. The legal representatives of Fatima and Rahma B., two sisters aged […]
Legal
More details emerge from Danish terror plot Six men and two women have been charged so far
(Copenhagen Post) New details have surfaced regarding the terror plot that was foiled by nationwide police raids on Wednesday afternoon. Following preliminary hearings in the Copenhagen City Court, it has emerged that six men and two women have been charged with attempting […]
Legal
Federal prisoner found guilty on terror charges for 2nd time
(AP) An East African man imprisoned in Texas for terrorism was convicted Friday of trying to recruit fellow prisoners to join the Islamic State group and plan attacks in the United States, federal prosecutors announced. A jury found Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, 45, […]
Law Enforcement
Inquiry into police over monitoring of London Bridge attacker (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Crown seeks life for man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer, pedestrians
(Canadian Press) The crown has recommended a life sentence for a man who struck an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside a Canadian Football League game. A jury also determined Abdulahi Hasan Sharif ran down four […]
Interfaith
French jihadist jailed for 30 years for knife attack on soldiers at Jewish centre
(AFP) A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a jihadist to 30 years in prison over his February 2015 knife attack on three soldiers guarding a Jewish centre in the Mediterranean city of Nice. Moussa Coulibaly, now 35, staged his assault just weeks […]
Children & Teens
Two Antwerp IS widows sentenced to 4 years and 40 months in prison
(Brussels Times) The Brussels correctional court has sentenced two widows of members of the Islamic State terrorist organisation to four years and 40 months in prison. On Wednesday, a Brussels judge in summary proceedings ruled that the Belgian state had to provide […]
Government & Politics
‘Extraordinarily good police work’: PM reacts to Danish anti-terror operation
(Local) Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has praised police after a major anti-terror operation in Denmark on Wednesday. 20 people were arrested in a major anti-terror operation at several locations in the country, with a number of the arrested individuals suspected of terrorism offences. […]
Legal
Canadian facing 2 terrorism-related charges denied bail in Ontario court Ikar Mao, of Guelph, Ont., was originally detained by authorities in Turkey for 3 months
(CBC) A Guelph, Ont., man charged with two terror-related offences under the Criminal Code has been denied bail. Ikar Mao, 22, appeared in Ontario Provincial Court in Brampton, Ont., Wednesday morning. Court heard evidence from witnesses, but because of a publication ban, […]
Legal
Did marathon bomber get fair trial? Court weighs arguments
(AP) The Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyers urged a federal court to overturn their client’s death sentence, arguing Thursday that intense media coverage and signs of juror bias led to an unfair trial. The three-judge panel for the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of […]
Children & Teens
Belgium ordered to bring ten children of IS members back from Syria, but not their parents
(Brussels Times) Belgium must provide travel and identity documents to ten children of Belgian Islamic State (IS) members in Syria in order to facilitate their return to Belgium. The ruling on Wednesday ordered federal authorities to provide consular assistance to the children […]
Law Enforcement
8 face custody hearing in Denmark for alleged violent plot
(AP) Eight people will face pre-trial custody hearings later Thursday, after “some 20 people” suspected of involvement in plotting Islamist extremist violence were arrested in a series of raids across Denmark. They are six men and two women, according to Danish media. […]
Legal
Teenage beauty queen went from Liverpool WAG to terrorist-funding convict (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Yle sources: Foreign Ministry prepped plan for Finns who wanted to leave al-Hol refugee camp Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto continued to deny the existence of a firm plan, saying that several options were explored.
(Yle) The Foreign Ministry took the lead in planning an operation to repatriate Finnish nationals who wanted to return to Finland from the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, according to official documents seen by Yle. The material indicated that the draft plan […]
Legal
Plymouth woman to appear in court charged with terrorism offences (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Man arrested in Solihull on suspicion of terrorism offences
(BBC) A man has been arrested in the West Midlands on suspicion of terrorism offences. The 49-year-old was detained at an address in Solihull on suspicion of funding/supporting terrorism. West Midlands Police said the arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led and there was […]
Legal
Court to explore whether marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev got a fair trial
(WGBH) On Thursday, lawyers representing convicted 26-year-old Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will go before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals to argue that their client did not receive a fair trial in 2015. They will also ask that […]
Legal
Three 2015 terror suspects to remain in custody for another two months
(Brussels Times) The Brussels Council Chamber on Wednesday extended the preventive detention of Osama Krayem (also spelled Ossama Krayem), Monir Ahmed Alaaj aka Sofien Ayari, and Mohamed Abrini by two months, under the investigation into the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, […]
Internet
Richardson man who called for slaughter of ‘infidels’ in name of ISIS gets 30 years in prison Said Rahim was arrested at an airport before he could board a plane for the Middle East, where prosecutors say he planned to join ISIS.
(Dallas Morning News) Said Azzam Mohamad Rahim lived a comfortable life in North Texas, where he operated his own convenience store. But he wanted more, prosecutors say: war, murder and jihad. As a result, the 43-year-old Richardson man will spend the next […]
Government & Politics
French senator warns of ISIS attack over monitoring failings on anniversary of Strasbourg atrocity French senator Nathalie Goulet warns France’s terror surveillance systems are inadequate
(National-UAE) A major European counterterrorism politician has warned that France’s monitoring of extremists is still failing a year after a terror attack in Strasbourg. ISIS extremist Cherif Chekatt killed five people and wounded 11 others during a shooting and stabbing spree at […]
Law Enforcement
Danish police arrest 20 in raids to thwart suspected Islamist attack
(Reuters) Danish police arrested about 20 people on Wednesday after carrying out raids throughout the country to thwart what they suspected were preparations for an Islamist militant attack, police and security officials said. The detainees had tried to obtain explosives and firearms, […]
Legal
Lisa Smith remanded in custody for further four weeks (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey deports 2 German citizens over Daesh/ISIS links Continuing program of returns, Turkey repatriates 2 foreign terrorist fighters with German citizenship
(Anadolu) Turkey has deported two German citizens over links to the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, Turkish officials announced on Wednesday. An Interior Ministry statement said the extradition process continues for other foreign terrorist fighters in Turkey. The issue of the handling of Daesh/ISIS […]
Clerics & Preachers
Two terrorist sympathizers face prison after spreading sermons from jailed Islamist preacher Abdullah el-Faisal, dubbed the ‘Sheikh of Hate’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Islamist extremism remains dominant UK terror threat, say experts (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Man arrested in Bristol over suspected terror offences
(BBC) A man has been arrested in Bristol on suspicion of Islamist-related terrorism offences, police have said. The 33-year-old was detained at 23:00 GMT on Monday as part of a planned operation at a flat in Tyndale Court, Imperial Road, in Clifton. […]
Academics & Education
Swedish Islamic school closed over radicalisation fears It was claimed ISIS fighters recently returned from Syria were employed as teachers
(National-UAE) A leading Islamic school in Sweden accused of appointing teachers who had recently returned from fighting for ISIS abroad has been shut down amid fears students were at risk of being radicalised. Abdel Nasser El Nadi, former principal of Vetenskapsskolan school […]
Clerics & Preachers
Bulgarian imam jailed for Islamic State support
(AFP) A Bulgarian imam was jailed for eight and a half years on Tuesday for spreading the ideas of the Islamic State group and propagating hatred and war on religious grounds. The regional court in the southern city of Pazardzhik also handed […]
Military
U.S. grounds Saudi pilots, halts military training after base shooting
(Reuters) The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it was halting operational training of all Saudi Arabian military personnel in the United States until further notice after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people last week at a base in Florida. […]
Government & Politics
National terror threat level reduced after six years at ‘substantial’
(Dutch News) The national terror threat level has been reduced for the first time in six years in response to the falling number of attacks in Europe. The national counter-terrorism co-ordinator (NCTV) brought the official assessment down from level four (“substantial”) to […]
Government & Politics
Belgium expands terrorism database to beef up prisoner surveillance
(Brussels Times) Belgium is reshuffling and expanding its terrorism database in order to better equip law enforcement authorities to monitor and share information about “potentially dangerous people,” particularly behind bars. Justice Minister Koen Geens announced in a press release that the common […]
News: Europe
Isil ‘matchmaker’ who lured British teen bride to Syria is deported to France (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey deports 11 French citizens over Daesh/ISIS links Move comes as part of Turkey’s policy of extraditing foreign Daesh/ISIS members to their home countries
(Anadolu) Turkey deported 11 French citizens over links to the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, the Interior Ministry announced on Monday. The ministry statement said that 71 foreign Daesh/ISIS members were sent to their home countries from Nov. 11 to Dec. 9. They include […]
Citizenship
Forty Islamist terrorists freed after serving half their jail terms will go back to prison (LINK ONLY)
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Internet
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting
(AP) The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI […]
Government & Politics
Pensacola shooting ‘appears to be a terrorist attack,’ National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien says
(CBS) National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said that Friday’s shooting at a naval base in Florida “appears to be a terrorist attack.” The gunman was a member of the Saudi Air Force and an aviation student at the base. “To me, it […]
Internet
Muslim militant shares image on Facebook of AK-47 on prayer mat after release from prison (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Graffiti supporting London Bridge terrorist is daubed near his home (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Pair arrested at Dover over ‘Syria-related’ terror offences
(BBC) A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences relating to Syria, said police. The pair were arrested in Dover on Saturday as part of an “intelligence-led” operation and there was no risk to the public, West Midlands […]
Deradicalization
Former anti-terror judge warns of danger from jihadis set for prison release
(Breitbart) French former anti-terrorist judge Marc Trévidic has warned that there is a substantial danger posed to the public by terrorism convicts set for release in the next two years. Mr Trévidic said that starting in 2020 and 2021, prisoners convicted for joining the […]
Clerics & Preachers
Dozens of convicted terrorists linked to hate preacher Anjem Choudary are back on the streets of Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Massive setback for ISIS bride fighting to return to Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Jihadi who plotted UK bombings launches £50k taxpayer-funded open prison bid (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
London Bridge attack follows ‘dumbing down’ of freed terrorist scheme — expert (LINK ONLY)
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Military
Official: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack
(AP) The Saudi student who fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S. official told the Associated Press on […]
Legal
ISIS supporter who hoped to behead people with chainsaw gets 22 years
(NY Post) A wannabe ISIS decapitator who called himself “The Dentist” while stockpiling tactical knives and a pocket chainsaw in his Bronx pad landed 22 years behind bars Friday. “You are a ticking time bomb,” Manhattan federal Judge Paul Engelmayer told Sajmir […]
Military
Six Saudis said to be questioned after Pensacola Navy base shooting Authorities were trying to determine whether the shooting that killed three and injured eight others was an act of terrorism.
(NY Times) A member of the Saudi Air Force armed with a handgun fatally shot three people and injured eight others on Friday morning during a bloody rampage in a classroom building at the prestigious Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., where […]