Government & Politics
Government terror adviser warns ‘no magic test’ to stop reoffending (LINK ONLY)
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Al-Qaeda
Military
Intel report warns US troops in Germany face ‘possible imminent’ threat of attack
(Newsweek) The United States has received intelligence regarding a potentially imminent attack being planned against its military personnel stationed in Germany, according to an official memo seen by Newsweek. The U.S.’s 66th Military Intelligence Brigade received what was described as “third party […]
Government & Politics
Europe will face terror threat if Tripoli govt falls: Erdogan
(AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Europe it could face new threats from terrorist organisations if Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli were to fall. In the article, published on the Politico news website on the eve of a Libya […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib and Rasha Mubarak, American Muslims for Hamas Why are Democrats ignoring the Islamist fifth column infiltrating their party?
(FrontPage) Following the founding of Hamas in 1987, the Muslim Brotherhood set up worldwide committees to assist the newly formed terrorist group. In the US, it was called the Palestine Committee, and by the end of 1994, it would consist of four […]
Academics & Education
UK shuts down Islamic school after extremism fears Inspection reports detail litany of failures at school run by controversial charity
(National-UAE) The UK government has shut down a scandal-hit British Islamic school where the head was identified as a “potential risk to pupils” after more than a decade of management failures and concerns over radicalisation. The closure came in a year when […]
Legal
Man facing terror charges described New Zealand mosque shootings as ‘win-win,’ court told (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Germany jails jihadi for Syrian massacre An ex-member of al-Qaida affiliate Nusra Front has been sentenced to life in prison for involvement in a 2013 massacre of regime forces. Prosecutors have sought to jail war criminals who arrived in Germany as refugees.
(Deutsche Welle) A German court on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old Syrian man to life in prison for double homicide and accessory to 17 counts of murder committed during his time as an Islamist militant. The former Nusra Front jihadi was found guilty […]
Legal
Pair in alleged Via plot urge Supreme Court to deny hearing in terror case
(Canadian Press) Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court’s decision to order a new trial. In newly filed legal submissions, Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier urge the Supreme Court […]
Law Enforcement
Uber driver cleared of a Buckingham Palace sword attack boasted that he had deceived jurors before plotting a string of terror attacks (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Trial opens in Paris over ‘jihadist network’ linked to Charlie Hebdo attacks
(Radio France) On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the trial of 24 suspected jihadists linked to the massacre that killed 12 people at the satirical weekly has opened in Paris. Only five of the suspects are […]
Health & Medicine
French police shoot knife man in Metz 2 days after Paris attack
(AFP) French police shot and injured a knife-wielding man in the northeastern city of Metz on Sunday, two days after a suspected Islamist radical stabbed a man to death near Paris, investigators said. Metz public prosecutor Christian Mercuri told AFP the man […]
Law Enforcement
Knife attacker kills man in Paris suburb before he is shot dead
(AFP) A knife-wielding man ran amok Friday in a park south of Paris, killing a man walking with his wife and wounding two other people before being shot dead by police, officials said. The Paris police department said the man, identified as […]
Government & Politics
U.S. sees no domestic threat but New York braces for Iranian retaliation
(Reuters) U.S. authorities and major cities saw no imminent threats on Friday from potential Iranian retaliation over a U.S. air strike that killed Tehran’s most prominent military commander, but New York’s mayor said his city was bracing for an attack like never […]
Citizenship
Jihadist stripped of Belgian nationality found and detained in Turkey
(Brussels Times) A jihadist fighter from Antwerp was found and detained in Turkey just before Christmas day, according to reports which emerged just hours after he was stripped of his Belgian nationality. Fouad Akrich, 27, was found in an unspecified location in […]
Legal
Federal prosecutor now more interested in tracking ‘terrorism of inspiration’
(Brussels Times) The federal prosecutor, Frédéric Van Leeuw, has explained that the service remains fully occupied in the fight against terrorism, although their focus has now shifted towards what he calls “terrorism of inspiration” as opposed to structured terrorism, he told the […]
Government & Politics
Islamist extremists hold Sharia trials and groom young Muslims in British prisons (LINK ONLY)
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Islamic Law
Queen is enemy of Islam and must die, says jail ‘emir’ (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Isis ‘recruiter’ is claiming UK benefits (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Men accused in Via Rail terror plot choose retrial by judge alone
(Canadian Press) Two men convicted of plotting to crash a Via Rail train have chosen to be tried by judge alone should their case not proceed to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the 2015 convictions of […]
Books
Amazon sells Islamist books banned in jails (LINK ONLY)
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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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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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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. […]
Deradicalization
Graffiti supporting London Bridge terrorist is daubed near his home (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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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 […]
Internet
Military base shooter assailed US as ‘nation of evil’
(AFP) A Saudi military student reportedly condemned America as a “nation of evil” in an online manifesto prior to opening fire Friday at a US naval base, killing three people before being shot dead by police. The shooting, which took place in […]
Law Enforcement
Jihadis on our streets: 350 convicted and suspected terrorists have been freed in the past seven years, latest figures reveal (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
US citizen raised in San Diego faces new terrorism charges
(AP) A U.S. citizen on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List has been charged with additional crimes involving ties to Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebel group, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. Jehad Serwan Mostafa, 37, a former San Diego resident, was indicted […]
Government & Politics
Terrorists freed early to be sent back to jail as associate of London Bridge attacker first to be recalled (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Key questions about London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan answered (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
London Bridge attacker had asked for help to deradicalise — lawyer (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Usman Khan: Knifeman was friend of hate preacher Anjem Choudary (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Usman Khan profile: Terrorist who wanted to bomb London Stock Exchange (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Democratic lawmaker introduces bill to tackle online terrorist activity
(Hill) Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that could help reduce the amount of terrorist content circulating across the country’s top social media platforms. The Raising the Bar Act would create a government-backed program to help tech companies eliminate the scourge of posts, images and videos […]
Government & Politics
Omar celebrates Islamist electoral wins with U.S. MB supporters
(IPT) For many members of Congress, weekends are spent returning to their home districts to keep in touch with constituents. For U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the weekend of Nov. 8 was devoted to embracing some of the country’s most prominent and problematic […]
Government & Politics
Lawmakers ask State Department to investigate Jamaat-e-Islami’s U.S. affiliate for terror financing
(IPT) Three U.S. House members have asked the State Department to investigate a prominent New York-based Islamist network and its charitable arms for possible terror financing. In a Nov. 1 letter to the State Department’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan Sales, U.S. Reps. […]
Legal
Crown seeks Supreme Court of Canada hearing in railway terror case
(Canadian Press) The crown is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review an appeal court’s decision to order a new trial for two men convicted of plotting to crash a Via Rail train. In a written submission to the high court, federal lawyers […]
News: North America
Toronto man who tried to join ISIS was freed a month after his release was declared an ‘undue risk’
(Global News) A month before a Canadian convicted of trying to join ISIS was released from an Ontario prison in June, he was denied parole on the grounds he posed too great a risk, newly released records show. On May 24, the […]
Health & Medicine
Cleveland Fourth of July terrorism suspect pleads guilty to plotting attack, threatening President Donald Trump
(Cleveland.com) A man whom the FBI said planned an attack on a downtown Cleveland park where spectators planned to watch last year’s Independence Day fireworks pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges. Demetrius Pitts admitted to charges of attempting to provide material support […]
Law Enforcement
FBI scrutinizes over 2,000 cases tied to foreign terrorist organizations
(VOA) The FBI says it is investigating more than 2,000 cases tied to groups designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organizations, a figure that reflects the persistent threat posed by outfits such as al-Qaida and Hezbollah. There are currently 68 […]
Government & Politics
Belgium told to bring back IS mother, children from Syria
(AFP) Belgian authorities have been ordered to repatriate a woman who joined the Islamic State group and her two children from the camp in Syria where she is being held, a lawyer for her family said Thursday. The Belgian government has 75 […]
Clerics & Preachers
Volunteers ‘ran terror website spreading message of convicted hate preacher who praised ISIS for crucifixions and said children as young as 12 should make bombs’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Police anti-terror raids carried out in three Swiss regions
(Swiss Info) A large-scale operation across three Swiss regions on Tuesday morning has led to the house searches of 11 people with suspected links to Islamist terrorist groups. The police raids were launched in the cantons of Zurich, Bern, and Schaffhausen, and involved […]
Government & Politics
Amy McGrath attended dinner hosted by radical Muslim group CAIR
(Free Beacon) As Democrat Amy McGrath was laying the groundwork for her Senate bid, she attended a dinner hosted by the Kentucky chapter of a radical anti-Israel organization that has been tied to funding of global terror networks. The Kentucky chapter of […]
Government & Politics
North Dakota lawmaker in Facebook post calls U.S. Rep. Omar ‘a terrorist’
(Bismarck Tribune) A prominent North Dakota state senator drew a rebuke from U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and a Muslim civil rights group Monday for sharing a debunked photo on Facebook alleging Omar is a terrorist. Sen. Oley Larsen, R-Minot, who is the […]
News: Europe
British IS fighter said he wanted to return to the UK in last interview before removal from ‘unstable’ Syrian prison
(ITV) A British IS fighter said he wanted to return to the UK to defend himself in his last interview before he was moved from an “unstable” Syrian prison and into US custody. Speaking to ITV News security editor Rohit Kachroo, El […]