(AP) A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but does not provide proof that […]
(Daily Wire) A school board member whose father was on the board of the mosque attended by 9/11 hijackers and hired as imam a top Al-Qaeda operative on Wednesday forcefully opposed a resolution honoring the victims of the attacks. Abrar Omeish is […]
(AP) In the 20 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, a mixture of homegrown extremists, geography and weaknesses in counterterrorism strategies have combined to turn Europe into a prime target for jihadists bent on hurting the […]
(BBC) A total of 31 late-stage terror plots have been foiled in the UK in the past four years, the head of MI5 has said. Director general Ken McCallum, who revealed in October there had been 27 attacks thwarted since 2017, said […]
(AFP) The new military judge presiding over the September 11 attacks trial in Guantanamo Bay said Wednesday he would not force it toward an end — but that he wanted to see “action” after nine years of hearings. Air Force Colonel Matthew […]
(National-UAE) A Belgian politician who investigated the suspected mastermind of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks said mistakes have been repeated that have left youngsters at risk from dangerous radicalisers in their communities. Belgian-Moroccan citizen Oussama Atar is believed to have been killed […]
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(AP) President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day. Biden will visit ground zero in New York City, […]
(AP) President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. The order, coming […]
(Breitbart) A senior member of the Spanish populist party Vox has [warned] of the potential threat from jihadist extremists among Afghan refugees after the Taliban released prisoners across the country. Vox vice president Jorge Buxadé spoke Tuesday on the issue of settling Afghan […]
(AFP) Two Syrians received lengthy jail sentences in Germany on Thursday for their role in an execution by an Islamist terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda, a court said. Named only as Khedr A.K., 43, and Sami A.S., 36, the two men were […]
(Global News) A Toronto man who approached a woman on a sidewalk and killed her with a hammer last year pleaded guilty on Thursday to murder and terrorism, admitting he did it for the so-called Islamic State. In an agreed statement of […]
(Free Beacon) The Taliban’s release of prisoners throughout Afghanistan poses a security threat on the U.S.-Mexico border, according to senior Department of Homeland Security officials and national security experts. The Taliban freed thousands of prisoners, many of whom either worked directly with […]
(Brussels Times) The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is not expected to lead to an increased risk of terrorist acts in Belgium in the short term, experts said on Monday. The risk is also limited in the longer term, as the Taliban will […]
(AFP) The discovery of Afghan evacuees representing potential security risks in France and Britain has put the spotlight on screening efforts during the evacuation operation with Western diplomats working under extreme pressure in Kabul. Five Afghans who arrived in France in recent […]
(Daily Caller) A small percentage of Afghan refugees are being flagged through biometric and background checks for possible ties to terrorism, one Pentagon official and a second person familiar with the process of security screenings told the Daily Caller. The Pentagon official […]
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(Connexion) Nice will not allow Afghan refugees to settle, mayor Christian Estrosi has said, because the city has suffered due to Islamic terrorism in recent years. When asked on RTL if Nice would welcome refugees, Mr Estrosi said: “No, no, it’s very […]
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(AP) The Justice Department said Monday that it would work toward providing families of 9/11 victims with more information about the run-up to the attacks as part of a federal lawsuit that aims to hold the Saudi government accountable. The disclosure in […]
(Global News) A Toronto man who had hundreds of ISIS, Al Qaeda and Taliban videos on his phone was placed on a terrorism peace bond on Friday due to concerns he might commit extremist violence. During a court hearing, a federal prosecutor […]
(NBC) Nearly 1,800 Americans directly affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are opposing President Joe Biden’s participation in any memorial events this year unless he upholds his pledge to declassify U.S. government evidence that they believe may show a link […]
(Hill) Democratic senators and families of victims of the 9/11 attacks called on Thursday for the Biden administration to declassify and make available key documents related to Saudi Arabia’s role in the terrorist attacks, ahead of the 20th anniversary commemorating the tragedy. […]
(Vice) A 30-year-old Toronto man was arrested by the RCMP on a terrorism peace bond in April and released on a number of conditions, VICE World News has learned. The arrest comes years after he was convicted for a string of crimes […]
(Boston Herald) As the solemn 9/11 anniversary approaches, the fight for transparency continues. The September 11th Transparency Act of 2021 — bipartisan legislation to improve access to federal 9/11 investigations — is being introduced Thursday by [Sen.] Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Sen. […]
(Global News) An Ontario man who travelled to Syria and called for attacks in Canada has been placed on a terrorism peace bond that requires him to wear a GPS monitoring device and undergo de-radicalization. The 26 restrictions imposed on Kevin Omar […]
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(Algemeiner) “I was wrong,” said Mohammed Al-Azdee, with disarming candor. An associate professor of communication theory at Bridgeport University in Connecticut, the Iraqi-born Al-Azdee was speaking to the Algemeiner in detail about his latest research project: examining the content of khutbahs, the […]
(AP) A U.S. prosecutor trying to send a Phoenix driving school owner to Iraq to face charges in the 2006 killings of two Iraqi police officers acknowledged Thursday that statements made by people claiming to have witnessed the crimes contained inconsistencies but […]
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(National-UAE) Austria has adopted new penalties against the promotion of extremist groups, including those with links to “religiously-motivated crimes,” that will ban the symbols of a range of terrorist groups. The new federal law prohibits the use of symbols representing ISIS, Al […]
(Free Beacon) Convicted terrorists linked to the Islamic State and al-Qaeda led religious services at one-third of the federal prisons audited by a federal watchdog, a practice officials say presents safety and security risks. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General […]
(AP) As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, victims’ relatives are pressing the courts to answer what they see as lingering questions about the Saudi government’s role. A lawsuit that accuses Saudi Arabia of being complicit took a […]
(CBC) Since his release from immigration detention almost two years ago, Othman (Adam) Hamdan has been living in limbo. The Canada Border Services Agency has been trying to deport him, calling him a risk to Canadians. He says he has been trying […]
(Global News) An Ontario man was handed a four-year sentence on Wednesday after admitting he travelled to Turkey in 2019 with the intention of crossing into Syria to join ISIS. But Ikar Mao was to be released based on the 18 months […]
(Global News) A former Toronto IT worker, known as the “voice of ISIS” because he narrated its gruesome execution videos, is being investigated by the RCMP for “serious terrorism offences,” a court document unsealed Tuesday reveals. The RCMP alleged in the top-secret […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia is one step closer to listing Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation after a bipartisan inquiry urged the federal government to move on the Lebanese militant group and political party. The powerful intelligence and security committee has recommended all […]
(San Antonio Express-News) A San Antonio man has been arrested on charges that he conspired to fund terrorism in Syria. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force took Imad Eddin Wadi, 64, into custody on Tuesday, as part of an investigation targeting activity […]
(Age) A man who, with two friends, planned to buy an assault rifle to gun down people in Melbourne lacked the fanaticism of other terror plotters and is now “ashamed” of his actions, his lawyer has told a court. Hanifi Halis was […]
(BBC) A refugee in the Netherlands has gone on trial for war crimes over a killing carried out during the Syrian conflict. Ahmad Al K, 49, and his family arrived in the Netherlands in 2014. He was arrested in 2019 after he […]
(Age) On a Friday night in 2018, as Melbourne reeled from the terror attack hours earlier in Bourke Street, Ertunc Eriklioglu excitedly told his brother and their friend about what he had seen and read in the news. “That’s amazing,” Eriklioglu said […]
(Daily Wire) A school board member gave a graduation speech in which she told a mainly immigrant class of high schoolers that they were entering a world filled with “racism, extreme versions of individualism and capitalism, [and] white supremacy,” and encouraged them […]
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(Arab News) A court in Sardinia has sentenced three Syrian citizens for terrorist activities relating to membership of the group Jabhat Al-Nusra, now known as Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda. The judges presiding over the case in the city […]
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