International Center for Counterterrorism

Terrorism in Netherlands largely homegrown, study finds

June 28, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Terrorism in the Netherlands is primarily a “problem of homegrown origin,” according to a recent study examining the links between migration and terrorism. The report, shared Friday by Justice and Migration Minister David van Weel (VVD) with the Tweede Kamer, […]

European prosecutors adopt harsher sentences towards female ISIS returnees New book shows how different countries are adapting to an increase in female extremists behind bars

January 31, 2024 Sunniva Rose

(National-UAE) European prosecutors are adopting harsher sentences towards female ISIS returnees as their numbers increase due to government repatriation programmes from prison camps in north-east Syria, a new book published by Dutch counter-terrorism think tank ICCT has found. “Women can be both […]

Gaza war increases risk of Islamist attacks in Europe, security officials say

November 24, 2023 Andrew MacAskill, Michael Holden and Sarah Marsh

(Reuters) European security officials are seeing a growing risk of attacks by Islamists radicalised by the Israel-Hamas war, with the biggest threat likely to come from “lone wolf” assailants who are hard to track. More than 10 intelligence and police officials in […]

Europe’s new push to bring the women of ISIS to justice Victims welcome elevation of charges from merely membership to crimes against humanity

May 12, 2023 Sunniva Rose

(National-UAE) European prosecutors are toughening charges against women linked to ISIS when they are returned to Europe as evidence emerges of the extent of their suspected involvement with the group. The charges are a step change in how courts are handling female […]

Belgium’s Chechen community and its connection to ISIS Seven people, almost all ethnic Chechens, suspected of planning a terrorist attack

May 6, 2023 Sunniva Rose

(National-UAE) Belgian police this week arrested seven alleged ISIS supporters — almost all Chechens — who were accused of attempting to plan a terrorist attack within the country. The men were believed to have been searching for weapons. The arrests brought renewed […]

As key French terror trial ends, Europe faces new security landscape

June 28, 2022 Lisa Bryant

(VOA) One of France’s most high-profile trials in history wraps up this week amid a sharply changing security landscape across Europe, where the war in Ukraine and far-right violence have reshaped threat perceptions once dominated by Islamist extremism. Verdicts are expected Wednesday […]

Building a case against Isis returnees is not straightforward (LINK ONLY)

December 3, 2019 EoI News

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Deportation of suspected ‘IS’ fighters forces Germany to take action Turkey will deport 10 men, women and children with suspected ties to 'Islamic State' back to Germany this week. The move is making several countries address how to repatriate suspected terrorists and their families.

November 11, 2019 Austin Davis and Natalia Smolentceva

(Deutsche Welle) The repatriation of “Islamic State” (IS) deportees is bound to spark domestic and international debate: Public opinion in Germany is moving against the repatriation of suspected terrorists, and countries around the world continue to shy away from bringing suspected fighters and […]