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Crown says most of delay to get Calgary terrorism suspect to trial falls at the feet of the defence Prosecutors say defence delay or exceptional circumstances in the case are the reason for the time elapsed since the accused's arrest in September 2020

April 11, 2024 Kevin Martin

(Calgary Herald) The nearly four-year period between the arrest and trial of Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Borhot mostly lies at the feet of the defence, prosecutors say. In a written brief filed in Calgary Court of King’s Bench, crown lawyers Domenic Puglia […]

Germany charges suspected leader of Syrian rebel group

April 11, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) German prosecutors said Thursday they had filed war crime charges against the alleged leader of a rebel group which fought in Syria alongside Islamic State jihadists. Syrian Amer A., the suspected chief of the group Liwa Jund al-Rahman, is accused of […]

FBI fears ‘coordinated attack’ on US homeland

April 11, 2024 Jeff Seldin

(VOA) A surge of confidence by supporters of the Islamic State terror group — reflected in a series of online threats against Europe combined with its deadly attack on a concert hall in Russia — is giving security officials in the United […]

Idaho man accused of planning church attacks in support of ISIS pleads not guilty to terrorism charge

April 10, 2024 Cindy Von Quednow and Jack Forrest

(CNN) The 18-year-old accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning attacks against churches in Idaho pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a federal terrorism charge, according to the court docket. Alexander Scott Mercurio pleaded not guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources […]

Dutch police looking for witnesses of ISIS beheadings in Syria

April 10, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Police in the Netherlands are looking for witnesses to help connect at least a dozen beheadings in Syria a decade ago to a suspected terrorist arrested in Zuid-Holland. The suspect, nicknamed Abu Khaled al Amni, applied for asylum in the […]

2 alleged Iraqi militants arrested in Germany, accused of keeping Yazidi girls as slaves

April 10, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AP) Two Iraqis accused of being members of the Islamic State group and keeping two young Yazidi girls as slaves as well as sexually and physically abusing them have been arrested in Germany, prosecutors said Wednesday. The man and the woman, identified […]

Foreign terrorists targeting US ‘increasingly concerning’: FBI director The warning comes as experts predict ISIS will try to carry out a U.S. attack.

April 9, 2024 Luke Barr

(ABC) Foreign adversaries and terrorist groups are sharpening their aim at the United States — targeting cyber operations, security and “mafia-like” tactics in an “increasingly concerning” way, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a speech on Tuesday. At the American Bar Association […]

Iranian accused of writing spyware was wrongly deported: court

April 9, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) An Iranian software engineer who was accused of developing spyware and banned from the European Union for 20 years should not have been deported from the Netherlands, judges have ruled. Security services said the man, named in court papers as […]

Six children of Canadian mother to be repatriated from Syrian detention camp Six children to be repatriated from Syrian camp

April 9, 2024 Anja Karadeglija

(Canadian Press) Six children, but not their Canadian mother, will be repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who represents the mother, says Global Affairs Canada is planning the return of the children, who are between the […]

Questions over poll suggesting 46 percent of British Muslims support Hamas British Future think tank leader brands poll on Hamas [as] 'a fishing expedition'

April 9, 2024 Jenni Frazer

(Jewish News) A major poll has suggested just one in four British Muslims believe Hamas committed murder and rape in Israel on October 7 — but its findings have been questioned by the director of an influential British Future think tank. The […]

Security raised for Champions League ties after threat

April 9, 2024 Sean Seddon and Ruth Comerford

(BBC) Security is being increased at Champions League games after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. Ministers in both France and Spain confirmed enhanced security measures. A pro-IS media channel published several images of stadiums hosting […]

FBI arrests man who allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned attacks on Idaho churches, DOJ says

April 8, 2024 Jack Forrest

(CNN) The FBI arrested a man on Saturday after he allegedly made plans to attack churches in Idaho and pledged his allegiance to ISIS, the Justice Department said. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources […]

Suspected IS terrorist arrested in Italy after flying from Eindhoven to Rome

April 8, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Police in Italy arrested an individual suspected of being actively involved in terrorist organization ISIS shortly after he managed to fly from Eindhoven Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport on Monday morning. The suspect, identified only by the initials S.I., was […]

‘Death to America,’ ‘Death to Israel’ chants pour out of Muslim protesters in Michigan on last [Friday] of Ramadan Dearborn has become ‘hotbed for hate,’ according to 1 expert

April 7, 2024 Michael Lee

(Fox) Protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, shouted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” during an International Al-Quds Day rally held in the town. “Imam Khomeini, who declared the International Al-Quds Day, this is why he would say to pour all of your […]

US intel warns of potential terrorist threat at gatherings after Moscow attack ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in Moscow that killed at least 144.

April 5, 2024 Pierre Thomas

(ABC) Law enforcement officials expressed concern that radicals in the U.S. might respond to ISIS calls for similar attacks in the wake of last month’s deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow. The U.S. intelligence bulletin warns that ISIS operatives […]

Christmas market attack plotter jailed for 30 years by French court

April 4, 2024 Arnaud Bouvier

(AFP) A French court on Thursday sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to a 30-year jail term for helping an Islamist militant who killed five people in a 2018 attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg. The 42-year-old was the main […]

German authorities uncover Hamas weapons cache in Bulgaria

April 4, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Novinite) German investigators have unearthed a suspected Hamas weapons stockpile in Bulgaria, as reported by Die Zeit. The discovery, confirmed by Deutsche Welle, Spiegel, and ARD, came after the arrest of Hamas-affiliated individuals in mid-December. A mobile phone seized during the arrest […]

Lawyer for Calgary terrorism suspect wants charges thrown out because of unreasonable delay Under the Supreme Court's decision in the Jordan case, the nation's top court said any trials which conclude more than 30 months after a person is charged are presumptively unreasonably delayed

April 2, 2024 Kevin Martin

(Calgary Herald) The more than 3 1/2 years it will take to get Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Borhot to trial amounts to an unreasonable delay in breach of his Charter rights, his lawyer says. Defence counsel Pawel Milczarek has filed a notice […]

England fans warned of new terror threat for Euro 2024 with ‘dangers raised to new level’ ahead of tournament The Three Lions will be hoping to win the competition in Germany this summer

March 31, 2024 Jack Otway

(GB News) England fans have been warned of a new terror threat as the European Championships this summer creep closer. After the recent attack in Moscow, Germany Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has claimed dangers have risen “to a new level” just 75 […]

ISIS-K attack in Moscow draws fears of plots in US, Europe

March 31, 2024 Ellen Mitchell

(Hill) The deadly ISIS-K attack on a Moscow concert hall last week is raising concerns that plots by the terrorist group, once restricted to Afghanistan, could be carried out in the United States and Europe — and sooner than thought. Islamic State […]

French security cut 800 ‘without good intentions’ from Olympics

March 31, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Around 800 people who “did not have good intentions” have been excluded from the Paris Olympics over security fears, French interior minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday. The list includes 15 deemed to represent the most serious threat to national security. “The […]

ISIS-K could slip through US border and carry out Moscow-style attack, US official warns

March 31, 2024 Ronny Reyes and Steve Helling

(NY Post) ISIS-K terrorists could cross America’s porous borders, and carry out an attack like the Moscow concert hall mass shooting that killed 143 people, a US counter-terrorism official and experts warned. The ultra-violent offshoot of the Islamic State terror group is […]

France ‘protects’ thousands of churches for Easter: minister

March 31, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday said 13,500 police and anti-terror soldiers had been deployed outside 4,530 churches to protect them against any “terrorism” as they celebrate Easter. “Law enforcement forces are present everywhere nationwide from Good Friday to Easter […]

ISIS-linked Egyptian arrested over terror plot on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

March 30, 2024 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) An allegedly ISIS-tied Egyptian man was arrested in France in connection to a suspected terrorist plot against the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. French officers of the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) arrested a 62-year-old Egyptian with reported links to […]

Couple charged for planning terrorist attack in Belgium

March 29, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) A 25-year-old man from Menen (West Flanders) has been referred to the correctional court on charges of terrorism. The man, of Chechen origin, reportedly planned, together with his partner, an attack in Antwerp’s Jewish district. Three other suspects will have […]

Netherlands issues travel warning for France amid highest terror threat level

March 28, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a new warning for people traveling to France after the French government raised its domestic security threat level to its most heightened position. The assessment of “Emergency: Attack” was issued by Prime Minister […]

France to patrol every church for Easter security: minister

March 28, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) French authorities are to deploy members of the security forces in front of all Catholic and Protestant churches for the upcoming Easter weekend, further bolstering security in the aftermath of the Moscow attack, according to a memo seen on Thursday. France […]

Mysterious writer behind ISIS-K propaganda calls himself ‘the Canadian’ 'Sulaiman Dawood al-Kanadie' has recently written for group's online magazine

March 27, 2024 Ben Makuch

(CBC) A mysterious writer making propaganda for an Afghan branch of ISIS claimed to be based somewhere in Canada which, experts say, could be cause for concern for authorities. Voice of Khurasan, an online publication used by the Islamic State of Khorasan […]

France’s PM stands with teachers after school chief quits in hijab row

March 27, 2024 Sophie Laubie

(AFP) Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday defended French secularism following the resignation of a Paris school principal who received death threats after asking a student to remove her Muslim veil on the premises. Attal, a former education minister, said the state […]

Terrorist-backer, radical preacher Abu Ousayd a Saturday school principal

March 26, 2024 Alexi Demetriadi

(Australian) A radical, terrorism-backing Sydney cleric who described Jewish people as “descendants of pigs and monkeys” and urged people to “spit on Israel” so that “Jews would drown” is a Saturday school principal teaching sharia to children as young as five. The […]

Supreme Court asked to reconsider hearing case of Canadian men detained in Syria Court won't reconsider decision unless it sees 'exceedingly rare circumstances'

March 26, 2024 Ashley Burke

(CBC) In a rare move, lawyers representing four Canadian men held in prisons in northeastern Syria have asked Canada’s top court to reconsider its decision not to hear their claim that Canada has a duty to bring them home. The detained Canadian men include Jack […]

Belgium says 650 jihadists, other extremists on radar

March 26, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Belgium’s anti-terrorist agency on Tuesday said 650 people considered to have jihadist and other extremist ties are under surveillance in the country. The data was published as Belgian officials stress they are doing everything to prevent attacks after at least 139 […]

Spain police detain teen for promoting IS terror online

March 26, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Police said Tuesday they had arrested an 18-year-old Spaniard of Moroccan origin who had engaged in “intensive (online) efforts to encourage terrorism” and had ties with other radical jihadists abroad. The youth was arrested in Barcelona on March 16 on suspicion […]

Islamic State poses greatest security threat to Germany, interior minister says

March 26, 2024 Maria Martinez

(Reuters) The Islamic State branch known as ISIS-Khorasan, which U.S. intelligence says appears responsible for the mass shooting attack near Moscow, poses the greatest Islamist threat to security in Germany, its interior minister said on Tuesday. “The threat level is still high,” […]

How the heightened IS terror threat affects Switzerland

March 25, 2024 Matthew Allen

(Swiss Info) Several European countries, including France and Germany, are on high alert following a deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall. Switzerland is also a potential target from the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) terror group, which has claimed responsibility for […]

Shamima Begum loses initial bid to challenge citizenship removal at Supreme Court

March 25, 2024 Jacqueline Howard

(BBC) Shamima Begum has lost an initial bid to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the Supreme Court. The 24-year-old had requested permission from the Court of Appeal to take her case to the UK’s highest court. The government stripped […]

Anti-Semitism: Zurich attacker radicalised in Tunisia and online

March 25, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Swiss Info) The 15-year-old who attacked an orthodox Jewish man in Zurich on March 2 became radicalised in Tunisia and on internet forums, Zurich’s security director said on Monday. Investigations are still progressing in earnest, Mario Fehr said at the presentation of […]

Moscow attack puts spotlight on IS threat to western Europe

March 25, 2024 Didier Lauras

(AFP) Friday’s attack on a Moscow concert hall is exacerbating worries that similar acts could hit targets in western Europe which is hosting exceptionally high-profile sports events this summer, analysts say. Germany is the site of the Euro 2024 football championship in […]

Moscow attack raise[s] fresh concerns for Paris Olympics

March 25, 2024 Francesco Fontemaggi and Adam Plowright

(AFP) The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, leading France’s interior minister to promise Monday that police and intelligence services would be “ready.” The government upgraded the […]

Interior min raises anti-terror surveillance after Moscow Monitoring also on the web

March 25, 2024 Unlisted Author

(ANSA) The National Committee for Public Order and Security on Monday decided to strengthen anti-terrorism monitoring in Italy in the wake of Friday’s terror attack claimed by Islamic State at a concert hall in Moscow in which 137 people were killed. During […]

Macron says Islamists who hit Russia had tried to attack France

March 25, 2024 Ingrid Melander

(Reuters) President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the gunmen who killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow were part of an Islamic State branch that was behind foiled attempts to attack France over the past few months. This explains […]

Cotton, Rubio blame Moscow attack on Biden’s actions

March 24, 2024 Sandy Fitzgerald

(Newsmax) Sens. Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio Sunday linked last week’s deadly terror attack in Moscow to President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and said they are concerned about similar strikes on U.S. interests or in the United States itself. The shooting […]

France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group

March 24, 2024 Unlisted Author

(France 24) France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and the Islamic State (IS) group’s claim of responsibility. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said in a post on X […]

Moscow shooting: At least 90 killed in ‘bloody terrorist attack’ at concert hall The Islamic State claimed responsibility. Moscow says 11 people have been detained in the attack.

March 22, 2024 Eva Hartog and Denis Leven

(Politico) Gunmen stormed a rock concert near Moscow, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 100 others, authorities said, in one of the deadliest terror attacks to hit Russia in years. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack […]

‘Painful memory’: Brussels marks eight years since deadly terror attacks

March 22, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) Today (22 March) marks eight years since the Brussels terror attacks which claimed the lives of 32 people and injured hundreds more. The famous Manneken-Pis statue has been dressed for the occasion in a nod to victims and their families. […]

FBI: Since Oct. 7, ‘almost every major terrorist org in world’ has threatened US 'We’ve also seen an uptick in threats against the Jewish community here in the United States and abroad,' said Robert Wells, assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division.

March 21, 2024 Unlisted Author

(JNS) The United States has been in a “heightened terrorism threat environment” since Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, and “almost every major terrorist organization in the world,” including Al-Qaeda and ISIS, have called for terror attacks against the United States, […]

Spain sees heightened terror risk amid global conflicts

March 21, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Local) Amid rising tensions and conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere around the world, a meeting by Spain’s National Security Council has identified several threats to national security, some pre-existing and some new. Global conflict and instability has raised the terror and […]

German woman loses appeal of 14-year sentence for letting enslaved Yazidi girl die in Iraq

March 20, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AP) A German federal court said Wednesday it had rejected a woman’s appeal of her 14-year sentence for allowing a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband enslaved when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq to die of […]

Germany detains two IS suspects over Swedish attack plan German police have arrested two suspected Islamists for allegedly planning a firearms attack near the Swedish parliament.

March 19, 2024 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday said two suspected supporters of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) jihadist militia had been arrested in the central German state of Thuringia. Prosecutors allege that the two Afghan nationals had hatched a plot to carry out an attack […]

Neil Prakash: Witness compelled to give evidence against accused ISIS recruiter Prosecutors have forced a witness to give evidence as the case against accused Australian ISIS recruiter Neil Prakash returns to court.

March 18, 2024 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) A witness will be forced to give evidence against an accused Australian ISIS recruiter after she refused to do so following legal advice. The case against Neil Christopher Prakash, 32, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a […]