Citizenship
Hundreds stripped of British citizenship in last 15 years, study finds (LINK ONLY)
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Islamic State (ISIS)
Banks & Banking
Islamist attacker’s suspected accomplices used crypto exchange Binance, German police say
(Reuters) Two men suspected by Germany of assisting an Islamist gunman, who killed four people in Vienna in 2020, used the major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, German federal police said in a confidential letter seeking information from the company. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police […]
Interfaith
CAIR revives its campaign to free Aafia Siddiqui
(IPT) Less than four days after a gunman held four Jews hostage inside a Texas synagogue in a doomed attempt to free a convicted terrorist, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) thinks it is ready to renew its campaign to achieve the […]
Internet
Man gets 15 years in prison for posting bomb instructions
(AP) A South Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for posting bomb-making instructions on the internet for people who he believed were Islamic terrorists. Samuel Baptiste, 29, was sentenced Wednesday in Miami federal court, according to court records. […]
Clerics & Preachers
Sweden deports imam accused of being an ISIS recruiter Ahmed Ahmed had been held for a year on suspicion of Islamist extremism
(National-UAE) An imam suspected of being a recruiter for ISIS has been deported by Sweden after a year in detention. Ahmed Ahmed, 52, was detained last year on suspicion of being a key figure in the radicalisation and recruitment of ISIS fighters […]
Legal
Special Criminal Court to rule next week whether alleged Islamic State member Lisa Smith will stand trial (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
SA woman ‘still a risk’ of terror offence
(AAP) A South Australian woman jailed for taking steps to join the terror group Islamic State has not fully acknowledged her offending and remains a “vulnerable person, susceptible to adverse and destructive influences,” a court has ruled. In December, the Federal Court […]
Legal
Lucinda Creighton’s statement on Lisa Smith trial ‘blatant contempt of court’ — defence lawyers (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
‘Baby terrorist’ arrested over alleged text threats Just months after being released from jail a woman dubbed 'baby terrorist' has been arrested again for allegedly sending threats to kill.
(NCA NewsWire) A woman dubbed the “baby terrorist” is back in police custody after allegedly sending text messages to a relative threatening to kill. Alo-Bridget Namoa, 24, was arrested at her western Sydney home on Sunday night and charged with using a […]
Government & Politics
Texas synagogue hostage-taker Faisal Akram was investigated by MI5 in 2020 (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Spain expels Moroccan woman for her affiliation with ISIS The woman is also banned from entering Spain for 10 years and France for 33 years.
(Morocco World News) Spain’s National Court has confirmed the decision of the secretary of state for security to expel a woman of Moroccan origin from Spain’s territory, banning her from entering the country for 10 years for her involvement with a jihadist […]
Government & Politics
Michigan’s Dana Nessel speculates ‘white supremacy’ to blame for Texas synagogue terrorist attack Attacker was British citizen, demanded release of ‘Lady Al Qaeda’
(Free Beacon) As the hostage situation at a Texas synagogue developed on Saturday, Michigan’s attorney general, Democrat Dana Nessel, raised the possibility that white supremacists were behind the attack. Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, about an hour after it had been […]
Government & Politics
Biden labels Texas synagogue hostage-taking an ‘act of terror’
(Hill) President Biden on Sunday called the hostage situation at a Texas synagogue on Saturday an “act of terror.” “This was an act of terror,” Biden told reporters. “This was an act of terror [that] was not only related to someone who had […]
Demonstrations
The American Islamist campaign to free Aafia Siddiqui
(IPT) Most Americans may not have heard of Aafia Siddiqui before Saturday, when a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, outside Dallas, and took the rabbi and three congregants hostage. Thankfully, the standoff ended without any hostage being harmed. But […]
Legal
Confusion and contradiction as terrorist accused says one thing while thinking another
(Radio France) Friday’s hearing at the November 2015 terror trial was devoted to testimony from Adel Haddadi, an Islamic State suspect who was arrested in Austria, and who is accused of having planned to take part in the Paris attacks. Adel Haddadi […]
Legal
Paris attacks suspect returns to the box but keeps vow of silence
(Radio France) Osama Krayem, one of the accused in the Paris attacks trial, on Thursday refused to make any statement or answer questions on his religious convictions and his engagement with Islamic State in Syria. One witness did speak, glowingly, on his […]
Legal
Swiss man cleared of participating in Vienna terror attack
(Swiss Info) Swiss prosecutors have dropped a case against one of two men suspected of participating in the November 2020 terrorist attack in Vienna. The man, who was 24 years old at the time, visited the attacker in Vienna and stayed a […]
Legal
Man says he was not encouraging terror attacks with call for ‘jihad with the sword’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Judge sentences Corey Johnson to life in prison for killing 13-year-old at 2018 sleepover Corey Johnson apologized to the family of Jovanni Sierra and denounced ISIS. His lawyers had claimed the group's teachings had radicalized Johnson.
(Palm Beach Post) Corey Johnson apologized Thursday for killing 13-year-old Jovanni Sierra at a 2018 sleepover. He even denounced ISIS — the militant Islamic group that his lawyers say influenced his thinking before the murder — at his sentencing. “I know I […]
Legal
Paris attacks accused Mohamed Abrini shrugs off damning evidence
(Radio France) Wednesday’s testimony from Mohamed Abrini, who is charged with complicity in the Paris attacks, focused on the suspect’s 2015 journey from Belgium to the Islamic State heartland in Syria, and his return via London, Birmingham, Manchester and Paris. According to […]
Children & Teens
Alabama woman who joined Islamic State stuck in refugee camp
(AP) Attorneys for a woman who left her Alabama home to join the Islamic State terror group plan to continue fighting for her and her young son even though the Supreme Court declined to consider her lawsuit seeking to re-enter the United […]
Law Enforcement
Calgary mother freed from ISIS detention camp now under investigation for terrorism, war crimes: court docs Defence lawyer says RCMP should not be monitoring and investigating the woman
(CBC) A Canadian woman who was held for two years at an ISIS detention camp in Syria is now under investigation for terrorism offences and war crimes. However, her lawyer has suggested RCMP officers are exploiting their powers by both monitoring and investigating the […]
Legal
Paris attacks suspect refuses to condemn killers, sympathises with victims, families
(Radio France) On Tuesday, the Covid-disrupted Paris terror trial resumed with evidence from Mohamed Abrini, one of the accused, on his religious convictions and his decision to join the ranks of Islamic State in Syria. Mohamed Abrini is a contradictory individual. He […]
Citizenship
Supreme Court denies appeal of regretful Islamic State bride
(AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a woman who left home in Alabama to join the Islamic State terror group, but then decided she wanted to return to the United States. The justices declined without comment […]
Legal
Lisa Smith’s bid to have charges dismissed to be heard next week (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Paris attacks trial set to resume, French media report
(Reuters) The main suspect in the November 2015 Islamist attack that killed 130 people in Paris has recovered from his COVID-19 infection, allowing the trial into the attacks to resume soon, French media reported on Monday. Salah Abdeslam “is in a position […]
Legal
Bid to have charges against former Defence Forces member Lisa Smith dropped (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Stopping terror attacks is ‘more difficult than ever,’ police chief warns (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Crook teacher banned over terrorist funding
(BBC) A woman who supported terrorism has been banned from teaching for life. Miriam Sebbagh, who worked at Hunwick Primary School in Crook, County Durham, was found to have given money to people she knew were involved in terrorism. A teacher misconduct […]
Legal
Computer gamer posted ISIS beheading videos on social media to encourage terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Tredegar terror convict jailed after beheading threats
(BBC) A convicted terror offender has been jailed for 16 months after threatening teenagers with a knife and telling them: “We cut people’s heads off.” Nathan Saunders, 28, shouted “Allahu akbar” and made Islamic State salutes at the youths on 15 September […]
Legal
Mamun Rashid: Londoner who used benefits and student loan to fund Syria martyr plot jailed for 12 years (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Eindhoven terrorism suspects discussed beheading Dutch PM, far-right politician: prosecutor
(NL Times) Eight men from Eindhoven suspected of preparing a terrorist attack talked about killing Mark Rutte and Geert Wilders, among others. They wanted to “pop them in the head” or “kidnap and behead the politicians during a live stream,” said the […]
Legal
Judge rejects torture claims by Islamic State defendant
(AP) Incriminating statements made by a British national charged with a significant role in the torture and beheading of American and British hostages held by the Islamic State group can be used against him at trial, a judge has ruled. El Shafee […]
Children & Teens
Sweden prosecutes woman for recruiting son to fight in Syria
(AP) A 49-year-old woman from Sweden has been charged with war crimes and breaching international law for allegedly assisting in getting her son to fight in Syria as a child soldier, Swedish public prosecutors said on Tuesday. The woman, who has been […]
Books
Amazon and eBay are selling one of Jihadi John’s favourite terrorist books (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Manchester Arena bombing victim’s mother made OBE in new year honours for work to fight terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Paris attacks trial to be paused after main suspect catches COVID — source
(Reuters) The trial of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the November 2015 Islamist attack that killed 130 people in Paris, and others will be paused briefly in January as Abdeslam has caught the coronavirus, a judicial source told Reuters on Friday. […]
News: Europe
Mistakes will be made when releasing terrorists — watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Islamic school was ‘petri dish of terror that tortured pupils’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Parole Board considering 92 terrorists for release from jail (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Manchester Arena inquiry: Ten key moments from 2021
(BBC) Over the past year, the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing has heard heart-breaking accounts from the victims’ families and those who survived, while uncovering security failings and missed opportunities. It has also highlighted the heroic efforts of the people […]
Health & Medicine
Tampa terrorism case raises questions of surveillance, searches, mental illness Muhammed Al-Azhari is accused of plotting a mass shooting in the name of ISIS. His lawyers have challenged the FBI’s investigative tactics.
(Tampa Bay Times) A year ago, federal prosecutors accused a Tampa man of plotting a mass shooting in support of the ISIS terrorist group. FBI agents in a criminal complaint described Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari’s collection of a bulletproof vest, an Uzi submachine […]
Crime
Iraqi ISIS suspect remanded in prison in Athens
(Kathimerini) A 40-year-old Iraqi man was remanded in prison on Monday after he testified before a prosecutor about his alleged involvement in the ISIS terrorist organization. The man was arrested by counterterror officers in central Athens last week on suspicion of involvement […]
Government & Politics
Lockdown may have sent would-be terrorists on ‘dark journey’ to radicalisation, warns Damian Hinds (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Magistrate labels terrorism allegations against Sydney man Daniel Greenfield ‘disturbing’: court A Sydney man who is accused of planning a terror attack has had his case labelled ‘disturbing’ in court today.
(NCA NewsWire) An alleged member of Islamic State has refused to appear in court on Saturday, as the magistrate labelled the case disturbing. Police will allege that 34-year-old Caringbah resident Daniel Greenfield had been plotting a terrorist attack to be carried out […]
Law Enforcement
Sutherland man arrested on Christmas Eve over alleged terror attack plans
(Sydney Morning Herald) Counter-terror police say that alleged aspiring jihadist Daniel Greenfield was allegedly well into planning a terror attack when they arrested him in Sutherland on Christmas Eve. The 34-year-old had planned to attack police officers, government officials and other Muslims […]
Law Enforcement
Canadian ISIS sniper broke 2 anti-terrorism laws, RCMP alleges in unsealed document
(Global News) A Toronto man violated two Canadian anti-terrorism laws when he travelled to Syria and joined an ISIS sniper team, the RCMP alleged in a top secret document unsealed by the Ontario court. In the document, the RCMP told a judge […]
Crime
Convicted terrorist given five-month sentence for prison attack (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Control order confirmed on SA terror woman
(AAP) A South Australian woman convicted of taking steps to join the terror group Islamic State will be subject to an ongoing control order which limits her movements and activities. The Federal Court on Wednesday ruled an interim order previously imposed on […]