Clerics & Preachers
Muslim branded a ‘terrorist’ in Exeter wins defamation case (LINK ONLY)
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Islamic State (ISIS)
Legal
Trial opens of French jihadist linked to Bataclan killer
(Radio France) The trial has opened before a special criminal court of Reda Hame, the French jihadist known to have associated in Syria with one of the masterminds of the Bataclan killings. Thirty-four-year-old Hame is accused of “taking part in a criminal […]
Government & Politics
French authorities concerned over upcoming release of 148 jihadists
(Breitbart) French law enforcement officials and intelligence agencies have expressed concern over the expected release of at least 148 radical Islamic extremists by the end of 2022. The jihadists were described as “very dangerous individuals” by National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor (PNAT) Jean-François Ricard during […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports 229 foreign terrorist fighters Migration chief says 75 EU-origin foreign terrorists sent back since beginning of anti-terror operation last year
(Anadolu) Turkey has deported 229 foreign terrorists, 75 of whom are EU citizens, since its anti-terror operation in Syria, an official from the country’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Abdullah Ayaz, head of Turkey’s migration department, told Anadolu Agency that the struggle […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum says ‘whole world fell apart’ after losing citizenship appeal (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Foreign minister: Shamima won’t be allowed to enter Bangladesh UK revoked her citizenship on account of her radicalization
(Dhaka Tribune) Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated that Shamima Begum, who got her British citizenship revoked, will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh. Shamima Begum, a British woman of Bangladeshi decent who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join […]
Children & Teens
Police raids as families of Islamic State still stuck in freezing Syrian camp
(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have raided homes in Sydney and Melbourne in an attempt to gather evidence against some of the 67 family members of Islamic State fighters living in a Syrian refugee camp. The Australian Federal Police has stepped up investigations […]
News: Europe
Switzerland thwarts major Islamic State terror attack
(Breitbart) According to a new investigation by Swiss media, a cell of jihadists based in Geneva plotted to bomb cisterns full of oil near the city’s airport in a major terror attack. The plot, which was set to take place last year […]
News: Europe
HMP Belmarsh: The high-security prison where terrorists exchange ideas and ‘jihad banter’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
‘Toxic’ Islamist terror website editors jailed
(BBC) Two web managers who ran a website glorifying Islamist terror groups and encouraging attacks have been jailed. [Mohammed] Abdur Kamali and Mohammed Abdul Ahad promoted “toxic ideologies” including speeches by hate preacher Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal. Their website also featured material from […]
Clerics & Preachers
Norway to extradite Islamist preacher to Italy
(AFP) Norway’s government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to extradite a fundamentalist Islamic preacher to Italy, where he has been sentenced to prison for leading a jihadist network. The 63-year-old Iraqi Kurdish man — known as Mullah Krekar, but named Najumuddin Faraj […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports German national over terror links Terrorist deported as part of Turkey's ramped-up efforts to return foreign fighters, says Interior Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey on Wednesday deported a terrorist to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said. It did not specify which terror group the fighter belonged to, but in recent months Daesh/ISIS terrorists are being returned to their home countries. The […]
Legal
Manchester attacker’s brother ‘deceived cousins to buy bomb ingredients’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Urgent crackdown on terror sentences will affect about 50 inmates (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Mum of jihadi who vowed to ‘chop off heads’ claims he’s a ‘good boy’ as officials scramble to stop his early release (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Ministers refuse to reveal how many extremists they have stripped of British citizenship (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Preacher who inspired Streatham terror attack peddling jihad from behind bars (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
AIPAC apologizes for ads that called some Democrats ‘radicals’ pushing ‘anti-Semitic’ policies
(JTA) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee apologized for and removed at least two Facebook ads that slammed “radical” Democrats in Congress, and altered a petition that said Israel’s harshest critics in Congress pose a threat “maybe more sinister” than ISIS and […]
Clerics & Preachers
Islamic extremist preaching hate to army of followers on YouTube days after Streatham terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Brother of Manchester Arena bomber says he was ‘shocked’ by attack (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Released jihadis could be forced to sign a new sex offenders-style register for terrorists (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Revealed: Former Bolton school teacher Jamshed Javeed jailed for terror offences is already back on street (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum loses first stage of appeal against citizenship removal (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
Ottawa terrorist accused of trying to radicalize inmates released from prison, living in Calgary halfway house A parole board member described his potential harm to others and national security as exceptional.
(Ottawa Citizen) Carlos Larmond, the Ottawa terror twin jailed in 2016 for trying to leave the country to fight for the Islamic State, and later accused of trying to radicalize other inmates, has been released from prison and is living quietly at […]
Clerics & Preachers
Streatham terror attacker devoted to ‘sheikh’ who inspired London Bridge killer (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Rush to change sentencing laws before release of convicted terrorists (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
French barracks attacker was a trainee soldier
(Reuters) A man who attacked officers with a knife in a French police barracks was a trainee soldier, officials said, in the second case in four months of a violent assault by someone from within France’s security services. The assailant struck on […]
Government & Politics
UK may bypass human rights convention to rush through terror laws (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Slight decrease in the number of Islamist attacks in Europe in 2019
(Brussels Times) The number of Islamist attacks in Europe slightly decreased in 2019, according to a report delivered by the French terrorism assessment centre (CAT) highlighting the problems Islamic State (IS) has experienced since losing its self-proclaimed caliphate. “In 2019, the threat […]
Law Enforcement
French police shoot barracks intruder following attack warning
(Reuters) Police shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he attacked officers inside a police barracks in eastern France on Monday. Shortly before the knifeman struck the police facility in Dieuze, near Metz, the local police operations center received […]
Law Enforcement
Streatham attacker was released amid fears he felt terrorism ‘justified’ (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
London attack: PM says terrorism sentence changes may be applied retrospectively (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Islamic State claims south London attack: Amaq news agency
(Reuters) Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack in south London, without giving evidence, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Monday. “The perpetrator of the attack in Streatham district in south London yesterday is a fighter of Islamic State, […]
News: Europe
Man shot dead by British police wanted girlfriend to behead her parents
(Reuters) The man shot dead by police after wounding two people in a stabbing spree on a busy London street had been jailed for promoting violent Islamist material and had encouraged his girlfriend to behead her parents. He had also once written […]
Law Enforcement
Streatham attacker freed from jail days ago after terror conviction (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Trump administration expands travel ban The White House placed restrictions on immigration from half a dozen additional countries, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.
(Politico) President Donald Trump will expand his contentious travel ban, placing new restrictions on six additional countries, just as he embarks on a tough reelection campaign where he will tout his hard-line stance on immigration. Immigrant visas will be suspended for citizens […]
Legal
France arrests Syrian Islamist on war crimes charges
(AFP) A senior member of Syrian Islamist armed group Jaysh al-Islam implicated in the disappearance of a prominent activist in 2013 has been arrested in France and charged with war crimes and torture, a judicial source told AFP on Friday. The suspect, […]
Children & Teens
Belgium to appeal against order to repatriate children from Syria
(Brussels Times) The state of Belgium has decided to file an appeal against a ruling by a Brussels court on 11 December ordering it to provide 10 children of IS members in Syria with consular assistance and administrative, travel and identity documents […]
Citizenship
IS member from Antwerp risks losing Belgian nationality
(Brussels Times) A woman from Antwerp affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) in Syria risks a five-year prison sentence and being stripped of her Belgian nationality. The woman, identified as Saïda El Mimouni, was married to a member of the now-disbanded terrorist […]
News: North America
Foreigners from Canada among those captured during fight against ISIS in Afghanistan, UN says
(Global News) Foreign fighters from countries including Canada were captured during an operation against ISIS in Afghanistan last November, according to a report to the United Nations Security Council. The report said the Afghan security forces and Taliban had dealt a severe […]
Children & Teens
Not repatriating IS children already costs Belgium €100,000: what’s happening?
(Brussels Times) The Belgian state will already have to pay €100,000 to ten children of IS terrorists, as they did not provide them with assistance to get back to Belgium. The government has received its first bill, via a bailiff, on Tuesday. […]
News: Europe
French ISIS fighters sentenced to death in Iraq complain of inhuman treatment
(Breitbart) A group of French jihadists have decried their treatment in an Iraqi prison, claiming that they have been subjected to “torture” and “humiliation” before their planned executions. Two French nationals, Brahim Nejara and Fodil Tahar Aouidate, currently awaiting execution for joining […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Judges rebuke Macron for criticism over case of murdered Jewish woman
(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron drew a sharp rebuke from the country’s top magistrates on Monday for criticising a court ruling on the 2017 murder of a Jewish woman in Paris. Sarah Halimi, an Orthodox Jewish woman in her sixties, died after […]
Legal
Frenchman slapped with 22-year prison term for recruiting young jihadists
(Radio France) A French national who was convicted for his crucial role in recruiting youths in France to fight as jihadists in Syria was handed down a 22-year prison sentence in a Paris court on Friday evening. Prosecutors named Mourad Farès, 35, […]
Books
The challenges of French jihadism are ‘ahead of us, not behind,’ says French author
(Radio France) Since the fall of the self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq in October 2019, the threat of mass terror attacks has waned. But a new book shows home-grown French jihadists still pose a threat as they seek to reconfigure themselves […]
Immigration
Germany: Islamist jailed over planned terror attack A Berlin court has sentenced an Islamist to more than five years in jail for preparing a dangerous bomb attack. The man is from the same milieu as Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri.
(Deutsche Welle) A Berlin court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old Islamist to five years and four months in prison for planning a serious terror attack involving explosives. The man, identified only as Magomed-Ali C. under German privacy laws, is thought to have […]
Citizenship
Never give enemy combatants their stripped passports back: ruling parties
(NL Times) The VVD and CDA want to amend the Passport Act to make sure that people whose Dutch nationality was stripped because they joined a terrorist organization can not get a new passport from the Dutch government. “This is another step […]
Government & Politics
Terror alarm as UK drags Scotland out of EU security databases (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
6 days left to repatriate Belgian IS children from Syria before €50,000 daily penalty
(Brussels Times) The Belgian state has seven more days to provide consular assistance to ten children of Begian IS terrorists to help them return to Belgium, before it will have to pay a €50,000 penalty per day it does not. Belgium has […]
Government & Politics
Government terror adviser warns ‘no magic test’ to stop reoffending (LINK ONLY)
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