Children & Teens
Case over passport renewal application by Irish-born child resolved (LINK ONLY)
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Islamic State (ISIS)
News: North America
Canadians at camp for ISIS families fingerprinted, questioned as part of drive to support repatriation
(Global News) Canadians detained at a sprawling camp for ISIS families in northern Syria have been photographed and fingerprinted in recent days as part of an operation to register them so they can be sent home. The Syrian Democratic Forces entered the […]
Legal
IS fanatic incited car, bomb and meat cleaver attack in Germany, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Tirana court decides extradition of alleged ISIS member to Germany
(Tirana Times) The District Court of Tirana decided the extradition of Takijistani national Komron Zukhurov to Germany on Friday, who is accused of being part of a terrorist cell in the country. Albanian authorities arrested a 24-year-old Tajikistani national in April, after […]
Legal
German court sentences ‘cyber jihadi’ to 5 years in prison
(AP) A court in western Germany has convicted a 39-year-old man of providing support to Islamist groups in Syria. The Duesseldorf regional court on Friday sentenced the German-Tunisian defendant, whose name wasn’t released for privacy reasons, to five years in prison. Judges […]
Legal
Amsterdam Pride target of foiled terrorist attack
(NL Times) Amsterdam Pride was one of the targets of a terrorist attack foiled when the authorities arrested six men from Arnhem in September [2018], according to an email read in the trial against the six suspects on Friday, De Gelderlander reports. […]
Government & Politics
Joe Biden omits radical Islam in statement on Pulse nightclub shooting anniversary
(Breitbart) Former Vice President Joe Biden issued a statement Friday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Pulse night club shooting in Orlando, Florida, leaving out the fact that the perpetrator was a radical Islamist loyal to the so-called “Islamic State.” Omar […]
Legal
ISIS suspect to remain in custody after Ontario judge rejects bail
(Global News) An Ontario man accused of leaving Canada with his wife a year ago to join the Islamic State terrorist group was denied bail in a decision handed down by Thursday. Ikar Mao, a 22-year-old from Guelph, Ont., was charged on […]
Citizenship
ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain has cost taxpayers over £30,000 (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship should be restored, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Adelaide woman acquitted of IS membership would use ‘second chance wisely,’ court told
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide woman acquitted of being an Islamic State member has never trained with the terror group, can no longer travel to IS-controlled strongholds in Syria and wants to use her second chance “wisely,” the Federal Court has heard. Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, […]
Legal
Six men on trial, said to have planned ‘major terrorist attack’ in NL
(Dutch News) The trial of six men said to have been planning a major terrorist attack in the Netherlands began in Rotterdam on Wednesday. The six were arrested after a major police undercover operation in September 2018 but the man police claim […]
Arts & Entertainment
Stolen Banksy work from door of Paris Bataclan found in Italy
(AFP) Italian police said Wednesday they had retrieved a work by famed street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks stolen from the Bataclan concert hall. The work was an image of a girl in mourning painted […]
Law Enforcement
Adelaide woman acquitted of IS membership had ‘advanced notice’ of Kenya attack, court told
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide woman who was acquitted of being a member of Islamic State believed she had an “influence” over the timing of a terror attack at a Kenyan police station in 2016, the Federal Court has heard. Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif, 25, spent […]
Children & Teens
Woman stripped of Australian citizenship over alleged Isis role launches bid to overturn law (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
ISIS split-off a threat in Netherlands: report
(NL Times) A split-off of terrorist organization ISIS is gaining grounds in the Netherlands and may pose a real threat, NRC reports based on a report by research agency NTA. The so-called Hazimi movement is considered even more extreme than ISIS and […]
Health & Medicine
Warwick man in prison for terrorist plot asking for compassionate release
(WPRI) A Warwick man who was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for conspiring to support ISIS and conspiring to commit an act of terrorism is asking for compassionate release. Nicholas Rovinski, now 29, plotted to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller back […]
Crime
German intel: Syrian student says ‘all Jews belong in gas chamber’ Shocking secret file exposes Israel-related antisemitism among German Muslim associations.
(Jerusalem Post) A previously classified German intelligence report on Wednesday revealed widespread Islamic-animated antisemitism among Muslim organizations in the federal republic, including defective statistics about the origin of crimes due to Jew-hatred. The German paper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) first reported on the […]
Demonstrations
‘We will take over’: Australian leader of extremist Islamic group says US riots are an ‘opportunity’ for Muslims (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Ministry: Three women and nine children returned from al-Hawl to Finland on Sunday
(Helsinki Times) Officials at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have confirmed that three Finnish mothers and nine children returned yesterday to Finland from al-Hawl, a detention camp set up for the women and children of the so-called Islamic State in Syria. The […]
Legal
Woman sentenced for supporting Islamic State
(AP) A Florida woman was sentenced Friday to five years and 10 months in federal prison for attempting to send cellphones to the Middle East to be used as bomb detonators by the Islamic State terrorist group. Alison Marie Sheppard, 35, of […]
Clerics & Preachers
Canadian Council of Imams alleges ‘Islamophobia’ at CRA after Ottawa mosque loses charity status
(Global News) The Canadian Council of Imams is calling on the federal government to investigate their allegations of Islamophobia within the Canada Revenue Agency for making what they call “false” and “misleading” claims against two Muslim leaders. The allegations come after the […]
Law Enforcement
Neighbor: Tampa terror suspect ‘didn’t like Americans’
(WTVT) The arrest of a Tampa man accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and scouting potential attack sites throughout Tampa Bay left neighbors stunned. The FBI has charged Muhammed al-Azhari, 23, with providing material support to ISIS after they say he stockpiled weapons, […]
Law Enforcement
FBI: Florida man scouted terror targets and attack weapons
(AP) A Florida man is charged with providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group, including attempting to buy multiple weapons and scouting potential targets for an attack in the Tampa Bay area, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A criminal complaint charges […]
Legal
Judge drops terror charges in Paris airport attack case
(Breitbart) A French judge has dropped terrorism charges against two men who were arrested in connection to a 2017 attack on Paris’s Orly airport, stating there were doubts about a terrorist motive. The attacker, 39-year-old Ziyed Ben Belgacem, was shot and killed during […]
Health & Medicine
Muslim group Cage’s apocalyptic online ads are banned (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Coronavirus claims life of Sweden’s leading terror recruiter Swedish intelligence monitored shoe salesman with links to plotters from Mumbai to Brussels
(National-UAE) Sweden’s leading terrorism expert has confirmed the death of one of the country’s central figures in radicalisation circles and a key “recruiter” with links to the perpetrators of terrorist plots around the world. Over 15 years, Swedish intelligence had gathered evidence […]
Law Enforcement
Spanish police: Moroccan ISIS sympathizer radicalized multiple youths Moroccan police arrested the radicalized suspects, who were planning terror attacks in Morocco and UAE, in different operations.
(Morocco World News) After the arrest of a Moroccan ISIS sympathizer on May 20, Spanish police have said the suspect managed to convince several youths to join the terrorist group. Spanish media reported last week that police arrested the suspect in Bolanos […]
Government & Politics
Over 100 ‘Islamic State’ fighters return to Germany Authorities say a third of Islamic State fighters who left Germany for Syria have since returned. Germany is taking a 'holistic approach' in dealing with ex-jihadi fighters, including deradicalization and reintegration.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s Interior Ministry said Sunday that over 100 members of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) terrorist group have returned to the country following the jihadi [network’s] failed incursions in Iraq and Syria. “Security authorities obtained knowledge that they actively engaged […]
Legal
EU agency wants ‘IS’ returnees charged with war crimes A new report from an EU-backed genocide investigation body says adding war crimes and genocide to terrorism charges for 'IS' fighters returning to the EU will lead to tougher sentences and 'more justice' for victims.
(Deutsche Welle) Former “Islamic State” (IS) fighters who returned to Europe from conflicts in Iraq and Syria should be charged with war crimes along with terrorism, said a report released Saturday by the EU-backed “Genocide Network.” According to the network, many so-called […]
Law Enforcement
Suspected IS member arrested after being deported to Germany
(AP) A German woman suspected of joining the Islamic State group in Syria has been taken into custody in her homeland after being deported from Turkey. The suspect, identified only as Zeynep G. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested at […]
Legal
Decade in jail for man who planned to gun down New Year’s Eve revellers
(Age) The brother of the man who killed restaurant owner Sisto Malaspina in the Bourke Street terror attack has been jailed for a decade over his own plan to kill New Year’s revellers in Federation Square in the name of Islamic State. […]
Law Enforcement
Spain arrests ISIS sympathizer who fled Morocco The suspect was on Spanish security services’ watchlist for several years.
(Morocco World News) Spanish security services arrested on May 20 four alleged terrorists, including one Moroccan who had previously escaped an arrest operation led by Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), Spanish newspaper ABC reported. The Moroccan suspect, believed to be […]
Legal
Germany charges suspected IS member over attacks
(AFP) German federal prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating an alleged member of the Islamic State terrorist group suspected of a series of acid and arson attacks, and of planning killings with a gun and explosives. The suspect, named only as Muharrem […]
Legal
Sept. 11 convict now says he renounces terrorism, bin Laden
(AP) The only man ever convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks now says he is renouncing terrorism, al-Qaida and the Islamic State. Zacarias Moussaoui is serving a life sentence at a federal prison in Colorado […]
Children & Teens
State expected to oppose case by son of alleged Isis fighter for renewal of Irish passport (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Terrorist ‘planned to target Barcelona vs Real Madrid with drone carrying explosives’ (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Prosecuting IS returnees in Germany requires the law’s longest arm An increasing number of 'Islamic State' returnees are standing trial in Germany, including female supporters of the terror group. To make their case, federal prosecutors are relying on international criminal law.
(Deutsche Welle) Taha A.-J.*, an Iraqi man believed to have belonged to the “Islamic State” (IS), has been standing trial in Frankfurt since late April on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the center of his trial is […]
News: Europe
New hunt for jihad widow Hayat Boumeddiene in refugee camp (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Irish citizen son of alleged Isis fighter in legal action over Irish passport renewal (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Spain eclipses Germany as top destination for asylum-seekers: report New figures show refugee arrivals to the Mediterranean country outnumbering those in Germany, thanks to asylum-seekers from Latin America. But a resurgent 'Islamic State' could prompt more people to flee Iraq and Syria.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany is no longer the top destination for asylum-seekers in Europe, according to a German media report on Wednesday. German daily Die Welt, citing unpublished numbers from the European Union’s asylum agency EASO, reported that Spain has surpassed Germany in the number […]
Government & Politics
Coronavirus may push more asylum seekers towards EU: agency
(Reuters) The coronavirus lockdown has cut the number of asylum seekers able to reach Europe, but the pandemic could trigger more arrivals in future if it worsens turmoil to the Middle East and North Africa, the European Union asylum agency said. With […]
Law Enforcement
Britain’s ‘most wanted’ ISIS terrorist ‘hires martial arts thug as bodyguard’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Four Tajik men accused of militant recruitment in Poland
(Reuters) Four Tajik men have been detained in Poland on charges of trying to recruit Muslim converts to carry out militant attacks, authorities said on Monday. The four would be expelled and barred from reentering Poland and the rest of Europe’s Schengen […]
Law Enforcement
Germany: Alleged attacker of Turkish shops was IS supporter A man suspected of carrying out attacks on Turkish shops in Bavaria was a follower of the Islamic State (IS) armed group, local authorities have said. He had several pipe bombs in his bag when police arrested him.
(Deutsche Welle) A man suspected of carrying out attacks against Turkish-owned businesses in the Bavarian town of Waldkraiburg is a sympathizer of the Islamic State, police authorities said Sunday in an online press conference. The 25-year-old justified his hatred towards Turks and […]
Law Enforcement
Police detain suspected Islamic State follower in Barcelona
(Reuters) Spanish police arrested a Moroccan man in Barcelona with suspected links to Islamic State who they believed was planning a militant attack, police said on Friday. The man, described as deeply radicalised, was arrested after a joint investigation with security forces […]
Government & Politics
Terrorist attack ‘conceivable’ as threat level holds
(NL Times) While the coronavirus crisis makes a large-scale terrorist attack in the Netherlands less likely, the possibility of an attack is still “conceivable,” the national coordinator for counterterrorism and security NCTV said on Thursday. The terrorism threat level in the Netherlands […]
Deradicalization
European prisons releasing 1,000 returned ISIS fighters in 2020 poses new security challenge UN co-ordinator tells 'The National' that counter-terrorism effort is crucial after military defeat
(National-UAE) The threat from ISIS will be greater after the release of 1,000 of its returned fighters from European prisons over the course of 2020, chief analyst at the UN told the National. Efforts to reform Europeans from the ISIS battlefields through […]
Legal
German woman claimed to have kept Yazidi child as slave is on trial for ISIS membership She was the wife of ISIS fighter Denis Cuspert, a rapper known as ‘Deso Dogg’
(National-UAE) A woman who married a German rapper-turned-ISIS fighter and who allegedly kept a Yazidi child slave in Syria went on trial in Germany on Monday. Known only as Omaima A, 35, the German-Tunisian woman is accused of membership of a foreign […]
Government & Politics
Mossad gave Berlin intel on Hezbollah ops on German soil ahead of ban — report Unnamed Israeli official tells TV Germans were provided info on warehouses where terror group stashed materials for explosives, as well as money laundering networks
(Times of Israel) Israel’s Mossad spy agency gave information to Germany on Hezbollah’s activities on its soil ahead of the country banning the Lebanese terror group this week, Channel 12 news reported Saturday. Germany branded the entirety of the Iranian-backed group — […]