Legal
Former girlfriend of Liverpool FC player jailed for terror fundraising (LINK ONLY)
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Islamic State (ISIS)
Citizenship
Three IS widows sentenced to five years and lose Belgian nationality
(Brussels Times) The widows of three Islamic State combatants killed in the field have been sentenced to five years in prison and will lose their Belgian nationality on release, a court in Brussels has ruled. All of the women were tried in […]
Children & Teens
Foreign Ministry: Two children to be repatriated from al-Hol camp The Foreign Ministry said that it will provide an update when the children are safely in the care of Finnish officials.
(Yle) The Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that Finland is preparing to evacuate two Finnish children from the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, where relatives of Isis combatants are being held. The ministry said that to protect the children’s privacy and ensure […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports Moroccan, German for terror links Ankara continues to deport foreign terrorist fighters to their countries of origin, says Interior Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey deported two foreign terrorist fighters back to their countries, Morocco and Germany, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said the Moroccan and German nationals were sent back [to] their countries of origin as part of […]
Legal
4 to stand trial for IS train attack thwarted by Americans
(AP) Four people will stand trial on French terrorism charges over an attempted Islamic extremist attack on a Paris-bound train that was thwarted by three young Americans. The real-life drama inspired a Clint Eastwood movie, and after four years of investigation the […]
Law Enforcement
‘Jihad is the way to go’: Connecticut man charged with trying to fight for ISIS 'I’ve been ready for quite a long time now. I just need help to get out of here,' 26-year-old Kevin Imam McCormick allegedly told an FBI informant.
(Daily Beast) After tips from Islamic centers in two different states, authorities arrested a Connecticut man they allege attempted to travel overseas to join the Islamic State. Kevin Imam McCormick, 26, was charged on Oct. 21 with providing material support to a […]
Legal
Lisa Smith granted bail on conditions including internet ban (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Captive Swiss jihadists report torture in Kurdish prisons
(Swiss Info) Three Swiss nationals who fought for Islamic State and are currently in custody in northern Syria deplore the harsh conditions in Kurdish prisons and want the Swiss government to repatriate them. The jihadists, who all come from the French-speaking part […]
Children & Teens
Foreign minister wins confidence vote over al-Hol furore Pekka Haavisto received majority support from 110 MPs on Wednesday on the issue of the repatriation of Finns from Syria.
(Yle) Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto received the support of 110 MPs in a confidence vote held in Parliament on Wednesday concerning the repatriation of Finns living in the al-Hol camp in Syria. Out of 200 MPs, 79 MPs voted against […]
Legal
Airline mechanic pleads guilty to jetliner sabotage
(AP) A longtime airline mechanic with some possible links to Muslim extremists pleaded guilty Wednesday to sabotaging a jetliner with 150 people aboard, causing the pilot to abort the flight just before takeoff at Miami International Airport. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani entered […]
Military
Dozens of former French soldiers joined jihadist groups in Middle East, new report reveals (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
‘Aren’t you ashamed?’ PM Marin stands ground during heated al-Hol debate Opposition parties came together to grill the government over a plan to repatriate Finns from a Syrian refugee camp.
(Yle) Opposition and government MPs clashed during a tense parliamentary debate over the government’s position on repatriating Finnish citizens currently at the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria on Tuesday afternoon. An opposition interpellation tabled last week set its sight on putting the […]
Law Enforcement
Authorities charge West Haven man with attempting to support ISIS
(Hartford Courant) Federal authorities said Monday they charged a 22-year-old U.S. citizen from West Haven with attempting to provide support to terrorists by trying to travel to Syria and fight for ISIS. Ahmad Khalil Elshazly was arrested and is in federal custody […]
Law Enforcement
Austrian police foil ‘Vienna Christmas market terror plot’
(AFP) Austrian authorities have foiled a plot to carry out a series of terror attacks, including bombing one of Vienna’s Christmas markets, local media reported Monday. The plot involved three men, including a 24-year-old ringleader who had been influenced by the ideology of […]
Legal
Kosovo man charged in Germany with supporting Islamic State
(AP) A man from Kosovo has been charged in Germany with supporting a terrorist organization on allegations he funneled money to the Islamic State in Syria and spread propaganda for the extremist group, federal prosecutors said Monday. The suspect, identified only as […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Don’t fall for bogus claims of ‘Islamophobia’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey repatriates foreign terrorist to France Turkey continues extraditing captured Daesh/ISIS terrorists to their home countries
(Anadolu) Turkey extradited a foreign terrorist fighter of France to his home country, according to a written statement by [the] Interior Ministry on Monday. Turkey’s Interior Ministry said on Nov. 9 that the country would begin extraditing captured Daesh/ISIS terrorists to their […]
Books
Amazon sells Islamist books banned in jails (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Is Finland looking to repatriate ‘terrorists’? 5 relevant questions about the security issues around Finns held at al-Hol Finnish citizens in Syria pose a security risk that is not removed by leaving them in a prison camp.
(Yle) Finnish women should not be repatriated from the camp, because they are a security risk. That’s the reasoning of those opposed to bringing back Finnish citizens in the al-Hol camp in northern Syria, which holds refugees from the war in Syria […]
Law Enforcement
Plan to be put in place over radicalisation risk (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer, pedestrians sentenced to 28 years
(Canadian Press) A man convicted of attacking an Edmonton police officer and then running down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 32, was handed 18 years for striking Const. […]
Legal
Repatriated IS sisters to appeal against prison sentence
(Brussels Times) Two women convicted for their affiliation with the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and sent to Belgium after fleeing a prisoners camp in the country have appealed their convictions. The legal representatives of Fatima and Rahma B., two sisters aged […]
Legal
Federal prisoner found guilty on terror charges for 2nd time
(AP) An East African man imprisoned in Texas for terrorism was convicted Friday of trying to recruit fellow prisoners to join the Islamic State group and plan attacks in the United States, federal prosecutors announced. A jury found Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, 45, […]
Interfaith
French jihadist jailed for 30 years for knife attack on soldiers at Jewish centre
(AFP) A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a jihadist to 30 years in prison over his February 2015 knife attack on three soldiers guarding a Jewish centre in the Mediterranean city of Nice. Moussa Coulibaly, now 35, staged his assault just weeks […]
Children & Teens
Two Antwerp IS widows sentenced to 4 years and 40 months in prison
(Brussels Times) The Brussels correctional court has sentenced two widows of members of the Islamic State terrorist organisation to four years and 40 months in prison. On Wednesday, a Brussels judge in summary proceedings ruled that the Belgian state had to provide […]
Legal
Canadian facing 2 terrorism-related charges denied bail in Ontario court Ikar Mao, of Guelph, Ont., was originally detained by authorities in Turkey for 3 months
(CBC) A Guelph, Ont., man charged with two terror-related offences under the Criminal Code has been denied bail. Ikar Mao, 22, appeared in Ontario Provincial Court in Brampton, Ont., Wednesday morning. Court heard evidence from witnesses, but because of a publication ban, […]
Children & Teens
Belgium ordered to bring ten children of IS members back from Syria, but not their parents
(Brussels Times) Belgium must provide travel and identity documents to ten children of Belgian Islamic State (IS) members in Syria in order to facilitate their return to Belgium. The ruling on Wednesday ordered federal authorities to provide consular assistance to the children […]
Legal
Teenage beauty queen went from Liverpool WAG to terrorist-funding convict (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Yle sources: Foreign Ministry prepped plan for Finns who wanted to leave al-Hol refugee camp Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto continued to deny the existence of a firm plan, saying that several options were explored.
(Yle) The Foreign Ministry took the lead in planning an operation to repatriate Finnish nationals who wanted to return to Finland from the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, according to official documents seen by Yle. The material indicated that the draft plan […]
Government & Politics
French senator warns of ISIS attack over monitoring failings on anniversary of Strasbourg atrocity French senator Nathalie Goulet warns France’s terror surveillance systems are inadequate
(National-UAE) A major European counterterrorism politician has warned that France’s monitoring of extremists is still failing a year after a terror attack in Strasbourg. ISIS extremist Cherif Chekatt killed five people and wounded 11 others during a shooting and stabbing spree at […]
Legal
Lisa Smith remanded in custody for further four weeks (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey deports 2 German citizens over Daesh/ISIS links Continuing program of returns, Turkey repatriates 2 foreign terrorist fighters with German citizenship
(Anadolu) Turkey has deported two German citizens over links to the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, Turkish officials announced on Wednesday. An Interior Ministry statement said the extradition process continues for other foreign terrorist fighters in Turkey. The issue of the handling of Daesh/ISIS […]
Clerics & Preachers
Two terrorist sympathizers face prison after spreading sermons from jailed Islamist preacher Abdullah el-Faisal, dubbed the ‘Sheikh of Hate’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Islamist extremism remains dominant UK terror threat, say experts (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Swedish Islamic school closed over radicalisation fears It was claimed ISIS fighters recently returned from Syria were employed as teachers
(National-UAE) A leading Islamic school in Sweden accused of appointing teachers who had recently returned from fighting for ISIS abroad has been shut down amid fears students were at risk of being radicalised. Abdel Nasser El Nadi, former principal of Vetenskapsskolan school […]
Clerics & Preachers
Bulgarian imam jailed for Islamic State support
(AFP) A Bulgarian imam was jailed for eight and a half years on Tuesday for spreading the ideas of the Islamic State group and propagating hatred and war on religious grounds. The regional court in the southern city of Pazardzhik also handed […]
News: Europe
Isil ‘matchmaker’ who lured British teen bride to Syria is deported to France (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkey deports 11 French citizens over Daesh/ISIS links Move comes as part of Turkey’s policy of extraditing foreign Daesh/ISIS members to their home countries
(Anadolu) Turkey deported 11 French citizens over links to the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, the Interior Ministry announced on Monday. The ministry statement said that 71 foreign Daesh/ISIS members were sent to their home countries from Nov. 11 to Dec. 9. They include […]
Citizenship
Forty Islamist terrorists freed after serving half their jail terms will go back to prison (LINK ONLY)
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Internet
Muslim militant shares image on Facebook of AK-47 on prayer mat after release from prison (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Former anti-terror judge warns of danger from jihadis set for prison release
(Breitbart) French former anti-terrorist judge Marc Trévidic has warned that there is a substantial danger posed to the public by terrorism convicts set for release in the next two years. Mr Trévidic said that starting in 2020 and 2021, prisoners convicted for joining the […]
Clerics & Preachers
Dozens of convicted terrorists linked to hate preacher Anjem Choudary are back on the streets of Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Massive setback for ISIS bride fighting to return to Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Jihadi who plotted UK bombings launches £50k taxpayer-funded open prison bid (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
ISIS supporter who hoped to behead people with chainsaw gets 22 years
(NY Post) A wannabe ISIS decapitator who called himself “The Dentist” while stockpiling tactical knives and a pocket chainsaw in his Bronx pad landed 22 years behind bars Friday. “You are a ticking time bomb,” Manhattan federal Judge Paul Engelmayer told Sajmir […]
Government & Politics
Germany deported more than 90 ‘potential terrorists’ Since 2016, Germany has deported a number of people suspected of being willing or capable of carrying out terrorist attacks. The government figures were released in response to a parliamentary inquiry.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany has deported 90 “Gefährder” and other “relevant persons” since the 2016 attack on a Berlin Christmas market, according to German newsmagazine Der Spiegel, which cited a government response to a parliamentary inquiry on Friday. In Germany a “Gefährder” (lit. “endangerer”) […]
Law Enforcement
Canadian arrested in Turkey this summer charged with terror offences Ikar Mao, 22, of Guelph, Ont., was detained near the Syrian border but returned to Canada in October
(CBC) A Canadian man detained in Turkey this past summer and accused of having ISIS propaganda on his phone was charged by RCMP Friday with terror-related offences. Ikar Mao, 22, of Guelph, Ont., faces one count of participation in activity of a terrorist […]
News: Europe
Thirty Britons believed to be among Isis fighters held in Syria (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
CAIR chapter leader: ‘F*** Zionism’
(IPT) So that’s how the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) deals with “Zionism on [a] daily basis”? Less than a week after CAIR co-founder and executive director Nihad Awad said combating the idea of a Jewish homeland is a daily mission at […]
Law Enforcement
Turkish authorities alleged detained Canadian had ISIS propaganda on phone Canadian man denied he purposefully downloaded ISIS videos
(CBC) Turkish authorities alleged a Canadian man had ISIS propaganda on his phone when he and his wife were arrested near the Syrian border this summer, CBC News has learned. The newlywed couple were held for three months before being released and returning […]