Deradicalization
Extremists living in UK under secretive counter-terror programme (LINK ONLY)
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Islamic State (ISIS)
Academics & Education
CAIR anti-Semites fight ‘Anti-Semitism Awareness’ bill
(IPT) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued an “action alert” on Thursday encouraging its supporters to pressure Congress to oppose the “Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019.” The act was reintroduced in March by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and three other […]
Arts & Entertainment
Copenhagen attack film features ‘Game of Thrones’ star
(AFP) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who stars in the hit TV series “Game of Thrones,” has another leading role in a film about the 2015 terror attacks in Copenhagen, its distributor said Friday. The actor — who plays Jaime Lannister in the global phenomenon […]
Citizenship
Germany approves stripping dual national terrorist fighters of citizenship Germany's cabinet has approved a change to the law allowing dual nationals to lose their citizenship if they fight for a foreign terrorist militia. The new law will not be applied retroactively.
(Deutsche Welle) Germans with dual nationality who join foreign terrorist militias will lose their citizenship in the future, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. “Someone who goes abroad and actually participates in combat operations for a terrorist militia shows that they have turned […]
Legal
Bronx nurse sentenced to 20 years in prison for plan to join ISIS in Syria
(NY Daily News) A Bronx nurse who planned to abandon his wife and young son to join ISIS in Syria was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison by a judge disturbed by his calculating, cold-blooded radicalization. Adam Raishani, 32, was arrested […]
Clerics & Preachers
MOT: Oulu imam’s son-in-law and business partner died in Isis ranks An Yle investigative report has found alleged links between a Finnish Islamic leader and an Isis combatant.
(Yle) A man who left Finland to join the terrorist group Isis was the son-in-law and business partner of the imam of the Oulu-based Islamic Society of Northern Finland, Yle’s investigative journalism programme MOT reported on Monday. As part of a programme […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: I was brainwashed. I knew nothing (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
At least seven from my university joined IS, says captured fighter
(BBC) An Islamic State fighter held in Syria has told the BBC he was one of at least seven students and ex-students from University of Westminster to join IS. Zakariyya Elogbani abandoned a degree in business management which he was taking at […]
Legal
Duo Safwaan Mansur and Hanzalah Patel guilty of trying to flee to Syria to join Daesh (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
ISIS bride claims she’d be model citizen if she’s allowed to return to US: ‘I didn’t hate America’
(Fox) In the dying days of the caliphate, thousands of ISIS families fled into the Syrian desert trying to escape the incessant bombardment of U.S. airpower. Among them, Hoda Muthana, the woman born in America who joined ISIS. She is now living […]
Children & Teens
‘My sons left home to become terrorists and I don’t know if they’re alive or dead’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Baby-faced Coventry jihadist killed by Isis as western spy (LINK ONLY)
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Internet
‘Hungry Hamza’ once fought for the Islamic State. Now he’s a prisoner and asking about Western fast food
(Washington Post) Five years ago, Hamza Parvez was a pudgy Islamic State recruit from West London known for his unusual social media posts about kittens, KFC and what passed for fast food in the so-called caliphate. But as the Islamic State’s territory […]
Government & Politics
Stockholm takes new approach to returned Isis fighters
(Local) Stockholm is initiating a new collaboration with police and prosecutors to deal with people who have returned to the Swedish capital after joining the terrorist group Isis. Stockholm Mayor Anna König Jerlmyr told Sveriges Radio that the city has thus far […]
Legal
In rebuke of feds, judge frees East Bay man once accused of terrorism Judge ruled government had not proved terrorist ties
(Mercury News) Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice had failed to prove something it insisted for years was true: that a Fremont man tried to travel to Syria in 2015, to join a terrorist organization. U.S. District […]
Law Enforcement
Germany releases 11 detained after weapons suspicions prove unfounded
(Reuters) Eleven men who were detained overnight on suspicion of planning major attacks with stockpiled weapons were released on Saturday after no evidence of a cache of weapons or explosives was found, a prosecution spokesman said. The men, aged between 22 and […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum husband: Isis bride is heartbroken and alone (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Paris attacks ‘landlord’ sentenced to four years in jail
(AFP) A French man who rented his flat to the ringleader of the 2015 Paris attacks during a massive police manhunt was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for “hiding terrorists.” Jawad Bendaoud was convicted on appeal of hiding Islamic State […]
Legal
Omarjan Azari sentenced to 18 years’ jail over plan to behead Australians
(ABC-Australia) A Sydney man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after planning to behead up to seven random Australians a month. Omarjan Azari, 26, refused to stand as his sentence was delivered at the Supreme Court in Parramatta. Azari was […]
Legal
Iraqi pair face Czech extradition to Austria over train attack
(AFP) A Czech court said Friday an Iraqi man and woman faced extradition to Austria in connection with two 2018 attacks on trains in Germany. The two were arrested at Prague airport Wednesday on a warrant issued by Austria, following Monday’s arrest […]
Law Enforcement
Czech police detain two linked to accused German railway attacker
(Reuters) Czech police have detained two people as suspected associates of an Iraqi citizen arrested in Austria on suspicion of carrying out attacks on the German railway, Austrian Interior Minister Herbert Kickl said on Thursday. Czech police confirmed on their Twitter page […]
Children & Teens
Danish government reaches agreement to revoke passports of Isis fighters
(Local) The government and Danish People’s Party (DF) have agreed new rules that will enable authorities to withdraw passports from individuals found to have fought for militant groups abroad. The new rules will provide for an administrative process that will enable passports […]
Law Enforcement
Austria arrests Iraqi over 2018 Germany rail sabotage
(AFP) Austria has arrested an Iraqi suspected of committing “terrorist attacks” by sabotaging railway lines in Germany last year, prosecutors said Wednesday. The 42-year-old man is suspected of having strung a steel rope across the tracks between the southern German cities of […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum’s lawyer: ‘What Javid has done is morally appalling and flawed legally’ Tasnime Akunjee on his quest to bring the Isis bride back to the UK.
(New Statesman) I met Tasnime Akunjee for the first time in autumn last year. I was interested in the case of the three girls from Bethnal Green Academy who in February 2015 joined Islamic State (IS) in Syria and, because he was […]
Government & Politics
‘It would be better if they had died in battle’: Danish justice minister on returning Syria fighters
(Local) Denmark has convicted 13 people for travelling to Syria to take part in armed conflict. Nine have been sentenced to deportation from the country, according to Minister of Justice Søren Pape Poulsen. Poulsen confirmed information at a parliamentary hearing about Danish […]
News: Europe
In a Syrian camp for ISIS supporters, a Belgian vows she made a huge mistake Cassandra Bodart is fighting to return to Belgium, but Brussels refuses to repatriate her
(National-UAE) Her mother still calls her baby doll, but Cassandra Bodart is a long way from home. After running away with an Islamic militant to Syria as a teenager six years ago, the 24-year-old Belgian lives in a Kurdish-run camp for ISIS […]
Government & Politics
Government committed to helping Lisa Smith come home from Syria (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Rotterdam mayor: No links between social deprivation and terror Ahmed Aboutaleb says misuse of religious principles is cause of terrorism
(National-UAE) Social deprivation and extremism are not always related, says Rotterdam’s Muslim mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. Mr Aboutaleb, who is of Moroccan descent, was appointed to his position in 2009, and is known for his strong belief in “inclusive society.” “All arguments that […]
Government & Politics
Swedish town votes to turn away returning Isis fighters (even though none ever left it)
(Local) A Swedish municipality has voted to deny social welfare to citizens who travelled to Syria to fight for the Isis terror group — even though none of its residents appear ever to have done so. The leader of the Social Democrats […]
Immigration
Hungary detains Syrian Islamic State member accused of killings
(Reuters) Hungarian authorities detained a Syrian man on Friday accused of taking part in beheadings in Syria as a member of Islamic State, Budapest prosecutors and the European judicial co-operation agency Eurojust said. The 27-year-old man, identified by Hungarian authorities as F. […]
Legal
Accomplice of Paris attacks mastermind sentenced in Poland
(AFP) A Moroccan accomplice of the suspected mastermind of the deadly 2015 terror attacks in Paris was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on Friday by a Polish court for belonging to the Islamic State group. Mourad T. pleaded not guilty […]
Government & Politics
Setback for Sweden’s proposed anti-terror laws
(Local) Plans from the Swedish government to make it illegal to be part of a terrorist organization have hit an obstacle, with the country’s legislative council saying the proposal goes against the Swedish constitution. The proposed law could be incompatible with the […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
U.S. Islamist leader calls for stigmatizing words he calls ‘Islamophobic’
(IPT) Anyone who uses terms including “jihadist,” “violent jihad,” “Islamist terrorism” or “Islamic extremist” is a hater who deserves to be shunned, an influential Muslim political leader argues. Esam Omeish issued this call Friday on Facebook, in the emotional wake of the […]
Government & Politics
Swiss parliament’s move to deport terrorists draws criticism
(Swiss Info) A Swiss parliamentary decision seeking automatic deportation of convicted terrorists even if their lives are at risk has met widespread criticism. The human rights organisation Amnesty International described Tuesday’s decision to ignore international safeguards and practices as unacceptable. “It will […]
Minority Sects
Swedish Shia Muslims express fear over returning Islamic State fighters
(Breitbart) Members of the Swedish Shia Muslim community in the city of Örebro say they [are] concerned for their safety if Islamic State militants return home. The Ahl Al-Bait Cultural Centre in the Oxhagen district of Örebro say they have been forced to hire […]
Clerics & Preachers
Australian Muslim leader Sheikh Shady refused entry to New Zealand following mosque massacre
(Sydney Morning Herald) One of Australia’s most senior Muslim clerics, Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman, was refused entry to New Zealand following the Christchurch massacre — but the ban was overturned following a complaint to the Australian government. The revelation will raise questions about […]
Legal
Terror accused plotted to bomb plane and release lethal gas, trial told
(Sydney Morning Herald) Two brothers accused of planning an IS-inspired terrorist attack in Sydney plotted to put a bomb on a plane at Sydney Airport and separately planned to release lethal gas, a jury has been told. Mahmoud Khayat, 34, and Khaled […]
News: Australasia
New Zealand attack plays into jihadist hands: experts
(AFP) White supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who is accused of killing 50 people in the New Zealand mosque massacre in what he claimed was a blow against Muslim “invaders,” played into jihadist hands by following their strategy, experts say. From the Islamic State […]
Children & Teens
YouTube channel urges UK girls to become jihadi brides (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Gothenburg-born Islamic State fighter killed in Syria: mother
(Local) The Norwegian-Swedish Islamic State solider Michael Skråmo has been killed in Syria, his mother has told Sweden’s state broadcaster SVT Skråmo, a Norwegian citizen born and brought up in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, was one of the most prolific propagandists […]
Children & Teens
Five children of French jihadists return home from Syria
(AFP) The French government said Friday it had repatriated five orphaned children of French jihadists from camps in northeast Syria, where a five-year offensive against the Islamic State (IS) group is drawing to a bloody close. The children, aged five or under, […]
Law Enforcement
Dutch arrest two in 2015 Paris attacks weapons link
(AFP) Dutch police have arrested two men in Amsterdam with suspected links to weapons used in deadly attacks in Paris in 2015 that killed 130 people, prosecutors said Friday. “Police arrested two men on Tuesday in Amsterdam in an investigation into the […]
Children & Teens
Sweden Democrats call on government to strip Isis fighters of citizenship
(Local) As Sweden continues to debate the fate of the roughly 150 citizens who have returned home after joining the terror group Isis, the government is under fire from critics who say it is not doing enough to address the problem. When […]
News: Europe
Report: A growing number of terrorists in Spain are Moroccan-born Moroccan-born individuals make up nearly half of the terrorists Spain detained over the last seven years.
(Morocco World News) March 11 marked the anniversary of the 2004 Madrid train bombings, also known as 11-M, which Moroccan national Youssef Belhadj masterminded. The attacks killed 193, injured 2,000, and shocked the world. Fifteen years later, terrorism in Spain has evolved […]
Halal
Windsor-area Mediterranean restaurant slammed on social media for serving halal meat The owner posted the negative reviews on his Facebook page
(CBC) A Tecumseh restaurant is under fire on social media — but not for the quality of the food or customer service. Instead, the negative reviews are because only halal meat is offered. Tabouli by Eddy’s has been open for just a few […]
Academics & Education
Stand-off over Amsterdam Islamic school continues, Muslim groups get involved
(Dutch News) Islamic organisations in the Netherlands have called on the board of Amsterdam’s only Islamic high school to resign following claims by the security service that members of the board had links to terrorist organisations. Six organisations, including the Islamic school […]
Interfaith
Brussels Jewish museum killer sentenced to life in prison
(AFP) The French jihadist who shot dead four people in a terrorist attack at a Jewish museum was on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison by a Brussels court, after prosecutors branded him a “coward” and a “psychopath.” Mehdi Nemmouche was convicted […]
Government & Politics
Irish woman suspected of Isis link may face serious charges if she returns to state (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Switzerland wants to strip ISIS fighter of passport
(Local) The Swiss justice minister on Monday confirmed that the country was looking at revoking the passport of a Swiss citizen who fought for the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Speaking in the lower house of the Swiss parliament, Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter […]
Citizenship
Government unlikely to be able to strip citizenship from alleged ‘Isis bride’ (LINK ONLY)
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