Archive for August 2023
Designating Leaders and Financial Facilitators of ISIS and al-Qa’ida Cells in Maldives
Today, the United States is designating Maldivian supporters of ISIS and al-Qa’ida, including 18 ISIS and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) facilitators and two al-Qa’ida operatives, along with 29 associated companies. The individuals designated today include leaders and members of Maldives-based terrorist cells and an affiliated criminal gang, in addition to individuals and a company associated with key…
Read MoreSwedish PM says outsiders are using country’s freedoms to spread hate
The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has accused outsiders of exploiting the country’s freedom of expression laws and using them as “a stage for spreading hateful messages”, after a diplomatic crisis erupted over Qur’an burning protests. There have been a string of protests in Sweden and Denmark in recent weeks at which copies of the…
Read MoreTaliban, US hold first official talks since Afghanistan takeover
Taliban leaders have met officials from the United States in Qatar for the first time since their return to power in Afghanistan two years ago. A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the two sides discussed confidence-building measures during the two-day talks, including the lifting of sanctions and travel…
Read MoreColorado teen pleads not guilty to trying to join Islamic State group
A Colorado teenager pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of attempting to support a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State group. Davin Meyer, 18, sat handcuffed at his arraignment in a federal courtroom in Denver and didn’t say anything about the allegations. Earlier this month, Meyer was arrested when he tried to board a…
Read MoreChemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Expires as Senate Leaves for Summer Recess
On Thursday, the Senate concentrated on passing the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, working late to wrap up the reauthorization package before leaving town. The $886 billion legislation passed 86-11, and lawmakers subsequently left for the summer recess. They left for the break without first taking up House legislation to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism…
Read MoreBurkina Faso, Mali say military intervention in Niger would be ‘declaration of war’
The warning from Niger’s military-ruled neighbours came a day after West African leaders, supported by their Western partners, threatened to use “force” to reinstate the democratically elected Bazoum and slapped financial sanctions on the putschists. In a joint statement, the governments of Burkina Faso and Mali warned that “any military intervention against Niger would be…
Read MoreImam killed after Hindu mob attacks mosque in India’s Gurugram
A deputy imam has been killed after a mob of far-right Hindus torched and opened fire at a mosque in a suburb of the Indian capital, New Delhi, hours after deadly communal violence in a nearby district. Police have identified the victim as 19-year-old Maulana Saad, prayer leader of the Anjuman Jama mosque located in…
Read MoreTBI investigating after Memphis police say they thwarted ‘potential mass shooting’ at Jewish school
Tennessee’s lead law enforcement agency is investigating an officer-involved shooting of a man who allegedly opened fire outside a Jewish school in Memphis on Monday afternoon. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced in a press release on Monday evening that it has launched a probe into the incident at the request of Shelby County District…
Read MoreDriver plows through group of people outside Lincolnton Walmart, police say
Police say a man was arrested after he rammed into six migrant farm workers outside a Walmart in Lincolnton on Sunday afternoon. Lincolnton police responded to a reported crash at the Walmart on North Generals Boulevard around 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Detectives said a man driving a black SUV turned as if he was going to…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after explosive devices found at Fremont business, police say
Evacuations have been ordered for an area of Fremont after authorities located explosive devices in a business on Industrial Place on Sunday, police said. Earlier, police were called to a report of domestic violence in the north end of town and arrested a suspect and prepared to seize his registered firearms, Fremont Police said. Officers…
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