Archive for December 2024
Syrian Rebels Free Prisoners From Assad’s Notorious Dungeons Who Celebrate In Damascus Streets
Bashar Barhoum woke in his dungeon prison cell in Damascus at dawn Sunday, thinking it would be the last day of his life. The 63-year-old writer was supposed to have been executed after being imprisoned for seven months. But he soon realized the men at the door weren’t from former Syrian President Bashar Assad ’s…
Read MoreMiddle East Latest: Israeli Strikes In Gaza Kill 6, Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Sites In Syria
Palestinian medical officials said Monday that Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip overnight killed at least six people, including one woman. The strikes came as ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday and received asylum from his longtime ally hours after rebels seized control of Damascus. Russian President Vladimir Putin personally…
Read MoreMI5 forced to ‘pare back’ counter-terrorism work due to rogue states, says chief
MI5 has had to “pare back” its counter-terrorism focus because of the growing threat from Russia and other hostile states, the security agency’s boss has said. Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, said the agency has to look at its “finite” resources and make “uncomfortable choices”. “We now face much, much more aggression from…
Read MoreAustralian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
Australian law enforcement authorities on Monday declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation. Arson squad detectives have been investigating the blaze that extensively damaged the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday. But the investigation was taken over on Monday…
Read MoreMore than 28,000 kg of explosives, 3,400 IEDs seized in South America
An operation in South America has resulted in the seizure of more than 28,000kg of explosive materials, 3,400 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and thousands of other components used in their manufacture. Operation Claymore (11 August – 11 October 2024) brought together law enforcement from nine countries to target the theft, smuggling and trafficking of explosives…
Read MoreMan arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC being held in Rimouski
A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City is being held in a detention centre hundreds of kilometres from Montreal, where he says the French-speaking guards don’t understand him. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who appeared remotely in Quebec Superior Court this morning, says he’s the only person…
Read MoreHate crime charges dropped against most Salisbury students charged in off-campus attack
Prosecutors in Wicomico County are dropping felony assault and hate crime charges against at least 12 of the 15 Salisbury University students charged in an off-campus attack in October. Misdemeanor false imprisonment and second-degree assault charges remain for most of the defendants, and many trials are set for late January. The Wicomico State’s Attorney’s Office said in…
Read MoreAustralian Leader Blames Antisemitism For Arson That Extensively Damaged A Melbourne Synagogue
Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. The blaze in the Adass Israel Synagogue is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since the war began between Israel and Hamas last year. Cars and buildings have been vandalized and torched around…
Read MoreHunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge
As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a…
Read MoreProud Boys’ Tarrio testifies for D.C. police officer in leak trial
Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio testified Thursday as a star defense witness in the federal leak trial of a D.C. police intelligence officer, denying prosecutors’ claim the officer told him in advance that a warrant had been issued for his arrest two days before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The testimony during…
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