Archive for June 3, 2025
US citizen sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to fighting alongside ISIS for 4 years
Arrested for fighting alongside ISIS militants for four years, including at least one battle against U.S.-backed forces, a naturalized American citizen was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison by a district court in Washington Monday, according to the Department of Justice. Lirim Sylejmani, 49, had entered a plea deal, where he admitted to the…
Read MoreStabbing attack at Oregon homeless shelter injures a dozen people
A dozen people were injured in a stabbing attack at an Oregon homeless shelter on Sunday night, and a suspect was arrested, police said. A man with an eight-inch (20-cm) knife walked into the lobby of the Union Gospel Mission in Salem around 7:15 p.m., the Salem Police Department said on Monday. The man had…
Read MoreBoulder attack suspect charged with federal hate crime, said he ‘wanted to kill all Zionist people’: Court documents
The man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails in an “act of terrorism” during a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, injuring 12 people, has been charged with a federal hate crime and state charges including 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to court documents. The suspect, 45-year-old Mohamed Soliman, told investigators “he researched on YouTube…
Read MoreMan arrested after threatening mass shooting, Bend police say
Police arrested a Bend man Friday after receiving a report that the man was preparing for a potential mass shooting. Nathaniel Benjamin Wright, 36, was taken into custody May 30 after a family member notified Bend police that Wright intended to commit a mass shooting following an argument with family members. Officers went to Wright’s…
Read MoreFrance arrests three over attacks on Jewish sites with foreign interference suspected
The three suspects behind the apparent antisemitic vandalism are Serbian nationals who were reportedly apprehended while trying to leave France. Three Serbian nationals have been arrested in France in connection with the vandalism of Jewish sites in Paris over the weekend, according to local media, with the incident drawing parallels with previous similar cases where…
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