Homeland Security News
Neo-Nazi terror propagandist ‘Dark Foreigner’ guilty on all counts
An Ottawa man has been found guilty of sowing hate, fear and division by helping create racist recruitment videos and other terrorist propaganda for a now defunct far-right international terrorist group and a prominent neo-Nazi. Superior Court Justice Robert Smith found Patrick Gordon Macdonald guilty of the three charges he faced: participating in terrorist activity,…
Read MoreIsrael steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for ‘protectorate’
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria overnight, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their Turkish allies on Thursday of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate. The strikes, targeting air bases, a site near Damascus and the southwest, put renewed focus on Israeli concerns…
Read MoreTeenager admits sharing terrorist material online
A teenager has pleaded guilty to sharing Islamic State group (IS) videos and other material online on Telegram and TikTok. Leo Walby, 19, from Swanley, Kent, admitted six charges of dissemination of a terrorist publication between 10 July and 20 August 2024, when he appeared at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. He also admitted a…
Read MoreDHS arrests man in McKinney accused of making terroristic threats against Homeland Security Secretary, ICE
A North Texas man is in custody, accused of making terroristic threats against the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and ICE agents. Homeland Security Investigations announced the arrest of Robert King Wednesday, saying he was taken into custody in McKinney after making “alarming” posts to Facebook. A DHS spokesperson said the agency was assisted…
Read MoreIranian Company and Two Iranian Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and for Scheme to Procure U.S. Technology for Iranian Attack Drones
A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Hossein Akbari, 63, and Reza Amidi, 62, both of Iran, and an Iranian company, Rah Roshd Company (Rah Roshd), with conspiring to procure U.S. parts for Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones), conspiring to provide material support to the IRGC – a designated foreign terrorist…
Read MoreOver 30 killed as Israel’s military operation in Gaza Strip expanding to seize ‘large areas’
Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas,” the defense minister said, while officials at hospitals inside the Palestinian territory said Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday had killed more than 30 people, nearly a dozen of them children. Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory was “expanding to crush and…
Read MoreMyanmar junta fires warning shots at aid convoy as groups seek access to earthquake victims
Myanmar’s junta said on Wednesday its troops fired warning shots at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy, underlining the challenge of delivering relief amid a civil war as aid groups called for better access to help survivors of a devastating earthquake. The military has struggled to run Myanmar following its coup against the elected civilian…
Read MoreSupreme Court appears poised to revive terror victims suit against Palestinian groups
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to uphold a law allowing Americans injured by acts of terror in the Middle East to take Palestinian leadership groups to U.S. courts for damages. In 2019, Congress amended federal terrorism law to let victim lawsuits move forward against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO),…
Read MoreTokyo police launch section for lone-offender terrorism
The Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday set up a section specializing in investigating lone offender terrorism, which involves attacks by people who do not belong to any organizations or groups. The launch of the first such police section in Japan is designed to help prevent terrorist attacks by lone offenders on important persons and facilities.…
Read More‘Numerous’ homemade explosive devices discovered near park outside Dallas
Numerous” homemade explosive devices were discovered by a citizen who was walking near a park outside of Dallas, according to authorities. The person was in a wooded area near Wynne Park in Garland, when, around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, they saw an open suitcase and items scattered near it — including what looked like explosives, the…
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