Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
‘Southport copycat attack’ teen pleads guilty to possessing Al-Qaeda and ricin documents
A teenager who “called 999 and referred to a Southport stabbings copycat attack” has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. The white British boy, from Kirkby, appearing before Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday, entered guilty pleas to four counts of possession of documents likely to be used in preparing acts of terrorism, including a PDF file…
Read MoreLong Beach man agrees to plead guilty to charges that he built bomb, sought to aid ISIS terrorists
A Long Beach man has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging he sent payments to ISIS and possessed a homemade bomb inside his home, according to court papers obtained today. Mark Villanueva, 29, will enter his plea on Jan. 26 in downtown Los Angeles to one count of attempting to provide material support…
Read MoreUK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training
Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps, with one of the two accused of helping procure parts for drones. Annis Makki, 40, is charged with attending a terrorist training camp at the Birket Jabbour airbase in Lebanon in…
Read MoreLeader of Transnational Terrorist Group Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Soliciting Hate Crimes and Murder, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
Dallas Humber, 35, of Elk Grove, California, — leader of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group — was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins to 360 months in prison for soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. “From the comfort of her…
Read MoreYouth arrested in Ontario for posting ISIS videos, seeking firearms
The RCMP has arrested a minor in Ontario on ISIS-related terrorism charges amid a surge in youth radicalization that is concerning security officials. The arrest occurred on Nov. 4 but was only announced on Tuesday in an RCMP news release that revealed he had been charged with two terrorism offences. The youth, who cannot be…
Read MoreGainesville man arrested on federal terrorism threat charges for TikTok posts
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a man residing in Gainesville for threatening people on social media in connection with a known terrorist group. Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan, 27, a citizen, was arrested on Wednesday in Gainesville. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging him with six counts of transmitting…
Read MoreEuropol and partner countries combat online radicalisation on gaming platforms
Europol supported eight countries in identifying and removing racist and xenophobic propaganda shared on gaming and gaming-related platforms. The Referral Action Day, involving Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, led to the referral of thousands of URLs leading to dangerous and illicit online material. Conducted on 13 November 2025, this operational action…
Read MoreTeen charged over ‘Southport-style’ attack plan
A 16-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged plan to carry out a similar attack to the Southport stabbings. The teenager, who is white British and from Kirkby in Merseyside, faces one count of making threats to kill and four of possession of documents likely to be useful in preparing acts of terrorism. According…
Read MoreAlleged member of 764 network arrested in Baltimore County, faces federal charges
Baltimore County man with ties to a network of “nihilistic violent extremists” is in custody on federal charges. Erik Lee Madison, 20, of Halethorpe, faces federal charges on accusations of sexually exploiting children, online coercion and enticement, and cyberstalking. He remained in federal custody as of Tuesday. Court records indicate Baltimore County police and the…
Read MoreGerman man arrested for running assassination platform targeting Merkel and Scholz
Special police arrested a man in Dortmund on Monday evening over running a darknet hitman platform targeting high-profile politicians and offering cryptocurrency as bounty, German prosecutors said. The suspect, Martin S, allegedly operated the anonymous “Assassination Politics” board since at least June, and kept a list of more than 20 targets including former Chancellors Olaf…
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