Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
UK Prevent scheme needs to ‘rapidly’ adapt to online world, review finds after failures in Southport case
The Prevent scheme needs to “rapidly” adapt to the online world “where so much radicalisation takes place”, an independent review has found. The anti-extremism programme has been under increased scrutiny after two recent terror incidents involving Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana and Sir David Amess’s killer Ali Harbi Ali damaged its reputation. Lord Anderson KC was…
Read MoreUK man sentenced for sharing ISIS propaganda and encouraging terrorism
A 26 year old man from Humberside has today (July 16) been given a 15 year extended sentence for encouraging terrorism and sharing terrorist material. Mohammed Mahfuz Ahmed (02/03/1999), of Crowhill Avenue in Cleethorpes, was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court in February of one offence of Encouraging Terrorism, contrary to Section 1 of the…
Read MoreMember of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials in Connection with Hit List
The Justice Department announced today that Noah Lamb, 24, was charged in the Eastern District of California in an eight-count indictment for conspiracy, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and other offenses in connection with his work on a hit list of “high value targets” for assassination. “Transnational criminal networks that promote extremist ideology and…
Read MoreFormer classmate of firefighter ambush suspect details past extremist views
As the investigation into the deadly firefighter ambush in Idaho over the weekend continues, police are still trying to piece together why suspect Wess Roley allegedly instigated the attack, a source familiar told ABC News. Law enforcement officials identified Roley as the suspected gunman after he was found dead on Canfield Mountain with a shotgun…
Read MoreChicago Man Convicted of Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
A Chicago man was convicted today of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by using social media to encourage attacks on ISIS’s enemies and recruit new ISIS members. According to court documents, Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, was a leader of Khattab Media Foundation, a sophisticated online organization…
Read MoreCzech authorities detain 5 teens over online radicalization by IS and charge 2 with terror plot
Czech authorities have detained five teenagers for being radicalized online by the militant Islamic State group and charged two of them with terror-related crimes over an attempt to set fire to a synagogue, officials said Wednesday. Bretislav Brejcha, the director of the Czech counterterrorism, extremism and cybercrime department, said most of the suspects are under…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Ammaad Akhtar, 33, of Stockton, was arrested today and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents, since February 2025, Akhtar has been communicating online with a law enforcement-controlled individual, whom Akhtar believed was a member of ISIS. In these conversations, Akhtar voiced his support for ISIS…
Read MoreArmed man arrested at Nashville’s ‘No Kings’ protest had long fascination with Nazis, mass murder
An armed man arrested Saturday during Nashville’s “No Kings” protest has a long history of fascination with Nazis and mass murderers, and he was already on the FBI’s radar, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has learned. Elijah Millar, 19, of Murfreesboro, was arrested Saturday after he “brandished” a handgun while clashing with a few of the thousands…
Read MorePortugal arrests six people linked to far-right group and seizes cache of explosives and weapons
Authorities seized several explosives, firearms — some built with 3D printers — and rounds of ammunition and knives in the operation, police said in a statement. Portuguese authorities arrested six people linked to a far-right group and seized explosive material and several firearms, police said on Tuesday. The detainees are believed to belong to the…
Read MoreFormer Minnesota ISIS member granted early release after helping terrorism investigators
A Twin Cities man who joined the Islamic State group a decade ago left prison Tuesday after providing extensive help to the government in prosecuting other terrorism cases. In a rare move, a federal judge in Minneapolis cut Abdelhamid Al-Madioum’s 10-year sentence to time served with 15 years of supervised release. Al-Madioum, 28, was born…
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