Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Terror plotter who planned attack on UK target jailed
An associate of the Heaton Park Synagogue attacker has been jailed for life today, after planning his own attack on a UK defence target.Mohammad Bashir, 31, earlier pleaded guilty to preparing an act of terrorism after evidence revealed that rather than being just an encourager of terrorism, he was a committed jihadist planning a mass…
Read More‘Hamas sleeper cell terrorist’ is found working at luxury Crete hotel ‘while preparing cruise ship attack’
A suspected Hamas operative allegedly worked at a luxury hotel on the Greek island of Crete while preparing for a suspected terror attack targeting an Israeli cruise ship, according to reports. The 37-year-old Egyptian man of Palestinian origin, identified by the media as Motasem, was arrested by Greek special forces in the tourist resort of…
Read MoreMan Who Attacked Salman Rushdie Faces Terrorism Charges in Federal Trial
In August 2022, a young man gripping a knife rushed onstage at an idyllic retreat in Western New York. His eyes were trained on the author Salman Rushdie. The man, Hadi Matar, had been enraged by the work of Mr. Rushdie, who had long been a target of Islamic extremists. In 1989, the government of…
Read MoreAustralian doctor who joined ISIS found alive in Iraq
An Adelaide-trained doctor who left Australia to join the Islamic State terrorist group has been reportedly found alive in a Baghdad prison almost a decade after he was believed to have been killed. Dubbed “Dr Jihad”, Tareq Kamleh was a Perth-born pediatrician who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State and work in its health…
Read MorePakistani forces kill 24 militants in border raids near Afghanistan
Pakistani security forces raided multiple militant hideouts in the country’s northwest region, killing Pakistani Taliban and seizing a cache of weapons, the military and local officials said. The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants in operations carried out over the previous day that killed 24 members of the outlawed Pakistani Taliban…
Read MoreSyrian authorities seize truck of rockets allegedly bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Syrian authorities at the country’s border with Iraq thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons believed to have been headed to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, state media said Thursday. A truck was seized with advanced weapons and rockets, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quoted an unnamed Interior Ministry official as saying. The official…
Read MoreWhen violence shapes identities in a larger pool of perpetrators: new Europol terrorism report
The latest EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) reveals how online ecosystems are reshaping terrorism. Traditional ideology-driven terrorism dominates the landscape, with jihadism being the most widespread form. However, for a significant number of perpetrators, violence has become a means of gaining identity, recognition, and belonging. This development has created a more fragmented,…
Read MoreHow jihadist groups like Boko Haram use AI for acts of terror
“God has helped us, and so will AI!” Members of terrorist group Boko Haram seem to be placing their faith in a new pantheon of algorithmic prophets: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Chinese chatbot DeepSeek. In a report published by Cambridge University Friday, more than 20 former members of both factions of the Nigeria-based jihadist movement…
Read MoreAnn Widdecombe death: counter-terrorism police take over investigation
British counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation into the death of the former MP and Reform spokesperson Ann Widdecombe in a shock development that has renewed the debate over the security of politicians. Widdecombe’s body was found with serious injuries by the ambulance service at her home in Haytor Vale, Devon, at 11.40am on…
Read MoreUK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community and bans Revolutionary Guard
A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a proxy group backed by Iran, the U.K. government said Monday. The government said it is banning the group behind the attacks, the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, or IMCR, also known as Harakat Ashab al-Yamin…
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