Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
UK police rearrest the suspect in Ann Widdecombe killing on terrorism suspicion
The killing of former British politician Ann Widdecombe is being investigated as a terrorist act, police said Monday. A 28-year-old man in custody on suspicion of murder was rearrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said. Devon and Cornwall Police originally said the killing was not…
Read MoreU.K. Links Iran to Wave of Antisemitic Attacks and Calls I.R.G.C. Terrorist Organization
The British government on Monday accused an arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of almost certainly directing a wave of attacks against Jews across Europe and took steps to designate the powerful security apparatus as a terrorist organization. The decision gives the government additional national security powers to prevent terrorist attacks and foreign threats…
Read MoreSpain Arrests Four Suspected ISIS Supporters in Ceuta, Three Other Cities
Spain’s National Police have arrested four suspected jihadists in Madrid, Barcelona, Ceuta, and Toledo. The suspects face charges of indoctrination, self-training, and glorification of terrorism linked to ISIS, also known as Daesh, as reported Friday by Spain’s news agency EFE. The four, described as young and highly radicalized, had fully embraced the terrorist organization’s ideology,…
Read MoreSyria says captured Damascus bombing suspects are affiliated with ISIL
Syrian authorities say they have arrested the cell responsible for recent bombings in Damascus and the suspects are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS). “Preliminary investigations into the members of the cell involved in the July 7 Damascus bombings have shown that the cell was affiliated with the IS group,” Ahmad Dalati, head of interior security for…
Read MoreMaryland Man Sentenced for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
A Maryland man was sentenced today in connection with charges stemming from his attempt to join and fight for ISIS. U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson sentenced Michael Sam Teekaye Jr., 22, to 15 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Teekaye…
Read MoreUS moves to delist Syria as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
The United States says it will remove Syria’s designation as a “state sponsor of terrorism”, a decades-old label that severely impeded investment, in a new vote of confidence in President Ahmed al-Sharaa. “This is yet another historic step by President Trump to give the Syrian people a chance at greatness,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Read MoreHamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee
The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming or handing over security to an…
Read MoreIndia’s anti-terrorism agency charges LeT founder Hafiz Saeed over Kashmir attack
India’s anti-terrorism agency said it filed charges on Monday against Hafiz Saeed, founder of Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), over an attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir last year that triggered a conflict with Pakistan. New Delhi had said the perpetrators of the attack, which killed 26 men, were Pakistani nationals backed by Islamabad,…
Read MoreLuton man jailed for terrorism offences after banned documents found
Abdullah bin Yassir, 23, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after detectives found several documents in his possession containing instructions on how to manufacture explosives, as well as other content linked to Islamist terrorism. Yassir was arrested in July 2025 as part of an investigation led by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU).…
Read MoreExplosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, as French President Macron visits Syria
Explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday as France’s president met with his Syrian counterpart in a landmark visit, wounding at least 18 people, Syria’s Interior Ministry said. Emmanuel Macron had entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa when the explosions happened near the Four Seasons Hotel. Syrian authorities did not immediately comment on…
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