Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Spain launches terrorism case against former Catalonia president Puigdemont
Spain’s top court has opened a terrorism investigation into Puigdemont over protests linked to the region’s failed independence referendum in 2017. Former president of Catalonia and separatist chief Carles Puigdemont and MP Ruben Wagensberg are being investigated by the Spanish Supreme Court for alleged ‘terrorism crimes connected to the events scrutinized in the ‘Democratic Tsunami’…
Read MoreStrasbourg Christmas market terror attack trial starts
Four men charged with terrorist conspiracy and weapons offenses for their role in the deadly 2018 Strasbourg Christmas market attack went on trial Thursday. Cherif Chekatt killed five people and wounded 11 others when he opened fire on the open-air market in the northeastern French city. The 29-year-old was shot dead by police after a…
Read MoreSan Antonio businessman gets 13-year term for aiding terrorism
A San Antonio businessman was sentenced Monday to more than 13 years in federal prison for three terrorism-related charges. Imad Eddin Wadi, 66, was caught in an three-year operation by the FBI in which he tried to close a “business deal” that federal prosecutors say would have helped fund terrorist organizations in Syria aligned with…
Read MoreAt least 15 worshippers killed during mass in Burkina Faso church
“We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday prayer,” the vicar of the Dori diocese, Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, said in a statement sent to AFP. The provisional toll was 15 killed and two wounded, he added. Calling…
Read MoreWoman who joined ISIS as a teen loses challenge against the removal of her UK citizenship
A woman who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15 has lost her Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to remove her British citizenship. Shamima Begum flew to Syria in 2015 with two school friends to join the terror group. While there, she married an ISIS fighter and spent…
Read MoreLiverpool man, 20, guilty of terror offences
A man who was “motivated by hate and contempt” has been found guilty of terrorism offences after a trial at Manchester Crown Court. Jacob Graham, now 20, was cleared of planning a terrorist attack but convicted of seven other offences, including preparing an act of terrorism and disseminating terrorist material. Graham, from Norris Green, Liverpool,…
Read MoreSuspected Houthi Rebel Missile Sets Cargo Ship Ablaze. Israel Intercepts Separate Attack Near Eilat
A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday as Israel intercepted what appeared to be another Houthi attack near the port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks come as the rebels escalate their assaults over Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.…
Read MoreU.S. Citizen Charged with Providing Material Support to Isis And Receiving Military-Type Training at Isis Fighter Camp
Harafa Hussein Abdi Joined ISIS fighters in Somalia in 2015 and Threatened to Attack New York City in the Name of ISIS A complaint was unsealed today charging Harafa Hussein Abdi, 41, of Minneapolis, with providing and conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham…
Read MoreGaza Health Ministry Says Over 29,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed In Israel-Hamas War
More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the territory’s Health Ministry said Monday, marking another grim milestone in the deadliest round of violence in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the offensive until “total victory”…
Read MoreHouthi Rebels’ Attack Severely Damages A Belize-Flagged Ship In Key Strait Leading To The Red Sea
A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has forced the crew to abandon the ship, authorities said Monday. Another ship reportedly came under attack as well in the Gulf of Aden. The Iran-backed Houthis…
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