Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
17-year-old detained in Poland over alleged plans for terrorist attack
Authorities in Poland have detained a 17-year-old accused of preparing an attack on a school and a mosque. A court has ordered that the teenager, named as Paweł G, be held in pre-trial detention for three months. The case is part of an ongoing investigation by Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) looking into individuals active…
Read MoreTwo arrested in UK counter-terror swoop, say police
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a major police swoop in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The pair were held in Newton Street at 14:45 BST on Sunday as part of an ongoing operation. They remain in custody. The operation was led by the Metropolitan Police and backed up by officers from…
Read MoreFormer Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prison
A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during the rule of former President Bashar Assad was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in a U.S. prison after a federal judge recounted the “unimaginably cruel” details of his abuse. A jury in March found Samir Ousman Alsheikh guilty on all six counts including torture and…
Read MoreBombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 15
A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding 56 others, police and rescue officials said. The attack came as violence has surged in the region with security forces targeting militants. The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber…
Read MoreISIS-K Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Abbey Gate and Other Terror Attacks
Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah, a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his participation in a nearly 10 year conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. “Sharifullah spent nearly a decade at the…
Read MoreMembers of Russian Intelligence Services Network Charged with Conspiring to Finance Terrorism and Commit Murder for Hire in the United States
The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of charges against five individuals working for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation to conduct attacks and murders around the world, including in the United States. As detailed in the unsealed indictment, the network is alleged to have, among other things, paid and attempted to pay…
Read MoreFBI believed Pennsylvania man was planning attack in support of ISIS
A Pittsburgh-area man is facing a terrorism-related charge after the FBI believed he was planning an attack in support of ISIS. According to the criminal complaint, Jonathan Kramer of Valencia was arrested outside a hotel in Cranberry where he allegedly paid cash to stay for a week. After a search of Kramer’s hotel room and…
Read MoreIsrael says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah base
Israel’s military says it has destroyed a large underground complex operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2km (1.2 miles) beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. Israeli forces took control of the ridge last week after months of fighting with…
Read MoreU.S. Designates Ecuadorean Gang as Terrorist
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the United States was adding an Ecuadorean gang, Los Tiguerones, to its terrorism list, seeking to deny the group access to financial resources and U.S. banking networks. The action, which Mr. Rubio spoke about during a brief visit to Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is the…
Read MoreEU warns of a chilling new terror menace 25 years after 9/11 as online youths seek violent thrills
A quarter of a century after the Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, jihadist groups still pose a major threat to security in Europe, but a new menace has surfaced that is driven mostly by young people online and the authorities are worried. The exact size of the network behind what is being called nihilistic…
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