Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Ramic asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal in terror case
A Bowling Green man convicted of crimes stemming from his membership in ISIS has formally petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal. Mirsad Ramic, 36, was sentenced to 101 months in prison in 2025 after being found guilty in U.S. District Court of providing material support and resources to ISIS, conspiring to provide…
Read MoreISIS-inspired teen pleads guilty to preparing potential terror attack on Sydney Opera House
A teenage boy has told a Sydney court he was considering carrying out a mass terror attack motivated by Islamic extremism in the CBD after being radicalised on social media. He was 14 years old when federal police arrested him in August 2024 at his Western Sydney home, where officers found more than 40 videos…
Read MoreOne of ISIS’s most dangerous leaders in Yemen was killed; who is Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari?
Security agencies affiliated with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government announced on Tuesday the killing of Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, a senior leader of ISIS and the group’s official spokesperson. Al-Ansari was eliminated during a special security operation carried out by forces belonging to the coalition supporting the Yemeni government in cooperation with a Yemeni counterterrorism unit. Abu…
Read MoreMD man sentenced for unruly house parties awaits fate on terrorism charges
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced a man Thursday to six months in jail and five years probation on charges of disturbing the peace in connection with a series of house parties he hosted — but that may be the least of his legal worries. Eric Tataw’s sentence will be suspended, as the 39-year-old…
Read MoreNigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of people were kidnapped by gunmen in north-central Niger State last week. An armed group posted a video on Facebook and WhatsApp showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people…
Read MoreNew evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the U.S. for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial…
Read MoreU.S. officially delists Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism
The U.S. State Department officially delisted Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday, marking a significant step toward the country’s reintegration into the global economy and the international community. The announcement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio comes about a month and a half after President Donald Trump informed Congress of his intent…
Read MoreIRS proposal would force nonprofits to disclose fraud or terrorism convictions of leaders
The Trump administration is weighing a proposal to require nonprofits to disclose in their annual tax filings whether their top officials have been convicted of certain financial or terrorism-related crimes, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told CBS News. The IRS disclosure requirement would be added to the Form 990, the annual return that…
Read MoreFinland charges mother with trafficking children to Islamic State-controlled areas of Syria
A Finnish-Russian woman has been charged with trafficking her children to parts of Syria then controlled by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, Finnish prosecutors said on Thursday. The woman has been charged with two counts of aggravated human trafficking for the alleged crimes, spanning 2014-2024, Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said. She denies the charges.…
Read MoreFBI thwarts an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol building
A woman has been charged with providing support to a terror group after allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol building in Albany, federal officials said Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, allegedly told a confidential source that she supported ISIS and asked for help learning to make explosives, according to…
Read More