unead Ahmed Khan, 24, and his uncle Shazib Ahmed Khan, 22, both of Luton, have been charged with terror offences(Reuters)
Two Luton men have been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service for allegedly plotting to join Isis in Syria, while one of the men is further accused of planning to kill US military personnel based in the UK.
Junead Ahmed Khan, 24, and his uncle Shazib Ahmed Khan, 22, were charged with hatching a plan to join the terror network in contravention of the Terrorism Act 2006. The charge dates between 1 August 2014 and 10 May 2015.
- Details
5 Dead In Shootings At Military Centers In Chattanooga, Tenn.
A gunman opened fire today at two military centers in Chattanooga, Tenn., killing four Marines and wounding three other people.
The gunman is also dead, though it's unclear how he was killed.
The FBI identified the gunman as Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24. Law enforcement officials tell NPR's Dina Temple-Raston that he is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Kuwait. His parents are Jordanian.
Read more: 5 Dead In Shootings At Military Centers In Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Details
Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist
The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 byFBIagents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today.
Read more: Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist
- Details
French jihadi network chief sentenced to 9 years in prison
The Associated Press
PARIS —
- Details
Student rent payments covertly funding Islamist projects – report
Europe Trust's executive director Ahmed al-Rawi (Still from YouTube video/Horn Cable TV)
British university students’ rental payments are being channeled through a charity with links to the Muslim Brotherhood in a bid to finance Islamist projects throughout Europe, an investigation claims.
These financial flows were uncovered by the Times on Friday, following an in-depth investigation.
UK charity Europe Trust, funded by Gulf donors, has invested millions of pounds in a broad-based property portfolio that includes student accommodation attached to the University of Leeds.
Read more: Student rent payments covertly funding Islamist projects – report
- Details
Islamic Cleric in Pakistan Arrested in Mob Attack on Christians Accused of Blasphemy
Rare instance of police intervention saves couple.
By Our Pakistan Correspondent
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 5, 2015 (Morning Star News) – In a rare move by Pakistani police, an Islamist cleric was taken into custody on Friday (July 3) for inciting a Muslim mob to try to kill a Christian couple for alleged desecration of the Koran, a police official said.
Area residents and rights activists told Morning Star News that hundreds of Muslims in Makki village, near Farooqabad in Sheikhupura District, on Tuesday (June 30) attacked Owais Qamar, 35, and his wife Rukhsana after a neighbor complained that they were sleeping on a salvaged advertising sign inscribed with a koranic verse.
Read more: Islamic Cleric in Pakistan Arrested in Mob Attack on Christians Accused of Blasphemy
- Details
Graham blames Obama for rise of ISIL in Middle East
Senator Lindsey Graham gives a speech where he announced his candidacy for US President on June 1, 2015 in South Carolina, (AFP photo).
“Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Senator Graham said on Sunday.
“Radical Islam is running wild in the Mideast,” he said. “I have never been more worried about an attack on our homeland than I am right now.”
Read more: Graham blames Obama for rise of ISIL in Middle East
- Details
Tunisia terror attack: Brits feared to be among 27 killed in Sousse holiday resort
BRITISH holidaymakers are feared to be among the 27 people killed in an Islamic State-inspired terror attack on two hotels popular with UK tourists in Tunisia.
GETTY•INSTAGRAM
Sousse is a popular beach resort in Tunisia
Two gunman attacked a resort in Sousse on the Mediterranean coast, with shots fired on the beach.
Holidaymakers sunbathing were mown down in a hail of bullets in the latest ISIS-linked terror spectacular.
One of the gunmen's bodies lay at the scene with a Kalashnikov assault rifle after he was shot in an exchange of gunfire with police.
The second attacker is believed to be on the run and Tunisian authorities confirmed foreigners were among the dead.
The Foreign Office said it is aware of the reports that Britons were involved in the incident and is looking into them.
A spokesman said: "We are aware of the ongoing situation at a hotel resort in Sousse, Tunisia. We are urgently looking to establish further details and whether any British citizens are involved."
The attack reportedly took place on the Imperial Marhaba hotel.
Read more: Tunisia terror attack: Brits feared to be among 27 killed in Sousse holiday resort
- Details
France attack: Man decapitated in attack near Lyon
The site belongs to Air Products, a US-based firm
France has begun a terror investigation after a decapitated body was found at the scene of a suspected Islamist attack on a US-owned gas factory near the south-eastern city of Lyon.
One arrested man suspected to have rammed a car into the factory had been investigated over possible ties to Islamist radicals, officials said.
President Francois Hollande said the aim was to blow up the factory.
Officials say the decapitated person was a local businessman.
His head was found on a post at the gates to the Air Products gas factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, some 40km (25 miles) from Lyon.
Read more: France attack: Man decapitated in attack near Lyon
- Details
Cameroon Authorities Guiding Moslem Leaders On How To Identity And Denounce Radical Idealogies Within Their Communities
17 Jun 2015 Voice of America
Cameroon authorities are assembling Muslim leaders in the capital, Yaounde, to teach them how to identify and denounce promoters of the Islamic State group's radical ideology. The effort comes amid reports supporters of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram have dropped their arms and are now preaching "extremism." Boko Haram earlier this year announced its adherence to the Islamic State group. Cavaye Yegue Djibril, speaker of Cameroon's national assembly, traditional ruler and Muslim spiritual guide, said Boko Haram fighters have dropped their guns and are now preaching Islamic State ideology.
- Details
Dewsbury teenager is 'UK's youngest ever suicide bomber'
Islamic State posted pictures on Twitter of Talha Asmal preparing for the suicide attack on Baiji
A West Yorkshire teenager is believed to have become Britain's youngest ever suicide bomber after reportedly blowing himself up in Iraq.
Talha Asmal, 17, was one of four suicide bombers who attacked forces near an oil refinery south of Baiji.
Social media reports linked to Islamic State (IS) said Asmal, going by the name of Abu Yusuf al-Britani, had taken part in the attack.
Read more: Dewsbury teenager is 'UK's youngest ever suicide bomber'
- Details
Plovdiv Appellate Court Upholds Detention of Imam Accused of Preaching Radical Islam
The Plovdiv Appellate Court upheld on Thursday the detention of the imam Ahmed Musa, who has been accused of preaching radical Islam in Bulgaria.
The court justified its decision, describing Musa as potentially dangerous and likely to go into hiding in case he is released.
Read more: Plovdiv Appellate Court Upholds Detention of Imam Accused of Preaching Radical Islam
- Details
Several Bosnians charged with joining 'Islamic State' fighters in Iraq, Syria
Prosecutors in Bosnia have brought terror charges against 12 people accused of traveling to Iraq and Syria to join the "Islamic State" (IS). An estimated 200 Bosnians have left to fight with the extremist group.
The Bosnian nationals were charged with "becoming part of a terrorist group and illegally participating in conflicts in Syria in Iraq," according to a statement from the state prosecutor's office in Sarajevo.
The men allegedly traveled to Turkey during 2013 and 2014 before crossing illegally into Syria, where they joined "Islamic State" (IS).
The prosector said some of the suspects had been taken into police custody, while others were under house arrest.
Read more: Several Bosnians charged with joining 'Islamic State' fighters in Iraq, Syria
- Details
Four Egyptian teenagers face trial for 'insulting Islam' - by making fun of ISIS
-
Teenagers could face up to five years in youth detention centre for the clip
-
Their teacher, 42, who filmed them faces a jail term of up to seven years
-
Group were arrested last month and have been in prison cells ever since
-
Film shows them imitating an ISIS beheading, and kneeling to pray
By Thomas Burrows for MailOnline
Four Egyptian teenagers and their teacher have been detained for poking fun at ISIS in a harmless video.
The teenagers, aged between 15 and 16, could face up to five years in a youth detention centre, while their teacher faces a potential jail term of up to seven years.
The group were arrested last month and have been stuck in police holding cells ever since.
Read more: Four Egyptian teenagers face trial for 'insulting Islam' - by making fun of ISIS
- Details
'Draw Muhammad' Contest Shooting: Two Suspects Dead, Guard Shot in Texas
BYWILLIAM J. GORTA
Two gunmen were killed and a security guard wounded Sunday outside a "Draw Muhammad" contest organized by a free speech group at a school arena in Garland, Texas, police said.
The attackers drove up and opened fire on the security guard as the event was finishing up about 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET), said Joe Harn, a spokesman for the Garland police.
Officers at the heavily-policed event returned fire, killing the men.
Read more: 'Draw Muhammad' Contest Shooting: Two Suspects Dead, Guard Shot in Texas
- Details
Egypt sentences 69 to prison for church attack: judicial sources
CAIRO
(Reuters) - Sixty-nine suspected Muslim Brotherhood supporters were each sentenced to 25 years in prison in Egypt on Wednesday for attacking and burning a church in a village near Cairo in 2013, judicial sources said.
The church in the village of Kafr Hakim, near Kerdasa just outside Cairo, was burned in August 2013 in a wave of violence that rocked the country after the army toppled elected Islamist president Mohamed Mursi following mass protests against his rule.
Egyptian authorities have jailed thousands of suspected members of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood and the courts have sentenced hundreds to death.
Read more: Egypt sentences 69 to prison for church attack: judicial sources