BERLIN—A former imam at a radical mosque in Germany was convicted Wednesday of being a member of the ISIS terrorist group and sentenced to 10-1/2 years in prison. The state court in Celle in northern Germany convicted Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A., who goes by the alias Abu Walaa, of membership in a foreign terrorist organization…
GOP Lawmaker Launches Bill to Prevent Transfer of Gitmo Detainees to US
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) has introduced a bill to prohibit the transfer or release into the United States of individuals detained at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay, which is used to house suspected and convicted terrorists, and others believed to pose a major security risk. Duncan’s bill comes after the White House said President…
GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Prevent Transfer of Gitmo Detainees to US
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) has introduced legislation that would prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba—which houses suspected and convicted terrorists, as well as others believed to pose a major security risk—into the United States. The White House has said President Joe Biden plans to…
Canada Announces 13 Additions to List of Terrorist Entities, Including Proud Boys
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced Wednesday the addition of 13 entities to the list of terrorist organizations identified under the Criminal Code, including the Proud Boys. “This update hopefully sends a strong message that Canada will not tolerate ideological, religious, or politically motivated acts of violence,” Blair said during a press conference. Blair said…
Pompeo to Designate Yemen’s Houthi Rebels as Terrorist Group
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he will designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization” as time runs down on the Trump administration. The designation will take effect on Jan. 19, one day before president-elect Joe Biden is set to take office. The announcement Sunday comes as Pompeo and his…
DOJ Ready to Prosecute Terrorist Who Killed Wall Street Journal Reporter
The U.S. Department of Justice is ready to prosecute the British terrorist who took part in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, according to Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Pakistani police arrested Omar Sheikh in 2002 in connection to the abduction of Pearl. He was sentenced to death the same year, but…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta