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Tag Archives: germany
Afghanistan
War logs spark German debate on Afghanistan conflict
United Kingdom
States failing to control transport of arms, says Amnesty International
Germany
Pakistan extradited Salih S. to Germany to stand trial for his involvement in a plot to attack US bases in Germany. Salih, a Turkish citizen, is thought to be a member of the Islamic Jihad Union and is linked to the Sauerland terror cell in Germany.
Germany agrees to accept two Gitmo detainees
Last week, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said that his country has agreed to accept two Gitmo detainees. One of the two was recruited by Hamas, trained in an al Qaeda camp, and allegedly wanted to conduct a suicide operation. The other allegedly traveled to Afghanistan to wage jihad after the September 11 attacks.
Germany
German authorities arrested a Syrian national in the town of Montabaur for attempting to lure new recruits for Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Qaeda of Iraq, and the Islamic Jihad Union through blogs and internet forums. He faces over 100 counts of distributing criminal audio, video, and text propaganda through German […]
Germany
The war over Germany’s imams
Afghanistan
German Defence Minister questions role of Nato in Afghanistan war
Germany
Germany – Firms fear new Iran sanctions will curb business
Germany
Germany probes Russian shipments to Iran
Iraq
Iraqi refugees haunted by horrors they left behind
Germany
Munich imam tries to dull lure of radical Islam
Germany
German troops face pitched battles in Afghanistan as insurgency spreads
Afghanistan
Merkel seeks public support for Afghan war
Iraq
Baghdad suicide blasts target embassies; 32 dead
US sanctions two Europe-based al Qaeda operatives
Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al Dulaymi supports al Qaeda in Iraq as well as the global network, while Atilla Selek supports the Islamic Jihad Union and has operated in Pakistan.
US judge orders release of 9/11 recruiter
A judge has ruled that Mohamedou Ould Slahi should be released from Guantanamo. Slahi was a key recruiter of 9/11 point man Ramzi Binalshibh, tactical commander Mohammed Atta, and two other suicide pilots, and was a top facilitator in the failed millennium bombing plots.
Saudi Arabia
Dismantling of Saudi-CIA Web site illustrates need for clearer cyberwar policies
Germany
A German court convicted four members of an Islamic Jihad Union for conspiring to attack US citizens and facilities, including the USAF’s base in Ramstein. The two German converts to Islam and two Turkish citizens have received sentences of up to 12 years in jail to belong to or supporting a terrorist group, building bombs, […]
Al Qaeda
German Islamist fanatics jailed for planning ‘second September 11’
Canada
Nine nations support Afghan training effort
China
Broad new hacking attack detected
Afghanistan
Germany – Lethal Nato bombing details leaked
Germany
Police arrested three people accused of recruiting Islamist terrorists to fight in foreign wars. The Islamists are thought to have recruited more than 100 fighters. More than 300 police raided 43 apartments in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia.
NATO
NATO’s third largest force in Afghanistan changing its strategy
Afghanistan
Afghan insurgency tests German troops
Germany
Live: Berlin celebrates 20 years after the fall of the wall
German al Qaeda leader sanctioned by US Treasury
German national Bekkay Harrach has been designated as a global terrorist for his activities in support of al Qaeda and its external operations network.
Germany
Two men of Afghani and Turkish descent have been sentenced in a Frankfurt state court to serve time in prison for supporting a terrorist group. The two men were found guilty of financially supporting Islamic Jihad Union, an offshoot of the Jihadist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Their funding was linked to Adern Yilmaz, whose plans […]
Germany
Police in Berlin launched raids on 26 buildings and locations in search of three Islamist extremists connected to a 15-man cell thought to be plotting attacks in Russia. “Based on information from abroad and international police investigations, there was reason to suspect that an Islamist of Arabic descent living in Berlin, as the head of […]