Counterterrorism police raided the home of extremist cleric Abu Qatada in London on March 7, and he was arrested by the UK Border Agency today for violation of bail conditions. Authorities removed bags of evidence from his home; another residence and a business were also searched. The UK is still trying to deport him to […]
Foreign Secretary Hague said Syria “has become the top destination for jihadists anywhere in the world.” The UK will give £13 million to the Syrian opposition, on top of the £9.4 million already committed. A new exemption to the EU arms embargo will allow the UK to provide Syrian rebels with “nonlethal” military equipment, including […]
The deaths of the six soldiers had not been reported. Taliban emir Hakeemullah Mehsud also threatened to attack the US and Britain.
Western Aid: EU May Provide Training to Syrian Rebels
Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain pled guilty to a terrorism charge. The four Luton men had engaged in preparations for a terrorist attack, including travel, training, funding, and acquiring equipment and al Qaeda manuals.
Rockets fired at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan
European Obstruction: NATO Reforms Moving at ‘Snail’s Pace’
UK to train Lebanese troops amid fears of Syria overspill
Following the conviction of three Birmingham men for plotting a mass terror attack, a senior police officer said the “threat from Birmingham remains very high.” The plot had allegedly been blessed by key al Qaeda operative Khalid al-Kuwaiti, a.k.a. Khalid Abdurrahman al-Husainan, who was reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan in December […]
A court found Birmingham residents Irfan Naseer, Irfan Khalid, and Ashik Ali guilty of planning to execute a massive terror attack in England. The three al Qaeda-linked ringleaders plotted to use eight suicide bombers to cause more “carnage” than the 7/7 London bombings. Naseer and Khalid as well as four accomplices had traveled to Pakistan […]
Arab Spring at Risk: Belaïd Assassination Exposes Deep Rifts in Tunisia
Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudhary, who lives in a London suburb and receives over £25,000 a year in government benefits, was filmed urging his followers to “take money from the kuffar [nonbelievers]” while embracing jihad. He claimed Muslims were taking over England, and called Prime Minister Cameron, US President Obama, and the leaders of Egypt […]
Renewed Push for Afghans to Make Peace With Taliban
Afghanistan peace talks: ‘The ball is now in the Taliban court’
The Qatar initiative: JUI-F chief features in Doha talks
Ofcom, the UK’s independent communications watchdog, disclosed a number of instances in which Muslim TV channels have broadcast “inflammatory” programs in violation of rules that prohibit the one-sided airing of extremist views. Instances include advocacy of: death for apostasy, torture for homosexuals, and the “elimination” of anyone who insults the Prophet Mohammed. The UK has […]
Taliban group dismiss tripartite summit outcome on Afghanistan
Muslim patrols could become more prevalent and more violent, warns anti-extremist
British police named seven additional suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. All of them were said to be members of the Jamahiriya Security Organisation; two died in the Libyan revolution. The sole person convicted for the bombing, Abdil-Basit Al-Maghrahi, died in 2012 in Libya.
UK deploys toy-sized spy drones in Afghanistan
Top Afghan commander: If UK leaves Afghanistan, Taliban will return to launch global jihad
As NATO Prepares for Afghan Withdrawal, Uzbekistan Seeks War’s Leftovers
Drone Strike Lawsuit Raises Concerns on Intelligence Sharing
Pakistan still global jihad hub
British cocaine users helping fund Islamic terror groups behind Algerian siege and Mali conflict
The Foreign Office warned British citizens to leave Somaliland after it received notice of a “specific threat” to Westerners there that may involve kidnapping. The Foreign Office issued a similar advisory last week about Benghazi, Libya, after learning of an al Qaeda plot to kidnap British and German citizens.
UK – Muslim Patrol: thugs abuse man in second ‘vigilante’ video
Germany Abroad: ‘Mealy-Mouthed’ Foreign Policy Angers Allies
Algeria Attack Shows Reach of Militants
How a pile of explosives I found in a Libyan field may have ended up in the hands of Algerian terrorists