Ugandan security forces are on high alert after they said fighters from an Islamic State-linked group entered the country at the weekend. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants are planning attacks in urban areas, places of worship, schools and public events, according to the army. It urged the public to...
Daily Archives: January 12, 2025
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has issued legal notices to Google, Meta, Twitter/X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requiring each company to report on steps they are taking to protect Australians from terrorist and violent extremist material and activity. The spread of this material and its role in online radicalisation remains a concern...
A Colombian national was found to be a “positive match” on the terror watchlist and identified as a former member of the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) after he was arrested for illegally crossing the southern border, The Post can reveal. Jerminton Genaro-Quinones Carvajal — who was arrested near El Paso, Texas,...
Ministers have unveiled a new extremism definition under which certain groups will be blocked from government funding and meeting officials. It will apply to, but not criminalise, groups that promote an ideology based on “violence, hatred or intolerance”. Communities Secretary Michael Gove said a surge in extremism since the Israel-Gaza...
A far-right activist has been jailed after a judge branded him an “antisemite” with “Nazi sympathies”. Samuel Melia, 34, was found guilty earlier this year of inciting racial hatred after a series of “stickering” incidents between 2019 and 2021. Melia, from Pudsey in West Yorkshire, was sentenced to two years...
A 38-year-old man from Ealing has been charged following a Metropolitan Police investigation into postings on social media which allegedly show support for proscribed terrorist group Hamas. Muhammad Abu Jweid was charged on Friday (8 March 2024) with two counts of expressing an opinion or belief in support of a...
A convicted terrorist was caged at the Old Bailey on Friday following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Hartlepool’s Mohammed Salah Uddin was handed a 15-month prison sentence for breaching his terrorist notification requirements. The 38-year-old appeared at the Central Criminal Court for five breaches of his Part 4 Notification...
A convicted terrorist has been found guilty of breaching a notification order following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE). On 4th March 2024 at the Central Criminal Court, Iftikar Ali, of Totteridge Drive, High Wycombe was found guilty of three breaches of a Part 4 Terrorist Notification Order,...
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch has announced the death of its leader, although the circumstances remain unclear. A video published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) showed Khalid Batarfi’s body wrapped in a funeral shroud and the group’s banner. A statement read by a senior figure did not indicate how he...
A fourth man has been arrested after a viable pipe bomb was found in Dungiven, County Londonderry. A security alert which began on Saturday ended on Monday, but police have warned of claims a second device may still be in the area. The 55 year-old-man was arrested on suspicion of...
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