The attorney general’s bid to increase the minimum sentence of a Newcastle man who incited a German terror cell to commit mass murder has failed. Lawyers for Suella Braverman argued that Fatah Abdullah’s nine-year minimum term was too lenient. They also challenged the 14-year minimum term given to Safiyya Shaikh, from West London, for plotting a terror attack at St Paul’s Cathedral. However, judges at the Court of Appeal have ruled they should remain the…

Cole Bridges was arrested after he talked about a possible attack with an F.B.I. informant posing online as a sympathizer with the Islamic State. An American soldier discussed targets for potential terror attacks in the United States and shared instructions for killing American troops in the Middle East with someone he believed was an Islamic State supporter, federal authorities said on Tuesday. While stationed in Germany last fall, the soldier discussed possible targets, including the…

Man, 38, sparks mass evacuation and armed response at Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport when he shouts I will kill you all, Allahu Akbar after police confronted him for not wearing a mask. Man, from Slovenia, acted aggressively towards police at Frankfurt InternationalAirport was evacuated and footage saw armed officers surrounding a suspect. A man sparked a mass evacuation and armed response at a German airport when he shouted Allahu Akbar after police confronted him for…

A Minnesota man who traveled to Syria and Iraq where prosecutors say he became a soldier for the Islamic State group pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a terrorism count. Abdelhamid Al-Madioum, 24, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court of Minnesota to one count of providing and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to his plea agreement and court documents, Al-Madioum left his family while they were visiting extended relatives in…

The US has placed Cuba back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, citing the communist country’s backing of Venezuela. President Donald Trump’s administration made the announcement just days before he leaves the White House. President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office on 20 January, has previously said he wants to improve US-Cuban relations. Cuba called the move political opportunism. Mr Biden has said he is seeking closer ties between the long-term adversaries but Mr…

A terrorist who brutally murdered three men and tried to kill another three will spend the rest of his life in jail after being sentenced at the Old Bailey, London.Khairi Saadallah killed James Furlong, aged 36, David Wails, aged 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, aged 39, during a meticulously-planned knife attack in Forbury Gardens in Reading, on 20 June.The 26-year-old of Basingstoke Road, Reading, also attacked and tried to kill three other men.The offender was arrested…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has publicly accused Iran’s government of allowing the jihadist network al-Qaeda to establish a new home base there. Unlike in Afghanistan, when al-Qaeda was hiding in the mountains, al-Qaeda today is operating under the hard shell of the Iranian regime’s protection, he told the National Press Club. Mr Pompeo provided no concrete evidence to support his allegations. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called them warmongering lies. Last November,…

A 47-year-old terrorist suspect was arrested at address in Redhill, Surrey. He is currently being held by police on suspicion of Islamist terrorism offencesThere is not believed to be any imminent threat to public and inquiries continue Police said the 47-year-old was detained at an address in the Redhill area today as part of an ongoing investigation. Detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) arrested the man at an address on Friday under Section…

The boy was arrested under the Terrorism Act as part of a pre-planned operation. The 17-year-old from Essex, who cannot be named due to his age, has been charged with six terrorism offences following an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, supported by Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) and Essex Police. On the morning of Tuesday 29th December, the boy was arrested and detained under the Terrorism Act, as part of a…

Two devices discovered on day of chaos and violence. A pipe bomb is said to been found and destroyed at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington DC, close to the US Capitol building. Reports said a second package was found close to the offices of the Democratic National Committee, which were evacuated as a result. The New York Times said the explosive at the RNC building, was a pipe bomb. The two buildings are…