Bulgaria to extradite Frenchman linked to Paris attacks

Head of Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami claims anti-Islam policies of West could plunge world into 3rd world war

Belgians held in France after foiled plot ‘were fleeing to Italy’

4 Shot During Protest Against Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan

French Town Struggles Over Departures for Jihad

As Terrorism Suspects Are Detained in Europe, Scope of Challenge Is Highlighted

Russia says Muhammad cartoon publication illegal

Stockpiles of firearms found in European anti-terror raids

Police arrested 12 people, including four women, in the Paris area who are suspected of links to last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. A bomb threat caused an hourlong evacuation of the Gare de l’Est train station in Paris. A heavily armed man took hostages at a post office in Colombes, just west of Paris, before surrendering to special forces officers; no one was hurt.

Belgian police foil terror attacks on ‘grand scale’

French attacks inquiry centers on prison ‘sorcerer’ Beghal

The head of cyberdefense for the French military warned that since last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, cyberattacks have been launched against some 19,000 French websites; known Islamist hacker groups carried out a number of the attacks. French and Spanish authorities are looking into possible links between jihadists in Madrid and the terrorists who attacked in Paris. President Hollande noted that Muslims are the primary victims of Islamic extremism. Two people were arrested in Paris for running down a policewoman outside the Presidential Palace.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed the Jan. 7 attack by Cherif and Said Kaouchi on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and said an attack by Amedy Coulibaly the same day on a Jewish market in Paris “coincided” with the AQAP attack. The print run for the “survivor” issue of Charlie Hebdo was expanded after three million copies sold out. Prime Minister Valls said yesterday that blasphemy will never feature in the laws of France. Since last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, the Justice Ministry has opened 37 cases involving support for terrorism and 12 for threatened…

Charlie Hebdo cartoon prompts restraint call in UK

Mentor of Charlie Hebdo gunmen has been UK-based

Islam’s Problem With Blasphemy

Prime Minister Valls told Parliament that the country is at war with “terrorism, jihadism and radicalism” but emphasized that “France is not at war against Islam and Muslims.” The forthcoming issue of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, targeted by Islamic extremists in a deadly attack last week, will feature a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed on its front page. Turkey accused France of “insufficient” cooperation in antiterrorism efforts, complaining that French intelligence has provided Turkey with the names of only 500 of the 1,200 suspects on France’s Islamic State blacklist.

Jewish schools tense after Paris attacks

Pope Denounces ‘Deviant Forms of Religion’

Officials are continuing to search for accomplices of the terrorists who attacked Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher supermarket in Paris, including Hayat Boumeddiene, 26; Turkish officials said she entered Syria from Turkey on Jan. 8. Officials said up to six members of the eight or 10-person terrorist cell may be at large. Controversial French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala was put under investigation for posting a comment online that appeared to sympathize with the terrorists. Defense Minister LeDrian said 10,000 soldiers will be mobilized to protect against Islamist attacks in France; Interior Minister Cazeneuve said 4,700 police officers will be…

Morocco snubs Paris march due to presence of Prophet cartoons

After attacks, arm-in-arm world leaders join mass Paris march

A newly released video shows Amedy Coulibaly, who killed a French policewoman and attacked a kosher market in Paris, swearing allegiance to the Islamic State. Coulibaly says he worked in concert with the Kouachi brothers, who attacked Charlie Hebdo’s offices and claimed allegiance to al Qaeda.

Authorities are searching for more information on jihadist plots, after this week’s terrorist attacks in Paris and the disclosure that surveillance had been lifted on two of the attackers just months ago. Over a million people, including a number of world leaders, marched in Paris to protest terrorism and attacks on free speech. A video emerged showing Amedy Coulibaly, one of the terrorists slain during the Paris attacks, pledging allegiance to the Islamic State.

US issues global travel alert after Paris terror attacks

After Paris attacks, questions about intelligence failures

French weapons will not be delivered to Lebanon before March: report

Libya conflict threatens entire Maghreb

French security forces remain on high alert following this week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Authorities are searching for Hayat Boumedienne, the girlfriend of slain suspect Ahmedy Coulibaly. Some reports suggested she had gone to Turkey earlier this month and may now be in Syria. Prime Minister Valls said France is engaged in “a war against terrorism, against jihadism, against radical Islam, against everything that is aimed at breaking fraternity, freedom, solidarity.” Over 200,000 people marched in French cities today in protest against terrorism.

As Trauma Grips France, Government Faces Questions Over Intelligence Lapses
