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Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack pledged allegiance to Islamic State, prosecutors say
A 21-year-old German who had reportedly previously attempted to join the Islamic State allegedly carried out the deadly vehicle-ramming attack at Berlin’s Pride festival, killing one person and injuring 29 others.
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Tehran threatens snapback retaliation, raises fears of war with Israel
Reacting to Europe’s decision to initiate snapback, the reimposition of pre-2015 UN sanctions, officials and state media in the Islamic Republic issued vague threats of retaliation. While some voices have acknowledged that snapback could pave the way for war, others are downplaying its impact in an effort to prevent public panic and preserve regime morale, a contrast that suggests Tehran is bracing for the possibility of escalation.
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Germany considers buying US-made Typhon as ‘bridge’ long-range strike solution
As part of its efforts to fill Europe’s gap in long-range strike capabilities, Berlin is interested in buying the US-made Typhon missile launch system as a “bridge” until European-developed systems enter service.
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Arrests in Germany highlight reach of Islamic State’s Central Asian network
German prosecutors announced last week that four alleged ISIS members were arrested and charged with planning attacks against U.S. military facilities. The four are from Tajikistan, a Central Asian country ISIS has long targeted for its recruiting efforts.
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German captured while fighting with Taliban’s Red Unit
The Afghan military said it captured a German citizen who was fighting in Helmand province and belonged to the Taliban’s Red Unit, which serves as an elite unit that spearheads attacks on Afghan forces.
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Analysis: US seeks extradition of Bin Laden loyalist imprisoned in France
The US is seeking the extradition of Christian Ganczarski from France, where he has been imprisoned since 2003. A French court convicted Ganczarski on terror-related charges for his role in the Apr. 11, 2002 suicide bombing at a synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia. The bomber called Ganczarski beforehand to receive his “blessing.” A newly-released indictment focuses on Ganczarski’s other ties to al Qaeda, including a plot targeting American interests in Australia.
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Berlin truck terrorist pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in video
The Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency has released a video of Anis Amri swearing allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Amri is suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin on Dec. 19. Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in the attack. Amaq has released several videos similar to Amri’s this year.
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Attack on Berlin Christmas market claimed by Islamic State
The Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency has released a short statement claiming responsibility for the assault on a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany yesterday. Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured when a lorry was rammed into the market. Two attacks in Germany earlier this year were “remote-controlled” by the group’s digital operatives.
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Teenager who terrorized German train appears in Islamic State video
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s attack on a train in the German city of Würzburg. Several people were wounded in the assault. Amaq News Agency, a propaganda arm of the so-called “caliphate”, released a video allegedly showing the attacker, a teenager identified as “Muhammad Riyad.” In the video, Riyad calls on all Muslims to swear allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
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Belgium
As Terrorism Suspects Are Detained in Europe, Scope of Challenge Is Highlighted
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European Union
Stockpiles of firearms found in European anti-terror raids
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Germany
Authorities warned of possible jihadist attacks on rail facilities in Berlin and Dresden. Over 200 police officers conducted raids on 12 radical Salafist properties in Berlin, including a mosque, last night, arresting two people suspected of recruiting and fundraising for the Islamic State. One of the the suspects, Ismet D., 41 and of Turkish origin, is thought to lead “an Islamist extremist group made up of Turkish and Russia nationals from Chechnya and Dagestan.” The raids followed months of investigation into Berlin-based extremists, including five Turkish citizens suspected of money laundering and “preparing a serious act of violence against the…
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Germany
Germany closer to confiscating Islamist IDs
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
After attacks, arm-in-arm world leaders join mass Paris march
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Germany
Arsonists targeted the offices of a newspaper in Hamburg that had reprinted cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed after the terrorist attack on a satirical magazine in Paris; two suspects were arrested. Justice Minister Maas urged organizers of an anti-Islamization rally scheduled for Jan. 12 to cancel the event; a large government-sponsored rally in Dresden yesterday protested against the anti-Islamization rallies.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Exclusive: Paris attack suspect met prominent al Qaeda preacher in Yemen – intelligence source
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Al Qaeda
Charlie Hebdo suspect ‘mentored’ by Abu Hamza disciple
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Germany
Federal prosecutors charged a 36-year-old German man and a 27-year-old Turkish citizen with belonging to Junud al Sham, a foreign terror group in Syria. The two had traveled to Syria in 2013, trained with the group, and fought there. Justice Minister Heiko Maas called the terrorist attack against a magazine in Paris “an attack against Islam,” and stated that the “vast majority of Muslims in Germany consider it a betrayal of their beliefs.”
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Afghanistan
Terror Expert Louise Shelley: ‘Islamic State Is a Diversified Criminal Operation’
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Chechnya
Islamic State Militant Seeks Chechen Wife For 15-Year-Old Child Fighter
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Germany
The Parliament authorized the deployment of up to 850 German soldiers in 2015 to Afghanistan to participate in NATO’s “Resolute Support” training mission. The government is also planning to send some 100 Bundeswehr soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
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Germany
Investigations into jihadi returners pushing German courts to their limits
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Germany
Germany Reportedly Concerned About Radicalization Of Chechen Diaspora
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Germany
In Germany’s first-ever trial of an Islamic State fighter, Kreshnik Berisha was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. Authorities estimate that of some 550 Germans who have joined the Islamic State in the Middle East, 60 have been killed and 180 have returned to Germany; about 300 people are currently under investigation. Germany plans to contribute about 150 million euros per year to NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and will leave 850 German troops in the country after Jan. 1, 2015.
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Germany
The Jihad Cult: Why Young Germans Are Answering Call to ‘Holy War’
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France
‘Make thicker walls’: Terrorism fears high as drones survey French nuclear reactors
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Austria
Nations Ponder How to Handle European Fighters Returning From Jihad
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Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July
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Germany
The Interior Ministry now estimates that 550 people have left Germany to fight for extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, up from an estimate of 450 a few days ago. Authorities are also monitoring 230 other people who are considered possible threats in Germany.
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Afghanistan
Europe, facing multiple threats, still isn’t spending on defense
