Tag Archives: germany

Tehran threatens snapback retaliation, raises fears of war with Israel

| August 30, 2025

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.

Analysis: US seeks extradition of Bin Laden loyalist imprisoned in France

| January 18, 2018

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.

Attack on Berlin Christmas market claimed by Islamic State

| December 20, 2016

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.

Teenager who terrorized German train appears in Islamic State video

| July 19, 2016

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.

Belgium

| January 16, 2015

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

Germany

| January 16, 2015

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, […]

Germany

| January 11, 2015

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 […]

Germany

| January 8, 2015

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 […]

Afghanistan

| January 7, 2015

Terror Expert Louise Shelley: ‘Islamic State Is a Diversified Criminal Operation’

Chechnya

| December 18, 2014

Islamic State Militant Seeks Chechen Wife For 15-Year-Old Child Fighter

Germany

| December 18, 2014

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.

Germany

| December 11, 2014

Investigations into jihadi returners pushing German courts to their limits

Germany

| December 8, 2014

Germany Reportedly Concerned About Radicalization Of Chechen Diaspora

Germany

| December 5, 2014

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

| December 5, 2014

The Jihad Cult: Why Young Germans Are Answering Call to ‘Holy War’

France

| November 25, 2014

‘Make thicker walls’: Terrorism fears high as drones survey French nuclear reactors

Austria

| November 24, 2014

Nations Ponder How to Handle European Fighters Returning From Jihad

Germany

| November 22, 2014

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.

Germany

| November 18, 2014

The Defense Ministry said Germany will keep 850 troops in Afghanistan next year, slightly more than anticipated, and noted that German forces will continue responsibility for the Coalition mission in northern Afghanistan. Development Minister Müller pledged to continue Germany’s development support to Afghanistan so long as the Afghan government carries out needed reforms. Cem Özdemir, […]