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Al Nusrah Front
Who are the British jihadis who have died in Iraq and Syria?
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Al Nusrah Front
One British jihadi killed in Syria and Iraq every three weeks, study finds
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United Kingdom
Prime Minister Cameron met with security chiefs today to implement heightened security measures around Parliament and other British institutions following yesterday’s attack on the Canadian parliament in Ottawa. Lawyers for the Muslim Brotherhood claimed that an unpublished UK government report clears the group of alleged links to terrorism. A woman arrested yesterday for suspected terrorist activity was released on bail.
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United Kingdom
Police arrested a woman in Bedfordshire and a man in London, both on suspicion of jihadist activity linked to Syria; the cases were said to be unrelated. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Hogan-Howe said that 500 Britons have traveled to Syria to fight. Police have made over 218 terrorism-related arrests this year; 16 people have been charged on their return from Syria. Last week Scotland Yard said that several terrorist plots to murder people on British streets have been disrupted this year; some 50 people a week are now being referred to deradicalization programs.
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Canada
Renewed war on terrorism brings new challenges to Canadian police
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Islamic State
Why Britain is still losing its fight against radicalization
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United Kingdom
Authorities arrested three men in central London suspected of terrorism-related crimes, and searched a business and four homes in the city. Three of the five men arrested last week on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks on the UK remain in custody.
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Australia
Who are the members of the coalition against ISIS?
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United Kingdom
Foreign Secretary Hammond said the UK has not ruled out participating in coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria. Defence Secretary Fallon urged other Middle Eastern countries, especially Turkey, to join the battle against the Islamic State, and said Parliament currently is not ready to approve joining coalition airstrikes in Syria; he also stated that the UK and the US cannot alone be the “saviors” of Iraq and Syria. Police have been given until Oct. 14 to question four men arrested in London on Oct. 7; one of the suspects is medical student Tarik Hassane, and at least one…
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Islamic State
US flip-flops on buffer zone as ISIS advances
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United Kingdom
RAF jets carried out an airstrike last night against Islamic State fighters near Ramadi who were firing on Iraqi forces. Whitehall officials acknowledged the credibility of reports that two British jihadists were among some 180 Islamic State fighters swapped last month by Turkey for 46 Turkish personnel held captive by the IS in Mosul. The group of fighters turned over to the IS in the swap also reportedly included three French citizens, two Swedes, two Macedonians, a Swiss, and a Belgian.
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Islamic State
Drones spot ISIS slayer ‘Jihadi John’ in Syria
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United Kingdom
Police are investigating the appearance of UK jihadist Abu Saeed al Britani in a recent IS video. Prime Minister Cameron called for a special forces raid to capture IS executioner “Jihadi John.” Ex-Gitmo inmate Moazzem Begg is planning to sue the British government on false imprisonment charges; he has admitted to having been “involved in training young men to defend civilians against war crimes by the Assad regime.” A senior Muslim Council of Britain official said the Islamic State is “hijacking the religion.” Lord General Richards, former head of the British army, said its size needs to be increased as…
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Islamic State
Air strikes against Islamic State are not working, say Syrian Kurds
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Iraq
UK Army chiefs tell Government: stop Gulf states funding terrorism
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Islamic State beheads another Brit, threatens American aid worker
The Islamic State carried through on its threat to execute British aid worker Alan Henning, and said former US Army Ranger Peter Edward Kassig is next.
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United Kingdom
Former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg, who had been jailed on terrorism charges, including the allegation that he attended a terrorist training camp in Syria between October 2012 and April 2013, was released from Belmarsh Prison after charges were dropped. The West Midlands police chief refused to discuss the “new material” that led to the dismissal of the charges. The family of a south London teenage girl who left last week for Turkey to join Islamic State fighters issued an appeal for her to return. RAF Tornadoes targeted the Islamic State in Iraq.
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Belgium
Europe Tries to Stop Flow of Citizens Joining Jihad
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Austria
Schoolgirl jihadis: the female Islamists leaving home to join Islamic State fighters
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Iraq
Islamic State targeted air strikes could be extended to Syria, Britain’s PM hints
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Iraq
US hits jihadists in Syria as UK bombers fly over Iraq
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United Kingdom
One day after the British military was authorized to join the international coalition’s airstrike campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq, two Cyprus-based Tornado jets have completed a reconnaissance mission. Trevor Brooks a.k.a. Abu Izzadeen, a convicted terrorist from east London who is one of 11 Islamists arrested on Sept. 25 and 26, was charged with lying about his whereabouts to authorities; the other 10 men, including extremist cleric Anjem Choudary, have been released on bail until January. Choudary claimed that the UK’s entry into the coalition against the Islamic State has “pulled Britain into a very bloody war that…
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United Kingdom
The Parliament voted to approve the deployment of six Tornado jets to support the air campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq. Defence Secretary Fallon said the campaign would be long and would not consist of a “series of immediate hits,” and would be aimed at preventing the “slaughter of civilians” by the terrorist organization. Cabinet ministers have said that the Islamic State cannot be defeated without hitting its bases and operations in Syria. The day after his arrest with eight other people suspected of membership in a terrorist organization, extremist cleric Anjem Choudary has been released after questioning. The…
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France
French, US planes strike Islamic State, Britain to join coalition
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Al Qaeda
Abu Qatada cleared of terror charges by Jordan court and released from jail
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Islamic State spokesman again threatens West in new speech
The terrorist organization continues to threaten the West in propaganda videos and audio recordings.
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United Kingdom
Drones are filling Britain’s skies: Look up now to see what is looking back down at you
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Al Qaeda
Judge Questions Plea Deal With Man Tied to Lethal Qaeda Bombings
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Islamic State
British Muslim scholars tell ISIS that holding hostage goes against Qur’an
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Islamic State
For Britain, Fighting ISIS Might Add to Risk at Home
