In addition to in Colombia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Islamic terrorists have also found a safe operations center in Mexico. If in 2005 Vicente Fox, the then president of Mexico, denounced the possible infiltrations in the country by Islamist terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda in the thriving Islamic community of Chiapas, headquarters of the secessionist… Continua a leggere
Al-Baghdadi could have been paralyzed after an attack: the news of health of the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State, came through the head of intelligence services and of the fight against terrorism in the Iraqi Interior Ministry, Abu Ali al-Basri, to the Iraqi newspaper “Al Sabaah” explaining that “Al-Baghdadi suffers from disability and limb… Continua a leggere
On July 5, because of the anniversary of the independence from France, the streets of Algeria were filled again with tens of thousands of demonstrators. On the last Friday of hirak, which in Arabic means movement, the follow-up had dropped slightly. But on the symbolic date of liberation, the population wanted to show its firmness.… Continua a leggere
Extremists are scoring gains in the Sahel, defying efforts by five countries in the fragile region to fight back with Western help against Islamist militancy. Areas of insecurity on the Sahara’s poor, arid southern rim are widening, analysts say, even as the so-called G5 Sahel group — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger —… Continua a leggere
“The West has much to learn about the fight against terrorism and radicalization. An important lesson comes from the Arab countries that are trying to stop, with some important successes, the dangerous triangulation formed by Turkey, Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Of course, I am talking about the quartet formed by Saudi Arabia, the Arab… Continua a leggere
Germany has decided to revoke the citizenship of its foreign fighters and for those German citizens who in recent years have stained themselves with terrorism and have decided to fight in favor of the Islamic State in Syria. Since 2013, more than a thousand people have traveled from Germany to the Middle East to join… Continua a leggere
“The Spanish Salesian Antonio César Fernández was assassinated during a jihadist attack between Togo and Burkina Faso,” the Salesians of Don Bosco order said in a statement posted Friday on Twitter. César Fernández, 72, had been working in Africa since 1982, said his order, the Salesians of don Bosco, in a statement on Twitter. A… Continua a leggere
A leaked report allegedly produced by the Tunisian Commission for Financial Analysis (CTAF) reveals an investigation into a prominent leader of Islamic Relief – the international Islamist charitable network founded in the U.K. – over concerns that monies given to Islamic Relief’s Tunisian branch by the British parent branch, Islamic Relief Worldwide, were used to… Continua a leggere
Spanish Guardia Civil arrested a wanted terrorist on Wednesday morning, at a La Laguna building in San Cristobal. The 30-year-old man, identified as EMC, was arrested and charged with being a self-indoctrination terrorist. He already had a police record for violence and sexist behaviour. The operation was carried out by Guardia Civil officers, after the… Continua a leggere
Europol supported Policía Nacional (Spanish National Police) in arresting a man in Ceuta (Spain) suspected of indoctrinating young people and promoting and disseminating jihadist terrorist propaganda. Police officers also carried out a search of his house. In 2001, he was serving prison time and made contact with other prisoners who shared their radical ideas with… Continua a leggere
According to a new report published by the Belgian State Security Service (VSSE) on November 30, Belgium, in its well-intended welcome of newcomers from the Middle East, is now facing a persistent terrorist threat and a “wave of jihadism”. The main reason for these recent acquisitions, notes the report, is the ongoing Islamic radicalization of… Continua a leggere
According to several Arab media, since the beginning of 2019, the Spanish secret services are transferring to Morocco the Moroccan immigrants living in Spain that have links to jihadist terrorism in order to avoiding any possible terrorist threat. Today comes the news of three individuals deported to the North African Kingdom suspected of belonging to… Continua a leggere
By Francesca Musacchio Six thousand dinars (about 2500 euros) to arrive in Italy with scheduled sea trips. Later, from here, they are free to move and commit crimes, even attacks, in our country and in the rest of Europe. The news about the operation carried out by Ros (Carabinieri) that dismantled an organization dedicated to… Continua a leggere
“Soulef A”, Peter Cherif’s wife, one of the most famous jihadists in France, was arrested while she was with Cherif and their two children in Djibouti in mid-December. Now the woman is accused of “criminal association for terrorist purposes” and “financing of a terrorist company”, and is awaiting a hearing on January 7. An information… Continua a leggere
By Lorenza Formicola Belgium is facing a “persistent terrorist threat” and a “wave of jihadism” of that has no precedent. We are talking about radicalized prisoners in jails and about what the country’s spy agency reported a few days ago. Brussels: the symbol of a continent that has been fighting for more than a… Continua a leggere
