Category: terrorist

German Court Convicts Radical Imam of Membership in ISIS

BERLIN—A former imam at a radical mosque in Germany was convicted Wednesday of being a member of the ISIS terrorist group and sentenced to 10-1/2 years in prison. The state court in Celle in northern Germany convicted Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A., who goes by the alias Abu Walaa, of membership in a foreign terrorist organization…


GOP Lawmaker Launches Bill to Prevent Transfer of Gitmo Detainees to US

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) has introduced a bill to prohibit the transfer or release into the United States of individuals detained at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay, which is used to house suspected and convicted terrorists, and others believed to pose a major security risk. Duncan’s bill comes after the White House said President…


GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Prevent Transfer of Gitmo Detainees to US

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) has introduced legislation that would prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba—which houses suspected and convicted terrorists, as well as others believed to pose a major security risk—into the United States. The White House has said President Joe Biden plans to…


Canada Announces 13 Additions to List of Terrorist Entities, Including Proud Boys

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced Wednesday the addition of 13 entities to the list of terrorist organizations identified under the Criminal Code, including the Proud Boys. “This update hopefully sends a strong message that Canada will not tolerate ideological, religious, or politically motivated acts of violence,” Blair said during a press conference. Blair said…


Pompeo to Designate Yemen’s Houthi Rebels as Terrorist Group

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he will designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization” as time runs down on the Trump administration. The designation will take effect on Jan. 19, one day before president-elect Joe Biden is set to take office. The announcement Sunday comes as Pompeo and his…


DOJ Ready to Prosecute Terrorist Who Killed Wall Street Journal Reporter

The U.S. Department of Justice is ready to prosecute the British terrorist who took part in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, according to Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Pakistani police arrested Omar Sheikh in 2002 in connection to the abduction of Pearl. He was sentenced to death the same year, but…