ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an ISIS terrorist cell known as “The Beatles” to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria. Families and friends of the four Americans killed looked on as District Court…
ISIS ‘Beatle’ Who Beheaded Americans Sentenced to Life in Prison
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A U.S. federal judge on Friday sentenced a member of an ISIS terrorist cell known as “The Beatles” to life in prison for involvement in a hostage-taking plot that led to the killings of American journalists and aid workers in Syria. Families and friends of the four Americans killed and of other hostages previously…
Kids at Risk of Being Converted Into Terrorist at School Playground: Australian Home Affairs Minister
The federal government has warned that Australian children are at risk of being recruited into terrorist groups at the school playground. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil on Thursday said ASIO recently informed her about an incident where a group of teenagers attempted to radicalise children, including those as young as 13, in the school playground. …
Boy, 15, Facing Terror Trial Researched Isle of Wight Festival as Target, Court Told
A 15-year-old boy who allegedly developed an interest in extremist Islam and supported the ideology of the terrorist organisation ISIS researched the Isle of Wight festival as a possible target, a court in London has been told. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged on July 17 and made his first…
Militants Kill 17 Soldiers in Mali Attack
BAMAKO—Terrorists killed 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians in an attack near the town of Tessit on Sunday, the Malian army said. Nine soldiers were also reported missing and vehicles and equipment were destroyed, it said in a statement released late on Monday, adding that it suspected an ISIS terrorist group affiliate. “On 07 August…
2 Police Killed in Clash With ISIS Gunmen in Afghan Capital
ISLAMABAD—A gunbattle in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul left at least five people dead Wednesday, including two Taliban police and three ISIS terrorist group gunmen, a Taliban official said. Khalid Zadran, the Taliban spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said police had launched an operation against the gunmen’s hideout, killing at least three in the Karti…
Saudi-Born Canadian Gets Life Sentence in US for ISIS Propaganda Support, Terrorism
The U.S. Department of Justice says a Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced to life in prison Friday for conspiring to provide support resulting in death to the terrorist organization ISIS. The Department of Justice statement says Mohammed Khalifa, 39, pleaded guilty last December in District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to a charge…
No Appeal From Bataclan Suspect, Closing Chapter on 2015 Paris Attacks
PARIS—Salah Abdeslam, the lone survivor of a terrorist squad that killed 130 people in attacks in Paris in 2015, has not appealed his life sentence or guilty verdict—closing the door to a second trial, a Paris appeals court said Tuesday. A French court last month judged Abdeslam guilty on terrorism and murder charges. Nineteen others…
Top ISIS Leader Killed in Successful US Drone Strike
The leader of the ISIS terrorist organization in Syria was killed in an American airstrike, according to a statement released Tuesday by the U.S. Central Command. Maher al-Agal was killed in a drone strike in northwestern Syria and his close associate was injured, said Central Command in the statement. ISIS, which is sometimes known as…
ISIS Hospital Attack Kills at Least 13, Including Infants, in Democratic Republic of Congo
Terrorists killed at least 13 people, including infants and patients, in an attack on a clinic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday night, hospital staff said on Friday. The Congolese army blamed the raid on a local militia allied with Islamist fighters. The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, the group’s news agency…
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