University of Westminster student who ran away to join ISIS ‘is killed trying to escape from jail in Syria’ Ishak Mostefaoui, 27, reportedly died while trying to escape custody in Syria The student originally from east London left the UK to join ISIS in 2014 His father Abderrahmane says the football-loving boy was radicalised in 2013 By … Read more
Terror charges are dropped against ex-British Army soldier, 32, who travelled to Syria to fight against ISIS Ex-soldier Daniel Burke, from Manchester, had been in custody since December He was charged with three terror offences, including helping Brit Daniel Newey The Old Bailey heard the prosecution would offer no evidence against Mr Burke By James … Read more
Italian police seize a record 1 billion euros worth of amphetamine pills ‘made by ISIS’ hidden in container ship Police discovered 84 million pills of the drug Captagon in three container ships It is known as the ‘drug of the Jihad’ and is widespread in wartorn countries The amphetamine provides the Islamic State with revenue … Read more
A second man has died after two men got into difficulty in a stretch of water connected to the River Thames in Berkshire. At around 7pm on Tuesday, officers from Thames Valley Police were called to an area of water called Lulle Brook, between Odney Lane and Mill Lane, in Cookham, Maidenhead. Three men had jumped … Read more
Facebook has banned the sale of all ancient artefacts amid fears that items looted from Iraq and Syria are being traded on its platforms. The move — a tightening of previous rules that only covered stolen artefacts — followed a campaign by academics and a BBC News exposé of illicit sales. The changes were announced as … Read more
Shamima Begum and other jihadis jailed in the Middle East ‘should be allowed BACK to their homelands in a bid to break the cycle of extremism’, says report Soufan Centre has claimed homegrown extremists pose greater threat to national security than UK jihadists jailed in the Middle East Ex-FBI agent has called for repatriation of … Read more
An aid worker who was stripped of his British citizenship due to links to Al-Qaeda has been kidnapped by a rival Islamist group in Syria. Tauqir Sharif, 31, from Walthamstow, east London, was seized last night by around 15 members of the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Atmeh, in the northwestern Idlib province. Sharif, … Read more
Boris Johnson today signalled the Government could introduce a terror clampdown after the deadly attack in Reading which left three people dead. Downing Street today said he was being regularly briefed by security officials over Saturday night’s rampage as Home Secretary Priti Patel became the most senior minister to visit the scene. She said it … Read more
Priti Patel signalled the Government plans to introduce a terror clampdown today as she visited the site of the Reading rampage that left three dead. The Home Secretary said it was it was important to ‘learn the lessons’ of the bloody attack in the commuter town on Saturday evening as she met police officers in Forbury Gardens. … Read more
Turkey developed a plan to invade Greece during the height of the war in Syria, according to leaked documents. The documents also included plans to invade Armenia. The plans that were drawn up were named after an 11th century Turkish military commander, according to Nordic Monitor, who have seen the documents. The documents were reportedly part … Read more
The Home Office claim it is Shamima Begum’s own fault she was stripped of her British citizenship as the former ISIS bride runs up a £30,000 legal aid bill. Ms Begum believes her citizenship – revoked last year – should be restored because she cannot have a ‘fair and effective appeal’ against the Government’s decision to … Read more
The Home Office claim it is Shamima Begum’s own fault she was stripped of her British citizenship after she chose to leave the UK, travel to Syria and join IS. Ms Begum believes her citizenship – revoked last year – should be restored because she cannot have a ‘fair and effective appeal’ against the Government’s decision to … Read more
US army tests new electronic rifle scope in Syria for the first time, which won’t let soldiers fire until the system can guarantee the shot will hit its target US soldiers in Syria are testing an electric scope with a Linux targeting system They’ll first mark a target through the scope by pressing a button … Read more