Syrian Civil War Rebel Goes on Trial in France on War Crime Charges
A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
Concerns of the breakdown of social cohesion, increasing violence, and the rise of Islamism have reached an “unprecedented level” in France, according to a survey which found over four in ten believe the country is heading towards civil war.
Novelist Salman Rushdie described Tuesday the moment a knife-wielding attacker stormed on stage and attempted to kill him with a frenzied attack that left him blind in one eye.
A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced Lina Ishaq to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country’s first court case over crimes by the Islamic State group against the Yazidi minority.
Terror charges over killing of three in riviera city of Nice in 2020, one of multiple attacks that year linked to Islamic extremism.
A controversial Canadian Islamic group called Hizb ut Tahrir Canada has resumed its annual Khilafah Conference, an event that calls for rule by a global “caliphate” under sharia law.
Every year in Britain bonfires are lit in commemoration of one particularly Anglo holiday, one slowly is fading from collective memory.
Users of public Wi-Fi at major British railway stations told “Islamisation of Europe is already happening, and it’s getting worse each day”.
German police investigating alleged Islamist, said to be plotting to kill soldiers with a machete while they were off-base buying lunch.
Security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the 23th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
In a landmark case, the Netherlands has sentenced two Pakistanis to prison for calling for the murder of Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders.
Today is a historic day. This case is for the defence of every citizen of the free West, and more countries should follow with legal action.
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a terrorist group, days after he was convicted in Woolwich Crown Court.
The German government on Wednesday banned an organization accused of being an “outpost” of Iran’s theocracy and supporting Hezbollah.
15-year-old boy handed four-year sentence for planning to drive a rented truck into a Christmas market and kill as many visitors as possible.
Conservative politicians have signed a “Hindu Manifesto” document calling for new “hate crime” rules and “streamlining immigration policy”.
A liberal, women-led Berlin mosque known as a haven for gay Muslims was a target for an Islamic State terror cell in Germany, prosecutors say.
Farage warns of sectarianism, pointing to the unedifying spectacle of a top Labour MP pleading with “group of Muslim leaders” for votes.
ISIS-linked media published calls to attack high-profile football matches expected to be attended by tens of thousands of fans this week.
French govt rapidly walked back claim security services foiled terror attack over Easter weekend, stating no such plot actually existed.
An ISIS-tied Egyptian man was arrested in France in connection to a terrorist plot against the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
Putin addressed Friday’s terrorist attack that killed at least 137, saying for the first time it was the work of “radical Islamists”.
Choudary, 57, pleaded not guilty to membership in a banned organization, the radical Muslim group al-Muhajiroun.
“Anti-Semitism we see today in the West is the worst since the 1930s and it is because of a ‘red and green’ alliance”, says Amichai Chikli.
German court rejected ISIS woman’s appeal of her 14-year sentence for allowing a 5-year-old girl she kept as a slave to die of thirst.
German police accused pair of planning to attack police near the Swedish parliament in response to the burning of copies of the Quran.
New rules to combat extremism are well-intentioned but flawed and open to abuse, potentially stifling freedom of speech, warns Nigel Farage.
UK makes tacit admission extremist groups have worked with the government and they have provided succour to Islamist groups for years.
The UK is set to block radical Islamist hate preachers from entering the country following a “shocking increase” in extremist activity.
The Conservatives announced the suspension of Lee Anderson after he refused to apologise for saying Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists”.
“We need to overcome the fear of being labelled Islamophobic and speak truthfully”, says former Home Secretary.
Speaker says he had to break convention to protect Members of Parliament from attacks by terrorists if they didn’t vote for a Gaza ceasefire.
Man held on suspicion of planning Christmas terror is a Tajik Islamist who did recon on Cologne Cathedral to prepare for attack.
The Dutch counterterrorism agency lifted its threat alert to its second-highest level, saying the risk of an attack is “substantial”.
Teacher Samuel Paty was killed by an Islamic extremist after he showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his class.
“Polarization” caused by the Israel-Hamas war is leading to a “huge risk of terrorist attacks”, an EU commissioner has warned.
The suspected Paris Islamist terrorist attacker reportedly confessed to police, claiming he was motivated by the “persecution” of Muslims.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter, best known for ‘Borat,’ Lee Kern has called radical Islam a “moronic racist culture,” saying Islamism is squarely to blame for the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas.
Islamist propaganda is working to juice every advantage out of the Israel-Hamas conflict, with calls for attacks against Jews and the West.
Hamas attack against Israel is inspiring a fresh wave of extremism in Europe in new ways that haven’t been seen before, Germany warns.