10 December was the last day of one of Europe’s biggest and most ambitious terrorism trials ever, taking place in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The prosecution wants radical Muslim organization Sharia4Belgium declared […]
ISIL
Hunt for America’s spies
Islamic State (IS) security patrols have repeatedly raided Internet cafes in Raqqa and Deir Ezzour in Syria, hunting for America’s local spies and informants. Hate Speech International (HSI) reporters in the Syrian cities of […]
Belgian, Dutch jihadist link
Jihadists from Belgium and the Netherlands appear to have held American journalist James Foley during a period of his captivity in Syria. The leader of the captors, reportedly a Dutch-Moroccan, may himself have been executed […]
Moved before rescue attempt
ISIL moved several western hostages from Raqqa to a holding facility east of Aleppo only weeks before the failed US attempt to rescue journalist James Foley and others, according to credible information obtained […]
Region explores taking on ISIL
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are secretly trying to negotiate a coordinated air and ground campaign targeting ISIL in Syria and Iraq. Kjetil Stormark /Twitter: @kjetilstormark Intelligence and security officials from Jordan, Saudi […]