August 20, 2020 Ariana Grande concert attack: Manchester suicide bomber's ISIS-inspired brother sentenced to 55 years The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has been sentenced to at least 55 years in prison for his role in the suicide bombing at the 2017 Ariana Grande concert.
August 19, 2020 Barr: US will not seek death penalty against British ISIS execution squad members Attorney General William Barr won’t seek the death penalty against two members of the British Islamic State “execution squad,” if they are extradited to the U.S.
August 19, 2020 Why no ISIS member has been charged with genocide or sexual violence for crimes against Yazidis In August 2014, the world watched in helpless horror as ISIS operatives swarmed Yazidi-majority villages in and around Sinjar Mountain. Thousands of men were slaughtered on the spot and thousands of girls and women and carted off into sexual slavery.
August 19, 2020 Health misinformation on Facebook viewed nearly 3.8B times in last year Health misinformation spread by networks on Facebook has been viewed 3.8 billion times over the last year, a new study reported Wednesday.
August 14, 2020 Radical Islamic cleric accused of recruiting for ISIS extradited to NYC on terrorism charges Abdullah al-Faisal, a radical Islamic cleric known as Shaikh Faisal, was arraigned in New York City Friday on charges that he supported terrorism by plotting to recruit for the Islamic State group.
August 13, 2020 Justice Department seizes millions in cryptocurrency from 3 terrorist organizations The Department of Justice announced Thursday the "dismantling of three terrorist financing cyber-enabled campaigns," targeting efforts by the al-Qassam Brigades -- the military wing of Hamas – Al Qaeda and ISIS.
August 3, 2020 Afghan forces retake prison after ISIS attack that killed at least 29 Afghan forces retook a prison in the country’s east on Monday afternoon, following an hours-long gunbattle a day after the facility was targeted by Islamic State militants in an attack that killed 29 people.
July 28, 2020 Toronto ISIS attacker denied parole, says she will 'do another attack' if she is not sent back to Syria A Syrian-born woman who charged employees at a tire shop in Canada, attempting to carry out an attack inspired by ISIS, was denied parole on Monday after prosecutors said she continues to threaten to commit another attack if she is released.
July 19, 2020 Brian Michael Jenkins: Deadly terrorist threats abound in US and abroad — here are key dangers While the world battles the microscopic coronavirus, terrorists have not moved on to a peaceful retirement. It would be a mistake to forget about the continuing threat they pose while our attention is understandably focused on the battle against COVID-19.
July 16, 2020 ISIS bride can return to UK to fight removal of British citizenship, judges rule A woman who was stripped of her British citizenship after running away from London to marry an Islamic State fighter in Syria has now won the right to return to her former home to challenge the decision.
