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Iraq sentences seven French nationals to prison terms over ties to ISIS

An Iraqi court in Baghdad has issued the first verdicts in the case of 47 French citizens suspected of ties to ISIS. Seven men received sentences of 15 to 20 years, although the law provides for the death penalty. The judge explained the leniency by a desire to give the young men a chance at rehabilitation. All the convicted men were transferred from camps in Syria in early 2026. It remains unclear whether they will be repatriated to France to serve their sentences.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
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Jordan detains three suspects in church attack, carries out strikes on Syria

Jordanian security forces detained three suspects in organizing an attack on a funeral service at a church in Karak Governorate, which killed nine people. The detention took place after a shootout in which all three attackers were wounded. Jordanian authorities also carried out airstrikes on targets in Syria, claiming that those involved in the attack were hiding there; however, the Syrian side denied coordination and reported civilian casualties. The incident was the largest attack on

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
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German citizen extradited over attempted attempt to join Islamic State

German prosecutors said a 21-year-old German citizen has been taken into custody and extradited to Germany. According to the investigation, in January 2025 he flew from Berlin to Ethiopia intending to join Islamic State in Somalia, but, according to the prosecution, did not reach it and headed to Pakistan, where he was detained in February 2025.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
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Argentina adds five Latin American cartels and guerrilla groups to its terrorist organizations registry

Javier Milei's government has officially added five transnational organizations to Argentina's RePET registry: the Sinaloa Cartel and La Nueva Familia Michoacana from Mexico, the ELN and FARC-EP dissidents from Colombia, and Ecuador's Los Tiguerones. The decision was made jointly by several ministries and the SIDE intelligence agency and expands powers for asset freezes and intelligence sharing.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
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London court hears case of Iranian plot to attack Jewish sites in Manchester

At a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey, prosecutors said Salaam Ahmadian and Rahman Salehi were preparing a terrorist attack against Manchester's Jewish community on the instructions of an agent believed to be in Iran. A bomb-making instruction file was found on one defendant's phone. Both deny the charges; the trial is set for June in Manchester.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defends Palestine Action ban, citing an 'evidence-based process'

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the ban on Palestine Action was adopted after a 'rigorous evidence-based process' and approved by parliament. He declined to comment further due to ongoing legal proceedings. According to the Home Office, terrorism-related arrests rose to 3,867 over the year, with about 94% linked to support for Palestine Action.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
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French Prosecution Requests Suspended Sentence and Ban from Office for MEP Rima Hassan

French prosecutors requested 10 months of suspended imprisonment and a two-year ban from holding public office for Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan over a deleted post on X quoting a participant in the 1972 Lod Airport attack. The prosecution qualified the post as 'glorifying terrorism'; Hassan calls the case politically motivated. The court has not yet ruled.

Sevara Azamova
1 min read
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Former MI5 chief: far-right violence has become a 'real problem' for British intelligence

Former MI5 head Jonathan Evans said the rise of organised far-right violence in Britain has become a serious threat, partly due to information operations by hostile states. MI5 Director Ken McCallum noted a rise in cases with anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim motives, and in May the terror threat level was raised to 'severe' for the first time in almost five years.

Javlon Tursunov
3 min read