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Salah Abdeslam breaks silence to explain his role in 2015 Paris attacks

Surviving Paris attacks terrorist Salah Abdeslam on Wednesday surprised the special criminal court in Paris by agreeing to answer questions about his specific mission on 13 November, 2015. While zones of doubt and mystery remain, Abdeslam did provide new information on several key issues.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 14, 2022

Prosecution: Briton was 1 of 3 'Beatles' hostage- takers

Prosecutors in a British man's terrorism trial say the only thing jurors need to know to convict him is that he was one of three Islamic State hostage-takers known as “The Beatles."

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Man who murdered MP David Amess smirks as he's told he'll die in prison

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, from North London, was handed a whole life term at the Old Bailey for the murder

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2022

ISIS fanatic who murdered MP David Amess smirks as he's told he'll die in prison

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, smiled and winked at members of the press as he was taken to the cells after Mr Justice Sweeney gave him a whole life tariff for the murder of MP Sir David Amess in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2022

British man fighting in Ukraine forced to surrender to Russians

Aiden Aslin said his unit in Mariupol has run out of food and ammunition and can no longer hold out

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’

Iraqi militias and others say undercover networks being used to supply materiel such as RPGs and anti-tank missiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

Isis morphs and grows in Pakistan and Afghanistan amid fear of more attacks

The terrorist group’s attacks have risen in Pakistan but declined in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

‘I’ve killed him’: David Amess murder was last act of two-year plot

Ali Harbi Ali had long been looking for an MP to assassinate before stabbing Amess at church surgery

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

Jurors take just 18 minutes to convict terrorist who murdered MP Sir David Amess

Ali Harbi Ali refused to stand in the dock as the unanimous verdicts were delivered.

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Man found guilty of murdering UK lawmaker David Amess

A 'fanatical Islamist, who was inspired by Islamic State, was found guilty on Monday of murdering British lawmaker David Amess, who was knifed to death in a frenzied attack inside a church where he was meeting voters.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022