The Latest Breaking News from Terrorism

Ban for terrorists stockpiling extremist texts with rule on max weight of books per cell

Ministers have announced the new rules after a prisoner was found to have amassed more than 200 books in an apparent bid to thwart staff searching for extremist material

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

Convicted terrorists face tighter cell checks in bid to curb radicalisation

The measures are designed to stamp out a tactic seen in some wings whereby books are stockpiled with smaller pieces of radical text inside them.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Brit mum jailed for joining ISIS reinvents herself as fashion influencer

Tareena Shakil made her way to Syria in 2014 to sign up with the terrorist organisation - while urging her Twitter followers to do the same.

Daily Record · Apr 29, 2023

TV tonight: 16 hours that changed terrorist operations for ever

A gripping documentary about Pan Am Flight 73. Plus: big revelations in the final episode of The Essex Murders. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2023

Cuba, US officials meet in Havana to discuss anti-terrorism measures

Cuban and U.S. officials met on Friday in Havana to discuss anti-terrorism measures, Cuba's interior ministry said, broaching a particularly thorny subject between the two long-time rivals in the latest in a series of bilateral talks.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2023

Far-right extremist who set off ‘fireball’ in his kitchen convicted of terrorism offences

Vaughn Dolphin, from Walsall, West Midlands, had spoken of his desire for ethnic minorities to be shot

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

Philippines: After decades of terror, peace returns to island of Jolo

For a long time, the island of Jolo, one of the southernmost points of the Philippines archipelago, was off limits. It was the stronghold of one of the most violent terrorist movements in the world, Abu Sayyaf. In 2000, a group of 20 tourists were kidnapped in Malaysia and taken…

France 24 · Apr 28, 2023

Ecuador to launch military operations to fight terrorism -minister

Ecuador's military will launch special-forces operations nationally in a bid to counter groups and individuals who commit terrorism in the country, Defense Minister Luis Lara said on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2023

India urges Shanghai Cooperation group to fight terrorism

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to work together to eliminate terrorism and ensure accountability for those who aid or fund such activities

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Far-right extremist who blew up own kitchen found guilty of terrorism charges

College student Vaughn Dolphin denied being a terrorist, saying he had bought explosive ingredients for ‘gardening’.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023