UK:
A Moroccan asylum seeker, 45, accused of murdering a 70-year-old passerby last October told police he acted out of revenge for the conflict in Gaza.
The man is also accused of attempting to murder a housemate because he had converted to Christianity
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Court in #Albania sentenced 9 women repatriated from #Syria to 7 years in prison for “joining a terrorist organization' & 'participating in military action in a foreign country.' Yet, none will serve prison time as their sentence was suspended for 5 years evropaelire.org/a/shqiperi-faj…

'the threat from ISKP will persist. It will maintain its transnational network and ability to inspire plots. It will keep its foothold in South Asia. The group sets itself apart in the crowded militant landscape in the region with its willingness to target indiscriminately'

I can't even imagine what the vibe must be in US intelligence circles. I've only ever worked for governments that were apathetic to intelligence, or didn't care about S&I issues.

This is a whole other thing. 😳

nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/…

“Iran has signalled to allies and western nations that it will retaliate against a suspected Israeli air strike on its Damascus consulate in a “calibrated” manner to keep an all-out regional conflict at bay, according to officials briefed on the talks.” ft.com/content/bdbc3a…

This screenshot from a video provided to AP by a defense official shows a helicopter raid against a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports, IRGC boarded the Israeli-linked ship, MSC ARIES.

timesofisrael.com/irans-revoluti…

Interesting analysis from ISS Africa researcher Malik Samuel Malik Samuel : #LakeChadBasin states can sever terrorism’s lifeline — its financing -issafrica.org/iss-today/lake…

Former U.S. Ambassador and National Security Council Official Admits to Secretly Acting as Agent of the Cuban Government and Receives 15-Year Sentence

🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/former-…

Canadian AML/CFT compliance failures: “To really make [businesses] take these issues seriously, fines have to be in the tens of millions of dollars,” Davis said. “If they’re not, they really have no incentive to have a robust compliance regime.”

globalnews.ca/news/10414820/…

For background: the first female returnee had been convicted one year ago for having set up a crowdfunding campaign for the 'sisters' in the camps as well as having managed to smuggle herself out of the camp to Idlib; read my observation of her trial here: counterextremism.com/blog/isis-wome…

The kinetic approach to counter-terrorist financing:

'Surur...had transferred 'tens of millions of dollars per year' between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' external branch, the Quds Force, and Hamas's armed wing the Qassam Brigades.'

yahoo.com/news/lebanese-…

Lots in here that doesn't make sense....and then plenty that does. 👀

apple.news/Ao_GKeCg_SgiOs…

Far-right extremist admits hosting terror website bbc.in/3VVKkl1

'Now that the Islamic State is perceived as more of an African and South Asian problem, countering the group has dropped significantly on the international community’s agenda,' writes Senior Research Fellow Colin P. Clarke for Foreign Policy.

foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/10/isl…

Spent the last few days writing (yay redraft of chapter 6 complete!) and watched my inbox go from zero to 100. 😬

Future Jess’s problem.

🚨🗞Today's Insight Monitor is out, and it's a look at the Fort Hood mass shooting, how it was facilitated and financed, and what warning signs were missed. Understanding past attacks helps us detect and disrupt future ones, so have a read!

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