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Germany: Demands for refugee stop after knife attack

The knife attack at a city festival in German Solingen on Friday is shaking the country. With five days to the state election, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz is promising stricter weapon laws, while the opposition is demanding a total stop for refugees from Syria, the suspected perpetrator's home country.

Germany: Demands for refugee stop after knife attack

Suspect for knife attack remanded in custody for terrorist connections

The man who was arrested, suspected of being the perpetrator in the knife attack in Germany, admits to the crime, confirms the police. He has now been detained, suspected of, among other things, participating in a terrorist organization.

Suspect for knife attack remanded in custody for terrorist connections

Suspected of knife attack – turned himself in

The police say they have now arrested a person suspected of being the perpetrator of the knife attack in Solingen, Germany, where three people were killed and several injured. The terrorist group IS has claimed responsibility for the act.

Suspected of knife attack – turned himself in

Four guards killed in Russian prison drama

Four employees were killed and others were taken hostage during a riot at a Russian high-security prison. Russian special forces have "neutralized" four inmates who were behind the actions, announces the Russian National Guard.

Four guards killed in Russian prison drama

Two Charged for Terror Plans Against Parliament

Two men, suspected of planning a terrorist attack against the parliament in Stockholm, have been prosecuted in Germany. Federal prosecutors filed the charges on August 12 to the regional court in Jena, which will decide whether and when the case goes to trial, reports AP.

Two Charged for Terror Plans Against Parliament

Multiple Killed and Kidnapped in Congo

At least 16 people have been killed and another 20 kidnapped in northeastern Congo-Kinshasa as a result of a series of attacks carried out by a group with ties to the Islamic State, according to a representative of a local non-governmental organization. The attacks, which took place between Wednesday and Friday, targeted farmers and other civilians.

Multiple Killed and Kidnapped in Congo

Expert: "Not surprised about the terror plan"

Two young people are suspected of having planned a terrorist attack against Taylor Swift's concerts in Austria. One of them had sworn allegiance to IS in a video.

Expert: "Not surprised about the terror plan"

Main Suspect Admits to Terror Plans

Two people are suspected of preparing an Islamist attack on Taylor Swift's concerts in Austria. One of them, a 19-year-old man, has admitted during questioning that he planned to kill a large number of people outside the arena.

Main Suspect Admits to Terror Plans

American soldiers injured in rocket attack

American personnel have been injured in a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, according to the US military. .

American soldiers injured in rocket attack

Murder in Nigeria sparks fear of increased terror

A score of people have been killed in a terrorist attack in northeastern Nigeria, when a bomb exploded in a teahouse. Dozens more were injured in the attack in the state of Borno, which has long been exposed to violence from Islamist extremist groups.

Murder in Nigeria sparks fear of increased terror

Life imprisonment for notorious British imam

The radical imam Anjem Choudary is sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom. Choudary is notorious as one of the country's most violence-promoting preachers, and has been found guilty by a court of leading the banned extremist network al-Muhajiroun.

Life imprisonment for notorious British imam

Radical Imam Sentenced for Terrorist Offenses

The radical imam Anjem Choudary is sentenced for terrorist offenses in the United Kingdom. The court finds that he has led the banned extremist network al-Muhajiroun for several years, and that he has urged support for the organization during video meetings, reports [BBC](https://www.

Radical Imam Sentenced for Terrorist Offenses

The Government stops aid to Iraq

The Government is terminating the development aid to Iraq. The country is thus missing out on hundreds of millions of kronor.

The Government stops aid to Iraq

IS takes responsibility for deadly attack on mosque in Oman

Six people were killed, including a police officer, and up to 28 people were injured in a shooting at a Shia Muslim mosque in Oman's capital Muscat, according to local police on Tuesday. Three of the shooters are believed to be perpetrators, according to the police.

IS takes responsibility for deadly attack on mosque in Oman

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

An Iraqi court has sentenced one of the deceased leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives to death. According to the court, the woman is an accomplice to crimes committed against Yazidi women who were taken captive by IS.

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

Shot at gay bar in Oslo – gets 30 years in prison

Zaniar Matapour is sentenced to 30 years in prison for gross terrorist offense after the shooting at two bars in Oslo 2022. Two men were killed and nine people were injured in the act, which took place during the Norwegian capital's Pride week.

Shot at gay bar in Oslo – gets 30 years in prison

Suspected Jihadist Attack in Mali – Many Dead

More than 20 people in Mali have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack, according to local authorities. Mali is part of the troubled Sahel region in Africa where jihadist violence has occurred for several years.

Suspected Jihadist Attack in Mali – Many Dead

Niqab banned following unrest in the Caucasus

The Dagestan Republic in Russia is temporarily banning the traditional Muslim garment niqab, worn by women and covering most of the face. The ban is a "security measure" due to a deadly attack on two churches and a synagogue in June, says the region's highest religious authority.

Niqab banned following unrest in the Caucasus

Multiple bombs found in mosque – hidden in a wall

In the iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, the UN has found five bombs hidden in a wall. The bombs are believed to have been hidden by the terrorist network IS several years ago.

Multiple bombs found in mosque – hidden in a wall

Eight arrested for IS links in Malaysia

The police in Malaysia have arrested eight people with suspected links to the terrorist group IS. In total, there are six men and two women aged between 25 and 70 years.

Eight arrested for IS links in Malaysia

Dagestan: Priest killed and church set on fire

A dozen police officers and several civilians – including a priest – were killed in attacks on a synagogue and two churches in Russian Dagestan on Sunday evening. At least 20 people were killed, according to the troubled republic's health minister.

Dagestan: Priest killed and church set on fire

USA: High-ranking IS member killed in Syria

A high-ranking IS member, Usamah Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, has been killed in an air strike in Syria, writes the US military command for the Middle East, Centcom, on X. "His death will disrupt IS's ability to acquire resources and carry out terrorist attacks", the military command announces.

USA: High-ranking IS member killed in Syria

Hostage Drama in Russia Over: Guards Unharmed

Two guards were taken hostage at a detention centre in southern Russia where they worked. After a few hours, the security service stormed the facility and neutralised the hostage-takers, who were reported to be prisoners with links to the terrorist organisation IS.

Hostage Drama in Russia Over: Guards Unharmed

UN calls for international measures in Sahel

FN calls for "immediate international action" to prevent further forced relocations in Africa's troubled Sahel region, which includes Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. .

UN calls for international measures in Sahel