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This image posted on a militant website shows ISIS militants marching in Raqqa, Syria. AP
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Germany: Sven Lau Defends Himself by Staying Silent
A German radical preacher Sven Lau, 35, went on trial at a high security court in the western city of Duesseldorf on allegations he supported a foreign terror organisation. Sessions began later than expected yesterday afternoon because of rigid inspection procedures...Caption:
An image grab taken from a handout video released on June 22, 2013 by the Spanish Interior Ministry shows members of the Spanish security forces detaining one of the eight unidentified suspected terrorists arrested in Ceuta on June 21. Spanish security forces on June 21 broke up an Al-Qaeda-linked network in north Africa suspected of sending fighters to Syria, arresting eight people in early morning raids. Police launched operations against the network in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in north Africa. (AFP PHOTO/SPANISH INTERIOR MINISTRY)
Returning Gifts
European governments are gearing up for heightened terrorist threats as Al-Qaeda cells increase their recruitment of European-born Maghreb descendants and immigrants to fight in Syria. The numbers of such jihadists are rising steadily into the hundreds. Authorities...Caption:
British police activity close to the scene where a man was murdered in John Wilson Street, Woolwich, south-east London, England, 22 May 2013. (EPA)
Opinion: A betrayal of Islam
British Prime Minister David Cameron was right to describe the brutal murder of a British soldier committed by a radical Muslim of African descent as a “betrayal of Islam.” One of the perpetrators of London’s so-called “machete attack” appeared in a video...Caption:
Islamist preacher Omar Bakri attends an interview with Reuters at his home in Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 24, 2013.(REUTERS/Stringer)