Middle East
i24: IDF Conducts Operation To Map Home Of Terrorist Behind Maccabim Checkpoint Attack
“In a response to address the terror attack near the Maccabim checkpoint on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) undertook an operation on early Friday morning to map the residence of the terrorist responsible for the stampede attack. The attack at the checkpoint resulted in the death of IDF Sergeant Maksym Molchanov. The IDF soldiers, stationed in the Ephraim Brigade, carried out a thorough search in the village of Deir Amar. Their objective was to locate the home of the individual responsible for the stampede attack near the Maccabim checkpoint. Violent disturbances emerged during the operation, with individuals in the area resorting to throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the IDF forces, according to a statement from the IDF spokesperson. In response to these provocations, the forces took measures to disperse the protests. The use of Ruger, a non-lethal weapon, was also employed. Some injuries were reported as a result of these clashes.”
Nigeria
The Guardian: Tinubu Urges UN To Be Practical In Supporting Nigeria’s Fight Against Terrorism
“President Bola Tinubu has called on the United Nations to be more practical in supporting Nigeria’s fight against terrorism. Tinubu made the call during a meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, at the State House on Thursday. The president said that terrorism has had a ripple effect on global peace, the displacement of people, and rising poverty. According to Tinubu, terrorism had consistently reversed the gains in development and increase instability in families and communities, but UN cooperation in dealing with it had always been inconsistent in the context of the developing world.“We appreciate all that you have been doing. We know that in the face of many demands and challenges, you can still do much better. We can score you ‘A’ in collaboration but ‘B’ in physical support. You have to do more because terrorism is an effective danger to democracy; terrorism is also an effective danger to development,” Tinubu said.”
United Kingdom
The Independent: ‘Neo-Nazi’ Ex-Prison Officer Jailed For Possessing Terrorist Handbook
“A “neo-Nazi” former prison officer has been jailed for 13 years for possessing a white supremacist terrorist handbook with details of how to kill people. Self-confessed National Socialist Ashley Podsiad-Sharp, 42, was described by prosecutors as a “racist, homophobic, neo-Nazi terrorist”. The lorry driver, who worked as an officer at Leeds Prison until his arrest, was found guilty in May of possession of a document likely to be useful to a terrorist. However, jurors at Sheffield Crown Court cleared Podsiad-Sharp, from the Barnsley area, of disseminating a terrorist publication. The court heard the document, called the White Resistance Manual, was found in an encrypted “virtual safe” on his computer by counter-terror police. The 200-page document said “democracy will be cast aside and votes will now be cast with bullets and bombs” before setting out “various mechanisms for armed struggle”.”
Europe
Reuters: Norway To Close Its Mali Embassy As Security Deteriorates
“Norway has decided to close its embassy in Mali by the end of the year due to the deteriorating security situation in the West African country, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. Norway's decision to shut its Bamako embassy follows a U.N. Security Council agreement to end a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, after the military junta which seized power in July asked the force to leave. "This will have consequences for the security of Norwegian and other diplomatic missions and international organisations in Mali," the foreign ministry said in a statement, referring to MINUSMA's departure.
Associated Press: Belarus Journalist Jailed For ‘facilitating Extremism’ After Collecting Data For Human Rights Group
“A court in Belarus has sentenced a high-profile journalist to 3 1/2 years for “facilitating extremist activities” and “discrediting Belarus” after she provided data for a renowned human rights group, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) said Thursday. Larysa Shchyrakova — sentenced during a closed trial in the city of Gomel — will serve her sentence in a high-security penal colony and must pay a fine of 3,500 Belarusian rubles (about $1,100). Belarusian authorities detained Shchyrakova in December 2022. Officials initially placed her son in a state orphanage before transferring custody to her ex-husband. Shchyrakova, 50, is the latest in a string of journalists jailed in Belarus after covering the large-scale political repression that has rocked the country since its last presidential elections three years ago.”
Reuters: Finland Charges Three With Racist 'Terrorist Crime'
“Finnish prosecutors on Thursday indicted three men on the charge of "terrorist crime", saying they were suspected of preparing to instigate armed conflict between ethnic groups. "The defendants are suspected of having, due to racist beliefs, prepared an armed conflict between ethnic groups in which people were to be killed and social structures undermined through attacks in which self-made weapons would be used," the prosecution authority said. It said in a statement that they had found in an investigation that the suspects had constructed and trained themselves to use weapons, although they had not got as far as preparing a concrete act. The suspects, one of whom is in custody, have contested most of the charges, the agency said without elaborating. The three are suspected of having formed a right-wing extremist group and their weapons were mainly 3D-printed, police had said earlier.”
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