The “hawala” a method of financing terrorism moves 300 million Euros in Spain

April 4, 2014   The ‘ hawala ‘ is an opaque and easy way to send money to any corner of the world. A system that can move 100,000 USD per day and is based on the relationship of trust between the partners in the chain of money delivery. Confidentiality and opacity have made it…

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French parents alone against Syria jihad recruiters

March 21, 2014   When Dominique Bons’ timid son stopped smoking overnight and started praying frequently at his home in the southern French city of Toulouse, she alerted the authorities. They did nothing because Nicolas was not suspected of any crime. One day last year he disappeared. Then Bons was sent a text message saying…

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Seven-year sentence for Laurel man who tried to join up with al-Shabab terrorist group

January13, 2014   A 26-year-old Laurel man was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison after he admitted traveling to Africa to try to join the terrorist group al-Shabab and trashing his home computer so federal investigators could not track him, authorities said. Craig Baxam was arrested by Kenyan authorities in December 2011, and he soon told…

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The sons of Muslim immigrants are targets for Jihadist recruitment in Spain

November 28, 2013   “They live in a permanent schizophrenia. At home they are criticized because they are westernized and on the street they do not feel integrated. ” It ‘s the definition that Army Captain Julian Holguin applies to the second generation of Muslims that are socially vulnerable and in danger of falling into…

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Dutch Woman Arrested for “Recruiting Syria Jihadists”

22 July 2013   A 19 year old woman suspected of recruiting individuals to fight in Syria has been arrested in the Netherlands. Police arrested the woman in the city of Zoetermeer, and she is to be remanded for two weeks while an investigation is underway. Oum Usama is a Dutch national of Somali origin….

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