ISIL

An undated file photo of Shamima Begum, who left London as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State militia. Photo:PA Wire/dpa.

World

TERRORISM

Woman who joined IS as teenager loses bid to return to Britain

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/21

Sajid Javid, Interior Minister at the time, however decided to strip her of her British citizenship for security reasons.

World

GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX

Sharp rise in far-right attacks, global terrorism deaths fall

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/20

The influence and power of Islamic State are declining steadily, the annual Global Terrorism Index shows.

29 October 2020, France, Nice: Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi (2nd L) arrives at the scene of a knife attack in Nice. At least two people were killed and several others injured in a knife attack at a church and the suspected assailant was detained shortly afterwards. Photo: -/Christian Estrosi Twitter via PA Media/dpa

Finland

SUPO ASSESSMENT

Finnish intelligence: Islamist terror threat in Finland 'elevated'

The Nomad Today 10/29/20

Supo has identified some groups and individuals with the motivation and capacity to carry out a terrorist attack in Finland. "Some people have moved to Finland from conflict zones after…

Gun man terrorist mercenary shooting. Photo: Satellitov from Pixabay.

Finland

Terrorist threat at level 2 in Finland

The Nomad Today 4/3/20

Finland's Intelligence Service warns that "exceptional circumstances" such as the coronavirus epidemic "create opportunities for illegal intelligence, cyber espionage and large-scale influencing…

A Woman in Al-Hol Camp, Syria. Photo: Y. Boechat (VOA).

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Finland

Finnish authorities rescued two orphaned children from Al-Hawl

The Nomad Today 12/19/19

The municipality in which they are staying or may live in the future will not be disclosed to protect them from the public eye. 10 Finnish women and about 30 children are still in the refugee…