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ISIS (The Islamic State of Iraq in Syria), also know as ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) or Islamic State, is a jihadist organization based in Syria and Iraq. Its leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It is considered a terrorist organisation by the United States.

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10 Jan, 2016

Murder suspects arrested

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Turkey arrests three suspects in Jerf’s murder. The trio have been remanded into custody by a judge in the city of Gaziantep and await trial there.

10 Jul, 2015

Two suspected ISIS terrorists held

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Two Malaysians with suspected links to the terrorist group Islamic State are arrested for plotting to launch attacks in the country. National police chief:

The fresh arrests, which involve locals planning to launch attacks after communicating with senior members of IS in Syria, is a new trend that is most worrying.

26 Apr, 2015

Suspected Malaysian ISIS militants arrested

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malaysia-suspected-isis-militantsMalaysian police arrest 12 people, just one day before the country hosts a summit, for planning a terrorist attack by ISIS. Police also seize 20kg of ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, kerosene and remote-control devices. National police chief:

The suspects are believed to be planning to cause civil unrest in the country. They had planned to launch attacks in Malaysia on April 25 and April 26.

 

29 Aug, 2014

14-year-old ‘jihadi’ girl arrested

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French authorities arrest a 14-year-old girl in the western city of Quimper on suspicion that she is planning to conduct jihad in Syria. She is moved to Paris to be questioned by an anti-terror judge on possible connections to the disappearance of another 14-year-old girl from the Paris area in June, as part of an enquiry that has also led to the arrests of a 15-year-old and 17-year old girl a week earlier.

20 Aug, 2014

Teen girls arrested for jihad plans

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France arrests two girls aged 17 and 15 in Lyon, Rhone, and Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrenees for alleged involvement in jihad. The arrests form part of a broader enquiry into jihadism in the country. Around 900 French citizens are implicated in jihad – meaning that they have either taken part in a conflict, plan to participate in one, or are returning from one. Both girls are reported to have been planning to travel to Syria to join militant activities there. Paris-based international security consultant Samuel Laurent:

Obviously this is proof of how appealing caliphate ideology is for French and European citizens

31 Jul, 2014

‘Death to Jews’ arrests

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Two 32-year-old men are arrested in connection with an investigation into chants at a Hague protest. The public prosecutors office says the men, one from Amsterdam and one from the Hague, are suspected of inciting violence against a population group on the basis of their beliefs and race after it determines that they chanted ‘Death to Jews’ at the protest. Dutch-language tweet from Israel information center CIDI:

People who made themselves unrecognisable, Isis flags, death to Jews and journalists take to safety. The Netherlands 2014.

2 Jul, 2014

California man arrested

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Authorities arrest 20-year-old Orange County native Adam Dandach, also known as Fadi Fadi Dandach, as he is about to board a flight bound for Istanbul. A detention order shows that under questioning, he says that he planned to travel to Syria:

[…] that he would assist ISIS with anything the ISIS asked him to do, and that he believed the killings of U.S. soldiers are justified killings.

He is detained as a flight risk and a danger to his community, and indited on two felonies relating to his replacement passport, after authorities discover that his mother hid his original passport to prevent him flying overseas. The detention order:

Dandach stated that he was more disappointed that he did not get to go to Syria than in getting in trouble with law enforcement

8 Apr, 2014

Colorado woman arrested for conspiracy

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Colorado resident Shannon Maureen Conley, 19, is arrested and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists as she attempts to board a flight out of Denver airport. She has allegedly admitted to authorities that she is planning to travel to the Turkish border to meet an ISIS member that she met over the internet. Conley, a certified nurse’s aide, allegedly told authorities that she planned to become the man’s wife and serve as a nurse in an ISIS camp, during a series of seven interviews conducted during the five months before her flight after she was reported for suspicious behavior. She faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty.