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A Paris court Wednesday sentenced five Frenchmen, one Algerian and one Moroccan to prison terms of up to seven years on charges of helping to send French youths to fight in the Iraq insurgency.

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BASQUE ETA EX-MILITARY CHIEF GETS 15 YEARS IN FRANCE (The Tocqueville Connection) PARIS, May 14, 2008 (AFP) - A French court on Wednesday sentenced a former commander of the armed Basque separatist group ETA to 15 years in jail, three months after he received a 30-year jail term in France. Sri Lanka Captures Key Town From Tamil Tigers; 34 Rebels Killed (Bloomberg.com) May 18 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lankan soldiers captured a key town from the Tamil Tigers in the country’s north as heavy fighting killed at least 34 rebels, the government said. Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) WASHINGTON — Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. France Convicts Seven in Iraq Jihadist Recruitment Trial (New York Times) The men were given prison terms of up to seven years on Wednesday for their roles in helping to send French youths to fight alongside insurgents in Iraq. US Calls Alleged Venezuelan Help to Colombian Rebels Highly Disturbing (Voice of America) The U.S. State Department Thursday said reports that Venezuela may have tried to acquire advanced weapons for Colombian FARC rebels are highly disturbing. Venezuela denies the reports, which have spurred U.S. Congressional calls for action against the Hugo Chavez government. Experts warn of cyber terrorism threat (INO News) (AP:KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia) The world’s countries must cooperate more to fight the threat of cyberterrorism attacks, which could threaten facilities such as nuclear power plants, officials said Tuesday at an international conference. Colombian paramilitaries to be tried by US for terror and drugs (Gulf Times) Colombia has extradited 14 paramilitary leaders to the US, amid charges the move is an attempt to hamper a probe into links between the militants and members of the current government. Police face scrutiny over the arrest of radical jihadist who renounced violence (Times Online) He was the poster boy for jihadist extremism who become one of its most vocal opponents, meeting a government minister and being offered Home Office funding to support his deradicalisation work among young Muslims. Colombian paramilitaries to be tried by US for terror, drugs (AFP via Yahoo! News) Fourteen Colombian paramilitary recently extradited to the United States will be tried on drug and terrorism charges, the US Department of Justice said Tuesday. Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges (AP via Yahoo! News) Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. courtroom, flanked by armed marshals and wearing bright orange jumpsuits and slippers. FACTBOX-Terrorism-suspect abuse in U.S. report (AlertNet) Source: Reuters May 20 (Reuters) - A Justice Department inspector general’s report issued on Tuesday found that high-level officials of the Bush administration ignored FBI concerns over abusive treatment of terrorism … Britain hub of Islamic terrorism: EU report (NDTV) To read the biggest stories of the day on your mobile, type mobile.ndtv.com on your phone browser. 7 sentenced in France in case of jihadist recruiting ring (International Herald Tribune) A Paris court Wednesday sentenced five Frenchmen, one Algerian and one Moroccan to prison terms of up to seven years on charges of helping to send French youths to fight in the Iraq insurgency.
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Colombian paramilitaries to be tried by US for terror, drugs (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News) Fourteen Colombian paramilitary extradited to the United States in the past week will be tried on drug and terrorism charges, the US Department of Justice said Tuesday. Police arrest 10 men in three countries in Europe in terror investigation (International Herald Tribune) Ten men of Turkish origin were arrested Friday in three European countries as part of a French investigation into what a judge said was a financial-support network tied to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a terrorist group with links to Al Qaeda. Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges (AP via Yahoo! News) Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. courtroom, flanked by armed marshals and wearing bright orange jumpsuits and slippers. More time for terror questioning (BBC News) Police are given until next week to question former extremist Hassan Butt over terror charges. 7 sentenced in France in case of jihadist recruiting ring (International Herald Tribune) A Paris court Wednesday sentenced five Frenchmen, one Algerian and one Moroccan to prison terms of up to seven years on charges of helping to send French youths to fight in the Iraq insurgency. Trying to get off the UN’s terrorist list described as ‘Kafkaesque’ (The Globe and Mail) Trying to get off the UN’s terrorist list described as ‘Kafkaesque’ Editorial: Defiance of Terror (Arab News) It is still unclear who was behind the horrific series of bomb attacks in the Indian city of Jaipur on Tuesday which killed 63 people and left some 200 injured. Suspicions, however, are being pointed at a Jihadist group, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) which is thought to be based in Bangladesh. Ten held in 3 European countries in al Qaeda probe (Reuters.co.uk) PARIS (Reuters) - Police in France, Germany and the Netherlands have arrested 10 people on suspicion of having financial ties with an Uzbek group linked to al Qaeda, a source close to the French investigation said on Friday. Osama bin Laden says Al Qaeda will continue its fight (International Herald Tribune) Osama bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda, said in a new audio message released Friday that the terrorist organization will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until Palestine is liberated. Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. courtroom, flanked by armed marshals and wearing bright orange jumpsuits and slippers. Eight Colombians, including paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, pleaded not guilty to cocaine trafficking charges. The men, among 14 who were extradited …
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Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges (AP via Yahoo! News) Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. courtroom, flanked by armed marshals and wearing bright orange jumpsuits and slippers. Iraq in new assault on al-Qaeda (Borneo Bulletin) MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered a new assault on al-Qaeda in the main northern city of Mosul on Wednesday, the jihadists’ last urban bastion in Iraq according to the US military. Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) WASHINGTON — Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. Colombian paramilitaries to be tried by US for terror and drugs (Gulf Times) Colombia has extradited 14 paramilitary leaders to the US, amid charges the move is an attempt to hamper a probe into links between the militants and members of the current government. Colombian paramilitaries to be tried by US for terror, drugs (AFP via Yahoo! News) Fourteen Colombian paramilitary recently extradited to the United States will be tried on drug and terrorism charges, the US Department of Justice said Tuesday. 10 men suspected of financing terrorism arrested from European countries (INO News) (RTTNews) - Ten suspected terrorists were arrested by authorities in France, Germany and the Netherlands on Friday for providing financial assistance to al-Qaeda-linked militants with roots in Uzbekistan, reports quoting officials said. Afghan narco-terrorist convicted on drug charges (Boston Globe) A federal jury has found an Afghan enemy combatant guilty of drug charges in what the Justice Department calls the first convictions under new narco-terrorism laws. Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. courtroom, flanked by armed marshals and wearing bright orange jumpsuits and slippers. Eight Colombians, including paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, pleaded not guilty to cocaine trafficking charges. The men, among 14 who were extradited … US Calls Alleged Venezuelan Help to Colombian Rebels Highly Disturbing (Voice of America) The U.S. State Department Thursday said reports that Venezuela may have tried to acquire advanced weapons for Colombian FARC rebels are highly disturbing. Venezuela denies the reports, which have spurred U.S. Congressional calls for action against the Hugo Chavez government. Iraqi forces mount Al Qaeda hunt in Mosul (Khaleej Times) BAGHDAD - US and Iraqi troops moved against Al Qaeda on two separate fronts Thursday, with house-to-house searches in Mosul and an operation in the desert to stanch the flow of insurgents and weapons to that northern city. Lawyers to appeal deportation order against alleged Basque terror suspect (Times & Transcript) Immigration officials have ruled that an alleged Basque terrorist should be booted out of the country after he lived illegally and in relative anonymity in Canada for nearly six years. 7 sentenced in France in case of jihadist recruiting ring (International Herald Tribune) A Paris court Wednesday sentenced five Frenchmen, one Algerian and one Moroccan to prison terms of up to seven years on charges of helping to send French youths to fight in the Iraq insurgency.
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Augie Grad Top Counter Terrorism Expert (KELO Sioux Falls) Augie Grad Top Counter Terrorism Expert France Convicts Seven in Iraq Jihadist Recruitment Trial (New York Times) The men were given prison terms of up to seven years on Wednesday for their roles in helping to send French youths to fight alongside insurgents in Iraq. A TEAM of specially trained police counter terrorism experts will converge on Ba (Western Advocate) A TEAM of specially trained police counter terrorism experts will converge on Bathurst Airport today. The Philippines: Counter-insurgency vs. Counter-terrorism in Mindanao (AlertNet) Source: International Crisis Group The U.S. and the Philippines need to refocus energies on peace processes in Mindanao or they risk new hostilities between government forces and insurgents. Peace process meaningless untill terrorism is wiped out:Bitta (Outlook India) Expressing grave concern over terrorist strikes in Jaipur and Samba area of Jammu, All India Terrorist Front (AIATF) chairman Maninderjeet Singh Bitta today said that the peace process with Pakistan will not bear fruits unless terrorism is wiped out from country. France willing to help India fight terrorism after blasts (Hindustan Times) French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Tuesday expressed revulsion at bomb blasts in Jaipur that claimed at least 60 lives, and offered to step up help to India in fighting terrorism. Infiltration, terrorism to come up in India-Pakistan talks (EARTHtimes.org) New Delhi - India will raise the issue of increased infiltration across the line of control dividing Kashmir and cross- border terrorism during talks with Pakistani officials in Islamabad next week, Foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said Wednesday… Wife of cleric Abu Omar testifies at U.S. spies’ trial in Italy (Los Angeles Times) She recalls talking to him after he was allegedly abducted by the CIA five years ago in Milan and tortured while detained in Egypt. An attorney for an Italian codefendant objects to her Muslim attire From behind the black veil concealing her face, Nabila Ghali blinked rapidly, her voice quivering, as she testified about the torture her husband said was inflicted after he was allegedly … Four in British court charged with helping Tamil Tigers (AFP via Yahoo! News) Four men appeared in a London court Thursday charged with conspiring to support Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, a banned group in Britain. US for dialogue to resolve India-Pakistan differences (Deccan Herald) Affirming that there is no change in America’s Kashmir policy, the US has reiterated that any differences between India and Pakistan should be resolved through dialogue. Colombian paramilitary leaders to be tried in US (AFP via Yahoo! News) Fourteen Colombian paramilitary leaders who arrived handcuffed and under federal escort Tuesday in Miami face drug and terrorism charges in three states as well as Washington, the Department of Justice said. 7 sentenced in France in case of jihadist recruiting ring (International Herald Tribune) A Paris court Wednesday sentenced five Frenchmen, one Algerian and one Moroccan to prison terms of up to seven years on charges of helping to send French youths to fight in the Iraq insurgency.
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IHT: PARIS: A court here sentenced seven men Wednesday to prison terms of up to seven years on charges of helping to send French youths to fight in Iraq, ending a four-year investigation into what prosecutors asserted was a jihadist recruitment ring. The men - five French, one Algerian and one Moroccan - were tried on charges that included criminal association with intent to commit terrorism. Along with three French Muslims who died fighting U.S. forces in Iraq, the seven men were said to be members of what has become known as the "19th arrondissement cell," named after the working-class and heavily immigrant Paris district where most of them lived. France has a militancy problem in its banlieues. They are like a simmering cauldron waiting to boil over.
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Iraq PM in Mosul for offensive against al Qaeda (AlertNet) Source: Reuters * Maliki flies to Mosul for offensive against al Qaeda * Second time this year PM has overseen major operation * Suicide attacks west and south of Baghdad kill 21 (Adds suicide attacks) By … Iraq orders new assault on Al-Qaeda in Mosul (AFP via Yahoo! News) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered a new assault on Al-Qaeda in the main northern city of Mosul on Wednesday, the jihadists’ last urban bastion in Iraq according to US commanders. 7 sentenced in France in case of jihadist recruiting ring (International Herald Tribune) A Paris court Wednesday sentenced five Frenchmen, one Algerian and one Moroccan to prison terms of up to seven years on charges of helping to send French youths to fight in the Iraq insurgency. Khartoum Seeks Terrorist Label for Darfur Rebels (Voice of America) Thousands of people demonstrated in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, against a rebel group that attacked the capital this weekend. The Philippines: Counter-insurgency vs. Counter-terrorism in Mindanao (AlertNet) Source: International Crisis Group The U.S. and the Philippines need to refocus energies on peace processes in Mindanao or they risk new hostilities between government forces and insurgents. Vietnam supports counter-terrorism efforts (Nhân Dân) Vietnam is committed to counter-terrorism and the non-proliferation of mass destruction weapons under international treaties to which it is a party and resolutions of the UN Security Council. France Convicts Seven in Iraq Jihadist Recruitment Trial (New York Times) The men were given prison terms of up to seven years on Wednesday for their roles in helping to send French youths to fight alongside insurgents in Iraq. Iraq PM in Mosul to direct al Qaeda offensive (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki flew to the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday to take charge of a big offensive against al Qaeda in what the U.S. military says is the group’s last major urban stronghold in Iraq. Iraq in new assault on Al-Qaeda in main northern city (AFP via Yahoo! News) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered a new assault on Al-Qaeda in the main northern city of Mosul on Wednesday, the jihadists’ last urban bastion in Iraq according to the US military.