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Dutch court approves extradition of al Qaeda suspect to US
February 26, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Judge Gerard van Ham of The Hague District Court on Tuesday rejected a request to block the extradition of suspected al Qaeda terrorist Sabir Khan to the US. Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten gave final approval for Khan's extradition in December after the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled in.... [more]
UN Security Council condemns continued hostilities in Mali
July 6, 2012 by Jamie Reese
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2056 on Thursday to address the continued hostilities in the country of Mali and demand the violence come to an end. The unanimously adopted resolution addresses continued humanitarian concerns and discourages rebel groups from.... [more]
France authorities arrest suspect connected to al Qaeda
July 3, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
French authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested a suspected terrorist alleged to have ties to al-Qaeda. Little information has been revealed about the suspect except that he was born in Tunisia in 1977 and resided in the French city of Toulon. The nation's prosecution office arrested him.... [more]
West Africa stability threatened by organized crime, drug trafficking: UN
February 22, 2012 by Jennie Ryan
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday for an increase in efforts to curb transnational organized crime, drug trafficking and piracy in West Africa. In an address to the UN Security Council, the Secretary-General said he was "particularly concerned about reports stating that terrorist.... [more]
Federal jury convicts Pakistani woman of attempted murder of US personnel
February 4, 2010 by Matt Glenn
A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday convicted Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman with alleged ties to al Qaeda, on charges of attempting to murder US personnel at the Afghan facility where she was being held. Prosecutors claimed that while in US.... [more]
Former 'enemy combatant' al-Marri sentenced on conspiracy charges
October 30, 2009 by Brian Jackson
Suspected al Qaeda sleeper agent Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri was sentenced Thursday to eight-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to help the terrorist organization, including researching potential targets within the US for chemical weapon attacks. The sentence was less than the 15 years sought.... [more]
Guantanamo detainee habeas corpus ruling [US DC] [document]
May 11, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Petitioners v. Barack Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, May 11, 2009. Read the full text of the opinion and the accompanying court order. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....... [more]
UN rights expert urges overhaul of terrorism sanctions system
October 23, 2008 by Andrew Morgan
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights Martin Scheinin Wednesday urged the UN to restructure or eliminate the existing terrorist blacklisting system. Currently, the Security Council's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee maintains a list of people....... [more]
Pentagon files terrorism charges against Sudanese Guantanamo detainee
May 24, 2008 by Devin Montgomery
US Department of Defense prosecutors Friday charged Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed with conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism. Muhammed, a Sudanese national, is accused of conspiring with various al Qaeda leaders and running a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan.... [more]
UK resident to be released from Guantanamo
March 29, 2007 by Robert DeVries
British resident and Iraqi citizen Bisher al-Rawi is scheduled for release from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to a statement by UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett in Parliament Thursday. Held as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo since its opening nearly five years ago, al-.... [more]
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