jihadists
Europe
Hundreds of Kurds Honor Body of English-Greek Ex-Marine Who Fought ISIS
Hundreds of Kurds mobbed the hearse carrying ex-Marine Konstandinos Erik Scurfield when his body arrived at Manchester Airport. Scurfield was killed fighting against the Islamic State in Syria.
The British-Greek 25-year-old man from Barnsley was killed by mortar fire on March...
Economy
Greek Foreign Minister: Jihadists will Flock in Europe if Greece Crumbles
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias said that jihadists will flock in Europe if Greek economy crumbles.
Kotzias spoke during an unofficial meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers in Riga, Latvia. He stressed Greece's geopolitical importance in the Balkans...
Greece
Greece to Extradite Algerian National Linked to Belgium Attack
A Greek prosecutor has ordered earlier today the immediate extradition of a 33-year-old Algerian man, arrested on the basis of a European warrant issued Monday by Belgian authorities, who may be linked to a foiled Islamist militant plot to...
Crime
Belgium to Request Extradition of Terror Suspect Held in Greece
Belgium will request the extradition of a man arrested in Greece who is suspected to be linked to a jihadist cell dismantled by Belgian security forces earlier this week, federal prosecutors said on Sunday.
The 33-year-old man of Algerian descent...
Greece
No Links Between Men Detained in Greece and Belgian Terrorist Cell
Greek police announced they found no evidence that the four people they detained yesterday, Saturday January 17, were linked to the jihadist cell in Verviers, Belgium.
Greek authorities made the arrest in Pagrati, Athens, Greece, yesterday and collected DNA sample to send...
Crime
Greek Police Detained 4 People Possibly Linked to Belgium Islamist Cell
On Saturday, Greek police detained four suspects who were allegedly linked to the Islamist cell that was organizing terrorist attacks in Belgium. Two cell members were killed on Thursday by Belgian police officers, while another one was arrested in...
Europe
Belgian Authorities Looking for Jihadists in Greece
Belgian media reported that the country's authorities are currently searching in Greece and Turkey for the "mastermind" behind the group that was organizing terrorist attacks in Belgium. “With help from the FBI, our authorities are looking for the leader...
Greece
Europol Alert About Jihadists in Greece
European Police issued an alert on Saturday that will be in effect until Saturday, January 17, and involves seven jihadists' names who might conduct terrorist acts. One or more of them may be hiding in Greece.
The Europol warning was...
Cyprus
Cyprus on Alert Over Jihadist Terrorist Acts
Authorities in Cyprus are on alert after receiving information from foreign secret services that Islamic State jihadists are planning to hijack airplanes in Cyprus.
A newsit report says that the airports of Larnaca and Paphos are on alert based on...
Greece
U.S. State Department: Arrest Jihadists in Greece
Greek State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki has confirmed press reports that the US government has demanded that the Greek government arrest jihadi fighters traveling through the country en route from Albania and Bosnia to Syria and Iraq.
“We’ve of course...