Image: Jihad Watch A 26-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman in Gloucester earlier this year has been sentenced to two years in prison, following proceedings at Gloucester Crown Court. Abdulla Ali was sentenced on Thursday, 11 December, after the court heard disturbing details of the incident, which took place in the late hours of 28 July. According to the prosecution, Ali approached a woman he did not know as she was walking home alone at around 11 pm after a night ou

Image: Jihad Watch A transgender woman convicted of killing her parents attempted to avoid appearing for her sentencing hearing in a Utah court, arguing that the emotional strain could trigger a severe mental health crisis. During the proceedings, it was also revealed that she had converted to Islam and referenced her religious beliefs while addressing the court. Mia Bailey, 30, was ultimately sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of her par

Image: Jihad Watch Two Islamic State extremists have been convicted for plotting a mass-casualty gun attack aimed at Manchester’s Jewish community—an atrocity police say could have become the deadliest terrorist attack in British history. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday after a trial that laid bare the scale, intent, and ideological motivation behind their plan. Prosecutors told the court the pair were pr

Image: Jihad Watch Instead of the traditional midnight Mass that marks the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve, Christian communities in Burkina Faso will now assemble for worship in the afternoon—a stark adjustment driven by fear for their lives rather than choice. Church leaders have decided to hold services before nightfall so that worshippers can return home while it is still light. After dark, travel has become dangerously risky, as Islamic extremist groups operating in the

Image: Jihad Watch NSW Premier Chris Minns is under mounting criticism for failing to explicitly address radical Islamic extremism in a sweeping package of laws proposed in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre. While the government has moved swiftly to recall the state parliament for special sittings on Monday and Tuesday, critics argue that the legislative response appears selective and politically cautious. During the emergency session, Mr Minns is expected to introduce a se

Image: Jihad Watch Police in London, Ontario, have charged a 19-year-old man from Toronto in connection with an alleged plot involving a hit list and explicit death threats directed at individuals associated with King’s University College. According to a statement released by the London Police Service, the arrest followed an investigation initiated after authorities received a complaint on December 15, 2025. As a result of the probe, police arrested Safeeullah Aslami, a 19-ye

Image: Jihad Watch An Iraqi national, Shakir Mahmoud Shakir, has been convicted of raping a 100-year-old woman while employed in a home care service in Stockholm. Despite the severity of the crime, the court has ruled that he will not be deported and may remain in Sweden after serving his prison sentence—a decision that has triggered widespread political outrage and public debate. The assault occurred in October this year when the elderly woman experienced chest pains and sou

Image: Jihad Watch Grief and deepening fear have enveloped Christian communities in Guma County of Benue State after a fresh wave of brutal attacks left at least four people dead and several others traumatised. The renewed violence has further unsettled residents who were already living under the shadow of repeated assaults in the region. According to local accounts, several women were abducted during the attacks and subjected to severe torture, while at least one person rema

Image: Jihad Watch Australian police mounted a high-intensity security operation in a Sydney suburb on Thursday, deploying heavily armed tactical officers as part of heightened vigilance following the terror attack on a Jewish holiday gathering at Bondi Beach earlier this week. The dramatic action unfolded when police intercepted two vehicles, with officers in full tactical gear reportedly ramming one of the cars before detaining several men for questioning. In a statement, t

Image: Jihad Watch Palestinians have reportedly branded Ahmed al-Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian man who risked his own life to disarm a gunman during the deadly Bondi massacre, as a “traitor,” sparking widespread controversy across Arab social media platforms. Ramallah News, one of the most widely followed Palestinian news outlets, published a report on Sunday detailing Mr al-Ahmed’s actions during the attack. While the article acknowledged his role in confronting the attacker, t

Image: Jihad Watch Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), is understood to have previously investigated Naveed Akram, the alleged gunman involved in the deadly Bondi Beach attack, following the arrest of an Islamic State (IS) terrorist several years earlier. According to reports, the investigation into Akram dates back to 2019, when Australian authorities disrupted an IS-linked terror plot in Sydney. Akram, now 24,

Image: Jihad Watch The question that immediately came to mind after we were told that an “ISIS terrorist” had killed two American National Guard members and an American interpreter was a simple one: are we being lied to? Unfortunately, the answer appears to be yes. Kurdish sources who identified the attacker as a member of the Al Qaeda–aligned Syrian government’s security forces were telling the truth. In contrast, official statements issued by our own government painted a fa

Image: Jihad Watch Investigators have revealed that the father-and-son duo responsible for opening fire at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had travelled to the Philippines just weeks before the attack, a development that has raised concerns among counterterrorism officials about possible exposure to Islamist extremist networks abroad. Multiple police sources confirmed that Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid, visited the South-East Asian nation in November, shortly before the violen

Image: Jihad Watch A 23-year-old female student was sexually assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning shortly after exiting the Jonio metro station in northern Rome, triggering a police investigation and a manhunt for the suspected attackers. According to preliminary findings, the young woman had left the station and was walking toward a nearby night bus stop when she was confronted by three men. Investigators say the men forcibly restrained her and dragged her to a les

Image: Jihad Watch Security authorities in the German state of Bavaria have successfully foiled what is believed to have been a planned terrorist attack targeting a Christmas market in the Dingolfing-Landau region. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann described the suspected plot as a “potentially Islamist-motivated attack,” underscoring the seriousness of the threat and the significance of the timely intervention by law enforcement agencies. According to investigators

Image: Jihad Watch Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that Naveed Akram first came to the attention of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) in October 2019. He was monitored and investigated for approximately six months. At the conclusion of that period, authorities assessed that Akram did not pose an ongoing threat, and the investigation was closed. However, senior officials later revealed that Akram had close associations with Isaac El Matari, who

Image: Jihad Watch A decorated freedom fighter of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War and his wife were brutally murdered at their residence in the northern district of Rangpur, deepening fears over the worsening security situation for minorities and veterans of the liberation movement. The victims, 75-year-old Jogesh Chandra Roy, a recognised Muktijoddha, and his wife Suborna Roy, were found dead inside their home with their throats slit, sending shockwaves through the local co

Image: Jihad Watch A gunman who carried out a deadly shooting during a Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach has been identified as Naveed Akram. The attack, which struck Sydney’s Jewish community, left at least 12 people dead and 29 others injured, prompting authorities to officially classify the incident as an act of terrorism. Akram, 24, was shot and killed by police at the scene, while another suspected attacker has been taken into custody. Security operations r

Image: Jihad Watch A newly released crime assessment from Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) has once again brought alarming trends to the forefront. The comprehensive 2024 “situation report” on crime linked to immigration highlights a striking over-representation of foreign nationals—particularly Syrians and Afghans—in categories involving serious and violent offenses. According to data published by Bild, the analysis examines criminal activity

Image: Jihad Watch In a heartbreaking case heard at Nottingham Crown Court, the mothers of two nine-year-old boys from Nottingham have poignantly detailed the profound and lasting emotional trauma inflicted upon their children following sexual assaults in a local park. During the sentencing hearing, victim impact statements were read aloud, revealing the deep psychological scars left on the young victims. One mother described how her son, previously a vibrant, bubbly, and soc