posted by Christopher W Holton The European Union on Tuesday froze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit and two of its staff, as the Netherlands accused Iran of two killings on its soil and joined France and Denmark in alleging Tehran plotted other attacks in Europe. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-sanctions/eu-puts-iran-intelligence-unit-and-two-staff-on-terrorism-list-freezes-assets-idUSKCN1P20UA
by Christopher Holton First it was the suppression of the 28 pages of the 9/11 report. Now, 16 years after 9/11, the West still has not learned its lesson. The British government reportedly is suppressing a report which shows that Jihad in the U.K. is largely funded by Saudi Arabia. Once again, the treacherous Saudis […]
by Christopher W. Holton Last week, 26 AIPAC nations got together in Indonesia to hold a summit on terrorism financing. The report from the summit identified four major sources for terrorism funding. Keep in mind that all of this deals with Islamic terrorism, i.e. Jihad, as no other forms of terrorism are known to exist […]
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Brussels and Turkey are causing a sharp drop off in demand from North American travelers for Mediterranean cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line warned on Monday. http://www.ft.com/fastft/2016/08/09/norwegian-slashes-outlook-as-terrorism-hits-booking/
posted by Christopher W. Holton There are growing concerns in Australia that the country’s Muslim population has become a surreptitious source of funding for Jihad across Asia… http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-10/australia-monitoring-terrorist-groups-in-asia-for-funding-links/7711802 Meanwhile, Australia has set up a special unit to track such payments over the Internet… Australia has set up a cyber-intelligence unit to identify terrorism financing, money […]
Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged to CNBC Thursday that some of the money Iran received in sanctions relief would go to groups considered terrorists. When asked about whether some the $150 billion in sanctions relief to Iran would go to terrorist groups, Kerry reiterated that, after settling debts, Iran would receive closer to $55 […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Mohammed Iqbal Hussain, aged 25, and Mohamed Suyaubur Rohaman, 32, who live in Castle Road, Walsall Wood are accused of sending £10,000 to their suspected terrorist brother and his wife fighting in Syria. The brothers, who worked in the family laundrette business in Walsall, are accused of transferring the money to […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Well worth checking out, particularly details about the funding of the Jihadis who carried out attacks in France… 10 biggest terror finance news stories of 2015
Posted by Christopher W. Holton Palestinian Islamic Jihad has reportedly suspended payments to its terrorists for three months. The suspension has occurred despite Iran’s recent pledge to continue to fund Islamic Jihad. No Iranian money has been transferred and the reason for the delay is reportedly unknown. For decades, Iran sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Islamic Jihad, but, because of disputes over […]
Financial Trail Indicates Islamic State Presence Spreading to Indonesia
On December 22, 2015 · In Indonesia, ISIS, Islamic State (IS), Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding
Some of the Indonesian men arrested at the weekend after tip-offs that they were planning a string of militant attacks had received funding from Syria, hardening evidence of their links to Islamic State, police said on Monday. “They received transfers of funds … they have a connection with Syria,” national police spokesman Anton Charliyan told […]
Money Jihad blog has an important report posted that indicates that the chairman of the board of Islami Bank Bangladesh, Limited (IBBL), Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, was a leading member of a Jihadist militia. http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/sharia-bankers-former-life-as-terrorist-exposed-by-shocking-allegation/
An Islamic charity accused by Canadian government auditors of sending almost $15-million to the Palestinian jihadist terrorist group HAMAS has been raided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who report to have seized an “extensive amount” of evidence. Police teams searched the office of the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, as well as […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki made it abundantly clear that Saudi Arabia is sponsoring terrorism and likewise he highlighted the role of Qatar in supporting terror as well. Indeed, Gulf petrodollars are sponsoring terrorism in several nations, spreading sectarianism throughout the Middle East and parts of Southeast Asia – and funding radicalism throughout Western Europe and […]
Malaysian police have arrested nine people today under a security law on suspicion of involvement in a terror group with overseas links. National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the nine, aged from 22 to 55, were arrested near the capital Kuala Lumpur and in the northern state of Kedah bordering Thailand. They were held on suspicion […]
Chairman of Charity Commission says it will come down hard on charities found funnelling cash to extremist groups. William Shawcross, who took on the role at the Charity Commission in October 2012, said it was “ludicrous” that people with convictions for terrorism or money laundering were not automatically disqualified from setting up charities or becoming […]
Michael Curtis, author of Jews, Anti-Semitism and the Middle East, recently posted an important article on American Thinker about a subject which we have covered extensively on SFW for years…the role of Islamic charities in terrorism financing… http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/04/telling_the_truth_about_terrorism_and_islamic_charities.html
Money Jihad blog uncovered an important report from Thomson Reuters which details financing for the Islamic terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf, which operates in the Philippines. In the report, an entire section is devoted to zakat funding for Abu Sayyaf, particularly from Saudi Arabia. Thomson Reuters maintains that the zakat money is only coming from Filipino expatriates […]
The Indian Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested three people with over Rs1.40 lakh fake Indian currency notes. The ATS officers also recovered railway tickets to Delhi from the accused and are investigating whether they have any links with any terrorist organisation. The arrested trio has been identified as Mohammad Suber Moosa Malik Sheikh, 38, Bakhtiyar Alam […]
A Moroccan Jihadist who plotted to turn a radio-controlled model airplane into a drone-like flying bomb and crash it into a school and a Connecticut federal building was arrested Monday by the FBI. El Mehdi Semlali Fahti told an undercover agent in five recorded conversations that he studied the bomb attack operation for months, and had […]
The US Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen has unofficially accused the Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Dr Nayef Al-Ajmi of longstanding support and funding of terrorism. http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/204846/t/US-official-‘accuses’-Kuwait’s-Awqaf-minister-of-funding-terror/Default.aspx
A Turkish charity known as İMKANDER has held rallies across Turkey in memory of Doku Umarov, the former emir of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate whose death was announced by the jihadist group just last week. The Islamic Caucasus Emirate aims to establish an independent Islamic state ruled under Shariah and to wage global jihad. The rallies took place […]
Philippines: And now…Jihad with Money
On March 25, 2014 · In Islamic Finance, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Microfinance, Phillipines, Shariah Finance
In two days, the government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will sign a peace treaty, ostensibly to end the decades-old Jihadist insurgency on the island of Mindanao. The advisability of entering into a peace treaty with a Jihadist terrorist organization is certainly debatable to say the least, and even before the […]
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded $7-million worth of Iranian state assets in Canada to victims of terrorism. Money that Iran had stashed in Canadian bank accounts, as well as two properties in Toronto and Ottawa, will soon be liquidated for distribution. Sheriffs have been ordered to sell Iran’s properties, empty its bank accounts and […]
North Carolina Jihadis Planned to Use Charity as Cover
On March 22, 2014 · In Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, Yemen
Two North Carolina men were arrested on terrorism charges this week with plans to travel to Yemen and Syria to join the Jihad. Of particular interest is the cover story they concocted in case they were caught. It’s hard to believe that these two thought this cover story up on their own… The pair planned […]
The Gatestone Institute reports that Spanish authorities have broken up a Jihadi ring that was recruiting for and financing overseas Jihad operations: Spanish officials say the cell, based in southern Spain, was one of the largest of its kind in Europe and responsible for recruiting more jihadists than any other network discovered in Spain so […]
CAIR offered Sheriff $15,000 to Shut Down Terror Training
On March 18, 2014 · In CAIR, Hamas, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, terrorism, U.S. Policymakers
Despite pressure tactics, threats and even a $15,000 cash bribe from the Council on American-Islamic Relations to shut down a recent counter-terrorism training program for Virginia law enforcement, the training took place as scheduled, albeit with extra security. Washington-based CAIR, an Islamic lobbying group shunned by the FBI due to its ties to terrorist groups, […]
A $4 million ransom was reportedly paid to the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusra Front for the release of 13 Greek Orthodox nuns that were held hostage by the Jihadist group for four months. They hostages were released in a deal between the Syrian Assad regime and Jihadists of the Al Nusra Front, brokered by Qatar, a […]
A subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is exploring the issue of Palestinian Authority government salaries going to convicted terrorists, a program that may be utilizing annual U.S. foreign aid granted to the Palestinians. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/06/congress-trying-to-prevent-u-s-tax-money-from-funding-palestinian-terrorist-salaries/
Police have made eight arrests as part of an investigation into whether funds donated to help people in Syria is being stolen and used to finance terrorism. The money, which came from four UK-based charities, was taken by police who believed it could be used for criminal or terrorist activities instead of paying for food […]
Report: Tunisia Targets Terror Financiers
On March 6, 2014 · In Al Qaeda, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Money Laundering, Terror Funding, Tunisia
Tunisia will freeze assets of individuals and entities with terrorism ties. Moveable assets, real estate, securities and financial instruments would be subject to the measure, the finance ministry announced on February 25th. The move is part of efforts to stop money laundering. The decision to enforce the policy now will help authorities tighten control over […]
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