Five British Nationals Arrested in Plot Targeting US Air Force Base
Police stopped three vans near RAF Fairford before dawn on September 27 and arrested five British nationals on terrorism suspicion; MI5 raised its alert posture for Iranian networks in the UK while counter-terrorism investigators examine a possible Iranian connection.
Uzbek ISIS Financier Extradited to Brooklyn After Decade as Fugitive
Davud Ansariy, who left the US in 2016 after running a Brooklyn ISIS financing and travel network, was arraigned in federal court in New York on September 23 following extradition from Georgia, where he had been arrested in August.
Quebec City Man Charged with ISIS Chemical Weapons Plot Against Canadians
On September 24, RCMP arrested a Quebec City man with no legal immigration status in Canada for allegedly communicating with IS members and researching how to build a chemical weapon to poison Canadian civilians.
Missouri Investigates Students for Justice in Palestine Over Hamas Terror Funding
Missouri served civil investigative demands on SJP campus chapters and the national organization September 23, demanding fundraising records under state consumer protection law as part of a probe into potential Hamas financing links.
DOJ Uses Alien Terrorist Removal Court for First-Ever Deportation
The Trump administration activated a 30-year-old counterterrorism statute on September 11 to deport a Texas-based Afghan woman assessed as an ISIS supporter, marking the first completed use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
French Regional Train Derails in Normandy, Sabotage Suspected After 44 Injured
French police opened a sabotage investigation after a Normandy regional train derailed September 12 with 44 injuries; a section of rail found on the track is the primary line of inquiry and no suspect has been identified.