Yazidi religious authorities have walked back on a decision suggesting they would accept the children of women raped by Islamic State group captors. While the children are innocent, to many, they represent genocide.
The German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia has deported three men from Bosnia Herzegovina, who had been classified as Islamist threats.
Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic said about 70,000 migrants are ready to depart Greece for countries in western Europe. The situation concerns Bosnia because many of the migrants may attempt to reach Europe through the Balkan route.
Two of the three suspects reportedly tried to build a homemade bomb and considered carrying out an armed or vehicle attack. Prosecutors accused the suspects of planning an "Islamist motivated attack."
The Italian authorities have arrested 15 individuals on charges of terrorism and aiding and abetting clandestine immigration to Italy. They allegedly belong to a criminal organization that offered journeys on fast dinghies from Tunisia to Sicily for 2,500 euros.
Ammar Abdal is a 35-year-old painter from Iraq who came to Germany as a refugee in 2017. In his art, he documents the terror and crimes of the 'Islamic State'. He wants to "fight their terror with a weapon made by culture and art, not with a real weapon."
A group of IS followers are said to be terrorizing people in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. On the pretext of religious propriety, they brutally punish whoever they deem criminal. Two DW reporters investigate the rumors.
Have you been given a copy of the Koran or encouraged to visit a particular mosque since you arrived in Germany? If you have, according to the German domestic intelligence service, you may be in the sights of a Jihadist organization.
Germany’s domestic spy agency was alerted by the migration and refugee office to more than 10,000 cases of suspected security threats in 2017, more than four times as many as the previous year. The rise is partly due to greater cooperation between the two agencies.
Spain and Algeria have signed a cooperation agreement to form a joint unit to fight illegal immigration and prevent terrorism.
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj has warned Europe that it is "very likely" that terrorists may be hiding on migrant boats.
An Italian investigation has identified a criminal organization that allegedly provided "luxury trips" for migrants from Tunisia to Sicily. Investigators in Palermo said they believed some of the members of the organization to be jihadist extremists.