0 Have your say A man accused of sending money to his sister in Syria has appeared in court charged with a terror offence. Salim Wakil, 24, is alleged to have arranged a payment of around £2,550 (exactly 3,000 US dollars) in February last year.Prosecutors say the money was for his sister, who allegedly left the UK aged 16 in 2014.Wakil, from Fleet, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with a single count under Section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000.The charge states he ‘entered into or became concerned in an arrangement to make available money, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used for a terrorist purpose.’Wakil spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and nationality as British during the brief hearing.Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot granted him conditional bail and said he will next appear at the Old Bailey on April 17. … [Read more...] about Hampshire man in court accused of sending money to sister in Syria
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Man in court for ‘sending money to sister in Syria’
News / UK and world by Press Association March 29, 2018, 1:17 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A man accused of sending money to his sister in Syria has appeared in court charged with a terror offence. Salim Wakil, 24, is alleged to have arranged a payment of around £2,550 (exactly 3,000 US dollars) in February last year. Prosecutors say the money was for his sister, who allegedly left the UK aged 16 in 2014. Wakil, from Fleet, Hampshire, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with a single count under Section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The charge states he “entered into or became concerned in an arrangement to make available money, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that it may be used for a terrorist purpose.” Wakil spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and nationality as British during the brief hearing. Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot granted him … [Read more...] about Man in court for ‘sending money to sister in Syria’
Erdogan’s narrative begins to crumble as Turkey’s Syria offensive intensifies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a diplomatic offensive to convince Western leaders and new ally Russia that Ankara’s military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria is aimed at purging “terror elements” and not designed to permanently occupy Syrian territory. Turkey’s state-run media outlet Anadolu Agency reported that Erdogan told French President Emmanuel Macron during a February 3 telephone call that Turkey had “no designs on the territory of another country.” The Turkish military suffered its highest number of casualties in a single day on February 3-4, when 10 soldiers were killed in a 24-hour period. The ongoing offensive codenamed “Operation Olive Branch” was launched on January 20 against members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in Syria’s Kurdish-run Afrin region. The Turks consider the secular YPG as a terrorist organisation that needs to be dealt with … [Read more...] about Erdogan’s narrative begins to crumble as Turkey’s Syria offensive intensifies
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on Syria and the situation in Aleppo
Author: EEAS. The following press release was issued by the EEAS on August 18, 2016 16:18. The EU strongly condemns the escalation of violence in Aleppo, the continuous bombardments and the sieges that have put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Syrians in further danger and is hindering the efforts of the international community both to provide humanitarian aid and to support a political solution to the conflict. Recalling that the Syrian authorities have the primary responsibility for the protection of its people, the EU strongly condemns all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and the excessive and disproportionate attacks by the Syrian regime. The EU believes that a Syrian led political transition, as supported by the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), endorsed unanimously by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and agreed in talks convened by the United Nations, is the only way of putting an end to more than five years of conflict in Syria. … [Read more...] about Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on Syria and the situation in Aleppo
Statement High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the latest terrorist atrocities in Syria
Author: EEAS. The following press release was issued by the EEAS on August 12, 2016 00:00. The use of civilians as human shields in Manbij, Syria, and the reported abduction of 2000 people by ISIL/Da’esh from the town shows that civilians are yet again the main victims of Syria’s conflict. Da’esh continues to pose a threat to the people of Syria, Iraq, the region as well as to Europe and beyond. The recent military advances against Da’esh by the Global Coalition together with the Syrian Democratic Forces in North West Syria are welcome and the EU will continue to commit its efforts, as part of the Coalition, to its non-military fields of activity. Complete defeat of Da’esh in Syria will require a political solution to the civil war, addressing the main cause of its expansion in Syria. Copyright EEAS. … [Read more...] about Statement High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the latest terrorist atrocities in Syria