The Irish Times

Only surviving Paris attacker pleads for mercy at trial

Abdeslam seeks leniency for not detonating suicide vest in terrorism acts that killed 131

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 19:30

Jihadist trial in Paris seeks to understand the unthinkable

Chastened defendant Abdeslam cites his rejection of ‘western values’ before he embraced Islamic radicalism

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 21:49

France prepares to relive night of Isis terror in ‘trial of the century’

Twenty men to be tried, including five believed dead, for 2015 attacks that killed 130

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 01:00

Suspected jihadist goes on trial in Paris over train attack foiled by US tourists

Ayoub El Khazzani faces terror charges for incident that ‘could have killed 300 people’

Mon Nov 16 2020 - 17:24

France accused of ‘subcontracting’ execution of jihadists in Iraq

Lawyers in Paris protest about death sentences given to French nationals in Baghdad

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 01:00

Frenchman on trial for first murders committed by Isis in Europe

Jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche accused of killing four in Brussels Jewish Museum

Wed Jan 09 2019 - 19:27

‘Terrorist landlord’ on trial for sheltering Paris attackers

Man who lent jihadists flat appears in court in first trial linked to November 2015 killings

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 16:30

Trial opens of ‘Granny Jihad’ who followed son to Syria

French woman Christine Rivière (51) converted due to ‘fusional relationship’ with son

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 17:13

Islamic State adds a layer of sophistication in Europe

Isis’s virtual planners are using social media to compel ‘lone wolves’ to commit atrocities

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 01:00

Moroccan youths are easy prey for jihadist recruiters

Well-developed networks are targeting young Moroccans to join terrorist cells

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 18:18

Middle East and African states must help Europe fight terror

Muslim states must try and talk to conservative clerics, not jail or torture them

Mon Jun 19 2017 - 01:00

How France strove to eliminate terrorists on its ‘kill list’

François Hollande has followed Obama’s lead in ordering ‘targeted killing’ of jihadists

Fri Jan 06 2017 - 01:00

Moroccan linked to Paris attacks arrested in Germany

Man (24) accused of renting flats in Turkey and Greece used by cell to plan acts of terror

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 16:58

Understated ceremonies mark first anniversary of Paris attacks

Commemorations at Stade de France, Bataclan and cafes where 130 people were killed

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00

Evidence of co-ordination of European terrorist attacks

A computer found in a bin in Brussels points to concerted efforts to orchestrate attacks

Fri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00

Inside Islamic State: how it built a global network of killers

Isis has special intelligence unit in charge of exporting terror to Europe, documents show

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 10:58

Stunning French intelligence failures in Paris attacks

Parliamentary inquiry finds security agencies need a radical overhaul to fight jihadism

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00

Revelations highlight security services’ failure to stop Paris attack

France tried to arrest or kill Islamic State terrorist before he struck

Sat May 14 2016 - 01:00

Jihadist from Paris massacre to be held in solitary confinement

Salah Abdeslam has ‘real desire to explain the facts, and how he was radicalised’

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 08:38

Isis sent operatives to Europe long before Brussels attacks

Signs of focused terrorist machine directed at Europe were discounted from early 2014

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 15:27

Brussels attacks: Three charged following bombings

Prosecutor denies media reports of nuclear access badge being stolen by militants

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 19:45

Bomb-shocked Brussels adjusts to life after attacks

The Belgian capital, one of Europe’s most Islamic cities, faces up to domestic threat

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 05:45

Origins of Paris-Brussels Isis cell illustrate dual strategy

Western agencies are still striving to grasp the Islamist group’s power structure

Fri Mar 25 2016 - 19:41

Brussels attacks suspect was a ‘model student’

Profile: Najim Laachraoui attended a Catholic high school in the Belgian capital

Thu Mar 24 2016 - 18:13

Brussels attackers: Two bombers identified and linked to Paris attacks

Brahim El Bakraoui struck at airport and Khalid El Bakraoui detonated a bomb on the metro

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 08:14

Timeline: Belgium’s long and troubled history of jihadism

Small size and fragmented governance make Belgium ideal for arms-smuggling

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00

Paris attacks: terrifyingly fatal layers of resources and tactics

Bomb methods, internet use and boxes of phones logistically aided the Paris massacres

Sun Mar 20 2016 - 16:27

Prime suspect in Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam captured

Europe’s most wanted man wounded as four-month search ends in Brussels

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00

Salah Abdeslam profile: A taste for women and fancy clothes

Lara Marlowe: Surviving perpetrator of Paris attacks had a reputation as a bon vivant

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 21:45

Lara Marlowe: France has a fatal attraction to the Middle East

France and the jihadists seem locked in a wrestlers’ hold, a mutual fascination and loathing which neither can escape

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 19:24

Belgian-Moroccan was third person killed in Paris police raid

Identification possible after DNA from remains were compared to a sample from mother

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 19:56

Paris jolted yet again by attempted attack

Man with knife killed after trying to attack police station on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ anniversary

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 08:04

Paris attacks: Police reports piece together night of terror

Jihadis co-ordinated in real time by unidentified person in Brussels on November 13th

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00

Jihadist attacks in 2015 reveal ‘enemy from within’

World review of the year: Isis planned and ‘inspired’ some of the atrocities this year

Mon Dec 28 2015 - 15:35