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Three Muslims in Norway Arrested for Ties to Islamic State
Jihadists in Norway. Jihadists in Spain. Jihadists in Great Britain. Jihadists in Denmark. Jihadists in France. Jihadists in Russia. Jihadists in Canada. Jihadists in the United States. Jihadists in Australia. Jihadists in China.
Different countries. Different cultures. Different backgrounds. So why do they come to the exact same conclusions about what they’re supposed to do?
Reuters—Three men were accused in a Norwegian court on Tuesday of joining or aiding Islamic State in Syria, in the first case of its kind in the Nordics.
Djibril Bashir and Valon Avdyli pleaded not guilty to participating in a terrorist organization, and Visar Avdyli denied providing aid to such a group – both offences under a new Norwegian law designed to crack down on returning militants.
Authorities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland estimate that 300 to 400 people may have left for places like Iraq and Syria to receive militant training. Western powers fear radicalized fighters may come back to launch attacks at home.
All three Norwegian nationals acknowledged traveling to join Islamic State, which has grabbed large parts of Syria and Iraq and, analysts fear, opened a new front in Libya.
If found guilty, they face up to six years in prison.
Neighboring Denmark, where a man with Palestinian roots killed two people in separate attacks ten days ago, has tried what it calls a soft approach, reintegrating foreign fighters through counseling and assistance in finding housing and work. (Continue Reading.)
“Reintegrating” Islamic State jihadists and helping them find work and housing? Sounds like Denmark has copied a page from the “Obama Administration Official Handbook for Dealing with Global Jihad.”
To understand jihad, watch this:
Source: http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2015/02/three-muslims-in-norway-arrested-for.html
