Netherlands wants Dutch jihadists to be tried in Iraq: report
5 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands wants Dutch jihadists to be tried in Iraq: report

NL Times  

The Netherlands and Iraq are looking into whether jihadists who fought for terrorist organizations like ISIS can be tried in the Middle Eastern country. Minister Stef Blok of Foreign Affairs is advocating for a separate international tribunal to try foreign rebel fighters in the Syrian civil war, NRC reports. According to Dutch intelligence service AIVD, around 310 Dutch traveled to Syria and Iraq to join a terrorist organization and become foreign rebel fighters in the Syrian Civil War. Blok acknowledged that trial and punishment in Iraq is a way to keep the Dutch jihadists out of the Netherlands, according to NRC.

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Four Dutch women with ISIS ties sentenced to prison by Rotterdam court
1 year, 8 months ago

Four Dutch women with ISIS ties sentenced to prison by Rotterdam court

NL Times  

The Rotterdam District Court sentenced four Dutch women with ties to ISIS to prison terms ranging from 30 to 36 months, with 12 to 15 months of probation. Their collection from the camp followed a court ruling that declared the Netherlands had to repatriate the women so they could face prosecution over their possible involvement with ISIS. The court said …

Netherlands to pick up 12 women in Syria on terrorism charges, along with 28 children
2 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands to pick up 12 women in Syria on terrorism charges, along with 28 children

NL Times  

Twelve Dutch women were picked up in Syria and will be transported to the Netherlands where they will be taken into custody for crimes related to terrorism offenses, the Dutch Cabinet confirmed on Tuesday. “The women will be arrested after arrival in the Netherlands and will be tried,” wrote Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius in a letter to the …

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL
2 years, 3 months ago

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is working on plans to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children from camps in northern Syria, RTL news reported on Wednesday. The Dutch children’s ombudsman and Humans Rights Watch have also urged the Netherlands to bring back its nationals from Syria. In February, the Netherlands brought back five women and 11 children from the Kurdish refugee …

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL
2 years, 3 months ago

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is working on plans to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children from camps in northern Syria, RTL news reported on Wednesday. The Dutch children’s ombudsman and Humans Rights Watch have also urged the Netherlands to bring back its nationals from Syria. In February, the Netherlands brought back five women and 11 children from the Kurdish refugee …

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria

Dutch News  

The government plans to try to bring five Dutch terrorist suspects back from Syria to ensure they don’t escape trial, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told MPs. The decision follows Rotterdam court rulings, which said the cases could be suspended unless the suspects are brought back within three and six months, or unless concrete steps have been made to repatriate …

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria

Dutch News  

The government plans to try to bring five Dutch terrorist suspects back from Syria to ensure they don’t escape trial, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told MPs. The decision follows Rotterdam court rulings, which said the cases could be suspended unless the suspects are brought back within three and six months, or unless concrete steps have been made to repatriate …

Netherlands to soon bring back more ISIS-affiliated women to stand trial
3 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands to soon bring back more ISIS-affiliated women to stand trial

NL Times  

The Netherlands will soon bring back more women affiliated with the terrorist organization ISIS, the AD reported. On Monday, a session will be held in the Rotterdam court regarding 13 women suspected of being affiliated with ISIS. The judge stated that he will close their cases, if the government does not retrieve the women soon thus, giving them the chance …

Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast handed over on Saturday to the Netherlands a Dutch woman, her two young sons, and a Dutch girl, who lived in a camp for families of alleged Islamic State militants. It was the second time Dutch nationals have been repatriated from camps in northeast Syria, where thousands of foreigners and Iraqis …

Dutch delegation brings back three children and one woman from Syria
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch delegation brings back three children and one woman from Syria

NL Times  

Four Dutch nationals, including one woman with alleged ties to ISIS and three children aged two, five and twelve were handed over to Dutch officials, Kurdish authorities in the northeast of Syria reported on Friday evening. During the Syrian civil war, some foreigners, including Dutch nationals, traveled to Syria to join ISIS. In June 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that …

Dutch gov’t allowed to strip nationality from 6 who joined terrorist groups in Syria
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch gov’t allowed to strip nationality from 6 who joined terrorist groups in Syria

NL Times  

The Dutch government acted lawfully when it stripped six Dutch-Moroccan dual citizens of their Netherlands nationality on allegations that they traveled to Syria to join Islamic extremist group ISIS or other terrorist groups. The Council of State issued a ruling on Friday saying that the former state secretary for justice and security had sufficient reason to revoke their Dutch nationality …

Female jihadist reported to Dutch consulate in Turkey for return to NL
4 years, 1 month ago

Female jihadist reported to Dutch consulate in Turkey for return to NL

NL Times  

Angela B., a Dutch woman who left for Syria to join terrorist movement ISIS in 2014, reported to the Dutch consulate in Istanbul, Turkey this week, insiders confirmed to NU.nl after reports in Dutch media. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs only said that a 25-year-old Dutch woman and her son reported to the consulate. The Dutch government's position has always …

Dutch state does not have to help women, children trapped in Syria: Supreme Court
4 years, 6 months ago

Dutch state does not have to help women, children trapped in Syria: Supreme Court

NL Times  

The Dutch State does not have to repatriate women and children currently trapped in camps in Syria or Iraq, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a cassation case filed by 23 Dutch women who went to areas controlled by terrorist organization ISIS of their own accord. According to the Supreme court, the women and children cannot invoke human rights …

ISIS split-off a threat in Netherlands: report
4 years, 7 months ago

ISIS split-off a threat in Netherlands: report

NL Times  

A split-off of terrorist organization ISIS is gaining grounds in the Netherlands and may pose a real threat, NRC reports based on a report by research agency NTA. The so-called Hazimi movement is considered even more extreme than ISIS and has around a hundred followers in the Netherlands, the researchers estimate. The Hazimi movement benefited from ISIS' collapse, because it …

Dutch soldiers in Iraq safe, together, Defense Min. says
5 years ago

Dutch soldiers in Iraq safe, together, Defense Min. says

NL Times  

All Dutch soldiers stationed in Iraq are safe and together in the northern city of Erbil, including the around 10 soldiers previously stationed in Baghdad, Minister Ank Bijleveld of Defense said before the start of the Council of Ministers on Friday, NOS reports. A total of around 50 Dutch soldiers were training Iraqi-Kurdish troops in Erbil and Baghdad. According to …

Training mission in Iraq partly halted; NL considering how to proceed
5 years ago

Training mission in Iraq partly halted; NL considering how to proceed

NL Times  

The international coalition in the fight against terrorist organization ISIS decided to partly halt a mission to train Iraqi soldiers, in which Dutch soldiers are also involved, after a resolution in which the Iraqi parliament voted against the military presence of other countries in Iraq. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that Dutch troops are currently in Iraq with a …

Netherlands completely halts training mission in Iraq
5 years ago

Netherlands completely halts training mission in Iraq

NL Times  

The Netherlands is temporarily suspending its training mission in Northern Iraq, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. The commander of the international coalition in the fight against terrorist organization ISIS decided to suspend all training activities in Iraq. On Sunday, after consultation with the anti-ISIS coalition, the Netherlands already decided to halt training activities in Baghdad. The US, the …

Netherlands does not have to help kids trapped in Syria: Appellate Court
5 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands does not have to help kids trapped in Syria: Appellate Court

NL Times  

The Netherlands will not have to retrieve children of Dutch citizens awaiting their fates in Syrian detention and displacement camps, the kids of Dutch women who left the Netherlands to enter conflict zones in Syria and Iraq. Attorneys for the Dutch government argued that children cannot be brought to the Netherlands on their own for fear of causing greater problems …

Court orders Netherlands to bring back kids, but not mothers, stuck in Syria
5 years, 2 months ago

Court orders Netherlands to bring back kids, but not mothers, stuck in Syria

NL Times  

A court in Den Haag ordered the Netherlands to quickly bring 56 children of Dutch parents back to the country from Syrian detention and displacement camps. Because the mothers themselves are alleged to have voluntarily traveled to ISIS-held territory either to join the Islamic State or to be with partners who participate as enemy combatants, the court did not mandate …

Party of Dutch PM wants capital punishment for Dutch ISIS fighters; Foreign Min. disagrees
5 years, 2 months ago

Party of Dutch PM wants capital punishment for Dutch ISIS fighters; Foreign Min. disagrees

NL Times  

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok came out against his fellow conservative VVD party members on Friday, saying he was opposed to any suggestion that Dutch people who joined ISIS should receive capital punishment in Iraq. Some MPs in the party, which is led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, said that Dutch enemy combatants should face trial in Iraq where they …

Death penalty for Dutch jihadis is 'ultimate consequence', says VVD MP
5 years, 2 months ago

Death penalty for Dutch jihadis is 'ultimate consequence', says VVD MP

Dutch News  

If Iraq were to put Dutch jihadis on trial and sentence them to death the VVD would be prepared to accept it, MP Dilan Yesilgoz Zegerius told parliament during Wednesday’s debate about preventing Dutch jihadis from returning to this country. Asked if the VVD would be prepared to drop its opposition to the death penalty if Dutch jihadis were tried …

Death penalty for Dutch jihadis is 'ultimate consequence', says VVD MP
5 years, 2 months ago

Death penalty for Dutch jihadis is 'ultimate consequence', says VVD MP

Dutch News  

If Iraq were to put Dutch jihadis on trial and sentence them to death the VVD would be prepared to accept it, MP Dilan Yesilgoz Zegerius told parliament during Wednesday’s debate about preventing Dutch jihadis from returning to this country. Asked if the VVD would be prepared to drop its opposition to the death penalty if Dutch jihadis were tried …

Public prosecutor warns losing Dutch nationality may see jihadis go free
5 years, 2 months ago

Public prosecutor warns losing Dutch nationality may see jihadis go free

Dutch News  

The public prosecution department has warned justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus that his policy of stripping dual nationality jihadis of their Dutch passports may lead to them escaping punishment, the NRC said on Monday. The Netherlands has been able to remove Dutch nationality from convicted and unconvicted jihadis since 2017 and so far 11 people have lost their Dutch passports. However, …

Public prosecutor warns losing Dutch nationality may see jihadis go free
5 years, 2 months ago

Public prosecutor warns losing Dutch nationality may see jihadis go free

Dutch News  

The public prosecution department has warned justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus that his policy of stripping dual nationality jihadis of their Dutch passports may lead to them escaping punishment, the NRC said on Monday. The Netherlands has been able to remove Dutch nationality from convicted and unconvicted jihadis since 2017 and so far 11 people have lost their Dutch passports. However, …

Two Dutch ISIS women, three children escaped Syrian camp, fled to Turkey
5 years, 2 months ago

Two Dutch ISIS women, three children escaped Syrian camp, fled to Turkey

NL Times  

Two Dutch women and three children escaped a Syrian prison camp in Al Hol and reported to the Dutch embassy in the Turkish capital of Ankara with a request to return to the Netherlands, the government said in a letter to parliament on Thursday. "The women and children are currently in Turkish detention, awaiting prosecution and/or deportation by the Turkish …

Prosecutor wants to bring 29 suspected jihadists back to NL for trial
5 years, 2 months ago

Prosecutor wants to bring 29 suspected jihadists back to NL for trial

NL Times  

The Public Prosecutor submitted a list of 29 suspected Dutch jihadists that it wants to bring back from Syria to the Netherlands to face justice, the Ministry of Justice and Security confirmed to NRC. That is likely because the government is dead-set against bringing suspected Dutch jihadists and their children back to the Netherlands, despite multiple calls from the Children's …

Dutch condemn Turkish offensive in north-eastern Syria
5 years, 3 months ago

Dutch condemn Turkish offensive in north-eastern Syria

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has condemned the Turkish offensive in north-eastern Turkey and summoned the Turkish ambassador to make the Dutch position plain. ‘Unilateral action does not help and no-one is served by the possible terrible humanitarian consequences,’ foreign minister Stef Blok said in a short statement. ‘The operation may lead to the creation of new refugee streams and damage the fight …

Dutch condemn Turkish offensive in north-eastern Syria
5 years, 3 months ago

Dutch condemn Turkish offensive in north-eastern Syria

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has condemned the Turkish offensive in north-eastern Turkey and summoned the Turkish ambassador to make the Dutch position plain. ‘Unilateral action does not help and no-one is served by the possible terrible humanitarian consequences,’ foreign minister Stef Blok said in a short statement. ‘The operation may lead to the creation of new refugee streams and damage the fight …

Majority of Dutch MPs back sanctions against Turkey over Syria offensive
5 years, 3 months ago

Majority of Dutch MPs back sanctions against Turkey over Syria offensive

NL Times  

A vast majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, support sanctions against Turkey following a Turkish invasion in northeastern Syria. The Dutch government is looking into a "wide range of measures" against Turkey, Minister Sigrid Kaag of Foreign Trade, standing in for Foreign Affairs Minister Stef Blok who is abroad, said in a parliamentary debate on …

Five alleged jihadists get Dutch nationality back
5 years, 3 months ago

Five alleged jihadists get Dutch nationality back

NL Times  

Five persons recently officially regained their Dutch nationality, according to a decision published in the Staatscourant on Monday. These persons' Dutch nationality was previously revoked because they joined terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq, NOS reports. Former State Secretary Mark Harbers was previously reprimanded for incorrectly revoking the Dutch nationality of two men who joined banned groups in Syria and …

Jihadis jailed by Dutch judges, despite earlier Turkish conviction
5 years, 5 months ago

Jihadis jailed by Dutch judges, despite earlier Turkish conviction

Dutch News  

Two Dutch jihadis have been jailed by the Dutch courts for terrorism offences, despite being previously convicted in the Turkish legal system. Oussama A, 24, from Utrecht, was jailed for 7.5 years by judges in The Hague on Tuesday for being membership of a terrorist organisation and for committing crimes against humanity. Both men were earlier sentenced to six years …

ISIS widow pleads for Netherlands to allow her four kids to return
5 years, 6 months ago

ISIS widow pleads for Netherlands to allow her four kids to return

NL Times  

Krista van T., a 31-year-old woman from Limburg who went to join terrorist organization ISIS with her husband in 2014, is now a widow living in a crowded refugee camp in northern Syria with her four children. Children's Ombudsman Margrite Kalverboer has made multiple calls on the Dutch government to bring these children back to the Netherlands, expressing concerns for …

US wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria
5 years, 6 months ago

US wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria

Dutch News  

The US is asking the Netherlands to supply ground military resources as part of a new mission to Syria, the Volkskrant said on Thursday, quoting US ambassador Pete Hoekstra. The Netherlands had been ‘very sharp’ in its criticism of the US decision to leave Syria at the end of last year, Hoekstra said. Hoekstra said that no new mandate would …

US wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria
5 years, 6 months ago

US wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria

Dutch News  

The US is asking the Netherlands to supply ground military resources as part of a new mission to Syria, the Volkskrant said on Thursday, quoting US ambassador Pete Hoekstra. The Netherlands had been ‘very sharp’ in its criticism of the US decision to leave Syria at the end of last year, Hoekstra said. Hoekstra said that no new mandate would …

US expects Netherlands to send troops into Syria
5 years, 6 months ago

US expects Netherlands to send troops into Syria

NL Times  

The United States wants the Netherlands to provide "military assets on the ground" for a new mission in Syria aimed to keep terrorist organization ISIS small, Pete Hoekstra, the US Ambassador to the Netherlands, said to the Volkskrant. According to Hoekstra, the Netherlands had "very sharp criticism" on the American decision to withdraw from Syria. President Donald Trump and the …

Terror threat level still "substantial" in Netherlands
5 years, 6 months ago

Terror threat level still "substantial" in Netherlands

NL Times  

There is a very real concern in the Netherlands regarding potential terror attacks, particularly from ISIS recruits and jihadists, right-wing extremists, and radical activists, according to Dutch counter-terror office NCTV. Because of this, the terror threat level in the country remains high, with holding at 4 out of a maximum of 5 in the terrorism threat assessment published by the …

Netherlands bringing back two ISIS orphans from Syria: report
5 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands bringing back two ISIS orphans from Syria: report

NL Times  

Two Dutch orphans from ISIS families were transferred to a Dutch government delegation in Ain Issa in Northern Syria on Sunday, Abdulkarim Omar, who is responsible for foreign relations as a director of the Kurdish region in northern Syria, said on Twitter. "At the request of the Dutch government, the self-administration of North and East Syria handed over on June …

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial
5 years, 7 months ago

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial

Dutch News  

Talks have begun between the Netherlands and Iraq to repatriate 10 women and their children being held in Kurdish refugee camps after they went to join the civil war in Syria. The Dutch government is trying to organise safe passage for the women to the Dutch consulate in the Iraqi city of Erbil without them being prosecuted in Iraq, where …

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial
5 years, 7 months ago

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial

Dutch News  

Talks have begun between the Netherlands and Iraq to repatriate 10 women and their children being held in Kurdish refugee camps after they went to join the civil war in Syria. The Dutch government is trying to organise safe passage for the women to the Dutch consulate in the Iraqi city of Erbil without them being prosecuted in Iraq, where …

UN envoy begs Netherlands to bring back kids from Syria, Iraq
5 years, 7 months ago

UN envoy begs Netherlands to bring back kids from Syria, Iraq

NL Times  

The Netherlands must "show grace and mercy" and bring back the children of Dutch jihadists in Iraq and Syria as quickly as possible, the special UN envoy for Children in Armed Conflicts, Virginia Gamba, said during a visit to The Hague on Thursday. According to Gamba, an Argentine security and disarmament expert, the Dutch stance on whether or not to …

Sweden asks the Netherlands to back IS tribunal plan: NRC
5 years, 7 months ago

Sweden asks the Netherlands to back IS tribunal plan: NRC

Dutch News  

Sweden has asked for the Netherlands’ backing to set up an international tribunal to deal with people who have fought with IS forces, the NRC said on Wednesday. Sweden’s home affairs minister Mikael Damberg told the paper in an interview that he wants to create support for an international tribunal to try IS fighters of European origin in the region. …

Sweden asks the Netherlands to back IS tribunal plan: NRC
5 years, 7 months ago

Sweden asks the Netherlands to back IS tribunal plan: NRC

Dutch News  

Sweden has asked for the Netherlands’ backing to set up an international tribunal to deal with people who have fought with IS forces, the NRC said on Wednesday. Sweden’s home affairs minister Mikael Damberg told the paper in an interview that he wants to create support for an international tribunal to try IS fighters of European origin in the region. …

Dutch mission in Iraq suspended over threat
5 years, 7 months ago

Dutch mission in Iraq suspended over threat

NL Times  

The Dutch military training mission in Iraq was suspended due to an increased threat in the region. The commander of the international coalition that coordinates training in the region ordered the mission to stop, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense said to NU.nl. The Netherlands forms part of the international coalition fighting terrorist organization Islamic State in Iraq. The …

Dutch jihadis have history of mental illness, petty crime and failure
5 years, 8 months ago

Dutch jihadis have history of mental illness, petty crime and failure

Dutch News  

An analysis of the backgrounds of 319 Dutch jihadis shows that many of them had major problems before making the decision to leave, debunking the idea that all come from ‘normal’ backgrounds, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. The research, the paper says, undermines the theory used by terrorism experts that jihadis often have a ‘normal’ background and in some cases …

Dutch jihadis have history of mental illness, petty crime and failure
5 years, 8 months ago

Dutch jihadis have history of mental illness, petty crime and failure

Dutch News  

An analysis of the backgrounds of 319 Dutch jihadis shows that many of them had major problems before making the decision to leave, debunking the idea that all come from ‘normal’ backgrounds, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. The research, the paper says, undermines the theory used by terrorism experts that jihadis often have a ‘normal’ background and in some cases …

Dutch jihadi who married British school girl wants to return to the Netherlands
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch jihadi who married British school girl wants to return to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The Dutch jihadi who married British school girl Shamima Begum who ran away to Syria in 2015 has told the BBC he wants to return to the Netherlands with his wife and child. Riedijk told the BBC he wants to bring his wife and child back to the Netherlands, but according to the Dutch immigration service rules, the idea is …

The Netherlands won't take back IS fighters, despite Trump's call
5 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands won't take back IS fighters, despite Trump's call

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has no intention of bringing back IS fighters despite US president Donald Trump’s call on European countries to do so, foreign minister Stef Blok has confirmed. ‘The Netherlands is not taking any IS fighters,’ Blok said in Brussels on Monday, where he was attending a meeting of other EU leaders. Trump this weekend said on Twitter that European …

The Netherlands won't take back IS fighters, despite Trump's call
5 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands won't take back IS fighters, despite Trump's call

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has no intention of bringing back IS fighters despite US president Donald Trump’s call on European countries to do so, foreign minister Stef Blok has confirmed. ‘The Netherlands is not taking any IS fighters,’ Blok said in Brussels on Monday, where he was attending a meeting of other EU leaders. Trump this weekend said on Twitter that European …

Dutch to make visiting terrorist-dominated areas a crime in itself
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch to make visiting terrorist-dominated areas a crime in itself

Dutch News  

People who travel to areas ‘dominated by terrorists’ could face a jail term of up to one year if they do not have official permission to be there, if an amendment to the current penal code is passed by parliament. Journalists and aid workers will be free from such a requirement but everyone else will have to make a digital …

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