France/Syria – The French government says there are "indications" Syrian President Bashar al Assad is still using chemical weapons against his own people. Opposition groups have claimed chlorine gas attacks on at least three towns left dozens of people injured during the reporting period. "We have a few elements of information, but I do not have the proof," French President Francois Hollande told Europe 1 radio station. "What I do know is what we have seen from this regime is the horrific methods it is capable of using and the rejection of any political transition." There were "indications, which have yet to be verified, that there have been recent chemical attacks". They were much less significant than those in Damascus a few months ago but very deadly and had taken place in the northwest of the country, near the Lebanese border. There are conflicting accounts about one attack in the town of Kafr Zita, near Hama, earlier in Apr 14, with both Mr Assad's forces and the opposition accusing each other of being responsible. Videos posted on social media by opposition groups show men and children in a field hospital coughing and showing symptoms of suffocation.
United Kingdom – The link between “charity” groups and terrorist organizations is frequently not recognized or is ignored. The chairman of the British Charity Commission, William Shawcross, on the 20 Apr 14 expressed his concern about charities being used as vehicles for such groups. He warns that the “problem of Islamist extremism… is not the most widespread problem we face in terms of abuse of charities but is potentially the most deadly... and it is growing.” The growth is evident from the analysis in the British list of terrorist organizations proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000. Of the 55 organizations, 33 are Islamist, alphabetically, from the Abu Nidal Organization, whose declared aim is the destruction of Israel, to Saved Sect or Savior Sect, a group that has disguised its name on a number of occasions and which seeks to establish an Islamic Caliphate ruled by Sharia law.
United Kingdom – The link between “charity” groups and terrorist organizations is frequently not recognized or is ignored. The chairman of the British Charity Commission, William Shawcross, on the 20 Apr 14 expressed his concern about charities being used as vehicles for such groups. He warns that the “problem of Islamist extremism… is not the most widespread problem we face in terms of abuse of charities but is potentially the most deadly... and it is growing.” The growth is evident from the analysis in the British list of terrorist organizations proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000. Of the 55 organizations, 33 are Islamist, alphabetically, from the Abu Nidal Organization, whose declared aim is the destruction of Israel, to Saved Sect or Savior Sect, a group that has disguised its name on a number of occasions and which seeks to establish an Islamic Caliphate ruled by Sharia law.
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