Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday that his government would move to crack down on antisemitism and increase visa oversight following last weekend’s Bondi Beach terrorist attack targeting Jewish people observing Hanukkah.
The Australian government, which is led by Albanese&#8217;s leftist Labor Party, is set to adopt a plan that was first proposed in July to go after people spreading “hate, division, and radicalization,” The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/18/what-changes-are-planned-to-australias-hate-speech-laws-and-how-will-they-work-ntwnfb">reported</a>. The proposal would give Australia&#8217;s Department of Home Affairs more power &#8220;to cancel or reject visas for those who spread hate and division.&#8221;
The plan would also create a &#8220;new aggravated hate speech&#8221; charge for religious preachers and leaders who promote violence and would develop a list of organizations led by people who engage in violent rhetoric or promote racial hatred.
&#8220;Every Jewish Australian has the right to feel safe, valued and respected for the contribution that they make to our great nation,&#8221; Albanese <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmneem1e89o">said</a> at a press conference. He added, &#8220;The terrorists, inspired by ISIS &#8230; sought to turn Australians against each other.&#8221;
Albanese has been criticized by many in Australia&#8217;s Jewish community for ignoring the rise in threats toward Jewish people since Hamas&#8217; terrorist attack on Israel more than two years ago. After Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, put forward a plan earlier this year to address antisemitism and “hate speech,” Albanese was accused of ignoring the proposal and failing to push back against antisemitism following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack. On Thursday, Albanese acknowledged that criticism from the Jewish community over his earlier inaction was valid.
&#8220;I accept my responsibility for the part in that as prime minister of Australia,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But what I also do is accept my responsibility to lead the nation and unite the nation. Because what people are looking for at this time isn&#8217;t more division.&#8221;
The Australian government&#8217;s proposal to crack down on &#8220;hate speech&#8221; has drawn opposition from critics who argue it would further encroach on free speech. In the wake of last weekend&#8217;s antisemitic mass shooting, Australian leaders have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/australias-leftist-leaders-call-for-tougher-gun-laws-after-antisemitic-massacre">renewed</a> calls for &#8220;tougher gun laws,&#8221; with Albanese <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-beach-shooting-australia-announces-new-gun-buyback-plan/">announcing</a> another gun buyback plan on Friday to &#8220;get guns off our streets.&#8221;
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“If you’re not a farmer, you’re not involved in agriculture, why do you need these massive weapons that put the public in danger and make life dangerous and difficult for New South Wales Police?” New South Wales Premier Chris Minns asked.
The suspected gunmen who killed 15 people and wounded dozens more on Sydney&#8217;s popular Bondi Beach were inspired by ISIS, according to Australian authorities. Sajid and Naveed Akram, a father and son, are accused of targeting Jewish people. Naveed, who has been charged with terrorism, was on the Australian government&#8217;s radar over suspected ties to ISIS in 2019. Still, authorities at the time ultimately said there &#8220;was no indication of any ongoing threat or threat of him engaging in violence.&#8221;
Sajid, who was killed by police in the shooting, moved to Australia from India in 1998, and his children were all born in Australia, according to police. Since moving to Australia 27 years ago, Sajid had traveled to India just six times, and his family in India <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyvxke3wgko">said</a> they had &#8220;no knowledge of his radical mindset or activities,&#8221; according to officials.

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The 24-year-old man suspected of carrying out an ISIS-inspired terror attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration on Sunday will face terrorism and murder charges, authorities announced Wednesday. 
Naveed Akram was charged by the New South Wales Joint Counter Terrorism Team with terrorism and 15 counts of murder. Akram is accused of opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration taking place at the popular Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more. 
The attack was also carried out by 50-year-old Sajid Akram, who was killed by law enforcement. Naveed Akram was hospitalized after suffering critical injuries during the attack.
He was also charged with 40 counts of wounding/grievous bodily harm to a person with intent to murder, discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, public display of a prohibited terrorist organization symbol, and placing explosives in/near buildings with intent to cause harm.
&#8220;Police will allege in court the man engaged in conduct that caused death, serious injury and endangered life to advance a religious cause and cause fear in the community,&#8221; New South Wales Police <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sydney-funerals-begin-bondi-beach-hanukkah-shooting-victims-2025-12-16/#:~:text=New%20South%20Wales%20Police%20said,GOVERNMENT%20TO%20PASS%20GUN%20REFORMS">said</a>. &#8220;Early indications point to a terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, a listed terrorist organisation in Australia.&#8221;
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Two ISIS flags reportedly discovered in a vehicle belong to Naveed and Sajid. Investigators also say that the pair traveled to the Philippines between November 1 and November 28, where there is a strong Islamist presence. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-16/bondi-gunmen-went-to-philippines-for-military-style-training/106148662">reported</a> that sources said the two received &#8220;military-style training&#8221; while in the Philippines.  
Naveed Akram was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bondi-beach-terrorist-was-previously-investigated-for-ties-to-isis">previously investigated</a> by authorities over ties to an Islamic State terror cell six years ago. He was wrapped up in an investigation into a foiled ISIS attack that was planned by a man who declared himself the Australian commander of an ISIS cell in Australia. He was under investigation for six months before being deemed to pose no ongoing threat.
Those killed during the attack range between the ages of 10 and 87, though some are still being identified. Forty-one people were initially hospitalized after the attack, and 20 are still receiving treatment. 
Victims named so far include <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slain-bondi-beach-rabbi-urged-australian-pm-months-before-do-not-betray-the-jewish-people?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Slain+Bondi+Beach+Rabbi+Urged+Australian+PM+Months+Before%3A+%E2%80%98Do+Not+Betray+the+Jewish+People%E2%80%99">Rabbi Eli Schlanger</a>, who helped organize the event, a 10-year-old girl <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/australia/bondi-beach-shooting-victims-australia-hanukkah-attack-rcna249203">named</a> Matilda Britvan, Peter Meagher, who was the photographer of the event, Tibor Weitzen, Dan Elkayam, Reuven Morrison, Yaakov Levitan, and Holocaust survivor Alexander Kleytman.

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Authorities have arrested a fifth person in connection with a plot to bomb immigration agents on New Year’s Eve.
Law enforcement arrested Micah James Legnon in Louisiana on Saturday after messages tied him to alleged members of the radical leftist group Turtle Island Liberation Front, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/16/us-news/5th-arrest-made-in-turtle-island-liberation-front-nye-bombing-plot-idd-as-transgender-ex-marine/?utm_social_post_id=625058149&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_social_handle_id=17469289">New York Post</a>. Four alleged members of the front, described by authorities as anti-government and anti-capitalist, were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/radical-leftist-group-accused-of-plotting-new-years-eve-bombings-also-had-plans-to-attack-ice">arrested</a> last week in connection with a plot to bomb five sites in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Legnon participated in chat groups under the monikers “Kateri TheWitch” and “DarkWitch She/Her.” Prosecutors produced messages that they said showed Legnon planned to bomb sites in New Orleans at the same time that bombs were set to go off in California.
Legnon “was previously a member of the Marines with training in combat.” A raid on Legnon’s home in Louisiana produced “sniper training manuals, SWAT training manuals, assault rifles, and multiple rounds of ammunition,” the criminal <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.lawd.215408/gov.uscourts.lawd.215408.1.1.pdf">complaint</a> unsealed on Tuesday said.
Legnon has been charged with one count of making threats in interstate commerce, according to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-alleged-terror-plot-turtle-island-liberation-front-doj-fbi/">CBS News</a>.
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Last week, authorities arrested Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield, and Tina Lai in Lucerne Valley, California. All are alleged members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front and face charges of conspiracy and possession of a destructive device.
The four defendants allegedly plotted to bomb sites in California, in particular targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two of the group, Page and Carroll, allegedly discussed plans to bomb ICE vehicles during the months of January and February.
The foiled terror plot and arrests come as ICE agents have faced an 8,000% increase in death threats since President Donald Trump commenced his crackdown on illegal immigration. The Department of Homeland Security has also reported a roughly 1,100% jump in assaults against ICE agents.

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President Donald Trump expanded his travel ban to include five additional countries following a wave of terror attacks across the globe.
Trump applied travel restrictions to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, and heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela in June.
He expanded the ban Tuesday to include Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, according to the White House. Travelers with documents from the Palestinian authority will also be banned from entry.
&#8220;The United States must exercise extreme vigilance during the visa-issuance and immigration processes to identify, prior to their admission or entry into the United States, foreign nationals who intend to harm Americans or our national interests,&#8221; the president&#8217;s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proclamation</a> states.
&#8220;The United States Government must ensure that admitted aliens do not intend to threaten its citizens; undermine or destabilize its culture, government, institutions, or founding principles; or advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists or other threats to our national security,&#8221; it adds.
It comes just days after a series of devastating terror attacks. The most recent of the attacks occurred in Sydney, Australia, where a father and son inspired by ISIS opened fire on Jewish community members celebrating Hanukkah on the beach, killing 15 individuals.
On Saturday, it emerged that two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter — also American — had been killed in Syria by ISIS.
Last month, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who entered the U.S. in 2021 as part of President Joe Biden’s “Operation Allies Welcome,” allegedly shot two National Guardsmen who were deployed to Washington, D.C., as part of the Trump administration’s crime crackdown.
One of the soldiers, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of the West Virginia National Guard, tragically succumbed to her injuries a day after the attack. Her colleague, West Virginia National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still recovering from his injuries.

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Interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the daughter of an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor injured in the Bondi Beach massacre blasted the network, along with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong, for their handling of the tragedy.
“He’s 86; he’s a Holocaust survivor,” she began. “He’s a survivor of antisemitism in the ex-Soviet Union. He grew up tough, my dad. He came to Australia and brought us here because he didn’t want my mother and I to go through the same experience. And we didn’t for many years; we didn’t for many years — until October 7, 2023.”
James Glenday, co-host of News Breakfast, the ABC&#8217;s flagship morning TV program, tried to skate past the horrific massacre with this lame question: “How are you feeling right now, because there’s some really good things happening in this community, like a lot of people are coming together.”
“We’re so appreciative of that, yeah,” she acknowledged, then responded to the insipid question, repeating: “How are we feeling?”
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She offered a rhetorical question to the government after the murders: “Is this what you wanted? Is this enough now? Will you listen to us? Albanese, Wong, will you listen to us? Will you actually do something? Will you actually — Don’t have to stand up and say anything because we don’t believe you anyway.”
Then she directly challenged the interviewer, his network, and the media in general: “And ABC, I’ve gotta say, will you cut out the biased reporting? Mainstream media, will you cut it out? Will you actually let us have a voice? Because we feel that part of the reason that the Jewish people have experienced such a massive change in Australia toward us — I’m Aussie. I’m Aussie. I’m not a religious Jewish girl but since October 7, since all the hatred that’s been thrown at us, I’ve started to wear my Magen David (star of David) because I’m Jewish and if you have something to say, you can say it to me.”
“And ABC, please stop with the biased reporting,” she concluded.
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Her dad is an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor. 
He is in hospital after being injured at Bondi beach. 
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He got a well-deserved smack!! 
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Last July, Australian MP Andrew Wallace slammed Albanese and Wong, <a href="https://andrewwallacemp.com.au/local-news/government-dragged-into-action-on-antisemitism-now-it-must-deliver/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">stating</a> after the release of the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism: “I am staggered that it has taken this long for the Albanese Government to finally prioritise the safety and dignity of Australia’s Jewish community. Let’s be clear: the kind of antisemitic hate this plan seeks to address are violent attacks on synagogues, harassment of Jewish students, and the open spread of hate symbols and rhetoric on our streets, which has been amplified since October 7, 2023. That’s nearly three years that this Government has sat on its hands while Jewish Australians were threatened, abused and intimidated in their homes, their schools, and their places of worship.”
“The Albanese Government has been dragged kicking and screaming to this point,” he continued.

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One of the shooters of the antisemitic terror attack at Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday was previously investigated by authorities for his ties to an Islamic State terror cell.
Naveed Akram, who killed 15 people with his 50-year-old father Sajid Akram at a “Chanukah by the Sea” event Sunday, was investigated by Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, ASIO, six years ago, according to Australian media.
Police say the attack was inspired by the pair’s allegiance to ISIS, with two ISIS flags reportedly discovered in their vehicle, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/bondi-beach-attack-gunmen-father-and-son/106142630">according to ABC Australia.</a> 
Police reportedly first took an interest in the 24-year-old terrorist after they foiled an ISIS attack that was planned by a man who declared himself the Australian commander of an ISIS cell in Australia. He was under investigation for six months before being deemed to pose no ongoing threat.
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess confirmed on Sunday that one of the terrorists was known to law enforcement.
&#8220;One of these individuals was known to us, but not in an immediate-threat perspective, so we need to look into what happened here,&#8221; he said.
The younger Akram is in critical condition at a hospital where he is under police guard. His father was shot dead by officers at the scene. 
“Based on his medical condition, it is likely that this person may face criminal charges,” Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon of the New South Wales Police said.
Police raided the Akram home in Bonnyrigg, as well as an Airbnb they were staying at in Campsie.
The older terrorist was a lawful gun owner who legally possessed six firearms. Commissioner Lanyon noted that, despite Australia’s strict gun laws, he was able to legally own the weapons because he was a member of a gun club and held a recreational hunting license. Six firearms were recovered from the scene, along with two active improvised explosive devices.
Fifteen individuals are confirmed dead during the roughly 20-minute-long terrorist attack at the Jewish event, where about 1,000 were in attendance. Another 40 people were taken to the hospital, including two police officers and four children.
Victims named so far include <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slain-bondi-beach-rabbi-urged-australian-pm-months-before-do-not-betray-the-jewish-people?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Slain+Bondi+Beach+Rabbi+Urged+Australian+PM+Months+Before%3A+%E2%80%98Do+Not+Betray+the+Jewish+People%E2%80%99">Rabbi Eli Schlanger</a>, who helped organize the event, a 10-year-old girl named Matilda, Peter Meagher, who was the photographer of the event, Tibor Weitzen, Dan Elkayam, Reuven Morrison, Yaakov Levitan, and Holocaust survivor Alexander Kleytman.
According to Israel’s Channel 12, Schlanger directly addressed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese — who has frequently criticized Israel — in a letter urging him not to betray the Jewish people.
“As a rabbi in Sydney, I beg you not to betray the Jewish people and not God Himself,” Schlanger wrote. “Jews have been torn from their land again and again by leaders who are now remembered with contempt in the pages of history.”
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The letter came after Australia recognized a Palestinian state, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognize Palestinian statehood.
Antisemitism in Australia has surged following the October 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, which left more than 1,000 people dead, including just days after, when about 1,000 anti-Israel protesters in Sydney chanted <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/police-investigate-pro-palestinian-protest-sydney-opera-house-over-alleged-anti-2023-10-10/">antisemitic slogans</a>, including “gas the Jews.”

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that the country&#8217;s Left-wing government stands &#8220;prepared&#8221; to pass more restrictive gun laws after two gunmen killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday.
Albanese responded to the terrorist attack by cracking down even more on gun ownership, saying the country must &#8220;take whatever action is necessary,&#8221; the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/australia-shooting-bondi-beach-sydney-3be76a51c820d547ee4697bd25c1bafd">reported</a>.
&#8220;Included in that is the need for tougher gun laws,” Albanese added.
Australia already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world after the government enacted a mandatory buyback program following the 1996 mass shooting in Port Arthur, where a gunman killed 35 people. Australia <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/australia-gun-laws-what-to-know/507-8336bb44-252b-4b72-a33c-21a3f68484b8">bans</a> citizens from owning semi-automatic rifles and pump-action shotguns.
The Australian government maintains strict oversight of legal firearms, including mandatory background checks and a 28-day waiting period for gun purchases. Australia&#8217;s <a href="https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/fa1996102/s12.html">Firearms Act of 1996</a> also requires citizens to provide a &#8220;genuine reason&#8221; for owning a gun, such as hunting, farming, sport shooting, or historical collections. Personal protection is not considered a &#8220;genuine reason&#8221; for owning a firearm, according to the Australian government.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said on Monday that the state&#8217;s gun laws would change following the terrorist attack.
“If you’re not a farmer, you’re not involved in agriculture, why do you need these massive weapons that put the public in danger and make life dangerous and difficult for New South Wales Police?” Minns asked.
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Australian leaders have proposed a new measure that would limit the number of guns a person could own, according to the Associated Press.
The suspected gunmen in Sunday&#8217;s attack are 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram. The father-son duo appeared to use bolt-action rifles to target Jewish people observing Hanukkah, according to videos. Police also reportedly recovered shotguns at the scene of the shooting, but authorities have yet to confirm what firearms were used by the attackers to fire upon the Jewish people. Officials said at a press conference that Sajid possessed firearms legally.
Sajid was killed at the scene by responding police officers, while his 24-year-old son was wounded and is currently in a coma. One video showed a man charging one of the gunmen and wrestling his gun away. The man who jumped into action to confront the shooter was identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, an immigrant from Syria. Ahmed was shot in the shoulder and underwent surgery on Monday.
The gunmen were &#8220;clearly&#8221; motivated by extremism, according to officials, who have described the shooting as antisemitic terrorism. Naveed was on Australian authorities&#8217; radar in 2019 when he was investigated over alleged ties to ISIS, but authorities eventually ruled that he was not a threat at the time.
“He was examined on the basis of being associated with others and the assessment was made that there was no indication of any ongoing threat or threat of him engaging in violence,” said Albanese.
Sajid immigrated to Australia in 1998 on a student visa and became a permanent resident after marrying an Australian citizen. Australian officials did not say which country he moved from. His son Naveed was born in Australia.

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In the wake of the horrific mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left at least 15 people dead and scores wounded, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese drew criticism for conflating the antisemitic attack with “right-wing extremist groups.”
“We take [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] ASIO’s advice very seriously; we work closely with them,” he stated. “We receive regular updates as well. The Director-General of ASIO has warned about a range of threats, be it antisemitism, the rise of right-wing extremist groups as well.”
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ASIO is Australia’s domestic intelligence and security agency.
The two Bondi Beach killers, father and son Naveed and Sajid Akram, had ties to the Islamic State terrorist group. Naveed, 24, was previously investigated by ASIO six years ago for connections to a Sydney-based Islamic State cell.
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“The official said Naveed Akram was closely connected to Isaac El Matari, who was arrested that year and later jailed for planning an IS insurgency as the self-declared Australian commander of the terrorist group,” ABC News Australia <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/bondi-beach-attack-gunmen-father-and-son">reported</a>. “NSW Police said that, as well as the firearms seized from the scene at Bondi Beach on Sunday, two improvised explosive devices were removed from a car on nearby Campbell Parade. Two IS flags were found in their car at Bondi Beach, according to senior officials.”
Naveed Akram is currently in the hospital; his father died in an exchange of gunfire during the massacre.
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess, who has served since 2019, has repeatedly emphasized that the agency focuses on violent intent rather than ideology or religion. In 2021, Burgess said that terms such as “Islamic extremism” were not fit to use, saying the labels could stigmatize Muslim communities.
“It’s violence that is relevant to our powers, but that’s not always clear when we use the term ‘Islamic extremism,’” he <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/asio-has-been-warned-its-encouraging-extremism-heres-what-some-say-needs-to-change/nk7iq9eyi?utm_source=chatgpt.com">stated</a>. “Understandably, some Muslim groups, and others, see this term as damaging and misrepresentative of Islam, and consider that it stigmatizes them by encouraging stereotyping and stoking division.”

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Federal authorities thwarted what the Department of Justice described as a “massive and horrific” terror plot involving a pro-Palestinian, far-left group planning a series of bombings in California beginning on New Year’s Eve.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the FBI and the Department of Justice disrupted the scheme by four alleged members of the “Turtle Island Liberation Front,” which officials describe as anti-government and anti-capitalist.
Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield, and Tina Lai were arrested around December 12 in Lucerne Valley, California, where investigators believe they were preparing to test explosive devices ahead of the planned attacks. Each has been charged with conspiracy and possession of a destructive device.
According to <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/2000583375698919657">Bondi</a>, those arrested planned to attack targets in Orange County and Los Angeles, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and vehicles.
According to an affidavit obtained by The Daily Wire, Carroll gave an eight-page handwritten document titled &#8220;Operation Midnight Sun&#8221; that detailed the bombing plot to a law enforcement source. The plan included planting backpacks with pipe-bomb improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and simultaneously detonating them at five locations, including two American companies, at midnight on New Year&#8217;s Eve. The plans included information about how to manufacture the bombs and guidance to avoid leaving behind evidence.
The suspects took multiple steps to carry out their plot, including acquiring bomb-making materials and traveling to a remote location in the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate a test explosive on December 12. While there, they began assembling devices using materials such as precursors, PVC pipes, and fuses before being arrested, according to the affidavit.
“This was an incredible effort by our U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the @FBI to ensure Americans can live in peace,” Bondi said. “We will continue to pursue these terror groups and bring them to justice.”
“Turtle Island” is an indigenous term for North America adopted by radical leftists who reject the continent’s name as colonialist.
An Instagram account for the Turtle Island Liberation Front in Los Angeles, which authorities say is operated by Carroll, shows a woman named Mary, masked with a keffiyeh, explaining the ties between Palestine and Turtle Island.
“Palestine is the true name of Israel… It’s the same with Turtle Island. That was what the original tribes on the Americas — before it was called &#8216;America&#8217; — it was known as Turtle Island because believe it or not if you look at the map rather from the top down but the bottom up, if you flip that map of the Americas it looks like a turtle.”
Mary added that her group is looking for “reparations and land back to indigenous groups.”
Other posts on the account include anti-Israel and anti-government slogans like “resistance is the deepest form of love,” &#8220;capitalism prevents liberation,” “death to ICE,” and “death to America.”

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Two American soldiers who were killed by a member of the Syrian security forces on Saturday were identified as Iowa National Guardsmen Nate Howard and Edgar Torres.
Howard&#8217;s stepfather, the chief of the Meskwaki Nation Police Department in Iowa, revealed on Saturday night that Howard was one of the soldiers killed when a terrorist believed to have been affiliated with ISIS ambushed U.S. and Syrian troops who were meeting together in the Syrian desert. The gunman also killed Torres and American interpreter Ayad Sakat.
&#8220;My wife Misty and I had that visit from Army Commanders you never want to have. Our son Nate was one of the Soldiers that paid the ultimate sacrifice for all of us, to keep us all safer,&#8221; Chief Jeffrey Bunn <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeskwakiPD/posts/pfbid0R214oWppns4jJKemUmotn6tuf4cQAUe9kZ6X6tgTcZBWtEj8rrtjRbXv5jTTiyncl?rdid=dRE9E1jYYNafIxUD#">said</a>. &#8220;He loved what he was doing and would be the first in and last out, no one left behind.&#8221;
&#8220;Nate was a loving husband to his wife Arianna Howard, a great son, an amazing man of faith and is with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven,&#8221; Bunn added. &#8220;Nate was also a big brother to Staff Sgt James Roelsgard, also deployed through the Iowa National Guard. His little brother will be escorting Nate home. His other Soldiers and the Interpreter were heroes doing what they loved for our Country.&#8221;
Torres was <a href="https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/2-iowa-national-guard-soldiers-killed-syria-attack-loved-ones-friends-remember/524-d3ad46ad-d715-4160-943c-b3ab1efe203c?_ga=2.192374562.928628011.1765810290-1205996525.1765810290">described</a> by his fellow soldiers as a family man and a &#8220;very positive soldier.&#8221; The Iowa National Guard troops were &#8220;conducting a key leader engagement as part of their assigned mission in the ongoing counter-ISIS and counter-terrorism efforts in the region,&#8221; <a href="https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2025-12-13/two-iowa-guard-soldiers-killed-attack-syria-three-others-wounded">according</a> to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
“Our hearts are heavy today, and our prayers and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of our soldiers killed in action,” Reynolds said.
The attacker clashed with security guards and then opened fire after making his way into a building where American and Syrian troops were eating lunch. The gunman, who has not been identified, was killed by return fire. Syrian officials said that the attacker was a member of the Syrian security forces, but he was about to be dismissed over his &#8220;extremist&#8221; views, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/world/middleeast/syria-isis-attack.html">reported</a>.
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Syria&#8217;s government is led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, who once led a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, but is now working with U.S. forces to establish control over the country and push out ISIS. The man who killed U.S. troops on Saturday joined the Syrian security forces as a security guard earlier this year, but was transferred to a different unit two months ago over suspicions that he was leaking information to ISIS, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/syria-islamic-state-attack-security-forces-cc45fd7a00c06f8c1426ac589753f961">Associated Press</a>. The gunman was slated to be officially dismissed from his position in the Syrian security forces on Sunday, just one day after he opened fire on American soldiers.
President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-promises-to-retaliate-after-u-s-troops-killed-by-isis-in-syria">said</a> on Saturday that the shooting &#8220;was an ISIS attack against the U.S.&#8221; and vowed to retaliate.
“We mourn the loss of three great patriots in Syria — you know how it happened, an ambush,” Trump said. “Terrible. We still have three wounded that seem to be doing pretty well. But we mourn the loss, these are great — these are three great people, and just a terrible thing.”
“Syria, by the way, was fighting along with us. The president, the new president of Syria, as they told me … is devastated by what happened. This was an ISIS attack on us and Syria,” he added. “We pray for them, and their parents, and their loved ones, very, very sad … and we WILL retaliate.”
Trump met with Syria&#8217;s president in the Oval Office last month for a discussion that focused on rebuilding Syria and keeping terrorists at bay following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad. Trump&#8217;s meeting with al-Sharaa sparked controversy since the Syrian president once led a terrorist organization and had been on the U.S. terror watch list.

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French authorities have canceled the traditional New Year’s Eve concert on the Champs-Élysées, one of Paris&#8217;s most famous avenues, citing security and crowd-management concerns, while saying the city will proceed with a fireworks display and a televised countdown.
The decision was made at the request of the Paris police prefecture, which warned that hosting a large open-air concert on the capital’s world-renowned street known for luxury shopping and restaurants posed unacceptable safety risks. In recent years, the celebration has drawn hundreds of thousands of people, at times approaching one million, requiring the deployment of thousands of police officers.
The Champs-Élysées has <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/13/world-news/partys-over-in-paris-city-cancel-open-air-concert-at-the-champs-elysees-due-to-security-threats/">reportedly</a> become associated with violence from groups of Muslim migrants who have been looting stores and fighting with locals and law enforcement.
City officials said the cancellation applies only to the live concert. Fireworks at the Arc de Triomphe are still expected to take place at midnight, and a prerecorded concert will be broadcast on national television instead.
In a statement, police officials pointed to the difficulty of controlling dense, fluid crowds on the Champs-Élysées, particularly during a night associated with heavy alcohol consumption and spontaneous gatherings. Law enforcement also cited broader pressures on security forces during the holiday period.
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Mayor Anne Hidalgo accepted the police recommendation, emphasizing that public safety must take precedence. Local officials from the 8th arrondissement, which includes the Champs-Élysées, supported the move, saying the avenue was not designed to safely host a large concert crowd.
The decision has prompted political debate. “Les Republicains leader and former interior minister Bruno Retailleau condemned the move as a capitulation to rising ‘savagery,’ while left-wing mayoral hopeful Emmanuel Grégoire called it a ‘failure of responsibility’ that undermines Paris’s civic spirit,” European Conservative <a href="https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/security-fears-europe-christmas-markets-paris-new-years-eve-celebration/">reported</a>.
“It’s obvious that this is the result of massive unvetted Muslim immigration into Europe,” Daniel Di Martino of the Manhattan Institute <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/13/world-news/partys-over-in-paris-city-cancel-open-air-concert-at-the-champs-elysees-due-to-security-threats">stated</a>. “Western Europe has had a terrorism problem for many years now, and that has been exacerbated because of unvetted Islamic immigration as a result of the refugee crisis of over a decade ago.”
The New Year’s Eve concert on the Champs-Élysées has been a fixture of Paris’s holiday celebrations in recent years, combining live music with the midnight fireworks. Officials said details of security arrangements for the fireworks and crowd access would be released closer to December 31.
Police said the investigation and planning for the evening were ongoing and declined to provide further details.

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Terrorists kill American soldiers in Syria and more than a dozen people at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, a person of interest related to a deadly shooting at Brown University has been released, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from ICE custody.
It’s Monday, December 15, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251215">video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Terror Attacks Abroad: Australia And Syria</h2>
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Fifteen people are dead and many more injured after a terror attack in Australia targeting a Hanukkah celebration. On Sunday, hundreds of people, mostly Jews, had gathered at Bondi Beach in Sydney. That’s when two men, reportedly motivated by Islamic extremism, opened fire with rifles, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/terror-attack-on-australian-hanukkah-celebration-leaves-11-dead-dozens-wounded">killing</a> at least fifteen, and wounding more than two dozen more in the largest attack on Jews since October 7, 2023. Witnesses said it was clear the men were not shooting at everyone, but specifically targeting beachgoers who appeared to be Jewish. As the gunmen poured shot after shot into the crowd, a heroic bystander took matters into his own hands. Stunning video from the scene <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-civilian-ambushes-terrorist-at-bondi-beach-wrestles-rifle-away">shows</a> an unarmed man creeping towards a gunman from behind a row of cars–he gets within a few feet and then leaps on the terrorist, wrestling the rifle away from him.
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On Saturday, a lone gunman ambushed a group of American service members engaged in counterterrorism operations in Syria. The gunman, whom the White House says was a member of ISIS, killed two American service members and their American translator, and wounded five others, including three more Americans. According to numerous reports, the gunman, who was killed at the scene, was a “ISIS infiltrator” who was working as part of a government security detail. President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-promises-to-retaliate-after-u-s-troops-killed-by-isis-in-syria">vowed</a> in a Truth Social post that “there will be very serious retaliation.”
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Two Dead After Mass Shooting At Brown University</h2>
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Two Brown University students are dead after a gunman opened fire inside a classroom on Saturday. The shooting took place at around 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. The university went into lockdown until early the next morning. From the time of the shooting, police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbis-patel-promises-all-out-24-7-campaign-to-deliver-justice-after-brown-university-shooting">searched</a> for about 12 hours before detaining a 24-year-old man who officials identified as a “person of interest,&#8221; but he was released from custody. Investigators <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/12/14/us-news/person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-released/">said</a> they had the wrong person. In addition to the two students who were killed, nine others were wounded in the shooting. Officials have said the survivors are in stable condition.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Back On The Streets</h2>
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Alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from ICE custody on Friday – and he’s now vowing to “fight” the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-orders-kilmar-abrego-garcia-freed-from-ice-custody">ordered</a> that Abrego Garcia be freed. This time, the judge ordered that he cannot be re-detained by ICE until the court conducts a hearing on the motion for the temporary restraining order.

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