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Bangladesh Detains 2 Political Activists for ISIS Propaganda
Police have detained two members of Bangladesh's biggest religion-based party on suspicion they were involved in Islamic State propaganda, including one who called himself "Jihadi John", a police commissioner said today.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Niger Army Says It Killed 15 Boko Haram Militants
Niger's army killed 15 Boko Haram militants in the course of land and air operations against the armed Islamist group, the defence ministry announced on Wednesday.
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Islamic State Seen Overtaking Al Qaeda in South Asia Social Media War
Islamist militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State at the expense of Al Qaeda, analysts said today highlighting the rivalry between the two global militant groups.
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The 'Uncatchable' One-Eyed Jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist reported to have been killed in a US airstrike in Libya Monday, was an Al-Qaeda veteran and the mastermind behind a devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram in Disarray as Government Forces Advance
Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told Reuters.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
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Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John
With the news that Emwazi is one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State that loose group of young men has emerged as the latest example of a breeding ground for Islamic radicals in Europe.
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Indian-Origin Member of Islamic State Poses with Newborn Son on Twitter
An Indian-origin Islamist who skipped bail in Britain to join the Islamic State in Syria, has posed a photo of him holding his newborn son and an AK-47 on Twitter, hailing a "new generation" of Islamists.
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UN Security Council Mulls Resolution to Tackle Iraq Militants
The UN Security Council is negotiating a draft resolution to tackle Islamic State militants by financially weakening the jihadi Islamist group, stopping a flow of foreign fighters, and threatening sanctions on those who recruit and help the group.
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Egypt's Abdel Fattah Al Sisi Asks for US Help in Fighting Terrorism
Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the general who ousted an elected Islamist president and is set to become Egypt's next head of state, called on the United States to help fight jihadi terrorism to avoid the creation of new Afghanistans in the Middle East.
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Egypt police general killed in Cairo campus blasts
Two bombs targeting security posts near Cairo University exploded in quick succession ,on Wednesday, killing a police general. It was followed by a third blast as police and journalists gathered at the scene.
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US jihadi ponders $5 million bounty: how much for my left leg?
A US extremist fighting with Islamist militants in Somalia on Friday brushed off a $5 million bounty offered by the State Department, jokingly asking how much he could get for his left leg.
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Bangladesh Detains 2 Political Activists for ISIS Propaganda
Police have detained two members of Bangladesh's biggest religion-based party on suspicion they were involved in Islamic State propaganda, including one who called himself "Jihadi John", a police commissioner said today.
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Kuwait Shiite Mosque Bomber Was Saudi National: Interior Ministry
Kuwait today identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shiite mosque as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests in connection with the blast that left 26 dead.
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Niger Army Says It Killed 15 Boko Haram Militants
Niger's army killed 15 Boko Haram militants in the course of land and air operations against the armed Islamist group, the defence ministry announced on Wednesday.
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Islamic State Seen Overtaking Al Qaeda in South Asia Social Media War
Islamist militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State at the expense of Al Qaeda, analysts said today highlighting the rivalry between the two global militant groups.
-
The 'Uncatchable' One-Eyed Jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist reported to have been killed in a US airstrike in Libya Monday, was an Al-Qaeda veteran and the mastermind behind a devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram in Disarray as Government Forces Advance
Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told Reuters.
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Active Online, Foreign Women Become Islamic State Widows
At least 15 young Western women who joined Islamic State and married jihadi fighters are now widows after the militant group suffered losses in clashes in Syria and Iraq, according to researchers who closely monitor Islamist radicals online.
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From Brides to Battlefield, New Roles for Women With Islamic State
Women travelling to join Islamic State militants are no longer just seeking to become "jihadi brides" but are taking on new roles, on the frontline in logistics and intelligence and as medics, according to military and expert sources.
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Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John
With the news that Emwazi is one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State that loose group of young men has emerged as the latest example of a breeding ground for Islamic radicals in Europe.
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Indian-Origin Member of Islamic State Poses with Newborn Son on Twitter
An Indian-origin Islamist who skipped bail in Britain to join the Islamic State in Syria, has posed a photo of him holding his newborn son and an AK-47 on Twitter, hailing a "new generation" of Islamists.
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UN Security Council Mulls Resolution to Tackle Iraq Militants
The UN Security Council is negotiating a draft resolution to tackle Islamic State militants by financially weakening the jihadi Islamist group, stopping a flow of foreign fighters, and threatening sanctions on those who recruit and help the group.
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Egypt's Abdel Fattah Al Sisi Asks for US Help in Fighting Terrorism
Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the general who ousted an elected Islamist president and is set to become Egypt's next head of state, called on the United States to help fight jihadi terrorism to avoid the creation of new Afghanistans in the Middle East.
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Egypt police general killed in Cairo campus blasts
Two bombs targeting security posts near Cairo University exploded in quick succession ,on Wednesday, killing a police general. It was followed by a third blast as police and journalists gathered at the scene.
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US jihadi ponders $5 million bounty: how much for my left leg?
A US extremist fighting with Islamist militants in Somalia on Friday brushed off a $5 million bounty offered by the State Department, jokingly asking how much he could get for his left leg.
