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Brussels Jewish museum killer sentenced to life in prison
World
March 12, 2019
Brussels Jewish museum killer sentenced to life in prison
The French jihadist who shot dead four people in a terrorist attack at a Jewish museum was on Tuesday sentenced…
Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports
Middle East
January 10, 2019
Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports
The main jihadist alliance in Syria’s Idlib region reached a deal on Thursday, ending days of deadly fighting with rival…
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
WASHINGTON (AP) — What to do with hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and…
Two militants blow themselves in Tunisia
Middle East
January 3, 2019
Two militants blow themselves in Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Two militants in Tunisia blew themselves up on Thursday after they exchanged fire with security forces who…
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Middle East
July 23, 2017
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Malian and French troops have arrested a close associate of a preacher whose jihadist group has claimed dozens of attacks…
Italy uses imams in prisons to deter extremism among inmates
World
July 12, 2017
Italy uses imams in prisons to deter extremism among inmates
Italy’s plan to reduce the risk of a jihadi-inspired attack is pinned in small part on El Hacmi Mimoun, an…
Short of allies, Syria’s rebels are down but not out
Middle East
June 1, 2017
Short of allies, Syria’s rebels are down but not out
They are veterans of Syria’s rebellion, trying for years to bring down President Bashar Assad. But these days they’re doing…
Iraq forces say recaptured nearly 90% of west Mosul
Middle East
May 16, 2017
Iraq forces say recaptured nearly 90% of west Mosul
Iraqi forces have recaptured nearly 90 percent of west Mosul from the “Islamic State” (IS) group after retaking the city’s…
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
A veteran Islamist militant blamed for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas field and who ran smuggling routes across…
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
Middle East
June 10, 2015
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers…