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Islamist extremists in Sweden rise to 2,000: intelligence
Jul 03, 2017 (AFP)
Anders Thornberg, head of domestic spy service Sapo, attributed the rise primarily to the sophisticated propaganda machine of the Islamic State group. Although ...
France's Macron due in Mali to back Sahel anti-jihad force
Jun 30, 2017 (AFP)
The so-called "G5 Sahel" countries just south of the Sahara -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- have pledged to fight jihadists on their own so...
Iraq sees end to 'caliphate' as Mosul mosque retaken
Jun 29, 2017 (AFP)
The jihadist group announced its self-styled "caliphate" on June 29, 2014, encompassing swathes of territory its fighters overran in Iraq and neighbouring Syria...
Czech law to allow civilians to shoot during terrorist attacks
Jun 28, 2017 (AFP)
The amendment, which passed by a large majority, is expected easily to gain approval from the senate and President Milos Zeman, still needed for it to take effe...
Yemeni troops killed in suspected Qaeda attack: army
Jun 28, 2017 (AFP)
"Three soldiers were killed in the attack on the first military zone in the Al-Qoton district, and the gunmen managed to get away," the source said, requesting ...
Egyptian warplanes hit arms convoy from Libya: army
Jun 27, 2017 (AFP)
The military said in a statement that it had acted on "intelligence indicating a number of criminal elements had gathered to cross the border into Egypt using a...
Philippine military declares Eid truce in war-torn city
Jun 25, 2017 (AFP)
Assaults backed by air and artillery bombardment stopped at the start of Islamic prayers at 6am but gunfire erupted as soon as the truce ended around 2pm, AFP r...
Philippine forces declare Eid truce in war-torn city
Jun 25, 2017 (AFP)
Military chief General Eduardo Ano said his forces would implement a "humanitarian pause" during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Marawi, which is considered the most...
Syria regime penetrates IS-held eastern province: monitor
Jun 23, 2017 (AFP)
Government forces control part of Deir Ezzor city and the adjacent military airport, but IS holds the vast desert province and most of the provincial capital. "...
Two dead as suspected jihadists attack Mali tourist resort
Jun 19, 2017 (AFP)
The assault on the Kangaba Le Campement resort comes after a similar strike less than two years ago on a luxury hotel in Bamako, which lies in the south of the ...
Google steps up efforts to block extremism, following Facebook
Jun 19, 2017 (AFP)
The measures announced Sunday come on the heels of similar efforts unveiled by Facebook last week, and follow a call by the Group of Seven leaders last month fo...
Philippine troops pound Islamists as death toll passes 300
Jun 17, 2017 (AFP)
Fires erupted and dark plumes of smoke rose from enclaves still occupied by the militants as the air force staged bombing runs to support ground troops struggli...
Sharp rise in violent Islamist extremists in Sweden: intelligence
Jun 16, 2017 (AFP)
"We would say that (the number) has gone from hundreds to thousands now," Sapo chief Anders Thornberg told news agency TT in an interview, describing the situat...
Russia says may have killed IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Jun 16, 2017 (AFP)
The United States said it could not immediately confirm whether Baghdadi, the undisputed leader of global jihadism, was dead. The elusive Iraqi-born Islamist is...
IS India recruiter, Europe attacks planner named to US terror list
Jun 15, 2017 (AFP)
The State Department officially named three senior IS officials -- Mohammad Shafi Armar, Oussama Ahmad Atar, and Mohammed Isa Yousif Saqar Al Binali -- as Speci...
Turkey FM in Doha as UN 'alarmed' by Gulf crisis
Jun 14, 2017 (AFP)
Mevlut Cavusoglu called for dialogue to end the crisis, after meeting Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha. "The meeting discussed developments ...
New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives
Jun 14, 2017 (SPX)
Since their first use in World War I, dozens of chemical weapons with devastating potential have been developed. For example, just a pinprick-sized droplet of t...
US troops on ground in war-ravaged Philippine city: military
Jun 14, 2017 (AFP)
The small number of US soldiers are providing vital surveillance assistance and, although they do not have a combat role, are allowed to open fire on the milita...
IS chemical attacks down in Syria: report
Jun 13, 2017 (AFP)
IS has allegedly used chemical weapons in one attack in Syria this year, on January 8 in Aleppo province, according to global market intelligence firm IHS Marki...
China supports Philippines' US-backed fight against Islamists
Jun 12, 2017 (AFP)
The US embassy in Manila said Saturday that special forces were assisting the Philippine military with ongoing operations in the southern city of Marawi, which ...
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