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Coptic Churches suspend conferences, monastery trips over security concerns
Egypt
July 13, 2017
Coptic Churches suspend conferences, monastery trips over security concerns
Egypt’s main Coptic Church decided on Thursday to suspend holding any conferences and organizing the church-sponsored trips to monasteries, Coptic Orthodox Church…
Young Islamists have ‘very scant’ knowledge of Islam, study finds
Features/Interviews
July 12, 2017
Young Islamists have ‘very scant’ knowledge of Islam, study finds
Young Muslims who become radicalized often invent a patchwork, imagined version of Islam that has little or nothing to do…
Syrian Observatory says has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief killed
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Syrian Observatory says has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief killed
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu…
US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to Islamic State
World
July 11, 2017
US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to Islamic State
An active duty US soldier was arrested on terrorism charges after authorities say he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State…
Interior Ministry kills 6 militants in Asyut, IS ideologists
Egypt
July 10, 2017
Interior Ministry kills 6 militants in Asyut, IS ideologists
Six militants were killed in an un-populated area of Upper Egypt’s governorate of Asyut for terrorist related operations that targeted…
Two Police conscripts killed, nine injured in ‘IED’ explosion, Al-Arish
Egypt
July 9, 2017
Two Police conscripts killed, nine injured in ‘IED’ explosion, Al-Arish
Two police conscripts were killed and nine others injured on Saturday in an ‘Improvised Explosive Device’ ‘[IED] explosion that targeted…
Mosul victory imminent as Islamic State lines collapse: Iraqi military
Middle East
July 8, 2017
Mosul victory imminent as Islamic State lines collapse: Iraqi military
Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul within hours as Islamic State’s defensive lines crumble in its…
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
Egypt
July 8, 2017
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for attacking a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a…
Turkey detains 29 IS militants in Istanbul raids
Middle East
July 7, 2017
Turkey detains 29 IS militants in Istanbul raids
Turkish police detained 29 suspected Islamic State group militants in raids in Istanbul on Friday, the country’s state-run news agency…
10 Egyptian soldiers killed in northern Sinai suicide attack
Egypt
July 7, 2017
10 Egyptian soldiers killed in northern Sinai suicide attack
Ten Egyptian soldiers, including one colonel, were killed on Friday in a suicide bomb attack on an army checkpoint in…