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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…
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…
14 militants killed in police shoot out in Ismailiya: Interior Ministry
Egypt
July 9, 2017
14 militants killed in police shoot out in Ismailiya: Interior Ministry
Security forces killed 14 militants in a shootout as they broke into their training camp in the Ismailia governorate, the…
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…
20% of IS militants are citizens of European countries: Dar El Ifta
Egypt
July 5, 2017
20% of IS militants are citizens of European countries: Dar El Ifta
The state-run Dar al-Ifta issued a statement on Wednesday in which it warned of the consequences that result from the return…
Breaking: Two retired army officers, police conscript killed in militant attack near Giza
Egypt
July 5, 2017
Breaking: Two retired army officers, police conscript killed in militant attack near Giza
Two retired army officers and a police conscript were killed on Wednesday morning in a militant attack that targeted their…
Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 in Iraq
Middle East
July 3, 2017
Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 in Iraq
An Iraqi provincial official says a suicide bomber, disguised in a woman’s all-covering robe, struck inside a camp for displaced…
Update: Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
World
June 28, 2017
Update: Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
The decapitated bodies of five civilians have been found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels, the military said…
UPDATE: Belgium detains four people linked to failed bomb attack
World
June 22, 2017
UPDATE: Belgium detains four people linked to failed bomb attack
Belgian authorities investigating Tuesday’s attempted bomb attack on Brussels’ Central Station detained four people after a series of house searches…