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Jihadists crush Syria rebel group, in a blow to diplomacy
Middle East

Jihadists crush Syria rebel group, in a blow to diplomacy

A powerful jihadist group has crushed a Free Syrian Army rebel faction in northwestern Syria, in an attack that threatens…
Libya’s jihadist challenge to last beyond Sirte defeat
Middle East

Libya’s jihadist challenge to last beyond Sirte defeat

The grand ambitions scrawled on a wall near the Libyan city of Sirte's Mediterranean sea front look fanciful now: "Islamic…
Saudi Arabia’s new jihadists: poorly trained but hard to stop
Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s new jihadists: poorly trained but hard to stop

Technical hitches limited the death tolls in three suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia but the apparent coordination of the blasts…
Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore
World

Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore

Police in Bangladesh have arrested five men deported from Singapore as part of an investigation into an alleged Islamist plot…
Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell
Middle East

Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell

Tunisian police have broken up a cell recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Libya, authorities said, part of a security…
‘Nearly impossible’ to find jihadists among migrants, Greeks warn
World

‘Nearly impossible’ to find jihadists among migrants, Greeks warn

As the hunt for jihadists widens after last week's Paris attacks, authorities in Greece warn it was virtually impossible to…
Italian police swoop on international ‘jihadist network’
World

Italian police swoop on international ‘jihadist network’

Italian police on Thursday announced a swoop on a European jihadist network that was allegedly planning to try to spring…
Sinai: Center of Egypt’s fight against jihadists
Egypt

Sinai: Center of Egypt’s fight against jihadists

The Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian passenger jet crashed Saturday killing all 224 people on board, is home to jihadists…
Two men sentenced to 5 years over Syria’s Nusra Front affiliation
Egypt

Two men sentenced to 5 years over Syria’s Nusra Front affiliation

The Mansoura Criminal Court in Daqahlia sentenced on Thursday two men to five years' imprisonment and acquitted a third one,…
Mali troops get reacquainted with lost north
World

Mali troops get reacquainted with lost north

For Malian troops making their first forays into the country's north since jihadists took control, French military support provides reassurance…
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