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Imprisoned IS Youth in Iraq Present Deradicalization Challenge
August 31, 2018
Youth from Islamic State (IS) networks now imprisoned in Iraq represent a major deradicalization challenge for Iraqi officials and international organizations working to provide social services and other forms of training to counter the IS brand of Islamist extremism.
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Afghan Hostage Rescue Marks Small Victory in Long War
August 30, 2018
The rescue of 149 Taliban-held hostages by Afghanistan's military is a short-term victory in a long war in which the Islamist extremist group retains the advantage, marked by an uptick in Taliban and Islamic State attacks against civilian and military sites over the last month.
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Jihadists Expand West African Footprint with Attack in Burkina Faso
August 30, 2018
A violent attack against gendarmes and civilians in the West African country of Burkina Faso signals the expanding footprint of Islamist extremism and jihadi violence in the region.
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Taliban Hostage Demand Shows Af-Pak Islamist Linkages
August 30, 2018
The Taliban leadership in Afghanistan has conditioned the release of a US and an Australian hostage on the Afghan government's release of an imprisoned member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network designated by Washington as a global terrorist group, underscoring the cross-border Af-Pak (Afghanistan-Pakistan) alliances among Islamist extremist groups.
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Islamic Home Financing in Indonesia Leads to Segregation
August 30, 2018
The effort of Indonesian banks to increase sharia-compliant/compatible financing for home mortgage and housing developments is leading to segregated, faith-based residential areas that are aggravating social cleavages and creating pressures against non-Muslim minority communities in the country.
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