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Iraqi PM Orders Execution of Prisoners Convicted of Supporting Caliphate
June 29, 2018
Iraqi Prime Monistee Haider al-Abadi ordered the immediate execution of all prisoners convicted of supporting the Islamic State (IS) as retaliation for IS killing of eight hostages from Iraq’s security services, a move that strategic experts argue reveals the ongoing commitment of Baghdad to terminate any resilience of the IS caliphate fighters.
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US Terror Designation Reveals Saudi, Chinese Islamism Financing
June 29, 2018
The decision by the US government’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to place the Southwest Asian Allie on the terrorism financing watchdog list is a strike at Pakistan’s failure to take robust measures against Islamist extremist groups and shows networks of global money laundering and terror financing by Saudi Arabia and China for Pakistan’s ecosystem of Islamist militants.
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Taliban Jihad Forecloses Children’s Future
June 28, 2018
The decades-long war of the Taliban to make Afghanistan an Islamist theocracy has produced massive emigration, billions of dollars in reconstruction needs, and the destruction of the country's education system and all associated institutions for child protection, thereby foreclosing the future for Afghan youth.
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Turkey's Elections Embolden Islamist Totalitarianism
June 28, 2018
The re-election victory of Turkey's Islamist leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan as President, with an alliance led by his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) winning a majority in parliament, has moved Turkey decidedly in the direction of an Islamist totalitarian regime.
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France Charges Cement Giant as Terror Financier to IS
June 28, 2018
In a landmark move human rights groups say will affect multinationals operating in some of the world's worst conflict zones, French authorities have charged cement giant Lafarge with complicity in terrorist financing and crimes against humanity due to alleged protection payments to the Islamic State (IS) and other Islamist radical groups to continue production in Syria.
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