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Lack of Jihadi Attacks in Italy Belies Jihadi Presence
May 04, 2018
While Italy’s security services have prevented jihadi attacks in the country through deployment of security mechanisms honed in combating organized crime networks and a 1980s terrorist troupe, the arrest and deportation of Islamist militant suspects, and the time spent in Italy by violent Islamists targeting Western Europe, reveals the country's sizable jihadi presence.
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OIC Seeks Sharia Sensitivity in UN Refugee Protection Regime
May 04, 2018
Among the outcomes of a joint workshop by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was the UNHCR's commitment to greater financial support for refugees from and to OIC countries, as well as recognition of "the important role of sharia teachings and principles" in the international refugee protection regime.
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IS Attacks Libya’s Electoral Commission
May 04, 2018
Islamic State (IS) militants perpetrated a lethal suicide bombing attack against Libya’s electoral commission headquarters, a move suggesting the resilience of IS sleeper cells aiming to destabilize the fractured country’s security environment and prevent national elections anticipated later this year.
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Resilient IS Cells Attack Iraq in Election Run-up
May 04, 2018
Members of an Islamic State (IS) militant cell disguised as Iraqi Army soldiers launched a devastating attacking against an anti-IS tribe on the rural outskirts of Baghdad, signaling the resilience of the remaining extremist group’s cells in their capacity to carry out their commitment to destabilizing Iraq in the run-up to national elections in May.
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Al-Shabaab Targeting Causes Teachers to Flee Kenya
May 04, 2018
Targeting by Somalia-based Islamist extremist group al-Shabaab has produced an exodus of non-Muslim teachers from Kenya, shuttering schools and creating opportunities for youth recruitment by the al-Qaeda-linked East African militants.
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