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Turkey-UAE Competition Plays out in Broad Geopolitical Context
March 01, 2018
Growing diplomatic tensions between Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the legitimacy and legacy of an Ottoman military commander laid bare the intensifying competition between the two Mideast states for leadership in transregional Islamist movements and for geopolitical influence stretching around the world.
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UN Official Warns of Islamist Extremist Penetration in Gaza
March 01, 2018
The UN Special Coordinator to the Middle East Peace Process cautioned the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish American Organizations that the frozen relationship between Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah and the collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process are encouraging penetration by Islamist militant groups in Gaza even more extremist than Hamas.
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US Official Warns of Business Impact on Terrorism in Iran
March 01, 2018
At the recent Munich Security Conference, US National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster emphasized the need for reforms of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, given the risks that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps could direct revenue from international business activities toward Islamist terrorist activities.
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Egyptian Military Launches Sinai Operation Against Islamist Extremists
March 01, 2018
In response to plans announced by Islamist extremist groups, including the Sinai branch of the Islamic State, to step up attacks in the region, Egypt's military has launched a major counter-terrorist operation in the Sinai Peninsula in the approach to next month's presidential elections.
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Blasphemy Charge Triggers Christian Flight from Pakistani City
March 01, 2018
A blasphemy charge against a Christian man accused of posting Facebook content insulting to Islam's prophet Mohammed provoked a mob riot in Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, triggering the flight of 800 Christian families seeking safety against threats of violence from the rioting Muslim population.
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