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Court Sentences Texas Parents over Foreign-Fighter Statements
February 16, 2018
A court has sentenced to prison parents of two Texas men who traveled from their hometown of Plano to fight with Islamic State (IS) forces in Syria for lying to police and FBI investigators about their sons' whereabouts and about international terrorism.
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US Pushes for Economic Sanctions on Pakistan
February 16, 2018
The New York Times reports that the US and its allies will push the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body established to monitor and combat terrorism financing, to include Pakistan on a watch list for its alleged support of Islamist radical groups, a designation that will likely lead to economic sanctions against the country's government.
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Indonesian Courts Begin Trial of IS Cleric
February 16, 2018
An Indonesian court has indicted Aman Abrdurrahman, a cleric who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and who is accused of masterminding from his prison cell a series of terrorist attacks targeting civilians and "white foreigners" in the world's most populous Muslim-majority county.
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Saudi Arabia Relinquishes Control of Brussels Mosque
February 16, 2018
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's decision to return control of the Grand Mosque of Brussels to Belgium's Muslim Executive, although explained by Riyadh as part of its commitment to liberalization and opposition to support for Salafist extremism, is generating a wait-and-see approach among experts on Saudi Arabia's global support for Islamist radicalism and terror.
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UK Creates Tool to Block Online Terrorist Content
February 14, 2018
The UK's Home Office has announced that it has developed technology that can identify with a high degree of accuracy online terrorist content, such as propaganda from the Islamic State, and that it plans to share this tool with small social-media companies for use in blocking user from uploading such content to their platforms.
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