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UK Suspends Aid Program to Syrian Islamist Moderates
December 14, 2017
The UK government has suspended a foreign assistance project to support the Free Syrian Police (FSP) associated with Islamist moderates after charges were leveled that the funds were being diverted to protection and extortion schemes run by jihadi groups related to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
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British Foil Islamist Terror Attack Against Prime Minister
December 14, 2017
British security service MI5 revealed that it had foiled a plot by Islamist extremist supporters of the Islamic State to stage an attack on the government headquarters at Downing Street and kill Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Pakistan's Poor Counterterror Record Creates Risks for US
December 14, 2017
Pakistan's poor record when it comes to active and passive support for Islamist terrorists and violent Islamist groups across the spectrum of al-Qaeda, Taliban, and Islamic State affiliates, is creating serious risks to US homeland security and strategic interests and has led the US Defense Department to indefinitely suspend reimbursements to Pakistan for counterterrorism operations.
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EU Official Threatens Rules for Online "Extremism"
December 13, 2017
At this week's EU Internet Forum, European Commissioner for Security Julian King announced that, while they have made some progress in removing "extremist content," the EU will subject internet platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to regulations next year if they do not delete such content at a quick enough speed to satisfy the Commission.
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UN Rights Chief Criticizes Trump Tweets, Border Policy
December 08, 2017
CNN reports that, at a recent roundtable session in Washington, DC, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein condemned US President Donald Trump's retweeting of videos from anti-Islam group Britain First and decried the "mean-spiritedness" of strict border control and refugee admissions policies in the West.
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