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Afghanistan Emerges as Islamist Terror Training Base
November 08, 2017
Despite the ongoing activity of US special forces dedicated to stabilizing Afghanistan, the release of a new Islamist militant training camp video by al-Qaeda affiliate Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) underscores the fact that Afghanistan has become a magnet country for the full spectrum of global jihadi groups that share the goal of internationalizing sharia law under a caliphate structure.
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Boko Haram Attacks Soft Targets in Cameroon, Nigeria
November 08, 2017
Hardline Islamist group Boko Haram perpetrated soft-target attacks, murdering villagers in Cameroon and staging a suicide bombing in a Nigerian mosque, as part of the jihadi group’s campaign to institute sharia states in West Africa.
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Rights Group Criticizes Iran's Religious Freedom Violations
November 08, 2017
Global rights organization Human Rights Watch has issued a critique of Iran’s Guardian Council, the government agency for interpretation of the country’s Islamic constitution, for religious freedom violations involved in suspending a fairly elected city council member due to his Zoroastrian religious identity.
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Russia Faces Child Repatriation Challenges Related to IS Fighters
November 08, 2017
The Russian state is facing complex legal, security, and humanitarian challenges associated with the repatriation of children orphaned in Iraq and Syria by Russian Islamists who fought for Islamic State (IS) from the North Caucasus republics of Chechnya and Dagestan.
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Bahrain Monarchy Blames Iran for Attack on Police
November 08, 2017
Islamic sectarian tensions spiked again in Bahrain after another militant attack on a police target in the island monarchy that hosts US naval bases, as the country’s Sunni monarchy accused Shiite Iran of fomenting discontent among Bahrain’s majority Shiite population.
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