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IS Hits London with Soft-Target Strategy
June 06, 2017
The Islamic State's (IS) claim that a British IS detachment perpetrated the recent, lethal van-and-knife attack in London is consistent with the jihadi group's intensified strategy of using vehicles and common weapons to execute sensational attacks against civilian soft targets in Western countries, raising new security challenges in combating violent Islamist extremism.
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Authorities Link Manchester Bomber to IS Libya Franchise
June 06, 2017
Intelligence reports show that the Islamic State (IS) sympathizer who perpetrated the recent Manchester concert suicide attack was linked actively to the IS franchise in Libya, which has shown strong success in recruiting and radicalizing militants in a transnational network across the Mideast, Africa, and Europe.
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Turkish Islamization, IS Expansion Squeeze Religious Minorities
June 06, 2017
Turkey's large Alewite religious minority, a heterodox Shiite Muslim community, reports growing security risks due to discrimination and intimidation by the Sunni Islamization policies of the Turkish government and state indifference to threats of Islamic State (IS) attacks on Alewite places of worship.
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Rising Profile of Bin Laden Son Signals Revitalized al-Qaeda
June 06, 2017
The rising profile of Hamza bin Laden, the favorite son of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda heir apparent, on jihadi social media sites signals the revitalization of the global Islamist terror movement, now rebranded with youthful leadership and flexible tactics designed to appeal to Muslims worldwide.
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Islamic Banking Centers Pursue FinTech Innovation
June 06, 2017
Global finance experts are projecting intense competition among Mideast and Asian Islamic finance centers, from Dubai to Malaysia, to promote innovations in financial technology (fintech) as accelerators for the growth of sharia banking services.
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