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Islamist Resilience in Af-Pak Poses Threat to US
May 09, 2017
Many American security and defense officials view the resilience and growth in Afghanistan of two lethal Islamist terror organizations, al-Qaeda and the Taliban, despite nearly two decades of US-led war to eliminate their ideological and military presence in Southwest Asia, as a real and present threat to the US.
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OIC Chief Affirms Commitment to Palestine Leadership
May 09, 2017
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the 57-member-state group that claims to represent all Muslims worldwide, met in Saudi Arabia with the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority to reaffirm the OIC's commitment to an independent state of Palestine with its capital in Jerusalem (Al-Quds Al-Sharif).
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IS Expands into Egyptian Sinai
May 09, 2017
Islamic State (IS) militants are expanding their control over the geopolitically important Sinai Peninsula bordering Egypt and Israel, deploying a "religious morality police" to impose sharia law, inciting terror through targeted violence against Coptic Christians, and using beheadings and kidnappings as punitive measures to oppose any resistance from Sinai residents.
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Intel Suggests Al-Qaeda, IS Discussions on Jihadi Unity
May 08, 2017
Iraqi intelligence services are reporting that al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) leaders have initiated exploratory discussions about the possibility of the two Islamist extremist organizations moving toward a more collaborative, rather than competitive, model of global jihadism.
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IS Targets NATO Convoy Near US Embassy in Kabul
May 08, 2017
The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack with multiple civilian casualties after the IS perpetrator targeted a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy passing the US Embassy in the Afghan capital city of Kabul.
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