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IS Targets Christians with Violence as a Recruiting Tool
March 24, 2017
An article from the Washington Institute explains how the noticeable increase in Islamic State (IS) attacks against Christian sites in the Middle East and Europe is part of a deliberate IS tactic to amplify a civilizational narrative pitting "the West against Islam" as a recruiting tactic and propaganda ploy aimed to divert attention from IS military losses in its core Mideast territories.
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Taliban Captures Key Afghan District
March 24, 2017
Reports that Taliban insurgents have captured a key district in Afghanistan's geopolitically crucial Helmand Province from US-supported Afghan government forces indicates the resiliency and long-term vision of Islamist militancy in the face of the international community's efforts to erode jihadism.
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Iran Uses Venezuela as Islamist Gateway
March 24, 2017
Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah have made progress in using Venezuela's vulnerabilities as a failed narco-state as a point of penetration for planning jihadi activities and spreading Islamist radical ideology in the Western Hemisphere.
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European Bodies Call for Countering "Hate Speech"
March 23, 2017
Three European transnational human rights bodies recently issued a joint statement calling on “political and community leaders” to implement policies, such as the conditioning of children, designed to counter “hate speech,” or rhetoric perceived by some as offensive or intolerant.
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Mayor Points to Radicalization in Brussels Mosques
March 23, 2017
Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur has signaled problems facing law enforcement and security agencies from foreign support of mosques in European cities by asserting that all of the mosques in Brussels are "in the hands of the Salafists," and arguing for the establishment of mosques that "follow our democratic rules" and are "controlled by the government."
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