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Islamists Use Cathedral of Aghia Sophia as Mosque
July 06, 2016
Demonstrating the NATO member's ongoing Islamization of Christian sites, Turkey's Islamist government approved the use of the 6th-century Byzantine Cathedral of Aghia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a mosque for call to prayers at the close of Ramadan.
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Attack in Bangladesh Signals IS Expansion
July 06, 2016
A lethal attack claimed by Islamic State militants that left 20 foreign hostages dead in a terror assault on the epicenter of Bangladesh's diplomatic quarter has signaled the expansion of militant Islamism in South Asia and enhancements in the religious extremists' planning and operations capabilities.
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Islamists See Brexit as Opportunity for Jihad
July 06, 2016
Intelligence analysts have identified a spike in Islamic State social media traffic calling for terror attacks against soft, civilian targets across Europe as a means of weakening EU socio-political cohesion and undermining financial stability following the UK's exit from the bloc.
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Istanbul Attack Signals Islamist Pivot to Caucasus, Central Asia
July 06, 2016
Preliminary intelligence suggests militant Islamists from the Caucasus and Central Asia planned and executed the Islamist terror attack on the Istanbul airport, raising concerns that the Chechen-based Caucasus Emirate may serve as the epicenter of a new pivot zone for radical Islamist networks.
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Islamists Victimize Bangladesh Religious Minorities
July 06, 2016
In the latest of a series of high-profile, lethal assaults by violent Islamist groups targeting Bangladesh's religious minorities, Islamist militants are suspected in a fatal attack on a Hindu temple worker in the country.
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