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Facebook Censors Pages Critical of Islam in Wake of Orlando Massacre
June 20, 2016
Chris Tomlinson writes that, in the wake of the Islamic-State-inspired massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Facebook and Twitter have suspended pages and accounts criticizing Islamism and Islam for inciting violence against homosexuals.
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Bombing Targets Syrian Christians in Genocide Memorial Service
June 20, 2016
A lethal suicide bombing targeted Syriac Orthodox Christians holding a memorial service commemorating the victims of Ottoman Turkish genocide against Christians at the Syrian-Turkish border city of Qamashli, where Islamist forces are fighting to expand control.
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Belgian Police Arrest Three in Islamist Soccer Terror Plot
June 20, 2016
Police in Belgium arrested three individuals, considered to be linked to the Islamist assault in Brussels earlier this year and to the Islamic State's broader efforts to penetrate and undermine security in Europe, charged with plotting a terrorist attack on Belgian spectators of the Euro 2016 games.
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Orlando Attack Highlights Need for US Global Response to IS Threat
June 20, 2016
The recent lethal attack in Orlando highlighted the capacity of the Islamic State threat, pushing some US policy experts to call for a more comprehensive strategy aimed at combating both the domestic and international reach of radical Islamist violence.
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Weakening of IS Boosts Appeal of Islamist Caliphate
June 20, 2016
The expanding, globalizing appeal of an Islamist caliphate is the paradoxical and dangerous byproduct of the Islamic State's current military contraction in its core territories, as Sunni Muslims tend toward an extremist and defensive political reaction against what they characterize as a US-led sectarian (Shiite and Kurdish) campaign against IS.
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