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ISIL expands in Afghan-Pakistan areas, widening attacks

Palmyra: Russia-backed Syrian army retakes ancient city

Jordan hangs 15 convicts at dawn, most in years

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Some 260,000 Iraqis freed since west Mosul operation began: Cmdr.

Some 260,000 civilians have been freed from the clutches of Daesh terrorists ever since government soldiers, supported by fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, launched an operation to retake the ...

Trump said attacking Syria was bad idea 45 times on Twitter

US President Donald Trump has demonstrated inconsistency in his words and actions by ordering a deadly strike on a Syrian airbase in Idlib province.

Russia deploys missile-armed ship to Syria after US attack: Source

Russia has reportedly sent a missile-armed frigate to its naval base in Syria’s Mediterranean coastal city of Tartus following a recent US missile strike against an airbase in the Arab country.

Saudi king congratulates US for attacking Syria with missiles

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has called US President Donald Trump to praise in person Washington’s recent missile strike against a Syrian army air base.

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Who Is ISIS? An open source investigation

The hysteria over the supposed threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) is now undeniable. Every day new stories emerge focusing on the group’s brutality, its resources, its capabilities and its intenti...

What is Ansaru?

Ansaru announced its existence in January 2012 with a statement in which it claimed it would “encourage what is good and see to its spread and… discourage evil and try to eliminate it.” On other occas...

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Iraq: A Deadly Deception

An inside look at how world leaders and the American public were duped into a war that cost thousands of lives.

The Grinding Fight to Root Out ISIS in a Battered Libya

ISIS was able to tighten its grip because Libya is a shattered, hollowed-out country, lacking the basic sinews of governance that define a functioning state.

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The New Threat: The Past, Present, and Future of Islamic Militancy

The SYRIAN JIHAD

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Does Islamic State Threaten Central Asia?

A leading expert on Central Asia has told IWPR that even though Islamic State has recruited many fighters from the region, their return home does not automatically mean they will launch a jihad agains...

Tunisian Prime Minister Chahed 'Terror No Longer Has a Nationality'

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The Destruction of the Holy Shrines in Arab Counteris

The Abstracts of the World Congress on Extremist and Takfiri Movements in the Islamic Scholars’ View

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Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: Insulting Sunni Sharia, form of blasphemy Stressing that no one is allowed to insult Sunni principles and their sharia, Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said, "Wahhabi

Stressing that no one is allowed to insult Sunni principles and their sharia, Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said, "Wahhabis regard Sunni Muslims, Shias, Christians and followers of any other religio...