Violence and Security

Uighur Muslim Peace Activist Gets Life Sentence in Chinese Court

September 24, 2014

China's most prominent Uighur Muslim peace activist has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of agitating for separatism for the country's Muslim minority, provoking international calls for his release and condemnation of China for its human rights abuses against the Uighurs Muslims.
American ISIS Supporter Convicted of Conspiracy to Support Terrorism

September 17, 2014

Reflecting rising concerns about traction for violent Islamism inside America, U.S. citizen and Colorado resident Shannon Conley was convicted yesterday in federal district court of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”), after she was apprehended en route to Turkey and Syria and confessed her "view of Islam as requiring participation in violent jihad."
Militant Islamists Cite Advice of Religious Leadership in Release of UN Peacekeepers

September 17, 2014

The al-Nusra Front, the Syrian franchise of al-Qaeda, released 45 United Nations peacekeepers held hostage for two weeks, announcing that their decision followed the advice of their religious leadership.
Cut Cash-Flow to Help Defeat ISIS

September 17, 2014

The Islamist terror group The Islamic State (“IS”) depends on regular cash-flow to finance its operations and to maintain its program of social welfare operations that sustain its support, so experts argue that cutting off IS’s cash flow is critical to defeating the organization.
Islamist Militants Suspend Jihad to Help Flood Victims in Kashmir

September 17, 2014

The United Jihad Council (“UJC”) announced it is temporarily suspending its jihad activities in Kashmir so that the alliance of militant Islamist groups will focus on rescue and relief for flood victims in the contested province hard-hit by recent floods and landslides.
NATO-Member Turkey a Recruiting Ground and Safe Haven for Islamist Terror Groups

September 17, 2014

Turkey, a NATO member-country and a candidate for EU membership, has drawn criticism from Western intelligence and security experts for serving as a recruiting ground for foreign and Turkish fighters in the Islamist terror group ISIS, allowing an open-border policy for safe haven to ISIS fighters in Syria, and providing cash-flow to ISIS from oil exports.
Colorado Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Support ISIS

September 17, 2014

A Colorado woman is the latest in a recent spate of U.S. citizens convicted of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamist militant group ISIS, a trend line that, according to the FBI, includes Americans heading to fight with ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Boko Haram Continues Slow Expansion from Nigeria into Neighboring African States

September 10, 2014

The militant Islamist group Boko Haram is using its platform in Nigeria, where it has proclaimed a local caliphate in the towns under its control, to expand the battle to impose sharia in Africa, staging several recent attacks on Christian villages in neighboring Cameroon.
Islamic State Issues Banking Orders in Mosul to Help Finance Caliphate

September 10, 2014

The Islamic State (“IS”) has issued strict limitations on Mosul residents' access to their bank accounts, designed to help finance the new Islamist Caliphate by drawing on cash resources from Shia Muslims, Sunnis deemed "enemies of Islam," and Christians and other religious minorities in the parts of Iraq under IS control.
Chechen Extremist Islamists Vow Jihad Against Russia

September 10, 2014

The international leadership of the extremist Islamist group The Islamic State (“IS”), which includes Chechen militants, has issued a video call for jihad against Russia and for incorporation of Chechnya, currently part of Russia, and all states in the Caucasus, into the IS Caliphate.