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Seven Charged in Beheading of French Teacher
October 28, 2020
French authorities arrested seven individuals on terrorism charges associated with last week's beheading of a Paris middle school teacher, who believed they were acting upon an Islamist "fatwa", or legal ruling, for blasphemy by the teacher for showing images of Islam's Prophet Mohammed to his students.
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Emergence of New Islamist Boss in Afghanistan's Herat Province Signals Sharia Crackdown in Society
October 28, 2020
The emergence of a hardline Islamist boss in Afghanistan signals the reimposition of oppressive societal regulations on women and education as well as a potential full implementation of sharia law once the peace negotiations have been completed between the Taliban and Afghan government.
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Expanding Jihadist Threat in Burkina Faso Further Destabilizes African Sahel
October 21, 2020
NY Times reports that violence is expanding in Burkina Faso, as Islamist extremists groups are taking full advantage of African state militaries and government failures in West Africa to expand jihadist violence and destabalize the Sahel region.
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IRGC Candidate for Iran's Presidency May Be a Game Changer in Sustaining Next Generation of Islamist Revolutionary Regime in Iran
October 21, 2020
A veteran leader of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, who is also a former hostage-taker and a man essential to the founding of a designated terrorist organization, has announced his interest in being a candidate in the 2021 race for president, which could signal the Islamic revolution moving from the clerical class to the military establishment ensuring an Islamist Revolutionary Regime in Iran.
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Jihadists Continue West African Violence by Kidnapping and Killing in Cameroon
October 21, 2020
Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), two jihadist groups operating across West Africa, continue their campaign of violence in Cameroon, killing three civilians and kidnapping five children.
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