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Islamist Extremists Controlling NW Syria Target Christian Properties
May 06, 2020
Northwestern Syria’s Idlib province is dominated by the al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist extremist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which is targeting Christians with the imposition of a head tax and a tax on private properties and businesses.
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Taliban Carries Out Suicide Attack After US Forces Commander Visits Special Ops Base
May 04, 2020
The Taliban have been identified by the government of Afghanistan as perpetrators of a civilian-casualty suicide bombing attack on one of the country's special operations bases immediately following a visit by the commander of US military forces in the South Asian country.
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Interviews with Former IS Fighters Detail Recruiters' Idealized Portrayals of Caliphate versus Brutal Realities on the Ground
May 04, 2020
Extensive interviews conducted by the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism with former IS fighters detail a recruitment process using propaganda recordings and human recruiters to misleadingly portray jihad as a religious brotherhood committed to an idealized Islamic caliphate.
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Turkey’s Intra-Islamist Battles Continue with Purges & Disappearances
May 04, 2020
The multi-year conflict continues to rage between Turkey’s Islamist government and its main Islamist opposition movement led by US-based Islamic cleric Fetullah Gulen, with Human Rights Watch reporting that NATO-member Turkey’s national security state perpetrating mass arrests, indefinite detentions, professional purges, and disappearances.
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IS Resurgence in Syria Prompts US Offer of Cooperation with Russia
May 04, 2020
A resurgence of IS operations in parts of Syria under the control of the Damascus government has prompted the United States to propose some collaboration with Russia in degrading the Islamist terror group’s capacity.
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