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Islamist Factionalism Drives Turkish Government's Latest Target of 695 for Arrest
February 19, 2020
Factional infighting between Turkey's two main Islamist currents, that of the ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) and that comprised of followers of US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, has provoked another round of purges by AKP state prosecutors.
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PM of Iraqi Kurdistan Warns of Resurgent IS
February 19, 2020
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq is warning Western governments about the resurgence of the Islamic State (“IS”) in the period since the formal military defeat of the Islamist caliphate in its core territories of Iraq and Syria.
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Iran Imprisons Environmentalists on Espionage Charges
February 19, 2020
Iranian courts meted out lengthy prison sentences of up to 10 years against eight environmental activists on alleged charges of espionage and collusion with the United States.
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Germany Debates Burqa Ban Proposal
February 14, 2020
Debates are intensifying in Germany about proposals to ban the wearing of strict Islamic face coverings like the burka and niqab in institutions of secondary and higher education.
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German Jihadis in Syria Underscore Transnational Fighter & Finance Networks
February 14, 2020
German media and security agencies concur that there are at least 60 German nationals fighting with Islamist extremist groups in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib.
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