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Taliban Remain Intransigent Despite Peace Talks with US
July 29, 2019
The Islamist extremist Taliban have remained intransigent in insisting that Afghan government officials be integrated into US-sponsored talks for peace in Afghanistan only in their “personal capacity” and in continuing to stage violent attacks against Afghan government political and security sites.
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Final Fight to Oust IS Highlights Caliphate’s Human Costs
July 24, 2019
The final military push to oust the remnants of Islamic State (IS) forces hunkered down in northern Syria is highlighting the massive human costs and humanitarian crisis caused by the Islamist group's caliphate project in Syria and Iraq.
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UK Regulators Consider Banning Islamic TV Channel
July 24, 2019
The UK Office of Communications is considering a ban on Islamic television channel “Prace TV” for likening homosexuals to “pigs influenced by Satan,” characterizing magicians as practitioners of witchcraft who “should be killed,” and calling for the death penalty for individuals who cease to practice Islam.
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Islamist Discourse Targets Political Authoritarianism in Mideast
July 24, 2019
Political Islamists and putatively apolitical Salafist Islamic groups across the Middle East are engaging in regular discussions, with a dose of skepticism about each other’s motives, about possible cooperation to oppose the region’s authoritarian political regimes.
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Taliban Celebrate Terrorism Against US, Europe
July 24, 2019
The latest video released on the official media platforms of the Taliban characterizes the 9/11 Islamist terror attacks on the US and the 3/04 Islamist terror bombings in Madrid as justified, anti-imperialist jihad.
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