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Pakistan Declines to Condemn China on Uighur Issue
July 24, 2019
Despite Pakistan’s leading, vocal role in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), whose 57 member-states claim to represent the interests of Muslims worldwide, Islamabad has not signed on to the US-led UN resolution condemning China for violating the rights of an estimated two million Chinese Uighur Muslims.
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Hezbollah Redeploys to Lebanon-Israel Border
July 24, 2019
The sharp escalation in US-Iran tensions has drawn in the Lebanon-based Iranian client group Hezbollah, whose forces have now redeployed to the border with Israel and which, according to Mideast security experts, is part of a regional network of Shiite forces capable of waging a multi-front war.
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Human Rights Groups Report Jihadist Targeting of Christians in Syria
July 23, 2019
Respected international human rights organizations have reported that jihadists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra group operating in northern Syria continue to target Christian minority women, as illustrated by the recent rape and death-by-stoning of a middle-aged Christian woman.
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US Sanctions Underscore Islamist Extremism in the Americas
July 23, 2019
The imposition of financial sanctions by the US government against a Hezbollah fugitive alleged to have masterminded a lethal attack against a synagogue in Argentina is a reminder of the malign activities of the Iran-backed group and other Islamist radical organizations in the Americas.
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Taliban Edge Closer to Regaining Authority in Afghanistan
July 23, 2019
The complexities of the Afghanistan peace talks may unintentionally leave the Taliban and other jihadist groups in power in the geopolitically critical country.
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