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Libya Chaos Creates Fertile Ground for Islamist Militants
April 10, 2019
Islamist militants continue to take advantage of the chaotic civil war conditions in Libya since the collapse of the state after the fall of the Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, attacking both civilians and targets of the weak Libyan National Army in a strained war of attrition involving Islamic State fighters.
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Activists Worry About Contagion Effects of Brunei’s Sharia Code
April 10, 2019
International human rights activists are alarmed that the implementation of a strict sharia penal code in Brunei will spread to other countries in Southeast Asia.
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Turkey Uses New Zealand Tragedy to Claim Islamist Leadership
April 04, 2019
The arrival of a high-level Turkish government delegation in New Zealand in the aftermath of the mosque attacks in Christchurch signals Ankara’s use of the tragedy to claim the leadership mantle of Muslims worldwide.
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IS Incites Forceful Response to Christchurch Attacks
April 04, 2019
As their fighters engage in a battle for the final caliphate stronghold of Baghouz in eastern Syria, the Islamic State’s (IS) leadership issued an audio message inciting Muslims to view the Christchurch New Zealand massacre as a crusader act against Muslims worldwide and to join a renewal of the IS caliphate’s worldwide mission.
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Turkish Islamist Rivalries Underscore Multiple Sources of Authoritarianism
April 04, 2019
As Turkey’s authoritarian Islamist AKP government concludes trials against over 100,000 alleged members of the Islamist movement of Muslim cleric Fetullah Gulen, the distinctive authoritarian tendencies of both Islamist groups are on display.