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Niger Confirms Kidnapping of Italian Priest in Jihadist Zone
November 30, 2018
Niger government officials have confirmed that an Italian priest has been kidnapped overnight in the country’s border region with Mali and Burkina Faso, a zone of high activity by a constellation of jihadist groups seeking to impose Islamic law in West Africa.
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IS, al-Qaeda Play Waiting Game in Idlib
November 30, 2018
The Syrian regime’s preparations to retake the crucial Idlib Province area from all opposition forces is focused only on military priorities, allowing the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda leaders to prepare for reactivation of jihadist operations by using Islamism to articulate unresolved societal grievances in Syria.
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Al-Qaeda Eulogy of Jihadist Reveals Global Scope of Militant Islamism
November 30, 2018
The al-Qaeda eulogy issued upon the recent death of infamous Afghan jihadist leader Jalaluddiin Haqqani reveals the global scope and resilience of transnational, militant Islamism, as his career reads like a roadmap of the expansion and networking of Taliban-style ideology and violence.
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Tony Blair Emphasizes Soft-Power Tools in Fight Against Islamism
November 30, 2018
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently warned that Islamist extremism is growing in the face of flawed Western counter-terrorism initiatives that ignore soft-power tools such as education and human security and fail to address the ideological appeals to hearts and minds of radical Islamist recruits and followers.
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Islamists Target Sports, Education to Demoralize Afghan Opposition
November 30, 2018
The increased Islamist violence targeting sports venues and schools in Afghanistan represents a deliberate tactical move to destroy Afghan social cohesion and to demoralize popular opposition by terrorizing civilians opposed to establishing a sharia regime throughout the country.
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