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Experts Push for Reform of Nigerian Counter-Insurgency Strategy
April 09, 2018
Experts suggest the longterm defeat of Boko Haram jihadism depends on a paradigm shift in the counter-insurgency and security strategy of the Nigerian military, whose civilian massacres and extrajudicial actions have contributed to the radicalization and recruitment of the country's Muslim population.
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Russia Convenes with Turkey, Iran on Ending Syria Conflict
April 09, 2018
The Presidents of Turkey, Iran, and Russia met in Ankara to discuss continuing collaboration to end the seven-year war in Syria, putting two openly Islamist governments and Russia at the center of developments to stabilize a post-Islamic State Syria as US President Donald Trump plans a quick US exit from the country.
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Italy Detains Imam for Preaching Violence to Children
April 09, 2018
Italian police announced the detention of an Egyptian imam accused of preaching violence as part of Islam's call to proselytize and expand to children at a local cultural center, noting the arrest was part of a larger security operation to identify supporters of Islamist terrorism in Italy.
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Saudi Leader Sends Mixed Messages About Islamist Extremism
April 09, 2018
During his recent US tour, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent mixed messages about Islamist extremism and human rights reform, condemning Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Sunni terror groups such as the Islamic State (IS), while denying evidence of any Saudi support for Islamist extremist groups and supporting "different forms of equality" for men and women.
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IS Shows Resilience in Iraq and Beyond
April 03, 2018
Security officials warn that the territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) has not terminated the group as an Islamist terror movement committed to the goal of a caliphate, evidenced in the continued attacks by IS cells in Iraqi territory, using insurgency tactics that target individuals for their symbolic and practical value in the "IS 2.0" effort.