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IS Branch Claims Attack on US Convoy in Niger
January 17, 2018
A news outlet in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania reported that an African branch of the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a lethal attack against a US convoy in Niger, a reminder of the ongoing resilience of a diverse range of Islamist radical groups operating across East and sub-Saharan Africa.
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US Faces Homeland Threat from Expanding IS Networks
January 17, 2018
A two-year review by US judicial and security authorities on Americans in high-ranking, Islamic State (IS) leadership positions reveals the growing threat to homeland security from the expanding radicalization and recruitment networks of Islamist extremist groups inside the US.
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Migrant Anti-Semitism Sparks Discussion in German Politics
January 17, 2018
Increasing incidents of anti-Jewish slogans and anti-Israel demonstrations among Muslim communities in Germany are prompting the country’s politicians to consider legal and educational mechanisms to address the "imported Islamic anti-Semitism" among refugee and migrant arrivals from Mideast and North African countries.
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Boko Haram Strikes with Lethal Attacks in Cameroon
January 17, 2018
Islamist extremist group Boko Haram carried out two lethal attacks in Cameroon near the border with Nigeria, timed to push back against an anti-jihadist operation launched by four West African countries facing chronic assaults from the various factions of the militant group committed to implanting sharia across the Continent.
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Israeli PM Says Intel Foiled Islamist Terror Attacks on NATO Soil
January 17, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned an audience of NATO member-state ambassadors about the ongoing threat of jihadi groups such as the Islamic State and al-Qaeda to Western interests, revealing that his country’s intelligence service has prevented multiple Islamist terror plots aiming to bring about mass civilian casualties on European soil.
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