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Islamism Crushes Christmas in Somalia
December 28, 2015
The Somali government has banned all public celebrations of Christmas and New Year as "anti-Islamic," following the lead of other Islamist dictatorships, such as Tajikistan and Brunei.
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IS Orders Torture of Civilians in Battle of Fallujah
December 28, 2015
Islamic State ("IS") leadership has issued orders to its fighters to dress like Iraqi government security forces and to film torture of civilians as part of any tactical retreat in the ongoing battle for Fallujah with Iraqi and international coalition forces.
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Women Play Key Role in Civilian Fight Against Nigerian Islamists
December 28, 2015
Nigerian women are playing a noticeable role in the local intelligence activities of the civilian joint task force organized to counter the spread of Boko Haram, the violent Islamist group whose goal is implementation of sharia throughout the country.
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"Anonymous" Hacktivists Target Turkey for Supporting IS
December 28, 2015
The international hacktivist group Anonymous has declared "counter-terrorism cyber-war" against Turkey for its support of the Islamic State ("IS"), staging a massive cyber attack on the Turkish sector of the internet and threatening to collapse the country's banking system because of Ankara's purchases of IS oil.
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Global Relief Map of Islamic State Shows Expanding Caliphate
December 28, 2015
The Islamic State ("IS") has expanded the global presence of its caliphate since 2014 to locations in the Mideast, Africa, the Caucasus, and South Asia, through a network of jihadist groups that have pledged loyalty to IS and with a mixture of territorial conquest and control, as well as financial and propaganda support to the caliphate core in Syria and Iraq.