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Afghanistan

Afghan poppy crop threatening reconstruction

The Assad regime began freeing inmates from prisons in Damascus and Hama after declaring an amnesty for all crimes except terrorism; it extends to foreigners who entered Syria for terrorism, so long as they surrender within 30 days. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said fighting in Deir Izzour between the Islamic State of Iraq […]

Palestinian Territories

A group called Al-Sabirin [The Patient] for the Victory of Palestine a.k.a. Hosn, headed by former Islamic Jihad leader Hisham Salem, announced its formation as a resistance organization, and said its first martyr is Nizar Issa, who died in an explosion at a Gaza training camp in May. Tensions emerged between Fatah and Hamas despite […]

ISIS seizes more towns in northern and central Iraq

After seizing control of the northern city of Mosul in the past 24 hours, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has advanced southward and taken control of territory in the provinces of Salahaddin and Kirkuk.

Syria

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria Declares ‘General Amnesty’ for Prisoners

Somalia

At least 13 Shabaab militants were killed and eight Somali and AMISOM troops were wounded in clashes near Hudur in Bakool. Sheikh Golis Mohamed Saed Atom, a former Shabaab commander in Puntland, defected on June 7; he said he had been forced to resign his Shabaab command after the arrival of a “spectacular number of […]

Hamas

Palestinian boys take part in training camps where they risk more than just a grazed knee

United Kingdom

How do you define Islamist extremism?

Video from ISIS fighter shows aftermath of ‘liberation’ of Mosul

The video shows several police and armored military vehicles that are abandoned, burning, or torched, and large numbers of Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters moving on the streets.

Kenya

Gunmen in Mombasa killed moderate cleric Sheikh Mohammed Idris, chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya. Idris, a vocal opponent of Shabaab, had been threatened previously and was involved in a power struggle with extremists at his mosque. Terror charges were filed against Jabareen Ahmad a.k.a. Ahmad Ahmad Mohamood Salim a.k.a. Harun […]

ISIS takes control of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham overran the government center, military bases, and police stations as security security forces abandoned their posts.

United Kingdom

Six Birmingham men who had plotted to attack an English Defence League rally in 2012 with bombs, knives, and sawn-off shotguns and were sentenced to jail terms of up to 19 years, with five years of their terms “on licence,” or not in custody, lost their appeal for shorter sentences. The Home Secretary authorized the […]

Saudi Arabia

A Saudi court sentenced 33 of 71 people who were arrested in 2006 in Riyadh on suspicion of setting up a terrorist cell, handing down prison terms of up to 30 years. Some of those sentenced were also banned from travel after the conclusion of their prison terms. The status of the remaining 38 Islamist […]

Algeria

At least 11 policemen were injured in clashes in the Saharan city of Ghardiaia over the weekend. Fighting between Malakites and Ibadites has raged in the area since December, killing at least 13 people and injuring over 400; some blame religious extremists, including Salafists, for the ongoing conflict. Foreign Minister Lamamra claimed that Algeria is […]

Ansar al Sharia

Libyan Turmoil Threatens Tunisian Security

Tunisia

Security forces found a terrorist group’s gun-making workshop today in Ghardimou in Jendouba and arrested a member of the group. Yesterday the army said it had found an Ansar al Sharia hideout in the Ain Draham cave in Jendouba; it was being used by a 10-member cell headed by Faicel Dellai, the terror group’s emir […]

Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan vows to defend ‘good Taliban’

The Pakistani Taliban’s spokesman said his group will “defend the brave tribes if Hafiz Gul Bahadur declares war.”

Boko Haram kidnaps more women

Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped 20 women from a market in northeastern Nigeria as the group continues its terror campaign.

Libya

A spokesman for Khalid Haftar’s “Operation Dignity” forces denied responsibility for a June 7 RPG attack on the Dar al-Ifta institute in Tripoli by two unidentified gunmen, and claimed that Haftar’s forces are busy fighting terrorism in Benghazi, where they conducted special operations in Al-Hawari, Sidi Faraj, and Gwarsha. Two bombs detonated on June 6 […]

Egypt

At Swearing-In, Ex-General Vows ‘Inclusive’ Egypt

United Kingdom

An investigative report by Ofsted on 21 Birmingham schools found they suffered from an “organised campaign to target certain schools” for Islamist indoctrination, and that “[a] culture of fear and intimidation has taken grip” in them. Ofsted chief Wilshaw called some of the findings “shocking” and said five of the schools would be placed under […]