Islamic terrorism
US-led air strikes in Syria kill 553 in first month: monitor
Air strikes by the US-led coalition in Syria have killed 553 people since their launch a month ago, the vast majority of them jihadists, a monitoring group said on Oct. 23.
The strikes have killed 464 Islamic State group fighters, 57 militants from Al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front and 32 civilians, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Saudi jails 13 for plan to attack US forces
A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years in prison for plotting an Al-Qaeda attack against US forces.
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Car bombs kill at least 18 in Baghdad Shiite area
Three car bombs exploded in a Shiite area of northeast Baghdad on Oct. 21, killing at least 18 people, Iraqi security and medical officials said.
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Compromising democracy to save democracy
The political party and politicians that incited people to violence using the attacks of the Islamist terrorists on the Syrian town of Kobane should be brought to justice.
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Three Baghdad car bombs kill at least 16: police
Car bomb blasts, including a suicide attack, in two Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad killed at least 16 people Oct. 16, police and medical sources said
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US offers $45 million reward for Al-Qaeda Yemen leaders
The United States slapped $45 million in rewards on the heads of the leaders of one of Al-Qaeda's most dangerous subsidiaries
ISIL, the Khmer Rouge of Islamism
Since the brutal jihadist group calling itself the “Islamic State” of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) became a global hit, debates about the nature Islam have soared.
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ISIL suicide bomber detonates near Syria-Turkey border
A suicide bomber from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) detonated a truck laden with explosives in the northern part of the besieged Kurdish town of Kobane
Al-Qaeda-linked rebels seize priest in Syria: Franciscan Order
A Franciscan priest and several other Christians have been seized by al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front in a village in northwestern Syria, the Franciscan mission to the Holy Land said
Turkey adds more than a dozen names to al-Qaeda list
Turkey has added new names to its list of people or organizations linked to al-Qaeda during this week’s Cabinet meeting