Islamic terrorism

The U.S. military could move against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria once its militants are determined to have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland or Europe, but not before, U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey has said.

An American journalist held hostage in Syria by a militant group linked to al-Qaida was released on Sunday.

The release of Peter Theo Curtis, 45, had been facilitated by the Gulf emirate of Qatar. It came just days after the barbaric execution of American reporter James Foley by Islamic militants.

Lebanon’s As-Safir newspaper said Saturday that the governments of Turkey and Qatar were now involved in negotiations to free the Lebanese security forces kidnapped by the jihadist Al-Nusra Front

Gunmen attacked a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers and killed at least 64 people, prompting Sunni lawmakers to withdraw from talks on forming a new, more inclusive government capable of confronting the Islamic extremists who have overrun large swaths of Iraq.

Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean voices his indignation after the beheading of US journalist James Foley by Islamic State terrorist group, according to a Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) release remitted to AGEPRES on Thursday.

MAE shows that Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean condemns this terrorist act in the firmest terms.

The Islamic State militant group that has seized large parts of Iraq and drawn the first American air strikes since the end of the occupation in 2011 has warned the United States it will attack Americans "in any place" if the raids hit its militants.

The U.N. Security Council on Aug. 5 condemned attacks by jihadists in northern Iraq, warning those responsible could face trial for crimes against humanity, amid fears the besieged Yazidi minority could be wiped out.

One Israeli was killed and five others injured Monday when an excavator rammed into a Jerusalem bus, turning it over before the driver was shot dead by police, officials said.        

Islamic community disavows terrorism, extremist organisations

Muslims increasingly perceive ISIL and Boko Haram as criminal rather than religious organisations.

Many Muslims are increasingly critical of the Islamic state -- formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) -- Boko Haram and other Islamic extremist groups, experts said.

A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a petrol station in northern Nigeria's biggest city of Kano on Monday, killing one other person, a military source said.
   
The source gave no other details about the attack. It was the third bomb attack in Kano in just 24 hours.