Islamic terrorism

The battle for the control of Iraq has now its reflections on the football pitch, with different groups having different views on the ‘beautiful game’ Iraqi football pitches have emerged as an alternative battleground in the struggle for the control of Iraq between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the jihadist group that controls chunks of northern Iraq, and the embat

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit continued to contract in June, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, due to a massive blow to Iraqi exports after an Islamic militant offensive.

A shooting and bombing attack on a bus near Baghdad killed 51 prisoners and nine policemen on Thursday, Ministry of Justice and medical sources said.
   
The bus was transporting prisoners from a military base in the town of Taji to Baghdad when it was hit by roadside bombs, the sources said. Gunmen then opened fire.
   

The leader of the Islamic Great East Raiders Front (IBDA-C) militant group was released on July 22, after his lawyer’s demand for a retrial was accepted by the court.

Tunisia has closed a satellite television channel and a radio station for promoting jihad, a few days after jihadists killed 15 soldiers, the government said on July 20.

A statement from the office of Prime Minister Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa said the authorities had decided to shut down Nour FM radio and Al-Insen satellite channel.

EU approves action plan to deal with jihadists

The EU is determined to address potential security threats from jihad returnees from the Middle East.

The EU is changing its approach to more efficiently deal with Islamic fighters returning from Syria and the Middle East and posing security risks in their home countries, officials said.

The army arrested a Lebanese-Australian cleric with links to Al-Qaeda while a wanted man with Swedish nationality was killed in a police raid, security officials said July 20.
      
The incidents in Tripoli heightened tensions in the restive northern city, the frequent scene of deadly unrest linked to the war in neighbouring Syria.
      

Iraqi security forces advanced into the militant-held city of Tikrit in a renewed assault on Tuesday, as the country's fractious parliament held a long-delayed vote on a new speaker.
      

The wanted deputy of executed dictator Saddam Hussein praised the Islamic State jihadists who took over large swathes of the country last month as "heroes" in an unauthenticated audio message released on July 13.

The FBI and National Security Agency monitored the emails of prominent Muslim-American activists, academics and a political candidate, according to a report co-authored by journalist Glenn Greenwald.