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A Carnegie Centre for Peace report warns of the ideological extremism of female jihadists, including Tunisian women, who remain loyal to the terrorist ideology.

Tunisia weighs pros and cons of repatriating IS women

Hundreds are now stuck in Syria's Al-Hol camp. If they are allowed to return home, they will surely face stigmatization, but they could also be a useful intel resource for the state.

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How AI technology could be used by terrorists to significantly enhance violent attacks through automation, increased precision, and pre-determined targeting.

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How AI can increase the threat of terrorism

Artificial intelligence could be used by terrorists to significantly enhance violent attacks through automation, increased precision, and pre-determined targeting.

Charles Lister 10, Sep 2023

Jihadists were able to portray the presence of US troops as an 'occupation', which some extremists fell prey to, birthing the first wave of jihadist terrorism, which lasted through the 1990s.

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How jihadists exploited the aftermath of the First Gulf War to build a global terrorist network

Jihadists were able to portray the presence of US troops in the region as an 'occupation', which some extremists fell prey to, birthing the first wave of jihadist terrorism in the 1990s.

Charles Lister 12, Aug 2023

IS and its predecessors have a long history of working directly with al-Assad's regime and benefiting from its indirect facilitation.

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The al-Assad regime's sordid history of weaponising jihadists

IS and its predecessors have a long history of working directly with al-Assad's regime and benefiting from its indirect facilitation

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Syrian refugees in Zaatari refugee camp shout slogans as they march during a protest marking the third anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict.

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“I am in limbo. Why marry and have kids if they grow up and leave me with their mother at this age? My two sons have left Syria after our town, Kassab, located northwest of Syria on the boarders with…

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During last week’s court proceeding in Alexandria, a Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, Sudanese-British El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced to eight life imprisonment terms for his role as part of the …

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Europe Seeks to Combat "Political Islam"

The ideological roots of Jihadist Terror "Political Islam" is a term for all ideological and political currents that aim to establish a state (caliphate) based on the principles of Islam, whether at…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 16, Jul 2021

Parts of this image have been pixellated to obscure the identity of the defendant) Defendant Abdullah A. arrives before hearing the verdict of his trial for murder on May 21, 2021 in Dresden, Germany. Abdullah A. is a refugee from Syria whom authorities accuse of being a member of the Islamic State and of having attacked a gay couple with a knife in Dresden last October, killing one of them men and seriously injuring the other. (Getty Images)

Why Germany Is A Jihadist, Money Laundering Safe Haven

There is much curiosity to know why Germany is considered as a safe haven and a centre for carrying out terrorist operations inside and outside Europe. The country’s image as a hub of extremist…

Jassim Mohamad - Bonn 29, May 2021

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