Islamist groups
Saudi, Allies Unveil Qatar ‘terrorist’ Blacklist
Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a "terrorist" blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected...
Indonesia Bans Local Branch of Hizb Ut-Tahrir
Indonesia's government on Wednesday banned the local branch of Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir, rejecting criticism from...
Boko Haram Executes Eight For Defying ‘Sharia Police’
Boko Haram have publicly executed eight villagers in northeast Nigeria who opposed the enforcement of its hardline form...
World Jihad’s Low-Profile Boss
Discreet in his youth and invisible as the world's most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose through the ranks quietly...
Boko Haram Attacks Military Bases In Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists believed to be from the IS-supported faction loyal to Abu Mus'ab Al-Barnawi have attacked three...
Libya Forces Corner Jihadists In Benghazi District
Forces loyal to east Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday they have cornered the last jihadists in a...
GTMO Detainee Charged With Bombing In Indonesia
A US military court has charged an Indonesian detainee at Guantanamo Bay in connection with the 2002 bombing in Bali,...
‘Half’ Nigeria Food Aid For Boko Haram Victims Not Delivered
Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been...
‘Half’ Nigeria Food Aid For Boko Haram Victims Not Delivered
Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been...
Egypt Hisham Barakat Killing
A court in Cairo has recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the killing of Egypt’s...
Indonesia’s ‘militant Moderates’ Fight Religious Intolerance
Clad in camouflage and armed only with their convictions, the paramilitary wing of Indonesia's biggest Muslim...
Is Islam Responsible For Global ‘Islamist’ Terrorism?
The media have consistently, for far too long, maintained shallow, hollow and horrific reportage on the terror...
Tunisia Radical Islamist Party Banned For One Month
Tunisian judicial authorities on Tuesday slapped a one-month ban on radical Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, notably for...
Cameroon Soldiers Arrested After Demanding Bonuses
Around 30 Cameroonian soldiers fighting the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram were arrested after a demonstration to...
Police Treat ‘cowardly’ Melbourne Siege As Terrorism
A fatal shootout claimed by the Islamic State group was being treated as a terrorist attack, Australian police said...
Libya Jihadist Group Ansar Al-Sharia Announces Dissolution
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN...
Pro-Haftar Air Force Says Took Part In Egyptian Raids
The air force loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Saturday it took part in Egyptian air strikes on jihadist...
Former Pentagon Chief Gates Warns of More IS Attacks
Former US defense secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday that the West can expect further attacks like the suicide...
Four Red Cross Employees Kidnapped In Central Mali
Four Malian Red Cross employees have been kidnapped in the country's restive centre, the organisation said Monday,...