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Bangladesh Police Say Top Islamic Terrorist Shot Dead
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had killed the chief of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an extremist group accused of murdering secular activists and inspiring a cafe siege that killed 22 people.
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Bangladesh Set To Hang Extremist Leader
Security was tightened in a Bangladesh southern city on Sunday ahead of the expected execution of a senior Islamist extremist whose group has been linked to the murder of foreign hostages, police said.
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9 Islamist Militants 'Planning Large Attack' Killed In Dhaka Hideout
Bangladeshi police stormed a militant hideout in a Dhaka neighbourhood and killed nine suspected Islamist extremists in a gun-battle Tuesday morning, officials said.
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Suspected Islamist Extremists Arrested In Bosnia
Police in Bosnia said today that they have detained 11 people suspected of links with the ISIS and its militants fighting in Syria and Iraq.
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Bangladesh on High Alert After 2 Opposition Leaders Executed
Bangladesh was on high alert today after executing two opposition leaders for war crimes during the country's 1971 independence war, despite threats of violence by their supporters and international concerns that the legal proceedings were flawed.
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US Security Chief Warns of 'New Phase' in Terror Threat
The global terrorist threat has entered a "new phase," where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause, the US secretary of Homeland Security warned Sunday.
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Pakistan Will End Up Using US Weapons Against India, Not Jihadists, Says Former Diplomat
The nearly one billion dollar worth of attack helicopters, missiles and other defense equipment being sold to Pakistan by the US will end up being used in the fight against India instead of being deployed against jihadists, according to a former Pakistani diplomat.
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UN Rights Chief Condemns 'Vile' Beheadings of Christians in Libya
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday condemned the mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians in Libya and urged Libyans to fight Islamist extremists in their country.
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Niger Parliament Votes to Send Troops to Nigeria to Fight Boko Haram
Niger's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to send troops to Nigeria to join a regional fight against Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, lawmakers said.
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Dozens Killed in Suicide Attack Against Mali Rebels: Security Sources
An attack overnight in northern Mali by a pro-government armed group including suicide bombers killed a dozen people, security sources said Wednesday.
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Islamist Radicals at War with US: Tulsi Gabbard
Islamist radicals are at war with the US and the Obama Administration has refused to recognize the "enemy", America's first-ever Hindu lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard has said.
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Auschwitz Anniversary a Reminder of the Danger of Staying Silent
Next month's 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp is a reminder, at a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise again, of what happens when the world stays silent about persecution, the president of the World Jewish Congress said.
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More French Radicals Are Joining Mideast Jihad, Says Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve
France's interior minister says the number of French radicals joining extremists in Syria and Iraq has soared this year, saying that justifies a tough new anti-terrorist law adopted this month.
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Kenya Dismisses 'Unfriendly' Foreign Travel Warnings
Kenya's foreign ministry accused several foreign nations of "unfriendly acts" Thursday, after they issued travel warnings for coastal regions following a wave of attacks and unrest linked to Islamist extremists.
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US cautions citizens against overseas travel, including India
The United States has issued a fresh travel advisory on overseas travel to its citizens, including India which "continues to experience terrorist and insurgent activities."
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Bangladesh Police Say Top Islamic Terrorist Shot Dead
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had killed the chief of Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), an extremist group accused of murdering secular activists and inspiring a cafe siege that killed 22 people.
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Bangladesh Set To Hang Extremist Leader
Security was tightened in a Bangladesh southern city on Sunday ahead of the expected execution of a senior Islamist extremist whose group has been linked to the murder of foreign hostages, police said.
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9 Islamist Militants 'Planning Large Attack' Killed In Dhaka Hideout
Bangladeshi police stormed a militant hideout in a Dhaka neighbourhood and killed nine suspected Islamist extremists in a gun-battle Tuesday morning, officials said.
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Suspected Islamist Extremists Arrested In Bosnia
Police in Bosnia said today that they have detained 11 people suspected of links with the ISIS and its militants fighting in Syria and Iraq.
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Bangladesh on High Alert After 2 Opposition Leaders Executed
Bangladesh was on high alert today after executing two opposition leaders for war crimes during the country's 1971 independence war, despite threats of violence by their supporters and international concerns that the legal proceedings were flawed.
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US Security Chief Warns of 'New Phase' in Terror Threat
The global terrorist threat has entered a "new phase," where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause, the US secretary of Homeland Security warned Sunday.
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Pakistan Will End Up Using US Weapons Against India, Not Jihadists, Says Former Diplomat
The nearly one billion dollar worth of attack helicopters, missiles and other defense equipment being sold to Pakistan by the US will end up being used in the fight against India instead of being deployed against jihadists, according to a former Pakistani diplomat.
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UN Rights Chief Condemns 'Vile' Beheadings of Christians in Libya
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday condemned the mass beheadings of Egyptian Christians in Libya and urged Libyans to fight Islamist extremists in their country.
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Niger Parliament Votes to Send Troops to Nigeria to Fight Boko Haram
Niger's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to send troops to Nigeria to join a regional fight against Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, lawmakers said.
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Dozens Killed in Suicide Attack Against Mali Rebels: Security Sources
An attack overnight in northern Mali by a pro-government armed group including suicide bombers killed a dozen people, security sources said Wednesday.
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Islamist Radicals at War with US: Tulsi Gabbard
Islamist radicals are at war with the US and the Obama Administration has refused to recognize the "enemy", America's first-ever Hindu lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard has said.
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Auschwitz Anniversary a Reminder of the Danger of Staying Silent
Next month's 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp is a reminder, at a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise again, of what happens when the world stays silent about persecution, the president of the World Jewish Congress said.
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More French Radicals Are Joining Mideast Jihad, Says Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve
France's interior minister says the number of French radicals joining extremists in Syria and Iraq has soared this year, saying that justifies a tough new anti-terrorist law adopted this month.
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Kenya Dismisses 'Unfriendly' Foreign Travel Warnings
Kenya's foreign ministry accused several foreign nations of "unfriendly acts" Thursday, after they issued travel warnings for coastal regions following a wave of attacks and unrest linked to Islamist extremists.
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US cautions citizens against overseas travel, including India
The United States has issued a fresh travel advisory on overseas travel to its citizens, including India which "continues to experience terrorist and insurgent activities."
