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Police Identify Jakarta Attackers

An Islamic State group flag was found with one of the attackers behind Thursday’s assault in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta and police said they have established identities of the attackers involved, national police spokesman Anton Charliyan said Friday, according to the Associated Press (AP). Seven people, including five suicide bombers and gunmen, were killed […]

Young Middle East Muslims See ISIS as Distorting Islam

Three-quarters of young Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa view extremist groups, such as the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda, as entities that distort the religion of Islam and its core teachings, a new survey has found. The poll, conducted by Zogby Research Services, commissioned by The Futures Initiative at the […]

ISIL claim responsibility for deadly Jakarta gun and bomb attacks

ISIS Blamed as Seven Killed in Jakarta Bomb and Gun Attacks

A series of gun and bomb attacks has caused terror in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, leaving several people dead – including a number of the attackers themselves. The authorities say the situation has now been brought under control. In mid-afternoon local time Indonesia’s security chief said five militants had been killed, including […]

ISIS Main Suspect in Jakarta Attacks

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is the prime suspect in Thursday’s shooting and bomb attack in Jakarta, according to Indonesian police, analysts and an ISIS-affiliated news agency. Bomb blasts and gun battles rocked a major shopping and business district in the capital, leaving at least seven people dead, five of them attackers. Indonesian President […]

Justice Department acknowledges threat from domestic terrorists, creates new office

Following a surge of criticism that it has ignored the growing threat of domestic terrorism, the Justice Department said this week that it has created a new office to focus on homegrown extremists. Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin announced the move at a terrorism seminar this week at George Washington University. He said the […]

Moderate Muslims Counter ISIS Propaganda With Their Own Media Strategy

Imam Omar Atia (left) and Zac Parsons discuss Islam’s teachings in effort to combat what they see as misinformation being spread about the religion. Reclamation Studios YouTube U.S. officials are concerned about the recruiting efforts of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS, as the group has stepped up its online outreach. One team […]

Home-grown extremists more lethal for US than Muslim militants: study

Since 9/11, Americas home-grown extremists have killed twice as many people in the United States as the jihadists have, says a report by a Washington think-tank, New America. The report reveals that since Sept 11, 2001, white supremacists, anti-government fanatics and other non-Muslim extremists have killed 48 people while suspected Muslim jihadists have killed 26. […]

Church shootings underscore the lingering menace of homegrown terror

As the nation mobilizes to determine what motivated the gunman in the Charleston, S.C., massacre, the shootings highlight what a number of experts said Thursday is a chilling reality: The greatest danger from terrorism may be from our own ranks and within our own borders. “Since 9/11, our country has been fixated on the threat […]