Tag: challenging terrorism
Somalia Launches Digital Counter-extremism Center
Somalia's government has launched a digital counter-extremism center that aims to dissuade young Somalis from supporting militant groups such as al-Shabab and Islamic State....
What Will ‘Actually Solve’ Terrorism Problem?
National Counterrorism Center NCTC This is the second of James Kitfield’s in-depth analysis of the continuing challenges posed by America’s so-called “forever wars” in...
De-radicalization can work for former ISIS fighters
Canada’s spy agency, CSIS, recently revealed that 60 foreign fighters who joined ISIS and other terror groups in Syria and Iraq are now back and living...
Saudi vows new Islamic alliance ‘will wipe terrorists from the earth’
Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince vowed to "pursue terrorists until they are wiped from the face of the earth" as officials from 40 Muslim...
Russia Says U.S. Supporting ‘Terrorism’ in Syria
Russia has accused the U.S. of hampering efforts to defeat ultraconservative Sunni Muslim militant groups in Syria, where the jihadis were on the verge...
Report: Noticeable Decline in Pakistan’s Terror Fatalities in 2016
Pakistan has seen a considerable decline in number of terror fatalities in 2016, according to a recent report. Global Peace Index 2017, a detailed...
Experts Say Extremism Can Be Fought by Involving Civil Societies
Fighting terrorism starts with building relationships between communities and security forces, according to Miles Taylor, Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
UpFront special: Islam, ISIL and the Papacy
In this UpFront special on religion, prominent Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir ul Qadri weighs in on why ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and...
The Arab vision for fighting terrorism
Merely six weeks after the deadly attacks of September 11, 2001, the US Congress passed an appalling law, the USA Patriot Act , which...
Linking Lone Wolf Killers To ISIS Magnifies the Threat
While the magnitude of the attack on people enjoying a Saturday evening out in London on June 3 was not on the same scale...
