Turkey Fires Over 2700 Over Links to ‘Terror’ Organizations
Turkey dismissed more than 2,700 employees from its public service sector Sunday – the latest firings in a widescale crackdown since a failed military coup in July 2016. A total of 2,756 people, including academics, soldiers, and military personnel were dismissed on Sunday, accused of links to what Ankara has labeled as terror groups, according […]
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 Afghanistan and Iraq. At the height of its powers several years ago, ISIS was attracting an estimated one thousand new foreign fighters each month. While U.S. officials always believed that the […]
Pakistani ‘terrorist’ charity launches political party
Lahore, Pakistan – A Pakistani charity designated by the United Nations as a front for armed group Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) launched a political party on Monday, in a move that could see the anti-India group accused of carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, enter mainstream national politics. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the chief of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) […]
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 Levant group, also known as ISIS) is an “enemy” of Islam and discusses Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy law. Also on the show, we debate whether Pope Francis is as unorthodox as […]
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 gave the US government under President George W. Bush a sweeping mandate to curtail civil liberties and carry out surveillance programmes against the American public. This was done in the name […]
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 as the carnage wrought on Manchester the previous month, terrorism and fear of terrorism is not just about the body…
Palestinians reject ISIL claim of Jerusalem attacks
Palestinian groups have rejected ISIL’s claim of responsibility for Friday’s attacks in Jerusalem, which left one Israeli police officer killed and resulted in Israeli soldiers killing three Palestinians. It is the first attack in Israeli-occupied territory claimed by ISIL, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group. But the statement it released on […]
Qatari FM: For Arabs, Hamas is a resistance movement
The Arab nations view Hamas as a “legitimate resistance movement” and not a “terrorist organisation as viewed by the US”, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said. In an interview with Russia Today during a visit he paid to Moscow on Saturday, the Qatari foreign minister denounced accusing Qatar of supporting […]
Republican calls CAIR a Hamas-linked ‘terrorist group’
A US congressional candidate has become the latest legislator to label the country’s largest Muslim rights group a “terrorist” organisation. Republican Josh Mandel, who is also Ohio treasurer, claimed on Wednesday that the Council on America-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is “is Hamas”. Mandel posted an article on social media in reference to the Palestinian faction that […]
CIA Memo Warns Against Designating Muslim Brotherhood As Terror Group
A CIA memo warns the Trump administration it would be a mistake to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, Politico reported Thursday. The memo dated Jan. 31 warns labeling the Islamist group as terrorist “may fuel extremism” and hurt relations with allies. The Muslim Brotherhood has millions of followers around the Arab […]