Islamism

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Islamists kill seven Algerian security guards

AFP Global Edition 31 days ago

An armed Islamist group on Thursday killed seven private security guards in an ambush in the Kabylie region east of the capital, residents and security sources said. The group of guards were on their way to pick up employees of the Canadian ...

Islamists kill six Algerian guards in ambush

AFP Global Edition 31 days ago

An armed Islamist group on Thursday killed at least six private security guards in an ambush in the Kabylie region east of the capital, residents said. The group of guards were on their way to pick up employees of the Canadian engineering ...

Hamas delays response to Palestinian unity deal

AFP Global Edition 36 days ago

Hamas has delayed sending a delegation to Cairo to give its response to an Egyptian-proposed Palestinian reconciliation deal, a senior official in the Islamist group told AFP on Sunday. The Hamas delegation was to travel to Cairo on Sunday, but Ayman Taha ...

Pakistan interrogates suspects after 40 dead

AFP South Asian Edition 38 days ago

Pakistan interrogated suspects and stepped up security Friday in a bid to prevent further bloodshed after a series of attacks blamed on Islamist militants left 160 people dead in 11 days. The nuclear-armed country was left reeling one day after 40 people ...

LIBYA Prisoners

AP News 38 days ago

An unidentified, newly released Libyan rehabilitated Islamic militant, left, is greeted by his relatives after being released from Abu Salim prison in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Libyan government-funded Human Rights Association has hailed the release of 88 Islamic militants, ...

Libya to demolish notorious prison, frees 88 Islamists

AFP Global Edition 38 days ago

Libya on Thursday freed 88 Islamists and announced it will demolish Abu Slim prison, notorious for what human rights groups say was a 1996 massacre in which more than 1,000 prisoners were killed. The Islamists with Al-Qaeda links walked out of the ...

Libya to demolish notorious prison

AFP Global Edition 38 days ago

Libya on Thursday freed 88 Islamists and announced it will demolish Abu Slim prison, notorious for what human rights groups say was a 1996 massacre in which more than 1,000 prisoners were killed. The Islamists with Al-Qaeda links walked out of the ...

Libya frees 88 Islamists with Al-Qaeda links

AFP Global Edition 38 days ago

Libya on Thursday freed 88 Islamists with Al-Qaeda links from Abu Slim prison in Tripoli, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported. "45 members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) and 43 members of other jihadist groups were freed thanks to ...

Libya frees 88 Islamist prisoners

Reuters US Online Report World News 39 days ago

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The Libyan government on Thursday released 88 members of radical Islamist groups jailed for plotting to topple the government of Muammar Gaddafi, the country's main charity said. "We congratulate all advocates of human rights issues on the release of ...

2 convicted in Germany of supporting terror group

AP News 40 days ago

2 men convicted in Germany of supporting al-Qaida-linked group A German court convicted two men Tuesday of supporting a radical Islamic group with links to al-Qaida and sentenced them to prison terms. The Frankfurt state court found the two guilty of supporting ...

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