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Life under Islamic State: the devotion of some young Syrians
“Were you afraid of Jihadi John?” “No, because I’m a Muslim. He was right to kill those journalists because they were all spies under the cover of journalism.”
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Scenes of migrants trying to jump on to UK-bound lorries in Calais in the midst of a strike by French ferry workers are branded “totally unacceptable” by David Cameron.
“Were you afraid of Jihadi John?” “No, because I’m a Muslim. He was right to kill those journalists because they were all spies under the cover of journalism.”
“Islamic State is good,” said 15 year old Mohammed. “The girls don’t like it because they have to cover up but that’s right in Islam.”
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A Burundi army general says senior officers have “dismissed” President Pierre Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office.
Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for another five years in office has sparked violent clashes between protesters and police. Activists say more than 20 have been killed.
Plans to force European Union member states to receive a “fair” share of refugees seeking asylum in Europe are to be fought by the UK, in favour of deploying gunships to tackle trafficking gangs.
Mirvat and her family fled Syria, eventually arriving in the UK via Lebanon, Egypt, Libya and Calais. She has begun a new life – but cannot forget what she went through to get here.
As the European Union prepares to unveil its agenda to tackle the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, Channel 4 News learns that plans are being made to unify efforts between member states.
Islamic State fighters take control of large parts of the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus – a sign that the brutal jihadi group’s is trying to open a new front in the Syrian capital.
Despite public outrage over a possible hate crime, police in the US state of North Carolina say the fatal shooting of three young Muslims may have been prompted by an ongoing dispute over parking.
As the civil war in Syria nears its fourth bloody year, the country’s refugee crisis shows no signs of slowing. More than half of the country’s pre-war population is estimated to have been displaced.
The people smugglers in Turkey are Syrians and they tell us they’re doing their compatriots a favour. Here, in Mersin Otogar, we meet a smuggler and a Syrian family desperate to reach Europe.