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Speaking to the Syrian and Iraqi women, still loyal to Islamic State, who married fighters
Thousands more people have left the last remaining area held by the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Baroness Warsi demands inquiry into ‘institutional’ Islamophobia in Conservative party
Former Conservative Party Co-Chairman Baroness Warsi has called for an inquiry into the “institutional” Islamophobia in her party.
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Video emerges of allegedly British man captured in Syria on suspicion of being a member of Islamic state
A video has emerged allegedly showing a British man who has been captured in Syria on suspicion of being a member of the Islamic State militant group. The man says he is Anwar Miah and is from Birmingham. He claims he’s been working as a medic at the ‘general hospital’ in the region controlled by…
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From Syria’s front line with Israel: Will Islamists be defeated?
A diplomatic effort is underway tonight to avert further bloodshed across southern Syria. President Assad’s army is poised to expel a variety of rebels and Islamist insurgent groups from a swathe of land bordering Jordan and Israel. Tensions are between Israel and Syria are higher than for generations. In particular, where Syria’s Golan Heights –…
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Trump links ‘UK’ crime rise to ‘radical Islamic terror’
Donald Trump has said a rise in the UK’s crime rate is happening amid what he called the “spread of radical Islamic terror”. The US President made the comment in a tweet earlier today and added: “We must keep America safe.” His tweet follows the publication yesterday of figures from the Office for National Statistics, which showed an increase of 13 per…
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Mosul on brink of recapture from Islamic State group after three years
Iraqi forces say they’re on the brink of siezing full control of the Iraqi city of Mosul from militant Islamic State fighters – claiming they’ll capture the extremists’ last stronghold within hours
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Are the Islamic clerics losing power in Iran?
We speak to Dr Abbas Ali Shameli a scholar and preacher based in Qom about recent moderate changes in Iran, and Iran’s connections to the outside world – including Syria.
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Bitcoin developer who fought against the Islamic State
A Briton who was a leading developer of the online currency Bitcoin and projected as a future billionaire, has been under police investigation for going to Syria to fight against the Islamic State group.
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Baroness Warsi on terror, Britain and Islam
Joining us is Baroness Warsi, conservative peer and former minister of state for Faith and Communities – who has long campaigned for the British Muslim community.
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Wilders vows to ‘de-Islamise’ the Netherlands
The Dutch general election next month shows all the signs of following a now familiar pattern: a populist movement rising up to upset the established political order. The far-right Freedom Party is on course to win the most seats and is appealing to an electorate ready to hear anti-immigration and eurosceptic rhetoric. Today its leader…
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Istanbul club attack
Islamic State militants say they were responsible for the new year gun attack that killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub – calling it revenge for Turkish attacks on IS targets inside Syria. Turkish police say they’ve made eight arrests in connection with the shootings, but that the gunman himself is still at large.
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Islamic State fighters ‘re-enter ancient Palmyra’ in Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has received reports that fighters from the group were occupying north-western regions and fighting with government forces for control of the city centre.
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British mother who fled the UK to join Islamic State jailed
A British mother who took her child to Syria to join Islamic State fighters has been jailed for six years.
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Pastor cleared over ‘offensive’ Islam comments
Evangelical Protestant preacher James McConnell is found not guilty of making grossly offensive remarks during a sermon in which he described Islam as “satanic” and “spawned in hell”.
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Islamic State video boy ‘is my grandson’
A London-based father tells Channel 4 News a young boy featured in an Islamic State video nicknamed Jihadi Junior is his grandson.