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August 21, 2017
Thousands of Children Vaccinated in Syria's Raqqa Amid Polio Outbreak

The U.S.-supported group Raqqa Civilian Council says the World Health Organization, UNICEF and other international organizations have helped vaccinate nearly 120,000 children in areas recaptured from IS amid reports of a polio outbreak. VOA's Mahmoud Bali reports.

August 21, 2017
Pakistani Christian Minor Detained for Allegedly Burning Quran

The country's constitution makes the death sentence or life imprisonment mandatory for anyone who damages or desecrates the Quran
August 20, 2017
Suspect Raising Money for IS Granted Bail in Pakistan

Release raises concern that fund raising activities will continue
August 20, 2017
Afghanistan’s Special Operations Forces Transition from Division to Corps

Transition is part of four-year security plan aimed at vastly improving country's security forces
August 19, 2017
IS Atrocities Spike in North, East Afghanistan

Civilians increasingly targeted in what is seen as deliberate attempt by IS to wreak havoc, spread fear among noncombatants
August 18, 2017
IS Member Behind Paris, Brussels Attacks Added to US Terrorist List

Recent designation imposes 'strict sanctions' on the individuals, prohibits any dealings with them
August 17, 2017
Civilian Deaths Surge in Raqqa as IS Tactics Slow US-backed Advances

Despite Islamic State efforts, the SDF was able to advance slightly from the southeast of the city
August 17, 2017
Analysts: Taliban Letter to Trump Is Tactic to Counter Pressure

Letter aimed at taking pressure off group as Washington presses Pakistan to crack down on allied Haqqani terror network
August 16, 2017
US-backed Syrian Group Pardons 96 IS Members in Raqqa

Council, expected to rule Raqqa once it is cleared of IS fighters, says release included only local IS members who have not engaged in crimes or militant activities
August 16, 2017
US Imposes Sanctions on Pakistan-based Kashmiri Militant Group

Sanctions prohibit US companies and nationals from doing business with the militant group, block its assets in United States and make it a high-profile target for law enforcement authorities worldwide
August 15, 2017
Report: Considerable Drop in Militancy in Pakistan’s Restive Tribal Areas

FATA Research Center observes 19 percent in violent incidents during second quarter of 2017 in semi-autonomous federally administered regions
August 13, 2017
US Strike Kills Islamic State’s Provincial Leader in Afghanistan

US and Afghan forces have been engaged in joint- counterterrorism operations against IS in eastern Afghanistan

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Extremism Watch

Tuesday 22 August 2017

Thousands of Children Vaccinated in Syria's Raqqa Amid Polio Outbreak

Pakistani Christian Minor Detained for Allegedly Burning Quran

Suspect Raising Money for IS Granted Bail in Pakistan

Afghanistan’s Special Operations Forces Transition from Division to Corps

IS Atrocities Spike in North, East Afghanistan

IS Member Behind Paris, Brussels Attacks Added to US Terrorist List

Civilian Deaths Surge in Raqqa as IS Tactics Slow US-backed Advances

Analysts: Taliban Letter to Trump Is Tactic to Counter Pressure

US-backed Syrian Group Pardons 96 IS Members in Raqqa

US Imposes Sanctions on Pakistan-based Kashmiri Militant Group

Report: Considerable Drop in Militancy in Pakistan’s Restive Tribal Areas

US Strike Kills Islamic State’s Provincial Leader in Afghanistan

More Extremism Watch Articles

Pakistani Christian Minor Detained for Allegedly Burning Quran

Suspect Raising Money for IS Granted Bail in Pakistan

Afghanistan’s Special Operations Forces Transition from Division to Corps

IS Atrocities Spike in North, East Afghanistan

IS Member Behind Paris, Brussels Attacks Added to US Terrorist List