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October 17, 2017
Philippine Military Pushes to Defeat Last Marawi Fighters

President Duterte visited the battle-scarred city on Tuesday where to cheers from troops he announced its liberation in a short speech from a stage at a ruined school campus about a kilometer from the fighting

October 17, 2017
Afghan Officials: Taliban Attacks Kill 10 Policemen

In southern Ghazni province, the insurgents stormed a security compound, using a suicide car, and killed at least seven policemen
October 16, 2017
Civilians Caught in Taliban, IS Crossfire in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province

At least four civilians have died in fresh fighting between the Taliban and IS groups, local officials said
October 15, 2017
Egyptian Army: Terror Plan Foiled in Sinai Peninsula

Attack foiled day after half dozen policemen killed by insurgents in region, military statement says
October 14, 2017
3 Ahmadi Men Sentenced to Death in Pakistan on Blasphemy Charges

Mubasher Ahmad, Ghulam Ahmed and Ehsan Ahmed were found guilty and convicted by the trial court on Wednesday for insulting the prophet of Islam
October 13, 2017
Kurdish Officials Refuse to Hand Over Suspected IS Militants to Iraq

About 1,000 Islamic State militants recently surrendered to Kurdish Peshmerga forces in southern Kirkuk, and Kurdish officials say they will not accept a request from the Iraqi government to hand over the militants. VOA's Dlshad Anwar reports from the region.
October 12, 2017
Pakistan Electoral Body Bars Political Party Due to Terror Ties

Milli Muslim League (MML) has been disqualified to participate in the country’s state and general election
October 11, 2017
Desperate IS Fighters Surrender to US-backed Forces in Deir el-Zour

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say dozens of Islamic State fighters have surrendered to them in a desperate effort to escape Syria’s eastern city of Deir el-Zour besieged by the SDF and Syrian government forces. Zama Omar reports from the region.
October 10, 2017
Taliban Warns Phone Companies to Shut Down Their Coverage in Ghazni

The Taliban has said Afghan and US forces use the network signals to locate the group’s fighters
October 10, 2017
Police: Gunmen Kill Two in Attack on Kenya University Students

Somali militant Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out attacks along the Kenya-Somali border and along the Kenyan coast
October 09, 2017
Pakistan Nabs Suspect Distributing Pamphlets Allegedly Linked to Hizb-ut-Tahrir

Authenticity of pamphlets, distributed after Friday prayers last week, could not be independently verified
October 09, 2017
IS Deprives Thousands of Children of Education in Afghan Province

In July, IS militants destroyed more than a dozen schools in Darzab, including a girls’ high school

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Extremism Watch

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Philippine Military Pushes to Defeat Last Marawi Fighters

Afghan Officials: Taliban Attacks Kill 10 Policemen

Civilians Caught in Taliban, IS Crossfire in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province

Egyptian Army: Terror Plan Foiled in Sinai Peninsula

3 Ahmadi Men Sentenced to Death in Pakistan on Blasphemy Charges

Kurdish Officials Refuse to Hand Over Suspected IS Militants to Iraq

Pakistan Electoral Body Bars Political Party Due to Terror Ties

Desperate IS Fighters Surrender to US-backed Forces in Deir el-Zour

Taliban Warns Phone Companies to Shut Down Their Coverage in Ghazni

Police: Gunmen Kill Two in Attack on Kenya University Students

Pakistan Nabs Suspect Distributing Pamphlets Allegedly Linked to Hizb-ut-Tahrir

IS Deprives Thousands of Children of Education in Afghan Province

More Extremism Watch Articles

Philippine Military Pushes to Defeat Last Marawi Fighters

Afghan Officials: Taliban Attacks Kill 10 Policemen

Civilians Caught in Taliban, IS Crossfire in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province

Egyptian Army: Terror Plan Foiled in Sinai Peninsula

3 Ahmadi Men Sentenced to Death in Pakistan on Blasphemy Charges