Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks shifted American fears towards threats originating overseas, public concern has increasingly turned inward, with Americans now considerably more worried about attacks by domestic extremists than
Latest research published in the CTC Sentinel by the Combating Terrorism Center examines a series of attacks and alleged plots involving minors, suggesting Italy has entered a new phase in confronting nihilistic
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DER SPIEGEL’s reconstruction of the life of Abdul Ballout reveals how a Berlin-born German citizen, known to authorities long before the attack, progressed from local football pitches to violent Islamist extremism, exposing
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A succession of terrorist plots, arrests and deadly attacks across Europe has reignited scrutiny of the continent’s counterterrorism architecture, exposing the complex challenges posed by online radicalisation, youth recruitment and fragmented intelligence-sharing.
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The growing influence of so-called political Islam over Bangladesh’s public institutions has become one of the defining developments of recent years. Once largely confined to partisan politics and sections of civil society,
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In early July 2026, a major controversy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) when books supplied to government school libraries under the centrally sponsored Samagra Shiksha scheme were found to contain content glorifying convicted
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For years, Uyghur fighters arrived in Syria through conflict routes stretching from Central Asia to the Turkish-Syrian border, joining armed opposition groups battling the government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Many
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts adapted from the 196-page testimony given by Abdul Cader Fathima Hadiya, the widow of National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ) leader and mastermind Mohamed Hashim
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On June 27, 2026, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) announced its new central committee, appointing Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman as Secretary General. The party also named four joint secretaries general, four assistant secretaries
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo For years, the search for accountability over Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terrorist attacks has unfolded through investigations, commissions, political disputes, public campaigns, and courtroom proceedings. Now, a
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Social media debates on issues connected to the Easter Sunday terror attacks have got down and dirty, with religious and political leaders becoming targets of scurrilous attacks. The situation is likely to
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