Islamists

Several Afghan Taliban killed as Pakistan thwarts border attack, sources say

The incident comes as tensions have resurfaced between the allies-turned-foes after three months of relative calm, following a deadly attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan last week.

A member of Taliban security forces uses a metal detector amid the rubble of a house that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district of Khost province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2026.
US President Donald Trump joins Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other regional and European leaders for a Middle East peace summit at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Congress Center on October 13, 2025. PremiumPremium

Not the end goal: October 7 proved that agreements can mask the next attack - analysis

A child's drawing shown here says: "In Gaza City at least 150 children die as Martyrs [daily]. How many child Martyrs are there in nine days?"

Palestinian Authority schools praise martydom, use October 7 attack in math lessons

Graphic depicts Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Kafina, Commander of the central Gaza area in the terrorist organization Kataeb al-Mujahideen.

IDF kills terrorist who kidnapped Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or on October 7


Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to its military, sources say

The move to give official roles, including senior ones, to several jihadists may alarm some foreign governments and Syrian citizens fearful about the new administration's intentions.

 Khaled Brigade, a part of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), hold a military parade, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 27, 2024.

Rising terrorism in Germany is the result of too many security failures - analysis

The attack in Magdeburg allowed the establishment in Germany and Europe to use this extreme and rare case to launch an organized chorus warning of “generalizations against Muslims”.

 Police officers line up as far-right demonstrators hold a sign and flags during a protest after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market, in Magdeburg, Germany December 21, 2024.

HTS's Julani is not a pragmatist, but a sophisticated strategist - opinion

The West must view the Middle East and its leaders through a realistic lens. Julani is not pragmatic in the Western sense but a sophisticated strategist.

 Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, is seen in Damascus, Syria, on December 23, 2024.

Eight convicted in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

Last year, a court found six adolescents guilty of participating in a premeditated conspiracy and helping prepare an ambush.

A photograph taken on October 16, 2023 shows a commemorative plaque for slain teacher Samuel Paty (portrait) near the Bois d'Aulne school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, outside Paris. France was set to hold tribute ceremonies for Samuel Paty, the history-geography teacher who was beheaded on October 1

Avoiding past mistakes: Seven key concerns about the Islamist approach in Syria - opinion

The joy of seeing the fall of the tyranny of the Assad regime also compels us to ask many questions to avoid repeating the catastrophic failures of Islamist movements.

A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Syrian Shi'ites and other minorities flee to Lebanon, fearing Islamist rule

At the border with Lebanon, where thousands of people were trying to leave Syria on Thursday, a dozen Shi'ite Muslims interviewed by Reuters described threats made against them.

 The Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and Turkey, December 8, 2024.

White House: Syria attack caused by regime's reliance on Russia and Iran

The White House also said that the US "has nothing to do with this offensive, which is led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a designated terrorist organization."

The White House is pictured in Washington D.C

Hamas's Oct. 7 attack stirs controversy and mixed reactions among Gaza clerics

On Monday, a statement issued in the name of "a group of clerics" in Gaza defended the Oct. 7 attacks as a "legitimate act."

 People walk at the ruins of al-Omari mosque as Palestinians perform Friday prayers, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City October 18, 2024.

Operative from terror-designated Samidoun banned from entering Netherlands

Dutch authorities banned Mohammed Khatib, alleged member of PFLP and coordinator at Samidoun who hosted Hamas leaders in webinars

 Khatib hosting Hamas leader Bassem Naim for a webinar earlier in 2024.

Radical Islamists gather in Hamburg to call for caliphate

Muslim Interaktiv is classified as extremist by the Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution. 

 Muslim Interaktiv organize a rally calling for caliphate in Hamburg, Germany