Islamic Extremism

Somali refugee uses online persona to fight Islamic extremism

November 13, 2015

Lebanon mourns dozens of victims from twin suicide bombings

Schools and universities across Lebanon were shuttered Friday as the country mourned victims of twin suicide bombings that struck a crowded neighborhood south of the capital.

November 13, 2015

UK Prime Minister: No certainty ‘Jihadi John’ strike was successful

A U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John,” according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages was […]

November 10, 2015

Syrian troops break siege imposed by IS on base since 2013

Syrian state TV reported that government forces have broken a siege imposed by the Islamic State group on a northern military air base since 2013.

October 30, 2015

Attack kills dozens in Syria as talks begin in Vienna

A barrage of missiles slammed into an overcrowded suburb of the Syrian capital, killing at least 40 people on Friday, activists said, as world powers convened in Vienna for talks on how to resolve the country’s conflict.

More and more young fighters to flee ISIL

October 26, 2015

After joining, more and more young fighters flee ISIL

Thousands of young men have joined ISIL, the terrorist group spreading throughout parts of the middle east. They’re hoping to find something promising, however the reality is extremely different, which causes more and more members to defect.

October 23, 2015

Pair of suicide bombers strike Nigerian mosques, dozens killed

Officials say a young male suicide bomber killed 27 people and wounded 96 in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Yola.

October 11, 2015

Insurgency greatly affecting Egypt’s economy

Terrorist acts by ISIL and other militant groups have in one way or the other had an effect on millions in Egypt. Despite security forces achievements against the militants, many Egyptians live in constant fear of attack, driving investors and tourists away. Egyptians are bearing […]

October 11, 2015

Iraqi air force claims hit on ISIL leader al-Baghdadi

Iraq’s air force says it struck a convoy carrying Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group.

October 9, 2015

Fighting ISIL: Mothers of slain ISIL fighters

Across the Middle East the terrorist collective ISIL continues its reign of destruction.

October 9, 2015

US to give up on building new Syrian rebel force

The U.S. is abandoning its goal of training a new force of moderate Syrian rebels and will focus on equipping and supporting established rebels groups already fighting against the Islamic State group inside Syria, officials said Friday.

October 7, 2015

US not cooperating with Russia against ISIL

Russian warships in the Caspian Sea fired cruise missiles as Syrian government troops launched a ground offensive Wednesday in central Syria. This was the first major combined air and ground assault since Moscow began its military campaign in the country last week.

October 2, 2015

Syria: New Russian strikes, talks in Paris on Assad’s future

The presidents of Russia and France, which both started bombing Syria this week, held talks Friday about their military operations as they tried to overcome differences on whether Syrian President Bashar Assad should stay in power.

October 1, 2015

Tensions rising, US and Russian military holding Syria talks

The Pentagon said it would begin talks Thursday with Russian military officials on ways to avoid U.S. and Russian forces firing on each other in Syria as tensions escalate over Russian airstrikes that apparently are serving to strengthen Syrian President Bashar Assad.

September 23, 2015

The Heat: Future of Syria

A civil war now more than four years old. A refugee crisis out of control. Where is Syria heading?

September 7, 2015

Former ISIL captives talk about brutal treatment

As government and militia groups continue to battle the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, it is the civilians who are most affected by the terror of militant groups.

September 1, 2015

Inside the fight against ISIL in Iraq

ISIL is not just destroying historic sites. The group is also taking prisoners, and sometimes torturing and killing them on camera. Amid the fight against ISIL, what happens when ISIL fighters themselves are caught?

August 26, 2015

Islamic State militants blow up temple in ancient city of Palmyra

Islamic State militants released photos on Tuesday showing the destruction of a Roman-era temple in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra. UNESCO has called this destruction to be a war crime.

August 12, 2015

Brief history of ISIL as Croatian killed in Egypt

An online image released Wednesday purported to show the Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt had beheaded a Croatian hostage.

July 27, 2015

France remains on high terror alert

Six months after 17 people were killed in terror attacks in Paris, thousands of soldiers have been deployed across France in an anti-terror operation.

July 25, 2015

Turkey launches new airstrikes in Syria and northern Iraq

The Turkish government is determined to continue fighting terrorism full force as operations continue both in Northern Iraq and across the Turkish – Syrian border. Turkey has targeted both ISIL and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in recent attacks.

July 25, 2015

Iraqi Christians fleeing ISIL now live in Jordan

ISIL gave Iraq’s Christians an ultimatum: cooperate or suffer harsh consequences. Many of them feared that even if they complied, they would eventually be killed. So they fled. Now living as urban refugees in Jordan, they cling to the church and push away thoughts of […]

July 23, 2015

The lie of ‘jihad migration’: Extremists used fake videos to lure Chinese

Xinjiang police say the majority of violence and terrorism-related criminal cases in the region are influenced by the concept of “Hijirat”, the so-called “Jihadi Migration.”

July 18, 2015

How extremism ruins believers’ lives with “Jihadi migration” lies

23-year-old Tursun becomes excited when he recalls his experience of leaving home to attend high school in another part of China. He told the reporter that they ( him and five other students) went to school and it was “amazing” inside. Their dormitory was nicer […]

July 18, 2015

Saudi Arabia says it stopped Islamic State attacks; 400 held

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it has broken up planned Islamic State attacks in the kingdom and arrested more than 400 suspects in an anti-terrorism sweep, a day after a powerful blast in neighboring Iraq killed more than 100 people in one of the […]

July 17, 2015

Returning from terrorism: A college student’s road to jihad and back

The 25-year-old Memetili was an undergraduate student majoring in medical studies in a Xinjiang university. His relatively normal student life was completely changed when he was approached by people trying to teach him “religious knowledge.” The “textbooks,” however, were videos and audio guides made by […]

July 17, 2015

Chattanooga shooter’s attack called an act of terrorism

Counterterrorism investigators are trying to figure out why a 24-year-old Kuwait-born man, who by accounts lived a typical life in suburban America, attacked two military facilities in a shooting rampage that killed four Marines.

July 7, 2015

British PM leads tributes on London bombings 10th anniversary

British Prime Minister David Cameron led somber tributes on Tuesday as Britain commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London.

June 22, 2015

Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack Afghan parliament

KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber struck the entrance to the Afghan parliament on Monday and gunmen tried to storm the heavily guarded compound, setting off a gunbattle with police that left two people dead and at least 30 people wounded as lawmakers were […]

June 10, 2015

Luxor suicide bombing wounds 4 Egyptians

A suicide bomber blew himself up near Egypt’s ancient Karnak temple in the southern city of Luxor on Wednesday, security sources and witnesses said, the second attack in just over one week targeting Egypt’s vital tourism industry.

May 29, 2015

Suicide bomber strikes Shiite mosque in Saudi, killing 4

A suicide bomber blew himself up in the parking lot of a Shiite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, killing four people in the second such attack in as many weeks claimed by the Islamic State group.

May 28, 2015

A look at ISIL’s recruitment focus on girls and women

Growing concern over ISIL’s efforts to recruit young girls and women from around the world. Promises of a welcoming community and an Islamic utopia are just part of their the group’s pitch.

This picture released on Thursday, May 21, 2015 by the website of Islamic State militants, shows the Palmyra castle is seen from the Syrian town of Palmyra that was captured by the Islamic State militants after a battle with the Syrian government forces, Syria. (The website of Islamic State militants via AP)

May 22, 2015

IS captures Iraqi town, purges opponents in Syria’s Palmyra

Islamic State militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province less than a week after capturing the provincial capital, a tribal leader said Friday, while in neighboring Syria the group’s fighters killed dozens of pro-government forces in the ancient town of Palmyra.

May 21, 2015

Islamic State takes control of Syria’s Palmyra in westward advance

The Islamic State seized full control of the historic city of Palmyra in central Syria on Thursday, just days after it captured a provincial capital in neighbouring Iraq, suggesting momentum is building for the ultra-hardline group.

May 20, 2015

What Osama bin Laden wrote to his family may surprise you

Many of the bin Laden documents reference jihad, attacking America, and purported negotiations between al Qaeda, its allies in the Pakistani Taliban and representatives of Pakistani intelligence.

May 19, 2015

Fall of Ramadi raises doubts about US strategy in Iraq

For some analysis into the crisis in Iraq, CCTV America spoke with Thomas Sanderson, the co-director and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a research policy think tank here in Washington.

May 18, 2015

White House: Ramadi capture by Islamic State a ‘setback

After days of fierce fighting, the Islamic State is now in control of Anbar, Iraq’s largest province. It pushed government troops and Sunni militias out of a Ramadi only 110-kilometers from Baghdad. It’s a massive setback for Iraq, and the U.S. led coalition trying to […]

May 7, 2015

$375M offered by US State Department for 71 of the most-wanted terrorists

The Obama administration announced new bounties Wednesday worth up to $20 million for four Islamic State terrorists, bringing the total reward for all the terrorists on the State Department’s most-wanted list to $375 million. Here’s how that breaks down.

May 6, 2015

US offers up to $20M for information on four Islamic State leaders

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was offering rewards of up to $20 million for information on four leaders of Islamic State: Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, and Tariq Bin-al-Tahar Bin al Falih al-‘Awni al-Harzi.

May 5, 2015

Accused Texas gunman was former target of FBI terror probe

A man whose social media presence was being scrutinized by federal authorities was one of two suspects in a shooting at a Texas cartoon contest featuring images of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, and the Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack.

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 file photo, Italian police officers patrol outside St. Peter's Square in Rome. Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010 that was never carried out, an Italian prosecutor said Friday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

April 24, 2015

Italian authorities: Terror suspects planned Vatican attack

Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010 that was never carried out, an Italian prosecutor said Friday.

April 24, 2015

UNSC discusses ways of stopping radicalization of young people

How do you prevent young people from being radicalized or from traveling to join extremist groups abroad? And how do you turn the tide of radical ideology?

April 14, 2015

Obama, Iraqi PM to discuss aid to fight Islamic State

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and President Barack Obama will discuss the fight against Islamic State on Tuesday at a White House meeting likely to be dominated by Iraqi requests for U.S. arms and tension over Iran’s role on the battlefield.

April 8, 2015

French forces rescue hostage held in Mali since 2011

French special forces on Monday freed a Dutchman held hostage since being kidnapped in 2011 by extremists in Mali, the government said. There was no immediate word on the fate of two other men abducted at the same time.

April 7, 2015

Kenyans blame their government for Garissa death toll

Hundreds of Kenyans protested in solidarity for the 147 students who were killed in last week’s terrorist attacks. A tragedy that they believe could have been avoided had security forces responded better.

April 7, 2015

Dutch justice ministry: 190 people have left to fight jihad

The Dutch justice ministry says about 190 people have traveled from the Netherlands to fight in overseas “jihadi conflicts.” Of these, 35 have returned home and 30 have been killed.

April 7, 2015

Saudi-led alliance bombs special forces base in Yemen

Aircraft from the Saudi-led alliance launched airstrikes on a Houthi special forces base in Sanaa late on Monday.

April 6, 2015

Iraqi PM promises to prevent rights violations by Shiite militia

Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi vowed Monday to protect the people living in Islamic State-controlled territories from any retribution or rights violations when their lands are retaken by government forces.

April 6, 2015

After college massacre, Kenyan warplanes attack suspected militant positions

Kenya launched air strikes against Islamic militants in Somalia following an extremist attack on a Kenyan college that killed 148 people, a military spokesman said Monday.

April 4, 2015

Kuwait grapples with external and homegrown threats from ISIL

The small Arabian Gulf state of Kuwait has tightened security following the rise of ISIL in the region. Gains by the extremist group in neighboring Iraq as well as the discovery that “jihadi John” was born in the country has heightened concerns both inside and outside […]

April 4, 2015

Mohamed Mohamud accused of masterminding Garissa attack

The hunt is still underway for the man who allegedly masterminded the attack. Mohammed Mohamud has a bounty of more than two hundred thousand dollars on his head. Little’s known about him, though he once worked at a school in Garissa.

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