Islamic Extremism

France Newspaper Attack
January 9, 2015

French police kill gunmen in twin attacks, free 16 hostages

DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France — With explosions and gunfire, security forces ended a three-day terror rampage around Paris, killing the two al-Qaida-linked brothers who staged a murderous rampage at a satirical newspaper, and an associate who seized a kosher supermarket to try to help them escape.

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France Newspaper Attack
January 8, 2015

Police hunt for 2 in French shooting; 1 surrenders

PARIS — French police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed men — one with a terrorism conviction and a history in jihadi networks — in the methodical killing of 12 people at a satirical newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. The prime minister announced several […]

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January 7, 2015

Concerns growing about homegrown terrorism

Prior to Wednesday’s deadly shootings in Paris, concerns had already been growing among Western nations about radically-inspired Islamic militants. A former director of the CIA called homegrown terrorism — acts committed by citizens — the most serious threat facing American citizens. CCTV America’s Nathan King […]

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January 7, 2015

Timeline: Terror attacks in Western Europe

A deadly assault by three masked gunman Wednesday left 12 dead in the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in postwar France. Below, a timeline of some other terror attacks in Western Europe.

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December 19, 2014

77 militants killed in Pakistan after school massacre

Pakistani warplanes and ground forces killed at least 77 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, days after Taliban fighters killed 148 people — most of them children — in a school massacre.

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December 16, 2014

Differences between extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister and his entire cabinet were in Peshawar city where the Taliban targeted children in a brutal attack. Pakistan’s government is said to be planning a major and serious response. There are air strikes being reported in a remote border region against the […]

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December 13, 2014

EU dreads return of European militant recruits

The EU’s counter-terrorism chief said Europe has failed to stem the flow of foreign fighters joining ISIL in Iraq and Syria. More than 3000 EU citizens are believed to have joined the terrorist cause. It has security officials worried about potential terror attacks once they […]

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November 28, 2014

Bomb blast hits mosque in northern Nigeria city

A military official in Nigeria says scores of people are feared to have been killed and wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque. Capt. Ikechukwu Eze said the Friday blast occurred at the main mosque in the city of Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city. Hundreds […]

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November 2, 2014

ISIL militants execute 300 Sunni tribesmen

Islamic State militants massacred Sunnis in Iraq’s western Anbar province, including dozens of women and children. At least 322 members of the Iraqi tribe died in the bloodshed with some bodies dumped in a well, according to the government.

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October 25, 2014

Indian officials assert nation faces no threat from ISIL

The Indian government is worried after instances of an ISIL flag being unfurled in India-controlled Kashmir, as well as news that some Indians had joined the terrorist group. Despite these concerns, the Indian government has said there is no challenge it is not prepared for. CCTV […]

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October 22, 2014

Study finds Somalis in Mogadishu feel more optimistic

Somalia’s government hopes to produce oil within six years as it recovers from two decades of civil war. The country has long been at the mercy of Islamic militants, but the tides may be turning. CCTV America’s Owen Fairclough reports.

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ISIL
October 9, 2014

The Heat explores current options to fight ISIL

Kurdish Forces are doing what they can to hold off the advancement of Islamic State militants. But top officials with the Pentagon say airstrikes alone will not be able to save the Syrian border town of Kobane. The Heat will explore the latest in the […]

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October 8, 2014

US-led coalition targets ISIL to save Syrian city

The U.S-led coalition has launched nearly a dozen airstrikes against ISIL in the past two days. The Pentagon says air raids in Iraq destroyed two ISIL checkpoints, several buildings and artillery in Fallujah, Ramadi and the Sinjar Mountain.

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October 7, 2014

Some Philippine Muslims pledge support to ISIL

About 100 men gathered last month in a mosque in the predominantly Muslim city of Marawi, not only to worship, but to pledge their support for the Islamic State or IS. CCTV’s Barnaby Lo reports from Marawi City.

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October 7, 2014

Chicago teen in custody for allegedly trying to join ISIL

Nineteen-year-old Mohammed Hamzah Khan lived with his parents in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook Federal before he boarded a flight overseas allegedly to join the terrorist group ISIL. Federal agents arrested Kahn on Saturday at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. CCTV America’s Roza Kazan reports from Chicago.

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Al Qaeda video announces new terrorist wing in India
September 4, 2014

Al Qaeda video announces new terrorist wing in India

Several provinces in India are on high alert after al Qaeda released video announcing plans for a new wing of the terrorist group to be formed in the region. It is the first videotape by the terrorist organization in more than a year. CCTV America’s […]

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