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German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere and the Interior Minister of North-Rhine Westphalia Ralf Jaeger attend a meeting with Interior Ministers from Belgium, the Netherlands and several German Federal States on measures against cross-border crime at the city hall of Aachen, Germany October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Patrik Stollarz/POOL

Suspect in Berlin Attack was Identified to German Security Agencies

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 21, 2016 | Uncategorized, World

A Tunisian man suspected of involvement in a truck attack in Berlin was in contact with extremist militants in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and was known to German security agencies, the state’s Interior Minister said on Wednesday. “Security agencies...

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Opinion: Assassinating the Ambassador – Between Crime and Propaganda For Terrorism

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 18, 2016 | Opinion

The assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey is an important event and is another terrorist act that works in favour of Iran and the Syrian regime. It is also detrimental to the cause of the Syrian people. The crime emphasises, once again, that the...

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Tunisian policemen patrol the roof of a police station, after Monday’s attack by Islamist fighters on an army and police barracks in the town of Ben Guerdan, Tunisia, near the Libyan border March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia Neutralized 160 Terror Cells in 2016

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 2, 2016 | Middle East

Tunisian security forces dismantled 160 terror cells in the first 10 months of this year, about 45 percent more than during the whole of 2015, the interior ministry said on Friday. Tunisia has been the only Arab state to achieve a relatively peaceful democratic...

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Bystanders survey damage from a car bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press

Obama Expands War with Qaeda to Include Shabab in Somalia

by CHARLIE SAVAGE, ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI | Nov 29, 2016 | World

Washington — The escalating American military engagement in Somalia has led the Obama administration to expand the legal scope of the war against Al Qaeda, a move that will strengthen President-elect Donald J. Trump’s authority to combat thousands of militants in the...

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Washington Assigns Therapists to Combat Extremism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2016 | World

Washington-A White House plan aims to convene teachers and mental health professionals to intervene and help prevent Americans from turning to violent ideologies, work that is currently done mostly by federal law enforcement. The 18-page plan announced on Wednesday...