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In this file photo taken on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, Pakistani Taliban patrol in their stronghold of Shawal in Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan. Dozens of domestic and foreign militants have left Pakistan for Syria in recent months, a small but growing cadre that includes fighters from al-Qaida, the Pakistani Taliban and Sulemans group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, according to Pakistani militants and intelligence officials. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud, File)
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Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID)
Opinion: Syria’s Afghanization
For over a year now, extremist groups have been urging Muslim youth to join the war in Syria. They succeed in prompting hundreds, if not thousands, of Muslim youth from different nationalities to join their cause. The latest development is the news that this figure is...Caption:
People demonstrate to demand the country’s National Congress and transitional government ensure the police and the army carry out their jobs, and that militias are dismantled, in Benghazi May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
Libyan Islamists plan power-sharing arrangement, say sources
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sources in the Libyan parliament say prominent Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafists and the Jihadists, have been discussing the possibility of nominating candidates to share the positions of prime minister and speaker of the...Caption:
Radical Islamist movement Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police officers after Tunisia’s Interior Ministry on Friday. (AP Photo/Nawfel)
Tunisian forces prepare to confront jihadists
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Tunisian government has sent military reinforcements to Jebel Ech Chambi in the Kasserine province in the west of the country following an incident in which Tunisian troops came under attack two days ago. In this latest attack, a number of...Caption:
New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey attend a meeting in the Joint Chiefs Conference Room, more commonly known as “The Tank,” Friday, March 1, 2013, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)