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Michael Delefortrie, who joined a terrorist group in Belgium
and travelled to Syria to become a jihadi fighter, is pictured here
after his return to the E.U., leaving a court in Antwerp./PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANCOIS LENOIR / REUTERS

ISIS Aggravates Violence in West while Losing Control in Syria, Iraq

by Mona Helmi | Aug 2, 2016 | Features

In line with the bloody operation in Nice, ISIS’s weekly magazine “al-Naba” published an editorial entitled “Crusaders- Illusions in Caliphate’s Era”, in which it urged from the change that will occur around the world after the announcement of Caliphate’s return, and...

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Boys carry boxes of biscuits near rubble of damaged buildings in Aleppo, Syria March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

French FM Ayrault Urges More Pressure on Russia in Fear of Syria Massacre

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East

France expressed growing unease towards Bashar al Assad’s regime continuous tightening of siege on Aleppo and the risk it will carry out a bloodbath near Damascus, and will push this week for more pressure on Syria’s ally Russia, French Foreign Minister...

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Flags fly at half-mast in memory of victims the day after a truck ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores and injuring more who were celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday, in Nice. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Nice Massacre Committer Carefully Planned for Operation

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 18, 2016 | World

Paris-Investigations showed that Nice terrorist attack, adopted by ISIS, was not abrupt; as a matter of fact Mohammed Bouhlel, carefully planned for it. Thursday’s attack left 84 killed and dozens injured, some are still struggling for life. While the security bodies...

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A woman carries flowers as a tribute to victims two days after the attack. (Reuters Photo)

Government Alert App Fails to Send Warning During Nice Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2016 | Technology, World

The French Interior Minister stated that an application it launched last month to alert users to attacks failed to flash a warning until more than three hours after a truck rammed into crowds in the city of Nice on Bastille day. The app, called SAIP, was launched by...