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The 3-Step Guide To De-Radicalizing Jihadists
It might seem hard to believe but, according to psychological science, even the most hardened jihadists can be…
Palestinians Clash With Israeli Troops Again Over Holy Site
At the Qalandia checkpoint separating Ramallah from Jerusalem, troops fired rubber bullets as several hundred…
Islamic State Says Seizes Second Gas Field in Syria
Islamic State fighters in Syria said on Monday they had taken control of a gas field in the central province of…
Gulf Arabs See Specter of Iran in Rise of Yemen’s Shiite Rebels
After forcing concessions from Yemen’s government last month, Shiite Muslim rebels ignored pleas to pull out of the…
Qatar To Donate $1 Billion To Gaza Reconstruction
In his speech during the Cairo conference on Gaza aid, Qatari foreign minister Khaled Al-Attiya announced Doha's…
Kurds Urge More Air Strikes In Kobani; Monitor Warns Of Defeat
Kurdish forces defending Kobani urged a U.S.-led coalition to escalate air strikes on Islamic State fighters who…
Gaza Aid Conference May Fall Short Of $4 Billion Sought By Palestinians: U.S. Officials
Senior U.S. officials voiced doubts on Friday that an international donors conference to be held in Cairo this…
U.N. Says Thousands Likely To Be Massacred If Jihadists Take Kobani
Thousands of people most likely will be massacred if Kobani falls to Islamic State fighters, a U.N. envoy said on…
At Least 20 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Yemeni Capital: Reuters Witness
At least 20 people were killed on Thursday in a suicide attack apparently targeting a Shi'ite Muslim Houthi…
Renewed Assault On Kobani; 21 Dead In Turkey As Kurds Rise
Islamic State fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday night, and at least 21…