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Man held over jihadist murders of French police couple

Paris - Muslimchronicle

French police arrested a man Monday in connection with the jihadist murder of a police couple after his DNA was matched to traces found in their home, legal sources said. The 24-year-old has been linked to Larossi Aballa, the Islamic State extremist who claimed the June 2016 attack in a live video from the scene before being killed by policeRead more

Trump says New York attack suspect should be put to death

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the man suspected of killing eight people in a New York City truck rampage to be put to death. "NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!" Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the IslamicRead more

Al-Qaim: last IS bastion in Iraq

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

The desert towns of Al-Qaim and Rawa near Syria's border in the Euphrates Valley, where Iraqi forces launched operations Thursday, constitute the final Islamic State group bastion in the country. The US-led coalition battling the jihadists has called the assault "the last big fight" and capturing the region will help drive a final nail into the coffin of the ISRead more

Terrain, geopolitics make for tricky last battle on IS

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

The Islamic State group's empire has shrunk fast this year but the rump of its "caliphate" on the Iraq-Syria border is a hostile jihadist heartland where competing regional interests converge. After losing their main hubs of Mosul and Raqa this year, the noose continued to tighten around holdout IS fighters regrouping in the badlands where the organisation was born. OnRead more

Greek police arrest Syrian over suspected Daesh link

Greece - Muslimchronicle

Greek police said Friday they have arrested a Syrian man over suspected links to the Daesh, after his wife complained to authorities that he was beating her and that he was a jihadist supporter. The 32-year-old was arrested on Thursday in the northeastern town of Alexandroupoli, where the couple live with their two young children. Police searched their home afterRead more

G7, tech giants agree on plan to block jihadist content online

Ischia - Muslimchronicle

G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter on Friday agreed to work together to block the dissemination of extremist Islamist content on line, Italy announced. "These are the first steps towards a great alliance in the name of freedom," Interior Minister Marco Minniti said after a two-day meeting with his Group of Seven counterparts, stressing the importanceRead more

Battle for Marawi: bitter siege that left a city in ruins

Marawi - Muslimchronicle

The death of top Islamist fighter Isnilon Hapilon is a rare celebratory moment for the Philippines military, which has been bogged down in a gruelling four-month battle to retake the southern city of Marawi. What began as a surprise takeover by militants that Manila said would be easily defeated, quickly descended into house-to-house fighting against a deceptively well-planned Islamist insurgency.Read more

Iraqi forces say in control of roads, infrastructure near Kirkuk

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken control of roads and infrastructure from Kurdish fighters near the disputed city of Kirkuk as tensions soar following a controversial independence referendum. Iraq's Joint Operations Command, which groups all pro-government forces, said it was making progress in its operation to "restore security" in Kirkuk. Iraqi forces are aiming to retake military bases andRead more