Tag: Islamists
Islamists protest after Jordan king calls early elections
Thousands of Islamists demonstrated in central Amman to call for reforms on Friday, just hours after King Abdullah II dissolved parliament and called early...
Islamists destroy another saint’s tomb in north Mali
Islamists destroyed Saturday another tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern Mali region under their control, witnesses said.
“I saw the Islamists in Goundam...
Shebab Islamists abandon last stronghold in Somalia
Al-Qaeda linked Shebab fighters Saturday abandoned their last bastion in Somalia, retreating from the port city of Kismayo almost a year after Kenya sent...
Shebab Islamists abandon last stronghold in Somalia
Al-Qaeda linked Shebab rebels said on Saturday they have abandoned the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, their last bastion in the country, a...
Islamists say Mali must apply sharia before talks
Mali’s government must apply Islamic sharia law before armed Islamist groups who control the north of the country will negotiate, an Islamist official said...
UAE Islamists deny forming military wing
An Emirati Islamist group on Saturday denied press reports that it has formed a military wing and that it was receiving funds from abroad...
Islamists destroy saint’s Mali tomb
Islamists have destroyed the tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern Mali region under their control, two months after similar incidents in the...
Malians hold sit-in to protest against Islamists
Protesters from northern Mali on Wednesday held a sit-in in Bamako against Islamists who have enforced strict sharia, destroyed ancient shrines and trapped residents...
Mali boosts efforts to save north from Islamists
Mali’s embattled interim government ramped up diplomatic efforts Tuesday to save the north from Islamist fighters who have smashed World Heritage shrines in Timbuktu...
Mali boosts efforts to save north from Islamists
Mali's embattled interim government ramped up diplomatic efforts Tuesday to save the north from Islamist fighters who have smashed World Heritage shrines in Timbuktu...
Islamists destroy entrance to ancient Timbuktu mosque
Mali’s Islamist rebels smashed the entrance of a 15th century Timbuktu mosque on Monday, escalating a campaign of destruction of the city’s cultural treasures...
The Islamists are coming
On the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Ending months and decades of speculations, the Muslim Brotherhood has finally emerged triumphant by working within...
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu shrines: witness
Islamist rebels in northern Mali took hoes and chisels to the tombs of ancient Muslim saints in Timbuktu for a second day Sunday, ignoring...
Three killed as Nigerian police clash with Islamists
Gunfire and explosions rocked a northeastern Nigerian city as security forces launched a pre-emptive offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, leaving three dead, police said...
Islamists destroy Timbuktu religious treasures
Hardline Islamists occupying northern Mali went on the rampage in Timbuktu on Saturday, destroying ancient tombs of Muslim saints and threatening to wipe out...
Egypt Islamists claim victory amid army power grab
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi claimed victory on Monday in Egypt’s divisive race for the top job, as a military power grab overshadowed the...
Afghans, Pakistanis training Islamists in Mali: Niger
Jihadi fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan are training Islamist groups in northern Mali, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou warned Thursday, as world powers discussed military...
