Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his stance that there is no substitute for victory in the war against the Islamist group Hamas.
Mon Jul 01 2024
ICC convicts Mali Islamist for Timbuktu atrocities
Juddges said Al Hassan played a key role in the Ansar Dine Islamist group which took the city in 2012 and tried to impose sharia law.
Wed Jun 26 2024
Explainer: How the military coup in Niger threatens stability in West Africa
Western nations have poured resources into Niger to bolster its security forces in the face of a growing insurgency by Islamist groups.
Fri Jul 28 2023
Afghan protests persist, posing a problem for new Taliban government
The hardline Islamist group has urged Afghans to be patient, allowing it time to form a government before it addresses people's demands.
Wed Sep 08 2021
Afghan influencers go dark on social media as Taliban return
The return of the hardline Islamist group has sent a shockwave through Afghanistan's social media.
Sun Aug 22 2021
Pakistan blocks social media apps temporarily on security grounds - Officials
Pakistan temporarily blocked Facebook, Twitter and several other social media apps, amid a crackdown against a violent Islamist group.
Fri Apr 16 2021
Indonesia arrests firebrand Islamist cleric over virus rule breaches
Rizieq Shihab's arrest came just days after Jakarta police shot dead six followers of his hardline Islamist group in a highway shootout.
Sun Dec 13 2020
Arab states blacklist Islamist groups, individuals in Qatar boycott
The lists now include the Qatar-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) which was formed in 2004 mostly by clerics belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Wed Nov 22 2017
Indonesia to bar Myanmar protest at world's biggest Buddhist temple
Indonesian police have pledged to bar Islamist groups from staging a rally at the Borobudur Buddhist temple in central Java on Friday.
Tue Sep 05 2017
Rise of hard-line Islamist groups alarms moderate Indonesian Muslims
A strong backlash also has emerged, led by moderate Muslims who worry that conservative Islamists are wrecking Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance.
Mon May 08 2017
Myanmar blames Islamist group for attacks in Rohingya Muslim region
The sudden escalation of violence in Rakhine state poses a serious challenge to the six-month-old government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was swept to power in an election last year.
Sat Oct 15 2016
Bangladesh kills 11 members of Islamist group blamed for cafe attack
Bangladeshi security forces killed 11 members of a Islamist militant group on Saturday blamed for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners.
Sat Oct 08 2016
Siege at Burkina Faso Hotel
At least 20 dead in siege at Burkina Faso hotel, Islamist group claims responsibility
Sat Jan 16 2016
Palestinian groups Hamas, Islamic Jihad condemn Paris attacks
Senior figures in both Hamas, considered by the US and EU to be a "terrorist" group, and Islamic Jihad criticised the killings that rocked the French capital late Friday.
Sat Nov 14 2015
Attack at Kenyan University
Masked gunmen from Somalia's Shebab Islamist group massacred at least 147 Kenyan students on April 2 in a day-long college campus siege, the
Fri Apr 03 2015