Iraqi parliament demands timeline for foreign troop withdrawal

March 2nd, 20180 BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament demanded on Thursday that the government set a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops stationed in the country to help fight ISIS insurgents, a ruling coalition lawmaker said. A U.S.-led coalition was formed in 2014 and with thousands of troops and air support helped Iraqi security forces and a...

U.S. widens surveillance to include ‘homegrown violent extremists’

October 26th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― The U.S. government has broadened an interpretation of which citizens can be subject to physical or digital surveillance to include “homegrown violent extremists,” according to official documents seen by Reuters. The change last year to a Department of Defense manual on procedures governing its intelligence activities...

UN study: Foreign fighters in Syria ‘lack basic understanding of Islam’

August 10th, 20170 Young men who leave their homes to fight for terrorist groups in Syria mainly come from disadvantaged backgrounds, have low levels of education and “lack any basic understanding of the true meaning of jihad or even the Islamic faith”, according to a study for the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism. The report, which was...