Islamist militancy
Paradoxes of terrorism in Bangladesh
'The Politics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Bangladesh' contains insightful and critical analyses.
Russia says kills 180 jihadists, mercenaries in Syria
Some 120 Islamic State fighters and 60 foreign mercenaries were killed in a series of Russian air strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours, the defence ministry in Moscow says.
Don’t appear for any ‘militants’, Anisul to lawyers
Law Minister Anisul Huq urges the lawyers not to appear before any court on behalf of the militants in any case filed against them.
Singaporean Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, detained under ISA for promoting violence and ISIS, radicalising others
A Singaporean who actively spread radical ideology online and helped radicalise at least two other citizens is detained under the Internal Security Act in Singapore.
Iraq car bomb kills 17 in Khalis, in attack claimed by IS
So-called Islamic State says it carried out a car bombing that killed at least 17 people in the central Iraqi town of Khalis.
Germany fears more 'lone wolf' attacks after train rampage
Germany is likely to face more Islamist attacks, its interior minister says.
Santoso: Indonesia police 'kill most wanted militant'
Indonesian police say they believe they have killed Santoso, the country's most wanted militant, in a jungle gun battle in Central Sulawesi.
IS group claims first Germany attack with train axe assault
The Islamic State group claims responsibility for its first attack in Germany, an axe and knife assault on a train carried out by a 17-year-old Afghan refugee.
Nice attack premeditated, assailant attracted to radical Islam- prosecutor
The man who killed 84 people in Nice had planned his attack in the days prior to Bastille Day and had recently developed an interest in radical Islam, the Paris prosecutor says.
Boko Haram blamed for deadly attack on Nigeria village
At least 50 people are reported killed in north-eastern Nigeria in a gun and bomb attack by suspected Boko Haram militants.
Iraq's oldest Christian monastery destroyed by Islamic State
Satellite images confirm the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
IS abducts over 400 in east Syria after deadly assault
Jihadists from the Islamic State group abduct more than 400 Syrian civilians after capturing new ground in a major assault on the city of Deir Ezzor.
Blogger Hasan Shahriar gets death threat
Blogger and writer Hasan Shahriar, who is a friend of slain blogger Ananta Bijoy Das, receives death threat from unknown mobile phone numbers.
‘Fatwa required to combat militancy’
A group of the country's Olamas (Islamic clerics) at a view-exchange meeting say fatwa (religious edict) is needed to curb militant activities in the country.
