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NEWS ABOUT: jihad

jihad stories: 42 news summaries

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Fort Dix Plot Draws Out 'Lone-Wolf' Terrorists

With Al-Qaeda lying low, officials fear
a new crop of home-grown jihadists 

May 9, 07 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The foiled Fort Dix plot revealed the one thing U.S. intelligence agencies least wanted to see, report Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball: evidence of an emerging home-grown jihadist movement. The would-be terrorists were "lone-wolf" operators, who drew inspiration from online videos and instruction manuals rather than taking orders... More »

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Italians Ransom Journalist for 5 Taliban Prisoners

Widely criticized deal is first swap
for a hostage in Iraq or Afghanistan

Mar 22, 07 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Italian government bought the freedom of a kidnapped Italian journalist by arranging the release of five Taliban militants from an Afghan prison. The New York Times says it’s the first time prisoners have been openly exchanged in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan., and the move was widely... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Taliban • prison • jihad • Italy • kidnapping • war • journalist • hostage

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