Russia

Russia probes Moscow terror attack 'plot'

hd — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:58 +0000

Russia was Tuesday set to question the sole survivor of a deadly police raid outside Moscow that authorities said had prevented a major attack in the capital.

Moscow Says Top Islamist Militant Killed

hd — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:01 +0000

Moscow has announced it has killed an alleged ally of one of Russia's most-wanted insurgents. Russia's Anti-Terrorism Committee says Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev was killed along

Future Russian Strategic Challenges

hd — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:21 +0000

The current administration is in a poor position to negotiate with Russia. There are press reports that the administration will attempt to evade Congressional approval of a new arms control agreement

Russia clearly represents an increasingly serious strategic challenge. Russia has steadily become more anti-democratic and hostile to the US. The Kremlin encourages

Tatarstan's Supreme Court Disbands Muslim Group

hd — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:09:02 +0000

The Supreme Court of Russia's republic of Tatarstan has ordered that the Al-Ikhlas Muslim religious group be disbanded for what it called "extremist activities." About 50

Boston bombers’ mosque recommended men beat their wives

hd — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:08:37 +0000

The Islamic Society of Boston, the mosque attended by Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev, posted an article on its website in September 2004 that

Boston bombers linked to triple murder of Jews

hd — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:06:51 +0000

The Daily Mail reported shortly after the identities of the Boston jihad bombings were revealed that dead jihadist Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s "only American friend” had his ‘throat

Boston Bombers May Have Financed Terror Spree with Food Stamps

hd — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:08:51 +0000

Liberals have repeatedly blocked efforts to prevent food stamp fraud. The Tsarnaev clan, like so many Muslim immigrants, were abusing the system in a big way and may have even

Profs on Boston Bombing: Blame Right-Wingers, ‘Islamophobia,’ and Blowback

hd — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:40:47 +0000

How did scholars of the Middle East and those engaged in moonlighting (non-specialists who write about the region) react to the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013?

Kyrgyzstan to fight online extremism

hd — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:56:15 +0000

BISHKEK – To fight the spread of extremist and terrorist ideas via the internet, Kyrgyzstan has decided to amend electronic and postal communications laws.

FBI again searches Tsarnaev apartment

hd — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:39:05 +0000

As increased suspicion focuses on jihadist Tamerlan Tsarnaev's convert bride. "FBI searches Tsarnaev apartment as uncle arrives," by Laurel J. Sweet for the Boston Herald, May

Russia had elder Boston suspect under surveillance

hd — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:38:12 +0000

Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly

Boston jihad murderer made girlfriend "wear an Islamic hijab and pray to Allah and slapped her when she wore Western clothes"

hd — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:12:50 +0000

While the mainstream media continues to scratch its head and puzzle as to the Boston jihad bombers' motives, their real motives become ever more clear. "My boyfriend the

Police thwart Hizb ut-Tahrir rally in Dagestan - ministry

hd — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:51:11 +0000

Police in Dagestan, a republic in Russia's North Caucasus, on Saturday thwarted an attempt to hold a rally by people who identified themselves as members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an

Boston suspect had links with slain Islamists

hd — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:48:49 +0000

One of the brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings had made links with two figures in the Islamist anti-Kremlin insurgency in the Northern Caucasus, both of whom

Kyrgyz fight Hizb ut-Tahrir's inroads in that country

hd — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:12:40 +0000

BISHKEK – The banned extremist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) is recruiting members inside Kyrgyzstan and is threatening to destabilise the country, analysts told Central

Call It What It Is: Islamic Terrorism

hd — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:53:33 +0000

Gatestone Institute 29 April 2013
By Christine Williams

Despite these recent attacks on innocent civilians, excuses were made that blamed the victims and exonerated the perpetrators

A growing problem, the radicalization of Muslim youth, all too often gets brushed off as a Western problem: specifically, being racist toward Muslims, and making them feel alienated and angry .

Kickbacks for Tsarnaev on luxury car repairs?

hd — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:44:41 +0000

During an interview with CNN last week, auto mechanic Gilberto Junior discussed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s behavior between the time of the Boston Marathon bombing and before his

Canadian boxer had links to Boston bomber

hd — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:40:38 +0000

MOSCOW: A Canadian boxer killed fighting with jihadists in Russia has emerged as a key contact who might have set the elder Boston bomber on his path to violent

Russians wiretaps of Tsarnaevs leaked

hd — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:22:50 +0000

Mama Tsarnaev talked jihad with her darling son Tamerlan - the one she named after one of history's most brutal jihad conquerors - according to 2011 wiretaps by the Russians,

Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev tried to brainwash me into being a fanatic, says ex-girlfriend

hd — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:21:38 +0000

Nadine Ascencao dated Tamerlan for three years 'I was in love and scared' she tells paper What now for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Jihadist calls and global hunt