Islamists

The militant, Ahmed al-Mansour, has posted several videos saying Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would meet the same fate as Assad.

"Hizb ut Tahrir Canada hereby announces, with regret, the cancellation of the Khilafah Conference 2025," the Canadian branch of the political party said on Facebook.

Hizb ut Tahrir will be holding its annual Khilafah 2025 in Hamilton, Ontario, according to Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish, who had objected to the group holding the event in her city.

The 20-year-old Chechnyan refugee who wanted to teach at an Islamic Sunday School in Windsor has been released on bail and is due to be sentenced on March 7.

Fatah leaders interviewed by the New York Post acknowledged Israel's right to exist while condemning the expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

The move to give official roles, including senior ones, to several jihadists may alarm some foreign governments and Syrian citizens fearful about the new administration's intentions.

The attack in Magdeburg allowed the establishment in Germany and Europe to use this extreme and rare case to launch an organized chorus warning of “generalizations against Muslims”.

The West must view the Middle East and its leaders through a realistic lens. Julani is not pragmatic in the Western sense but a sophisticated strategist.

Last year, a court found six adolescents guilty of participating in a premeditated conspiracy and helping prepare an ambush.

The joy of seeing the fall of the tyranny of the Assad regime also compels us to ask many questions to avoid repeating the catastrophic failures of Islamist movements.