Number of foreign fighters in Syria nearly doubles

December 17, 2013   Up to 11,000 fighters from more than 70 nations have joined the struggle in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad, almost doubling estimates made earlier this year. The number of individuals from western Europe taking up arms has tripled to up to 1,900 and includes up to 366 from Britain, according to…

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Four British nationals killed fighting alongside al-Qa’ida in Syria

November 21, 2013   Four British nationals have died while fighting for a rebel extremist group against the forces of president Bashar al-Assad in Syria, reports say. Their deaths highlight the increasing international scale of the conflict, and come amid fears of the threat posed by extremists returning to the UK once their part in…

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Twelfth Ecumenical Day of the Christian-Islamic dialogue

October 24, 2013   On the occasion of the XII Ecumenical Day of the Christian-Islamic dialogue, celebrated throughout Italy on October 27, the national organizing committee wrote an appeal to all of Italy. The committee consists of a series of pacifist and nonviolent associations, which are representative of the Christian and Muslim world. The appeal…

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Muslim Community of Mollet evicted after illegally occupying a public space.

02 October 013 This Wednesday the Local Police of Mollet following a court order have evicted the local Muslim community from the property they were occupying for the last two months as a sign of protest. The conflict between the Muslim community and the local government started when the first tried to buy a property…

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Sixth Dutch Muslim Dies in Syria

20 September 2013   An 18 year old man fighting with rebel forces in Syria has become the sixth Dutch person to be killed in the conflict. Soufyan el H, who told his parents he was going to work in a hospital, was shot in the head during a gun battle with government forces. According…

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