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Arab Parliament the Latest to Declare Hezbollah a Terror Organization

TEL AVIV – The Arab Parliament on Sunday declared the Lebanon-based group Hezbollah a terrorist organization following the Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council’s similar announcements last month. Parliament Speaker Ahmed al-Jarwan condemned Hezbollah for “undermining the security of many countries

An image grab taken from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV on January 3, 2016, shows Hassan Nasralla

Pakistan: Islamic State Expanding Footprint, Recruitment

Nuclear-armed Pakistan is reportedly concerned about an increase in Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) recruitment at religious schools and universities within its borders and the jihadist group’s growing presence in and around the country despite a crackdown on Islamist organizations carried out by the Pakistani military.

AP Photo/Nasser Nasser

Nigeria Begins Air-Bombing Boko Haram’s Dense Forest Hideout

The government of Nigeria has claimed for months that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) affiliate Boko Haram has been defeated. Yet military campaigns continue, and this week, the army began bombing the Sambisa forest, a largely inaccessible plot of land known as the terrorist group’s last hideout.

AFP PHOTO / NIGERIAN ARMY