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Foreign fighters worry - and boost - Syrian rebels




FRANCE 24 journalist assaulted in Cairo




Saad al-Katatny, newly elected head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, said the party's goal is to institute sharia law. Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Mohammed Badie called on Muslims worldwide to "liberate" Jerusalem, saying "[t]he jihad for the recovery of Jerusalem is a duty for all Muslims" and the conquest of the city "will not be done through negotiations or at the United Nations."




Saad el-Katatny was elected leader of the Muslim Brotherhood party. Katatny belongs to the more conservative branch of the party. About 10,000 protesters from liberal groups rallied in Cairo demanding that the country's constitution represent all factions of society.




Egypt's Islamist revival most evident at the grass roots




Ansar Jerusalem threatens to attack Israel for killing top Salafi leaders in Gaza




Egypt launched a civilian investigation of the military's role in the killing of protesters during the 17-month uprising that removed the military from power. The probe challenges the military's traditional immunity to outside scrutiny.




Israel Aims Strikes at Militants in Gaza




Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood plays to popular anti-Israel sentiment as political tensions mount




Senior Egyptian Islamist: Don't Disarm Sinai Groups




A draft of Egypt's new constitution was released to the public. Protests in Cairo led to clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's President Mursi. More than 100 were injured.




Several thousand people marched through Cairo to mark the anniversary of a military crackdown on Christian protesters that killed 26 people. The group called for retribution against army leaders responsible for the deaths.




California man linked to anti-Islam film denies violating probation




Mujahideen Shura Council member killed by Israel likely former member of Islamic Jihad




Tapping Into a More Moderate Islam -- in China




Israel targets Mujahideen Shura Council and Global Jihad terrorists in Gaza

On Sunday, Israel targeted a 'global jihad operative' as well as a member of the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem said to be involved in a June 2011 terrorist attack.


Israeli Air Force shoots down foreign drone

IAF-drone-shootdown.jpgOn Saturday morning the Israeli Air Force shot down a foreign drone in the northern Negev. The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but early theories point to Hezbollah or Iran.


Egypt's hardline Islamist party pulls back from brink of split, for now




American jihadist struggles inside Somali militia




Egyptian jihadist's path to Syria