Tuesday, August 18, 2009

A New Type Of Islamic Militancy

Palestinians attend the funeral of Hamas security forces killed in gunbattles with an Islamic redical group in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 15, 2009. (Xinhua/Khaled Omar)

From The Jerusalem Post:

The sudden and bloody fighting that broke out at a mosque in the Gaza Strip on Friday is emblematic of a new phenomenon within the Islamist movement. From Gaza to northern Nigeria and Pakistan, and throughout the Islamic world, a new type of militancy has grown, one that involves extremist preachers, their followers begging for martyrdom, and self-destructive battles that result in their deaths, usually at the hands of fellow Muslims.

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My Comment: It is hard to believe that there are groups that are more extremist that Hamas, Hezbollah, etc.. But there are .... and these groups are incredibly lethal.

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