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Egyptian court gives life sentence for 8 IS-linked militants plotting attacks on Christians
- Jan 27, 2020
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced eight people to life in prison, after they were convicted of joining a local affiliate of the Islamic State group spearheading an insurgency in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
English bishops welcome return to UK of Islamic State orphans
- Nov 23, 2019
The Catholicsbishops of England and Wales have welcomed the repatriation of British children orphaned in in Syria, after their parents had sought to support the Islamic State Group.
Coptic Christians in Egypt fear martyrs are being forgotten
- Oct 21, 2019
The last remaining body of the 21 Coptic Martyrs will soon be transferred to Egypt.
2 women convicted in failed 2016 Notre Dame car bomb plot
- Oct 15, 2019
Two women who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and tried to blow up a car near Notre Dame cathedral in 2016 were convicted Monday of terrorism charges and sentenced to 30 and 25 years in prison after apologizing for their actions.
Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia
- Feb 11, 2019
In the main square in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella stands a large cross, one of the few overt signs the town was historically Christian.
Mass grave of Christians killed by Islamic State found in Libya
- Dec 30, 2018
A mass grave of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed by the so-called Islamic State group in 2015 has reportedly been unearthed in Libya.
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