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QuoteBERLIN (AP) — The recent influx of mostly young, male migrants into Germany has led to an increase in violent crime in the country, according to a government-funded study published Wednesday.



The study used figures from the northern state of Lower Saxony to examine the impact of refugee arrivals on crime in 2015 and 2016, a period when the number of violent crimes reported increased by 10.4 percent.



[size=200]The authors concluded that 92 percent of the additional crimes recorded could be attributed to the increase in refugee numbers.[/size]



It noted that the demographic composition of the refugee population is a major factor. Young males — whether Germans or migrants — are generally more likely to commit crimes, but also more likely to become victims of violence.



The findings add to the ongoing debate in Germany about how to tackle migrant crime, which has been fanned by a number of high-profile incidents .

QuoteIn the final weeks of 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over ISIS, saying his country was "completely liberated" from the Islamist terrorist army.



The U.S.-led coalition decimated the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, stopping its grisly campaign and regaining territory previously captured by ISIS militants.



Many ISIS fighters were killed on the battlefield, but others managed to flee, some into rural sanctuaries, others to neighboring terrorist havens and still others by infiltrating the West.



Tens of thousands of ISIS militants are now in Europe, some using European passports, others taking advantage of the chaos of open borders and mass migration.



The influx of these ISIS militants will have a destabilizing impact on a region already inundated with millions of displaced migrants and thousands of jihadists hiding amidst Europe's Muslim communities, planning their next attacks.



Other ISIS fighters are coming to North America, albeit in smaller numbers.



Much like Europe, we are up against a similar challenge: a growing population of enemy citizens, taking advantage of our freedoms to further their own nefarious agenda.



Unlike traditional wars, the war against jihadist terrorists is happening through covert measures.



Islamists have managed to gain access to our citizenship, and they use its privileges — fundamental freedoms, legal rights, government programs — to advance their twisted ideology and undermine our free society.



Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's naïve assumption we can "de-radicalize" these fighters and "re-integrate" them into our society, the reality is far more complicated.



Those who travelled to Iraq and Syria did so because they were true believers, devoted to a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam.



They believed it was their religious duty to join the Islamic Caliphate – a kingdom ruled by sharia law, led by a man considered the religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Mohammed.



Now that many ISIS members are back in the West, we're forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about the faith that drives these radicals.



We cannot ignore that Islam is an important aspect of Islamist terrorism.



Of course, most Muslims are not violent jihadists, but that doesn't exonerate Islam from the terrorist equation.



Some interpretations of Islam, including those preferred by fundamentalists and extremists, call for Muslims to fight and kill to spread their faith.



With or without an official Caliphate, millions of Muslims around the world believe in this disturbing interpretation of Islam.



We must face the fact that some Muslims, including some in North America, believe their religion requires them to destroy our civilization.



"De-radicalizing" these zealots will be no simple task