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          Rawa Majid founded the Foxtrot crime network in Sweden

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          EuropeDecember 25, 2025
          Left: A teenage criminal who was part of the Foxtrot network. Right: Rawa Majid. The National / Swedish Police

          How I survived Europe's deadliest Kurdish gangs

          EuropeDecember 24, 2025
          Tulun Tas says her son Emirhan, who was shot dead outside the family home in Sweden, loved Lego. The National

          ‘Foxtrot is so big the Swedish people are scared’

          EuropeDecember 23, 2025
          Illustration for Tariq Tahir's investigation into the Foxtrot Kurdish criminal network operating in Sweden. Nick Donaldson / The National

          Sweden's gang crisis: the Kurdish Fox, teenage hitmen and a trail of violence

          NewsDecember 23, 2025
          The Gripen jet fighter that could be chosen by Canada if it abandons the US F-35 optional. Reuters

          Canada lines up a Gripen dilemma by spurning US for Swedish warplanes

          EuropeNovember 10, 2025
          Armed police in Manchester after the synagogue attack in October. There are now fears that Al Qaeda propaganda could lead to more lone wolf attacks. Peter Byrne/PA Wire

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          Mjallby's Abdullah Iqbal has caught the eye of many in Sweden and beyond. Reuters

          Pakistan captain Abdullah Iqbal at the heart of Swedish club Mjallby's fairytale rise

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          Foxtrot leader Rawa Majid, left, and rival Rumba gang boss Ismail Abdo. Photo: Swedish Police

          Foxtrot gangster 'shot eight times for helping Kurdish boss flee to Iran'

          EuropeSeptember 19, 2025
          Kiruna's old wooden church sits on a relocation rig with wheels for a painstaking, two-day trip to a new site, in Kiruna, Sweden. Reuters

          Swedish church has to be moved in a mysterious way to avoid collapsing mine

          EuropeAugust 19, 2025
          Osama Krayem, left, and Muath Al Kasasbeh, who was murdered after being captured in late 2014. Alamy

          Sweden tries ISIS member over Jordanian pilot burned to death in Syria

          EuropeJune 04, 2025
          Jerry Lewis. left, talks to Pierre Etaix during the filming of The Day the Clown Cried in 1972. AFP

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          Sweden's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that one of its employees has died. Getty Images

          Swedish diplomat found dead days after arrest on espionage charges

          EuropeMay 16, 2025
          Many people find it hard to quit cigarettes and doctors say it is important to give them safer alternatives. Paulo Vecina / The National

          UAE turns to less harmful nicotine products to help smokers quit

          UAEApril 15, 2025
          Cans of snus, a tobacco product that is taken orally, on sale in Stockholm. Reuters

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          UAEApril 14, 2025
          Rawa Majid, left, and, right, the scene of a powerful bomb explosion in Sweden aimed at a member of his Foxtrot Network. Reuters

          Kurdish 'Foxtrot' gangster flees Turkey to avoid extradition to Sweden

          MENAMarch 27, 2025
          Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire at an adult education centre in Orebro, Sweden in early February. AFP

          Swedish schools to use video surveillance and random bag searches after shooting

          EuropeMarch 20, 2025
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