Terrorism

IS Steps up Sinai Fight With Bombs in Civilian Homes

Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now, they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped.

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IS Built up Arsenal After ‘Red Flags’ Ignored: Study

Islamic State jihadists build up a major arsenal of explosives, weapons, and drones through a sophisticated procurement process that saw "red flags" ignored by governments and suppliers, a monitoring group said.

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Morocco Arrests Three From IS-Linked Cell: Police

Moroccan police said Friday they have arrested three men in the northern city of Tetouan suspected of "terrorist plots" and links to the Islamic State group.

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ISWAP Jihadists Abduct Aid Worker and Local Officials in Nigeria

Islamic State West Africa Province fighters have abducted a humanitarian aid worker and two local officials in conflict-plagued northeastern Nigeria.

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Boko Haram Claims Nigeria Farm Massacre as Toll Rises to 76

Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a brutal massacre of farm workers in northeast Nigeria over the weekend as the death toll rose to 76.

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Niger Wants to Double Size of Army to Fight Jihadists: Minister

Niger's army, locked in a battle with jihadist groups in several regions, should double in size to "at least 50,000" soldiers in the next five years, Defense Minister Issoufou Katambe has told parliament.

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Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Mastermind of Army Base Attack

Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday.

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Five Anti-Jihadist ‘Volunteer Militia’ Killed in Burkina Faso: Official

Five civilian fighters assisting Burkina Faso security forces against a jihadist insurgency were killed in an attack, a local elected official said.

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Iraq Arrests IS ‘Administrative Chief’ Abu Naba at Baghdad Airport

Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the "administrative chief" of the Islamic State group after his arrival at Baghdad airport.

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Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says

The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.

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