Terrorism

Nine Killed in Jihadist Attack on Niger Refugee Camp: Sources

Heavily armed jihadists stormed a camp housing refugees from neighboring Mali in western Niger and killed nine people.

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Junta Sets Plan for ‘Stabilizing’ Jihadist-Hit Burkina

Burkina Faso's four-month-old military junta has set down a blueprint for "stabilizing" the jihadist-torn country.

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Jihadists Kill 11 Soldiers in Northwest Syria Attacks: Monitor

Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in the country's northwest in separate attacks carried out by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group.

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Mali Jihadist Leader in Secret Talks With Northern Groups

An Al-Qaeda leader in the Sahel has been in talks with armed groups in northern Mali which, like him, are fighting Islamic State militants.

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Suspected Jihadists Kill 28 in Troubled Burkina Faso

Twenty-eight people have died in new attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, including 15 who had been abducted at the weekend, authorities said.

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Regional Armies Pound Jihadist Bases in Lake Chad Basin

Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin with support from a US drone.

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Syria Bus Bombing Wounds 15 Police in Restive South

A bomb attack on a bus carrying Syrian police wounded 15 officers in the south of the war-torn country, the interior ministry said.

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Worshippers Killed in Pakistan Mosque Blast

A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan killed and wounded worshippers, hospital officials said.

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Islamist Rebels Kill at Least 15 in Eastern DR Congo

A wave of attacks in eastern DR Congo attributed to Islamic State-affiliated ADF rebels killed at least 15 people.

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Toll From Bombing in Central Nigeria Rises to 40: Govt

The death toll from a bomb blast that struck a group of herders in central Nigeria has risen to 40 from 27, the local government said.

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