Five civilians killed, some ‘beheaded’, in southeast Kenya
Five civilians have been killed by armed assailants who attacked two villages in southeast Kenya, police said. The attack on Sunday occurred in the villages...
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700 Christians killed in Nigeria during May
At least 700 Christians were reportedly killed in Nigeria during the month of May, according to a report released by the Anambra-based International Society for...
Jihadists in Congo linked are extending their reach in the region
They came in the dead of night with guns, axes, machetes and petrol bombs, shooting, hacking and setting fire to students as they slept in...
2 military staff killed in al-Qaeda bombing attack in Yemen
Two Yemeni military staff were killed on Thursday in a bombing attack carried out by the militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch in the country's...
Jihadists strike military base in Somalia
A military base in Somalia came under attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, just as the African Union announced it was...
How the Islamic State funds Uganda’s ADF
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), created in Uganda, have become the “province” of the Islamic State in Central Africa. On Friday 16 June, the people...
Africa is world’s terrorism hotspot
Counterterrorism experts said that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa, though al-Qaeda and...
Al-Qaeda and ISIS Affiliates Are Gaining Ground
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that countries must tackle the “underlying conditions that can lead to terrorism," such as poverty, to prevent such violence...
2 soldiers killed in al-Qaeda roadside bombing in Yemen
Two newly-recruited soldiers of Yemen's internationally-recognized government were killed by an al-Qaeda roadside bombing in the country's southern province of Abyan on Saturday, a security...
Eight Kenyan police officers killed in Al-Shabaab explosion
Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based jihadist group...
20 Police Officers Trained on Surveillance Operations in Fight Against Terrorism
Twenty police officers from the National Police Service have completed a specialized training program aimed at enhancing their skills in surveillance operations for combating terrorism....
UN report on terrorism in Afghanistan
According to the United Nations, the connection between the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains strong and symbiotic, raising concerns about the increased...