Upsurge in Atrocities By Islamist Armed Groups
Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have killed scores of civilians, looted and burned property, and forced thousands to flee in attacks across the country...
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Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected al-Shabab bombing
Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based rebel group al-Shabab,...
Al-Qaeda releases new video of UN worker abducted in Yemen
The man, who identified himself as Akam Sofyol Anam from the UN Department of Safety and Security in Aden, appealed for his release and warned...
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims deadly Mali attack on UN
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack last week in Mali’s deeply troubled north that killed two United Nations peacekeepers. Mali...
Nottingham attacks: two students among three people killed
Two students, both aged 19, were stabbed to death yards from their home as they returned from a post-exam party in Nottingham early on Tuesday...
South Africa: a hub for jihadism funding?
South Africa has never really been affected by jihadist attacks. Its democracy is solid and its economy stable. Yet, it is considered to be a...
ISIS keeps dwindling in Syria
The Middle East, the cradle of armed jihadism, has become the scene of its mutation. Islamic State, also known as ISIS or Daesh, has reorganized...
WHO Staff Member Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia
A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia was among the 16 civilians killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel in...
South Africa in the spotlight over terror funding
Yet experts say the continent's most industrialised nation is now a nerve centre for jihadist financing in Africa. "South Africa is open hunting ground," Pretoria-based...
Yemen Civil War To Be Protracted Conflict
The international crude oil market got a massive jolt and price rose by more than 1% per barrel to $70 a barrel within a couple...
Strong and symbiotic links between Taliban and al-Qaeda
The link between Afghanistan’s Taliban regime and al-Qaeda remains “strong and symbiotic” and the setup in Kabul has not delivered on counter-terrorism provisions under the...
Al-Shabaab militants kill nine in hotel siege in Somalia
Six civilians and three security force members were killed in a late-night attack by militant fighters on a beachside hotel in the Somalian capital Mogadishu,...