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Coalition Airstrikes killed 7 Senior ISIS Leaders

Kunle Atiba — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:22:12 +0000

Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials have disclosed that the coalition airstrikes have killed seven senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) propagandists and facilitators in Iraq and Syria. “The removal of these key ISIS leaders disrupts ISIS’s propaganda production, distribution, and the ability to fund ISIS’ terrorist activities,” the U.S. Department [...]

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Drones over Malta, Abusive or Defensive?

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 08:58:55 +0000

“Whatever one thinks of the justifiability of drone attacks, it’s one of the least ‘brave’ or courageous modes of warfare ever invented. It’s one thing to call it just, but to pretend it’s ‘brave’ is Orwellian in the extreme.” – Glenn Greenwald The Italian government has quietly began allowing armed American drones to fly out [...]

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Unity Deal: UN Security Council Backs Libya

Kunle Atiba — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:56:50 +0000

United Nations (UN) Security Council has given its backing to Libya’s new government of national unity, a move it hopes will help stem mass migration to Europe and reverse gains made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. The 15-nation council gave its support on Wednesday to the deal signed last [...]

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US Citizen flees Al-Shabab after ISIL Allegiance Row

AMA — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 23:24:44 +0000

A middle-aged American citizen who had been fighting for al-Shabab in Somalia has fled the group after angering its leadership with a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Abdul Malik Jones surrendered himself to an African Union military base in Barawe in southern Somalia on Monday morning, senior [...]

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Failure To Educate Your Own People Major Cause Of Boko Haram’s Terrorism, Kukah Tells Northern Elites

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:34:57 +0000

A prominent Nigerian bishop has said Muslims need to stop denying that Boko Haram terrorists have nothing to do with Islam. In the last five years, Boko Haram has killed over 10,000 people in Nigeria and has since overtaken Islamic State to become the deadliest terror group in the world. Prominent Nigerian Muslims and elites [...]

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Jihadists kill 31 rebels in Syria

Ade Adewale — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:08:58 +0000

Jihadists killed at least 31 rival rebels in northern Syria as clashes raged on a new front in the country's brutal war, a monitor said Sunday, citing insurgents and medics. Fighting flared on Friday between rebels and forces loyal to the Islamic State…

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New Syria rebel alliance declares war on Al-Qaeda

Ade Adewale — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:11:35 +0000

A newly formed Syrian rebel alliance has declared war on the powerful Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and joined other opposition groups in battling the extremists. "We, the Army of the Mujahideen, pledge to defend ourselves…

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Qaeda-linked fighters control parts of two Iraq cities

Ade Adewale — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:02:24 +0000

Al-Qaeda-linked militants were on Thursday in control of more than half of the Iraqi city of Fallujah and parts of Ramadi, a security official and witnesses said. "Half of Fallujah is in the hands of ISIL (the Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and…

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