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President Buhari Declares War Against Boko Haram Technically Won

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 23:32:37 +0000

It seems Nigerians, most especially those in the North-East part of the country could sleep with their two eyes closed as President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that Nigeria has “technically won the war” against Boko Haram. The president told the BBC that the militant group could no longer mount “conventional attacks” against security forces or [...]

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Film: Warriors from the North

AMA — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:00:06 +0000

His back turned to the camera as he looks out over a nondescript housing development in Copenhagen, “The Shadow” describes how he fell victim to recruiters from the armed Somali group Al-Shabab. He outlines the conditions that make boys such as him susceptible to the lure of the “holy war,” explaining that, “Nothing in my [...]

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Suspected Al-Qaeda suicide car bomb kills 12 soldiers, civilian in Yemen

Adewale A. — Sun, 11 May 2014 15:04:37 +0000

A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber Sunday killed 12 soldiers and a civilian in an attack on a military base in southeast Yemen, officials said, as government forces pursued jihadists in three restive provinces. The bombing came just hours after three…

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Suspected Al-Qaeda militants attack Yemen presidential palace

Ade Adewale — Fri, 09 May 2014 21:36:26 +0000

Suspected Al-Qaeda militants attacked Yemen's presidential palace Friday, killing five guards and triggering a fierce gunfight as the jihadists hit back at an army offensive aimed at crushing them. President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi was not at the palace…

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US Drone kills 15 Al-Qaeda suspects and 3 civilians in Yemen

Adewale A. — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:29:21 +0000

A drone strike Saturday killed 15 Al-Qaeda suspects and three civilians in Yemen's central Baida province, a stronghold of the extremist group, a security official said. The jihadists were travelling in a vehicle towards the southern Shabwa province…

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Libya jihadists to impose Islamic law in radical town

Adewale A. — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:35:51 +0000

A jihadist group in Libya says it plans to take over security in the restive eastern town of Derna and impose sharia Islamic law, in a posting on Facebook. Witnesses said the group "Majlis Shura of Islamist Youth in Derna" staged a show of force on…

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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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Syria rebels take on jihadists in fierce fighting

Ade Adewale — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:15:13 +0000

Syrian rebels in opposition-held areas were engaged in fierce battles with Al-Qaeda-linked elements Friday in what activists say is growing resistance to the jihadists' brutal grip in many places. Elsewhere in northern Syria, an unidentified group seized…

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