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Son of Boko Haram Founder Arrested In Chad: Report
A young son of Boko Haram's founder has been arrested in Chad, where he was allegedly leading a jihadist cell, according to both an intelligence source and a former insurgent.
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Growing Evidence Of Terror Groups Reviving Slave Trade: Report
A new report on fighting human trafficking in conflict says there is growing evidence that terrorist groups, including the Islamic State and Boko Haram, are reviving slavery and organizing slave markets.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Iraq, Nigeria And Now Turkey: Child Bombers, A Shift In Terrorists' Strategy
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a two-kilogram bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
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At Least 48 Killed In Bombings In North Nigeria
At least 48 people were killed in suicide attacks and bombings on Monday in two cities in northern Nigeria where the jihadist Boko Haram group is waging a six-year campaign to create an Islamic state, officials and residents said.
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Suicide Blasts Kill 3 in NE Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least three people were killed and six others injured Friday in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno state blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, vigilantes told AFP.
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Brussels on Lockdown in Fear of Paris-Style Attacks
Brussels was on terror lockdown Saturday in fear of a Paris-style attack, with a gunman wanted over the deadly rampage in the French capital a week ago still on the run.
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'Unprecedented' Rise in Deaths From Terrorism: Study
The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 percent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said today.
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Niger Air Force Bombs Boko Haram Base, Arrests 20 Terrotists
Niger's air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country's southeast and arrested more than 20 terrorists, security sources said today, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
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Hike in Global Islamic State Attacks in Past 3 Months: Analysts
A major increase in violence by the Islamic State group saw over 1,000 attacks and nearly 3,000 deaths worldwide in the past three months, analysis firm IHS Jane's said today.
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Son of Boko Haram Founder Arrested In Chad: Report
A young son of Boko Haram's founder has been arrested in Chad, where he was allegedly leading a jihadist cell, according to both an intelligence source and a former insurgent.
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Growing Evidence Of Terror Groups Reviving Slave Trade: Report
A new report on fighting human trafficking in conflict says there is growing evidence that terrorist groups, including the Islamic State and Boko Haram, are reviving slavery and organizing slave markets.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Iraq, Nigeria And Now Turkey: Child Bombers, A Shift In Terrorists' Strategy
The boy looked scared and younger than 16 when Iraqi police grabbed him on the street in the northern city of Kirkuk. Pulling off his shirt, they found a two-kilogram bomb strapped to his skinny frame.
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At Least 48 Killed In Bombings In North Nigeria
At least 48 people were killed in suicide attacks and bombings on Monday in two cities in northern Nigeria where the jihadist Boko Haram group is waging a six-year campaign to create an Islamic state, officials and residents said.
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Suicide Blasts Kill 3 in NE Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least three people were killed and six others injured Friday in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno state blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, vigilantes told AFP.
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Brussels on Lockdown in Fear of Paris-Style Attacks
Brussels was on terror lockdown Saturday in fear of a Paris-style attack, with a gunman wanted over the deadly rampage in the French capital a week ago still on the run.
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'Unprecedented' Rise in Deaths From Terrorism: Study
The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 percent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said today.
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Niger Air Force Bombs Boko Haram Base, Arrests 20 Terrotists
Niger's air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country's southeast and arrested more than 20 terrorists, security sources said today, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
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Hike in Global Islamic State Attacks in Past 3 Months: Analysts
A major increase in violence by the Islamic State group saw over 1,000 attacks and nearly 3,000 deaths worldwide in the past three months, analysis firm IHS Jane's said today.
