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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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Trump Says ISIS Camps Targeted In Nigeria Strikes Were "Decimated"
US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that deadly strikes he ordered on Nigerian jihadists he has accused of persecuting Christians "decimated" their camps.
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This Country Wants US Spy Planes. Not For Espionage, But To Hunt Al Qaeda
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station US spy planes in the country's north to carry outcross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
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Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Leader Targeted In US Strike In Syria: Pentagon
The US military said it carried out a "kinetic strike" targeting a leader of the Hurras al-Din jihadist group, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in the Syrian province of Idlib on Monday.
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Eastern Ghouta, The War-Ravaged Suburb Of Damascus
Syria's battered and besieged Eastern Ghouta region, the last opposition-controlled pocket near Damascus, has for two weeks been pounded by regime forces targeting jihadist holdouts, killing more than 800 civilians.
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ISIS Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 12 At Baghdad Market
A suicide bomber targeted Baghdad's main vegetable market Sunday, killing at least 12 people in the latest attack claimed by the ISIS group as Iraqi forces battle the jihadists for Mosul.
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Russian Jets Bomb ISIS-Held Syrian Town Surrounded By Turkish Forces
Russian warplanes have for the first time bombed jihadist targets around the town of Al-Bab in Syria held by ISIS extremists but surrounded by Turkish forces, a report said Thursday.
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6 Attacks Stopped In Belgium Since November 2014: Police
Belgium has prevented six attacks over the past two years, a senior police official said Tuesday, with the country still a prominent target for jihadist assaults.
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France's Charlie Hebdo To Launch German Edition
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, target of a jihadist massacre in January 2015, will launch a German edition on December 1, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Suicide Bombers In Deadly Twin Raids In Northern Iraq
Gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked government targets in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at an Iranian-run construction site further north on Friday as troops advanced on jihadist bastion Mosul.
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At Least 5 Killed in ISIS-Claimed Bombing In Baghdad
A bombing targeting Shiites in Baghdad killed at least five people and wounded 21 others on Sunday, Iraqi officials said, an attack claimed by the ISIS jihadist group.
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US-Backed Militias Face Second ISIS Counter Attack: Official
Syrian militias backed by US-led air strikes have repelled a second ISIS counter attack in 24 hours near a city being targeted in a major offensive against the jihadist group, an official and a monitoring group said on Monday.
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Why ISIS Is Finding Pakistan A Slippery Target
As investigators probe connections between the Orlando killer and the ISIS group, analysts say the jihadists are struggling to gain a foothold in one country repeatedly linked to their high-profile attacks: Pakistan.
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Bar Targeted In Burkina Jihadist Attacks Defiantly Reopens
Two weeks after jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso riddled the Taxi-Brousse bar with bullet holes during an assault in the capital that left 30 dead, the venue has reopened with staff saying they refuse to live in fear.
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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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Trump Says ISIS Camps Targeted In Nigeria Strikes Were "Decimated"
US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that deadly strikes he ordered on Nigerian jihadists he has accused of persecuting Christians "decimated" their camps.
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This Country Wants US Spy Planes. Not For Espionage, But To Hunt Al Qaeda
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station US spy planes in the country's north to carry outcross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel
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Turkey Arrests Over 100 Suspected Members Of Islamic State
Turkey arrested over 100 suspected members of the Islamic State group this week, authorities said Friday, the latest mass detention targeting the terror organisation.
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Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Leader Targeted In US Strike In Syria: Pentagon
The US military said it carried out a "kinetic strike" targeting a leader of the Hurras al-Din jihadist group, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in the Syrian province of Idlib on Monday.
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Eastern Ghouta, The War-Ravaged Suburb Of Damascus
Syria's battered and besieged Eastern Ghouta region, the last opposition-controlled pocket near Damascus, has for two weeks been pounded by regime forces targeting jihadist holdouts, killing more than 800 civilians.
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ISIS Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 12 At Baghdad Market
A suicide bomber targeted Baghdad's main vegetable market Sunday, killing at least 12 people in the latest attack claimed by the ISIS group as Iraqi forces battle the jihadists for Mosul.
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Russian Jets Bomb ISIS-Held Syrian Town Surrounded By Turkish Forces
Russian warplanes have for the first time bombed jihadist targets around the town of Al-Bab in Syria held by ISIS extremists but surrounded by Turkish forces, a report said Thursday.
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6 Attacks Stopped In Belgium Since November 2014: Police
Belgium has prevented six attacks over the past two years, a senior police official said Tuesday, with the country still a prominent target for jihadist assaults.
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France's Charlie Hebdo To Launch German Edition
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, target of a jihadist massacre in January 2015, will launch a German edition on December 1, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Suicide Bombers In Deadly Twin Raids In Northern Iraq
Gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked government targets in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at an Iranian-run construction site further north on Friday as troops advanced on jihadist bastion Mosul.
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At Least 5 Killed in ISIS-Claimed Bombing In Baghdad
A bombing targeting Shiites in Baghdad killed at least five people and wounded 21 others on Sunday, Iraqi officials said, an attack claimed by the ISIS jihadist group.
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US-Backed Militias Face Second ISIS Counter Attack: Official
Syrian militias backed by US-led air strikes have repelled a second ISIS counter attack in 24 hours near a city being targeted in a major offensive against the jihadist group, an official and a monitoring group said on Monday.
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Why ISIS Is Finding Pakistan A Slippery Target
As investigators probe connections between the Orlando killer and the ISIS group, analysts say the jihadists are struggling to gain a foothold in one country repeatedly linked to their high-profile attacks: Pakistan.
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Bar Targeted In Burkina Jihadist Attacks Defiantly Reopens
Two weeks after jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso riddled the Taxi-Brousse bar with bullet holes during an assault in the capital that left 30 dead, the venue has reopened with staff saying they refuse to live in fear.
