A new UN report estimates that an average of six migrants per day die attempting the Mediterranean crossing to Europe. While the overall number of deaths has declined along with the number of people …
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Philippine Church Attack That Killed at Least 20
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack on a Catholic Church in the Philippines. Two bombs killed at least 20 people, one detonated inside the Church during celebration of the …
Ebola spreads to high-risk area of Congo: WHO
Although over 60,000 people have been vaccinated and 4,000 kept under surveillance, the DRC’s ongoing Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area suffering from frequent fighting between various …
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Taliban reaches agreement with US on al Qaeda, Islamic State
While the U.S. and the Taliban remain at odds on many key negotiating points, they have reached agreement on one: that al Qaeda and the Islamic State must be kept out of the country. The Taliban …
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Study: ISIS Decline Sees Global Terror Attacks Down 33 Percent in 2018
The Global Attack Index released annually by Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Center since 2009 has measured a 33% decline in terror attacks in 2018 compared to 2017. This decline in numbers can be …
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Israel Striking Iranian Forces in Syria More Actively and Openly
Israeli strikes against Iranian targets in Syria are becoming more regular and open, after a series of strikes early Monday morning were followed by clear condemnations of Iranian activity in the …
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Car Bombing Strikes Police Academy, Killing at Least 21 in Colombia
While FARC has been largely demobilized as a unified militant entity since a landmark peace deal in 2016, the National Liberation Army (ELN), another Marxist rebel group in the country, has taken …
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Venezuela crisis: Military could turn on Nicolás Maduro
The Venezuelan military has been increasingly sapped of capacity and political allegiance as the country’s political and economic crises drags on with no end in sight. Recently, a number of officers …
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El Salvador: gangs step up killings before election
With the highest murder rate in the world, violence is escalating even further in the run-up to the country’s February 3rd presidential elections. Sources indicate that gangs are using the violence to …
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Shabab Claim Responsibility for Deadly Assault on Nairobi Hotel-Office Complex
At least 5 Al-Shabaab militants, seemingly demonstrated the deadly resilience of the group, launched an attack against a hotel complex in Nairobi. The 20-hour siege saw 21 people killed (16 Kenyan, 1 …