"A fugitive suspect in the 2015 Ankara train station attack, sought with a red notice for links to the Islamic State of Levant (ISIL), was captured by Georgian police in 2017 and extradited to Turkey, …
More than 90 Nigerian schoolgirls missing after Boko Haram attack
"More than 90 Nigerian schoolgirls are feared missing after Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram attacked a village in the northeastern state of Yobe, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday." Source: …
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US Designates Ansarul Islam as Terrorist Organization
"The U.S. State Department says it is designating the group Ansarul Islam as a global terrorist group because of its history of launching attacks in Burkina Faso near the border with Mali." Source: US …
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Israel thwarted ′Islamic State′ plot to blow up plane from Australia
"Information from Israeli intelligence helped to prevent the downing of a passenger jet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. An Australian government minister confirmed Israeli help in finding …
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US strike kills three Shabaab fighters in Somalia
"US forces killed three members of al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia and East Africa, Shabaab, in an airstrike on Feb. 19. The strike was executed in the southern city of Jilib, according to a US Africa …
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Small drones in the Middle East have become a $330 million problem
"The threat of small unmanned aerial systems overseas – especially in Iraq and Syria – has been a key focus of top leaders from across the Department of Defense." Source: Small drones in the Middle …
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Attack Meant To Stop Sweden Fighting IS, Uzbek Defendant Tells Court
"A rejected Uzbek asylum seeker who has admitted to a truck attack that killed five people in Stockholm has told a court that his aim was to force Sweden to end its fight against the extremist group …
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Russia church shooting
"The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility Monday for an attack that killed five at a church in the Dagestan region of Russia." Source: Islamic State claims responsibility for Russia …
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Al Qaida Aims to Undermine Fragile Peace in Mali
"A 2015 peace accord between the Mali government and ethnic Tuaregs in the north of the country has failed to produce economic or security benefits for the northern tribe, with each side blaming the …
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Nigeria Convicts 205 Boko Haram Suspects in Mass Trials
"More than 200 people have been convicted in Nigeria on charges related to their involvement with militant Islamist group Boko Haram, the justice ministry said Monday." Source: Nigeria Convicts 205 …
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