Year: 2019

Strict regulation of Indonesia homeschooling key to counter terrorism, official says

Indonesian government regulation of homeschooling could block one path to radicalization and reduce the risk of suicide bomb attacks by families

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Pakistan navy and coast guard personnel among 14 gunned down in Balochistan

Gunmen killed at least 14 people after forcing them to disembark from buses in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said

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Nigeria: 52 Boko Haram fighters killed in attack on MNJTF in Cross Kauwa, Chad army says

Two Chadian soldiers and 52 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an attack on the Multinational Joint Task Force in Cross Kauwa in northeastern Nigeria

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Jihadist planning Seville attack arrested in Morocco, Spain’s interior ministry says

Police have arrested a jihadist in Morocco who is suspected of preparing an attack in Seville, the southern Spanish city known for its Easter processions

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Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 4 despite heavy security following Al-Shabaab attacks

Four people were killed and five injured when a car loaded with explosives detonated on a busy road in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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Israel’s defense exports top $7 billion in 2018

Israel's defense exports exceeded $7.5 billion in 2018, with the bulk going to Asia and the Pacific region, the government said

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Sudan SPLM-N rebels suspend hostilities in Blue Nile and South Kordofan

The leader of Sudanese rebel group SPLM-N ordered a three-month suspension of hostilities in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states

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Italy police arrest 2 men suspected of plotting ISIS attacks

Italian police arrested two men suspected of planning attacks in the name of Islamic State

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New Zealand lowers terror threat level 1 month after Christchurch mosque attack

New Zealand ended the routine arming of frontline police as the terrorism threat level was lowered a month after the Christchurch mosques massacre

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US airstrike kills senior ISIS Somalia official Abdulhakim Dhuqub, Africom says

US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against the ISIS affiliate in Somalia, killing senior official Abdulhakim Dhuqub

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