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23 February

A Philippine Marine walks past graffiti during a patrol along a deserted street at the frontline in Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao on July 22, 2017.

Nine Women Arrested Over Philippine Bomb Plots: Military

Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday.

23 February

The attack in December 2019 occurred at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

Staff Writer With AFP

Victims’ Families Sue Saudi Arabia Over Naval Base Attack

Families of three men killed in 2019 at a Florida naval base by a Saudi airman sued Saudi Arabia, saying its government knew of the shooter's radicalization and association with Al-Qaeda.

22 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Italian Ambassador Killed in DR Congo Attack

Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday when a UN convoy came under attack in the troubled east, DRC sources and the government in Rome said.

22 February

Staff Writer With AFP

ISWAP Jihadists Overrun Nigerian Army Base as Residents Flee

A jihadist attack in northeast Nigeria has forced many people to flee after Islamic State-affiliated insurgents overran a key army base, military sources and residents said Sunday.

19 February

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Claims Killing of 4 Tunisia Soldiers, Beheading: SITE

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the February 3 killing of four soldiers in a rugged region of central Tunisia, SITE Intelligence Group reported.

18 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Eight Killed in Attack in Northern Burkina Faso

At least eight people were killed on Thursday near Burkina Faso's northern border with Niger, an area notorious for jihadist attacks, a security source and local official said.

16 February

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Ran Cyber Op to Cripple ISIS Communications: Services Chiefs

UK intelligence and military chiefs revealed details of a classified cyber operation they ran to weaken ISIS in 2016-17.

16 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Chad to Send Troops to Sahel Jihadist Flashpoint

Chad will send 1,200 troops to combat jihadists in a flashpoint Sahel border zone as France looks to reduce its longstanding military presence in the region.

16 February