Terrorism

Pakistan Army Kills 23 Militants in Border Region

Pakistan security forces killed 23 militants in targeted operations, a week after a suicide bombing killed 12 people in Islamabad.

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US to Designate Alleged Maduro-Led Cartel as Terrorist Group

The United States plans to classify a cartel that it says Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro runs as a foreign terrorist organization.

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Four Nigerian Security Personnel Killed in Jihadist Ambush

Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia members, sources said Saturday.

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Pakistani Taliban Claim Deadly Suicide Attack in Islamabad

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, a rare attack by the militant group on the country's capital.

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Syria Joins Alliance Against Islamic State After White House Talks

Syria is joining the global coalition against the Islamic State group, a US official said Monday hours after President Donald Trump welcomed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa for historic White House talks.

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Jihadist Turf War Kills Around 200 in Nigeria: Sources

Clashes between rival jihadist factions in northeast Nigeria have claimed some 200 lives in the restive Lake Chad area, intelligence, militia, and jihadist sources told AFP Monday.

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Lebanon Fighting ‘Terror Financing’, President Tells US

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun told US officials on Sunday his country was tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, days after Washington imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah members.

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Malian Woman Who Posted on TikTok Abducted, Executed

Suspected jihadists in northern Mali kidnapped a young woman who had been posting on TikTok and then publicly executed her, her family and local officials said Sunday.

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African Union Urges ‘International Action’ on Mali Jihadist Blockade

African Union Commission President Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has expressed "deep concern" over an ongoing jihadist blockade in Mali, calling for "urgent international action."

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Christians in Bangladesh Alarmed After Bomb Attacks

Fear has gripped Bangladesh's tiny Christian minority after three crude bomb attacks on churches and a Catholic school, which police said caused no injuries but were "certainly" designed to sow terror.

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