Islamic State

Nigeria repatriates 3 orphan children of ISIS adherents in northeast Syria

Three orphans born to Nigerian Islamic State adherents were handed over to Nigerian officials in northeast Syria

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Who carried out the latest suicide bombings in Gaza – and why?

The suicide bombings in Gaza were conducted by Salafi jihadist and ISIS-inspired elements likely motivated by Hamas' perceived ineffectiveness vis-a-vis Israel

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UN chief Guterres warns of ‘continental scale’ terrorism in Africa

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the threat of cross-border terrorism in Africa, warning that the ADF is linked to groups across the continent

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ISIS revival in Aden further complicates war in Yemen’s south

After 15 months inactive, Islamic State fighters in Yemen carried out attacks in Aden as government forces and STC separatists fought for control

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Nigeria soldiers killed in ISWAP ambush near Monguno

Eight Nigerian soldiers were killed near Monguno in the Lake Chad area of Borno state in an ambush blamed on Islamic State West Africa Province

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Nigeria: ISWAP blamed for killing construction workers in Wajirko

ISWAP insurgents were blamed for killing 11 construction workers in the village of Wajirko in Borno state in northeast Nigeria

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Gaza police killed in overnight bomb attacks

Hamas said that two overnight bomb attacks killed three police officers in the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian enclave was placed under a state of alert

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Austria to repatriate orphan children of female ISIS adherent from Syria

Austria is preparing to repatriate from Syria two young orphans of a female Islamic State supporter in the first such move for Vienna

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Sri Lanka ends state of emergency declared after Easter attacks

Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people

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Nigeria soldiers ambushed in Mogula near Cameroon border

Four Nigerian troops were killed in an ambush in Borno state carried out by fighters suspected to be from Islamic State West Africa Province

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