Islamic State

Suicide bombers target police in Tunis

Suicide bombers targeted police on Tunisia's capital Tunis, injuring civilians and police personnel

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Nigeria troops repel ISWAP attack on Goniri base in Yobe state, army says

Nigerian troops have thwarted an Islamic State attack on a military formation in Yobe state, killing dozens of fighters, the army said

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Egypt police officers killed in Islamic State attack in North Sinai

Seven police officers have been killed in a jihadist attack near Arish in restive North Sinai, Egypt's interior ministry said

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Saudi-led coalition claims capture of senior Islamic State Yemen figure

Saudi and Yemeni special forces captured a senior leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said

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Sri Lanka ex-defense secretary faces charges over security ‘lapses’ before Easter attacks

Sri Lanka's former most senior defense official, Hemasiri Fernando, faces possible criminal charges over "major lapses" linked to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people

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Russia: Police injured and attacker killed in Gronzy stabbing claimed by ISIS

Two people were injured near Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s residence in Grozny, Russia in an stabbing claimed by Islamic State

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Eight orphan children of ISIS adherents to be returned to Australia from Syria

Eight orphans of Australian Islamic State fighters have been spirited out of a camp in Syria, Prime Minister Scott Morrison in an apparent U-turn

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Nigeria: Chad soldier killed in MNJTF counter-ISWAP operation in Baga area

At least one Chadian was killed and 12 other soldiers injured in Nigeria during a MNJTF operation against Islamic State fighters in the Baga area of Borno state

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France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger

Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops

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Islamic State claims 12 Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack

ISIS claimed 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed when fighters from its ISWAP affiliate attacked a military base in Gajiram in the northeastern Borno state

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