Islamic State

Islamic State claims attack on Nigeria military base in Gajigana

ISIS claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate killed 11 soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajigana in Borno state

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Kazakhstan repatriates 156 children of ISIS fighters from Syria

Kazakhstan said it had evacuated 231 of its citizens, most of them children, from Syria after they traveled or were taken there to join ISIS

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Islamic State claims attack on DR Congo military base near Kamango

ISIS claimed fighters from its Central Africa Province affiliate attacked a military base in Bunduguya in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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An education in Islamic State extremism

In its proto-state, Islamic State focused on education to indoctrinate children through textbooks that glorified violence

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Indonesia arrests 8 suspects in ISIS-linked election bomb plot

Indonesia said it has thwarted a bid by ISIS-linked militants to stage a series of bombings when it announces official election results this month

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Pro-regime and Iran-backed militias sweep Syria-Iraq border for ISIS cells

The National Defense Forces, Syrian Arab Army troops, Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units are sweeping the border for ISIS cells

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Nigeria: Islamic State fighters overrun Magumeri military base

Boko Haram militants seized a military base in Magumeri in northeast Nigeria for several hours before being 'dislodged' by reinforcements

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Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?

Former foreign fighters could leave prison as reinforcement cadres for ISIS, ready to fulfill Baghdadi’s threats of future attacks, Dr. Elena Pokalova says

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Sri Lanka Catholic church cancels plan to resume services over ‘specific threat’

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church has cancelled plans to resume Sunday services following a "specific threat" of fresh bomb attacks against at least two places of worship

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Boko Haram kills 14 men near Monguno in Nigeria’s Borno state

Boko Haram militants killed 14 men who were collecting firewood near Monguno in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state, residents and a militia said

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