Islamic State

Islamic State enforced leadership change in West Africa province, audio reveals

ISIS has appointed Umar al-Barnawi as the new leader of Nigeria-based Islamic State West Africa province, two audio recordings have revealed

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France repatriates 5 children of ISIS fighters from Syria

France has repatriated 'several' orphaned children of French Islamic State fighters from camps in northeast Syria, the foreign ministry said

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Indonesia police uncover 300 kg of bomb-making materials after suicide blast

Indonesian police uncovered a huge cache of explosives linked to a terror suspect whose wife they said killed herself and at least one child in an explosion

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Wife and children of Indonesian JAD suspect die in suicide bombing after standoff with police

The wife and two children of a suspected Indonesian militant are believed to have died in a suicide bombing at their home following an hours-long standoff with police

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Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region

Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast

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SDF resumes offensive on final ISIS territory in eastern Syria

The SDF pounded the last scrap of land held by ISIS, a scattering of tents and destroyed buildings near the Syrian town of Baghuz

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Seven Niger soldiers, dozens of militants killed in Boko Haram attack in Diffa region

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the Boko Haram jihadist group in Gueskerou in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger

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Nigeria: Roadside bomb blast blamed on ISWA kills 5 people near Maiduguri

Five farmers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a mine outside Addamari near the restive northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri

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Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul

Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS

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Double suicide bombing targets construction company in eastern Afghanistan

Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad with more than a dozen casualties reported as militants appeared to target a private company near the city’s airport

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