terrorism

Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso

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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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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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Israeli killed by IED near West Bank settlement

An IED blast killed one Israeli and seriously wounded two of her family members in an attack near a settlement in the West Bank

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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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Female suicide bomber kills Chad soldier and five others in Kaiga-Kindjiria

A female suicide bomber killed six people after blowing herself up in Chad in an attack attributed to a faction of Boko Haram

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Mali children face increased violence threat from terrorist attacks, UNICEF says

UNICEF warned children in Mali faced rising violence with more than 150 killed in the first half of the year in jihadist and ethnic attacks

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Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam charged over Brussels bombings

Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, was charged in connection with the Brussels bombings months later

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