terrorism

Six dead in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack near Boungou gold mine

Six people, five of them police, were killed in a "terrorist" bomb and gun attack near a gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.

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Explosion reported near protest in Afghan capital Kabul

A suicide attack was reported in Afghanistan's capital Kabul near where a protest was underway, killing a police officer and injuring another.

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Jordan: 4 security force members killed in shootout during raid on ‘terrorist’ cell in Salt

Four members of Jordan's security forces were killed in a shootout during a raid on a "terrorist" cell a day after an officer died in a bomb blast

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Australia revokes citizenship of 5 dual nationals for joining ISIS

Australia has revoked the citizenship of five people who traveled to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS, bringing the number of people stripped of their citizenship to six

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Five Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED explosion claimed by al Shabaab

Five Kenyan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in the eastern Lamu county, in an attack claimed by al Shabaab

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Resolute Support troops killed in eastern Afghanistan suicide bombing

A suicide bomber killed three service members with NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and injured three others

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Turning east: the rise of Islamic State’s Khorasan Province

ISKP’s growth in Afghanistan coincides with its losses in Iraq and Syria, but the US and Taliban are fighting back, Paweł Wójcik writes

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Indonesia bans JAD, the ISIS-linked group behind deadly May attacks

An Indonesian court banned Jamaah Anshar Daulah, a network linked to a series of terror attacks, significantly expanding police powers

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ISIS-claimed Tajikistan attack that killed 4 led by proscribed Islamist party member: police

Police in Tajikistan appeared to blame a banned Islamist party for an attack claimed by ISIS that left four tourists dead and was originally reported as a hit-and-run road accident

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Playing jihad: the gamification of radicalization

Linda Schlegel argues that we need strategies to reduce the likelihood that gamification provides an entry point into extremism and violence

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