Alqaeda
Bomb kills 5 Kenyan soldiers near Somali border
The incident occurred on a dirt road a few kilometres from the border, between the coastal village of Kiunga, where there is an airstrip, and Sankuri.
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Blast kills at least 5 people in Somali khat market near Mogadishu
Police said they were investigating whether the explosion was caused by a planted bomb or by a suicide bomber.
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7 killed, around 50 wounded in Burkina Faso attack
Islamist militants have stepped up attacks in major cities in West Africa the last few years, including deadly assaults in Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Niger.
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Gunmen attack French embassy, army headquarters in Burkina Faso
A local news station showed pictures of black smoke coming from a building in central Ouagadougou and a Reuters correspondent found that most people had fled the streets.
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[OPINION] What drives instability in Africa & what can be done about it
Some African countries present a facade of democracy. The absence of substantive democracy is contributing to instability on the continent.
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US says air strikes in Somalia kill six al-Shabaab fighters
The US military’s Africa Command said in a statement it had carried out three air strikes on Wednesday at 2:15 am local time.
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Stephen McGowan details life as al-Qaeda captive
McGowan says not being able to contact his family, not having any books in English and not being able to exercise freely were some of his difficulties.
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SA hostage Stephen McGowan released by al-Qaeda
Stephen McGowan was abducted by al-Qaeda militants in 2011 along with Swiss national Johan Gustafson.
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Gift of the Givers working to secure release of SA hostage in Mali
Stephen McGowan was abducted in 2011 along with Swedish national Johan Gustafsson.
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Swede's release gives hope to family of South African held in Mali
Al-Qaeda militants kidnapped McGowan, Gustafsson and a friend while they were sitting in a restaurant in Timbuktu in 2011.
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Somali police receive drones to combat Islamist bombings
Some of the drones, provided by an US intelligence specialist, have night-vision capabilities
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At least 25 dead in car bomb attack on Mali military camp
Twenty-five people were killed and others injured when a vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a military camp in the city of Gao.
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Syrian rebels get proposal to quit Aleppo, jihadists retake Palmyra
If the proposal were to be taken up by all sides, it would end four years of fighting in the city.
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US authorities warn of al-Qaeda threat to election
Three states have been identified as possible targets of an al-Qaeda plot, a New York law enforcement official said.
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OPINION: What the West got wrong after 9/11
We need to avoid an overreaction that ends up polarising society, deepening divisions and making things worse.
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6 soldiers killed in South Yemen army base attack
Around 20 militant attackers were also killed on Wednesday in an assault on a military base.
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Burkina Faso arrests 6 over deadly militant attack in January
The attack, claimed by al-Qaeda's regional branch, claimed 32 lives at a cafe and hotel in the capital.
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OPINION: Islamic State may be down, but it’s far from out
The fight against Islamic State, according to historic trends, is only in its infancy.
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OPINION: Understanding the technology of terrorism
Thomas Holt says extremists and terror groups have an ever-widening technological arsenal.
