Al qaeda
Clashes break out in Somalia, slowing fight against al-Qaeda-linked insurgents
Clashes began in Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of central Somalia’s Galmudug state, and spread to Guriel town, 60 km away, on Friday, residents said.
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Trump confirms killing of AQAP chief in Yemen
The US "conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qassim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)," Trump said in a White House statement.
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20 soldiers killed in Mali attack, government says
The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear. In a statement, the government said 'terrorists' entered the camp near the village of Sokolo, killed the soldiers and caused 'significant material damage'.
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Four dead in Shabaab car bombing near Somali capital
The attack was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, which has stepped up its activities in Somalia and neighbouring Kenya in recent weeks.
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16 killed in Burkina Faso in suspected jihadist attack
The gunmen came to Pobe-Mengao, about 200km north of the capital Ouagadougou, threatening to take way children and telling villagers to help them buy weapons, a security source told Reuters.
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Al-Qaeda affiliate claims deadly attack on Malian army
Thirty-eight soldiers were killed during attacks in some of the worst violence seen against the army this year.
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Trump confirms death of al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden
US media reported in late July and early August, citing intelligence officials, that the younger Bin Laden had been killed sometime in the last two years in an operation that involved the United States.
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US eyes breakthrough in push for peace with Taliban
The US, which invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban in 2001, wants to withdraw thousands of troops and draw down its longest ever war.
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Four killed in Mogadishu car bomb
The explosion occurred along the busy Maka Al-Mukarama road despite a recent increase in police checkpoints in the capital following a hike in bomb attacks.
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Heavy bomb blast in Somali capital, several casualties - security officer
The attack took place on the busy Maka Al-Mukarama road, once of the main highways through the seaside capital, an area busy with businesses and travellers.
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French troops kill senior Islamist militant in Mali - govt
In an operation involving air and ground assets, French troops killed several militants, including Yahia Abou Hamman.
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France says kills top al-Qaeda commander in Sahel
The Algerian, a commander in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was reputedly responsible for kidnapping a number of Westerners in North & West Africa.
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Canadian found dead in Burkina Faso after kidnapping - official
The man was abducted after nightfall on Tuesday by a dozen gunmen on a mining site owned by Vancouver-based Progress Minerals in the northeast near the border with Niger, an area that the government says is under growing threat from armed jihadists.
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Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Syria's Idlib
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham signed a ceasefire with what was left of a rival alliance that sees it confirm its supremacy and unites the region under a jihadist-led administration.
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Al-Qaeda plotting terror attacks in Europe - UK security minister
Ben Wallace revealed that the United Kingdom is spending R500 million researching defence methods to such attacks.
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Car bomb kills 8 people in Syria's Afrin: monitor
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not clear who was behind the blast in the city, which was seized from Kurdish forces earlier this year.
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Jihadists kill 9 Syria regime fighters near Idlib - monitor
On Friday, jihadist groups attacked government forces in the northwest of Hama province near the planned buffer zone.
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Somalia executes perpetrator on anniversary of deadliest attack
Hundreds of Somalis gathered at a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack in which a truck packed with explosives blew up at a busy intersection.
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Dirco working with Burkina Faso authorities to free kidnapped SA man
The miner is one of three foreign workers held in the northern part of the country.
