Tag Archives: Al Qaeda
13
Apr
(Al Jazeera) Somalia executes al-Shabab journalist
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Madina Toure
11 Apr 2016 09:09 GMT | Politics, Africa
Somalia has executed a journalist accused of helping members of al-Shabab kill at least fiv...
20
Jan
(TIME) Corruption in Military Defense Spending Could Be Behind Rise in Africa Terror Attacks
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Aryn Baker @arynebaker Jan. 18, 2016
A series of recent terror attacks across Africa have raised fears of a new wave of extremist vi...
16
Jan
(HuffPost) Burkina Faso, French Troops End Deadly Hotel Siege Claimed By Al Qaeda Group
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01/16/2016 08:17 am ET | Updated 27 minutes ago
AHMED OUOBA/AFPGETTY IMAGES
Forces killed four attackers, ending the ...
14
Jan
(Africa News) Mauritania: Islamist prisoners launch hunger strike
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Some 30 Islamists have launched a hunger strike at Mauritania’s main jail saying they are being punished after a New Year’s Eve escape ...
02
Jan
(NYT) Jihadists Deepen Collaboration in North Africa
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By CARLOTTA GALL JAN. 1, 2016
SAHARA DESERT, Niger — A group of light armored vehicles skated over the moonscape o...