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Burkina Faso's army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Thursday. The mass killings took place on Feb. 25 in the...
Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected militants, part of a banned extremist group with al-Qaida links
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police arrested eight suspected militants in recent days believed to be part of a new cell linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group, authorities said Saturday. Police conducted raids in Central Sulawesi...
Bombing kills co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, once known as Nusra Front
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A suicide bomber set off his explosives late on Thursday in northwestern Syria, killing the co-founder of the country's main al-Qaida-linked group that controls much of the northwest, a war monitor said. Some activists disputed the source of the explosion,...
An al-Qaida attack in Yemen kills 2 troops loyal to a secessionist group, officials say
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An attack by al-Qaida in southern Yemen killed at least two troops loyal to a secessionist group, officials said Monday, in the first attack since the extremist group's branch in the Arab country announced the death of its leader earlier this month. The attack,...
Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group, al-Qaida in the Arabian...
Protesters march in Syria against al-Qaida-linked group as a prominent militant is released
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A powerful al-Qaida-linked group that dominates much of rebel-held northwestern Syria released Friday one of its founders after he spent months in jail on suspicion of having links with forces outside the country. The release appears to be a move by the...
IS militants kill at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants attacked villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured and missing, opposition activists and pro-government media said. The attack against the truffle hunters was one...
UN experts: Terrorist threat is high in Africa conflict zones and Afghanistan, and rose in Europe
The terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group and their affiliates remains high in conflict zones in Africa and in Afghanistan – and threat levels have risen in some regions including Europe, U.N. experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said in the 23-page...
Somalia's intelligence agency says it blocks WhatsApp groups used by al-Qaida-linked militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency said Tuesday it has for the first time managed to shut down 20 WhatsApp groups allegedly operated by the extremist group al-Shabab for extortion and intimidation. NISA in a statement said its cyber...