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Davao Attack: Philippines Explosion Blamed on Abu Sayyaf

According to the Filipino government, the Abu Sayyaf militant group was responsible for a bomb attack in Davao, the home…

8 years ago

Tamerlan Tsarnaev travelled to Dagestan in 2012 to join radical Islamist group

Investigators of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev case say that he travelled to the Russian republic of Dagestan in…

11 years ago

Seven French tourists kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon

Seven French tourists, including four children, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria, French President…

11 years ago

Algeria kidnappers taken alive at In Amenas gas facility

Five suspected members of the Islamist group which held foreign and local workers hostage at In Amenas gas plant in…

11 years ago

Ansar Dine Islamist group destroys Timbuktu mausoleums

Islamists in Mali have begun destroying remaining mausoleums in the historic city of Timbuktu, an Islamist leader and a tourism…

11 years ago

Gaza rally marks Hamas 25th anniversary

Tens of thousands of people have gathered to attend a rally in the Gaza Strip to mark the 25th anniversary…

11 years ago

Twenty Boko Haram Islamist militants killed by Nigeria army in Maiduguri

Nigerian army has killed 20 suspected members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east of the country.…

12 years ago

Egypt’s Bedouin tribal leaders back Sinai offensive

Egypt's Bedouin tribal leaders in Sinai peninsula have agreed to help restore security in the lawless border area with the…

12 years ago