"The deputy leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and one of the most wanted men in Saudi Arabia has been killed, a prominent jihadist announced Tuesday, though officials in the group's home …
Cameroon: City panicked by wave of suspected ritual killings
"In the past two weeks police have found 18 bodies dumped along the streets. Authorities said all of the bodies had been mutilated." Source: City panicked by wave of suspected ritual killings - …
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U.S. drone kills four al Qaeda members in Yemen
"A U.S. drone killed four suspected al Qaeda militants on Tuesday in a strike on their car in northern Yemen as they drove away from a militant training ground, according to tribal sources and local …
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Suspected Islamists kill 23 in two Nigeria attacks
"Gunmen killed 23 people in northern Nigeria in attacks that appeared to target gamblers and people selling 'forbidden' meat that Islamist militants disapprove of, officials and locals said on …
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France in the firing line of ‘new jihad’
"France is enemy number one for the jihadists in North Africa, according to one of the country's leading counter-terrorist judges. Marc Trevidic told the BBC that jihadists had already been heading …
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Algeria Attack No Outlier as Oil Targeted 3 Times a Week
"While the attack in Algeria that killed at least 38 hostages was the deadliest raid on the oil industry in five years, it’s far from unprecedented. From Colombia to Yemen, oil workers have suffered …
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Jordan election undermined by boycott
"Jordan’s election has been billed as a step toward democratisation with voters given a modicum of new choices. But to critics of the Hashemite monarchy the poll is likely to do little to ease …
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Russia warns Israel, West against attack on Iran
" Russia warned Israel and the West on Wednesday against any military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities but suggested Tehran should be quicker to cooperate over inspections of its nuclear …
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Over 150 Police Arrested for Organized Crime Ties in North Mexico
"More than 150 police officers were arrested in the embattled north Mexico state of Durango for ties to organized crime, underscoring the enormous challenge President Enrique Peña Nieto faces in …
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Jordan touts parliamentary elections onset of democratization with limited powers for the king
"From a podium at an Amman street rally, the leader of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood vowed that soon the country would become a ‘state in the Muslim Caliphate,’ bringing cheers of ‘God is great’ from …