"Authorities in northern Nigeria say twin bomb blasts have killed at least 35 people in a region where the Islamist sect Boko Haram is pursuing a bloody insurgency." Source: 35 Killed in Nigerian …
Militant ambush kills 12 of polio workers escort in Pakistan
"Militants killed 12 members of the security escort for a polio vaccination team in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, detonating a roadside bomb before opening fire on their convoy, according to …
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Iraq: Suicide bomber kills prominent tribal sheik
"Iraqi police say a suicide bomber in western Iraq has killed a prominent pro-government tribal sheik as well as six of his militiamen. Police chief of the town of Haditha, Col. Farouq al-Jughaifi, …
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Ansar al Sharia Tunisia deputy leader reportedly in Syria
"The deputy emir of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia is reported to have left his home country and traveled to Syria to wage jihad alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. Kamel Zarrouk, who is …
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Why Did The North Caucasus Insurgency Fail To Attack Sochi Winter Olympics?
"...The Sochi Olympics have now ended without any such bloodbath, despite the threat of ‘surprises’ for those attending the Games by two men identified as the Volgograd suicide bombers in video …
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Suicide car bomb kills at least 10 in Somali capital
"An Islamist militant suicide bomber drove a car into a Mogadishu cafe frequented by members of the security forces on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and blowing the place to bits. Al Shabaab …
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Bombings and shootings kill 26 around Iraq
"A parked car bomb blew up by a crowded Baghdad market on Tuesday night, killing at least 14 people and bringing the day's total death toll in political violence around Iraq to 26, security and …
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Pakistan announces first ever counter-terror policy
"Pakistan on Wednesday unveiled its first ever counter-terrorism policy after battling a homegrown Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, announcing that every act of militant violence would be …
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Suicide attack kills 10, wounds 40 in Afghanistan
"At least ten people were killed and 40 others were wounded in a suicide attack in central Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday. According to a senior police official, Gul …
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Egypt sentences 26 to death over Suez plot
"An Egyptian court sentenced 26 people to death over allegations of forming a terrorist group and targeting the vital Suez Canal water corridor. The Cairo Criminal Court issued its verdict on …
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