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02Nov/16

Nigerian soldiers, police sexually abuse Boko Haram victims: Human Rights Watch

November 2, 2016WorldAnti-intellectualism, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Child abduction, Country: Nigeria, Islam, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamist groups, MAIDUGURI, Mausi Segun, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Persecution of Christians, Rabe Abubakar, Religion, Sambisa forest, States of Nigeria, War/Conflictsmbale

Human Rights Watch has released a report accusing Nigeria’s police and troops of raping women and girls displaced by conflict in the northeast. An Islamist campaign by Boko Haram has driven more than two million people from their homes and killed some 15,000 in the region. Abuses are also said to have been carried out by camp leaders and local militias meant to help the military fight the insurgents.

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04Jan/16

Briton says boy from IS video is his grandson, says daughter is in Syria

January 4, 2016WarAntisemitism in Iraq, David Cameron, Grace Dare, Iraq, Islamic state, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamist groups, London, Persecution of Christians by ISIL, Politics, Politics by country, propaganda tool, Syria, Terrorism, United Kingdom, Violence against LGBT peoplesmbale

London-based grandfather Sunday Dare says he recognises boy in an Islamic State video as his grandson, says his daughter in Syria has ‘let herself down’.

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03Jul/15

Rockets land in Israel, Egypt’s IS affiliate claims responsibility

July 3, 2015WarAnsar Bait al-Maqdis, Asia, Egypt, ESHKOL, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza–Israel conflict, Hamas, Iraq, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Sinai Province, Islamist groups, Israel, Israeli military, Israeli police, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian militant groups, Palestinian territories, Palestinian terrorism, Politics, Rocket attacks on Eilat and Aqaba, Sinai, Sinai insurgency, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Province, Southern Israel cross-border attacks, Southern Levant, SUEZ S.A., Syria, Terrorism, War/Conflict, Western Asiasmbale

ESHKOL, ISRAEL (JULY 3, 2015) (ISRAELI POLICE HANDOUT) – Militants in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula fired rockets into southern Israel on Friday (July 3) in an incident that caused no casualties but appeared to be linked to fighting between Islamist insurgents and Egyptian security forces.
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01Apr/15

Boko Haram did not disrupt Nigeria election – UN envoy

April 1, 2015WarAfrica, Angola, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Chad, Damaturu attacks, Decades, envoy, Goodluck Jonathan, In Nigeria, Iraq, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamist groups, Jonathan, Kyung-Wha Kang, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Muhammadu Buhari, New York, Nigeria, Nigerian people, Nigerian sectarian violence, Politics, Sharia in Nigeria, States of Nigeria, Syria, United Nations, United States, War/Conflict, West African offensivesmbale

As Nigerians celebrate the victory of opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the just concluded presidential election, the U.N. says the ongoing violent conflict in north-eastern Nigeria by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency remains a challenge but did not disrupt the elections. In its six-year insurgency, Boko Haram has killed thousands and displaced about 1.5 million people.
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08Mar/15

Nigerians react to Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to Islamic State

March 8, 2015WarAbubakar Shekau, Abuja, Afghanistan, Africa, Baghdadi, Bauchi prison break, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Cameroon, Chad, Crime, Damaturu attacks, Decades, Iraq, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamic terrorism, Islamist groups, January 2012 Nigeria attacks, Maitatsine, Middle East, Moses Owupe, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Pakistan, Politics, Sampson, Sharia in Nigeria, States of Nigeria, Syria, War/Conflict, West African offensive, Yobe Statesmbale

Residents in Nigeria’s capital Abuja react to an audio clip released by Boko Haram pledging allegiance to Islamic State

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22Feb/15

U.S. homeland security chief worried about al Shabaab mall threat

February 22, 2015WarAl-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, America, Anti-Sufism, BLOOMINGTON, Canada, Irregular military, Islam, Islam and antisemitism, Islamic terrorism, Islamist groups, Jeh Johnson, Kenya, London, Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nairobi, NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY PLC, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Paramilitary organizations, Religious controversies, Shopping mall, Somali Civil War, Somali people, Somalia, Terrorism, United States, War in Somalia, Washington D.C., West Edmonton Mall, Westgate, Nairobismbale

U.S. Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson urges vigilance following a threat made by Somali-based Islamist militants against shopping malls, including the Mall of America in Minnesota.
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17Feb/15

ISIS opens new front in North Africa

February 17, 2015WarAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Antisemitism in the Arab world, Antisemitism in the Middle East, Baghdadi, Continents, Earth, Egypt, Extremist Groups, International relations, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamist groups, Italy, Libya, Matteo Renzi, Military dictatorship, NEXT MEDIA, North Africa, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Pan-Islamism, Paramilitary organizations, Political geography, Syria, Terrorism, Tripoli, Tunisia, War/Conflictsmbale

(Next Media Online) – The influence of ISIS is gradually expanding from its stronghold in Syria and Iraq to extremist groups in North Africa.

Militants in several countries in North Africa, including Libya, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, have pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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11Feb/15

Obama seeks war authorization from Congress to fight Islamic State

February 11, 2015WarAl-Qaeda, Antisemitism in the Arab world, Antisemitism in the Middle East, Barack Obama, Barack Obama foreign policy, Congress, Contemporary history, Decades, Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration, Humanities, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqi Civil War, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamic terrorism, Islamist groups, Military history by country, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Osama bin Laden, Politics, Presidency of Barack Obama, president, South Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration, Terrorism, u.s. senate, United States, War on Terror, War/Conflictsmbale

U.S. President Barack Obama sends Congress a letter seeking the authorization of military force against Islamic State militants, limiting operations to three years.
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