ISIL/ISIS

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Why is violence by Boko Haram and ISIL rising again in Nigeria? | Boko Haram
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Why is violence by Boko Haram and ISIL rising again in Nigeria? | Boko Haram

Defence chief suggests fencing off borders around the country. Renewed violence by armed groups Boko Haram and ISIL (ISIS) has forced thousands of...

Sweden tries ISIL member over burning death of Jordanian pilot in 2015 | Courts News
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Sweden tries ISIL member over burning death of Jordanian pilot in 2015 | Courts News

A convicted Swedish member of ISIL has gone on trial in Stockholm, accused of war crimes for his role in the horrific 2015...

Two suspected Ugandan rebels killed in Kampala explosion | Conflict News
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Two suspected Ugandan rebels killed in Kampala explosion | Conflict News

A female suicide bomber and another suspected rebel were killed in a blast in Uganda’s capital city. Two suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)...

ISIL (ISIS) launches first attacks against new Syrian government | Armed Groups News
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ISIL (ISIS) launches first attacks against new Syrian government | Armed Groups News

The bombings mark a sharp escalation by the armed group, which views the new government in Damascus as illegitimate. ISIL (ISIS) has claimed...

Classifying Taliban as ‘foreign terrorist organization’ under review: US | Donald Trump News
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Classifying Taliban as ‘foreign terrorist organization’ under review: US | Donald Trump News

A ‘comprehensive review’ of the US’s chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 has also been ordered. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

A father’s fight to find out what happened to his son who joined ISIS | ISIL/ISIS News
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A father’s fight to find out what happened to his son who joined ISIS | ISIL/ISIS News

Aamina spends her days confined, and managing her children’s confinement. The 30-something-year-old feels lucky to have made friends in the Roj detention camp,...

At least three killed as Syrian forces raid ISIL hideouts in Aleppo | Politics News
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At least three killed as Syrian forces raid ISIL hideouts in Aleppo | Politics News

Syrian authorities say three ISIL fighters killed and several others detained in Aleppo raids. Syrian security forces have killed three ISIL (ISIS) fighters...

Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures ‘arrested’ | Politics News
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Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures ‘arrested’ | Politics News

Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent days Mali’s military government has dissolved all political parties after accusations from...

Iraq frees over 19,000 prisoners under new amnesty, including some ex-ISIL | ISIL/ISIS News
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Iraq frees over 19,000 prisoners under new amnesty, including some ex-ISIL | ISIL/ISIS News

Officials say prisons at almost double capacity earlier this month. Iraq has released more than 19,000 prisoners under a sweeping amnesty law designed...