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Rocket attack on UN base in Kidal kills 3, injures 12
The rocket barrage has not yet been claimed, but al Qaeda-affiliated groups have launched similar attacks on the UN in the past. This comes one day after a terrorist attack, perpetrated by group loyal to al Qaeda, occurred in Mali’s capital.
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Rocket attack hits Kidal UN base in northern Mali
Rocket attack hits Kidal UN base in northern Mali
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US sees bigger test for Iraq after Tikrit battle
US sees bigger test for Iraq after Tikrit battle.
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Boko Haram leader pledges allegiance to the Islamic State
Boko Haram’s leader, Abu Bakr Shekau, has pledged allegiance to the emir of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
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Al Murabitoon attacks nightclub in Mali capital
The assault, which has been claimed by the Al Qaeda-affiliated group, is the first of its kind in Bamako.
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Nigerian city of Maiduguri hit by multiple blasts
Nigerian city of Maiduguri hit by multiple blasts.
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Militants kill five in attack on restaurant in Mali capital | Reuters
Militants kill five in attack on restaurant in Mali capital
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UK charities cease funding Cage, group linked to ‘Jihadi John’
UK charities cease funding Cage, group linked to 'Jihadi John'.
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Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
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Detainee traded for Bergdahl may have contacted Taliban: officials
Detainee traded for Bergdahl may have contacted Taliban: officials
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Afghanistan
The Taliban killed nine policemen in separate attacks in Uruzgan and Helmand. A Taliban suicide bomber killed seven people in Helmand. “Gunmen” killed the executive director for Sayyedabad district in Wardak province.
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Nigeria
Boko Haram killed scores of civilians when it invaded the village of Njaba and drove through 13 villages along the border with Cameroon as it retreated from a Nigerian Army offensive. Nigerian troops drove the jihadist group from Mafa town in Borno state, Bara in Yobe state and Gulak in Adamawa state during recent operations.
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Iraq
The military claimed that it killed 80 Islamic State fighters as it advances on Tikrit. The military has also launched an operation to retake Karma. The US launched 12 airstrikes against the Islamic State near Al Qaim, Fallujah, Haditha, Mosul, Samarra, Taji, and Tal Afar. The Islamic State torched oil wells in Ajil, and destroyed religious sites in Mosul and Nimrod.
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Yemen
An Iranian diplomat who has been held hostage since July 2013 has been freed and has returned to Iran. Iranian officials claimed he was freed in a military operation, but Yemeni officials claimed he was released as part of a prisoner swap. Houthis seized control of the National Dialogue headquarters in Sana’a and demanded former president Hadi leave the country. .
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Saudi Arabia
King Salman awarded Indian cleric Zakir Naik, who runs “Peace TV,” with the King Faisal International Prize and gave him $200,000. Naik has called 9/11 an “inside job” and called the US the “biggest terrorist.”
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US denounces award-winning cleric who called 9/11 ‘inside job’
US denounces award-winning cleric who called 9/11 ‘inside job’.
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Iranian ‘operation’ in Yemen frees kidnapped diplomat
Iranian 'operation' in Yemen frees kidnapped diplomat
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Iran buries 7 Afghan fighters killed in Syria
Iran buries 7 Afghan fighters killed in Syria
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Haqqani Network, Taliban Quetta Shura must for talks’ success: Pakistan
Haqqani Network, Taliban Quetta Shura must for talks’ success: Pakistan.
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How America was misled on al Qaeda’s demise
How America was misled on al Qaeda’s demise
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Saudi FM: Iran is taking over Iraq
Saudi FM: Iran is taking over Iraq
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Iran gains influence in Iraq as Shiite forces fight Islamic State
Iran gains influence in Iraq as Shiite forces fight Islamic State
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Iraq, Iran forces push on toward Islamic State-held Tikrit
Iraq, Iran forces push on toward Islamic State-held Tikrit
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Al Qaeda veteran reportedly targeted in Syria
Abu Hamam al Suri, an al Qaeda veteran who has served as a senior military commander in the Al Nusrah Front, was reportedly targeted in Syria. There are conflicting accounts concerning his fate.
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Iranian general at the forefront of the Tikrit offensive
Several photos have been released by the semi-official Iranian news agency Fars showing Qassem Soleimani on the battlefield near Tikrit. Other photos circulating on social media show the leader of the Qods Force with various Shiite militias taking part in the current offensive in central Iraq.
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Islamic State denies losing ground in Tikrit
The jihadist group taunted the Iraqi military and Iranian-backed Shiite militias for claiming to have taken territory outside of Tikrit.
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Mapping the emergence of the Islamic State in Afghanistan
The Islamic State claims it operates in multiple Afghan provinces, and runs a training camp in Farah.
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British teacher jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria
British teacher jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria
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Islamic State torches oil field east of Tikrit: witness
Islamic State torches oil field east of Tikrit: witness
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Britain extradites London man to US over al Qaeda terror charges
Britain extradites London man to US over al Qaeda terror charges
