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West African jihadists flock to northern Mali
Foreign jihadists from West African countries such as Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are filling out the ranks.
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Boko Haram
Nigeria in talks with Islamists via back channels
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Boko Haram
Nigeria: How Boko Haram Activities Destroy Economy of the North
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Al Qaeda
Niger struggles against militant Islam
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NCTC director: ‘We remain at war with al Qaeda’
During testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 25, National Counterterrorism Center director Matthew Olsen provided his organization’s view of the ongoing fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.
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Al Qaeda
North Mali terrorist haven threatens Africa -leaders
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Suicide bomber kills 5 at Nigerian mosque
Boko Haram deviates from its normal practice of sending suicide bombers to kill Christians at churches.
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Boko Haram
Sect attack claim complicates Nigeria crisis
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Boko Haram
After attacks, Kenyan Muslims guard Christian churches
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Africa’s Islamist militants ‘co-ordinate efforts’
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Boko Haram
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan says new tactics needed
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US adds 3 Boko Haram leaders to list of global terrorists
Abubakar Shekau, the terror group’s leader, and two senior leaders who “have close links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb,” have been added to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
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Al Qaeda
US to slap “terrorist” label on Nigerian militants
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Al Qaeda
Pentagon aims to be proactive in countering terror threat in Africa
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Boko Haram
Bodies litter ground after Nigeria religious riots
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Boko Haram suicide bombers target Nigerian churches
The al Qaeda-linked terror group has targeted churches in Nigeria on Sundays for three straight weeks.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US expands secret intelligence operations in Africa
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Boko Haram suicide bomber, gunmen attack churches in Nigeria
In Jos, a suicide bomber attempted to ram his explosives-laden car into a church, while in Biu, gunmen opened fire inside another church.
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Boko Haram suicide bomber kills 4 policemen
The suicide attack targeted a police station in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which has been at the center of Boko Haram’s violent terrorist insurgency.
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Al Qaeda
Analysis: Mali: the world’s next jihadi launchpad?
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New Islamist group emerges in Nigeria, vows to defend all Muslims in Africa
A new Islamist group called Jama’atu Ansarul Musilimina fi Biladin Sudan has emerged in Nigeria and vowed to defend the interests of Islam and Muslims throughout Africa, but adheres to a different “understanding of jihad” than Boko Haram.
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Suicide bomber kills 15 at Nigerian church
The Nigerian terror group has lived up to its promise to “eradicate Christians.”
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Al Qaeda
Nigeria Islamic group Boko Haram spreads alarm far and wide
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Al Qaeda
Profile of Nigeria’s Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
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Al Qaeda
Christians under attack in Kenya, Nigeria
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Afghanistan
Think Again: Al Qaeda
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is weaker without bin Laden, but its franchise persists
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Boko Haram
Nigeria journalists become target of radical sect
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Al Qaeda
Analysis: Mali: from democracy poster child to broken state
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The threat of Boko Haram for Nigeria, Africa, and beyond
Boko Haram’s association with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has security implications beyond Nigeria.
