Islamist groups
Freed Boko Haram Fighter Says Group Ready To Attack Abuja
A man purporting to be a Boko Haram fighter said the group plans to bomb Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in a video seen by...
Bangladesh ‘militants’ Killed In Police Raid
Bangladeshi police have carried out a string of raids on suspected militants in recent weeks Police in Bangladesh say...
Indonesia To Disband Radical Islamist Group Hizb Ut-Tahrir
Indonesia said Monday it would disband the local branch of radical Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, as concerns grow...
Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In Northeast Nigeria
Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...
Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In NE Nigeria
Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...
Cameroon Journalist Jailed For Terror-Related Offences
The reporter's sentencing has been described as a travesty of justice Radio France Internationale (RFI) says its...
Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Calls For ‘guerrilla War’ In Syria
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on the armed Syrian opposition to wage guerrilla warfare against the...
Verdict Due In Case of RFI Reporter Accused of Helping Boko Haram
A verdict is due Thursday in the trial by military court of Radio France Internationale (RFI) journalist Ahmed Abba,...
Tunisian Islamist Party Says Time To ‘bury’ Democracy
The Tunisian branch of the radical Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement, which calls for Islamic law and wants to unify...
New Jihadist Alliance Claims Border Attack In Mali
A new jihadist alliance claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack that killed three members of Mali's security...
US Beefs Up Muscle In Somalia Fight
The US provides military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabab President Donald Trump has given the US...
French National Abducted In Chad
A French civilian has been abducted in the central African nation of Chad, French authorities said on Thursday. The...
Purported Boko Haram Video Shows Execution of Alleged Nigerian Spies
Islamist militant sect Boko Haram on Tuesday released a video purporting to show the execution of three men the group...
Boko Haram Splinter Group Head Charged With Kidnappings, Murders
The leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru appeared in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday charged with...
Jihadist Alliance Claims Mali Attack That Killed 11 Soldiers
A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11...
Bangladesh Bans Extremist Group Behind Blogger Murders
Bangladesh on Sunday outlawed a group which claims links to Al-Qaeda and is blamed for the machete murders of nearly a...
Three Jihadist Groups In Africa’s Sahel Announce Merger
Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania's private...
Taliban Suicide Bombers Kill Five In NW Pakistan
Five people were killed Wednesday when two suicide bombers attacked a government compound in Pakistan's restive tribal...
Pakistan Mourns Lahore Victims of Taliban Attack
Pakistanis Tuesday mourned the victims of a Taliban-claimed suicide bomb in Lahore, as the death toll rose to 15 and...