Islamic State
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Jan- 2021 -12 January
Afghan Forces Foil IS Plan to Assassinate Top US Envoy
Afghan authorities said Tuesday they had foiled a plan by the jihadist Islamic State group to assassinate the top US envoy in Kabul, as a wave of targeted killings continues to rock the country.
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5 January
US Military Blames Taliban for Spate of Afghan Assassinations
The US military on Monday blamed the Taliban for a spate of assassinations of prominent Afghans, the first time Washington has directly accused the insurgent group of the killings.
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4 January
At Least 15 Killed in Syria Road Attack: Monitor
Gunmen killed at least 15 people in Syria, mostly government soldiers traveling on a bus in the second such road ambush in recent days, a war monitor said Monday.
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Dec- 2020 -30 December
New Jihadist Attack in Mozambique’s Troubled Cabo Delgado Province
Jihadists on Tuesday attacked a village close to a huge gas project in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, in the latest assault by the shadowy group.
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17 December
Bomb Kills Malian Soldier and Wounds Five
A Mali soldier was killed and five others were wounded when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on a highway in the troubled west African country.
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14 December
Understanding the Brutality and Resilience of Militant Jihadism
In jihadists' eyes, their indiscriminate violence or terrorism is a necessary means to total victory against monstrous enemies.
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14 December
Scores of Taliban Militants Killed as Fighting Rocks Insurgent Bastion
Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.
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10 December
IS Kills Nine Iran-Trained Fighters in Syria: Monitor
The Islamic State group killed nine Iran-trained Syrian fighters in an attack on one of their positions in eastern Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said.
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9 December
10 Nigerian Troops Killed in Clashes With ISWAP Jihadists: Sources
Ten Nigerian troops were killed and one was taken hostage in clashes with IS-linked jihadists in northeast Nigerian Borno state, according to two security sources.
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9 December
IS Steps up Sinai Fight With Bombs in Civilian Homes
Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now, they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped.
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