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3 French ISIS members sentenced to death in Iraq
The 3 sentenced are among 12 French citizens who were caught in Syria and transferred to Iraqi custody in February 2019
Somalia's Shabaab Islamist group claims attack in Nairobi
The Al-Qaeda-linked group says it is behind the attack, which has seen a blast and gunfire at the DusitD2 hotel and office compound in a Nairobi suburb
Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack
The latest killings raises to 44 the number of Russian military casualties in the Syria campaign
U.S. crucial to beating IS in Philippines, says ambassador
Ambassador Sung Kim highlights American intelligence, urban warfare training, and drones as among the factors that helped end the conflict in Marawi City
Kuwait emir warns against Gulf crisis escalating
Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed Al-Sabah says Kuwait's goal is to save the Gulf Cooperation Council union from 'cracking and collapsing'
Bangladesh marks first anniversary of deadly cafe siege
Bangladesh is gradually overcoming the threat posed by Islamic extremism says the country s cultural affairs minister
Bangladesh 'militants' surrender after Facebook plea
One of the alleged Islamists took to Facebook to profess his innocence while urging authorities not to storm the building
Blasts kill 3 as Bangladesh commandos storm extremist hideout
UPDATED Two powerful blasts go off some 400 yards from the hideout targeting a huge crowd of people and police officials witnessing the commando operation
Raids in Austria as 'terror' suspect grilled
According to the police signs had multiplied in recent days that there might be an attack in Vienna
Bangladesh forces kill 11 suspected Islamist militants
UPDATED Police have conducted a series of raids on suspected militant hideouts since extremists stormed a posh Dhaka cafe in July
Top Islamist extremist shot dead in Dhaka – police
Abdul Karim is the deputy of Tamim Chowdhury leader of the Islamist militant outfit Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh JMB
Bangladesh hangs top financier of largest Islamist party
Mir Quasem Ali was executed after he was convicted for offenses committed during the 1971 independence conflict with Pakistan
Dozens dead as warplanes pound rebel-held north Syria
The air strikes are reportedly targeting areas held by the Army of Conquest an alliance of rebel Islamist and jihadist forces
Bangladesh bans TV station, tracks students after attacks
As part of its fight against radicalization Bangladesh tells school authorities to provide info on students who go missing for 10 days or more
Bangladesh in mourning after hostage bloodbath
Flags are being flown at half mast in government offices and at other sites across the country while funerals of the two Bangladeshi victims are expected to be held
Hindu temple volunteer hacked to death in Bangladesh
50 year old Shyamananda Das is the latest member of a religious minority to be killed
Teenage 'Islamist' killed in Bangladesh after Hindu attack
Police says Golam Faizullah Fahim was a college student and was a member of banned Islamist group Hizb ut Tahrir
Bangladesh arrests Islamist militant over publisher attack
Police say the arrest of 20 year old Suman Hossain Patowari alleged member of the Ansarullah Bangla Team ABT is an important breakthrough
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Bangladesh clerics issue fatwa on Islamist killings
UPDATED The fatwa or religious edict says killings of non Muslims minorities and secular activists are forbidden in Islam
Shabaab says it executed 6 'spies' in Somalia
They say one of them helped kill their supreme leader in a US drone strike
Christian hacked to death in latest Bangladesh attack
UPDATED The Islamic State claims responsibility for the murder of 65 year old Sunil Gomes
Nigeria hosts international summit on Boko Haram
The summit comes as Nigeria s military pushes deep into Boko Haram s Sambisa Forest stronghold after recapturing swathes of territory
Bangladesh professor hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
UPDATED ISIS says it was behind the murder accusing the professor of calling for atheism
At least 30 killed in Somalia restaurant bombings
Shebab Islamists claim responsibility for the deadly blasts at a crowded restaurant
US urges Turkey to halt Syria strikes
The Turkish strikes would likely involve artillery fire from tanks
Gunmen kill 30 in two Nigeria village raids – vigilantes Islamists
Gunmen on bikes and in vans storm the remote villages of Yakhari and Kachifa on February 13 and 14
Man shot dead attacking police on Charlie Hebdo anniversary
According to authorities the man was wearing what appeared to be an explosives vest – but it later turned out to be a fake
France begins week-long commemorations of Charlie Hebdo attack
The massacre at Charlie Hebdo on January 7 2015 unleashed an outpouring of solidarity for freedom of expression globally with the rallying cry Je Suis Charlie
Fresh gunfire at Indian Air Force base in Pathankot – police
The gunmen are suspected to be from the Pakistan based Jaish e Mohammed Islamist group
Top army officer, 10 others dead in assault on Indian air base
Seven soldiers and four attackers were killed at the Pathankot base in the northern state of Punjab
Indian air base attack 'heinous terrorist act': US
Three security officers were killed in the attack by suspected Islamist militants on Pathankot base in northern Punjab state earlier Saturday
Fears of new Islamist threat emerge in Nigeria
Battling Boko Haram is a priority for Nigeria s President Muhammadu Buhari who has vowed to end the insurgency that has claimed 17 000 lives
Gunmen kill 4 Egypt policemen south of Cairo
Gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in an area between the famed Giza pyramids west of Cairo and the Saqarra pyramids to the south government says
Female suicide bombers kill 5 in Cameroon attack
One of the suicide bombers kills a local chief and his family in a village near Fotokol town
Eight dead as Mali hotel standoff continues
There are no claims of responsibility for the early morning attack and no official comment from the government in the west African country
Female suicide bombers cause heavy casualties in NE Nigeria village
Boko Haram is fighting to establish a hardline Islamic State in northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram recaptures key town in northeast Nigeria
The town located along a strategic trading route between Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon and Chad trades hands between the jihadists and government troops numerous times since 2013
69 Egypt Islamists get life terms for torching church
The court also sentenced two minors to 10 years in jail in the same case A life term in Egypt amounts to 25 years in jail
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Five arrested after Kenya university massacre – interior ministry
The interior ministry spokesman says 3 were arrested while trying to flee to Somalia while 2 were arrested within the precincts of Garissa University
Somalia's Shebab warns Kenyan public of 'long, gruesome war'
In a statement the group claims it will continue to avenge the deaths of thousands of Muslims killed at the hands of the Kenyan security forces
Pope Francis denounces 'intolerable brutality' in Iraq, Syria
To those suffering from conflict in Iraq and Syria Pope Francis says we are with them and we are praying intently for the rapid end of the intolerable brutality of which they are victims
Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Nigeria
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but suspicion falls on Boko Haram which has used women as human bombs
German city cancels parade over 'Islamist terror threat'
The decision was made following a tip by reliable state security sources
UN chief backs regional African force to fight Boko Haram
Military experts is set to discuss the force on February 5 7 in Cameroon
ISIS suffers 'devastating' blows but biggest fighting still ahead
Washington and Baghdad have repeatedly voiced confidence that the current strategy is bearing fruit But some Sunni Arab forces say foreign troops on the ground are necessary to crack IS biggest strongholds
Attacks challenge 'lone wolf' terrorist theory
A New York based think tank says a better term would be known wolves given how many are already known to Western intelligence agencies before they strike
One arrested as German police raid Islamists in Berlin
The arrested man is a 41 year old man of Turkish origin suspected of leading an Islamist extremist group made up of Turkish and Russian nationals from Chechnya and Dagestan
US judge denies Boston trial delay over Paris attacks
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev s lawyers say the suspension of jury selection would allow time for extraordinary prejudice flowing from these events in France and the comparison of those events to those at issue in this case to diminish
