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Director takes Jihad to Belgian theatre

Jihad, a word that strikes fear into many Europeans and a term Belgian director Ismael Saidi couldn’t resist when he named his first stage

Nigeria

Boko Haram, the few thousand terrorising millions of Nigerians

Inspired by once cutting edge civilisation, now anti-modern The Sunni jihadist movement Boko Haram was founded in 2002. It began peacefully, with the

Syria

Syria: ISIL militants seize parts of Palestinian camp

ISIL militants have reportedly taken control of large parts of a Palestinian camp in the Syrian capital. Video uploaded to the internet purportedly

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Iraqi forces fighting IS militants near hospital

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Tunisia

Tunisia says it has killed top suspect for Bardo Museum attack

Tunisia says its security forces have killed senior Algerian militant Khaled Chaib, also known as Lokman Abou Sakhr, who authorities accuse of

World

Tunisia and international tourists suffer ISIL terrorism

Terrorism struck Tunisia this week — a massacre at the capital’s national museum, claiming 23 victims, all but one of them foreign tourists. Swiss

My Europe Series

Drawing the line: the high price paid by Prophet Mohammed cartoonists

A life in hiding is the price two cartoonists have paid for their satirical depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. Swede Lars Vilks and Kurt Westergaard

Iran

ISIL suspected of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq, says UN report

The so-called Islamic State are suspected of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during attacks on ethnic and religious groups in Iraq.

Tunisia

Bardo survivors are cared for as Tunisia buries slain officer

The funeral has been held for Aymen Morjan, the police officer who was killed in the Bardo National Museum of Tunisia attack. Colleagues and state

My Europe Series

Libya on the brink: amid civil war fears and growing ISIL threat what's the EU doing?

World

Tunisia attack an assault on tourism and Arab world's 'first democracy'

The cradle of the Arab Spring, Tunisia is also the only country among all those affected by the movement to have succeeded in its transition to

Denmark

Swedish artist Lars Vilks receives free speech award

Swedish artist Lars Vilks has reappeared in public for the first time since narrowly avoiding death in the Copenhagen killings last month. He was

Turkey

British schoolgirls helped by coalition spy from Syria, says Turkey

The man who allegedly helped three British schoolgirls join ISIL militants has been detained in Turkey, but mystery shrouds his motives. Mobile phone

Nigeria

Nigeria announces further victories in fight against Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military says coalition forces have almost entirely recaptured the former Boko Haram stronghold of Yobe State, in the northeast of the

World News

Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIL

In the audio message posted online the leader of Boko Haram purportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group which currently rules a self-declared Caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria.

Mali

Mali PM condemns Bamako attack as act of 'indiscriminate violence'

Mali’s prime minister has described a deadly militant attack in Bamako as an act of “indiscriminate violence.” Mobido Keita was speaking as he

Nigeria

At least 50 killed in multiple blasts in key Nigerian city

At least 50 people are reported dead after three blasts rocked the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri. One bomb is said to have gone off near

Mali

France says Mali attack will strengthen resolve to fight terrorism

A militant attack, which has left five people dead in the Malian capital Bamako, is being condemned in Europe. Appearing alongside John Kerry in

Iraq

ISIL militants bulldoze ancient city of Hatra

ISIL militants reportedly destroyed the ancient city of Hatra in Northern Iraq on Saturday.

Mali

Mali: French citizen and Belgian security worker killed in militant attack

Five people, including a French citizen and a Belgian security worker, have been killed in a militant attack in the Malian capital Bamako. Police say