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Somalia

US drone kills al-Shabaab leader Garaar in Somalia - Pentagon

A US drone strike in southern Somalia has killed the al Shabaab militant leader thought to have masterminded the deadly attack on a shopping mall in

Tunisia

Tunisians hold vigils for victims of Bardo museum gun attack

Shocked by the deadly gun attack in the Tunisian capital in which at least 20 people were killed – many of them foreign tourists – hundreds of

Tunisia

Protests erupt in Tunisia to denounce the museum attacks

In the wake of the deadly museum siege in the Tunisian capital, many residents turned out in support of the police and against the attackers.

Tunisia

Tunisia faces 'war against terrorism', says President Essebsi

Tunisia is reeling from one of the worst attacks in the country's recent history after gunmen stormed the Bardo museum in Tunis killing at least twenty tourists and wounding many more.

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Tunisia

Deadly museum siege ends in Tunisia with heavy death toll of foreign tourists

Anxiety and grief in Tunisia as a deadly standoff has come to and end two hours after it began.

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Pakistani Christians mourn bomb victims

Iraq

Iraqi operation to take Tikrit from ISIL 'on hold'

Iraqi security forces with Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia are camped outside the city, apparently awaiting reinforcements, as insurgents from the self-proclaimed Islamic State dig in.

World News

New pictures show Osama Bin Laden's mountain hideout

Spain

Spain anti-terrorist police arrest 8 suspected jihadists

Anti-terrorist police in Spain have arrested eight suspected members of a religious jihadist cell who are believed to have recruited other people

Brazil

Battisti arrested in Brazil, may face deportation to France

An Italian former leftist terrorist convicted in absentia for murder in Italy has been arrested in Brazil, and he may be deported to France, his last

France

French say man close to Mohammed Merah is IS killer in video

French officials now appear convinced the unidentified jihadi in a video which purports to show the execution of a prisoner of the so-called Islamic

Spain

Spain claims jihadist terror cell dismantled in Ceuta

Spanish authorities claim to have dismantled a jihadist terrorist cell in the north African enclave of Ceuta. They say it was planning to carry out

My Europe Series

Keep an eye on you: the EU's controversial plans to track air passengers

Drastic measures in drastic times: a Europe-wide database to track all air passengers flying in and out of the EU is one of the latest

Nigeria

Chad and Niger launch joint campaign against Boko Haram

Chad and Niger have launched a joint military operation against Boko Haram in Nigeria. The Sunni militant group has expanded cross border raids

Mali

UN base comes under attack in Mali

Unknown attackers fired more than thirty rockets at a United Nations base in northern Mali early on Sunday (March 8). One UN peacekeeper was killed

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

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

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

Mali

Five dead in nightclub attack in Mali capital

An attack on a nightclub in Mali’s capital Bamako has left five people dead and eight others injured. Three European nationals are among the dead