Boko Haram
Nigerian terrorist group ‘Boko Haram’ 2nd in command arrested
Military sources on Saturday confirmed the arrest of the leader of the Ansaru Islamic Sect, Khalid Albarnawi, who was described as the second in command to Abubakar Shekau in the hierarchy of the Boko Haram terrorists group. He is regarded as the most influential member of Nigeria’s terror network with contacts to other Jihadi groups in North Africa and the Middle East.
2 female bombers kill 58 in northeast Nigerian refugee camp
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian refugee camp, killing at least 58 people, health and rescue officials said Feb. 10, according to the Associated Press.
The reality of Boko Haram and the limits of counter-terrorism
The rise of non-state actors, mainly terrorist organizations, in recent years has dramatically increased the volume of violence and number of casualties around the world.
Suicide attack in Nigeria leaves 10 dead
A teenager suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday at a busy market in northern Nigeria killing at least ten people and injuring 28.
Witnesses say that a huge blast occurred at around midday in the market in Gombi in Adamawa state, where the jihadist Boko Haram group is waging an insurgency.
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Migration waves and terrorism to dominate Davos get-together
Europe's migrant crisis and devastating terror attacks will combine with the plunging oil price and China's economic slowdown to give the elite of the political and business worlds plenty to talk about when they gather in Davos from Jan. 18.
At least 10 people killed in suicide bomb attack in Cameroon mosque
A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and wounded at least one in an attack carried out on a mosque in northern Cameroon on Wednesday.
Turkish rights groups protest on global Human Rights Day
Turkey marked global Human Rights Day with a series of rallies and demonstrations in several cities across the country on Dec. 10.
Islam ≠ Terrorism, but are some human lives more equal than others?
Alarming stats show that global terrorism doubled in a year (see maps, charts)
The Institute for Economics and Peace said Tuesday that the number of people killed in terrorist attacks around the world rose 80 percent last year.
The Global Terrorism Index found that 32,685 people were killed by terrorist attacks in 2014, an increase from 18,111 deaths in 2013. The rise in deaths from terrorism is the largest increase on record.
Militants loyal to ISIL claim suicide bombings in Nigerian capital
Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) said they were behind suicide bombings near the Nigerian capital Abuja which killed at least 15 people, a statement on Twitter said on Oct.4.