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German authorities arrest 17-year-old suspected of planning extremist-inspired attack
BERLIN (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in the German city of Hamburg on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping mall, a…
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Australia blocks an alleged Islamic State-linked citizen from returning from Syria
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government on Wednesday banned an Australian with alleged ties to the Islamic State group from…
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Iraq to begin proceedings against ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria
More than 10,000 members of the ultra-hardline terror group have been held for years in about a dozen prisons and detention camps guarded…
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Germany alarmed by reports of IS militants escaping Syrian prisons
Reports of militants from the Islamic State escaping from prisons in Syria are causing concern among Germany's security authorities. In…
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Shin Bet arrests 15-year-old from northern Israel over alleged ISIS ties, planning terror attack
The Haifa District Attorney’s Office is expected to file an indictment against the minor on Thursday. Israeli authorities arrested a…
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Man suspected of recruiting IS supporters arrested in Germany
Police in southern Germany have arrested a suspected supporter of the Islamic State terrorist militia. The 20-year-old is accused of…
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Suspect convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison
BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in last year's knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen was convicted Wednesday of murder and…
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Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village
The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in an overnight attack in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State, local…
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Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern Congo, UN says
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Attacks by an Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people between Aug. 9 and 16, the United Nations…
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Morrocan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive…
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Trial begins for suspects in 2024 Moscow concert hall attack that killed 149 people
MOSCOW (AP) — A trial began Monday under tight security for 19 defendants accused of involvement in last year’s shooting rampage in a…
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Syrian man charged with attempted murder in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's top prosecutor has filed charges against a Syrian man in connection with a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust…
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Churchgoers killed in DR Congo attack linked to Islamic State
Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local…
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Former Islamic State leader in Germany loses deportation appeal
The former leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in Germany, Abu Walaa, has lost his appeal to avoid deportation. The 41-year-old…
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Former IS leader in Germany set for deportation hearing next month
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Boko Haram's resurgence: Why Nigeria's military is struggling to hold the line
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A resurgence of Boko Haram attacks is shaking Nigeria’s northeast, as Islamic extremists have repeatedly overrun…
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German president hands over medical aid for Gaza on Jordan visit
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday handed over 1.8 tons of medical supplies for the residents of Gaza as he visited…
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Opinion: Why Israel can't just 'cut the head off' of Hamas or Hezbollah
Since the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has been at war in the Middle East. The conflict has stretched across…
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Islamic State's brutal ideology still inspires attacks worldwide
BEIRUT — Screams, carnage — and a black banner. The attacker in the deadly New Year’s truck-ramming strike on revelers in New Orleans’…
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Niger's military rulers suspend BBC broadcasts
Niger's military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise social peace…
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Analysis: Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria's new leaders be any better?
WASHINGTON — The stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad by Islamist rebels half a century after his family took power raises…