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Burkina Faso: Thousands protest over jihadist attacks

YoopyaJuly 3, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 3, 2021June 13, 2023012

Thousands took to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday to call for a tougher government response to a wave of jihadist attacks that...

Asia World

Islamic State seen overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war

YoopyaJune 19, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 19, 2015July 2, 202301

Islamist militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State at the expense of al Qaeda, analysts said on Friday,...

Asia Us World

U.S. pulls more staff from Yemen embassy amid deepening crisis

YoopyaJanuary 23, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 23, 2015July 3, 202309

(Reuters) – The United States has pulled more staff out of its embassy in Yemen, U.S. officials said on Thursday as Washington scrambled to cope...

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Al Qaeda threatens France with more terror

YoopyaJanuary 10, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 10, 2015July 9, 202303

Just hours after the worst series of terror attacks on French soil in recent memory were brought to a bloody end, Al Qaeda officials in...

News Us World

U.S. Hostage Killed During Failed Rescue Attempt in Yemen

YoopyaDecember 8, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 8, 2014July 6, 2023013

Al Qaeda captors had threatened to kill him U.S. hostage Luke Somers, held by an al Qaeda offshoot in Yemen for more than a year,...

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Al Qaeda kills hostages during SEALs raid on Yemen, Hagel says

YoopyaDecember 6, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 6, 2014July 6, 202302

(CNN) — Al Qaeda militants killed American hostage Luke Somers and a South African captive in Yemen during a raid conducted by U.S. forces to...

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Trial of Kenya Westgate mall attack suspects begins

YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 2023026

(Reuters) – Four men charged with helping al Qaeda-linked militants launch a murderous attack on a Kenyan shopping mall appeared in court on Wednesday at...

Asia News World

Al Qaeda group vows to attack Syrian rebels, opposition leaders

YoopyaJanuary 8, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 8, 2014December 3, 202304

(Reuters) – An al Qaeda affiliate based in Iraq and Syria has vowed to crush rebel groups fighting it and to target members loyal to the Syrian National Coalition,...

Business

U.S. to support fight on al Qaeda in Iraq without troops: Kerry

YoopyaJanuary 5, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 5, 2014December 10, 202300

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced confidence on Sunday the Iraqi government and tribes would be successful in their fight against al...

Africa News World

Kenya searches shopping mall, attackers’ identities probed

YoopyaSeptember 24, 2013April 7, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 24, 2013April 7, 202402

(Reuters) – Kenya said it was in control of a Nairobi shopping mall that was attacked at the weekend but was still searching on Tuesday...