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5 Parliament attacks across the globe that shook everyone
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What You Need To Know About Al-Shabab: The Terror Group Behind The Deadly Kenyan Mall Attack
Al-Shabab, Arabic for "The Youth," is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization based in Somalia. Th…
Paul Szoldra
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Al Shabaab Terror Group Has A Long History Of Viewing Soccer As A Threat
After it took over much of Somalia in 2010 and 2011, the group banned soccer playing on Mogadishu's…
Armin Rosen
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Photographer Describes Eerie Scene In Nairobi: Mall Music, Gunshots, People Hiding, Bodies Scattered
"In one sense it seemed kind of abandoned, the music that plays in a shopping mall, that typical ki…
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Nairobi Terror Attack Rekindles Interest In 'The White Widow', The Most Wanted Woman In The World
Arabic-language Twitter account that journalists have used to communicate with the Somali al Qaeda …
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LISTEN: An Interview With An American-Born Terrorist
When asked of his security situation in the interview, he said, "Definitely we don't have enough [f…
Paul Szoldra
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First They Attacked A Mall, Then They Repelled SEAL Team Six: The Rise of Al Qaeda 2.0
As al Qaeda has declined in influence and operational strength, smaller groups like al Shabaab, Al …
David Francis
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Cristiano Ronaldo just had his best performance in Saudi Arabia, scoring 4 goals in a single game
Cristiano Ronaldo is well and truly up and running at Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia after scoring four g…
Alan Dawson
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Saudi Arabians are using a widely available Google and Apple store app to report activists who speak out against the government. Some have received harsh sentences while others are self-censoring.
Kollona Amn is being used to target Saudi human-rights activists and sentence them to years in pris…
Peter Guest
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Lions and crocodiles credited with killing ISIS insurgents fighting in Mozambique, says report
ISIS has been fighting to gain control of the oil-rich Cabo Delgado province, but some have died af…
Bethany Dawson
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US deploys Green Berets to defeat ISIS-linked insurgents accused of beheading children on a new front in southern Africa
The al-Shabab insurgency in Mozambique's mineral-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado has caused …
Naina Bhardwaj
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I worked as an engineer on merchant vessels and my ship was held hostage by pirates for 8 months. I still cherish my career at sea.
Chirag Bahri was one of 22 crew members on board the Marida Marguerite, a chemical tanker held host…
Hannah Towey
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US troops in Kenya were hit hard and fast by terrorist militants who broke into a frail base
In fighting that lasted several hours, the militants successfully infiltrated the Manda Bay, Kenya,…
David Choi
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'Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated': US Army general says he's still alive after terrorist attack in Kenya
Al-Shabaab, a Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliate, attacked the airbase with "indirect and small arms f…
David Choi
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Video of Nairobi terror attack may have revealed a US Navy SEAL on secretive mission
The attack, which left at least 7 dead and 25 wounded, has been claimed by the Al Shabab terror gro…
Alex Lockie
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In future wars, US Marine special operators will need to do more than 'kicking down a door,' top Marine says
The Marine Raiders have "great value" that conventional forces don't, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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More than 300 people died in the worst terrorist attack ever to hit Somalia, and officials still aren't sure who caused it
The massacre exposes Somalia's security vulnerabilities. Officials say attackers driving two vehicl…
Brennan Weiss
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The US could be guilty of war crimes in Somalia and has killed civilians under a 'shroud of secrecy,' according to a new report
Amnesty conducted more than 150 interviews with "eyewitnesses, relatives, persons displaced by the …
John Haltiwanger
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Who hasn't heard of COVID-19 by now? More than you think
A recent assessment by the U.N. migration agency of displaced people in Somalia's breakaway region…
PTI
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The messy way the Marines joined US Special Operations Command
Marine Forces Special Operations Command was formed 15 years ago, but disputes during its creation …