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Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in NE Nigeria: Rescue Worker, Militia

At least 15 people were killed on Monday when two suicide bombers struck civilians receiving aid in northeast Nigeria, a rescue worker and a member of the civilian militia told AFP. “There were twin suicide explosions at 11:10 am (1010 GMT) in Mashalari village (near Konduga), which killed 15 and ...

2 days ago

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Tunisia PM Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffle

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Wednesday announced a major cabinet reshuffle, replacing the key ministers of interior and defense. “I’ve decided on a government reshuffle,” Chahed told reporters, announcing the new line-up after talks with President Beji Caid Essebsi. A former defense minister, Abdelkrim Zbidi, returns to the post ...

2 weeks ago

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Spain, Morocco Bust Terror Cell Preparing ‘Large-Scale’ Attacks

Police in Spain and Morocco have arrested six members of a suspected terror cell who were preparing “large-scale attacks”, officials in both countries said Wednesday. The two forces have “dismantled a jihadist terror cell made up of six individuals, one of whom was arrested in Melilla and five in Morocco,” ...

2 weeks ago

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Two Algerian Policemen Killed in Suicide Bombing

A suicide bomber killed two Algerian policemen on Thursday, including one who threw himself on the attacker whose explosives belt then detonated, state media said, citing the security services. The officers had intervened when the attacker tried to enter the police headquarters in the region of Tiaret, about 350 kilometers ...

3 weeks ago

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Morocco Arrests Two over Catalonia Attacks

Spain’s Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido, visiting his Moroccan counterpart Tuesday, said Rabat had arrested two men linked to deadly twin attacks in Catalonia. “Thanks to permanent contact and collaboration between the two countries, Moroccan security services have carried out two arrests here in Morocco linked to the attacks in ...

3 weeks ago

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Suicide Bomber Kills 4 in Northern Cameroon

A child bomber killed four members of a local self-defense group late Tuesday in northern Cameroon, an area often targeted by Boko Haram terrorists in their long-running insurgency. The attack in the village of Amchide, near the Nigerian border, was confirmed on Wednesday by a member of the self-defense force ...

4 weeks ago

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18 Dead in Attack on Burkina Faso Restaurant

Security forces in Burkina Faso’s capital ended an assault Monday against suspected jihadists who opened fire on a restaurant in a “terrorist attack” that left at least 18 people dead, the government said. The attack that began Sunday night in a Turkish restaurant popular with foreigners also left a dozen ...

August 14, 2017

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12 dead in Kinshasa violence: police

Twelve people were killed Monday by stray gunfire in a wave of violence in Kinshasa, said a spokesman for the national police. The toll was a provisional estimate, Pierrot Rombaut Mwanamputu said in an emergency broadcast that interrupted programming on public television. Sustained gunfire had been reported earlier close to ...

August 7, 2017

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Libya’s UN-backed PM calls for vote on constitution

Libya’s UN-backed prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj called on Monday for a referendum on a draft constitution approved over the weekend following years of wrangling in the war-torn country. Libyans elected a 60-member panel in 2014 to draft one, although the vote was marred by low turnout as public frustration mounted ...

July 31, 2017

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Algerian Army Kills Six Armed Extremists

The Algerian army on Monday killed six armed extremists during an ongoing security operation west of Algiers, the defense ministry said. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered, it said. The six suspects were killed in the Safsafa area near Tipaza, 70 kilometers (44 miles) west of Algiers, according to the ...

July 31, 2017