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Africa
BOKO HARAM renames self to Islamic State In West Africa
The dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram has renamed the terrorist group as Islamic State in West Africa, BBC reported this morning. The sect in it’s new image released earlier today call itself Islamic State in West Africa. The Boko Haram had recently pledged allegiance to the dreaded Islamic international terror group Islamic State, popularly known as ISIS or IS.
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Africa
Boko Haram in new video vows to disrupt elections ‘at any cost’
Islamist militants Boko Haram have vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s March 28 elections at any cost in a newly released video. It comes as fears grow that Nigeria is becoming increasingly unstable ahead of its already delayed general election. That was pushed back from February to allow the army more time to deal with the insurgency in the north-east. On Tuesday…
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U.S. leads 12 air strikes against Islamic State
The United States and its coalition partners struck four units of Islamic State militants amid 11 air strikes in Iraq since early Monday, the U.S. military said in a statement. The strikes, near seven Iraqi cities including Tal Afar, Kirkuk and Bayji, also hit an Islamic State bunker, fighting positions, a checkpoint and other targets, said the statement released on…
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IS video shows Jordanian pilot being burnt alive
A video published online by Islamic State (IS) militants claims to show Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive. The video, which could not immediately be verified, showed a man standing in a cage and engulfed in flames. Lt Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured when his plane came down near Raqqa, Syria, in December on a mission to support the US-led…
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