Tag: Al-Qaida
Baptism party attacked in northern Burkina Faso, killing 15
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a baptism party in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least 15 people and sending terrified civilians...
US general to recommend post-withdrawal plan for Afghanistan
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Wednesday he will make recommendations to Defense Secretary Lloyd...
US envoy: Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown
WASHINGTON — Predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are...
Lawyer: US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON — A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has...
At least 6 killed in suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Police in Somalia say at least six people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a police station in the capital,...
At least 6 killed in suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Police in Somalia say at least six people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a police station in the capital,...
Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
KAYA, Burkina Faso — In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a military pastor in Burkina Faso,...
German man extradited from Senegal to face terrorism charges
BERLIN — A German man has been extradited from Senegal to face allegations of membership in an al-Qaida linked extremist group, federal prosecutors said...
Germany bans Muslim group over alleged terror donations
BERLIN — The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim organization that it alleged had supported "terrorism globally with donations."
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French reporter kidnapped by jihadist rebels in north Mali
BAMAKO, Mali — The chief of Reporters Without Borders says that French journalist Olivier Dubois was kidnapped April 8 while working in Mali’s northern...