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Islamists Murder Wedding Party in Nigeria

From BBC: The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has carried out frequent attacks in the area despite a state of emergency declared in north-east Nigeria in May. Thousands of additional troops have been sent there to fight Boko Haram – … Continue reading

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Tunisian Suicide Bomber

From The Washington Times: In what may have been the first suicide attack in Tunisia, hotel security guards stopped the bomber from entering the Riadh Palm hotel in Sousse, a city 90 miles (150 kilometers) south of the capital, Tunis, … Continue reading

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Nigerian Islamists Kill Sleeping Students

From BBC: The students were shot dead as they slept in their dormitory at the College of Agriculture in Yobe state. North-eastern Nigeria is under a state of emergency amid an Islamist insurgency by the Boko Haram group.

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BBC Reporters Told Not To Use The Word “Terrorist”

From The Daily Mail: The BBC was criticised yesterday for not describing the armed jihadists behind the Kenya shopping centre siege as terrorists. The corporation’s journalists have avoided using the words ‘terrorist’ and ‘terrorism’ in reports. Instead, they described the … Continue reading

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Liberal Bob Beckel Calls Out Moderate Muslims

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Kenyan Terrorists Include Americans

From The Daily Mail: The FBI is investigating claims that up to five of the terrorists who killed 68 people in a despicable attack on an upmarket Kenyan shopping mall are Americans, as the the siege moved into its third … Continue reading

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Epidemic of Sexual Violence

From Human Rights Watch: “The rampant sexual attacks during the Tahrir Square protests highlight the failure of the government and all political parties to face up to the violence that women in Egypt experience on a daily basis in public … Continue reading

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Christians Murdered in Nigeria

From BBC: Suspected Islamist fighters have killed 10 Christians in an overnight machete and gun attack in Borno state in north-east Nigeria. … the army suspects the Islamist Boko Haram group, which often targets security forces, government officials or Christians … Continue reading

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Trial in Minneapolis for al-Shabab Supporter

From Newsvine: A man who left the U.S. to join fighters in Somalia testified Thursday against a Minnesota man on trial for supporting terrorism, saying he saw the man hand $500 in cash to another al-Shabab recruit while they were … Continue reading

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Churches in Kenya Attacked

From Voice of America: Four gunmen attacked the African Inland Church in Garissa on Sunday morning. The shooters were masked in balaclavas, regional police chief Philip Ndolo told Reuters.  They entered the church after throwing two grenades inside. Two grenades … Continue reading

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