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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Terrorism

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Indian man accused of plotting to kill Sikh leader extradited

An Indian man accused of plotting to kill a Sikh separatist leader on US soil has been extradited to New York, according to reports. Nikhil Gupta was allegedly working with the Indian government to have a prominent Sikh leader assassinated - an accusation he and India deny. Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

todayJune 17, 2024 32

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Over 80 killed in Eastern Congo Attacks

    More than 80 people have been killed in a spate of attacks over the past week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local authorities have blamed the killings on members of an Islamist militia known as the Allied Democratic Forces. Chris Ocamringa (Otchamringa) has more from Kinshasa.  

todayJune 10, 2024 36

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DR Congo trial over thwarted ‘coup’ bid due to open

      Around 50 people including several Americans are due to go on trial on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo over what the army said was an attempted coup, military justice official said. The hearing, which is due to begin during the morning, is taking place in a military court inside the Ndolo military prison in the capital Kinshasa. Armed men attacked the home of Economy Minister […]

todayJune 7, 2024 16

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Between witchcraft and terrorism: how social fears in coastal Kenya impact religious expression

      By Erik Meinema, Utrecht University     Kenya’s coastal region has, since about 2011, grappled with terrorist attacks carried out by the Somalia-based Islamic terrorist organisation Al-Shabaab. Muslims in coastal Kenya have long complained about their relative marginalisation versus Christians. Al-Shabaab has sought to capitalise on this sense of marginalisation to draw recruits and support from a small minority of Kenyan Muslims. Kenyan authorities have also associated […]

todayJune 7, 2024 15

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Sudan’s descent into chaos sets stage for al-Qaida to make a return to historic stronghold

      By Sara Harmouch, American University     “Sudan’s moment has come; chaos is our chance to sow the seeds of jihad,” warned Abu Hudhaifa al-Sudani, a high-ranking al-Qaida leader, in an October 2022 manifesto. His words may have seemed premature at the time, but a year of brutal civil war has now plunged Sudan into the kind of chaos in which terrorist groups thrive. The risk of […]

todayMay 14, 2024 16

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Why is the Sydney church stabbing an act of terrorism, but the Bondi tragedy isn’t?

    By Greg Barton, Deakin University   Just days after the deadly Westfield Bondi attacks, a second knife attack in Sydney has generated widespread shock and grief. This time, a 16-year-old entered an Assyrian church and rushed forward to stab the popular bishop presiding over a service, together with a priest who rushed to his defence. The shocking events were captured on the church’s video stream, and the news […]

todayApril 19, 2024 19

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A decade after the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in Nigeria, what has the #BringBackOurGirls movement achieved?

  By Temitope Oriola, University of Alberta   In April 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped 276 high school girls in Chibok, a town in northeast Nigeria. About 57 of the girls managed to escape on the night of their capture. Boko Haram had demonstrated its intentions regarding the education of girls and young women prior to the mass kidnapping — two months before the Chibok kidnapping, Boko Haram […]

todayApril 17, 2024 12

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Why children are prime targets of armed groups in northern Nigeria

Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Hakeem Onapajo, Nile University of Nigeria Due to growing insecurity, Nigeria is gradually becoming one of the most dangerous places to live. The 2020 Global Terrorism Index identified the country as the third most affected by terrorism. There was a sharp increase in Boko Haram’s targeting of civilians by 25%, and killings by herdsmen increased by 26%, compared with the previous year. The two countries […]

todayApril 2, 2024 10

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Why would Islamic State attack Russia and what does this mean for the terrorism threat globally?

      By Greg Barton, Deakin University   It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist terrorist attack. At least 133 people were left dead and scores more were injured after gunmen with automatic weapons stormed the Crocus City Hall in Moscow and opened fire, triggering a stampede. Islamic State claimed […]

todayMarch 25, 2024 6

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