Rocket attack on UN base in Mali kills 3Unknown attackers fired rockets at a United Nations peacekeeping base in northern Mali on Saturday, killing three people inside, the UN said, in the latest sign that the West African country's Islamist insurgency is intensifying. More… |
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Suicide bombers in Nigeria kill 14, wound 100Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 100 others, the country's emergency response agency said. More… |
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Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic StateNigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance on Saturday to Islamic State, which rules a self-declared caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, according to an audio clip posted online. The symbolic move highli More… |
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Bombs, gunfire kill 120 at Nigeria mosqueAt least 120 people were killed and 270 wounded yesterday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders. The attack at the Grand More… |
