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Rebels armed with machetes kill at least 52 in eastern Congo

Islamic State-backed rebels armed with machetes and hoes killed at least 52 civilians, including eight women and two children, in the Beni and Lubero territories of eastern Congo in recent days, the UN told Reuters on Monday (August 18).

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Nigeria's Air Force strikes decimate terrorists

Nigeria’s military has eliminated 592 terrorists in the northeastern state of Borno over the past eight months, marking a significant escalation in the fight against Boko Haram and Daesh-linked militants.

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Mozambique attacks: Almost 60,000 people displaced in two weeks

A wave of attacks in northern Mozambique has displaced almost 60,000 people in just two weeks, according to the United Nations. The assaults took place in villages in the Cabo Delgado province. An armed group affiliated with ISIL has cla...

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Sahel terrorist groups becoming more sophisticated

On July 30th, UN experts reported that extremist groups in West Africa, like the al-Qaida-linked Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, known as JNIM, and East Africa's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab have continued to increase the territor...

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Russia to start trial of suspects in Moscow concert hall attack

The trial opens in Moscow on Monday (August 3) of 19 people accused of involvement in an attack on a Moscow concert hall last year that killed 149 people.

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UN warns of rising ISIS, Al-Qaida threats in Africa and Syria

Experts also warn of increasing financial strain on ISIS, with fighter salaries hitting record lows and new covert methods being used to move funds undetected

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Pope Leo XIV expresses 'deep pain' at deaths of worshippers in DRC

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his sorrow at Sunday’s attack on Christian worshippers in the DRC by an affiliate of the so-called Islamic State.

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Togo confirms over 60 killed in Al Qaeda-linked attacks

The foreign minister says there have been 15 incident this years in the north of the country.

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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on east Congo church

The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that a U.N. mission said had killed at least 43 worshippers during a night mass at a church in eastern Congo.

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Islamic State claims responsibility for church attack in DRC

The Islamic State group announced on Monday that it was behind a lethal attack on a Catholic church in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a message on its Telegram channel.

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Suspect in Michigan stabbing rampage to face terrorism charges

Michigan officials say they will file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against the man who allegedly carried out a knife attack at a Walmart on Saturday. Lana Zak reports.

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Dozens killed in attack on church in eastern DR Congo

The assault on Sunday morning is believed to have been carried out by Islamic State-backed rebels.

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Kenyan Activist Mwangi faces terror charges after protests

Nearly a month after deadly anti-government protests shook the Kenyan capital, prominent human rights activist Boniface Mwangi is facing terrorism-related charges for his alleged role in the demonstrations.

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Rise in al Qaeda attacks revives specter of West African Caliphate

Islamist group JNIM is pushing to assert political dominance in the Sahel region with a recent surge in deadly attacks reflecting a strategic shift that sees the al Qaeda affiliate moving towards its goal to impose Islamic rule across th...

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Nigeria sentences 44 people to hard labour for financing Boko Haram

Forty-four people in Nigeria have been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for financing the jihadist militant group Boko Haram. The trials of 10 other people have been postponed, the country’s counter-terrorism agency said on Saturday.

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London marks 20 years since 2005 bombings on London's transport system

Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds injured when four suicide bombers attacked the city's transport system on 7 July 2005.

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U.S. redirects FBI agents to counterterrorism following Iran strikes

Some FBI agents are being redirected back to counterterrorism after being switched to President Trump's immigration crackdown. Scott MacFarlane reports it is because of potential threats from Iran, and it comes after the administration h...

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FBI intensifies counterterrorism efforts after Iran strikes: sources

The FBI has intensified its counterterrorism efforts since the U.S. struck Iran's nuclear sites, sources say. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.

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A closer look at the Air India bombing memorial in Vancouver

Today marks 40 years since the Air India bombing. Known as the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history. All 329 people on board were killed. 280 were Canadians travelling to India.

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Islamic State blamed for deadly suicide attack on Damascus church

At least 22 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack.

France 24

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Sahel region hardest-hit by terrorism: Global Terrorism Index 2025

The Sahel region in Africa accounted for 51 percent of global terrorism-related deaths in 2024, up from 48 percent in 2023, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

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Syria: Over 20 killed in suicide bomb attack on church

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 and injured 63 in an Eastern Orthodox church near Damascus.

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Pulse massacre survivors tour building before demolition

Nine years ago, a gunman who swore allegiance to ISIS walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and shot its mainly LGBTQ patrons, killing 49 people and wounded more than 50 others. The once-popular club is set to be torn down and repla...

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Nationwide security alert for Jewish and Israeli communities

Federal law enforcement agencies have issued a new intelligence bulletin, warning that recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. "could motivate others to conduct violence against Israeli and J...

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UK police arrest Iranian men over alleged terror plot

British counterterrorism officers have taken eight Iranian men into custody over a suspected plan to launch an attack at an unnamed site in London, held on suspicion of preparing "a terrorist act".

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India, Pakistan on brink of war after deadly Kashmir attack

U.S. officials are urging India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions in the wake of a deadly attack against tourists in Kashmir. Pakistan warns of an imminent military strike by India, which blames it for ‘linkages’ to the attack.

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Terrorist attack escalates Pakistan, India tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is holding calls with foreign leaders as tensions escalate between Pakistan and India after a terrorist attack in Kashmir. CBS News' Arshad Zargar reports.

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Gunmen kill at least 26 in Indian-administered Kashmir

Armed men opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least 26 people, according to Indian police, in one of the deadliest attacks there in recent times.

Al Jazeera

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Palestinian man tortured to death for criticizing Hamas

22-year-old Uday Rabie, a Palestinian man, was tortured and killed by Hamas militants after he criticized the group publicly and participated in rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, his family said.

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Suspect in Kabul airport bombing appears in U.S. court

The alleged mastermind of the 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan appeared in court Wednesday after being extradited to the U.S. CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.

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