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Boko Haram Female Recruits Fighting, not Just Cooking, Cleaning

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2016 | World

Female members of Boko Haram are almost as likely as men to be deployed as fighters in northeast Nigeria, challenging a widespread perception that these women are mainly used as cooks and suicide bombers, researchers said on Monday. While men in the extremist group...

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This screen grab image taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by terror group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location, Reuters

Alleged Boko Haram Leader Taunts Nigerian Military in Video

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 25, 2016 | World

The purport leader of Nigerian extremist militant group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau appeared in a video posted on social media on Sunday in which he rejected statements by the country’s military that he had been seriously wounded. The Nigerian military has said...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are pictured during the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Ozan Kose

Germany Tries to Reconcile with Turkey after Extremist “Hub” Accusations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Germany on Wednesday tried to rein back the heated controversy created by its latest spat with Turkey, its crucial partner in efforts to stem mass migration. Germany rushed to mitigate the aftermath of the tiff after Ankara lashed out over a leaked government report...

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French soldiers leave the Radisson hotel in Bamako, Mali, November 20, 2015.
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Soldiers Killed by Militant Attack on Army Base in Central Mali

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 19, 2016 | World

No less than 12 soldiers were reportedly killed and 27 others injured when extremist militants staged an attack against an army base and an adjacent town in central Mali on Tuesday. The tragic attack featured the intense firing on troop positions, burning buildings...

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People attend a memorial service on June 19, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Why Do Extremists Commit Terrorist Acts?

by Peter Bergen | Jun 20, 2016 | Opinion

The New York Times By Peter Bergen After a terrorist attack like the one in Florida last Sunday, one of the first questions people always ask is: Why? Why would someone take the lives of innocent civilians who are total strangers? That is a question to which I have...