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December 18, 2016: Rocket attack targets commuters on Somali minibus

On December 18, 2016 an RPG most likely fired by Al Shabaab struck a minibus in Somalia’s southwestern Lower Shabelle region, killing six people.

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I don’t like you; you must be a terrorist

The disturbing practice of calling opposition groups and politicians terrorists is not only unhelpful but conducive to the undermining of democracy.

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December 11, 2007: UN workers killed in Algerian bombing

On December 11, 2007 AQIM claimed responsibility for two car bombs that ripped through the streets of Algiers, killing 37 people and wounding 177.

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Does the ‘war on terrorism’ need warriors to fight it?

The war on terrorism has led to an over-dependence on military tactics and analyses on ways to counter it. Time to retire this term.

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December 7, 2012: Mosque hit with a grenade attack in Kenya

On December 7, 2012 a grenade tossed near a mosque in the Eastleigh area of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, killed five and wounded at least eight.

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November 29, 2018: Sectarian shootings in Ethiopia

On November 29, 2018 at least 15 police officers and civilians were killed in western Ethiopia by Oromo Liberation Front terrorists

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November 28, 2002: Successful and unsuccessful attacks in Kenya

On November 28, 2002 a car crashed through the front of a Kenyan hotel, killing 13 and wounding 80: an attack on an aircraft taxiing failed.

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Former FBI Brig Barker – Counter terrorism at the coalface

Episode 114 – Borealis talks with veteran FBI agent Brig Barker about his years helping to prevent terrorist attacks.

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What price military counter terrorism intervention?

When you call it a ‘war on terrorism’ you’d expect a military role, no? But is it the best approach?

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November 23, 2006: Car bombs target Shia Muslims in Iraq

On November 23, 2006 a series of car bombings struck Sadr City, a Shia dominated slum in Baghdad, killing 202 people and wounding another 250.