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February 6, 2015: Boko Haram attack countered by military in Niger

On February 6, 2015 Boko Haram attacked two towns in Niger but lost over 100 terrorists when the local military counter-attacked.

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February 5, 2016: Car bomb targets airport official in Somalia

On February 5, 2016 three people were killed in a probable Al Shabaab car bomb targeting an airport official in Mogadishu.

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February 3, 1976: School bus hijacking and killing in Djibouti

On February 3, 1976 gunmen of the Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast hijacked a school bus carrying 30 children: 1 died and 6 were injured

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Terrorism is a matter of public safety, not national security

There are national security and public safety threats: terrorism is most usually one of the latter, not the former.

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January 3, 2015: Militants murder off-duty police officer in Tunisia

On January 3, 2015 ‘militants’ captured and killed a Tunisian police officer, stabbing him and slashing his throat as he traveled home off-duty south of Tunis.

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What if right-wing terrorism is not as bad as many think it is?

Many see terrorism from the so-called ‘far right’ as the single greatest threat to our societies. Is this feeling accurate? What if those who think so are wrong?

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Virginia Comolli – Could plastic recycling fund terrorism?

Episode 119 – Did you know that organised crime is a big part of this industry?  Could terrorist groups get involved too? 

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December 27, 2003: Terrorists bomb multinational barracks in Iraq

On December 27, 2003 unidentified ‘insurgents’ attacked military barracks in the Iraqi city of Karbala, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 200.

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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.