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April 25, 2016 | Execution of Canadian Hostages in Philippines

On this day in 2016, Abu Sayyaf terrorists beheaded one Canadian and another later from a group of hostages they had seized in the southern Philippines.

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April 24, 1975 | Hostage Crisis in Sweden

Members of the German Baader Meinhof terrorist group stormed the German Embassy in Sweden in an attempt to get Germany to free incarcerated members.

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April 23, 2013 | Massacres in Iraq

Over four days in April 2013, more than 330 Iraqis were killed and close to 600 wounded in terrorist attacks and other forms of violence.

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April 13, 2010 | Kidnapping attempt in the Philippines

On this day in 2010, a kidnapping by the AQ-linked Abu Sayyaf Group in the Philippines went awry as the terrorist group killed 10 people.

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Peace in Afghanistan? Not likely in our time

Canada suffered casualties during its mission in Afghanistan and it is tragic that a Western departure will not bring peace.

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April 4, 2010 | ISIS bombing in Baghdad

On this day in 2010, three suicide car bombs hit the centre of Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad, killing at least 42 and injuring more than 200 others.

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March 30, 2016 | Six Nigerien soldiers killed by Boko Haram terrorists

On this day in 2016 Boko Haram terrorists killed six Nigerien (not ‘Nigerian’) soldiers in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger.

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March 29, 2010 | Suicide bombings in Moscow

On this day in 2010, female suicide bombers are thought to have been behind an attack on the Moscow metro during the morning rush hour in which 38 people were killed.

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March 28, 2011 | Attack on weapons factory in Yemen

On this day in 2011 a series of huge explosions at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen killed at least 150 people and wounded 45.

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The Jihadi view of the world in a nutshell

We talk a lot about ideology when it comes to terrorism: sometimes it is a good idea to remind ourselves of the basics.