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Today in Terrorism: 4 November 2011, Boko Haram attacks in Damaturu

On this day in 2011, Nigerian Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram carried out one of its largest attacks: more than 100 dead.

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April 8, 2011: Terrorists bomb Nigerian elections office

On April 8, 2011 a possible Boko Haram bomb blast killed at least six people at the office of Nigeria’s election commission in the central town of Suleja.

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January 31, 2016: Nigerian terrorists carry out bombing in Chad

On January 31, 2016 two attacks by Boko Haram in Chad killed three people and wounded another 56

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July 11, 2015: Disguised terrorist detonates suicide bomb in Chad

On July 11, 2015 a Boko Haram terrorist disguised as a woman detonated a suicide vest in Chad, killing 15 people and wounding another 80

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April 5, 2016: Suicide bombers detonate on public transport in Niger

On this day in 2016 three civilians were killed and several others injured when two Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated their equipment in a public transport vehicle on its way to a market in southeast Niger.

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December 23, 2015: Suicide bombing in Cameroon

On this day in December 2015 a female suicide bomber recruited by Boko Haram killed two in northern Cameroon.

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November 8, 2016: Massacre in northern Nigeria

At least 30 gold miners were killed in northern Nigeria in November 2016, quite possibly by Boko Haram terrorists.

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Suicide bombing at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria (July 8, 2016)

On this day in 2016, Boko Haram terrorists pretending to be mosque attendees detonated suicide vests in Nigeria, killing nine and wounding dozens.

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Has the Philippines really defeated ‘jihadism’?

Episode 289 – One nation’s success against Islamist extremism could serve as a model The Philippines has long been beset by jihadi groups such as the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Front (BIFF) and the one bunch with the unintended acronym MILF – the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Of late, one does […]

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Islamist Terrorists are misogynists and rapists: it is time to accept that

Why does everyone shy away from condemning jihadis when it comes to sexual violence? After all, they have a long track record of these crimes.