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December 22, 2014: Van attack targets Christmas market in France

On December 22, 2014 a man ran over ten pedestrians at a Christmas market in the French city of Nantes, before attempting to stab himself to death.

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December 20, 2014: Extremist stabs police in France

On December 20, 2014 an ISIS-inspired convert stabbed three French police officers in Tours before he in turn was shot and killed.

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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 10, 2019: Anti-Semitic and anti-police killings in US

On December 10, 2019 three people were killed and another three wounded in a kosher grocery store in Jersey City by two Black Hebrew Israelites.

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December 8, 2017: Jihadis attack UN soldiers in DRC

On December 8, 2017 14 UN personnel were killed and a further 53 wounded in the DRC by ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces jihadis.

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It turns out Canada cannot prosecute returning foreign fighters

Quick Hits 179 – Canadian woman freed from ISIS detention camp reunites with daughter in Canada

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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 22, 2015: Female suicide bomber attacks refugees in Nigeria

On November 22, 2015 a 20-year old female suicide bomber disguised as a refugee detonated her load in NE Nigeria, killing 8 and wounding 7.