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May 23, 2022

Security concerns, lack of funding and political will stall Africa’s Great Green Wall

First proposed in 2005, the program aims to plant a forest, from Senegal on the Atlantic Ocean in the west…
May 12, 2022

US, others say Africa has become main target of Islamic State group

The continent saw 500 IS terrorist incidents in 2021, resulting in the deaths of more than 2,900 people, a senior…
November 30, 2016

ISIS claims responsibility for Ohio State attack

The Islamic State claimed that the Somali student responsible for the Ohio State attack that injured eleven people “is a…
March 29, 2016

Young Mississippi woman linked to ISIS to plead guilty to terrorism charges

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A young Mississippi woman plans to plead guilty to a terrorism charge Tuesday, months after authorities
February 3, 2016

Boko Haram is deadlier than ISIS, but nobody cares because they kill Africans

On November 13, 2015, ISIS members coordinated a bombing attack throughout France that brutally massacred 130 innocent souls from Paris to Saint-Denis. The world
December 2, 2015

US sending new special ops force to Iraq to fight IS

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American…
November 18, 2015

Obama says GOP incitement on Syria refugees ‘needs to stop’

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama lashed out Wednesday at Republicans who insist on barring Syrian refugees from entering…
August 11, 2015

Mississippi couple charged with trying to join Islamic State, using 'honeymoon' as cover

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal court hearing was scheduled to continue Tuesday for two Mississippi residents arrested on charges…
March 18, 2015

Black veteran accused of trying to join ISIS to plead not guilty to terrorism charges

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Air Force veteran and airplane mechanic accused of plotting to travel to Syria to
February 10, 2015

President Obama to send his new war powers request to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House sought to narrow differences with members of Congress on Tuesday on President Barack Obama's…