A bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores

Rescuers and wounded described a harrowing scene, with bodies and wounded lying on the carpeted floor of the mosque.

What to know after scores were killed in Nigeria while abducted Christians came home

Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in attacks on two villages in Western Nigeria, according to a lawmaker.

Concern over safety and justice as U.S. moves 7,000 ISIS suspects to Iraq

Iraq says it's ready to put thousands of ISIS suspects transferred by the U.S. from Syria on trial. Can it really offer "fair ...

Suicide bomber kills 31 in Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan's capital

A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and wounded almost 170 others during Friday prayers in a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in ...

Nigeria sets up new military command to slow spread of Islamic militants after deadly attack

The Nigerian government has announced a new military operation to tackle Islamic militants following the killing of more than ...

In northwest Nigeria, U.S. confronts a growing terrorist threat

Most researchers see Lakurawa as an extension of the Islamic State Sahel Province, which is strongest along the borderlands ...

Pakistan latest: Dozens killed in morning prayer 'suicide bombing' - as foreign minister makes vow

At least 31 people have been killed and 169 wounded in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad, a ...

Basic services resume at Syrian camp housing IS families as government takes control

Basic services at a camp in northeast Syria holding thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group are ...
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The armed groups terrorising Nigeria

The killing of dozens of people this week in west central Kwara state is the latest grim reminder of the insecurity stalking swathes of Nigeria, driven by multiple and overlapping threats. Across the ...