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Surging Terror Raids Following Controversial Elections in Nigeria Renew ‘Caliphate’ Fears

April 20, 2023
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JOS, Nigeria—A wave of terrorist attacks following Nigeria’s presidential elections has terrified Christians and renewed fears of an Islamic caliphate in Africa’s most populous nation. At least 1,041 Christians have been killed across the country since January by Islamic extremists, according to Emeka Umeagbalasi, a respected criminologist and genocide researcher. Umeagbalasi said the attacks are…

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American Aid Worker Held Hostage in Africa for 6 Years Freed: Top US Official

March 20, 2023
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A Biden administration official announced that Jeff Woodke, an American aid worker kidnapped in a West African country in 2016, has been freed after more than six years in captivity. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed the release in a statement on Twitter, saying he’s “gratified and relieved” to announce that Woodke has been freed….

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Jihadists in Mozambique Far From a Spent Force, Says New Intelligence Report

September 26, 2022
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JOHANNESBURG—New intelligence into a jihadist insurgency in Mozambique shows that radical, anti-West religious leaders from across East Africa continue to win recruits for extremists supported by the ISIS international terror network, negating gains made by a regional peacekeeping force. It says hardened terrorists from across Africa still enjoy almost unfettered access to the resource-rich Southern…

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Mozambique Tottering as African Allies Battle ISIS Insurgents

February 8, 2022
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JOHANNESBURG—It was five days before Christmas, but the 61-armed men creeping gently through the forested hills near the village of Chai in northern Mozambique were not in a holiday mood. Their mission was to “find and engage” jihadist militants linked to Islamic State of Central Africa, whose goal was to make Christian rites a forgotten…

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