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Inside Al Shabaab: the extremist group trying to seize Somalia
Today, Kiran talks to Jamal about whether Al Shabaab is changing its tactics to appeal to a wider base – and whether the West is paying enough attention to these types of groups as Africa becomes the frontline of Islamic terrorism in the world.
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Afghanistan: Gunfire outside major gathering of Taliban leaders
Gunfire and explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul – as Taliban rulers held their first major gathering since seizing power in August last year.
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Afghanistan: Inside a school for girls – but will Taliban allow it?
Three thousand Islamic scholars and Taliban leaders will gather for policy talks in the Afghan capital Kabul tomorrow – and high on their agenda will be girls’ education and forming a more inclusive government – issues which the international community is putting pressure on the Taliban.
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Gender violence in Pakistan: women fighting back
Our reporter Fatima Manji went to the country’s capital Islamabad to meet the female police officers on a mission to transform policing for women.
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Trial underway of British-born man accused of conspiracy to murder and hostage-taking in Syria
El Shafee Elsheikh, who’s been stripped of his British citizenship, has denied being a member of the group but admits to joining ISIS.
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Syria: Kurdish forces say they have recaptured prison attacked by IS
Kurdish fighters say they have taken back control of a prison in Syria, which had earlier been captured by Islamic State militants.
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‘French Trump’ Eric Zemmour threatening to upset presidential election
Ethnic minority French nationals have told Channel 4 News they feel under threat from “anger” stirred up by a man dubbed the “French Trump”, as he surges in popularity ahead of the country’s presidential elections next year.
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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills dozens at mosque
At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The attack happened during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in the north eastern city of Kunduz.
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IS-K: Who are the group rising up against the Taliban?
20 years ago today the UK, US and coalition forces began a military offensive to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan. Today the Taliban is back in charge – facing an insurgency very similar to the one they once posed. Islamic State Khorasan Province – otherwise known as IS-K – is the regional affiliate of the…
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Afghanistan: Several dead in Kabul mosque blast
Several civilians are thought to have died in the blast, the biggest attack in the city since local Islamic State extremists targeted the mass evacuation at the airport more than a month ago.
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Shamima Begum makes appeal to return to UK to appear in court
Shamima Begum, who left east London as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State, has appealed to be allowed back into Britain to appear in court, she insists, to refute claims that she’d been involved in terrorism. Speaking from a camp in Syria, the 22-year-old said she regretted every decision she’d made and would “rather…
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Afghanistan: Hazara minority fearful of future under Taliban rule
Dozens of female footballers and their families have managed to escape from Afghanistan across the border to Pakistan, including one group who’d been in hiding after their homes were burned down and some relatives were captured by the Taliban. But there are entire communities left behind who are now living in fear, like the Hazara…
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Bataclan terror attack: 20 men go on trial in Paris
Twenty men have gone on trial in Paris, accused over the 2015 terror attacks by the extremist Islamic State group which left 130 people dead.
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IS ‘Beatle’ Alexanda Kotey admits terror offences in US
A British extremist accused of conspiring to kidnap and murder Western hostages in Iraq and Syria faces life behind bars, after pleading guilty to a series of charges in a US federal court.
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Taliban ‘empowered’ by American cooperation, says former US Assistant Secretary of Defence
We were joined by Mary Beth Long, who was a US Assistant Secretary of Defence under George W Bush.