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The Islamist group Boko Haram has abducted another 22 girls and women in Nigeria. Eighteen girls were kidnapped on Thursday near the Cameroonian border, while four women were kidnapped on Saturday near Lake Chad. In the Thursday incident, "Boko Haram fighters from Mamman Nur camp arrived in pickup…
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Two Somali-born women were on Friday sentenced to prison by a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia for providing material support to al-Shabaab. Hinda Osman Dhirane, 46, of Kent, Washington and Muna Osman Jama, 36, of Reston, Virginia were sentenced to 11 and 12 years respectively for sending…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a more aggressive military operation style against al-Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. The new style allows the chief of U.S. Africa Command to authorize more military strikes in Somali, allowing the U.S. military to “prosecute targets…