France is target of choice for jihadists

The bloody attacks in Paris show that France is a target of choice for jihadists due to its air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, as well as its controversial ban on face veils and attitude to Muslims, analysts say.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

France 'kills key jihadists' in Mali

French special forces kill four jihadists, including two leaders, in a raid in northern Mali, the defence ministry says.

 

10 years ago

BBC

The soldiers without enough weapons to fight jihadists

The soldiers who say they don't have the weapons to fight jihadists

 

10 years ago

BBC

Jihadists 'left 5,000 dead' in month

More than 5,000 people worldwide died in November as a result of jihadist violence, a BBC investigation reveals.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Nov

Why Africa has become a fertile breeding ground for jihadists

There is no denying the ubiquity of global jihadism as its manifestations are felt in all corners of the world.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Jun

Jihadists win headlines, but coalition behind Iraq drive

A brutal jihadist group has garnered headlines for an Iraq onslaught, but it is actually the leading member of a fragile Sunni coalition including Saddam loyalists and others unified only by a common enemy.

 

5 years ago

BBC

23 Mar

Mozambique jihadists seize key town in Cabo Delgado.

Security forces are trying to retake the town where militants raised their flag at an army base.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Sep

HUSSEIN: Jihadists beheadings sow fear, prompt Muslim revulsion

>Brutal beheadings recorded on video by the jihadist Islamic State are intended to terrorise the group’s enemies, but are also angering and alienating the Muslims the group claims to represent.

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Face to face with jihadists in Libya

BBC News gains rare access to the conflict in Libya's second city Benghazi - and meets alleged extremists.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Sep

Childless by choice

Being childless by choice used to be considered more a part of western culture.But with time, more and more African women have come to embrace the idea.

 

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