Islamists quit Libya government

Libya's Islamist Justice and Construction Party, the second largest party in the interim administration, says it is quitting the government.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

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Rogue Libya general bombs Islamists

Libyan forces loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar bomb an Islamist militia base in the eastern city of Benghazi.

 

10 years ago

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UN proposes Libya unity government

UN proposes a national unity government in Libya, which has been split between rival authorities in Tripoli and in the east.

 

11 years ago

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Nigeria Islamists in new advance

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram capture the key north-eastern town of Michika, residents say, gaining more territory in its efforts to create an Islamic state.

 

11 years ago

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Somalia offers Islamists amnesty

Somalia's government offers an amnesty to fighters of Islamist group al-Shabab, amid uncertainty over whether its leader survived a US air strike.

 

10 years ago

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29 Oct

Nigeria's 'most-wanted Islamists' photos

Nigeria's army publishes photos of nearly 100 of its most-wanted Boko Haram suspects as it steps up efforts to hunt down the Islamist militants.

 

11 years ago

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New force to fight Nigeria Islamists

Nigeria and three of its neighbours pledge to speed up the creation of a 2,800-strong regional force to tackle militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

 

11 years ago

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Islamists blamed for Nigeria attack

Suspected militant Islamists killed at least 28 people during an assault on a large town and village in north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses say.

 

5 years ago

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22 Apr

Mozambique villagers 'massacred' by Islamists

The police say dozens were killed after youths refused to join the militant group.

 

10 years ago

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Dozens of Egyptian Islamists jailed

Dozens of Egyptian Islamists accused of torching churches and police stations after the ousting of former President Mohamed Morsi are jailed for up to 15 years.

 

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