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Al-Qaida number two in Afghanistan killed, Nato says
Sakhr al-Taifi led foreign insurgents and directed attacks against Nato and Afghan forces, according to allianceAl-Qaida's second-in-command in Afghanistan has been killed, according to Nato.Sakhr...
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Pakistani doctor jailed after bin Laden hunt found guilty of Islamist militancy
Pakistan tribal court papers describe CIA aide Shakil Afridi as active supporter of Lashkar-e-IslamThe doctor who angered Pakistan's powerful security agencies by helping the CIA hunt down Osama bin...
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Baghdad rocked by series of bombings
Bombs in Iraqi capital strike crowded restaurant, a police patrol and the homes of two policemen, killing 11 peopleA series of bombings in the Iraqi capital have struck a crowded restaurant, a police...
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Eleven people have been killed and 25 wounded after a series of bombs struck a crowded restaurant, a police patrol and the homes of two policemen in the Iraqi capital
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Liquids ban should not be lifted next year, say UK airports
British airport operators claim plans to scrap limits on liquids in hand luggage by 2013 will cause chaos and confusionA European ban on airline passengers carrying liquids in hand luggage should not...
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Kenyan and Somali forces capture town from al-Shabaab
Islamist militants linked to al-Qaida withdrew from Somali town Afmadow, where it had its headquarters, without a fightKenyan and Somali government forces have captured a key town in Somalia, 75 miles...
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Utøya, a survivor's story: 'No!' I yelled. 'Don't shoot!'
On 22 July 2011, 21-year-old Adrian Pracon went to a Workers' Youth League camp on Utøya and found himself face-to-face with Anders Behring BreivikOn Friday I woke as I came into contact with the...
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We are sleepwalking into the Drone Age, unaware of the consequences | Clive...
Obama's policy of killing 'militants' in Pakistan may go down well in the US, but it is provoking an extremist backlash abroadLast October I was at a jirga in Islamabad where 80 people from Waziristan...
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Drone wars and state secrecy – how Barack Obama became a hardliner
He was once a liberal law professor who campaigned against the Iraq war. Now, according to revelations last week, the US president personally oversees a 'kill list' for drone strikes in Yemen and...
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Bin Laden 'saved his money for jihad'
New al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri says predecessor stinted on luxuries but had herd of sheep ready for slaughter for visitorsOsama bin Laden spent all his personal wealth on jihad, stinting on meat...
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Tokyo subway nerve-gas attack suspect arrested
Naoko Kikuchi was a former member of the doomsday cult behind 1995 sarin gas attack in which 13 people diedOne of the two remaining fugitive members of the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve gas...
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Suicide car bomber kills at least 15 in Nigeria church attack
More than 30 others injured as bomber drives into the compound of the Living Faith church on outskirts of Bauchi cityA suicide car bomber drove into a church compound in northern Nigeria on Sunday and...
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From dreams to drones: who is the real Barack Obama? | Pankaj Mishra
As the latest US attacks kill 17 and threaten to destabilise Pakistan, the president could be the cruellest political hoax of our timesBarack Obama, according to Foreign Policy magazine, "has become...
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Al-Qaida's 'number two' was key target for west
Abu Yahya al-Libi, who may have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan, made numerous appearances in propaganda videosHe is variously described as a propagandist, a theologian, an ideologue and an...
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Drone strikes: playing God in Pakistan | Editorial
When is a last resort truly a last resort, particularly in areas well back from recognised battlefields?Thomas Aquinas, Augustine and John Brennan – two saints and a counter-terrorism adviser – may...
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Al-Qaida number two Libi killed in Pakistan drone strike
Announcement follows official reprimand from Islamabad over recent increase in attacks by remote-controlled aircraftAl-Qaida's second in command was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan this week, US...
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Nigerian army claims to have killed 16 Boko Haram fighters in gun battle
But witness says stray bullets hit innocent civilians during clash between soldiers and Islamist insurgents in city of MaiduguriNineteen people were killed during clashes with Islamist insurgents in...
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Kandahar suicide bombs kill tens of Afghan civilians
At least 20 dead as bombers strike at airport in most deadly attack for weeksA pair of suicide bombers have struck outside the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least 20...
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Afghanistan suffers day of bloodshed at hands of Nato and Taliban
Thirty civilians killed by suicide bombers in market and air strike that wiped out village wedding party, say officialsOn a day of deadly violence that underlined the vulnerability of Afghans, , more...
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Abu Yahya al-Libi obituary
Militant leader seen as al-Qaida's No 2 in AfghanistanAbu Yahya al-Libi, a senior figure in the al-Qaida organisation, has been killed at the age of around 49 by a missile fired from a drone over north...
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