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A woman holding a rose prays during a Nairobi memorial vigil following an attack by gunmen at Kenya's Garissa University College.

Targeting the militants of al-Shabab with airstrikes is easier said than done

Conflict

Here’s why the ragtag al-Shabab fighters are so hard to vanquish

French police officers pay respects at a national tribute in Paris to the three officers who fell during last week's attacks by Islamic militants.

France is ‘at war’ with Islamists, says prime minister

Justice
Christianne Boudreau and her son Damian Clairmont who died fighting for an extremist group in Syria.

Christianne Boudreau lost her son when he went to fight with ISIS. Now she’s doing something about it.

Justice
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