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B. 12-12 Egypt singer jailed for 'inciting debauchery' Egypt
C. 11-24 Pistorius jail term for killing Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled South Africa
3. 11-21 Nigeria suicide bombing kills at least 50 in mosque Mubi, Adamawa, Northern Nigeria
E. 10-28 Mogadishu: Deadly attacks rock capital Nasa Hablod Two, Mogadishu, Somalia
F. 10-27 Ghana investigation after child rape 'pardon' Central Region, Ghana
10-15 At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast Madina, Mogadishu, Somalia
H. 08-15 Grace Mugabe back from SA despite assault claim Zimbabwe
8. 08-15 Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers kill 27 Maiduguri, Borno, Northern Nigeria
J. 07-03 Mosul: Fierce clashes as IS uses suicide bombers Mosul

Recent Summary.     Click for More > 'Mass ethnic killings' in South Sudan Gun battle at Kenya shopping center Pistorius charged with killing girlfriend Algeria siege ends in bloodshed Map of Amenas Algeria  Algerian troops have ended a siege at a gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist militants after they killed seven hostages Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya   Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consul... Dozens killed in Egypt stadium clashes More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre   Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya   Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds Pirates seize ship carrying tanks Riots erupt after president re-elected
At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast G7 summit agrees on countering terrorism but not climate change Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack 83 Chibok girls have been released Tunisia attack on Sousse beach 'kills 39'   At least 39 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, officials... Garissa University assault 'killed 147' Tunis museum attack: 19 people killed Egyptian Christians held in Libya 'killed' Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre' reportedly kills 2,000 Oscar Pistorius sentenced to maximum of five years in prison Judge finds Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide U.S. captures key Benghazi suspect in raid   'Mass abduction' at Nigeria school Map of Chibok Borno Nigeria


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May.26   Sicily
  Egypt
May.6   Northern Nigeria


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Mar.18   Tunisia
Feb.15   Eastern Libya
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Sep.12   South Africa
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  Around 100 girls are thought to have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say


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Sep.21   Kenya
Feb.14   South Africa
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At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast   A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday is now known to have killed at least 230 people, police say   G7 summit agrees on countering terrorism but not climate change   Leaders of the world's leading industrial nations, the G7, have agreed on new action to counter terrorism at a summit in Taormina, Sicily Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack   Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others, officials say   83 Chibok girls have been released   Eighty-three schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram extremists in northern Nigeria have been released into military custody State of emergency after deadly Coptic church attacks Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl found in Nigeria Top Hezbollah commander Badreddine killed Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam beach resort Blasts in Homs and Damascus kill 140 Mali hotel hostage stand-off over, 20 died Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces Tunisia attack on Sousse beach 'kills 39' Map of Sousse Tunisia


year 2017 Top ^

Oct.15   Somalia
Jun.21  Mosul  IS destroys iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul
Jun.10  Libya  Gaddafi's son Saif 'freed' in Libya
May.26   Sicily
  Egypt
May.15  Damascus  Syria's Saydnaya prison crematorium hid killings, says US
May.6   Northern Nigeria  
Apr.9   Egypt


year 2016 Top ^

May.18   Nigeria
May.12   Damascus
Apr.13  Nigeria  Chibok girls 'shown alive' in Boko Haram video
Mar.13   Ivory Coast
Feb.21   Damascus
Jan.16  Burkina Faso  Foreigners killed at Burkina Faso luxury hotel
Jan.8  Egypt  Egypt attack: Three tourists stabbed at Hurghada hotel


year 2015 Top ^

Nov.20   Mali
Oct.19  South Africa  Pistorius released from prison under house arrest
Sep.13   Egypt
Aug.12  Egypt  Image shows Croatian beheaded by ISIS in Egypt
Jul.25  Kenya  Trials would aid fight against corruption - Obama
Jun.26   Tunisia
  At least 39 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, officials say.    30 dead were from United Kingdom. 23-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui Yacoubi, also known as Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani, a former aviation student of University of Kairouan,...
Jun.14  Eastern Libya  Mokhtar Belmokhtar: Top Islamist 'killed' in US strike  South Africa  South Africa court bid to arrest Sudan's Omar al-Bashir May.2  Mosul  Islamic State: Militants 'kill 300 Yazidi captives' Apr.20  Sicily  Italy arrests two over migrant boat sinking Apr.18   South Africa Zuma vows to end attacks on migrants Apr.16  Libya  Muslim migrants threw Christians overboard Apr.2   Kenya Garissa University assault 'killed 147' Map of Garissa University Kenya  The number of people killed by al-Shabab militants in an attack on a university in north-eastern Kenya has risen to 147. Some 587 students escaped Mar.18   Tunisia Tunis museum attack: 19 people killed Map of Bardo Museum Tunis Tunisia  Tunisia's president has vowed to fight terrorism 'without mercy', following a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis that killed 19 people Mar.7   Nigeria Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State Feb.15   Eastern Libya   Egyptian Christians held in Libya 'killed'   A video has emerged showing the beheadings purportedly of 21 Coptic Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants Jan.17  Niger  Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire Jan.12   Northern Nigeria     Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre' reportedly kills 2,000   Local officials reported death tolls ranging from hundreds to as many as 2,000 people. The gunmen unloaded motorcycles and followed in pursu...

year 2014 Top ^

Dec.18  Northern Nigeria  '200 villagers' kidnapped in Nigeria Dec.1  Kenya  Gunmen kill Kenya quarry workers Nov.28  Northern Nigeria  'Dozens die' in Nigeria mosque attack Nov.22  Kenya  Kenya bus killings claimed by al-Shabab Oct.26  Johannesburg  Football captain Senzo Meyiwa died after being shot Oct.21   South Africa   Oscar Pistorius sentenced to maximum of five years in prison
Map of Pretoria South Africa  A judge sentenced former Olympic and Paralymic sprinter to a maximum of 5 years in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend last February Oct.17  Nigeria  Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free Sep.19  Mosul  Turkish hostages held by IS in Iraq released Sep.12   South Africa   Judge finds Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide   A judge on Friday found Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared him not guilty... Sep.5  Somalia  Top Somali militant killed in U.S. operation Aug.26  Aleppo  California native fighting for ISIS killed in Syria Aug.15  Northern Nigeria  Boko Haram suspected of abducting more than 50 villagers Jun.17   Libya U.S. captures key Benghazi suspect in raid  U.S. forces working with the FBI captured Libyan militia leader Ahmed abu Khattalah, a key suspect in the attack on the American compound May.26  Nigeria  Nigeria army 'knows where girls are' May.20  Nigeria  Nigeria bombings toll 'passes 100' May.12  Nigeria  US planes search for Nigerian girls  Northern Nigeria  Nigeria kidnapped girls 'shown in Boko Haram video' May.6  Northern Nigeria  Eight more Nigeria girls abducted May.5  Nigeria  'I will sell them,' Boko Haram leader says of kidnapped girls May.3  Kenya  3 people killed, 7 wounded in 2 blasts along Kenyan coast Apr.15   Northern Nigeria     'Mass abduction' at Nigeria school Map of Chibok Borno Nigeria
  Around 100 girls are thought to have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say
Apr.9  South Africa  Pistorius anguish at Reeva photo

year 2013 Top ^

Dec.23   Southern Sudan 'Mass ethnic killings' in South Sudan   New details are emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of violence in South Sudan Dec.6   CAR 'Hundreds dead' in CAR violence
Oct.9   Libya Libyan PM Zeidan seized by armed men Oct.5   Libya US forces seize Al Qaeda leader behind 1998 embassy bombings Sep.23  Kenya  Kenya forces 'clearing' Nairobi mall Sep.22  Kenya  Death toll rises to 59 in terror attack on shopping mall Sep.21   Kenya Gun battle at Kenya shopping center Map of Nairobi Kenya  A gun battle inside a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has left at least 20 people dead, the Kenyan Red Cross says Feb.22  South Africa  Oscar Pistorius granted bail Feb.20  South Africa  Pistorius detective on attempted murder charges Feb.14   South Africa   Pistorius charged with killing girlfriend Map of Pretoria South Africa  Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his South Africa Feb.6  Tunisia  Politician's slaying shocks Tunisia Jan.26   Egypt Fans verdicts spark Egypt unrest Jan.19   Algeria Algeria siege ends in bloodshed Map of Amenas Algeria
  Algerian troops have ended a siege at a gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist militants after they killed seven hostages
 The hostages were summarily killed as the troops tried to free them. Foreign workers were among the hostages
Jan.17  Algeria  Hostages missing in Algeria raid

year 2012 Top ^

Sep.12   Eastern Libya Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya
Map of Benghazi Libya
  Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consulate.    The attack was fueled by anger over a film mocking Islam. An 'angry crowd' marched on the U.S. compound Tuesday, furious about an ...
Aug.17   South Africa S African mining clash killed 34 May.20  Libya  Lockerbie bomber dies more than 2 years after release Mar.8  Northern Nigeria  Briton, Italian killed amid rescue Feb.1   Egypt Dozens killed in Egypt stadium clashes
Map of Port Said Egypt  At least 74 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the city of Port Said. Scores were injured Jan.21   Northern Nigeria Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city Jan.6   Northern Nigeria Nigeria hit by string of attacks

year 2011 Top ^

Dec.25  Northern Nigeria  Churches bombed on Christmas Day Oct.13  Kenya  Doctors seized near Somali border Sep.9   Egypt Protesters break into Israeli embassy
Aug.26  Nigeria  Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital Jul.28   Eastern Libya Top Libyan rebel commander killed Feb.20   Eastern Libya   More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre   Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession

year 2010 Top ^

Dec.31  Egypt  Deadly blast at Egyptian church Dec.23  Ivory Coast  Post-election violence claimed 173 lives Sep.7  Congo  U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500 Jul.11  Uganda  Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill 64 people Apr.3  South Africa  Eugene Terreblanche killed Mar.27  Congo  DR Congo rebel massacre is uncovered Mar.8  Nigeria  Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds Jan.8   Angola Togo football team bus attacked


year 2009 Top ^

Aug.20   Libya     Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya
  Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds
Apr.15  Kenya  French warship captures pirates Apr.8  Somalia  US crew seized by Somali pirates Mar.2  Guinea-Bissau  President shot dead

year 2008 Top ^

Dec.18  Tanzania  Trio found guilty of Rwandan genocide Nov.17   Somalia Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia
Sep.29  Egypt  Kidnapped European tourists freed Sep.25   Somalia   Pirates seize ship carrying tanks  Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company Sep.12  South Africa  Judge throws out Zuma charges Jul.14   Sudan President charged with genocide Mar.31  Chad  Aid workers free after Chad pardon Jan.28  Kenya  Gangs face off in tribal violence Jan.1   Kenya Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.30   Kenya Riots erupt after president re-elected   Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki Dec.11  Algeria  At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N. Nov.29   Sudan UK teacher jailed over teddy row
Oct.29  Somalia  U.S. destroyer pursues pirates Aug.14   Mosul Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks

year 2006 Top ^

Dec.19  Libya  HIV medics condemned to death Jul.27  Arab Countries  Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds' May.8   Johannesburg Zuma acquitted in rape case
Apr.24   Egypt Three bombs rip through resort

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.25  Libya  'HIV medics' sentence lifted Dec.24  Egypt  Nour jailed for 5 years Nov.5   Somalia Cruise ship repels pirates
Mar.10  Mosul  Blast hits Shia funeral. 47 killed

year 2004 Top ^

Oct.29  Arab Countries  New Bin Laden's videotape Oct.7  Egypt  Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts

year 2003 Top ^

May.16  Morocco  41 die in Casablanca blasts

year 2002 Top ^

Nov.27  Kenya  12 killed at Israeli-owned hotel


At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast   A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday is now known to have killed at least 230 people, police say State of emergency after deadly Coptic church attacks Blasts in Homs and Damascus kill 140 Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks Three bombs rip through resort   Oscar Pistorius sentenced to maximum of five years in prison Map of Pretoria South Africa  A judge sentenced former Olympic and Paralymic sprinter to a maximum of 5 years in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend last February   Judge finds Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide   A judge on Friday found Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared him not guilty...   Pistorius charged with killing girlfriend Map of Pretoria South Africa  Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his South Africa Fans verdicts spark Egypt unrest President charged with genocide UK teacher jailed over teddy row Zuma acquitted in rape case Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces Tunisia attack on Sousse beach 'kills 39' Map of Sousse Tunisia




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2015
Jul.25  Kenya  Trials would aid fight against corruption - Obama




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2017
Jun.21  Mosul  IS destroys iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul
2015
Apr.16  Libya  Muslim migrants threw Christians overboard
Jan.17  Niger  Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire




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2017
Oct.15   Somalia
Apr.9   Egypt
2016
Feb.21   Damascus
2014
Nov.28  Northern Nigeria  'Dozens die' in Nigeria mosque attack
May.20  Nigeria  Nigeria bombings toll 'passes 100'
May.3  Kenya  3 people killed, 7 wounded in 2 blasts along Kenyan coast
2011
Dec.25  Northern Nigeria  Churches bombed on Christmas Day
Aug.26  Nigeria  Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital
2010
Dec.31  Egypt  Deadly blast at Egyptian church
Jul.11  Uganda  Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill 64 people
2007
Dec.11  Algeria  At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N.
Aug.14   Mosul
2006
Apr.24   Egypt
2005
Mar.10  Mosul  Blast hits Shia funeral. 47 killed
2004
Oct.7  Egypt  Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts
2003
May.16  Morocco  41 die in Casablanca blasts
2002
Nov.27  Kenya  12 killed at Israeli-owned hotel




Africa, Crime Justice Timeline ... See World Justice timeline Top ^
2017
Jun.10  Libya  Gaddafi's son Saif 'freed' in Libya
2015
Oct.19  South Africa  Pistorius released from prison under house arrest
Jun.14  South Africa  South Africa court bid to arrest Sudan's Omar al-Bashir
2014
Oct.21   South Africa
Sep.12   South Africa
Apr.9  South Africa  Pistorius anguish at Reeva photo
2013
Feb.22  South Africa  Oscar Pistorius granted bail
Feb.20  South Africa  Pistorius detective on attempted murder charges
Feb.14   South Africa
Jan.26   Egypt
2008
Dec.18  Tanzania  Trio found guilty of Rwandan genocide
Sep.12  South Africa  Judge throws out Zuma charges
Jul.14   Sudan
Mar.31  Chad  Aid workers free after Chad pardon
2007
Nov.29   Sudan
2006
Dec.19  Libya  HIV medics condemned to death
May.8   Johannesburg
2005
Dec.25  Libya  'HIV medics' sentence lifted
Dec.24  Egypt  Nour jailed for 5 years




Africa, Crime Massacre Timeline ... See World Massacre timeline Top ^
2015
Sep.13   Egypt
Aug.12  Egypt  Image shows Croatian beheaded by ISIS in Egypt
Jun.26   Tunisia
  At least 39 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, officials say.    30 dead were from United Kingdom. 23-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui Yacoubi, also known as Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani, a former aviation student of University of Kairouan,...
May.2  Mosul  Islamic State: Militants 'kill 300 Yazidi captives' Apr.2   Kenya Garissa University assault 'killed 147'
Map of Garissa University Kenya  The number of people killed by al-Shabab militants in an attack on a university in north-eastern Kenya has risen to 147. Some 587 students escaped Feb.15   Eastern Libya   Egyptian Christians held in Libya 'killed'   A video has emerged showing the beheadings purportedly of 21 Coptic Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants Jan.12   Northern Nigeria   Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre' reportedly kills 2,000   Local officials reported death tolls ranging from hundreds to as many as 2,000 people. The gunmen unloaded motorcycles and followed in pursu... 2014 Dec.1  Kenya  Gunmen kill Kenya quarry workers 2013 Dec.23   Southern Sudan 'Mass ethnic killings' in South Sudan   New details are emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of violence in South Sudan Dec.6   CAR 'Hundreds dead' in CAR violence Sep.21   Kenya Gun battle at Kenya shopping center
Map of Nairobi Kenya  A gun battle inside a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has left at least 20 people dead, the Kenyan Red Cross says 2012 Sep.12   Eastern Libya Attack kills U.S. ambassador to Libya Map of Benghazi Libya
  Obama strongly condemned Wednesday the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, Washington's ambassador to Libya, in a mob attack at a U.S. Consulate.    The attack was fueled by anger over a film mocking Islam. An 'angry crowd' marched on the U.S. compound Tuesday, furious about an ...
2011 Feb.20   Eastern Libya   More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre   Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession 2010 Mar.27  Congo  DR Congo rebel massacre is uncovered Mar.8  Nigeria  Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds 2008 Jan.1   Kenya Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church



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2017 May.6   Northern Nigeria   83 Chibok girls have been released   Eighty-three schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram extremists in northern Nigeria have been released into military custody 2016 May.18   Nigeria Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl found in Nigeria
Apr.13  Nigeria  Chibok girls 'shown alive' in Boko Haram video 2014 Dec.18  Northern Nigeria  '200 villagers' kidnapped in Nigeria Oct.17  Nigeria  Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free Sep.19  Mosul  Turkish hostages held by IS in Iraq released Aug.15  Northern Nigeria  Boko Haram suspected of abducting more than 50 villagers May.26  Nigeria  Nigeria army 'knows where girls are' May.12  Nigeria  US planes search for Nigerian girls May.12  Northern Nigeria  Nigeria kidnapped girls 'shown in Boko Haram video' May.6  Northern Nigeria  Eight more Nigeria girls abducted May.5  Nigeria  'I will sell them,' Boko Haram leader says of kidnapped girls Apr.15   Northern Nigeria   'Mass abduction' at Nigeria school Map of Chibok Borno Nigeria
  Around 100 girls are thought to have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say
2013 Oct.9   Libya Libyan PM Zeidan seized by armed men Jan.19   Algeria Algeria siege ends in bloodshed
Map of Amenas Algeria
  Algerian troops have ended a siege at a gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist militants after they killed seven hostages
 The hostages were summarily killed as the troops tried to free them. Foreign workers were among the hostages
Jan.17  Algeria  Hostages missing in Algeria raid 2012 Mar.8  Northern Nigeria  Briton, Italian killed amid rescue 2011 Oct.13  Kenya  Doctors seized near Somali border 2008 Sep.29  Egypt  Kidnapped European tourists freed



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2012 Feb.1   Egypt Dozens killed in Egypt stadium clashes Map of Port Said Egypt  At least 74 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the city of Port Said. Scores were injured 2011 Sep.9   Egypt Protesters break into Israeli embassy 2007 Dec.30   Kenya Riots erupt after president re-elected   Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki



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2015 Apr.18   South Africa Zuma vows to end attacks on migrants
2010 Apr.3  South Africa  Eugene Terreblanche killed 2008 Jan.28  Kenya  Gangs face off in tribal violence



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2015 Apr.20  Sicily  Italy arrests two over migrant boat sinking



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2013 Feb.6  Tunisia  Politician's slaying shocks Tunisia 2011 Jul.28   Eastern Libya Top Libyan rebel commander killed
2009 Mar.2  Guinea-Bissau  President shot dead



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2016 Jan.8  Egypt  Egypt attack: Three tourists stabbed at Hurghada hotel



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2015 Mar.18   Tunisia Tunis museum attack: 19 people killed Map of Bardo Museum Tunis Tunisia  Tunisia's president has vowed to fight terrorism 'without mercy', following a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis that killed 19 people 2014 Oct.26  Johannesburg  Football captain Senzo Meyiwa died after being shot 2012 Aug.17   South Africa S African mining clash killed 34 Jan.6   Northern Nigeria Nigeria hit by string of attacks 2010 Jan.8   Angola Togo football team bus attacked



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2017 May.15  Damascus  Syria's Saydnaya prison crematorium hid killings, says US



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2009 Apr.15  Kenya  French warship captures pirates Apr.8  Somalia  US crew seized by Somali pirates 2008 Nov.17   Somalia Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia
Sep.25   Somalia   Pirates seize ship carrying tanks  Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company 2007 Oct.29  Somalia  U.S. destroyer pursues pirates 2005 Nov.5   Somalia Cruise ship repels pirates



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2017 May.26   Sicily   G7 summit agrees on countering terrorism but not climate change   Leaders of the world's leading industrial nations, the G7, have agreed on new action to counter terrorism at a summit in Taormina, Sicily May.26   Egypt Egypt Coptic Christians killed in bus attack   Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others, officials say 2016 May.12   Damascus Top Hezbollah commander Badreddine killed
Mar.13   Ivory Coast Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam beach resort Jan.16  Burkina Faso  Foreigners killed at Burkina Faso luxury hotel 2015 Nov.20   Mali Mali hotel hostage stand-off over, 20 died Jun.14  Eastern Libya  Mokhtar Belmokhtar: Top Islamist 'killed' in US strike Mar.7   Nigeria Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State 2014 Nov.22  Kenya  Kenya bus killings claimed by al-Shabab Sep.5  Somalia  Top Somali militant killed in U.S. operation Aug.26  Aleppo  California native fighting for ISIS killed in Syria Jun.17   Libya U.S. captures key Benghazi suspect in raid  U.S. forces working with the FBI captured Libyan militia leader Ahmed abu Khattalah, a key suspect in the attack on the American compound 2013 Oct.5   Libya US forces seize Al Qaeda leader behind 1998 embassy bombings Sep.23  Kenya  Kenya forces 'clearing' Nairobi mall Sep.22  Kenya  Death toll rises to 59 in terror attack on shopping mall 2012 May.20  Libya  Lockerbie bomber dies more than 2 years after release Jan.21   Northern Nigeria Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city 2009 Aug.20   Libya   Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya
  Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds
2006 Jul.27  Arab Countries  Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds' 2004 Oct.29  Arab Countries  New Bin Laden's videotape



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2010 Sep.7  Congo  U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500