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Seeking new funds, Gaza's Hamas impose a slew of new taxes
•The move by the militant group comes at a time when Gaza's 2.3 million people are suffering not only from a 15-year Israeli-Egyptian blockade, but also from a new jump in prices caused by global supply-chain issues and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Israel, Gaza militants trade fire as Mideast tensions mount
•Israel holds the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza responsible for all rocket fire and typically responds with airstrikes within hours
The Kenyan women and girls who joined Al-Shabaab: How gender dynamics, ideology, politics influenced their choices
•An examination of the political and ideological motivations behind women joining the Al-Shabaab shows that in some cases, they do make autonomous decisions based on their response to the grievances of the Muslim community. But other structural and cultural factors were at play too, such as the patriarchal set-up in families and their communities.
Obama seeks new authorisation to use military force against Islamic State
Fp Archives •US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he will ask Congress for a new authorisation to use military force against the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.
118 killed in bombings across Nigeria, Boko Haram suspected
Fp Archives •Back-to-back bomb blasts killed at least 118 people and wounded 45 in the crowded business district of the central Nigerian city of Jos on Tuesday, emergency services said, in an attack that appeared to bear the hallmarks of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Chinese plant in Cameroon attacked by Boko
Fp Archives •Suspected rebels from Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram attacked a Chinese plant in northern Cameroon near the town of Waza, a local governor told Reuters on Saturday.
Boko Haram releases video of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
Fp Archives •Militant group Boko Haram, which is attacking Western institutions in Nigeria, released a video claiming to show some of the Nigerian schoolgirls who had been abducted earlier.
US team using Twitter and Facebook to fight militants
Fptechno •The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from...