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US dramatically escalates Somalia airstrikes as Trump admin targets ISIS, al Qaeda terrorists

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! JOHANNESBURG: The number of U.S. airstrikes against jihadi terrorists in Somalia has increased more than tenfold under the Trump administration so far this year, compared to missions carried out under President Biden in 2024. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Friday that it conducted 10 airstrikes in 2024, …

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Parents of Kayla Mueller ask President Trump to bring daughter’s remains home from Syria in letter

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The parents of slain American aid worker Kayla Mueller, Carl and Marsha Mueller, have written an emotional open letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to use his upcoming meeting with Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to bring their daughter’s remains home 10 years after she was killed by ISIS. The …

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Expert warns critical hours slipping away as kidnappers likely to move US missionary in Niger

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A security expert told Fox News Digital the first 48 hours are critical in the search for an American Christian missionary kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger, who may have already been moved between Islamic State-controlled areas where an ISIS offshoot operates. Bryan Stern, founder of the crisis response group …

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Russian mercenaries replace Western forces as ISIS surges across Africa’s Sahel region

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Analysts claim the withdrawal of U.S. and European troops from countries in Africa’s Sahel, and their replacement by Russian mercenaries, has led to a spike in jihadist-driven terrorism.  The Sahel is a belt of countries running roughly west to east across the continent just below the Sahara Desert. A total of 3,885 …

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Syrian authorities capture ‘criminals’ linked to brutal church attack that killed dozens: report

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Syrian authorities announced arrests have been made in connection to a deadly suicide bombing that claimed the lives of at least 25 people at a Greek Orthodox church on Sunday. The interior ministry reported the arrest of “a number of criminals involved in the attack,” the Orthodox Times reported.  According to Interior …

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ISIS behind deadly church suicide bombing near Damascus, Syrian interior minister says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Islamic State is believed to be behind a deadly suicide bombing that happened at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria on Sunday.  At least 22 people were killed, and 63 others were injured in the attack that took place at the Mar Elias Church in Dweil’a, located on the outskirts of …

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