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Supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clash with riot police at Hai al-Tadamon in Tunis May 19, 2013.

Radical Islamist Killed in Tunisia Street Protests

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Supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clash with riot police at Hai al-Tadamon in Tunis, May 19, 2013.

Tunisians Fear Growing Threat of Radical Islamists

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Soldiers from the Tuareg rebel group MNLA drive in a convoy of pickup trucks in the northeastern town of Kidal, Mali, February 4, 2013.

After Crushing Mali Islamists, France Pushes Deal with Tuaregs

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Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambogo Nyingi and Paulo Muoka Nzili celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in support of Mau Mau veteran reparation payments in Nairobi in this October 5, 2012, file photo.

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Video Nigeria Launches Jets and Helicopter Gunships Against Militants

The Nigerian military has begun operations against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, using fighter jets and helicopter gunships. Thousands of people have died in Boko Haram attacks and the government's counter-insurgency effort in the past four years. As a result, there are some doubts over the effectiveness of an all-out military response, as Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
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