New Profiles and Articles on TRAC
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A large truck or van carrying 23 passengers struck an anti-tank mine buried in a rutted, poorly paved road near the village of Godar in the Kurram Valley of northwest Pakistan.
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A car detonated at secrete facility manned by U.S. forces and private military contractors.
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The Piagapo Complex, a sparesly populated area near Marawi City and Lake Lanao, had been taken over and fortified by Maute & Abu Sayyaf elements
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On 20 April 2017, a policeman died following a shooting incident in central Paris. A person fired on police on the Champs-Elysees shopping boulevard.
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Algerian police prevented a suicide bombing at Constantine and arrested another. This follows within a week after Abu El Hoummam, a senior member of the local affiliate of the Islamic State was killed in Constantine. The suicide attacker, shot dead, and suspect arrested were reportedly part of the Islamic State aligned Saraya al-Ghuraba.
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By refocusing attention away from Boko Haram, it could provide increased opportunities for the execution of attacks.
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On 18 April 2017, a gunmen opened fire and killed 3 people in Fresno, California. According to witnesses, the suspect shouted "Allah Akbar" during his arrest.
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On 18 April 2017, an officer was killed and 4 soldiers wounded in an attack on a security checkpoint near the monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai.
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Two men believed to be Islamic State supporters were arrested in in Marseille for planning an "imminent and violent attack".
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On 18 April 2017, JNIM claimed credit for an attack in Mali.
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Piggybacking on the popularity of both St. Petersburg & Stockholm, Sweden attacks, Russian IS supporters on Telegram look for advice on bomb making.
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Noreen Laghari was a part of a 4 member cell including her husband. During police interrogation she confessed that she was tasked to carry out suicide attack on Easter Weekend.
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The author of an anti-government manifesto who stole numerous fire arms and threatened regional schools and churches was arrested after a ten day manhunt.
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Featuring 5 beheadings; 5 Targeted Assassinations as well as a new Yemeni Jihad John executioner, ISY recreates Dabiq messaging.
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The use of the MOAB is highly unusual; meant to be a message to the Islamic State at large, as well as their Khurasan franchise.
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This is the first attempt on a major northern tourist destination such as Bohol, near the commercial hub of Cebu, in years.
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TRAC Incident Report: Failed Suicide Attacks at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria - 10 April 2017Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives near the perimeter fence of the University of Maiduguri.
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The attack on the officials failed, instead destroying two nearby minibuses and killing an estimated 17 people (both soldiers and civilians).
