Three California men are charged with aiding the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab, the US Justice Department says.

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US men ‘aided Somalia al-Shabab’

A Somali militant group publicly executed two teenage girls Wednesday after accusing them of being spies for the Somali government, according to the group, eyewitnesses and a relative of one of the girls.

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Teen girls executed by Somali militants

A US man pleads guilty to supporting a Somali Islamist militant group and encouraging violence against the writers of cartoon show South Park.

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US man ‘urged South Park attack’

The Pakistani Taliban is claiming responsibility for two recent attacks on trucks carrying supplies for NATO, a central spokesman for the militant group told CNN by telephone Monday.

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Pakistan Taliban claims NATO attacks

South African authorities have arrested an ex-leader of a militant group that claimed responsibility for a dual car bombing that killed 12 people in Nigeria, a Nigerian secret police spokeswoman said.

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Arrest Made in Nigeria Bombings

A former leader of the Nigerian militant group Mend, Henry Okah, is arrested in South Africa, after two blasts on Friday which killed 12 in Abuja.

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Ex-Mend chief arrested for blasts

KABUL – The Taliban in recent months has developed increasingly sophisticated and nimble propaganda tactics that have alarmed U.S. officials struggling to curb the militant group’s growing influence across Afghanistan. Art and Literature – Propaganda – History – Twentieth Century – Wars and Conflicts

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Taliban steps up propaganda war

A militant group linked to discontent over poverty in the oil-producing Niger Delta claimed responsibility for the attack on an independence day ceremony on Friday.

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Bombs by Nigerian Insurgents Kill 8