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Added on the 04/08/2016 11:21:23 - Copyright : France 24 EN
A prison van believed to be carrying Aine Davis arrives at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, as the alleged British member of the Islamic State group attends a pre-trial hearing accused of terror offences. Davis was part of a group of four known as the Beatles because of their British accents, which murdered hostages while fighting with jihadists in Syria. IMAGES
Niger says around 75 Boko Haram combatants have been killed in the southeast and in neighbouring Nigeria by a regional anti-jihadist force. IMAGES
Boko Haram jihadists release 76 of the 110 schoolgirls who were abducted from the northeastern town of Dapchi in February. IMAGES
Islamist militants Boko Haram on Monday released a new video purporting to show at least 14 of the schoolgirls abducted from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok in April 2014. IMAGES
The first of 219 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be found after more than two years in Boko Haram captivity meets Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari at his palace in Abuja. Amina Ali, who was discovered by civilian vigilantes and troops on Tuesday, flew from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, in northeast Nigeria, to the capital, Abuja, with her mother, Binta and her baby. IMAGES
This is not the first time that we hear about an allegiance from the Sinai jihadi group Ansar Beit al Maqdiss to the Islamic State (IS), but after many false allegiances this time it is true. How can we be sure of the authenticity of this latest announcement and what would the impact on the regional level and especially on Egypt and Israel ?