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A HRW report alleged that the soldiers, at two bases in Somalia, had attempted to cover up the incidents by giving the victims food or money.

The new U.N. human rights chief urged world powers on Monday to protect women and minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, saying the fighters were trying to create a "house of blood.

Three German nationals travelling from Kenya and suspected of being al-Shabab members were arrested.

The Islamist group, a wing of al Qaeda, also pledged to take revenge over the death of Ahmed Abdi Godane last week.

The U.S. has killed the mastermind behind the most prominent Islamist terror group in Somalia.

While it's hard to keep track of the clandestine militant group, experts say they've diversified their finances in recent years.

The offer of amnesty comes just days after U.S. airstrikes targeting al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane killed at least six militants.

The northern French port town has seen a flood of immigrants fleeing war and famine, and trying to get to the UK.

The U.S. strike in Somalia with drones and airplanes is part of a bigger picture, as American forces battle Islamic extremism in Africa.

Members of the al Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab were killed, but it's unclear if leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was among them.

The Pentagon told CNN that U.S. military forces conducted an operation against Al-Shabaab in Somalia Monday.

Signs of a homegrown jihadi fighter are not always as obvious as expected.

The wealthy country has mediated the release of foreign and Syrian captives on several occasions during Syria's 3-year-old civil war.

Media observers question whether YouTube and Twitter were right to make the James Foley video unavailable.

Barack Obama doesn't want to commit to a ground attack in Iraq again. But relying only on airstrikes, experts say, won't beat ISIS.

The 44-year-old convicted felon was arrested after a trip to Lebanon where he tweeted a number of messages supporting ISIS under the name Abu Omar al-Amreeki.

"We have withdrawn from the army base after heavy shelling," Saiqa special forces officer Fadel Al-Hassi told Reuters.

While the attacks have been largely attributed to Islamist al-Shabab, many suspect political and ethnic rifts to be the underlying cause.

An estimated 8 million of Ethiopia's 60 million people are at immediate risk due to drought.

Vials of smallpox from the 1950's were found in a Food and Drug Administration Laboratory in Maryland and the Center for Disease and Control is still investigating how this could happen.

Nine people were killed in the attack, which was believed to be the work of suicide bombers.