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Accidental killing of tourists highlights Egypt-U.S. tension over military aid
On Sunday, 12 tourists were accidentally killed by Egyptian government forces, who mistook the group for Islamist militants and fired on them with an Apache helicopter. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about…
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News Wrap: Syrian government troops fight militant attack in Aleppo
In our news wrap Friday, more than a dozen Islamic militant groups, including al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria, launched an assault on government positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Also, Aetna announced it’s buying rival health insurance company Humana for…
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Why Boko Haram’s reign of terror has been tough to track
In early January, Boko Haram militants attacked the remote northern Nigerian town of Baga, but it was days before reports of the massacre got out, with estimated death tolls ranging from 150 to 2,000. Gwen Ifill speaks with Nii Akuetteh…
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The duality and mission of ISIS on social media
The Islamic State has entered into the global consciousness for multiple reasons. Partly for the savagery it is willing to commit and also because of the savvy the group displays in spreading its message. For more analysis, Hari Sreenivasan speaks…
In Light of Benghazi Hearings, Taking Stock of Arab Spring, North Africa Turmoil…
In other news Monday, it was reported that three Americans were among the casualties killed in the hostage stand-off in Algeria, which began when militants attacked a natural gas complex. In neighboring Mali, French and Malian forces took back control…
Accounting for Hostages in Algeria as Militant Conflict Intensifies in Mali…
After Islamic militants tied to al-Qaida took hostages at a natural gas plant in Algeria as retribution for France's strikes in Mali, the Algerian government launched an assault to free those held, including some Americans. Jeffrey Brown reports on conflicting…
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