Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

In the past, the candidate said she "loved" when protesters carrying Confederate flags rallied at an appearance of then-President Barack Obama.

People were trapped inside a Turkish restaurant as suspected Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadis opened fire.

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) faces total defeat in the Middle East, but Al-Qaeda may once again rise from its ashes.

The Group to Support Islam and Muslims bragged about killing Westerners and attacking "a site of debauchery"

The aircraft crashed over a residential area as it returned from bombing raids over Derna.

The violence of ISIS and Al-Qaeda affiliates threatens to spread far beyond Nigeria and Somalia.

Police killed one suspected militant in the capital Ouagadougou and are hunting two more.

Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda fighters are thought to be held in the prison outside Niger's capital Niamey.

Militants have killed 68 U.N. peacekeepers in Mali in the past three years, but the blue helmets aren't giving up yet.

Al-Qaeda's regional branch is suspected of two attacks that killed four people on Tuesday.

Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch said it did battle with "crusader occupation forces" in northern Mali.

Nineteen people were killed in the Al-Qaeda claimed attack on a beach resort in March.

A memo from Ghana's Immigration Service reveals a heightened response to the threat to of Mali-based militants.

Souleymane Keita played a key role when Islamist groups took control of northern Mali in 2012.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Boko Haram are both renewing attacks in the region.

At least 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel and cafe in Ouagadougou on Friday.

At least 28 people were killed when Al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital on Friday.

At least 20 people died and others were taken hostage when Islamist gunmen stormed the Splendid Hotel.