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On June 1, 2016, al-Shabaab militants detonated a car bomb outside of the Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Two gunmen then opened fire on the hotel and took hostages before they were killed by police. The attack left 16 people dead and 55 others injured. 
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On May 31, 2017, a fake sewage tanker truck carrying 3,000 pounds of explosives exploded in a high-security district of Kabul, killing 150 people and wounding 400. The Afghan government blamed the Haqqani network for orchestrating the attack.
In their own words
Via economic speculation, cunning and unscrupulousness, the Jews ‘bought’ themselves into the land of Egypt and lived there in wealth and comfort like parasites.
Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM), NRM website editorial staff Apr. 10, 2021
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On May 27, 2019, the Taliban captured and burned down Qashqari military base while attack several outposts in Sar-i-Pul City, Afghanistan. The insurgents killed eight security officials, wounded 29 people, and took three soldiers prisoner during the 5-hour attack.  
In their own words
I affirm that the resistance project in Palestine to confront the Zionist project and resist the American domination project will not be broken, be weakened or hesitate. It will continue along its firm path, the path of resistance, until it drives out the occupiers from our land and Jerusalem.
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On May 25, 2019, suspected Boko Haram militants ambushed a convoy of Nigerian soldiers relocating civilians to a displacement camp in Damboa, northeast Nigeria. The extremists killed at least 20 people in the attack.
In their own words
We call on our people in Jerusalem and the West Bank to revolt against the Zionists, resume ramming and stabbing attacks at checkpoints and shoot without hesitation anywhere soldiers and herds of settlers are located.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Statement May 6, 2021
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On May 18, 2019, suspected al-Qaeda gunmen attacked United Nations peacekeepers stationed in Timbuktu, Mali. One soldier was killed and three other troops were injured.
In their own words
Israel should not think that we are necessarily the ones attacking its ships. We have many friends in the region and they are the ones retaliating against Israel.
Rostam Ghasemi, Senior IRGC-Quds Force official and former Iranian Minister of Petroleum Apr. 21, 2021

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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