Nigeria

The Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru claimed the kidnapping of a French engineer, saying it was retribution for France’s ban on the niqab and the French role in Mali. Ansaru is believed to be an offshoot of Boko Haram. The UK added the al Qaeda-linked Ansaru to its terrorist list last month.

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Iraq

Islamic state

Syria

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Al shabaab

Boko Haram

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