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On December 4, 2017, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attacked the convoy of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing him and other top party leaders. The attack followed Saleh’s announcement that he intended to stop fighting alongside the Houthis and seek peace with Saudi Arabia. 
In their own words
The brothers came from Syria across the borders. The Shia crescent will God willing become a Shia full-moon. And God willing with the return of the Imam Zaman there will be a complete difference in fighting. 
Qais al-Khazali, Asaib Ahl al-Haq founder and leader Oct. 2017
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On December 2, 2015, married ISIS supporters Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik opened fire at a holiday party at Farook’s workplace, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health in California, killing 14 people and seriously wounding 22 others.
In their own words
Thus, be patient, O brothers in jihad. Be steadfast and rejoice, for, by Allah, you will be victorious. This tribulation that you are passing through is merely an episode of tribulations by which Allah grants His mercy to His slaves and thereby distinguishes the wicked from the good and thereafter prepares you for a great truth and larger responsibility.
Hassan al-Muhajir, ISIS spokesman Dec. 2016
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On November 25, 2015, Boko Haram militants crossed the border from Nigeria into southeastern Niger, raiding the village of Wogom in the dead of night. The terrorists killed 18 people, injured 11, and burned down nearly 100 homes.
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On November 22, 2015, Boko Haram sent a female suicide bomber to a security checkpoint near Maiduguri, where she detonated her explosives among a group of internally displaced civilians, mostly women and children, who were seeking shelter. Eight people were killed and seven were injured. 
In their own words
When seeking to initiate an attack, it is important to define the objectives. One’s attack may be to harvest a large kill count. It may be aimed at disrupting the financial stability of a specific nation. It may be simply aimed at disrupting the enemies of Allah and depriving them of a peaceful sleep.
Rumiyah, ISIS Magazine Nov. 2016
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On November 20, 2015, armed terrorists took 140 guests and 30 staff members hostage at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali. Twenty hostages were killed in the attack, which was claimed by al-Mourabitoun and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.  
In their own words
What is radical? I don’t understand clearly. Someone needs to explain it to me properly because I don’t understand what radical is. In terms of being a Muslim and wanting to live in a Muslim state, I don’t understand how that is radical.