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In their own words
"We have a strategic relationship with our brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran, with our brothers in Hezbollah, and with many in the region. It is no secret that Iran played a very important role in building the force that was seen during the battle of the sword of Jerusalem."
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On September 1, 2017, a bomb planted in a market in Af-Urur, near Somalia’s Galgala hills, killed at least 12 people. Al-Shabaab, which controlled the area, claimed responsibility for the attack. 
In their own words
After 17 years of struggle we are winning the actual war and the digital war against infidels and the puppet regime established by the Americans to govern Afghanistan.
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On August 30, 2019, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants beat and fired live rounds at protesters in the Atmeh camp for internally displaced people. The demonstrations were against Turkey’s closure of the border and inaction against the Syrian regime’s bombing campaign if Idlib.   
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On August 29, 2016, Abu Sayyaf Group fighters clashed with Philippine Army soldiers in Patikul in the southern Philippines. The militants killed 15 troops, two of whom they beheaded amid the firefight. 
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We are a Palestinian movement of resistance against the occupation. Yes, our roots are in the Muslim Brotherhood. Ideologically, we were, and still are, part of the Muslim Brotherhood, but we are an independent Palestinian movement.
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On August 24, 2020, an explosion in Damascus, which targeted a gas pipeline, led to a nationwide blackout in Syria. ISIS was allegedly behind the attack.  
In their own words
…the European peoples loathed the presence of the Jews in their countries and longed for them to leave. For they were the reason for every despicable deed, the mechanism for the commission of every crime, and the source of all social and economic corruption.
Mustafa al-Lidawi, former Hamas official Feb. 27, 2018
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On August 23, 2019, Boko Haram reportedly killed 12 civilians in Lamana, Gueskero district, in Niger’s Diffa region.