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The article offers information on the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. Particular focus is given to the response of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) towards Boko Haram. Additional topics discussed include the state of Borno, Nigeria, suicide bombing in the country and insights on a video released by the nonprofit organization Amnesty International.

The article discusses the impact that political instability, civil war and terrorism have on mental health disorders among Arabs in the Middle East, including the traumatic caused by the terrorist group Islamic State's (IS's) raping of women. The impact that the Syrian Civil War has on mental health care in the country is discussed.

The article focuses on terrorism and jihadism in Pakistan in 2014. Topics include the murder of schoolchildren by suicide bombers belonging to the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Peshawar, Pakistan on December 16, 2014, terrorist attacks within Pakistan, and the leadership of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

The article discusses the Chinese government's policy towards ethnic groups in Tibet, China and Xinjiang, China, with a particular focus on efforts to increase tourism to each region. An overview of terrorism in Xinjiang from the Uighur, including the government's response of parading Chinese paramilitary troops through Xinjiang cities, is provided.

The article focuses on the pushback against the Islamic terrorist group the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria in 2014 and discusses the advancement of IS throughout the Middle East and Africa. Topics include the U.S.'s decision to use air strikes to weaken IS strongholds in Iraq, the collaboration between Iraqi government forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga, and the violence against the Yazidi minority within Iraq.

The article looks at political and security conditions in China, focusing on Xinjiang province and on the government's crackdown on the Muslim Uighur ethnic group. Topics include terrorist attacks allegedly committed by Uighurs in various cities in China, charges brought by the Chinese government against Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti, and relations between Uighurs and Han Chinese, who have moved to Xinjiang in large numbers in recent years.

The article focuses on the increase in violence occurring on the Kenyan coast in June of 2014. Topics include the number of Kenyans killed in terrorist attacks on June 15-16, 2014 in Mpeketoni, the rise of the Somali Islamist group Shebab in Kenya in 2014, and the reaction of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to the attacks.

The article discusses the response in France to the terrorist attack in Nice, France on Bastille Day in July 2016 of banning the burkini for Muslim women and strip-search Islamic militant suspects. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's perspective on banning several items of Muslim women's clothing, including wearing headscarves in public, is discussed.

The article offers information on Belgium. Topics discussed include the country's government and politics citing the issue on dysfunctional politics, the risk of terrorism attack in the country considering the attack in Paris, France, and the roles of the politicians in steeming the country's national unity.

The article focuses on terrorism in Malaysia in 2015. Topics include Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's repealing of the Malaysian Internal Security Act (ISA) and replacing it with the Prevention of Terror Act, domestic terrorism and Islamic extremist within Malaysia, and the Malaysian government's crackdown on opposition leaders.

The article focuses on the terrorist group the Islamic State (IS) in 2015. Topics include IS's advancement into Syria and parts of Iraq, the rise of jihadism in the Middle East, and the U.S.'s role in preventing IS advancement. Information is provided on infighting within the Islamic State and the need for an end to the influence of caliphates.

The article focuses on North Waziristan, an area in Pakistan known as a sanctuary for global terrorists. Topics include the allegations that leaders of the terrorist group al-Qaeda are based in the area and the increase in domestic terrorism within Pakistan in 2014. Information is provided on the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, an offensive aimed at disrupting the Pakistani Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The article focuses on lawlessness and abuses of police power in Kenya. It states that summary execution of Kenyan criminals is common and mentions that victims of crimes can pay corrupt policemen to shoot criminals on arrest. It comments that political violence has increased in Kenya and talks about an increase in terrorism including a four-day siege at the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi which led at least 67 dead. It reflects on the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president in 2013.