Africa emerges as new battleground for jihadists

Africa emerges as new battleground for jihadists
Maiduguri, Nigeria (UPI) Dec 3, 2013 - Islamist militants of Nigeria's Boko Haram movement, linked to al-Qaida's North African branch, this week attacked a Nigerian air force base in the insurgency-wracked north in one of their biggest and most audacious attacks, underlining how Africa seems to be the new battleground for the jihadists. Elsewhere on the continent, al-Qaida affiliate al-Shabaab has been striking across Somali ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Africa_emerges_as_new_battleground_for_jihadists_999.html