Islamist extremism
Witness History. Bardo Museum attack in Tunisia. Audio, 9 minutes
In March 2015, 22 people were killed when two gunmen stormed the building
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Lives Less Ordinary. Held hostage by al-Qaeda: my desert odyssey. Audio, 63 minutes
Edith Blais was kidnapped by armed militants and held captive in the Sahara for 450 days
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted31 January
Witness History. Charlie Hebdo attack. Audio, 9 minutes
On 7 January 2015, 12 people were shot dead at a satirical magazine in France
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. What’s the future for Syria’s divided north? Audio, 23 minutes
After 13 years of conflict Syria remains divided, with security in the north precarious.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted18 October 2024
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- Posted9 September 2024
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- Posted31 July 2024
Witness History. Yazidi genocide: A rescue mission on Mount Sinjar. Audio, 9 minutes
How Yazidis in Iraq fled to Mount Sinjar to escape genocide in August 2014
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted23 July 2024
The Global Jigsaw. The evolution of the Islamic State Group. Audio, 38 minutes
After a lull in activities, in 2024 IS claimed to be behind several major attacks
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Lives Less Ordinary. Kill or be killed: A climber’s dilemma, part 1. Audio, 33 minutes
Beth Rodden was on the expedition of her dreams in Kyrgyzstan when she was kidnapped
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Witness History. The 2010 Kampala bombings. Audio, 9 minutes
Bombings in Uganda in 2010 killed 74. Many were football fans watching the World Cup
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted15 March 2024
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- Posted11 March 2024
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- Posted10 March 2024
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- Posted1 March 2024
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- Posted20 February 2024
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- Posted12 December 2023
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- Posted29 November 2023
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- Posted19 October 2023
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- Posted14 October 2023
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- Posted8 September 2023
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- Posted28 July 2023