A Brazilian extremist group has become the first orgainsation in South America to pledge allegiance to ISIS, sparking further fears for a terror attack at the Rio Olympics. The pledge was spotted by SITE Intelligence, a jihadi monitoring group, on ISIS’s messaging app of choice – Telegram. In the Telgram channel titled Ansar al-Khilafah #Brazil, the Brazilian jihadis announced their dedication... 

The leader of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau (C) delivering a speech. Boko Haram has grown from a small terror group to a mini-country with its own territory, which can be compared to gains made by the Islamic State (IS). Boko Haram now controls an area the size of Costa Rica or Slovakia. The militant group’s territory now totals about 52,000 square kilometers, according...